Michael Heide

2.0k total citations · 1 hit paper
31 papers, 1.1k citations indexed

About

Michael Heide is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Developmental Neuroscience and Genetics. According to data from OpenAlex, Michael Heide has authored 31 papers receiving a total of 1.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 21 papers in Molecular Biology, 6 papers in Developmental Neuroscience and 4 papers in Genetics. Recurrent topics in Michael Heide's work include Neurogenesis and neuroplasticity mechanisms (6 papers), Pluripotent Stem Cells Research (5 papers) and Epigenetics and DNA Methylation (5 papers). Michael Heide is often cited by papers focused on Neurogenesis and neuroplasticity mechanisms (6 papers), Pluripotent Stem Cells Research (5 papers) and Epigenetics and DNA Methylation (5 papers). Michael Heide collaborates with scholars based in Germany, United States and Canada. Michael Heide's co-authors include Wieland Β. Huttner, Philipp Khaitovich, Dingding Han, Zhisong He, Małgorzata Santel, Barbara Treutlein, Fátima Sanchís-Calleja, Anne Weigert, Jonas Simon Fleck and Michael James Boyle and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Blood.

In The Last Decade

Michael Heide

28 papers receiving 1.0k 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.

Organoid single-cell genomic atlas uncovers human-specific features of brain development

2019 445 citations Sabina Kanton, Michael James Boyle et al. Nature profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Michael Heide Germany	12	753	261	166	146	127	31	1.1k
Małgorzata Santel Switzerland	10	891 1.2×	192 0.7×	167 1.0×	118 0.8×	116 0.9×	15	1.1k
Jonas Simon Fleck Switzerland	9	724 1.0×	144 0.6×	123 0.7×	105 0.7×	90 0.7×	11	895
Katherine R. Long United Kingdom	17	595 0.8×	325 1.2×	115 0.7×	124 0.8×	213 1.7×	26	1.1k
Stefano L. Giandomenico Germany	8	690 0.9×	208 0.8×	261 1.6×	80 0.5×	235 1.9×	9	965
Moritz Mall United States	17	1.6k 2.1×	218 0.8×	128 0.8×	180 1.2×	294 2.3×	23	1.8k
Neal D. Amin United States	11	596 0.8×	185 0.7×	242 1.5×	49 0.3×	236 1.9×	14	906
Daniel Gyllborg Sweden	13	1.0k 1.4×	163 0.6×	60 0.4×	120 0.8×	231 1.8×	15	1.3k
Magdalena Sutcliffe United Kingdom	5	570 0.8×	188 0.7×	252 1.5×	59 0.4×	185 1.5×	7	796
Takaaki Kuwajima United States	13	608 0.8×	116 0.4×	115 0.7×	156 1.1×	280 2.2×	20	1.0k
Mika Soen Japan	6	1.1k 1.5×	406 1.6×	458 2.8×	107 0.7×	298 2.3×	7	1.5k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Michael Heide

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Wilsch‐Bräuninger, Michaela, Felipe Mora‐Bermúdez, Fabian Rost, et al.. (2025). Cerebral organoids expressing mutant actin genes reveal cellular mechanism underlying microcephaly. EMBO Reports. 27(2). 387–415.

Heide, Michael, et al.. (2025). Characterization framework for broiler chicken’s bedding materials focusing on preventative health. 2(1). 1 indexed citations

Haffner, Christiane, et al.. (2025). A dyad of human-specific NBPF14 and NOTCH2NLB orchestrates cortical progenitor abundance crucial for human neocortex expansion. Science Advances. 11(13). eads7543–eads7543. 2 indexed citations

Heide, Michael, et al.. (2024). Employer Branding – Employer Attractiveness as a New Mindset in the Healthcare Sector. Management Dynamics in the Knowledge Economy. 12(1). 70–85. 1 indexed citations

Heide, Michael, et al.. (2024). Human-specific genetic hallmarks in neocortical development: focus on neural progenitors. Current Opinion in Genetics & Development. 89. 102267–102267. 2 indexed citations

Huttner, Wieland Β., Michael Heide, Felipe Mora‐Bermúdez, & Takashi Namba. (2024). Neocortical neurogenesis in development and evolution—Human‐specific features. The Journal of Comparative Neurology. 532(2). e25576–e25576. 9 indexed citations

Heide, Michael & Wieland Β. Huttner. (2023). Causes of microcephaly in human—theoretical considerations. Frontiers in Neuroscience. 17. 1306166–1306166. 1 indexed citations

Huttner, Wieland Β., et al.. (2023). Targeted Microinjection and Electroporation of Primate Cerebral Organoids for Genetic Modification. Journal of Visualized Experiments. 3 indexed citations

Fischer, Ján, Jula Peters, Takashi Namba, et al.. (2022). Human‐specific ARHGAP11B ensures human‐like basal progenitor levels in hominid cerebral organoids. EMBO Reports. 23(11). e54728–e54728. 24 indexed citations

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Haebe, Sarah, Stefan Alig, Michael Heide, et al.. (2021). The molecular ontogeny of follicular lymphoma: gene mutations succeeding the BCL2 translocation define common precursor cells. British Journal of Haematology. 196(6). 1381–1387. 5 indexed citations

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Heide, Michael, Christiane Haffner, Ayako Murayama, et al.. (2020). Human-specific ARHGAP11B increases size and folding of primate neocortex in the fetal marmoset. Science. 369(6503). 546–550. 119 indexed citations

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Kanton, Sabina, Michael James Boyle, Zhisong He, et al.. (2019). Organoid single-cell genomic atlas uncovers human-specific features of brain development. Nature. 574(7778). 418–422. 445 indexed citations breakdown →

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Fischer, Ján, Michael Heide, & Wieland Β. Huttner. (2019). Genetic Modification of Brain Organoids. Frontiers in Cellular Neuroscience. 13. 558–558. 34 indexed citations

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Heide, Michael, Wieland Β. Huttner, & Felipe Mora‐Bermúdez. (2018). Brain organoids as models to study human neocortex development and evolution. Current Opinion in Cell Biology. 55. 8–16. 50 indexed citations

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Heide, Michael, Katherine R. Long, & Wieland Β. Huttner. (2017). Novel gene function and regulation in neocortex expansion. Current Opinion in Cell Biology. 49. 22–30. 17 indexed citations

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Miquelajáuregui, Amaya, Teresa Sandoval-Schaefer, Leonor Pérez‐Martínez, et al.. (2015). LIM homeobox protein 5 (Lhx5) is essential for mamillary body development. Frontiers in Neuroanatomy. 9. 136–136. 10 indexed citations

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Heide, Michael, Xunlei Zhou, Tianyu Zhao, et al.. (2015). Lhx5 controls mamillary differentiation in the developing hypothalamus of the mouse. Frontiers in Neuroanatomy. 9. 113–113. 11 indexed citations

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Bararia, Deepak, Michael Heide, Robert S. Welner, et al.. (2015). Disruptive ARID1A Mutations in Follicular Lymphoma Impair DNA Repair Efficiency and Are Associated with Favorable Outcome in Patients Receiving First-Line Immunochemotherapy. Blood. 126(23). 571–571. 2 indexed citations

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Baumgartner, Reinhold, K. Bise, Michael Heide, et al.. (2006). Acute morphological sequelae of photodynamic therapy with 5-aminolevulinic acid in the C6 spheroid model. Journal of Neuro-Oncology. 82(1). 49–60. 21 indexed citations

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Heide, Michael, et al.. (1965). THE NECESSITY FOR POSTORTHODONTIC PRECISION GRINDING FOR BALANCED OCCLUSION.. PubMed. 35. 113–20. 1 indexed citations

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