Markus Heine

4.5k total citations · 1 hit paper
53 papers, 2.8k citations indexed

About

Markus Heine is a scholar working on Physiology, Molecular Biology and Epidemiology. According to data from OpenAlex, Markus Heine has authored 53 papers receiving a total of 2.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 24 papers in Physiology, 13 papers in Molecular Biology and 13 papers in Epidemiology. Recurrent topics in Markus Heine's work include Adipose Tissue and Metabolism (24 papers), Cardiovascular Disease and Adiposity (8 papers) and Adipokines, Inflammation, and Metabolic Diseases (8 papers). Markus Heine is often cited by papers focused on Adipose Tissue and Metabolism (24 papers), Cardiovascular Disease and Adiposity (8 papers) and Adipokines, Inflammation, and Metabolic Diseases (8 papers). Markus Heine collaborates with scholars based in Germany, United States and Austria. Markus Heine's co-authors include Jöerg Heeren, Ludger Scheja, Christian Schlein, Peter F. Nielsen, Barbara Freund, Harald Ittrich, Oliver T. Bruns, Alexander W. Fischer, Stefan K. Nilsson and Roland H. Stauber and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and Chemical Society Reviews.

In The Last Decade

Markus Heine

51 papers receiving 2.8k 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.

Exceedingly small iron oxide nanoparticles as positive MRI contrast agents

2017 396 citations Oliver T. Bruns, Michael G. Kaul et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Markus Heine Germany	22	831	691	567	530	487	53	2.8k
Nadira Yuldasheva United Kingdom	24	758 0.9×	316 0.5×	345 0.6×	360 0.7×	164 0.3×	60	2.4k
Vladimir V. Shuvaev United States	37	1.5k 1.8×	519 0.8×	781 1.4×	523 1.0×	246 0.5×	74	3.6k
Satoshi Kashiwagi United States	27	1.5k 1.8×	707 1.0×	389 0.7×	938 1.8×	452 0.9×	75	4.0k
Yimin Zhu China	23	1.0k 1.2×	293 0.4×	237 0.4×	575 1.1×	372 0.8×	77	2.7k
Hua Zhang China	31	835 1.0×	291 0.4×	337 0.6×	996 1.9×	618 1.3×	144	3.3k
Yoshichika Yoshioka Japan	25	733 0.9×	262 0.4×	195 0.3×	371 0.7×	548 1.1×	103	2.5k
Claire Rodriguez‐Lafrasse France	40	1.9k 2.3×	788 1.1×	195 0.3×	479 0.9×	169 0.3×	124	4.3k
Junqi He China	29	1.7k 2.0×	224 0.3×	777 1.4×	672 1.3×	635 1.3×	87	3.4k
Haijun Zhang China	29	1.0k 1.2×	579 0.8×	327 0.6×	385 0.7×	285 0.6×	103	3.5k
Yun‐Sang Lee South Korea	32	957 1.2×	296 0.4×	325 0.6×	555 1.0×	296 0.6×	166	3.4k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Markus Heine

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20 of 20 papers shown

Heine, Markus, Franz Rinninger, Michelle Y. Jaeckstein, et al.. (2025). Endothelial SR-B1 is dispensable for thermogenesis but promotes selective cholesterol uptake in brown adipose tissue. Journal of Lipid Research. 66(10). 100894–100894.

Jaeckstein, Michelle Y., Janina Behrens, Björn‐Philipp Diercks, et al.. (2025). The Purinergic Receptor P2X5 Modulates Glucose Metabolism and Expression of Thermogenic Genes in Brown Adipose Tissue. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 26(13). 6474–6474.

Heine, Markus, Sonia Spinelli, Annalisa Salis, et al.. (2024). The TRPM2 ion channel regulates metabolic and thermogenic adaptations in adipose tissue of cold-exposed mice. Frontiers in Endocrinology. 14. 1251351–1251351. 7 indexed citations

Meyer, Simon F. De, Markus Heine, L. Eissing, et al.. (2023). TREM2 Regulates the Removal of Apoptotic Cells and Inflammatory Processes during the Progression of NAFLD. Cells. 12(3). 341–341. 28 indexed citations

Liebscher, Gudrun, Nemanja Vujić, Renate Schreiber, et al.. (2023). The lysosomal LAMTOR / Ragulator complex is essential for nutrient homeostasis in brown adipose tissue. Molecular Metabolism. 71. 101705–101705. 4 indexed citations

Jaeckstein, Michelle Y., Anne Hoffmann, Markus Heine, et al.. (2022). Apoptotic brown adipocytes enhance energy expenditure via extracellular inosine. Nature. 609(7926). 361–368. 101 indexed citations

Schwaerzer, Gerburg K., Ioannis Evangelakos, Michelle Y. Jaeckstein, et al.. (2022). Role of Endothelial Cell Lipoprotein Lipase for Brown Adipose Tissue Lipid and Glucose Handling. Frontiers in Physiology. 13. 859671–859671. 3 indexed citations

Fischer, Alexander W., Janina Behrens, Frederike Sass, et al.. (2020). Brown adipose tissue lipoprotein and glucose disposal is not determined by thermogenesis in uncoupling protein 1-deficient mice. Journal of Lipid Research. 61(11). 1377–1389. 15 indexed citations

Heine, Markus, et al.. (2019). A defect in the peroxisomal biogenesis in germ cells induces a spermatogenic arrest at the round spermatid stage in mice. Scientific Reports. 9(1). 9553–9553. 20 indexed citations

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Fischer, Alexander W., Markus Heine, Hartwig Schmale, et al.. (2018). The adaptor protein PID1 regulates receptor-dependent endocytosis of postprandial triglyceride-rich lipoproteins. Molecular Metabolism. 16. 88–99. 20 indexed citations

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Bartelt, Alexander, Frank Timo Beil, Till Koehne, et al.. (2018). Lrp1 in osteoblasts controls osteoclast activity and protects against osteoporosis by limiting PDGF–RANKL signaling. Bone Research. 6(1). 4–4. 44 indexed citations

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Worthmann, Anna, Clara John, Malte Rühlemann, et al.. (2017). Cold-induced conversion of cholesterol to bile acids in mice shapes the gut microbiome and promotes adaptive thermogenesis. Nature Medicine. 23(7). 839–849. 227 indexed citations

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Bartelt, Alexander, Clara John, Nicola Schaltenberg, et al.. (2017). Thermogenic adipocytes promote HDL turnover and reverse cholesterol transport. Nature Communications. 8(1). 15010–15010. 111 indexed citations

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Piscitelli, Fabiana, Markus Heine, Ludger Scheja, et al.. (2016). Endocannabinoid regulation in white and brown adipose tissue following thermogenic activation. Journal of Lipid Research. 57(3). 464–473. 52 indexed citations

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Carambia, Antonella, Barbara Freund, Dorothee Schwinge, et al.. (2015). Nanoparticle-based autoantigen delivery to Treg-inducing liver sinusoidal endothelial cells enables control of autoimmunity in mice. Journal of Hepatology. 62(6). 1349–1356. 143 indexed citations

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Jung, Caroline, Markus Heine, Barbara Freund, et al.. (2015). Quantitative Activity Measurements of Brown Adipose Tissue at 7 T Magnetic Resonance Imaging After Application of Triglyceride-Rich Lipoprotein 59Fe-Superparamagnetic Iron Oxide Nanoparticle. Investigative Radiology. 51(3). 194–202. 11 indexed citations

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Heine, Markus, et al.. (2015). The fate of a designed protein corona on nanoparticles in vitro and in vivo. Beilstein Journal of Nanotechnology. 6. 36–46. 45 indexed citations

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Heidemann, Franziska, Katharina Schmid, Oliver T. Bruns, et al.. (2014). Selectins Mediate Small Cell Lung Cancer Systemic Metastasis. PLoS ONE. 9(4). e92327–e92327. 44 indexed citations

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Rinninger, Franz, Markus Heine, Roshni R. Singaraja, et al.. (2014). High density lipoprotein metabolism in low density lipoprotein receptor-deficient mice. Journal of Lipid Research. 55(9). 1914–1924. 15 indexed citations

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Glassmeier, G., Markus Heine, Uwe Zangemeister‐Wittke, et al.. (2011). Neuronal differentiation by indomethacin and IBMX inhibits proliferation of small cell lung cancer cells in vitro. Lung Cancer. 74(2). 178–187. 15 indexed citations

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