Meinrad Gawaz

38.0k total citations · 5 hit papers
607 papers, 26.7k citations indexed

About

Meinrad Gawaz is a scholar working on Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine, Hematology and Surgery. According to data from OpenAlex, Meinrad Gawaz has authored 607 papers receiving a total of 26.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 313 papers in Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine, 176 papers in Hematology and 143 papers in Surgery. Recurrent topics in Meinrad Gawaz's work include Platelet Disorders and Treatments (150 papers), Antiplatelet Therapy and Cardiovascular Diseases (136 papers) and Cell Adhesion Molecules Research (71 papers). Meinrad Gawaz is often cited by papers focused on Platelet Disorders and Treatments (150 papers), Antiplatelet Therapy and Cardiovascular Diseases (136 papers) and Cell Adhesion Molecules Research (71 papers). Meinrad Gawaz collaborates with scholars based in Germany, United States and United Kingdom. Meinrad Gawaz's co-authors include Konstantinos Stellos, Tobias Geisler, Andreas E. May, Peter Seizer, Boris Bigalke, Oliver Borst, Albert Schömig, Harald F. Langer, Steffen Maßberg and Florian Läng and has published in prestigious journals such as New England Journal of Medicine, Journal of Biological Chemistry and Circulation.

In The Last Decade

Meinrad Gawaz

584 papers receiving 26.1k citations

Hit Papers

5 papers align trajectories

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.

Skepinone-L, a Novel Potent and Highly Selective Inhibitor of p38 MAP Kinase, Effectively Impairs Platelet Activation and Thrombus Formation

2013 1.5k citations Oliver Borst, Meinrad Gawaz et al. Cellular Physiology and Biochemistry profile →
Platelets in inflammation and atherogenesis

2005 1.1k citations Meinrad Gawaz profile →
A Critical Role of Platelet Adhesion in the Initiation of Atherosclerotic Lesion Formation

2002 668 citations Steffen Maßberg, Sabine Grüner et al. profile →
A Randomized Trial of Prasugrel Versus Clopidogrel in Patients With High Platelet Reactivity on Clopidogrel After Elective Percutaneous Coronary Intervention With Implantation of Drug-Eluting Stents

2012 448 citations Meinrad Gawaz et al. profile →
Current concepts and novel targets for antiplatelet therapy

2023 63 citations Meinrad Gawaz, Tobias Geisler et al. profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Meinrad Gawaz Germany	82	11.6k	6.4k	5.8k	5.5k	4.2k	607	26.7k
Steffen Maßberg Germany	73	8.0k 0.7×	4.6k 0.7×	5.5k 0.9×	3.5k 0.6×	4.9k 1.2×	447	21.6k
D Collen Belgium	89	5.4k 0.5×	10.7k 1.7×	4.1k 0.7×	7.5k 1.4×	1.9k 0.4×	435	28.7k
Françoise Dignat‐George France	76	3.9k 0.3×	3.0k 0.5×	2.8k 0.5×	8.6k 1.6×	3.6k 0.9×	329	19.7k
Juan J. Badimón United States	70	8.7k 0.8×	3.0k 0.5×	8.3k 1.4×	3.4k 0.6×	2.6k 0.6×	305	21.3k
Charles T. Esmon United States	97	4.3k 0.4×	18.3k 2.8×	3.2k 0.5×	5.4k 1.0×	6.5k 1.5×	321	31.9k
Guy A. Zimmerman United States	98	2.9k 0.2×	5.5k 0.8×	3.9k 0.7×	10.5k 1.9×	8.6k 2.0×	262	32.6k
Désiré Collen Belgium	72	3.1k 0.3×	6.1k 0.9×	3.3k 0.6×	9.7k 1.8×	2.1k 0.5×	333	24.7k
Marie‐Christine Alessi France	77	5.7k 0.5×	5.1k 0.8×	3.3k 0.6×	3.0k 0.6×	1.4k 0.3×	320	19.0k
Johan W. M. Heemskerk Netherlands	65	3.8k 0.3×	7.6k 1.2×	1.8k 0.3×	3.4k 0.6×	1.8k 0.4×	327	15.0k
John H. Griffin United States	90	3.2k 0.3×	15.5k 2.4×	2.7k 0.5×	5.3k 1.0×	2.7k 0.6×	559	27.6k

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Novickij, Vitalij, et al.. (2025). Fractionation of nanosecond pulsed electric fields lowers lethal dose by enhancing cardiomyocyte membrane permeability. Heart Rhythm. 22(9). e697–e709. 2 indexed citations

Castor, Tatsiana, et al.. (2024). The subtilisin-like protease furin regulates hemin-induced CD63 surface expression on platelets. Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications. 701. 149629–149629. 3 indexed citations

Hagen, Florian, Jean‐François Paul, Konstantin Nikolaou, et al.. (2024). Coronary artery disease evaluation during transcatheter aortic valve replacement work-up using photon-counting CT and artificial intelligence. Diagnostic and Interventional Imaging. 105(7-8). 273–280. 19 indexed citations

Hagen, Florian, et al.. (2023). T2* map at cardiac MRI reveals incidental hepatic and cardiac iron overload. Diagnostic and Interventional Imaging. 104(11). 552–559. 6 indexed citations

Zlamal, Jan, Karina Althaus, Helene Häberle, et al.. (2022). Upregulation of cAMP prevents antibody-mediated thrombus formation in COVID-19. Blood Advances. 6(1). 248–258. 17 indexed citations

Härdtner, Carmen, Maximilian Mauler, Bianca Dufner, et al.. (2022). Elevated platelet–leukocyte complexes are associated with, but dispensable for myocardial ischemia–reperfusion injury. Basic Research in Cardiology. 117(1). 61–61. 8 indexed citations

Krumm, Patrick, Karin Klingel, Christoph Gräni, et al.. (2022). Using Multiparametric Cardiac Magnetic Resonance to Phenotype and Differentiate Biopsy-Proven Chronic from Healed Myocarditis and Dilated Cardiomyopathy. Journal of Clinical Medicine. 11(17). 5047–5047. 6 indexed citations

Althaus, Karina, Irene Marini, Jan Zlamal, et al.. (2020). Antibody-induced procoagulant platelets in severe COVID-19 infection. Blood. 137(8). 1061–1071. 132 indexed citations

Frankenreiter, Sandra, Piotr Bednarczyk, Nadja I. Bork, et al.. (2017). cGMP-Elevating Compounds and Ischemic Conditioning Provide Cardioprotection Against Ischemia and Reperfusion Injury via Cardiomyocyte-Specific BK Channels. Circulation. 136(24). 2337–2355. 125 indexed citations

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Zhou, Qifeng, Scott Kesteven, Jianxin Wu, et al.. (2015). Pressure Overload by Transverse Aortic Constriction Induces Maladaptive Hypertrophy in a Titin-Truncated Mouse Model. BioMed Research International. 2015. 1–6. 16 indexed citations

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Seizer, Peter, David Heinzmann, Michael Gramlich, et al.. (2015). Efficacy and safety of zero-fluoroscopy ablation for supraventricular tachycardias. Herz. 41(3). 241–245. 16 indexed citations

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Htun, Patrik, Jens Nee, Klaus Eder, et al.. (2015). Fish-Free Diet in Patients with Phenylketonuria Is Not Associated with Early Atherosclerotic Changes and Enhanced Platelet Activation. PLoS ONE. 10(8). e0135930–e0135930. 11 indexed citations

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Kračun, Damir, et al.. (2014). The β3-Integrin Binding Protein β3-Endonexin Is a Novel Negative Regulator of Hypoxia-Inducible Factor-1. Antioxidants and Redox Signaling. 20(13). 1964–1976. 8 indexed citations

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Gawaz, Meinrad & Madhumita Chatterjee. (2013). Platelet-derived CXCL12 (SDF-1 alpha): basic mechanisms and clinical implications. Journal of Thrombosis and Haemostasis. 11(11). 1 indexed citations

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Pelzl, Lisann, et al.. (2013). Sgk1 Sensitive Pendrin Expression in Murine Platelets. Cellular Physiology and Biochemistry. 32(7). 210–220. 13 indexed citations

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Lonsdorf, Anke S., Bjoern F. Kraemer, Tanja Schoenberger, et al.. (2012). Engagement of alpha IIb beta 3 (GPIIb/IIIa) with alpha nu beta 3 Integrin Mediates Interaction of Melanoma Cells with Platelets A CONNECTION TO HEMATOGENOUS METASTASIS. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 287(3). 2 indexed citations

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Kettering, Klaus, Mathias Busch, Christian Eick, et al.. (2011). Catheter ablation of persistent atrial fibrillation: anatomically based circumferential pulmonary vein ablation in combination with a potential-guided segmental approach to achieve complete pulmonary vein isolation. Journal of Interventional Cardiac Electrophysiology. 30(1). 63–72. 12 indexed citations

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Langer, Harald F., Karin Daub, Tanja Schönberger, et al.. (2007). Platelets Recruit Human Dendritic Cells Via Mac-1/JAM-C Interaction and Modulate Dendritic Cell Function In Vitro. Arteriosclerosis Thrombosis and Vascular Biology. 27(6). 1463–1470. 114 indexed citations

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Zürn, Christine, Norman Rüb, Hans Langer, et al.. (2006). Rezidivierende transitorische ischämische Attacken bei einer Patientin mit Pansinusitis. Der Internist. 47(11). 1165–1172.

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Maßberg, Steffen, Sabine Grüner, Ildiko Konrad, et al.. (2003). Enhanced in vivo platelet adhesion in vasodilator-stimulated phosphoprotein (VASP)–deficient mice. Blood. 103(1). 136–142. 101 indexed citations

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