Helmut Drexler

39.8k total citations · 13 hit papers
176 papers, 29.8k citations indexed

About

Helmut Drexler is a scholar working on Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine, Molecular Biology and Physiology. According to data from OpenAlex, Helmut Drexler has authored 176 papers receiving a total of 29.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 110 papers in Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine, 46 papers in Molecular Biology and 43 papers in Physiology. Recurrent topics in Helmut Drexler's work include Nitric Oxide and Endothelin Effects (38 papers), Cardiac Fibrosis and Remodeling (25 papers) and Heart Failure Treatment and Management (21 papers). Helmut Drexler is often cited by papers focused on Nitric Oxide and Endothelin Effects (38 papers), Cardiac Fibrosis and Remodeling (25 papers) and Heart Failure Treatment and Management (21 papers). Helmut Drexler collaborates with scholars based in Germany, United States and United Kingdom. Helmut Drexler's co-authors include Burkhard Hornig, Ulf Landmesser, Kai C. Wollert, Denise Hilfiker‐Kleiner, Bernhard Schieffer, Gerd Peter Meyer, David G. Harrison, John Deanfield, Joseph A. Vita and Emelia J. Benjamin and has published in prestigious journals such as New England Journal of Medicine, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and The Lancet.

In The Last Decade

Helmut Drexler

176 papers receiving 28.9k citations

Hit Papers

Guidelines for the ultrasound assessment of endothelial-d... 1996 2026 2006 2016 2002 2005 2004 2009 2003 1000 2.0k 3.0k
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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. Guidelines for the ultrasound assessment of endothelial-dependent flow-mediated vasodilation of the brachial artery
    2002 3.8k citations Helmut Drexler et al. Journal of the American College of Cardiology profile →
  2. Guidelines for the diagnosis and treatment of chronic heart failure: executive summary (update 2005)
    2005 1.7k citations Karl Swedberg, John G.F. Cleland et al. profile →
  3. Intracoronary autologous bone-marrow cell transfer after myocardial infarction: the BOOST randomised controlled clinical trial
    2004 1.6k citations Kai C. Wollert, Gerd Peter Meyer et al. profile →
  4. Ferric Carboxymaltose in Patients with Heart Failure and Iron Deficiency
    2009 1.4k citations Stefan D. Anker, Josep Comín Colet et al. profile →
  5. Role of oxidative stress in atherosclerosis
    2003 1.1k citations Ulf Landmesser, Helmut Drexler et al. profile →
  6. Targeted Anticytokine Therapy in Patients With Chronic Heart Failure
    2004 955 citations John J.V. McMurray, Karl Swedberg et al. profile →
  7. Intracoronary Bone Marrow Cell Transfer After Myocardial Infarction
    2006 732 citations Gerd Peter Meyer, Kai C. Wollert et al. profile →
  8. Endothelial Function
    2004 716 citations Ulf Landmesser, Helmut Drexler et al. profile →
  9. Monitoring of Bone Marrow Cell Homing Into the Infarcted Human Myocardium
    2005 703 citations Kai C. Wollert, Gerd Peter Meyer et al. profile →
  10. Expression of Angiotensin II and Interleukin 6 in Human Coronary Atherosclerotic Plaques
    2000 532 citations Bernhard Schieffer, Denise Hilfiker‐Kleiner et al. profile →
  11. The Transforming Growth Factor-β Superfamily Member Growth-Differentiation Factor-15 Protects the Heart From Ischemia/Reperfusion Injury
    2006 517 citations Tibor Kempf, Daniel Kotlarz et al. Circulation Research profile →
  12. Physical Training Improves Endothelial Function in Patients With Chronic Heart Failure
    1996 505 citations Helmut Drexler et al. profile →
  13. Effects of high-dose versus low-dose losartan on clinical outcomes in patients with heart failure (HEAAL study): a randomised, double-blind trial
    2009 436 citations Marvin A. Konstam, James D. Neaton et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Helmut Drexler Germany 79 15.2k 6.9k 6.5k 5.2k 3.5k 176 29.8k
Ton J. Rabelink Netherlands 81 6.9k 0.5× 7.1k 1.0× 4.9k 0.8× 5.1k 1.0× 1.5k 0.4× 542 25.9k
Tsutomu Imaizumi Japan 76 7.3k 0.5× 6.8k 1.0× 4.8k 0.7× 3.1k 0.6× 2.3k 0.6× 350 21.1k
Toshio Ogihara Japan 89 9.7k 0.6× 10.2k 1.5× 6.3k 1.0× 4.8k 0.9× 1.6k 0.4× 893 31.9k
Toyoaki Murohara Japan 88 14.1k 0.9× 18.0k 2.6× 11.1k 1.7× 6.6k 1.3× 5.3k 1.5× 1.2k 45.3k
Lilach O. Lerman United States 84 7.9k 0.5× 7.3k 1.1× 6.5k 1.0× 4.0k 0.8× 1.8k 0.5× 674 29.6k
Akira Takeshita Japan 100 13.4k 0.9× 10.1k 1.5× 5.6k 0.9× 7.5k 1.4× 895 0.3× 594 32.6k
Jesús Egido Spain 91 5.6k 0.4× 10.6k 1.5× 5.1k 0.8× 2.9k 0.5× 943 0.3× 621 31.6k
Hiroaki Shimokawa Japan 103 18.0k 1.2× 10.6k 1.5× 7.1k 1.1× 10.9k 2.1× 887 0.3× 841 40.2k
Alain Tedgui France 95 5.9k 0.4× 12.7k 1.8× 5.8k 0.9× 3.4k 0.6× 1.4k 0.4× 294 31.4k
James K. Liao United States 96 7.1k 0.5× 11.5k 1.7× 9.1k 1.4× 6.4k 1.2× 731 0.2× 280 35.1k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Helmut Drexler

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All Works

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Drexler, Helmut, et al.. (2012). Ganzfeld-electroretinogram In Patients With Coronary Heart Disease. Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science. 53(14). 5728–5728. 1 indexed citations
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Hoch, Mélanie, Philipp Fischer, Britta Stapel, et al.. (2011). Erythropoietin Preserves the Endothelial Differentiation Capacity of Cardiac Progenitor Cells and Reduces Heart Failure during Anticancer Therapies. Cell stem cell. 9(2). 131–143. 52 indexed citations
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Zannad, Faı̈ez, John J.V. McMurray, Helmut Drexler, et al.. (2010). Rationale and Design of the Eplerenone in Mild Patients Hospitalization And SurvIval Study in Heart Failure (EMPHASIS-HF). European Journal of Heart Failure. 12(6). 617–622. 56 indexed citations
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Harjola, Veli‐Pekka, Ferenc Folláth, Markku S. Nieminen, et al.. (2010). Characteristics, Outcomes, and Predictors of Mortality at 3 Months and 1 Year in Patients Hospitalized for Acute Heart Failure. European Journal of Heart Failure. 12(3). 239–248. 191 indexed citations
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Wollert, Kai C. & Helmut Drexler. (2010). Cell therapy for the treatment of coronary heart disease: a critical appraisal. Nature Reviews Cardiology. 7(4). 204–215. 193 indexed citations
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Heineke, Joerg, Mannix Auger‐Messier, Robert N. Correll, et al.. (2010). CIB1 is a regulator of pathological cardiac hypertrophy. Nature Medicine. 16(8). 872–879. 77 indexed citations
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Swedberg, Karl, John G.F. Cleland, Martín Cowie, et al.. (2008). Successful Treatment of Heart Failure with Devices Requires Collaboration. European Journal of Heart Failure. 10(12). 1229–1235. 22 indexed citations
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Konstam, Marvin A., Philip A. Poole‐Wilson, Kenneth Dickstein, et al.. (2008). Design of the Heart Failure Endpoint Evaluation of AII-Antagonist Losartan (HEAAL) Study in Patients Intolerant to ACE-Inhibitor. European Journal of Heart Failure. 10(9). 899–906. 12 indexed citations
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Nieminen, Markku S., Veli‐Pekka Harjola, Matthias Hochadel, et al.. (2008). Gender Related Differences in Patients Presenting with Acute Heart Failure. Results from EuroHeart Failure Survey II. European Journal of Heart Failure. 10(2). 140–148. 130 indexed citations
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Templin, Christian, Daniel Kotlarz, Chozhavendan Rathinam, et al.. (2008). Establishment of immortalized multipotent hematopoietic progenitor cell lines by retroviral-mediated gene transfer of β-catenin. Experimental Hematology. 36(2). 204–215. 9 indexed citations
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Limbourg, Anne, Inga Sörensen, Tibor Ziegelhoeffer, et al.. (2007). Notch Ligand Delta-Like 1 Is Essential for Postnatal Arteriogenesis. Circulation Research. 100(3). 363–371. 112 indexed citations
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Doerries, Carola, Karsten Grote, Denise Hilfiker‐Kleiner, et al.. (2007). Critical Role of the NAD(P)H Oxidase Subunit p47 phox for Left Ventricular Remodeling/Dysfunction and Survival After Myocardial Infarction. Circulation Research. 100(6). 894–903. 177 indexed citations
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Baumgart, Dietrich, Volker Klauß, Frank M. Baer, et al.. (2007). One-Year Results of the SCORPIUS Study. Journal of the American College of Cardiology. 50(17). 1627–1634. 63 indexed citations
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Kempf, Tibor, Stephan von Haehling, Timo Peter, et al.. (2007). Prognostic Utility of Growth Differentiation Factor-15 in Patients With Chronic Heart Failure. Journal of the American College of Cardiology. 50(11). 1054–1060. 392 indexed citations
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Limbourg, Florian P., Stefanie Ringes‐Lichtenberg, Arnd Schaefer, et al.. (2005). Haematopoietic Stem Cells Improve Cardiac Function After Infarction Without Permanent Cardiac Engraftment. European Journal of Heart Failure. 7(5). 722–729. 28 indexed citations
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Schaefer, Arnd, Gerd Peter Meyer, B. Brand, et al.. (2005). Effects of Anesthesia on Diastolic Function in Mice Assessed by Echocardiography. Echocardiography. 22(8). 665–670. 30 indexed citations
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Jeserich, Michael, et al.. (1995). Absence of vascular tolerance in conductance vessels after 48 hours of intravenous nitroglycerin in patients with coronary artery disease. Journal of the American College of Cardiology. 26(1). 50–56. 19 indexed citations

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