Robert H. G. Schwinger

11.5k total citations · 1 hit paper
203 papers, 6.5k citations indexed

About

Robert H. G. Schwinger is a scholar working on Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine, Molecular Biology and Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience. According to data from OpenAlex, Robert H. G. Schwinger has authored 203 papers receiving a total of 6.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 143 papers in Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine, 108 papers in Molecular Biology and 31 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience. Recurrent topics in Robert H. G. Schwinger's work include Cardiac electrophysiology and arrhythmias (90 papers), Ion channel regulation and function (66 papers) and Cardiomyopathy and Myosin Studies (33 papers). Robert H. G. Schwinger is often cited by papers focused on Cardiac electrophysiology and arrhythmias (90 papers), Ion channel regulation and function (66 papers) and Cardiomyopathy and Myosin Studies (33 papers). Robert H. G. Schwinger collaborates with scholars based in Germany, United States and Switzerland. Robert H. G. Schwinger's co-authors include Klara Brixius, Erland Erdmann, Jochen Müller‐Ehmsen, Michael Böhm, Birgit Bölck, Konrad Frank, Uwe Mehlhorn, Ulrich Schmidt, Peter Karczewski and Ernst‐Georg Krause and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Biological Chemistry, Circulation and SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología.

In The Last Decade

Robert H. G. Schwinger

198 papers receiving 6.4k citations

Hit Papers

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Pathophysiology of heart failure

2021 216 citations Robert H. G. Schwinger Cardiovascular Diagnosis and Therapy profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Robert H. G. Schwinger Germany	44	4.0k	3.5k	741	728	527	203	6.5k
Jos F.M. Smits Netherlands	43	3.4k 0.9×	2.7k 0.8×	553 0.7×	967 1.3×	760 1.4×	171	6.6k
Hiroshi Iwao Japan	48	3.2k 0.8×	3.7k 1.1×	578 0.8×	857 1.2×	1.1k 2.2×	249	8.2k
Kenneth M. Baker United States	53	5.0k 1.2×	4.4k 1.3×	693 0.9×	593 0.8×	809 1.5×	136	8.3k
Victor G. Sharov United States	37	2.8k 0.7×	1.9k 0.5×	238 0.3×	796 1.1×	636 1.2×	85	4.8k
Lan Mao United States	39	2.1k 0.5×	2.5k 0.7×	389 0.5×	409 0.6×	687 1.3×	84	5.1k
Naoharu Iwai Japan	48	2.7k 0.7×	3.7k 1.1×	333 0.4×	616 0.8×	627 1.2×	126	7.1k
Koichiro Kuwahara Japan	47	3.1k 0.8×	2.9k 0.8×	403 0.5×	988 1.4×	595 1.1×	218	6.3k
Johannes Backs Germany	43	2.7k 0.7×	4.6k 1.3×	634 0.9×	543 0.7×	847 1.6×	118	7.0k
Tetsuo Minamino Japan	51	2.8k 0.7×	3.0k 0.8×	345 0.5×	1.1k 1.5×	1.1k 2.1×	182	8.0k
Angela Clerk United Kingdom	45	2.4k 0.6×	4.9k 1.4×	552 0.7×	381 0.5×	908 1.7×	104	6.6k

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Schwinger, Robert H. G.. (2021). Pathophysiology of heart failure. Cardiovascular Diagnosis and Therapy. 11(1). 263–276. 216 indexed citations breakdown →

Saygili, Erol, Esra Saygılı, Esra Saygılı, et al.. (2011). Irregular electrical activation of intrinsic cardiac adrenergic cells increases catecholamine-synthesizing enzymes. Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications. 413(3). 432–435. 5 indexed citations

Saygili, Erol, Erol Saygili, Esra Saygılı, et al.. (2011). Mechanical stretch of sympathetic neurons induces VEGF expression via a NGF and CNTF signaling pathway. Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications. 410(1). 62–67. 16 indexed citations

Schwinger, Robert H. G., et al.. (2011). Hawthorn special extract WS® 1442 increases red blood cell NO-formation without altering red blood cell deformability. Phytomedicine. 19(1). 20–24. 11 indexed citations

Saygili, Erol, Patrick Schauerte, Esra Saygılı, et al.. (2010). Sympathetic Neurons Express and Secrete MMP-2 and MT1-MMP to Control Nerve Sprouting via Pro-NGF Conversion. Cellular and Molecular Neurobiology. 31(1). 17–25. 21 indexed citations

Wittwer, Thorsten, Thorsten Wahlers, Uwe Mehlhorn, et al.. (2009). Isoform specificity of cardiac glycosides binding to human Na+,K+-ATPase α1β1, α2β1 and α3β1. European Journal of Pharmacology. 622(1-3). 7–14. 28 indexed citations

Schwinger, Robert H. G., et al.. (2009). Fettstoffwechsel, Geschlecht und Sport. 7(3). 7–10. 2 indexed citations

Rana, Obaida R., Erol Saygili, Christian Meyer, et al.. (2008). Regulation of nerve growth factor in the heart: The role of the calcineurin–NFAT pathway. Journal of Molecular and Cellular Cardiology. 46(4). 568–578. 40 indexed citations

Brixius, Klara, et al.. (2007). Chronic Treatment with Carvedilol Improves Ca2+-Dependent ATP Consumption in Triton X-Skinned Fiber Preparations of Human Myocardium. Journal of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics. 322(1). 222–227. 8 indexed citations

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Ladage, Dennis, Klara Brixius, Heike Hoyer, et al.. (2006). MECHANISMS UNDERLYING NEBIVOLOL‐INDUCED ENDOTHELIAL NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE ACTIVATION IN HUMAN UMBILICAL VEIN ENDOTHELIAL CELLS. Clinical and Experimental Pharmacology and Physiology. 33(8). 720–724. 43 indexed citations

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Schmidt, Matthias, et al.. (2006). No evidence of myocardial restoration following transplantation of mononuclear bone marrow cells in coronary bypass grafting surgery patients based upon cardiac SPECT and ¹⁸F-PET. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 7 indexed citations

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Schmidt, Annette, Dennis Ladage, Caroline Steingen, et al.. (2006). Mesenchymal stem cells transmigrate over the endothelial barrier. European Journal of Cell Biology. 85(11). 1179–1188. 93 indexed citations

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Theissen, P., et al.. (2005). Symptomatic relief precedes improvement of myocardial blood flow in patients under spinal cord stimulation. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 25 indexed citations

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Bölck, Birgit, Götz Münch, Martin Hellmich, et al.. (2004). Na⁺/Ca²⁺exchanger overexpression impairs frequency- and ouabain-dependent cell shortening in adult rat cardiomyocytes. American Journal of Physiology-Heart and Circulatory Physiology. 287(4). H1435–H1445. 25 indexed citations

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Brixius, Klara, Hannes Reuter, Wilhelm Bloch, & Robert H. G. Schwinger. (2004). Altered Hetero- and Homeometric Autoregulation in the Terminally Failing Human Heart. European Journal of Heart Failure. 7(1). 29–35. 12 indexed citations

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Diedrichs, Holger, et al.. (2003). Increased Regulatory Activity of the Calcineurin/NFAT Pathway in Human Heart Failure. European Journal of Heart Failure. 6(1). 3–9. 60 indexed citations

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Stehle, Robert, et al.. (2002). Isometric force kinetics upon rapid activation and relaxation of mouse, guinea pig and human heart muscle studied on the subcellular myofibrillar level. Basic Research in Cardiology. 97(7). 1–1. 51 indexed citations

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Hoischen, Susanne, Klara Brixius, & Robert H. G. Schwinger. (1998). T- and L-Type Ca2+-Channel Antagonists Reduce Contractility in Guinea Pig Cardiac Myocytes. Journal of Cardiovascular Pharmacology. 32(2). 323–330. 8 indexed citations

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Müller‐Ehmsen, Jochen, Klara Brixius, & Robert H. G. Schwinger. (1998). Positive Inotropic Effects of the Novel Na+-Channel Modulator BDF 9198 in Human Nonfailing and Failing Myocardium. Journal of Cardiovascular Pharmacology. 31(5). 684–689. 14 indexed citations

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Schmid, Hans Bernhard, et al.. (1995). Alterations of Cardiac α- and β-Adrenoceptors and Inotropic Responsiveness in Hypertensive Transgenic Rats Harbouring the Mouse Renin Gene (TGR(mREN2)27). Clinical and Experimental Hypertension. 17(4). 631–648. 6 indexed citations

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