Ralf P. Brandes

27.6k total citations · 3 hit papers
292 papers, 20.8k citations indexed

About

Ralf P. Brandes is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Physiology and Immunology. According to data from OpenAlex, Ralf P. Brandes has authored 292 papers receiving a total of 20.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 135 papers in Molecular Biology, 119 papers in Physiology and 90 papers in Immunology. Recurrent topics in Ralf P. Brandes's work include Nitric Oxide and Endothelin Effects (106 papers), Neutrophil, Myeloperoxidase and Oxidative Mechanisms (71 papers) and Eicosanoids and Hypertension Pharmacology (35 papers). Ralf P. Brandes is often cited by papers focused on Nitric Oxide and Endothelin Effects (106 papers), Neutrophil, Myeloperoxidase and Oxidative Mechanisms (71 papers) and Eicosanoids and Hypertension Pharmacology (35 papers). Ralf P. Brandes collaborates with scholars based in Germany, United States and United Kingdom. Ralf P. Brandes's co-authors include Katrin Schröder, Rudi Busse, Norbert Weißmann, Ingrid Fleming, Stefanie Dimmeler, Andreas M. Zeiher, Ajay M. Shah, Agnes Görlach, Donald M. Bers and J. Kreuzer and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and Journal of the American Chemical Society.

In The Last Decade

Ralf P. Brandes

287 papers receiving 20.5k 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.

Apocynin Is Not an Inhibitor of Vascular NADPH Oxidases but an Antioxidant

2007 637 citations Katrin Schröder, Ralf P. Brandes et al. profile →
Nox family NADPH oxidases: Molecular mechanisms of activation

2014 555 citations Ralf P. Brandes, Norbert Weißmann et al. profile →
Nox4 Is a Protective Reactive Oxygen Species Generating Vascular NADPH Oxidase

2012 510 citations Katrin Schröder, Min Zhang et al. Circulation Research profile →

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Ralf P. Brandes Germany	77	8.1k	7.2k	5.0k	3.7k	2.3k	292	20.8k
Sergey Dikalov United States	70	7.0k 0.9×	7.1k 1.0×	3.5k 0.7×	4.4k 1.2×	2.3k 1.0×	182	20.4k
Christoph Thiemermann United Kingdom	84	7.8k 1.0×	7.1k 1.0×	4.6k 0.9×	2.7k 0.7×	3.7k 1.7×	434	26.1k
Masuko Ushio‐Fukai United States	60	7.3k 0.9×	5.1k 0.7×	3.5k 0.7×	3.0k 0.8×	1.5k 0.7×	125	17.2k
Nobuyo Maeda United States	72	8.0k 1.0×	4.0k 0.5×	4.8k 1.0×	3.0k 0.8×	1.6k 0.7×	265	22.1k
Victor Darley‐Usmar United States	101	15.2k 1.9×	10.0k 1.4×	3.5k 0.7×	2.5k 0.7×	4.5k 2.0×	373	33.2k
Keith M. Channon United Kingdom	83	6.0k 0.7×	6.0k 0.8×	3.4k 0.7×	8.4k 2.3×	1.5k 0.7×	493	23.2k
Jane A. Mitchell United Kingdom	66	4.6k 0.6×	5.9k 0.8×	2.6k 0.5×	2.9k 0.8×	3.0k 1.3×	268	19.1k
Bradford C. Berk United States	100	16.6k 2.0×	5.9k 0.8×	4.7k 0.9×	7.2k 1.9×	1.3k 0.6×	318	29.8k
Chantal M. Boulanger France	70	7.5k 0.9×	4.2k 0.6×	2.5k 0.5×	5.1k 1.4×	1.1k 0.5×	185	16.4k
Jay W. Heinecke United States	99	8.4k 1.0×	6.4k 0.9×	8.9k 1.8×	2.3k 0.6×	1.8k 0.8×	266	29.3k

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Malacarne, Pedro Felipe, Çiğdem Kader, Victoria Jurisch, et al.. (2025). Prolonged In Vivo Chemogenetic Generation of Hydrogen Peroxide by Endothelial Cells Induces Cardiac Remodelling and Vascular Dysfunction. Antioxidants. 14(6). 705–705.

Fels, Benedikt, Flávia Rezende, Natália Alenina, et al.. (2025). The anti-atherosclerotic effect of chronic AT1 receptor blocker treatment also depends on the ACE2/Ang(1−7)/Mas axis. Biomedicine & Pharmacotherapy. 186. 117990–117990. 1 indexed citations

Fischer, Ariane, Katja Schmitz, David John, et al.. (2025). Beneficial effects of vascular endothelial growth factor B gene transfer in the aged heart. Cardiovascular Research. 121(10). 1594–1608.

Leisegang, Matthias S., et al.. (2023). ncOrtho: efficient and reliable identification of miRNA orthologs. Nucleic Acids Research. 51(13). e71–e71. 5 indexed citations

Warwick, Timothy, Ralf P. Brandes, & Matthias S. Leisegang. (2023). Computational Methods to Study DNA:DNA:RNA Triplex Formation by lncRNAs. Non-Coding RNA. 9(1). 10–10. 16 indexed citations

Hahnefeld, Lisa, Tassilo Jungenitz, Tobias Schmid, et al.. (2023). Repetitive and compulsive behavior after Early-Life-Pain associated with reduced long-chain sphingolipid species. Cell & Bioscience. 13(1). 155–155. 3 indexed citations

Schmidt, Florian, Alexander Marx, Nina Baumgarten, et al.. (2021). Integrative analysis of epigenetics data identifies gene-specific regulatory elements. Nucleic Acids Research. 49(18). 10397–10418. 11 indexed citations

Helfinger, Valeska, Tobias Schmid, Flávia Rezende, et al.. (2021). Genetic deletion of Nox4 enhances cancerogen-induced formation of solid tumors. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 118(11). 25 indexed citations

Oo, James A., Kristian Helin, Gerd Geißlinger, et al.. (2018). The histone demethylase Jarid1b mediates angiotensin II‐induced endothelial dysfunction by controlling the 3′UTR of soluble epoxide hydrolase. Acta Physiologica. 225(1). e13168–e13168. 7 indexed citations

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Schröder, Katrin, Ralf P. Brandes, Heinrich Heide, et al.. (2014). SYNCRIP-Dependent Nox2 mRNA Destabilization Impairs ROS Formation in M2-Polarized Macrophages. Antioxidants and Redox Signaling. 21(18). 2483–2497. 34 indexed citations

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Michaelis, Uwe, Emmanouil Chavakis, Christoph Kruse, et al.. (2013). The Polarity Protein Scrib Is Essential for Directed Endothelial Cell Migration. Circulation Research. 112(6). 924–934. 44 indexed citations

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Pinho‐Gomes, Ana‐Catarina, Svetlana Reilly, Ralf P. Brandes, & Barbara Casadei. (2013). Targeting Inflammation and Oxidative Stress in Atrial Fibrillation: Role of 3-Hydroxy-3-Methylglutaryl-Coenzyme A Reductase Inhibition with Statins. Antioxidants and Redox Signaling. 20(8). 1268–1285. 72 indexed citations

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Brandes, Ralf P., Norbert Weißmann, & Katrin Schröder. (2013). Nox Family NADPH Oxidases in Mechano-Transduction: Mechanisms and Consequences. Antioxidants and Redox Signaling. 20(6). 887–898. 67 indexed citations

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Bakr, Adel G., Oleg Pak, Ashraf Taye, et al.. (2013). Effects of Dimethylarginine Dimethylaminohydrolase–1 Overexpression on the Response of the Pulmonary Vasculature to Hypoxia. American Journal of Respiratory Cell and Molecular Biology. 49(3). 491–500. 14 indexed citations

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Schröder, Katrin, Min Zhang, Sebastian Benkhoff, et al.. (2012). Nox4 Is a Protective Reactive Oxygen Species Generating Vascular NADPH Oxidase. Circulation Research. 110(9). 1217–1225. 510 indexed citations breakdown →

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Kallenborn-Gerhardt, Wiebke, Domenico Del Turco, Rui Lu, et al.. (2012). NADPH Oxidase 4 essentially contributes to nociceptive processing in neuropathic pain states. Naunyn-Schmiedeberg s Archives of Pharmacology. 385. 43–43. 1 indexed citations

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Schröder, Katrin, et al.. (2010). Hepatocyte Growth Factor Induces a Proangiogenic Phenotype and Mobilizes Endothelial Progenitor Cells by Activating Nox2. Antioxidants and Redox Signaling. 15(4). 915–923. 34 indexed citations

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Schröder, Katrin, et al.. (2009). Abstract 4916: Hepatocyte Growth Factor Mediates Proangiogenic Effects by Activating the NADPH Oxidase Nox2. Circulation. 120(suppl_18). 1 indexed citations

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Böger, Rainer H., Stefanie M. Bode‐Böger, Ralf P. Brandes, et al.. (1998). Dietary l-arginine and α-tocopherol reduce vascular oxidative stress and preserve endothelial function in hypercholesterolemic rabbits via different mechanisms. Atherosclerosis. 141(1). 31–43. 84 indexed citations

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Baker, Anthony J., Ralf P. Brandes, Joop H.M. Schreur, S. Albert Camacho, & Michael W. Weiner. (1994). Protein and acidosis alter calcium-binding and fluorescence spectra of the calcium indicator indo-1. Biophysical Journal. 67(4). 1646–1654. 60 indexed citations

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