Jan Hegermann

5.0k total citations · 1 hit paper
96 papers, 3.3k citations indexed

About

Jan Hegermann is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Cell Biology and Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine. According to data from OpenAlex, Jan Hegermann has authored 96 papers receiving a total of 3.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 43 papers in Molecular Biology, 18 papers in Cell Biology and 14 papers in Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine. Recurrent topics in Jan Hegermann's work include Neonatal Respiratory Health Research (12 papers), Renal and related cancers (11 papers) and Cellular transport and secretion (10 papers). Jan Hegermann is often cited by papers focused on Neonatal Respiratory Health Research (12 papers), Renal and related cancers (11 papers) and Cellular transport and secretion (10 papers). Jan Hegermann collaborates with scholars based in Germany, United States and Netherlands. Jan Hegermann's co-authors include Stefan Eimer, Christoph Wrede, Matthias Ochs, Christian Haass, Brigitte Nuscher, Armin Giese, Richard Herrmann, Bettina Brunner, Konstanze F. Winklhofer and Klaus Beyer and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Journal of Biological Chemistry and Neuron.

In The Last Decade

Jan Hegermann

92 papers receiving 3.3k citations

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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.

Human heart-forming organoids recapitulate early heart and foregut development

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Jan Hegermann Germany	31	1.6k	528	463	455	430	96	3.3k
Yousuke Takahama Japan	55	3.9k 2.4×	485 0.9×	349 0.8×	429 0.9×	386 0.9×	188	10.8k
Wolfgang Hartschuh Germany	39	1.1k 0.7×	304 0.6×	217 0.5×	367 0.8×	461 1.1×	175	4.1k
Christopher J. Guérin United States	35	2.5k 1.5×	443 0.8×	292 0.6×	181 0.4×	677 1.6×	76	4.5k
Norio Yamamoto Japan	33	1.8k 1.1×	289 0.5×	257 0.6×	367 0.8×	160 0.4×	155	5.0k
Rik Gijsbers Belgium	43	3.1k 1.9×	240 0.5×	285 0.6×	231 0.5×	395 0.9×	147	5.3k
Thomas D. Mueller Germany	38	2.9k 1.8×	386 0.7×	156 0.3×	407 0.9×	175 0.4×	102	4.9k
Enrico Crivellato Italy	43	2.3k 1.4×	527 1.0×	123 0.3×	491 1.1×	336 0.8×	172	5.5k
Makoto Kinoshita Japan	44	3.8k 2.4×	1.8k 3.4×	314 0.7×	520 1.1×	729 1.7×	131	6.1k
Chengyu Liu United States	44	4.4k 2.7×	680 1.3×	182 0.4×	552 1.2×	402 0.9×	160	7.6k
Kevin J. Whitehead United States	34	1.1k 0.7×	267 0.5×	1.5k 3.2×	535 1.2×	346 0.8×	103	4.3k

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Polten, Felix, Jan Faix, Jan Hegermann, et al.. (2026). Extracellular BRICK1 drives heart repair after myocardial infarction in mice. Science Translational Medicine. 18(831). eadx2876–eadx2876.

Yatsenko, Andriy S., et al.. (2024). Unraveling the link between neuropathy target esterase NTE/SWS, lysosomal storage diseases, inflammation, abnormal fatty acid metabolism, and leaky brain barrier. eLife. 13. 3 indexed citations

Hegermann, Jan, et al.. (2024). Colorimetric detection of oral bacteria using functionalized gold nanoparticles as a plasmonic biosensor array. Nanoscale Advances. 6(5). 1447–1459. 6 indexed citations

Pflaum, Michael, Katherina Katsirntaki, Jan Hegermann, et al.. (2024). Citrate‐Coated Iron Oxide Nanoparticles Facilitate Endothelialization of Left Ventricular Assist Device Impeller for Improved Antithrombogenicity. Advanced Science. 12(6). e2408976–e2408976. 1 indexed citations

Brandes, Gudrun, et al.. (2024). Synaptopodin Regulates Denervation-Induced Plasticity at Hippocampal Mossy Fiber Synapses. Cells. 13(2). 114–114. 5 indexed citations

Timm, Sara, Jan Hegermann, Diana Fatykhova, et al.. (2023). The unremarkable alveolar epithelial glycocalyx: a thorium dioxide-based electron microscopic comparison after heparinase or pneumolysin treatment. Histochemistry and Cell Biology. 160(2). 83–96. 5 indexed citations

Djannatian, Minou, Shima Safaiyan, Christoph Wrede, et al.. (2023). Myelination generates aberrant ultrastructure that is resolved by microglia. The Journal of Cell Biology. 222(3). 42 indexed citations

Hegermann, Jan, Bernd Auber, Sandra von Hardenberg, et al.. (2023). Ciliary Ultrastructure Assessed by Transmission Electron Microscopy in Adults with Bronchiectasis and Suspected Primary Ciliary Dyskinesia but Inconclusive Genotype. Cells. 12(22). 2651–2651. 2 indexed citations

Tiede, Andreas, et al.. (2023). von Willebrand factor modulates immune complexes and the recall response against factor VIII in a murine hemophilia A model. Blood Advances. 7(21). 6771–6781. 2 indexed citations

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Hegermann, Jan, et al.. (2022). The photosynthesis apparatus of European mistletoe (Viscum album). PLANT PHYSIOLOGY. 190(3). 1896–1914. 13 indexed citations

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Lunding, Lars, Guido Stichtenoth, Cordula Stamme, et al.. (2021). LAMP3 deficiency affects surfactant homeostasis in mice. PLoS Genetics. 17(6). e1009619–e1009619. 9 indexed citations

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Rugen, Nils, Jan Hegermann, Patrick Giavalisco, et al.. (2020). Rapid Affinity Purification of Tagged Plant Mitochondria (Mito-AP) for Metabolome and Proteome Analyses. PLANT PHYSIOLOGY. 182(3). 1194–1210. 38 indexed citations

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Hegermann, Jan, et al.. (2020). Dietary lipids accumulate in macrophages and stromal cells and change the microarchitecture of mesenteric lymph nodes. Journal of Advanced Research. 24. 291–300. 11 indexed citations

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Dallmann, Iris, Andreas Pich, Jan Hegermann, et al.. (2019). Stable depletion of RUNX1-ETO in Kasumi-1 cells induces expression and enhanced proteolytic activity of Cathepsin G and Neutrophil Elastase. PLoS ONE. 14(12). e0225977–e0225977. 3 indexed citations

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Wittmann, Thomas, et al.. (2018). ABCA3 missense mutations causing surfactant dysfunction disorders have distinct cellular phenotypes. Human Mutation. 39(6). 841–850. 26 indexed citations

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Ailion, Michael, Mandy Hannemann, Andrea L. Pappas, et al.. (2014). Two Rab2 Interactors Regulate Dense-Core Vesicle Maturation. Neuron. 82(1). 167–180. 62 indexed citations

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Schuster-Gossler, Karin, Anja Beckers, Stephanie Groos, et al.. (2012). Differential regulation of node formation, nodal ciliogenesis and cilia positioning by Noto and Foxj1. Development. 139(7). 1276–1284. 39 indexed citations

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Bosco, Cristina Dal, Alexander Dovzhenko, Xing Liu, et al.. (2012). The endoplasmic reticulum localized PIN8 is a pollen‐specific auxin carrier involved in intracellular auxin homeostasis. The Plant Journal. 71(5). 860–870. 123 indexed citations

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Hannemann, Mandy, et al.. (2012). TBC-8, a Putative RAB-2 GAP, Regulates Dense Core Vesicle Maturation in Caenorhabditis elegans. PLoS Genetics. 8(5). e1002722–e1002722. 22 indexed citations

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Hegermann, Jan, Steven Husson, Katrin Schwarze, et al.. (2009). UNC-108/RAB-2 and its effector RIC-19 are involved in dense core vesicle maturation in Caenorhabditis elegans. The Journal of Cell Biology. 186(6). 897–914. 73 indexed citations

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