Stefan Blankenberg

58.7k total citations · 5 hit papers
671 papers, 22.0k citations indexed

About

Stefan Blankenberg is a scholar working on Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine, Surgery and Epidemiology. According to data from OpenAlex, Stefan Blankenberg has authored 671 papers receiving a total of 22.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 437 papers in Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine, 167 papers in Surgery and 141 papers in Epidemiology. Recurrent topics in Stefan Blankenberg's work include Cardiac Valve Diseases and Treatments (134 papers), Acute Myocardial Infarction Research (113 papers) and Cardiac Imaging and Diagnostics (104 papers). Stefan Blankenberg is often cited by papers focused on Cardiac Valve Diseases and Treatments (134 papers), Acute Myocardial Infarction Research (113 papers) and Cardiac Imaging and Diagnostics (104 papers). Stefan Blankenberg collaborates with scholars based in Germany, United Kingdom and United States. Stefan Blankenberg's co-authors include Christoph Bickel, Hans J. Rupprecht, Tanja Zeller, Karl J. Lackner, Laurence Tiret, Renate B. Schnabel, Thomas Münzel, Dirk Westermann, François Cambien and Gerd Häfner and has published in prestigious journals such as New England Journal of Medicine, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and JAMA.

In The Last Decade

Stefan Blankenberg

626 papers receiving 21.5k citations

Hit Papers

Plasma Concentrations and Genetic Variation of Matrix Met... 2003 2026 2010 2018 2003 2020 2012 2016 2019 200 400 600
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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.

  1. Plasma Concentrations and Genetic Variation of Matrix Metalloproteinase 9 and Prognosis of Patients With Cardiovascular Disease
    2003 616 citations Stefan Blankenberg, Hans J. Rupprecht et al. Circulation profile →
  2. Association of Cardiac Infection With SARS-CoV-2 in Confirmed COVID-19 Autopsy Cases
    2020 563 citations Diana Lindner, Paulus Kirchhof et al. JAMA Cardiology profile →
  3. How to use high-sensitivity cardiac troponins in acute cardiac care
    2012 523 citations Stefan Blankenberg, Kurt Huber et al. European Heart Journal profile →
  4. Concomitant Implantation of Impella® on Top of Veno-Arterial Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation May Improve Survival of Patients with Cardiogenic Shock
    2016 308 citations Benedikt Schrage, Hermann Reichenspurner et al. European Journal of Heart Failure profile →
  5. Inflammation and fibrosis in murine models of heart failure
    2019 287 citations Lucas Bacmeister, Bastian Stoffers et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Stefan Blankenberg Germany 77 10.7k 5.1k 4.1k 3.7k 2.8k 671 22.0k
Dimitris Tousoulis Greece 68 9.1k 0.8× 3.9k 0.8× 2.9k 0.7× 3.8k 1.0× 2.3k 0.8× 811 20.5k
Antonio Abbate United States 82 11.5k 1.1× 5.5k 1.1× 2.9k 0.7× 8.2k 2.2× 3.1k 1.1× 519 23.5k
Raffaele De Caterina Italy 79 11.7k 1.1× 5.5k 1.1× 2.4k 0.6× 3.3k 0.9× 1.9k 0.7× 659 24.4k
Nikolaus Marx Germany 63 5.8k 0.5× 4.4k 0.9× 3.5k 0.8× 6.5k 1.8× 2.4k 0.9× 530 20.8k
Jean‐Claude Tardif Canada 71 12.9k 1.2× 12.3k 2.4× 2.0k 0.5× 4.8k 1.3× 2.2k 0.8× 536 29.6k
Markku S. Nieminen Finland 81 23.4k 2.2× 8.0k 1.6× 4.0k 1.0× 3.4k 0.9× 1.9k 0.7× 414 37.3k
Antoni Bayés‐Genís Spain 65 12.9k 1.2× 4.3k 0.8× 1.4k 0.3× 3.4k 0.9× 1.7k 0.6× 815 20.6k
Arshed A. Quyyumi United States 86 14.8k 1.4× 5.5k 1.1× 2.1k 0.5× 5.0k 1.4× 2.3k 0.8× 484 29.7k
Lars Gullestad Norway 65 8.5k 0.8× 4.2k 0.8× 2.1k 0.5× 4.3k 1.1× 3.1k 1.1× 462 17.3k
Juan J. Badimón United States 70 8.7k 0.8× 8.3k 1.6× 1.8k 0.4× 3.4k 0.9× 2.6k 0.9× 305 21.3k

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All Works

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Ludwig, Sebastian, Stefan Blankenberg, Juan F. Granada, et al.. (2025). Transcatheter or Surgical Treatment of Patients With Aortic Stenosis at Low to Intermediate Risk. JAMA Cardiology. 10(11). 1175–1175.
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Beer, Benedikt N., Jonas Sundermeyer, Angela Dettling, et al.. (2024). Pro-Adrenomedullin Associates with Congestion in Acute Heart Failure Patients. ESC Heart Failure. 11(6). 3598–3606. 1 indexed citations
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Bacmeister, Lucas, Ersin Çavuş, Sebastian Bohnen, et al.. (2024). Serum Concentrations of Matrix Metalloproteinase‐1 and Procollagen Type I Carboxy Terminal Propeptide Discriminate Infarct‐Like Myocarditis and Non−ST‐Segment−Elevation Myocardial Infarction. Journal of the American Heart Association. 13(14). e034194–e034194.
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Dettling, Angela, Jessica Weimann, Jonas Sundermeyer, et al.. (2023). Association of systemic inflammation with shock severity, 30-day mortality, and therapy response in patients with cardiogenic shock. Clinical Research in Cardiology. 113(2). 324–335. 6 indexed citations
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Ludwig, Sebastian, Jessica Weimann, Hermann Reichenspurner, et al.. (2023). Differential effects of anaemia and iron deficiency on long-term outcomes following transcatheter edge-to-edge repair in degenerative vs. secondary mitral regurgitation: results from a large single-center study. Clinical Research in Cardiology. 112(7). 967–980. 1 indexed citations
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Blaum, Christopher, Christian Kellner, Francisco Ojeda, et al.. (2023). Modifiable risk factors and inflammatory burden stratified by the presence and extent of atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease: insights from a population based cohort study. European Heart Journal. 44(Supplement_2). 1 indexed citations
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Haller, Paul M., Charles H. Kellner, Jonas Lehmacher, et al.. (2023). Prognostic value of transthoracic echocardiography in the evaluation of suspected myocardial infarction. European Heart Journal. 44(Supplement_2). 1 indexed citations
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Ojeda, Francisco, et al.. (2023). Calibrating machine learning approaches for probability estimation: A comprehensive comparison. Statistics in Medicine. 42(29). 5451–5478. 19 indexed citations
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Haller, Paul M., Nils A. Sörensen, Alina Goßling, et al.. (2023). Rising and Falling High‐Sensitivity Cardiac Troponin in Diagnostic Algorithms for Patients With Suspected Myocardial Infarction. Journal of the American Heart Association. 12(10). e027166–e027166. 3 indexed citations
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Stoffers, Bastian, Lucas Bacmeister, Timoteo Marchini, et al.. (2023). GPR15-mediated T cell recruitment during acute viral myocarditis facilitated virus elimination and improved outcome. Nature Cardiovascular Research. 3(1). 76–93. 1 indexed citations
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Çavuş, Ersin, Charlotte Jahnke, Gerhard Schön, et al.. (2022). CMR feature tracking in patients with dilated cardiomyopathy: patterns of myocardial strain and focal fibrosis. Open Heart. 9(2). e002013–e002013. 2 indexed citations
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Männistö, Ville, Tuija Jääskeläinen, Martti Färkkilâ, et al.. (2021). Low serum vitamin D level associated with incident advanced liver disease in the general population – a prospective study. Scandinavian Journal of Gastroenterology. 56(3). 299–303. 4 indexed citations
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Schrage, Benedikt, Uwe Zeymer, Gilles Montalescot, et al.. (2021). Impact of Center Volume on Outcomes in Myocardial Infarction Complicated by Cardiogenic Shock: A CULPRIT‐SHOCK Substudy. Journal of the American Heart Association. 10(20). e021150–e021150. 3 indexed citations
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Salomaa, Veikko, Frank Kee, Simona Costanzo, et al.. (2021). Natriuretic Peptides and Risk of Type 2 Diabetes: Results From the Biomarkers for Cardiovascular Risk Assessment in Europe (BiomarCaRE) Consortium. Diabetes Care. 44(11). 2527–2535. 11 indexed citations
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Kirchhof, Paulus, Christina Magnussen, Annika Jagodzinski, et al.. (2021). Applying the ESC 2016, H2FPEF, and HFA-PEFF Diagnostic Algorithms for Heart Failure with Preserved Ejection Fraction to the General Population. ESC Heart Failure. 8(5). 3603–3612. 30 indexed citations
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Sörensen, Nils A., Franz‐Josef Neumann, Francisco Ojeda, et al.. (2018). Relations of Sex to Diagnosis and Outcomes in Acute Coronary Syndrome. Journal of the American Heart Association. 7(6). 25 indexed citations
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Deuschl, Florian, Niklas Schofer, Moritz Seiffert, et al.. (2017). Direct percutaneous transaxillary implantation of a novel self‐expandable transcatheter heart valve for aortic stenosis. Catheterization and Cardiovascular Interventions. 90(7). 1167–1174. 13 indexed citations
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Tynkkynen, Juho, Tiina Laatikainen, Veikko Salomaa, et al.. (2015). NT-proBNP and the Risk of Dementia: A Prospective Cohort Study with 14 Years of Follow-Up. WOS. 1 indexed citations
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Rudolph, Volker, Edith Lubos, Michael Schlüter, et al.. (2013). Aetiology of Mitral Regurgitation Differentially Affects 2-year Adverse Outcomes After MitraClip Therapy in High-Risk Patients. European Journal of Heart Failure. 15(7). 796–807. 42 indexed citations
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Espinola–Klein, Christine, Hans J. Rupprecht, Christoph Bickel, et al.. (2008). Different Calculations of Ankle-Brachial Index and Their Impact on Cardiovascular Risk Prediction. Circulation. 118(9). 961–967. 137 indexed citations

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