Rainer Hambrecht

41.9k total citations · 10 hit papers
225 papers, 20.4k citations indexed

About

Rainer Hambrecht is a scholar working on Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine, Complementary and alternative medicine and Surgery. According to data from OpenAlex, Rainer Hambrecht has authored 225 papers receiving a total of 20.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 169 papers in Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine, 57 papers in Complementary and alternative medicine and 50 papers in Surgery. Recurrent topics in Rainer Hambrecht's work include Cardiovascular and exercise physiology (57 papers), Cardiovascular Function and Risk Factors (43 papers) and Cardiac Health and Mental Health (38 papers). Rainer Hambrecht is often cited by papers focused on Cardiovascular and exercise physiology (57 papers), Cardiovascular Function and Risk Factors (43 papers) and Cardiac Health and Mental Health (38 papers). Rainer Hambrecht collaborates with scholars based in Germany, United States and Switzerland. Rainer Hambrecht's co-authors include Gerhard Schüler, Sandra Erbs, Stephan Gielen, Axel Linke, Josef Niebauer, Hölger Thiele, Jiangtao Yu, Volker Adams, Sven Möbius‐Winkler and Eduard Fiehn and has published in prestigious journals such as New England Journal of Medicine, The Lancet and JAMA.

In The Last Decade

Rainer Hambrecht

210 papers receiving 19.5k citations

Hit Papers

Intraaortic Balloon Suppo... 1992 2026 2003 2014 2012 2006 1992 2000 1998 500 1000 1.5k
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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.

  1. Intraaortic Balloon Support for Myocardial Infarction with Cardiogenic Shock
    2012 1.6k citations Hölger Thiele, Uwe Zeymer et al. New England Journal of Medicine profile →
  2. Intracoronary Bone Marrow–Derived Progenitor Cells in Acute Myocardial Infarction
    2006 1.4k citations Volker Schächinger, Sandra Erbs et al. New England Journal of Medicine profile →
  3. Regular physical exercise and low-fat diet. Effects on progression of coronary artery disease.
    1992 1.0k citations Gerhard Schüler, Rainer Hambrecht et al. Circulation profile →
  4. Effect of Exercise on Coronary Endothelial Function in Patients with Coronary Artery Disease
    2000 962 citations Rainer Hambrecht, Stephan Gielen et al. New England Journal of Medicine profile →
  5. Regular Physical Exercise Corrects Endothelial Dysfunction and Improves Exercise Capacity in Patients With Chronic Heart Failure
    1998 715 citations Rainer Hambrecht, Jiangtao Yu et al. Circulation profile →
  6. Regular Physical Activity Improves Endothelial Function in Patients With Coronary Artery Disease by Increasing Phosphorylation of Endothelial Nitric Oxide Synthase
    2003 695 citations Rainer Hambrecht, Sandra Erbs et al. Circulation profile →
  7. Intra-aortic balloon counterpulsation in acute myocardial infarction complicated by cardiogenic shock (IABP-SHOCK II): final 12 month results of a randomised, open-label trial
    2013 551 citations Hölger Thiele, Uwe Zeymer et al. profile →
  8. Effects of Exercise Training on Left Ventricular Function and Peripheral Resistance in Patients With Chronic Heart Failure
    2000 521 citations Rainer Hambrecht profile →
  9. Fractional Flow Reserve–Guided Multivessel Angioplasty in Myocardial Infarction
    2017 447 citations Pieter C. Smits, Mohamed Abdel‐Wahab et al. New England Journal of Medicine profile →
  10. Transcatheter aortic valve implantation: first results from a multi-centre real-world registry
    2010 430 citations Ralf Zahn, Ulrich Gerckens et al. European Heart Journal profile →

Author Peers

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Author Last Decade Papers Cites
Rainer Hambrecht 12.0k 6.5k 4.6k 3.2k 3.2k 225 20.4k
Barry A. Borlaug 26.6k 2.2× 4.0k 0.6× 3.1k 0.7× 1.5k 0.5× 1.8k 0.6× 469 31.2k
Richard J. Rodeheffer 18.1k 1.5× 3.7k 0.6× 1.0k 0.2× 1.6k 0.5× 2.2k 0.7× 198 23.8k
Julio A. Panza 12.0k 1.0× 3.4k 0.5× 876 0.2× 782 0.2× 1.3k 0.4× 239 18.2k
Sandra Erbs 4.9k 0.4× 2.7k 0.4× 2.2k 0.5× 495 0.2× 2.8k 0.9× 98 10.6k
Alain Cohen‐Solal 11.0k 0.9× 1.7k 0.3× 1.8k 0.4× 1.1k 0.3× 853 0.3× 250 13.7k
Josef Niebauer 8.1k 0.7× 1.9k 0.3× 4.0k 0.9× 913 0.3× 1.4k 0.4× 269 13.8k
James E. Udelson 20.0k 1.7× 5.5k 0.9× 426 0.1× 1.9k 0.6× 2.8k 0.9× 326 25.9k
Wolfram Doehner 7.2k 0.6× 2.2k 0.3× 959 0.2× 527 0.2× 3.0k 0.9× 296 18.7k
Yoshihiko Saito 11.7k 1.0× 3.6k 0.6× 322 0.1× 820 0.3× 5.0k 1.6× 493 20.3k
Byung‐Hee Oh 8.7k 0.7× 4.5k 0.7× 303 0.1× 741 0.2× 3.6k 1.1× 451 16.1k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Rainer Hambrecht

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

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Schmucker, Johannes, et al.. (2025). Severe obesity in patients with ST-elevation myocardial infarctions: association with age, temporal trends, and clinical outcomes. European Journal of Preventive Cardiology. 1 indexed citations
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Eitel, Ingo, Andreas Fach, Rainer Hambrecht, et al.. (2024). Glycoprotein IIb/IIIa inhibitors in acute myocardial infarction and angiographic microvascular obstruction: the REVERSE-FLOW trial. European Heart Journal. 45(47). 5058–5067. 9 indexed citations
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Wienbergen, Harm & Rainer Hambrecht. (2023). Stärkung der Prävention: von der Früherkennung bis zur qualifizierten Nachsorge. 12(2). 96–101.
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Schmucker, Johannes, Andreas Fach, Christian Frerker, et al.. (2021). Influence of the ratio of mean arterial pressure to right atrial pressure on outcome after successful percutaneous edge-to-edge repair for severe mitral valve regurgitation. IJC Heart & Vasculature. 37. 100903–100903. 3 indexed citations
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Schmucker, Johannes, Andreas Fach, Harald F. Langer, et al.. (2021). Impact of Ventricular Stroke Work Indices on Mortality in Heart Failure Patients After Percutaneous Mitral Valve Repair. The American Journal of Cardiology. 147. 101–108. 2 indexed citations
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Wienbergen, Harm, et al.. (2021). Impact of COVID-19 Pandemic on Presentation and Outcome of Consecutive Patients Admitted to Hospital Due to ST-Elevation Myocardial Infarction. The American Journal of Cardiology. 151. 10–14. 14 indexed citations
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Fach, Andreas, Johannes Schmucker, Ingo Eitel, et al.. (2019). Long-Term Risk Factor Control After Myocardial Infarction—A Need for Better Prevention Programmes. Journal of Clinical Medicine. 8(8). 1114–1114. 9 indexed citations
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Wienert, Julian, et al.. (2017). Subjective age and planning strategies for physical activity : Brief report about a domain-specific example from a cross-sectional observation study. International journal of sport psychology. 48(4). 448–458. 1 indexed citations
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Smits, Pieter C., Mohamed Abdel‐Wahab, Franz–Josef Neumann, et al.. (2017). Fractional Flow Reserve–Guided Multivessel Angioplasty in Myocardial Infarction. New England Journal of Medicine. 376(13). 1234–1244. 447 indexed citations breakdown →
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Lippke, Sonia, et al.. (2015). Perceived Stress, Physical Activity and Motivation : Findings from an Internet Study. KOPS (University of Konstanz). 2(1). 12 indexed citations
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Buellesfeld, Lutz, Ulrich Gerckens, Raimund Erbel, et al.. (2012). Age-stratified baseline and outcome characteristics of patients undergoing transcatheter aortic valve implantation: results from the German multicenter registry.. PubMed. 24(10). 531–6. 17 indexed citations
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Thiele, Hölger, Uwe Zeymer, Franz‐Josef Neumann, et al.. (2012). Intraaortic Balloon Support for Myocardial Infarction with Cardiogenic Shock. New England Journal of Medicine. 367(14). 1287–1296. 1649 indexed citations breakdown →
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Sandri, Marcus, Stephan Gielen, Norman Mangner, et al.. (2009). Abstract 1048: Chronic Heart Failure and Aging: Effects of Exercise Training on Left Ventricular Diastolic Dysfunction. Circulation. 120. 1 indexed citations
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Erbs, Sandra, Axel Linke, Volker Adams, et al.. (2008). Abstract 3196: Regular Physical Exercise Training Induces Neovascularization in the Skeletal Muscle in Patients with Severe Chronic Heart Hailure. Circulation. 118. 1 indexed citations
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Erbs, Sandra, Axel Linke, Volker Schächinger, et al.. (2007). Restoration of Microvascular Function in the Infarct-Related Artery by Intracoronary Transplantation of Bone Marrow Progenitor Cells in Patients With Acute Myocardial Infarction. Circulation. 116(4). 366–374. 155 indexed citations
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Hambrecht, Rainer. (2004). Sport als Therapie@@@Physical Exercise as Treatment Strategy. Herz. 29(4). 4 indexed citations
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Hambrecht, Rainer, Stephan Gielen, Axel Linke, et al.. (2000). Effect of Exercise on Coronary Endothelial Function in Patients with Coronary Artery Disease. New England Journal of Medicine. 342(7). 454–460. 962 indexed citations breakdown →
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Schlierf, G., et al.. (1995). Treatment of Coronary Heart Disease by Diet and Exercise. Journal of Cardiovascular Pharmacology. 25. S32–34. 11 indexed citations
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Schüler, Gerhard, Rainer Hambrecht, G. Schlierf, et al.. (1992). Myocardial perfusion and regression of coronary artery disease in patients on a regimen of intensive physical exercise and low fat diet. Journal of the American College of Cardiology. 19(1). 34–42. 114 indexed citations

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