Friedrich C. Luft

69.0k total citations · 7 hit papers
1.1k papers, 50.6k citations indexed

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Friedrich C. Luft is a scholar working on Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine, Molecular Biology and Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism. According to data from OpenAlex, Friedrich C. Luft has authored 1.1k papers receiving a total of 50.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 338 papers in Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine, 265 papers in Molecular Biology and 185 papers in Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism. Recurrent topics in Friedrich C. Luft's work include Hormonal Regulation and Hypertension (156 papers), Renin-Angiotensin System Studies (127 papers) and Sodium Intake and Health (102 papers). Friedrich C. Luft is often cited by papers focused on Hormonal Regulation and Hypertension (156 papers), Renin-Angiotensin System Studies (127 papers) and Sodium Intake and Health (102 papers). Friedrich C. Luft collaborates with scholars based in Germany, United States and France. Friedrich C. Luft's co-authors include Dominik N. Müller, Hermann Haller, Jens Jordan, Arya M. Sharma, Stefan Engeli, Ralf Dechend, Detlev Ganten, Maik Gollasch, Carsten Lindschau and Jürgen Janke and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and New England Journal of Medicine.

In The Last Decade

Friedrich C. Luft

1.0k papers receiving 48.8k citations

Hit Papers

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Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if it has ≥500 total citations, achieves ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (this is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it), or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

Loss of Caveolae, Vascular Dysfunction, and Pulmonary Defects in Caveolin-1 Gene-Disrupted Mice

2001 1.3k citations Carsten Lindschau, Friedrich C. Luft et al. profile →
Atrial natriuretic factor—a circulating hormone stimulated by volume loading

1985 1.1k citations Detlev Ganten, Friedrich C. Luft et al. profile →
Patients with preeclampsia develop agonistic autoantibodies against the angiotensin AT1 receptor

1999 649 citations Carsten Lindschau, Hermann Haller et al. profile →
Electron beam computed tomography in the evaluation of cardiac calcifications in chronic dialysis patients

1996 642 citations Friedrich C. Luft et al. profile →
Angiotensin II Type 1–Receptor Activating Antibodies in Renal-Allograft Rejection

2005 638 citations Duska Dragun, Dominik N. Müller et al. New England Journal of Medicine profile →
Definitions and characteristics of sodium sensitivity and blood pressure resistance.

1986 611 citations Friedrich C. Luft et al. Hypertension profile →
Activation of the Peripheral Endocannabinoid System in Human Obesity

2005 568 citations Stefan Engeli, Kerstin Gorzelniak et al. profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Friedrich C. Luft Germany	112	16.9k	12.8k	9.1k	8.8k	6.8k	1.1k	50.6k
Ernesto L. Schiffrin Canada	101	18.9k 1.1×	9.2k 0.7×	10.4k 1.1×	11.1k 1.3×	5.5k 0.8×	567	39.0k
Rhian M. Touyz Canada	104	12.6k 0.7×	11.0k 0.9×	7.5k 0.8×	9.2k 1.0×	4.5k 0.7×	522	37.0k
Kazuwa Nakao Japan	106	16.8k 1.0×	14.9k 1.2×	6.2k 0.7×	10.8k 1.2×	6.2k 0.9×	863	50.3k
David G. Harrison United States	134	20.4k 1.2×	14.1k 1.1×	7.3k 0.8×	23.3k 2.6×	7.3k 1.1×	400	60.5k
Nader Rifai United States	122	21.5k 1.3×	9.2k 0.7×	16.5k 1.8×	10.3k 1.2×	21.1k 3.1×	455	77.6k
Franklin H. Epstein United States	92	9.4k 0.6×	13.0k 1.0×	4.5k 0.5×	8.8k 1.0×	7.1k 1.1×	252	57.2k
Ryozo Nagai Japan	104	11.3k 0.7×	18.1k 1.4×	3.5k 0.4×	8.1k 0.9×	7.4k 1.1×	859	45.6k
Iichiro Shimomura Japan	99	10.7k 0.6×	15.9k 1.2×	11.1k 1.2×	19.3k 2.2×	11.5k 1.7×	668	56.5k
Suzanne Oparil United States	84	24.2k 1.4×	5.3k 0.4×	10.9k 1.2×	4.9k 0.6×	5.2k 0.8×	709	41.0k
Eberhard Ritz Germany	97	13.8k 0.8×	6.5k 0.5×	9.4k 1.0×	4.2k 0.5×	6.2k 0.9×	934	44.8k

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Tsvetkov, D, Johanna Schleifenbaum, Mario Kaßmann, et al.. (2023). KCNQ5 Controls Perivascular Adipose Tissue–Mediated Vasodilation. Hypertension. 81(3). 561–571. 4 indexed citations

Ertuğlu, Lale A., Melis Sahinoz, Serpil Müge Değer, et al.. (2023). High tissue-sodium associates with systemic inflammation and insulin resistance in obese individuals. Nutrition Metabolism and Cardiovascular Diseases. 33(7). 1398–1406. 7 indexed citations

Maass, Philipp G., Anja Weise, A. Rasim Barutcu, et al.. (2018). Reorganization of inter‐ chromosomal interactions in the 2q37‐deletion syndrome. The EMBO Journal. 37(15). 12 indexed citations

Weber‐Carstens, Steffen, Joanna Schneider, Tobias Wollersheim, et al.. (2012). Critical Illness Myopathy and GLUT4. American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine. 187(4). 387–396. 83 indexed citations

Kopp, Christoph, Peter Linz, Lydia Wachsmuth, et al.. (2011). ²³ Na Magnetic Resonance Imaging of Tissue Sodium. Hypertension. 59(1). 167–172. 197 indexed citations

Heusser, Karsten, Jens Tank, Stefan Engeli, et al.. (2010). Carotid Baroreceptor Stimulation, Sympathetic Activity, Baroreflex Function, and Blood Pressure in Hypertensive Patients. Hypertension. 55(3). 619–626. 307 indexed citations

Dahlmann, Anke, Christoph Kopp, Jennifer Goss, et al.. (2010). Mononuclear Phagocyte System Depletion Blocks Interstitial Tonicity-Responsive Enhancer Binding Protein/Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor C Expression and Induces Salt-Sensitive Hypertension in Rats. Hypertension. 55(3). 755–761. 161 indexed citations

Park, Joon-Keun, Torsten Kirsch, Carsten Lindschau, et al.. (2009). Growth Arrest Specific Protein 6 Participates in DOCA-Induced Target-Organ Damage. Hypertension. 54(2). 359–364. 14 indexed citations

Tank, Jens, Karsten Heusser, André Diedrich, et al.. (2008). Influences of Gender on the Interaction between Sympathetic Nerve Traffic and Central Adiposity. The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism. 93(12). 4974–4978. 51 indexed citations

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Hegner, B., León J. De Windt, Friedrich C. Luft, et al.. (2008). Deoxycorticosterone Acetate-Salt Mice Exhibit Blood Pressure–Independent Sexual Dimorphism. Hypertension. 51(4). 1177–1183. 35 indexed citations

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Schroeder, Christoph, Karsten Heusser, Jens Tank, et al.. (2006). Influences of Norepinephrine Transporter Function on the Distribution of Sympathetic Activity in Humans. Hypertension. 48(1). 120–126. 47 indexed citations

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Janke, Jürgen, Michael Schupp, Stefan Engeli, et al.. (2006). Angiotensin type 1 receptor antagonists induce human in-vitro adipogenesis through peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor-γ activation. Journal of Hypertension. 24(9). 1809–1816. 76 indexed citations

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Yagil, Chana, Norbert Hübner, Jan Monti, et al.. (2005). Identification of Hypertension-Related Genes Through an Integrated Genomic-Transcriptomic Approach. Circulation Research. 96(6). 617–625. 62 indexed citations

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Schroeder, Christoph, Steven Vernino, Andreas L. Birkenfeld, et al.. (2005). Plasma Exchange for Primary Autoimmune Autonomic Failure. New England Journal of Medicine. 353(15). 1585–1590. 78 indexed citations

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Bohlender, Jürgen, Kay‐Dietrich Wagner, Joachim Günther, et al.. (2001). Myocardial adrenergic dysfunction in rats with transgenic, human renin-dependent hypertension. Journal of Hypertension. 19(8). 1453–1463. 3 indexed citations

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Hattenbach, Lars‐Olof, Hakan R. Toka, Okan Toka, H. Schuster, & Friedrich C. Luft. (1998). Absence of hypertensive retinopathy in a Turkish kindred with autosomal dominant hypertension and brachydactyly. British Journal of Ophthalmology. 82(12). 1363–1365. 14 indexed citations

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Jordan, Jens, et al.. (1997). Moderate exercise leads to decreased expression of ?1 and ?2 integrins on leucocytes. European Journal of Applied Physiology. 76(2). 192–194. 23 indexed citations

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Luft, Friedrich C.. (1996). Inherited colon cancer as an example of a multistep process model. Journal of Molecular Medicine. 74(9). 487–488. 2 indexed citations

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Persaud, T. V. N., Theodore J. Voneida, Jeremy L. Hall, et al.. (1982). Widwest association of anatomists. The Anatomical Record. 202(1). 157–169. 1 indexed citations

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Mh, Weinberger, et al.. (1977). An extrarenal source of "renin-like" activity in anephric man.. Circulation Research. 40(5 Suppl 1). I1–4. 45 indexed citations

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