Ron M. A. Heeren

19.7k total citations · 2 hit papers
433 papers, 14.7k citations indexed

About

Ron M. A. Heeren is a scholar working on Spectroscopy, Molecular Biology and Computational Mechanics. According to data from OpenAlex, Ron M. A. Heeren has authored 433 papers receiving a total of 14.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 289 papers in Spectroscopy, 170 papers in Molecular Biology and 121 papers in Computational Mechanics. Recurrent topics in Ron M. A. Heeren's work include Mass Spectrometry Techniques and Applications (282 papers), Metabolomics and Mass Spectrometry Studies (132 papers) and Ion-surface interactions and analysis (120 papers). Ron M. A. Heeren is often cited by papers focused on Mass Spectrometry Techniques and Applications (282 papers), Metabolomics and Mass Spectrometry Studies (132 papers) and Ion-surface interactions and analysis (120 papers). Ron M. A. Heeren collaborates with scholars based in Netherlands, United States and Germany. Ron M. A. Heeren's co-authors include Liam A. McDonnell, Shane R. Ellis, Kamila Chughtai, Donald F. Smith, Benjamin Balluff, Berta Cillero‐Pastor, Gert B. Eijkel, Marc C. Duursma, Maarten Altelaar and Stefan L. Luxembourg and has published in prestigious journals such as Chemical Reviews, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and Journal of the American Chemical Society.

In The Last Decade

Ron M. A. Heeren

420 papers receiving 14.5k citations

Hit Papers

Imaging mass spectrometry 2007 2026 2013 2019 2007 2010 250 500 750
What are hit papers?

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. Imaging mass spectrometry
    2007 863 citations Ron M. A. Heeren et al. profile →
  2. Mass Spectrometric Imaging for Biomedical Tissue Analysis
    2010 524 citations Kamila Chughtai, Ron M. A. Heeren profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Ron M. A. Heeren Netherlands 61 9.8k 7.1k 3.3k 1.3k 1.1k 433 14.7k
Zoltán Takáts United Kingdom 55 9.8k 1.0× 6.0k 0.8× 2.0k 0.6× 1.7k 1.3× 2.6k 2.4× 230 14.1k
Richard M. Caprioli United States 96 20.1k 2.0× 17.1k 2.4× 4.3k 1.3× 1.8k 1.4× 2.0k 1.8× 469 31.6k
Michael Karas Germany 80 15.9k 1.6× 12.8k 1.8× 4.1k 1.3× 2.3k 1.8× 2.3k 2.1× 320 28.3k
Franz Hillenkamp Germany 60 13.7k 1.4× 6.5k 0.9× 4.2k 1.3× 2.1k 1.7× 1.9k 1.7× 178 18.3k
Liam A. McDonnell Netherlands 46 4.2k 0.4× 3.8k 0.5× 1.3k 0.4× 567 0.4× 468 0.4× 147 6.9k
Alexander Makarov Russia 56 8.3k 0.8× 8.9k 1.2× 1.1k 0.3× 859 0.7× 907 0.8× 299 15.5k
Bernhard Spengler Germany 53 5.7k 0.6× 4.1k 0.6× 1.5k 0.5× 876 0.7× 640 0.6× 214 9.5k
Pierre Chaurand United States 46 5.7k 0.6× 4.7k 0.7× 1.5k 0.5× 452 0.4× 393 0.4× 115 8.3k
Alain Brunelle France 45 2.6k 0.3× 1.9k 0.3× 3.1k 0.9× 700 0.6× 446 0.4× 185 6.7k
Roman A. Zubarev Sweden 64 11.3k 1.1× 8.6k 1.2× 1.4k 0.4× 405 0.3× 707 0.6× 361 17.1k

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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All Works

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Smet, Frederik De, et al.. (2025). Molecular Profiling of Glioblastoma Patient-Derived Single Cells Using Combined MALDI-MSI and MALDI-IHC. Analytical Chemistry. 97(7). 3846–3854. 7 indexed citations
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Houthuijs, Kas J., Valerie Gailus-Durner, Stefanie Leuchtenberger, et al.. (2025). Structure Elucidation for MALDI Mass Spectrometry Imaging Using Infrared Ion Spectroscopy. Analytical Chemistry. 97(25). 13160–13167. 1 indexed citations
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Menéndez-Pedriza, Albert, et al.. (2024). Facilitating microplastic ingestion in aquatic models: A verified protocol for daphnia magna as a trojan horse vector. MethodsX. 13. 102973–102973. 1 indexed citations
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Isin, Emre M., et al.. (2024). How can MSI enhance our understanding of ASO distribution?. Drug Discovery Today. 30(1). 104275–104275.
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Heeren, Ron M. A., et al.. (2024). Versatile immobilization of mimicking peptides on additively manufactured functionalized α-amino acid based poly(ester amide)s. European Polymer Journal. 222. 113593–113593. 1 indexed citations
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Heeren, Ron M. A., et al.. (2024). Improvements in Fast Mass Microscopy for Large-Area Samples. Analytical Chemistry. 96(45). 18037–18042. 3 indexed citations
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Timur, Ufuk Tan, Kaj S. Emanuel, Marjolein M. J. Caron, et al.. (2022). Evaluation of the Anti-Inflammatory and Chondroprotective Effect of Celecoxib on Cartilage Ex Vivo and in a Rat Osteoarthritis Model. Cartilage. 13(3). 765206739–765206739. 16 indexed citations
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Young, Reuben S. E., Andrew P. Bowman, Berwyck L. J. Poad, et al.. (2022). Isomeric lipid signatures reveal compartmentalized fatty acid metabolism in cancer. Journal of Lipid Research. 63(6). 100223–100223. 16 indexed citations
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Bury, Charles S., Ekta Patel, Robert Bradshaw, et al.. (2020). Investigating sex determination through MALDI MS analysis of peptides and proteins in natural fingermarks through comprehensive statistical modelling. Forensic Chemistry. 20. 100271–100271. 16 indexed citations
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Flinders, Bryn, et al.. (2020). Monitoring the three‐dimensional distribution of endogenous species in the lungs by matrix‐assisted laser desorption/ionization mass spectrometry imaging. Rapid Communications in Mass Spectrometry. 35(1). e8957–e8957. 3 indexed citations
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Teunissen, Jannis, et al.. (2018). Tumor classification with MALDI-MSI data of tissue microarrays: A case study. Methods. 151. 21–27. 29 indexed citations
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Lucas, Marit, Martin R. L. Paine, Onno J. de Boer, et al.. (2018). Strategies for managing multi-patient 3D mass spectrometry imaging data. Journal of Proteomics. 193. 184–191. 21 indexed citations
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Paine, Martin R. L., Berwyck L. J. Poad, Gert B. Eijkel, et al.. (2018). Mass Spectrometry Imaging with Isomeric Resolution Enabled by Ozone‐Induced Dissociation. Angewandte Chemie International Edition. 57(33). 10530–10534. 159 indexed citations
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Heeren, Ron M. A., et al.. (2017). Mass spectrometry imaging for clinical research – latest developments, applications, and current limitations. The Analyst. 142(15). 2690–2712. 162 indexed citations
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Wehrl, Hans F., Julian Schwab, Kathy Hasenbach, et al.. (2013). Multimodal Elucidation of Choline Metabolism in a Murine Glioma Model Using Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy and 11C-Choline Positron Emission Tomography. Cancer Research. 73(5). 1470–1480. 31 indexed citations
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Broersen, Alexander, et al.. (2005). Comparing three PCA-based Methods for the 3D Visualization of Imaging Spectroscopy Data. TU/e Research Portal. 540–545. 8 indexed citations
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Brink, Oscar F. van den, et al.. (1998). Analysis of oxygenated egg ipids in tempera paint by MALDI FT-ICR-MS(MS). UvA-DARE (University of Amsterdam). 14(1). 110–110. 1 indexed citations

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