Heinz Fehrenbach

5.2k total citations · 1 hit paper
118 papers, 4.0k citations indexed

About

Heinz Fehrenbach is a scholar working on Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine, Physiology and Surgery. According to data from OpenAlex, Heinz Fehrenbach has authored 118 papers receiving a total of 4.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 66 papers in Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine, 26 papers in Physiology and 21 papers in Surgery. Recurrent topics in Heinz Fehrenbach's work include Neonatal Respiratory Health Research (48 papers), Asthma and respiratory diseases (23 papers) and Respiratory Support and Mechanisms (18 papers). Heinz Fehrenbach is often cited by papers focused on Neonatal Respiratory Health Research (48 papers), Asthma and respiratory diseases (23 papers) and Respiratory Support and Mechanisms (18 papers). Heinz Fehrenbach collaborates with scholars based in Germany, United States and Japan. Heinz Fehrenbach's co-authors include Michael Wegmann, Christina Wagner, Antonia Fehrenbach, Michael Kasper, Joachim Richter, Matthias Ochs, Thorsten Wahlers, Ali Önder Yildirim, Thomas Tschernig and Jörg Richter and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Clinical Investigation, The Journal of Immunology and PLoS ONE.

In The Last Decade

Heinz Fehrenbach

114 papers receiving 3.9k citations

Hit Papers

Alveolar epithelial type II cell: defender of the alveolu... 2001 2026 2009 2017 2001 100 200 300 400 500
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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.

  1. Alveolar epithelial type II cell: defender of the alveolus revisited
    2001 571 citations Heinz Fehrenbach Respiratory Research profile →

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Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Heinz Fehrenbach Germany 33 1.9k 923 796 709 696 118 4.0k
Giuseppe Lungarella Italy 37 2.0k 1.1× 1.4k 1.5× 852 1.1× 337 0.5× 551 0.8× 134 4.4k
Ching‐Yuang Lin Taiwan 34 560 0.3× 714 0.8× 717 0.9× 690 1.0× 721 1.0× 174 4.0k
Mario Romano Italy 40 877 0.5× 1.4k 1.5× 577 0.7× 872 1.2× 860 1.2× 139 5.0k
Kunio Dobashi Japan 35 1.1k 0.6× 1.5k 1.6× 796 1.0× 344 0.5× 832 1.2× 163 4.1k
Kathleen J. Haley United States 28 1.3k 0.7× 964 1.0× 1.2k 1.5× 394 0.6× 1.1k 1.6× 61 4.3k
John R. Spurzem United States 35 1.6k 0.9× 691 0.7× 875 1.1× 493 0.7× 374 0.5× 91 3.6k
W. Michael Foster United States 39 1.5k 0.8× 599 0.6× 810 1.0× 295 0.4× 527 0.8× 103 3.9k
Tomonobu Koizumi Japan 38 1.9k 1.0× 1.2k 1.2× 593 0.7× 654 0.9× 429 0.6× 303 5.1k
R. William Vandivier United States 31 1.7k 0.9× 1.3k 1.4× 795 1.0× 493 0.7× 1.9k 2.7× 46 4.5k
Yoko Ito Japan 29 1.5k 0.8× 559 0.6× 690 0.9× 703 1.0× 648 0.9× 105 3.9k

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Heinz Fehrenbach

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All Works

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Kupsch, S, Lars Eggers, Dietmar Spengler, et al.. (2022). Characterization of phospholipid-modified lung surfactant in vitro and in a neonatal ARDS model reveals anti-inflammatory potential and surfactant lipidome signatures. European Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences. 175. 106216–106216. 4 indexed citations
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Kılıç, Ayşe, et al.. (2011). Nerve growth factor induces type III collagen production in chronic allergic airway inflammation. Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology. 128(5). 1058–1066.e4. 25 indexed citations
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Yildirim, Ali Önder, Gerrit John, Bernd Müller, et al.. (2009). Palifermin Induces Alveolar Maintenance Programs in Emphysematous Mice. American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine. 181(7). 705–717. 48 indexed citations
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Schaefer, Martin H., Norbert Reiling, Ichiro Taniuchi, et al.. (2008). Decreased Pathology and Prolonged Survival of Human DC-SIGN Transgenic Mice during Mycobacterial Infection. The Journal of Immunology. 180(10). 6836–6845. 66 indexed citations
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Ruppert, Clemens, Antonia Fehrenbach, Markus Hirschburger, et al.. (2007). Keratinocyte growth factor prevents intra-alveolar oedema in experimental lung isografts. European Respiratory Journal. 31(1). 21–28. 10 indexed citations
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Fehrenbach, Heinz, Antonia Fehrenbach, Matthias Ochs, et al.. (2005). Improved lung preservation relates to an increase in tubular myelin-associated surfactant protein A. Respiratory Research. 6(1). 60–60. 19 indexed citations
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Uhlig, Ulrike, Heinz Fehrenbach, Robert Lachmann, et al.. (2003). Phosphoinositide 3-OH Kinase Inhibition Prevents Ventilation-induced Lung Cell Activation. American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine. 169(2). 201–208. 58 indexed citations
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Fehrenbach, Antonia, Jens M. Hohlfeld, Paul A. Stevens, et al.. (2003). Surfactant Homeostasis Is Maintained In Vivo during Keratinocyte Growth Factor–induced Rat Lung Type II Cell Hyperplasia. American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine. 167(9). 1264–1270. 18 indexed citations
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Kasper, M., et al.. (2002). Increased surfactant protein D in rat airway goblet and Clara cells during ovalbumin‐induced allergic airway inflammation. Clinical & Experimental Allergy. 32(8). 1251–1258. 44 indexed citations
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Fehrenbach, Heinz, Ralf Weiskirchen, Michael Kasper, & Axel M. Gressner. (2001). Up-regulated expression of the receptor for advanced glycation end products in cultured rat hepatic stellate cells during transdifferentiation to myofibroblasts. Hepatology. 34(5). 943–952. 135 indexed citations
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Fehrenbach, Heinz. (2001). Alveolar epithelial type II cell: defender of the alveolus revisited. Respiratory Research. 2(1). 33–46. 571 indexed citations breakdown →
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Fehrenbach, Antonia, Matthias Ochs, Tobias Warnecke, et al.. (2000). Beneficial Effect of Lung Preservation Is Related to Ultrastructural Integrity of Tubular Myelin after Experimental Ischemia and Reperfusion. American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine. 161(6). 2058–2065. 28 indexed citations
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Roehlecke, Cora, et al.. (2000). Resistance of L132 lung cell clusters to glyoxal-induced apoptosis. Histochemistry and Cell Biology. 114(4). 283–292. 11 indexed citations
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Ochs, Matthias, Heinz Fehrenbach, Toru Bando, et al.. (2000). Preservation of intraalveolar surfactant in a rat lung ischaemia/reperfusion injury model. European Respiratory Journal. 15(3). 526–531. 30 indexed citations
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Ochs, Matthias, Antonia Fehrenbach, J.M. Albes, et al.. (1999). Ultrastructural Alterations in Intraalveolar Surfactant Subtypes after Experimental Ischemia and Reperfusion. American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine. 160(2). 718–724. 68 indexed citations
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Fehrenbach, Heinz, Michael Kasper, Thomas Tschernig, et al.. (1999). Keratinocyte growth factor-induced hyperplasia of rat alveolar type II cells in vivo is resolved by differentiation into type I cells and by apoptosis. European Respiratory Journal. 14(3). 534–534. 84 indexed citations
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Fehrenbach, Heinz, Frank Brasch, Stefan Uhlig, et al.. (1998). Early Alterations in Intracellular and Alveolar Surfactant of the Rat Lung in Response to Endotoxin. American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine. 157(5). 1630–1639. 47 indexed citations
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Fehrenbach, Heinz, Thorsten Wahlers, Matthias Ochs, et al.. (1998). Ultrastructural pathology of the alveolar type II pneumocytes of human donor lungs. Archiv für Pathologische Anatomie und Physiologie und für Klinische Medicin. 432(3). 229–239. 27 indexed citations
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Fehrenbach, Heinz, et al.. (1994). Euro-Collins flush perfusion in human lung preservation--ultrastructural studies of the preservation quality of the contralateral donor lung in clinical single lung transplantation.. PubMed. 13(1 Pt 1). 1–13; discussion 13. 11 indexed citations
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Fehrenbach, Heinz, et al.. (1994). Scanning and Transmission Electron Microscopy of Human Donor Lungs: Fine Structure of the Pulmonary Parenchyma following Preservation and Ischemia. Cells Tissues Organs. 151(4). 220–231. 9 indexed citations

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