Rainer Schimpf

10.0k total citations · 1 hit paper
120 papers, 5.1k citations indexed

About

Rainer Schimpf is a scholar working on Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine, Molecular Biology and Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging. According to data from OpenAlex, Rainer Schimpf has authored 120 papers receiving a total of 5.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 113 papers in Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine, 51 papers in Molecular Biology and 10 papers in Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging. Recurrent topics in Rainer Schimpf's work include Cardiac electrophysiology and arrhythmias (83 papers), Ion channel regulation and function (50 papers) and Cardiac pacing and defibrillation studies (41 papers). Rainer Schimpf is often cited by papers focused on Cardiac electrophysiology and arrhythmias (83 papers), Ion channel regulation and function (50 papers) and Cardiac pacing and defibrillation studies (41 papers). Rainer Schimpf collaborates with scholars based in Germany, United States and Italy. Rainer Schimpf's co-authors include Christian Wolpert, Fiorenzo Gaïta, Martin Borggrefe, Carla Giustetto, Martin Borggrefe, Charles Antzelevitch, Christian Veltmann, Francesca Bianchi, Ramón Brugada and Berndt Lüderitz and has published in prestigious journals such as Circulation, Journal of the American College of Cardiology and Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences.

In The Last Decade

Rainer Schimpf

118 papers receiving 4.9k 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.

  1. Sudden Death Associated With Short-QT Syndrome Linked to Mutations in HERG
    2003 562 citations Ramón Brugada, Fiorenzo Gaïta et al. Circulation profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Rainer Schimpf Germany 39 4.8k 2.6k 311 294 157 120 5.1k
Antoine Leenhardt France 30 5.2k 1.1× 2.5k 0.9× 216 0.7× 152 0.5× 292 1.9× 146 5.5k
Carla Giustetto Italy 30 5.1k 1.0× 2.7k 1.0× 267 0.9× 106 0.4× 246 1.6× 105 5.3k
Joachim R. Ehrlich Germany 29 3.0k 0.6× 1.0k 0.4× 176 0.6× 117 0.4× 154 1.0× 92 3.3k
Serge Sicouri United States 30 4.0k 0.8× 2.3k 0.9× 462 1.5× 165 0.6× 227 1.4× 131 4.3k
Pieter G. Postema Netherlands 31 3.2k 0.7× 1.5k 0.6× 140 0.5× 143 0.5× 210 1.3× 117 3.7k
Ihor Gussak United States 24 4.3k 0.9× 2.7k 1.0× 252 0.8× 113 0.4× 155 1.0× 59 4.5k
Vincent Probst France 42 5.9k 1.2× 3.8k 1.5× 484 1.6× 101 0.3× 565 3.6× 147 6.7k
Akihiko Nogami Japan 41 5.8k 1.2× 1.0k 0.4× 99 0.3× 187 0.6× 462 2.9× 310 6.4k
Stephen R. Shorofsky United States 32 2.3k 0.5× 609 0.2× 253 0.8× 222 0.8× 157 1.0× 116 2.6k
Junji Toyama Japan 28 2.1k 0.4× 1.0k 0.4× 326 1.0× 329 1.1× 284 1.8× 159 2.7k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Rainer Schimpf

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Rainer Schimpf

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Rainer Schimpf. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Rainer Schimpf 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 Schimpf. Rainer Schimpf 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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El‐Battrawy, Ibrahim, Uzair Ansari, Volker Liebe, et al.. (2019). Long-term follow-up of implantable cardioverter-defibrillators in Short QT syndrome. Clinical Research in Cardiology. 108(10). 1140–1146. 19 indexed citations
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Doesch, Christina, Sonja Sudarski, Dirk Loßnitzer, et al.. (2015). Mitral annular plane systolic excursion is an easy tool for fibrosis detection by late gadolinium enhancement cardiovascular magnetic resonance imaging in patients with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy. Archives of cardiovascular diseases. 108(6-7). 356–366. 12 indexed citations
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Rudic, Boris, et al.. (2014). Short QT Syndrome – Review of Diagnosis and Treatment. Arrhythmia & Electrophysiology Review. 3(2). 76–76. 41 indexed citations
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Rudic, Boris, Christian Veltmann, Michael Behnes, et al.. (2012). Early repolarization pattern is associated with ventricular fibrillation in patients with acute myocardial infarction. Heart Rhythm. 9(8). 1295–1300. 67 indexed citations
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Veltmann, Christian, Theano Papavassiliu, Torsten Konrad, et al.. (2011). Insights into the location of type I ECG in patients with Brugada syndrome: Correlation of ECG and cardiovascular magnetic resonance imaging. Heart Rhythm. 9(3). 414–421. 59 indexed citations
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Veltmann, Christian, Frédéric Sacher, Philippe Mabo, et al.. (2009). Response to intravenous ajmaline: a retrospective analysis of 677 ajmaline challenges. EP Europace. 11(10). 1345–1352. 55 indexed citations
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Veltmann, Christian, Juergen Kuschyk, Rainer Schimpf, et al.. (2009). Prevention of inappropriate ICD shocks in patients with Brugada syndrome. Clinical Research in Cardiology. 99(1). 37–44. 35 indexed citations
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Burashnikov, Elena, Ryan Pfeiffer, Martin Borggrefe, et al.. (2009). Abstract 1929: Mutations in the Cardiac L-Type Calcium Channel Associated With Four Sudden Cardiac Death Syndromes. Circulation. 120. 172858–172858. 5 indexed citations
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Schimpf, Rainer, Carla Giustetto, Lars Eckardt, et al.. (2008). Prevalence of Supraventricular Tachyarrhythmias in a Cohort of 115 Patients with Brugada Syndrome. Annals of Noninvasive Electrocardiology. 13(3). 266–269. 28 indexed citations
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Maury, Philippe, Fabrice Extramiana, Pascal Sbragia, et al.. (2008). Short QT syndrome. Update on a recent entity. Archives of cardiovascular diseases. 101(11-12). 779–786. 45 indexed citations
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Schimpf, Rainer, Tilko Reents, Gabriele Hessling, et al.. (2007). Magnetische Navigation in der elektrophysiologischen Diagnostik und Therapie. Herzschrittmachertherapie + Elektrophysiologie. 18(3). 157–165. 1 indexed citations
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Wolpert, Christian, Rainer Schimpf, Christian Veltmann, & Martin Borggrefe. (2007). Kurzes QT-Syndrom. Herz. 32(3). 206–210. 8 indexed citations
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Veltmann, Christian, Rainer Schimpf, Constanze Echternach, et al.. (2006). A prospective study on spontaneous fluctuations between diagnostic and non-diagnostic ECGs in Brugada syndrome: implications for correct phenotyping and risk stratification. European Heart Journal. 27(21). 2544–2552. 128 indexed citations
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Schimpf, Rainer, Juergen Kuschyk, Christian Veltmann, Martin Borggrefe, & Christian Wolpert. (2005). Primär elektrische Herzerkrankungen im Erwachsenenalter—: Elektrophysiologische Befunde und Therapie. Herzschrittmachertherapie + Elektrophysiologie. 16(4). 250–259. 2 indexed citations
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Gaïta, Fiorenzo, Carla Giustetto, Francesca Bianchi, et al.. (2004). Short QT syndrome: pharmacological treatment. Journal of the American College of Cardiology. 43(8). 1494–1499. 225 indexed citations
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Illien, Stefan, Harald Becher, Berndt Lüderitz, et al.. (2002). A Prospective Comparison of Harmonic Transthoracic and Transesophageal Echocardiography for Identifying Left Atrial Thrombi in Patients with Atrial Flutter and/or Fibrillation Prior to Cardioversion. Journal of clinical and basic cardiology. 5(1). 93–99. 1 indexed citations
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Schmidt, Harald, Giso von der Recke, Stefan Illien, et al.. (2001). Prevalence of left atrial chamber and appendage thrombi in patients with atrial flutter and its clinical significance. Journal of the American College of Cardiology. 38(3). 778–784. 37 indexed citations
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Divitiis, Marcello de, Heyder Omran, Rami Rabahieh, et al.. (1999). Right atrial appendage thrombosis in atrial fibrillation: its frequency and its clinical predictors. The American Journal of Cardiology. 84(9). 1023–1028. 62 indexed citations
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Omran, Heyder, Werner Jung, Rami Rabahieh, et al.. (1997). Left Atrial Chamber and Appendage Function After Internal Atrial Defibrillation: A Prospective and Serial Transesophageal Echocardiographic Study. Journal of the American College of Cardiology. 29(1). 131–138. 95 indexed citations
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Lewalter, Thorsten, Dean MacCarter, Torsten T. Bauer, et al.. (1994). Heart rate during exercise: What is the optimal goal of rate adaptive pacemaker therapy?. American Heart Journal. 127(4). 1026–1030. 7 indexed citations

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