Herbert Hensel

8.0k total citations · 1 hit paper
142 papers, 5.0k citations indexed

About

Herbert Hensel is a scholar working on Physiology, Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience and Molecular Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Herbert Hensel has authored 142 papers receiving a total of 5.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 34 papers in Physiology, 23 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience and 16 papers in Molecular Biology. Recurrent topics in Herbert Hensel's work include Neurobiology and Insect Physiology Research (20 papers), Thermoregulation and physiological responses (14 papers) and Adipose Tissue and Metabolism (11 papers). Herbert Hensel is often cited by papers focused on Neurobiology and Insect Physiology Research (20 papers), Thermoregulation and physiological responses (14 papers) and Adipose Tissue and Metabolism (11 papers). Herbert Hensel collaborates with scholars based in Germany, Czechia and United States. Herbert Hensel's co-authors include Yngve Zotterman, J. Christophersen, H. Precht, F. Konietzny, A. Iggo, Kurt Boman, Walter Larcher, I. Witt, M Banet and Hans Braun and has published in prestigious journals such as Physiological Reviews, The Journal of Physiology and Journal of Neurophysiology.

In The Last Decade

Herbert Hensel

139 papers receiving 4.3k citations

Hit Papers

Temperature and Life 1973 2026 1990 2008 1973 100 200 300 400
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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. Temperature and Life
    1973 444 citations Herbert Hensel 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
Herbert Hensel Germany 35 1.7k 1.2k 768 627 527 142 5.0k
A. Iggo United Kingdom 45 3.4k 2.0× 3.3k 2.7× 786 1.0× 1.9k 3.0× 239 0.5× 142 8.3k
K. H. Andres Germany 33 623 0.4× 1.7k 1.4× 625 0.8× 414 0.7× 102 0.2× 71 4.0k
M. Cabanac Canada 37 1.5k 0.9× 325 0.3× 347 0.5× 374 0.6× 508 1.0× 122 3.7k
Bryce L. Munger United States 40 808 0.5× 1.1k 0.9× 271 0.4× 420 0.7× 100 0.2× 91 4.6k
George D. Pappas United States 54 1.5k 0.9× 3.6k 2.9× 207 0.3× 773 1.2× 360 0.7× 188 8.8k
Lawrence Kruger United States 53 2.5k 1.5× 4.5k 3.6× 1.0k 1.3× 2.2k 3.4× 292 0.6× 160 8.9k
Yoshio Yamamoto Japan 41 817 0.5× 1.0k 0.8× 350 0.5× 354 0.6× 322 0.6× 430 6.8k
B. Falck Sweden 50 1.6k 0.9× 5.0k 4.0× 267 0.3× 458 0.7× 256 0.5× 190 10.7k
H. Davson United Kingdom 28 441 0.3× 1.3k 1.0× 159 0.2× 313 0.5× 308 0.6× 67 3.8k
Walter E. Stumpf United States 62 1.2k 0.7× 3.4k 2.7× 248 0.3× 446 0.7× 334 0.6× 300 13.3k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Herbert Hensel

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Herbert Hensel

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Hensel, Herbert, et al.. (2003). [Continuous registration of muscular circulation in man with a calorimeter catheter].. Pflügers Archiv - European Journal of Physiology. 259(4). 267–80. 1 indexed citations
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Dermime, Said, et al.. (1997). Immune escape from a graft-versus-leukemia effect may play a role in the relapse of myeloid leukemias following allogeneic bone marrow transplantation. Bone. 989–999. 1 indexed citations
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Hensel, Herbert. (1983). Recent advances in thermoreceptor physiology. Journal of Thermal Biology. 8(1-2). 3–6. 8 indexed citations
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Hensel, Herbert & M Banet. (1982). Adaptive changes in cats after long-term exposure to various temperatures. Journal of Applied Physiology. 52(4). 1008–1012. 5 indexed citations
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Hensel, Herbert, et al.. (1981). Activity of warm receptors inBoa constrictor raised at various temperatures. Pflügers Archiv - European Journal of Physiology. 392(2). 95–98. 4 indexed citations
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Schaefer, Karl E., et al.. (1977). Toward a man-centered medical science. 14 indexed citations
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Banet, M & Herbert Hensel. (1976). The interaction between cutaneous and spinal therman inputs in the control of oxygen consumption in the rat.. The Journal of Physiology. 260(2). 461–473. 8 indexed citations
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Hensel, Herbert. (1975). Static and dynamic activity of warm receptors in Boa constrictor. Pflügers Archiv - European Journal of Physiology. 353(3). 191–199. 16 indexed citations
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Fruhstorfer, H., M. Zenz, H Nolte, & Herbert Hensel. (1974). Dissociated loss of cold and warm sensibility during regional anaesthesia. Pflügers Archiv - European Journal of Physiology. 349(1). 73–82. 37 indexed citations
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Hensel, Herbert, et al.. (1965). Durchblutungsmessung mit Wähmelettelementen in Forschung und Klinik. The American Journal of the Medical Sciences. 249(2). 239–239. 10 indexed citations
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Hensel, Herbert. (1959). Heat and Cold. Annual Review of Physiology. 21(1). 91–116. 11 indexed citations
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Hensel, Herbert, et al.. (1959). �ber die kombinierte Wirkung von Kallikrein und Nor-Adrenalin auf die Muskel- und Hautdurchblutung des Menschen. Naunyn-Schmiedeberg s Archives of Pharmacology. 236(3). 459–462. 5 indexed citations
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Gräf, Klaus, K. Golenhofen, & Herbert Hensel. (1957). Fortlaufende Registrierung der Leberdurchblutung mit der W�rmeleitsonde. Pflügers Archiv - European Journal of Physiology. 264(1). 44–60. 30 indexed citations
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Golenhofen, K., et al.. (1955). �ber die Wirkung von Adrenalin und Nor-Adrenalin auf die Muskeldurchblutung des Menschen und ihre Beeinflussung durch Regitin. Naunyn-Schmiedeberg s Archives of Pharmacology. 225(3). 269–78. 10 indexed citations
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Bock, Klaus Dietrich, et al.. (1955). Die Wirkung von Adrenalin und Noradrenalin auf die Muskel- und Hautdurchblutung des Menschen. Pflügers Archiv - European Journal of Physiology. 261(4). 322–333. 19 indexed citations
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Hensel, Herbert. (1955). Über die Funktion der Lorenzinischen Ampullen der Selachier. Cellular and Molecular Life Sciences. 11(8). 325–327. 7 indexed citations
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Hensel, Herbert, et al.. (1954). Fortlaufende Registrierung der Muskeldurchblutung am Menschen mit einer Calorimetersonde. Pflügers Archiv - European Journal of Physiology. 259(4). 267–280. 102 indexed citations
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Hensel, Herbert. (1953). The Time Factor in Thermoreceptor Excitation. Acta Physiologica Scandinavica. 29(1). 109–116. 18 indexed citations
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Br�ck, Kurt, et al.. (1952). Str�mungscalorimetrische Untersuchungen �ber die Beeinflussbarkeit der normalen und gest�rten peripheren Durchblutung. Journal of Molecular Medicine. 30(37-38). 889–893. 4 indexed citations
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Muralt, Alexander v., Z. M. Bacq, Herbert Hensel, et al.. (1952). Ergebnisse der Physiologie Biologischen Chemie und Experimentellen Pharmakologie. 3 indexed citations

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