Maximilian Heeg

2.5k total citations · 2 hit papers
22 papers, 729 citations indexed

About

Maximilian Heeg is a scholar working on Immunology, Infectious Diseases and Molecular Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Maximilian Heeg has authored 22 papers receiving a total of 729 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 19 papers in Immunology, 4 papers in Infectious Diseases and 4 papers in Molecular Biology. Recurrent topics in Maximilian Heeg's work include Immune Cell Function and Interaction (11 papers), T-cell and B-cell Immunology (9 papers) and Immunodeficiency and Autoimmune Disorders (7 papers). Maximilian Heeg is often cited by papers focused on Immune Cell Function and Interaction (11 papers), T-cell and B-cell Immunology (9 papers) and Immunodeficiency and Autoimmune Disorders (7 papers). Maximilian Heeg collaborates with scholars based in United States, Germany and Denmark. Maximilian Heeg's co-authors include Ananda W. Goldrath, J. Justin Milner, John T. Chang, Stephan Ehl, Laura Faletti, Clara Toma, Kyla Omilusik, Amir Ferry, Zhaoren He and John T. Crowl and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Nature Communications and The Journal of Experimental Medicine.

In The Last Decade

Maximilian Heeg

21 papers receiving 723 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.

The β1-adrenergic receptor links sympathetic nerves to T cell exhaustion

2023 124 citations Anna-Maria Globig, Steven Zhao et al. Nature profile →
Tissue-resident memory CD8 T cell diversity is spatiotemporally imprinted

2025 23 citations Miguel Reina‐Campos, Alexander Monell et al. Nature profile →

Peers

Maximilian Heeg

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Maud Thérésine Luxembourg

Anna Laura Di Pace Italy

Jakob Theorell Sweden

Takuya Sekine United States

Alexander Winkelmann Germany

Tariq El‐Shanawany United Kingdom

Walentina A. T. Slieker Netherlands

Hélène Decaluwe Canada

Bianca Tesi Sweden

Maud Thérésine Luxembourg

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675 ×1.5

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186 ×1.1

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82 ×0.7

84 ×0.8

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73 ×0.8

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Countries citing papers authored by Maximilian Heeg

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Citations

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Fields of papers citing papers by Maximilian Heeg

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Maximilian Heeg

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Maximilian Heeg. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Maximilian 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 Maximilian Heeg. Maximilian Heeg is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

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Ferry, Amir, Alexander Monell, Miguel Reina‐Campos, et al.. (2025). The XCL1–XCR1 axis supports intestinal tissue residency and antitumor immunity. The Journal of Experimental Medicine. 222(2). 3 indexed citations

Reina‐Campos, Miguel, Alexander Monell, Amir Ferry, et al.. (2025). Tissue-resident memory CD8 T cell diversity is spatiotemporally imprinted. Nature. 639(8054). 483–492. 23 indexed citations breakdown →

Fink, Franz‐Martin, R. Höpfl, Martina Witsch‐Baumgartner, et al.. (2024). Retrospective identification of the first cord blood–transplanted severe aplastic anemia in a STAT1-associated chronic mucocutaneous candidiasis family: case report, review of literature and pathophysiologic background. Frontiers in Immunology. 15. 1430938–1430938.

Faletti, Laura, et al.. (2023). JAKs and STATs from a Clinical Perspective: Loss-of-Function Mutations, Gain-of-Function Mutations, and Their Multidimensional Consequences. Journal of Clinical Immunology. 43(6). 1326–1359. 38 indexed citations

Reina‐Campos, Miguel, Maximilian Heeg, Ian T. Mathews, et al.. (2023). Metabolic programs of T cell tissue residency empower tumour immunity. Nature. 621(7977). 179–187. 73 indexed citations

Heeg, Maximilian & Ananda W. Goldrath. (2023). Insights into phenotypic and functional CD8⁺ T_RM heterogeneity. Immunological Reviews. 316(1). 8–22. 16 indexed citations

Nguyen, Quynh, Kennidy K. Takehara, Tianda Deng, et al.. (2023). Transcriptional programming of CD4 ⁺ T _RM differentiation in viral infection balances effector- and memory-associated gene expression. Science Immunology. 8(83). eabq7486–eabq7486. 10 indexed citations

Globig, Anna-Maria, Steven Zhao, Vivien I. Maltez, et al.. (2023). The β1-adrenergic receptor links sympathetic nerves to T cell exhaustion. Nature. 622(7982). 383–392. 124 indexed citations breakdown →

Quon, Sara, Bingfei Yu, Brendan E. Russ, et al.. (2023). DNA architectural protein CTCF facilitates subset-specific chromatin interactions to limit the formation of memory CD8+ T cells. Immunity. 56(5). 959–978.e10. 12 indexed citations

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Globig, Anna-Maria, Maximilian Heeg, L Mayer, et al.. (2022). High-dimensional profiling reveals Tc17 cell enrichment in active Crohn’s disease and identifies a potentially targetable signature. Nature Communications. 13(1). 3688–3688. 20 indexed citations

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Crowl, John T., Maximilian Heeg, Amir Ferry, et al.. (2022). Tissue-resident memory CD8+ T cells possess unique transcriptional, epigenetic and functional adaptations to different tissue environments. Nature Immunology. 23(7). 1121–1131. 141 indexed citations

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Lodi, Lorenzo, Laura Faletti, Maria Elena Maccari, et al.. (2022). STAT3-confusion-of-function: Beyond the loss and gain dualism. Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology. 150(5). 1237–1241.e3. 9 indexed citations

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Globig, Anna-Maria, Valentina Strohmeier, Rambabu Surabattula, et al.. (2022). Evaluation of Laboratory and Sonographic Parameters for Detection of Portal Hypertension in Patients with Common Variable Immunodeficiency. Journal of Clinical Immunology. 42(8). 1626–1637. 10 indexed citations

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Faletti, Laura, Stephan Ehl, & Maximilian Heeg. (2021). Germline STAT3 gain-of-function mutations in primary immunodeficiency: Impact on the cellular and clinical phenotype. Biomedical Journal. 44(4). 412–421. 26 indexed citations

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Globig, Anna-Maria, Maximilian Heeg, Carsten Schade Larsen, et al.. (2021). International multicenter experience of transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt implantation in patients with common variable immunodeficiency. The Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology In Practice. 9(7). 2931–2935.e1. 6 indexed citations

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Janda, Aleš, Catharina Schuetz, Scott Canna, et al.. (2021). Therapeutic approaches to pediatric COVID-19: an online survey of pediatric rheumatologists. Rheumatology International. 41(5). 911–920. 2 indexed citations

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Janda, Aleš, Maximilian Heeg, Nadine Binder, et al.. (2020). Comprehensive infectious disease screening in a cohort of unaccompanied refugee minors in Germany from 2016 to 2017: A cross-sectional study. PLoS Medicine. 17(3). e1003076–e1003076. 22 indexed citations

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Heeg, Maximilian, Sandra Ammann, Christian Klemann, et al.. (2018). Is an infectious trigger always required for primary hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis? Lessons from in utero and neonatal disease. Pediatric Blood & Cancer. 65(11). e27344–e27344. 25 indexed citations

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Heeg, Maximilian, Yi Ni, Anita Schuch, et al.. (2015). Hepatitis B Virus-Infected HepG2^hNTCPCells Serve as a Novel Immunological Tool To Analyze the Antiviral Efficacy of CD8⁺T CellsIn Vitro. Journal of Virology. 89(14). 7433–7438. 25 indexed citations

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Boettler, Tobias, Yang Cheng, Maximilian Heeg, et al.. (2012). OX40 Facilitates Control of a Persistent Virus Infection. PLoS Pathogens. 8(9). e1002913–e1002913. 58 indexed citations

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