Simon Heller

52.1k total citations · 7 hit papers
396 papers, 20.3k citations indexed

About

Simon Heller is a scholar working on Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism, Surgery and Genetics. According to data from OpenAlex, Simon Heller has authored 396 papers receiving a total of 20.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 330 papers in Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism, 102 papers in Surgery and 102 papers in Genetics. Recurrent topics in Simon Heller's work include Diabetes Management and Research (300 papers), Diabetes Treatment and Management (136 papers) and Diabetes and associated disorders (102 papers). Simon Heller is often cited by papers focused on Diabetes Management and Research (300 papers), Diabetes Treatment and Management (136 papers) and Diabetes and associated disorders (102 papers). Simon Heller collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, United States and Denmark. Simon Heller's co-authors include Philip E. Cryer, Elizabeth R. Seaquist, Stephanie A. Amiel, Kamlesh Khunti, Ian Macdonald, Sophia Zoungas, Michel Marre, Melanie J. Davies, Mark Woodward and John Chalmers and has published in prestigious journals such as New England Journal of Medicine, The Lancet and Circulation.

In The Last Decade

Simon Heller

382 papers receiving 19.4k 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.

Alogliptin after Acute Coronary Syndrome in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes

2013 1.9k citations William B. White, Christopher P. Cannon et al. profile →
Severe Hypoglycemia and Risks of Vascular Events and Death

2010 1.1k citations Bastiaan E. de Galan, Simon Heller et al. profile →
Hypoglycemia and Diabetes: A Report of a Workgroup of the American Diabetes Association and The Endocrine Society

2013 1.0k citations Simon Heller et al. profile →
Evaluation and Management of Adult Hypoglycemic Disorders: An Endocrine Society Clinical Practice Guideline

2008 772 citations Simon Heller et al. profile →
Effectiveness of the diabetes education and self management for ongoing and newly diagnosed (DESMOND) programme for people with newly diagnosed type 2 diabetes: cluster randomised controlled trial

2008 571 citations Simon Heller et al. profile →
Training in flexible, intensive insulin management to enable dietary freedom in people with type 1 diabetes : dose adjustment for normal eating (DAFNE) randomised controlled trial

2002 562 citations Stephanie A. Amiel, Simon Heller et al. profile →
Hypoglycaemia, cardiovascular disease, and mortality in diabetes: epidemiology, pathogenesis, and management

2019 352 citations Stephanie A. Amiel, Bastiaan E. de Galan et al. profile →

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Author						Papers	Cites
Simon Heller	16.1k	5.6k	4.5k	2.4k	2.3k	396	20.3k
Irl B. Hirsch	17.9k 1.1×	6.7k 1.2×	5.7k 1.3×	1.8k 0.8×	3.0k 1.3×	360	23.2k
Giuseppina Imperatore	11.5k 0.7×	4.1k 0.7×	5.1k 1.1×	2.0k 0.8×	1.9k 0.8×	217	19.8k
Guillermo E. Umpierrez	20.0k 1.2×	5.4k 1.0×	7.6k 1.7×	2.5k 1.0×	4.1k 1.8×	459	26.0k
Anne L. Peters	18.2k 1.1×	6.6k 1.2×	3.9k 0.9×	1.2k 0.5×	4.8k 2.1×	246	24.0k
David M. Nathan	12.3k 0.8×	4.3k 0.8×	4.2k 0.9×	2.4k 1.0×	2.3k 1.0×	124	17.1k
Robert E. Ratner	10.7k 0.7×	5.1k 0.9×	1.9k 0.4×	2.0k 0.8×	3.7k 1.6×	159	16.6k
Reinhard W. Holl	12.1k 0.8×	6.3k 1.1×	8.0k 1.8×	1.4k 0.6×	1.6k 0.7×	648	18.6k
Janet B. McGill	9.1k 0.6×	3.4k 0.6×	1.9k 0.4×	3.0k 1.2×	2.4k 1.1×	236	16.2k
Soffia Guðbjörnsdóttir	8.3k 0.5×	3.2k 0.6×	2.3k 0.5×	3.0k 1.2×	2.3k 1.0×	201	12.9k
Sharon Saydah	7.9k 0.5×	2.5k 0.4×	2.6k 0.6×	1.7k 0.7×	1.5k 0.6×	158	14.5k

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Sugawara, Tatsuo, Ekaterina Nevedomskaya, Simon Heller, et al.. (2024). Dual targeting of the androgen receptor and PI3K / AKT / mTOR pathways in prostate cancer models improves antitumor efficacy and promotes cell apoptosis. Molecular Oncology. 18(3). 726–742. 13 indexed citations

McGurnaghan, Stuart J., Luke A. K. Blackbourn, Joseph Mellor, et al.. (2024). Ongoing burden and recent trends in severe hospitalised hypoglycaemia events in people with type 1 and type 2 diabetes in Scotland: A nationwide cohort study 2016–2022. Diabetes Research and Clinical Practice. 210. 111642–111642. 4 indexed citations

Walkinshaw, Emma, Alexandra Lubina Solomon, Alan Bernjak, et al.. (2024). Diabetic autonomic neuropathy does not impede improvement in hypoglycaemia awareness in adults: Sub‐study results from the HypoCOMPaSS trial. Diabetic Medicine. 41(9). e15340–e15340. 1 indexed citations

Lawton, Julia, David Rankin, Elaine Scott, et al.. (2024). From educator to facilitator: Healthcare professionals' experiences of, and views about, delivering a type 1 diabetes structured education programme (DAFNEplus ) informed by behavioural science. Diabetic Medicine. 41(8). e15375–e15375. 2 indexed citations

Mellor, Joseph, Dmitry Kuznetsov, Simon Heller, et al.. (2024). Estimating risk of consequences following hypoglycaemia exposure using the Hypo-RESOLVE cohort: a secondary analysis of pooled data from insulin clinical trials. Diabetologia. 67(10). 2210–2224. 2 indexed citations

Carlton, Jill, Philip A. Powell, Melanie Broadley, et al.. (2024). Development of a new health-related quality of life measure for people with diabetes who experience hypoglycaemia: the Hypo-RESOLVE QoL. Diabetologia. 67(8). 1536–1551. 2 indexed citations

Søndergaard, Esben, et al.. (2024). A Cross-sectional Study on the Impact of Educational Status on Physical Activity Level in Danish and English Adults With Type 1 Diabetes. Canadian Journal of Diabetes. 48(3). 204–210.e1. 1 indexed citations

Bower, Peter, Simon Heller, Paul Wilson, et al.. (2023). Diabetes prevention at scale: Narrative review of findings and lessons from the DIPLOMA evaluation of the NHS Diabetes Prevention Programme in England. Diabetic Medicine. 40(11). e15209–e15209. 3 indexed citations

Broadley, Melanie, Jane Speight, Hannah Chatwin, et al.. (2022). The impact of hypoglycaemia in children and adolescents with type 1 diabetes on parental quality of life and related outcomes: A systematic review. White Rose Research Online (University of Leeds, The University of Sheffield, University of York). 7 indexed citations

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Shah, Chandrabala, Elizabeth Robertson, David Dupont, et al.. (2021). Optimizing the use of technology to support people with diabetes: research recommendations from Diabetes UK’s 2019 diabetes and technology workshop. Diabetic Medicine. 38(11). e14647–e14647. 2 indexed citations

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Heller, Simon, et al.. (2021). A higher non-severe hypoglycaemia rate is associated with an increased risk of subsequent severe hypoglycaemia and major adverse cardiovascular events in individuals with type 2 diabetes in the LEADER study. Diabetologia. 65(1). 55–64. 13 indexed citations

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Broadley, Melanie, Christel Hendrieckx, Mark Clowes, et al.. (2021). Changes in quality of life following hypoglycaemia in adults with type 2 diabetes: A systematic review of longitudinal studies. Diabetic Medicine. 39(1). e14706–e14706. 16 indexed citations

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Holmes‐Truscott, Elizabeth, Debbie Cooke, Christel Hendrieckx, et al.. (2021). A comparison of the acceptability and psychometric properties of scales assessing the impact of type 1 diabetes on quality of life—Results of ‘YourSAY: Quality of Life’. Diabetic Medicine. 38(6). e14524–e14524. 4 indexed citations

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Winkley, Kirsty, Rebecca Upsher, Daniel Ståhl, et al.. (2020). Systematic review and meta‐analysis of randomized controlled trials of psychological interventions to improve glycaemic control in children and adults with type 1 diabetes. Diabetic Medicine. 37(5). 735–746. 23 indexed citations

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Winkley, Kirsty, Rebecca Upsher, Daniel Ståhl, et al.. (2020). Psychological interventions to improve self-management of type 1 and type 2 diabetes: a systematic review. Health Technology Assessment. 24(28). 1–232. 68 indexed citations

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Mosenzon, Ofri, Signe Rosenlund, Jan W. Eriksson, et al.. (2019). 1004-P: Oral Semaglutide vs. Placebo in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes and Moderate Renal Impairment: PIONEER 5. Diabetes. 68(Supplement_1). 8 indexed citations

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Hwang, You‐Cheol, David A. Morrow, Christopher P. Cannon, et al.. (2017). High‐sensitivity C ‐reactive protein, low‐density lipoprotein cholesterol and cardiovascular outcomes in patients with type 2 diabetes in the EXAMINE ( Examination of Cardiovascular Outcomes with Alogliptin versus Standard of Care ) trial. Diabetes Obesity and Metabolism. 20(3). 654–659. 30 indexed citations

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Heller, Simon, Chantal Mathieu, Rahul Kapur, Michael Lyng Wolden, & Bernard Zinman. (2015). Nocturnal confirmed hypoglycaemia with insulin degludec vs insulin glargine: rate ratios for different definitions. Lirias (KU Leuven).

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Choudhary, Pratik, J. Geddes, Jenny Freeman, et al.. (2010). Frequency of biochemical hypoglycaemia in adults with Type 1 diabetes with and without impaired awareness of hypoglycaemia: no identifiable differences using continuous glucose monitoring. Diabetic Medicine. 27(6). 666–672. 59 indexed citations

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George, Eric M., N. Harris, C. Bedford, et al.. (1995). Prolonged but partial impairment of the hypoglycaemic physiological response following short-term hypoglycaemia in normal subjects. Diabetologia. 38(10). 1183–1190. 3 indexed citations

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