Michael Horckmans

1.8k total citations · 1 hit paper
25 papers, 1.2k citations indexed

About

Michael Horckmans is a scholar working on Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine, Immunology and Physiology. According to data from OpenAlex, Michael Horckmans has authored 25 papers receiving a total of 1.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 15 papers in Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine, 12 papers in Immunology and 10 papers in Physiology. Recurrent topics in Michael Horckmans's work include Adenosine and Purinergic Signaling (10 papers), Cardiovascular Disease and Adiposity (5 papers) and Cardiovascular Function and Risk Factors (4 papers). Michael Horckmans is often cited by papers focused on Adenosine and Purinergic Signaling (10 papers), Cardiovascular Disease and Adiposity (5 papers) and Cardiovascular Function and Risk Factors (4 papers). Michael Horckmans collaborates with scholars based in Belgium, Germany and Netherlands. Michael Horckmans's co-authors include Christian Weber, Sabine Steffens, Johan Duchêne, Maximilian J. Schloss, Oliver Soehnlein, Donato Santovito, Maik Drechsler, Larisa Ring, Didier Communi and Jean‐Marie Boeynaems and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Biological Chemistry, Circulation and The Journal of Immunology.

In The Last Decade

Michael Horckmans

24 papers receiving 1.2k 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.

Neutrophils orchestrate post-myocardial infarction healing by polarizing macrophages towards a reparative phenotype

2016 569 citations Michael Horckmans, Larisa Ring et al. European Heart Journal profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Michael Horckmans Belgium	16	523	465	442	188	171	25	1.2k
Susan I. Ramos United States	14	281 0.5×	532 1.1×	253 0.6×	161 0.9×	289 1.7×	14	1.4k
Johan Duchêne Germany	22	619 1.2×	644 1.4×	817 1.8×	238 1.3×	35 0.2×	39	1.9k
Gilles Kauffenstein France	24	321 0.6×	420 0.9×	135 0.3×	132 0.7×	455 2.7×	49	1.4k
Melissa A. Marshall United States	17	201 0.4×	430 0.9×	548 1.2×	228 1.2×	656 3.8×	28	1.7k
Dursun Gündüz Germany	20	203 0.4×	402 0.9×	102 0.2×	61 0.3×	128 0.7×	37	899
Alexandra Vanessa Finsen Norway	17	741 1.4×	768 1.7×	236 0.5×	198 1.1×	25 0.1×	21	1.4k
Nathalie Gaudreault Canada	20	464 0.9×	559 1.2×	160 0.4×	179 1.0×	24 0.1×	55	1.4k
Shinichiro Yamada Japan	19	398 0.8×	294 0.6×	132 0.3×	213 1.1×	20 0.1×	83	1.3k
Claire Crola Da Silva France	17	183 0.3×	746 1.6×	134 0.3×	147 0.8×	31 0.2×	54	1.3k

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Horckmans, Michael, et al.. (2023). P2Y4 nucleotide receptor: A novel target for anti-inflammatory therapies to improve myocardial infarction outcome. Archives of Cardiovascular Diseases Supplements. 15(2). 199–199. 1 indexed citations

Horckmans, Michael, Henrik Laurell, Jean‐Bernard Ruidavets, et al.. (2022). Loss-of-function N178T variant of the human P2Y4 receptor is associated with decreased severity of coronary artery disease and improved glucose homeostasis. Frontiers in Pharmacology. 13. 1049696–1049696.

Horckmans, Michael, et al.. (2022). Central role of PD-L1 in cardioprotection resulting from P2Y4 nucleotide receptor loss. Frontiers in Immunology. 13. 1006934–1006934. 2 indexed citations

Horckmans, Michael, et al.. (2021). UTP is a regulator of in vitro and in vivo angiogenic properties of cardiac adipose–derived stem cells. Purinergic Signalling. 17(4). 681–691. 3 indexed citations

Communi, Didier, Michael Horckmans, & Jean‐Marie Boeynaems. (2020). P2Y4, P2Y6 and P2Y11 receptors: From the early days of cloning to their function. Biochemical Pharmacology. 187. 114347–114347. 8 indexed citations

Bianchini, Mariaelvy, Johan Duchêne, Donato Santovito, et al.. (2019). PD-L1 expression on nonclassical monocytes reveals their origin and immunoregulatory function. Science Immunology. 4(36). 44 indexed citations

Communi, Didier, et al.. (2019). P2Y ₂ Nucleotide Receptor Is a Regulator of the Formation of Cardiac Adipose Tissue and Its Fat-Associated Lymphoid Clusters. Stem Cells and Development. 29(2). 100–109. 9 indexed citations

Schloss, Maximilian J., Michael Horckmans, Raquel Guillamat‐Prats, et al.. (2018). 2-Arachidonoylglycerol mobilizes myeloid cells and worsens heart function after acute myocardial infarction. Cardiovascular Research. 115(3). 602–613. 26 indexed citations

Horckmans, Michael, Mariaelvy Bianchini, Donato Santovito, et al.. (2017). Pericardial Adipose Tissue Regulates Granulopoiesis, Fibrosis, and Cardiac Function After Myocardial Infarction. Circulation. 137(9). 948–960. 134 indexed citations

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Horckmans, Michael, et al.. (2016). Mouse P2Y ₄ Nucleotide Receptor Is a Negative Regulator of Cardiac Adipose-Derived Stem Cell Differentiation and Cardiac Fat Formation. Stem Cells and Development. 26(5). 363–373. 21 indexed citations

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Horckmans, Michael, Larisa Ring, Johan Duchêne, et al.. (2016). Neutrophils orchestrate post-myocardial infarction healing by polarizing macrophages towards a reparative phenotype. European Heart Journal. 38(3). ehw002–ehw002. 569 indexed citations breakdown →

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Clouet, Sophie, Hrag Esfahani, Michael Horckmans, et al.. (2016). Loss of Mouse P2Y6 Nucleotide Receptor Is Associated with Physiological Macrocardia and Amplified Pathological Cardiac Hypertrophy. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 291(30). 15841–15852. 22 indexed citations

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Schloss, Maximilian J., Michael Horckmans, Katrin Nitz, et al.. (2016). The time‐of‐day of myocardial infarction onset affects healing through oscillations in cardiac neutrophil recruitment. EMBO Molecular Medicine. 8(8). 937–948. 114 indexed citations

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Horckmans, Michael, et al.. (2014). P160Neutrophils modulate healing after myocardial infarction. Cardiovascular Research. 103(suppl 1). S28.3–S28. 1 indexed citations

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Castanares‐Zapatero, Diego, Claire Bouleti, Caroline Sommereyns, et al.. (2013). Connection Between Cardiac Vascular Permeability, Myocardial Edema, and Inflammation During Sepsis. Critical Care Medicine. 41(12). e411–e422. 44 indexed citations

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Horckmans, Michael, Bernard Robaye, Philippe Unger, et al.. (2012). P2Y4 nucleotide receptor: a novel actor in post-natal cardiac development. Angiogenesis. 15(3). 349–360. 32 indexed citations

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Vanderstocken, Gilles, et al.. (2010). P2Y2 Receptor Regulates VCAM-1 Membrane and Soluble Forms and Eosinophil Accumulation during Lung Inflammation. The Journal of Immunology. 185(6). 3702–3707. 1 indexed citations

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Marcet, Brice, Didier Communi, Michael Horckmans, et al.. (2009). Extracellular Nucleotides and Interleukin-8 Production by ARPE Cells: Potential Role of Danger Signals in Blood–Retinal Barrier Activation. Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science. 50(3). 1241–1241. 18 indexed citations

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Horckmans, Michael, Anne Lefort, F. Libert, et al.. (2007). Gene Expression Profiling Defines ATP as a Key Regulator of Human Dendritic Cell Functions. The Journal of Immunology. 179(6). 3550–3558. 16 indexed citations

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Marcet, Brice, Michael Horckmans, Frédérick Libert, et al.. (2007). Extracellular nucleotides regulate CCL20 release from human primary airway epithelial cells, monocytes and monocyte‐derived dendritic cells. Journal of Cellular Physiology. 211(3). 716–727. 45 indexed citations

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