Holger Stepan

10.6k total citations · 3 hit papers
232 papers, 7.6k citations indexed

About

Holger Stepan is a scholar working on Obstetrics and Gynecology, Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health and Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine. According to data from OpenAlex, Holger Stepan has authored 232 papers receiving a total of 7.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 132 papers in Obstetrics and Gynecology, 113 papers in Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health and 41 papers in Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine. Recurrent topics in Holger Stepan's work include Pregnancy and preeclampsia studies (107 papers), Birth, Development, and Health (70 papers) and Reproductive System and Pregnancy (36 papers). Holger Stepan is often cited by papers focused on Pregnancy and preeclampsia studies (107 papers), Birth, Development, and Health (70 papers) and Reproductive System and Pregnancy (36 papers). Holger Stepan collaborates with scholars based in Germany, Switzerland and Austria. Holger Stepan's co-authors include R Faber, Stefan Verlohren, Harald Zeisler, Martin Hund, Thomas Walther, Dietmar Schlembach, Alberto Galindo, Mathias Faßhauer, Manu Vatish and Niels Wessel and has published in prestigious journals such as New England Journal of Medicine, Circulation and SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología.

In The Last Decade

Holger Stepan

217 papers receiving 7.4k 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.

Predictive Value of the sFlt-1:PlGF Ratio in Women with Suspected Preeclampsia

2016 1.1k citations Harald Zeisler, Elisa Llurba et al. profile →
Clinical interpretation and implementation of the sFlt-1/PlGF ratio in the prediction, diagnosis and management of preeclampsia

2021 128 citations Stefan Verlohren, Shaun P. Brennecke et al. Pregnancy Hypertension profile →
Clinical utility of sFlt‐1 and PlGF in screening, prediction, diagnosis and monitoring of pre‐eclampsia and fetal growth restriction

2022 110 citations Holger Stepan, Alberto Galindo et al. Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Holger Stepan Germany	44	5.5k	4.2k	2.0k	1.2k	799	232	7.6k
D. Wright United Kingdom	50	6.9k 1.3×	7.4k 1.8×	933 0.5×	672 0.6×	1.2k 1.5×	140	10.1k
F. Crispi Spain	56	5.0k 0.9×	5.6k 1.3×	502 0.3×	1.6k 1.4×	509 0.6×	294	8.7k
Yves Giguère Canada	36	2.9k 0.5×	2.6k 0.6×	484 0.2×	342 0.3×	889 1.1×	140	5.1k
Carlo Romaninï Italy	43	2.4k 0.4×	2.1k 0.5×	510 0.3×	578 0.5×	637 0.8×	209	4.9k
E Schleußner Germany	34	1.3k 0.2×	1.2k 0.3×	863 0.4×	655 0.6×	510 0.6×	245	3.8k
Tomoaki Ikeda Japan	38	1.2k 0.2×	2.7k 0.6×	266 0.1×	999 0.9×	528 0.7×	389	6.1k
M. Jane Black Australia	40	2.1k 0.4×	2.7k 0.6×	158 0.1×	973 0.8×	671 0.8×	129	5.6k
Rui Alberto Ferriani Brazil	43	2.1k 0.4×	942 0.2×	1.3k 0.7×	366 0.3×	2.7k 3.3×	314	6.6k
E. M. Symonds United Kingdom	30	1.9k 0.3×	1.5k 0.4×	438 0.2×	842 0.7×	525 0.7×	128	3.3k
Wendy White United States	32	1.1k 0.2×	887 0.2×	264 0.1×	540 0.5×	352 0.4×	115	3.3k

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Cruz, J Jiménez, R Axt-Fliedner, Christoph P. Berg, et al.. (2025). Ongoing outbreak of maternal parvovirus B19 infections in Germany since end of 2023: consequence of COVID‐19 pandemic?. Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology. 65(4). 456–461. 2 indexed citations

Hoffmann, Janine, et al.. (2024). A Single-Centre Retrospective Analysis of Pregnancies with Placenta Accreta Spectrum (PAS): From One-Step Surgery towards Two-Step Surgical Approach. Journal of Clinical Medicine. 13(11). 3209–3209. 1 indexed citations

Haunschild, Josephina, Sandra Eifert, Holger Stepan, et al.. (2024). Acute Aortic Dissection during Pregnancy: Hideous Clinical Quandaries with Young Lives on the Line—The Role of Hereditary Genetic Syndromes. Journal of Clinical Medicine. 13(16). 4901–4901. 1 indexed citations

Stepan, Holger, Alberto Galindo, Martin Hund, et al.. (2023). Clinical Utility of sFlt-1 and PlGF in Screening, Prediction, Diagnosis and Monitoring of Pre-eclampsia and Fetal Growth Restriction. Obstetrical & Gynecological Survey. 78(8). 451–453. 16 indexed citations

Stepan, Holger, et al.. (2023). Verlegungen geplanter außerklinischer Geburten im Vergleich mit übergeleiteten Hebammenkreißsaalgeburten: eine explorative, retrospektive Analyse. Geburtshilfe und Frauenheilkunde. 83(6). e14–e15. 1 indexed citations

Stepan, Holger, et al.. (2023). Pregnancy induces retinal microvascular changes indicating cardio-metabolic stress. Pregnancy Hypertension. 35. 30–31. 1 indexed citations

Seliger, G, Roland Haase, Holger Stepan, et al.. (2021). Daily monitoring of vaginal interleukin 6 as a predictor of intraamniotic inflammation after preterm premature rupture of membranes – a new method of sampling studied in a prospective multicenter trial. Journal of Perinatal Medicine. 49(5). 572–582. 6 indexed citations

Nees, Juliane, Janine Hoffmann, Thomas Brückner, et al.. (2020). Emergency consultations in obstetrics: identification of decisive, contributing and associated factors. Archives of Gynecology and Obstetrics. 302(4). 821–828. 1 indexed citations

Graßl, Niklas, Juliane Nees, Janine Hoffmann, et al.. (2019). Women’s Attitudes Toward Self-Monitoring of Their Pregnancy Using Noninvasive Electronic Devices: Cross-Sectional Multicenter Study. JMIR mhealth and uhealth. 7(1). e11458–e11458. 21 indexed citations

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Zeisler, Harald, Elisa Llurba, Frédéric Chantraine, et al.. (2016). Soluble fms-Like Tyrosine Kinase-1-to-Placental Growth Factor Ratio and Time to Delivery in Women With Suspected Preeclampsia. Obstetrics and Gynecology. 128(2). 261–269. 57 indexed citations

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Zeisler, Harald, Elisa Llurba, Frédéric Chantraine, et al.. (2016). Predictive Value of the sFlt-1. Obstetrical & Gynecological Survey. 71(5). 273–274. 6 indexed citations

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Andreotti, Fernando, Maik Riedl, Daniel Wedekind, et al.. (2014). Robust fetal ECG extraction and detection from abdominal leads. Physiological Measurement. 35(8). 1551–1567. 81 indexed citations

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Stepan, Holger, et al.. (2010). Angiogene Faktoren zur Diagnosesicherung bei Präeklampsie in der klinischen Routine: erste Erfahrungen. Zeitschrift für Geburtshilfe und Neonatologie. 214(6). 234–238. 24 indexed citations

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Stein, Sebastian, Holger Stepan, Jürgen Kratzsch, et al.. (2009). Serum fibroblast growth factor 21 levels in gestational diabetes mellitus in relation to insulin resistance and dyslipidemia. Metabolism. 59(1). 33–37. 72 indexed citations

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Stepan, Holger, et al.. (2007). Predictive Value of Maternal Angiogenic Factors in Second Trimester Pregnancies With Abnormal Uterine Perfusion. Hypertension. 49(4). 818–824. 194 indexed citations

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Wang, Yong, Monique C. de Waard, Anja Sterner‐Kock, et al.. (2007). Cardiomyocyte-Restricted Over-Expression of C-Type Natriuretic Peptide Prevents Cardiac Hypertrophy Induced by Myocardial Infarction in Mice. European Journal of Heart Failure. 9(6-7). 548–557. 74 indexed citations

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Stepan, Holger, R Faber, Wolfram Heinritz, et al.. (2004). Pre-eclampsia as a ‘Three Stage Problem’—A Workshop Report. Placenta. 25(6). 585–587. 4 indexed citations

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Stepan, Holger, et al.. (2003). Structure and Regulation of the Murine Mash2 Gene. Biology of Reproduction. 68(1). 40–44. 5 indexed citations

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Wallaschofski, Henri, Martin Eigenthaler, B. Hentschel, et al.. (2001). PRL as a Novel Potent Cofactor for Platelet Aggregation. The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism. 86(12). 5912–5919. 62 indexed citations

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Stepan, Holger, Thomas Walther, Diego J. Walther, & R Faber. (1998). Detection of C-type natriuretic peptide in normal pregnancy.. PubMed. 26(1). 56–8. 8 indexed citations

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