Heda Kvakan

2.6k total citations · 1 hit paper
16 papers, 2.0k citations indexed

About

Heda Kvakan is a scholar working on Immunology, Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine and Nutrition and Dietetics. According to data from OpenAlex, Heda Kvakan has authored 16 papers receiving a total of 2.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 8 papers in Immunology, 7 papers in Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine and 7 papers in Nutrition and Dietetics. Recurrent topics in Heda Kvakan's work include Atherosclerosis and Cardiovascular Diseases (7 papers), Sodium Intake and Health (6 papers) and Renin-Angiotensin System Studies (3 papers). Heda Kvakan is often cited by papers focused on Atherosclerosis and Cardiovascular Diseases (7 papers), Sodium Intake and Health (6 papers) and Renin-Angiotensin System Studies (3 papers). Heda Kvakan collaborates with scholars based in Germany, Austria and United States. Heda Kvakan's co-authors include Dominik N. Müller, Markus Kleinewietfeld, Ralf A. Linker, Arndt Manzel, Jens Titze, David A. Hafler, Nir Yosef, Friedrich C. Luft, Ralf Dechend and Fatimunnisa Qadri and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and Circulation.

In The Last Decade

Heda Kvakan

16 papers receiving 2.0k citations

Hit Papers

1 papers align trajectories

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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.

Sodium chloride drives autoimmune disease by the induction of pathogenic TH17 cells

2013 1.0k citations Markus Kleinewietfeld, Arndt Manzel et al. Nature profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Heda Kvakan Germany	12	582	571	522	493	384	16	2.0k
Arndt Manzel Germany	11	456 0.8×	479 0.8×	234 0.4×	468 0.9×	206 0.5×	14	1.9k
Allison E. Norlander United States	15	730 1.3×	497 0.9×	370 0.7×	249 0.5×	381 1.0×	25	1.6k
Nathan P. Rudemiller United States	21	548 0.9×	346 0.6×	381 0.7×	373 0.8×	306 0.8×	32	1.6k
Valéria C. Sandrim Brazil	31	177 0.3×	551 1.0×	662 1.3×	465 0.9×	316 0.8×	157	3.1k
Henry Diep Australia	18	351 0.6×	604 1.1×	435 0.8×	567 1.2×	243 0.6×	28	1.8k
Dulcenombre Gómez‐Garré Spain	27	271 0.5×	232 0.4×	768 1.5×	515 1.0×	364 0.9×	65	2.1k
Jasmina Varagić United States	35	377 0.6×	259 0.5×	1.7k 3.3×	622 1.3×	821 2.1×	97	2.7k
Gustavo Parra Venezuela	17	439 0.8×	209 0.4×	262 0.5×	233 0.5×	271 0.7×	51	1.5k
Karla B Neves United Kingdom	27	211 0.4×	222 0.4×	574 1.1×	560 1.1×	301 0.8×	57	1.9k
Christopher T. Chan Australia	14	309 0.5×	531 0.9×	346 0.7×	537 1.1×	192 0.5×	17	1.5k

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16 of 16 papers shown

Donà, Carolina, Christina Kronberger, Christian Nitsche, et al.. (2024). Renal T1 Times on Cardiac Magnetic Resonance Reflect Renal Dysfunction and Are Associated with Adverse Outcomes: Insights from an All-Comer Cohort. Journal of Clinical Medicine. 14(1). 154–154. 1 indexed citations

Kaufmann, Christoph C., Andrea Villatore, Heda Kvakan, et al.. (2023). Cardiac inflammation associated with COVID-19 mRNA vaccination in patients with and without previous myocarditis. Minerva Cardiology and Angiology. 71(3). 242–248. 4 indexed citations

Heidrich, Felix M., Krunoslav Sveric, Christian Pfluecke, et al.. (2017). Three-dimensional transoesophageal echocardiography is crucial for valid assessment of mitral valve leaflet morphology in severe mitral regurgitation prior to interventional repair. Acta cardiologica. Supplementum. 73(4). 352–360. 3 indexed citations

Sveric, Krunoslav, Stefan Ulbrich, Mohamed Y. Rady, et al.. (2017). Three-Dimensional Left Ventricular Torsion in Patients With Dilated Cardiomyopathy　― A Marker of Disease Severity ―. Circulation Journal. 81(4). 529–536. 10 indexed citations

Kleinewietfeld, Markus, Arndt Manzel, Jens Titze, et al.. (2013). Sodium chloride drives autoimmune disease by the induction of pathogenic TH17 cells. Nature. 496(7446). 518–522. 1035 indexed citations breakdown →

Markó, Lajos, Heda Kvakan, Joon-Keun Park, et al.. (2012). Interferon-γ Signaling Inhibition Ameliorates Angiotensin II–Induced Cardiac Damage. Hypertension. 60(6). 1430–1436. 147 indexed citations

Müller, Dominik N., Heda Kvakan, & Friedrich C. Luft. (2011). Immune-related effects in hypertension and target-organ damage. Current Opinion in Nephrology & Hypertension. 20(2). 113–117. 44 indexed citations

Müller, Dominik N., Markus Kleinewietfeld, & Heda Kvakan. (2011). Vitamin D review. Journal of the Renin-Angiotensin-Aldosterone System. 12(2). 125–128. 22 indexed citations

Pósa, Anikó, Noémi Pávó, Heda Kvakan, et al.. (2010). Differential effect of ischaemic preconditioning on mobilisation and recruitment of haematopoietic and mesenchymal stem cells in porcine myocardial ischaemia-reperfusion. Thrombosis and Haemostasis. 104(8). 376–384. 27 indexed citations

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Stegbauer, Johannes, De-Hyung Lee, Silvia Seubert, et al.. (2009). Role of the renin-angiotensin system in autoimmune inflammation of the central nervous system. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 106(35). 14942–14947. 156 indexed citations

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Kvakan, Heda, Friedrich C. Luft, & Dominik N. Müller. (2009). Role of the Immune System in Hypertensive Target Organ Damage. Trends in Cardiovascular Medicine. 19(7). 242–246. 23 indexed citations

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Kvakan, Heda, Markus Kleinewietfeld, Fatimunnisa Qadri, et al.. (2009). Regulatory T Cells Ameliorate Angiotensin II–Induced Cardiac Damage. Circulation. 119(22). 2904–2912. 273 indexed citations

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Feldt, Sandra, Wendy W. Batenburg, István Mazák, et al.. (2008). Prorenin and Renin-Induced Extracellular Signal-Regulated Kinase 1/2 Activation in Monocytes Is Not Blocked by Aliskiren or the Handle-Region Peptide. Hypertension. 51(3). 682–688. 190 indexed citations

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Weiss, T, Heda Kvakan, Christoph Kaun, et al.. (2006). No evidence for a direct role of Helicobacter pylori and Mycoplasma pneumoniae in carotid artery atherosclerosis. Journal of Clinical Pathology. 59(11). 1186–1190. 11 indexed citations

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Weiss, Theresa R., Heda Kvakan, Christoph Kaun, et al.. (2005). The gp130 ligand oncostatin M regulates tissue inhibitor of metalloproteinases-1 through ERK1/2 and p38 in human adult cardiac myocytes and in human adult cardiac fibroblasts: A possible role for the gp130/gp130 ligand system in the modulation of extracellular matrix degradation in the human heart. Journal of Molecular and Cellular Cardiology. 39(3). 545–551. 35 indexed citations

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Marculescu, Rodrig, Heda Kvakan, Arvand Haschemi, et al.. (2005). Fractalkine receptor polymorphisms V249I and T280M as genetic risk factors for restenosis. Thrombosis and Haemostasis. 94(12). 1251–1256. 19 indexed citations

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