Stefan H. Heinemann

21.1k total citations · 5 hit papers
341 papers, 17.0k citations indexed

About

Stefan H. Heinemann is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience and Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine. According to data from OpenAlex, Stefan H. Heinemann has authored 341 papers receiving a total of 17.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 214 papers in Molecular Biology, 83 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience and 82 papers in Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine. Recurrent topics in Stefan H. Heinemann's work include Ion channel regulation and function (154 papers), Cardiac electrophysiology and arrhythmias (80 papers) and Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research (57 papers). Stefan H. Heinemann is often cited by papers focused on Ion channel regulation and function (154 papers), Cardiac electrophysiology and arrhythmias (80 papers) and Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research (57 papers). Stefan H. Heinemann collaborates with scholars based in Germany, United States and France. Stefan H. Heinemann's co-authors include Toshinori Hoshi, Roland Schönherr, Olaf Pongs, Heinrich Terlau, Walter Stühmer, Keiji Imoto, Nathan Brot, Herbert Weissbach, Shosaku Numa and Enrico Leipold and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Cell.

In The Last Decade

Stefan H. Heinemann

328 papers receiving 16.6k citations

Hit Papers

α9: An acetylcholine receptor with novel pharmacological ... 1992 2026 2003 2014 1994 1994 2008 1992 1993 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. α9: An acetylcholine receptor with novel pharmacological properties expressed in rat cochlear hair cells
    1994 725 citations Stefan H. Heinemann et al. profile →
  2. Inactivation properties of voltage-gated K+ channels altered by presence of β-subunit
    1994 713 citations Stefan H. Heinemann et al. profile →
  3. Drosophila odorant receptors are both ligand-gated and cyclic-nucleotide-activated cation channels
    2008 666 citations Stefan H. Heinemann et al. profile →
  4. Calcium channel characteristics conferred on the sodium channel by single mutations
    1992 603 citations Stefan H. Heinemann et al. profile →
  5. Effects of external cations and mutations in the pore region on C-type inactivation of Shaker potassium channels.
    1993 524 citations Toshinori Hoshi, Stefan H. Heinemann 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 H. Heinemann Germany 67 12.4k 6.2k 4.1k 1.2k 1.2k 341 17.0k
Ehud Y. Isacoff United States 75 11.1k 0.9× 10.3k 1.7× 2.4k 0.6× 1.7k 1.4× 618 0.5× 192 18.6k
Christopher Miller United States 80 13.6k 1.1× 6.2k 1.0× 3.7k 0.9× 576 0.5× 694 0.6× 179 16.0k
Gerhard Meissner United States 71 16.2k 1.3× 5.8k 0.9× 7.8k 1.9× 1.7k 1.4× 2.9k 2.4× 229 19.5k
David C. Spray United States 92 19.1k 1.5× 5.7k 0.9× 2.0k 0.5× 1.4k 1.2× 3.5k 3.0× 387 26.9k
Bertil Hille United States 82 18.3k 1.5× 14.5k 2.3× 3.8k 0.9× 2.1k 1.8× 1.9k 1.6× 208 26.0k
Grzegorz Grynkiewicz Poland 28 13.5k 1.1× 6.9k 1.1× 1.8k 0.4× 1.6k 1.3× 3.4k 2.9× 125 22.6k
Hiroshi Takeshima Japan 69 14.2k 1.1× 8.0k 1.3× 4.4k 1.1× 1.8k 1.5× 2.6k 2.2× 286 18.3k
Klaus Willecke Germany 97 23.3k 1.9× 6.3k 1.0× 2.1k 0.5× 1.1k 0.9× 3.1k 2.7× 353 28.5k
Martin Poenie United States 30 15.7k 1.3× 8.2k 1.3× 2.0k 0.5× 2.3k 1.9× 3.6k 3.1× 43 25.2k
David J. Adams Australia 71 11.7k 0.9× 4.3k 0.7× 1.1k 0.3× 337 0.3× 1.7k 1.5× 387 17.9k

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All Works

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Katona, István, Joachim Weis, Stefan H. Heinemann, et al.. (2024). NaV1.8/NaV1.9 double deletion mildly affects acute pain responses in mice. Pain. 166(4). 773–792. 2 indexed citations
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Zou, Chengjun, et al.. (2024). Probing polarization response of monolayer cell cultures with entangled photon pairs. Journal of Biophotonics. 18(12). e202400018–e202400018. 1 indexed citations
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Nau, Carla, et al.. (2023). Peripheral temperature dysregulation associated with functionally altered NaV1.8 channels. Pflügers Archiv - European Journal of Physiology. 475(11). 1343–1355. 4 indexed citations
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Heinemann, Stefan H., et al.. (2023). Selenomethionine mis‐incorporation and redox‐dependent voltage‐gated sodium channel gain of function. Journal of Neurochemistry. 167(2). 262–276. 1 indexed citations
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Schönherr, Roland, et al.. (2022). A GFP-based ratiometric sensor for cellular methionine oxidation. Talanta. 243. 123332–123332. 9 indexed citations
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Rothweiler, René, et al.. (2022). Development of a new critical size defect model in the paranasal sinus and first approach for defect reconstruction—An in vivo maxillary bone defect study in sheep. Journal of Materials Science Materials in Medicine. 33(11). 76–76. 1 indexed citations
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Hoshi, Toshinori, Bianka Wissuwa, Yutao Tian, et al.. (2013). Omega-3 fatty acids lower blood pressure by directly activating large-conductance Ca 2+ -dependent K + channels. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 110(12). 4816–4821. 116 indexed citations
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Sahoo, Nirakar, Toshinori Hoshi, & Stefan H. Heinemann. (2013). Oxidative Modulation of Voltage-Gated Potassium Channels. Antioxidants and Redox Signaling. 21(6). 933–952. 66 indexed citations
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Popp, Jürgen, Valery V. Tuchin, Arthur Chiou, & Stefan H. Heinemann. (2012). Photonics for health care. Wiley-VCH eBooks. 4 indexed citations
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Sponholz, Christoph, Klaus Huse, Evangelos J. Giamarellos‐Bourboulis, et al.. (2012). Gene Polymorphisms in the Heme Degradation Pathway and Outcome of Severe Human Sepsis. Shock. 38(5). 459–465. 14 indexed citations
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Leipold, Enrico, et al.. (2012). Mechanism and molecular basis for the sodium channel subtype specificity of µ‐conopeptide CnIIIC. British Journal of Pharmacology. 167(3). 576–586. 18 indexed citations
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Kühl, Toni, et al.. (2011). Determination of Hemin‐Binding Characteristics of Proteins by a Combinatorial Peptide Library Approach. ChemBioChem. 12(18). 2846–2855. 47 indexed citations
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Tajima, Nobuyoshi, et al.. (2005). Potassium channels in melanoma cells are functionally upregulated by chronic hypoxia. Cancer Research. 65. 1237–1237. 1 indexed citations
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Heinke, Stephan, Gero Schwarz, Hans R. Figulla, & Stefan H. Heinemann. (2004). The influence of statins on the free intracellular calcium concentration in human umbilical vein endothelial cells. BMC Cardiovascular Disorders. 4(1). 4–4. 6 indexed citations
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Cordier, Patrick, et al.. (2000). Dislocations in meteoritic and synthetic majorite garnets. European Journal of Mineralogy. 12(4). 695–702. 11 indexed citations
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Suessbrich, H., et al.. (1997). Specific block of cloned Herg channels by clofilium and its tertiary analog LY97241. FEBS Letters. 414(2). 435–438. 58 indexed citations
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Pol, Anthony N. van den, Irm Hermans‐Borgmeyer, Magdalena Hofer, P K Ghosh, & Stefan H. Heinemann. (1994). Ionotropic glutamate‐receptor gene expression in hypothalamus: Localization of AMPA, kainate, and NMDA receptor RNA with in situ hybridization. The Journal of Comparative Neurology. 343(3). 428–444. 163 indexed citations

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