Malte Heeg

997 total citations · 1 hit paper
16 papers, 746 citations indexed

About

Malte Heeg is a scholar working on Immunology, Epidemiology and Hepatology. According to data from OpenAlex, Malte Heeg has authored 16 papers receiving a total of 746 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 8 papers in Immunology, 7 papers in Epidemiology and 7 papers in Hepatology. Recurrent topics in Malte Heeg's work include Hepatitis C virus research (6 papers), Immune Cell Function and Interaction (5 papers) and T-cell and B-cell Immunology (4 papers). Malte Heeg is often cited by papers focused on Hepatitis C virus research (6 papers), Immune Cell Function and Interaction (5 papers) and T-cell and B-cell Immunology (4 papers). Malte Heeg collaborates with scholars based in Germany, United States and Switzerland. Malte Heeg's co-authors include Helmut M. Diepolder, Gerhard A. Müller, Frank Strutz, Axel Ulsenheimer, Radovan Vasko, Michael Koziolek, Roman Zachoval, Winfried Schraut, Kumar Sharma and Liliana Schaefer and has published in prestigious journals such as Gastroenterology, PLoS ONE and Hepatology.

In The Last Decade

Malte Heeg

16 papers receiving 734 citations

Hit Papers

The antifibrotic effects of relaxin in human renal fibrob... 2005 2026 2012 2019 2005 40 80 120
What are hit papers?

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. The antifibrotic effects of relaxin in human renal fibroblasts are mediated in part by inhibition of the Smad2 pathway
    2005 136 citations Malte Heeg, Michael Koziolek et al. Kidney International profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Malte Heeg Germany 11 306 252 239 114 105 16 746
Imen Sfar Tunisia 16 251 0.8× 134 0.5× 110 0.5× 42 0.4× 26 0.2× 80 628
Navjyot Hansi United Kingdom 12 567 1.9× 533 2.1× 385 1.6× 159 1.4× 23 0.2× 16 1.1k
Mahmut Çarin Türkiye 17 251 0.8× 97 0.4× 72 0.3× 33 0.3× 169 1.6× 48 687
M.Y. Mok Hong Kong 10 323 1.1× 140 0.6× 62 0.3× 25 0.2× 58 0.6× 11 671
O Kuperman Israel 15 292 1.0× 127 0.5× 75 0.3× 67 0.6× 43 0.4× 46 675
Isabelle Houde Canada 20 388 1.3× 167 0.7× 40 0.2× 126 1.1× 177 1.7× 40 1.0k
T. Poralla Germany 19 168 0.5× 382 1.5× 372 1.6× 92 0.8× 26 0.2× 56 973
Panagiotis Tryphonopoulos United States 20 237 0.8× 175 0.7× 308 1.3× 114 1.0× 89 0.8× 60 1.3k
T Koshiba Japan 18 482 1.6× 209 0.8× 367 1.5× 82 0.7× 50 0.5× 61 1.4k
Yousr Gorgi Tunisia 15 241 0.8× 117 0.5× 87 0.4× 29 0.3× 21 0.2× 66 564

Countries citing papers authored by Malte Heeg

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Fields of papers citing papers by Malte Heeg

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Malte Heeg

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Malte Heeg. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Malte Heeg based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with Malte Heeg. Malte Heeg is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

16 of 16 papers shown
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Patschan, Daniel, et al.. (2014). CD4+lymphocyte adenosine triphosphate - a new marker in sepsis with acute kidney injury?. BMC Nephrology. 15(1). 203–203. 3 indexed citations
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Raziorrouh, Bijan, Malte Heeg, Winfried Schraut, et al.. (2014). Inhibitory Phenotype of HBV-Specific CD4+ T-Cells Is Characterized by High PD-1 Expression but Absent Coregulation of Multiple Inhibitory Molecules. PLoS ONE. 9(8). e105703–e105703. 66 indexed citations
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Heeg, Malte, et al.. (2013). Prognosis of AKI in malignant diseases with and without sepsis. BMC Anesthesiology. 13(1). 36–36. 17 indexed citations
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Pfafferott, Katja, Silvana Gaudieri, Axel Ulsenheimer, et al.. (2011). Constrained Pattern of Viral Evolution in Acute and Early HCV Infection Limits Viral Plasticity. PLoS ONE. 6(2). e16797–e16797. 29 indexed citations
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Raziorrouh, Bijan, Axel Ulsenheimer, Winfried Schraut, et al.. (2011). Inhibitory Molecules That Regulate Expansion and Restoration of HCV-Specific CD4+ T Cells in Patients With Chronic Infection. Gastroenterology. 141(4). 1422–1431.e6. 71 indexed citations
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Patschan, Daniel, Peter Korsten, Radovan Vasko, et al.. (2011). Idiopathic combined, autoantibody-mediated ADAMTS-13/factor H deficiency in thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura-hemolytic uremic syndrome in a 17-year-old woman: a case report. Journal of Medical Case Reports. 5(1). 598–598. 5 indexed citations
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Heeg, Malte, Axel Ulsenheimer, Norbert H. Grüner, et al.. (2009). FOXP3 Expression in Hepatitis C Virus–Specific CD4+ T Cells During Acute Hepatitis C. Gastroenterology. 137(4). 1280–1288.e6. 32 indexed citations
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Gruener, Norbert H., Malte Heeg, Martin Obermeier, et al.. (2009). Late Appearance of Hepatitis C Virus RNA After Needlestick Injury: Necessity for a More Intensive Follow-Up. Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology. 30(3). 299–300. 4 indexed citations
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Dambacher, Julia, Florian Beigel, Kathrin Zitzmann, et al.. (2008). The role of interleukin-22 in hepatitis C virus infection. Cytokine. 41(3). 209–216. 79 indexed citations
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Raziorrouh, Bijan, Maria–Christina Jung, Carl Albrecht Schirren, et al.. (2008). Antiviral therapy for recurrent hepatitis C after liver transplantation: sustained virologic response is related to genotype 2/3 and response at week 12. European Journal of Gastroenterology & Hepatology. 20(8). 778–783. 7 indexed citations
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Brand, Stephan, Julia Dambacher, Florian Beigel, et al.. (2007). IL-22-mediated liver cell regeneration is abrogated by SOCS-1/3 overexpression in vitro. American Journal of Physiology-Gastrointestinal and Liver Physiology. 292(4). G1019–G1028. 96 indexed citations
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Gruener, Norbert H., Tilman Gerlach, Axel Ulsenheimer, et al.. (2006). Characterization of sequence variations in immunodominant regions of the HBV-nucleocapsid protein as a prerequisite for the development of an epitope-based vaccine. Vaccine. 25(26). 4960–4966. 2 indexed citations
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Dilger, Karin, et al.. (2005). No relevant effect of ursodeoxycholic acid on cytochrome P450 3A metabolism in primary biliary cirrhosis. Hepatology. 41(3). 595–602. 37 indexed citations
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Ulsenheimer, Axel, J. Tilman Gerlach, Norbert H. Gruener, et al.. (2005). Plasmacytoid dendritic cells in acute and chronic hepatitis C virus infection†. Hepatology. 41(3). 643–651. 95 indexed citations
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Heeg, Malte, Michael Koziolek, Radovan Vasko, et al.. (2005). The antifibrotic effects of relaxin in human renal fibroblasts are mediated in part by inhibition of the Smad2 pathway. Kidney International. 68(1). 96–109. 136 indexed citations breakdown →
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Strutz, Frank, et al.. (2000). Effects of pentoxifylline, pentifylline and γ‐interferon on proliferation, differentiation, and matrix synthesis of human renal fibroblasts. Nephrology Dialysis Transplantation. 15(10). 1535–1546. 67 indexed citations

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