Ralf Dechend

19.4k total citations · 2 hit papers
269 papers, 12.5k citations indexed

About

Ralf Dechend is a scholar working on Obstetrics and Gynecology, Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health and Immunology. According to data from OpenAlex, Ralf Dechend has authored 269 papers receiving a total of 12.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 145 papers in Obstetrics and Gynecology, 116 papers in Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health and 88 papers in Immunology. Recurrent topics in Ralf Dechend's work include Pregnancy and preeclampsia studies (143 papers), Birth, Development, and Health (108 papers) and Reproductive System and Pregnancy (75 papers). Ralf Dechend is often cited by papers focused on Pregnancy and preeclampsia studies (143 papers), Birth, Development, and Health (108 papers) and Reproductive System and Pregnancy (75 papers). Ralf Dechend collaborates with scholars based in Germany, United States and Norway. Ralf Dechend's co-authors include Friedrich C. Luft, Dominik N. Müller, Gerd Wallukat, Florian Herse, Joon-Keun Park, Anette Fiebeler, Anne Cathrine Staff, Babbette LaMarca, Hermann Haller and Erdenechimeg Shagdarsuren and has published in prestigious journals such as New England Journal of Medicine, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and Journal of Biological Chemistry.

In The Last Decade

Ralf Dechend

264 papers receiving 12.2k 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.

Angiotensin II Type 1–Receptor Activating Antibodies in Renal-Allograft Rejection

2005 638 citations Dominik N. Müller, Ralf Dechend et al. profile →
Hypertension in Pregnancy: Diagnosis, Blood Pressure Goals, and Pharmacotherapy: A Scientific Statement From the American Heart Association

2021 259 citations Ralf Dechend et al. Hypertension profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Ralf Dechend Germany	61	5.0k	3.8k	3.6k	3.0k	2.3k	269	12.5k
Joey P. Granger United States	63	8.4k 1.7×	6.7k 1.8×	3.4k 1.0×	2.7k 0.9×	1.5k 0.7×	272	13.6k
Berthold Hocher Germany	53	1.0k 0.2×	1.6k 0.4×	669 0.2×	2.0k 0.7×	2.2k 1.0×	355	9.4k
Julie R. Ingelfinger United States	57	928 0.2×	1.9k 0.5×	449 0.1×	3.2k 1.1×	3.4k 1.5×	253	10.6k
Carl A. Hubel United States	46	7.0k 1.4×	5.0k 1.3×	2.2k 0.6×	846 0.3×	1.0k 0.5×	117	8.7k
Luis Sobrevía Chile	45	3.0k 0.6×	1.8k 0.5×	814 0.2×	905 0.3×	2.3k 1.0×	195	7.0k
G. A. Hitman United Kingdom	57	869 0.2×	801 0.2×	1.3k 0.4×	1.5k 0.5×	3.4k 1.5×	245	13.0k
Dilys J. Freeman United Kingdom	33	1.3k 0.3×	1.0k 0.3×	525 0.1×	820 0.3×	637 0.3×	74	5.1k
Iekuni Ichikawa United States	69	509 0.1×	1.9k 0.5×	617 0.2×	5.2k 1.7×	4.6k 2.1×	216	13.9k
K. Bridget Brosnihan United States	44	1.1k 0.2×	698 0.2×	512 0.1×	3.5k 1.2×	1.2k 0.5×	89	7.4k
Muriel Caslake United Kingdom	54	686 0.1×	588 0.2×	620 0.2×	2.2k 0.7×	1.5k 0.7×	144	9.6k

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Bartolomaeus, Hendrik, Nadine Haase, Arnd Heuser, et al.. (2025). A novel approach to modelling acute cardiac decompensation in rats. Cardiovascular Research. 121(3). 379–381.

Singh, Manvendra K., Zhiqiang Huang, Alexandra Gellhaus, et al.. (2025). ERV3-MLT1 provides cis-regulatory elements for human placental functioning and are commonly dysregulated in human-specific preeclampsia. Genome biology. 26(1). 364–364.

Funk, E. M., Christian Witzel, Nils Rouven Hansmeier, et al.. (2023). Three-Dimensional Histological Characterization of the Placental Vasculature Using Light Sheet Microscopy. Biomolecules. 13(6). 1009–1009. 4 indexed citations

Zweck, Elric, Daniel Scheiber, Harald Heidecke, et al.. (2023). Receptor Autoantibodies: Associations with Cardiac Markers, Histology, and Function in Human Non-Ischaemic Heart Failure. ESC Heart Failure. 10(2). 1258–1269. 6 indexed citations

Campbell, Nathan, Xing Fang, Owen Herrock, et al.. (2023). AT1-AA Infusion during Pregnancy Impairs CBF Autoregulation Postpartum. PubMed. 6(1). 5 indexed citations

Birukov, Anna, Dorte Glintborg, Matthias B. Schulze, et al.. (2022). Elevated blood pressure in pregnant women with gestational diabetes according to the WHO criteria: importance of overweight. Journal of Hypertension. 40(8). 1614–1623. 6 indexed citations

Herrock, Owen, Evangeline Deer, Lorena M. Amaral, et al.. (2022). B2 cells contribute to hypertension and natural killer cell activation possibly via AT1-AA in response to placental ischemia. American Journal of Physiology-Renal Physiology. 324(2). F179–F192. 11 indexed citations

Manolis, Athanasios, William E. Boden, P G Collins, et al.. (2021). State of the art approach to managing angina and ischemia: tailoring treatment to the evidence. European Journal of Internal Medicine. 92. 40–47. 4 indexed citations

Herse, Florian, Henning Hagmann, Ivo Bendix, et al.. (2021). Circulating Maternal sFLT1 (Soluble fms-Like Tyrosine Kinase-1) Is Sufficient to Impair Spiral Arterial Remodeling in a Preeclampsia Mouse Model. Hypertension. 78(4). 1067–1079. 28 indexed citations

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Schlieper, Georg, Vedat Schwenger, Andrew Remppis, et al.. (2017). Antikoagulation bei Patienten mit chronischer Niereninsuffizienz : Empfehlungen der Arbeitsgemeinschaft "Herz Niere" der Deutschen Gesellschaft für Kardiologie Herz- und Kreislaufforschung und der Deutschen Gesellschaft für Nephrologie.. Der Internist. 58(5). 512–521. 2 indexed citations

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Ehrlich, Laura, Michaela Golić, Florian Herse, et al.. (2017). Increased placental sFlt-1 but unchanged PlGF expression in late-onset preeclampsia. Hypertension in Pregnancy. 36(2). 175–185. 18 indexed citations

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Andersen, Louise Bjørkholt, Ralf Dechend, Jan Stener Jørgensen, et al.. (2014). Diagnosis of preeclampsia with soluble Fms–like tyrosine kinase 1/placental growth factor ratio: an inter–assay comparison. Journal of the American Society of Hypertension. 9(2). 86–96. 36 indexed citations

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Zeymer, Uwe, Ralf Dechend, E. Kaiser, et al.. (2013). Ambulatory blood pressure monitoring: Is it mandatory for blood pressure control in treated hypertensive patients?. International Journal of Cardiology. 168(3). 2255–2263. 16 indexed citations

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Riediger, Fabian, Ivo Quack, Fatimunnisa Qadri, et al.. (2011). Prorenin Receptor Is Essential for Podocyte Autophagy and Survival. Journal of the American Society of Nephrology. 22(12). 2193–2202. 154 indexed citations

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Herse, Florian, Anne Cathrine Staff, Lydia Hering, et al.. (2008). AT1-receptor autoantibodies and uteroplacental RAS in pregnancy and pre-eclampsia. Journal of Molecular Medicine. 86(6). 697–703. 57 indexed citations

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Müller, Dominik N., Wolfgang Derer, & Ralf Dechend. (2008). Aliskiren—mode of action and preclinical data. Journal of Molecular Medicine. 86(6). 659–662. 25 indexed citations

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Stepan, Holger, R Faber, Wolfram Heinritz, et al.. (2004). Pre-eclampsia as a ‘Three Stage Problem’—A Workshop Report. Placenta. 25(6). 585–587. 4 indexed citations

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Dechend, Ralf, et al.. (2001). Angiotensin-Induced Inflammation and Vascular Injury. Contributions to nephrology. 138–152. 2 indexed citations

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Dechend, Ralf, Anette Fiebeler, Joon-Keun Park, et al.. (2000). Amelioration of Angiotensin Ii-Induced Cardiac Injury by Hmg-Coa Reductase Inhibition. Hypertension. 36. 683–683. 2 indexed citations

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Gulba, Dietrich C., Ralf Dechend, Rainer Dietz, Stephan Moll, & Michael Praus. (1999). Thrombolyse - neue Thrombolytika, neue Begleittherapie: Update 1999. Journal für Kardiologie (Krause & Pachernegg GmbH). 6(3). 142–153. 1 indexed citations

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