Stefan Hein

4.5k total citations · 1 hit paper
49 papers, 3.5k citations indexed

About

Stefan Hein is a scholar working on Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine, Molecular Biology and Surgery. According to data from OpenAlex, Stefan Hein has authored 49 papers receiving a total of 3.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 28 papers in Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine, 18 papers in Molecular Biology and 11 papers in Surgery. Recurrent topics in Stefan Hein's work include Cardiac Fibrosis and Remodeling (12 papers), Cardiomyopathy and Myosin Studies (10 papers) and Fluid Dynamics and Turbulent Flows (9 papers). Stefan Hein is often cited by papers focused on Cardiac Fibrosis and Remodeling (12 papers), Cardiomyopathy and Myosin Studies (10 papers) and Fluid Dynamics and Turbulent Flows (9 papers). Stefan Hein collaborates with scholars based in Germany, Japan and United States. Stefan Hein's co-authors include Jutta Schaper, Sawa Kostin, Erwin Bauer, Wolf‐Peter Klövekorn, Albrecht Elsässer, V. О. Polyakova, Markus Schönburg, R. Zimmermann, Dimitri Scholz and Hannes C. A. Drexler and has published in prestigious journals such as Circulation, SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología and Blood.

In The Last Decade

Stefan Hein

49 papers receiving 3.4k 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.

Progression From Compensated Hypertrophy to Failure in the Pressure-Overloaded Human Heart

2003 837 citations Stefan Hein, Sawa Kostin et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Stefan Hein Germany	21	2.1k	1.6k	593	576	373	49	3.5k
Yasunori Shintani Japan	28	1.1k 0.5×	1.2k 0.8×	585 1.0×	303 0.5×	254 0.7×	58	2.7k
Wolf‐Peter Klövekorn Germany	12	1.5k 0.7×	885 0.6×	422 0.7×	535 0.9×	258 0.7×	21	2.3k
Jörg Stypmann Germany	36	1.3k 0.6×	781 0.5×	662 1.1×	595 1.0×	222 0.6×	104	3.4k
Minoru Hongo Japan	25	1.4k 0.7×	1.7k 1.1×	624 1.1×	247 0.4×	192 0.5×	78	3.0k
Catalin F. Baicu United States	34	3.4k 1.6×	1.0k 0.6×	742 1.3×	263 0.5×	214 0.6×	83	4.9k
Hendrik Milting Germany	35	2.3k 1.1×	1.7k 1.1×	798 1.3×	191 0.3×	426 1.1×	156	4.1k
Caroline Cheng Netherlands	35	1.1k 0.5×	1.3k 0.9×	1.1k 1.8×	379 0.7×	251 0.7×	92	4.1k
Takehiro Kimura Japan	33	1.2k 0.5×	980 0.6×	535 0.9×	230 0.4×	196 0.5×	197	3.7k
Djamel Lebeche United States	34	1.9k 0.9×	2.8k 1.8×	1.1k 1.8×	422 0.7×	376 1.0×	80	4.7k
Diane Fatkin Australia	49	4.8k 2.3×	4.3k 2.8×	432 0.7×	691 1.2×	559 1.5×	135	8.0k

Countries citing papers authored by Stefan Hein

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Stefan Hein

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All Works

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Sumariva, Juan Alberto Franco, et al.. (2025). Streaky perturbations in swept-wing flow over forward-facing step. Physical Review Fluids. 10(2). 1 indexed citations

Zeriouh, Mohamed, Stefan Hein, Peter Bramlage, et al.. (2021). Comparison of flexible, open with semi-rigid, closed annuloplasty-rings for mitral valve repair. Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery. 16(1). 35–35. 4 indexed citations

Hein, Stefan, et al.. (2021). Long-term results after mitral valve surgery using minimally invasive versus sternotomy approach: a propensity matched comparison of a large single-center series. BMC Cardiovascular Disorders. 21(1). 314–314. 4 indexed citations

Hein, Stefan, et al.. (2020). Long-term outcomes of concomitant tricuspid valve repair in patients undergoing mitral valve surgery. Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery. 15(1). 210–210. 13 indexed citations

Hein, Stefan, et al.. (2020). Long-term results of endoclamping in patients undergoing minimally invasive mitral valve surgery where external aortic clamping cannot be used – a propensity matched analysis. Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery. 15(1). 313–313. 2 indexed citations

Hein, Stefan, et al.. (2019). Long-term outcome after mitral valve replacement using biological versus mechanical valves. Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery. 14(1). 120–120. 22 indexed citations

Sumariva, Juan Alberto Franco, Stefan Hein, & Eusebio Valero. (2018). Effect of humps and indentations on boundary-layer transition of compressible flows using the AHLNS methodology. elib (German Aerospace Center). 1 indexed citations

Kubin, Thomas, Jochen Pöling, Sawa Kostin, et al.. (2011). Oncostatin M Is a Major Mediator of Cardiomyocyte Dedifferentiation and Remodeling. Cell stem cell. 9(5). 420–432. 260 indexed citations

Polyakova, V. О., Stefan Hein, Shigeru Miyagawa, et al.. (2010). Fibrosis in endstage human heart failure: Severe changes in collagen metabolism and MMP/TIMP profiles. International Journal of Cardiology. 151(1). 18–33. 123 indexed citations

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Kubin, Thomas, Stefan Hein, Peter Bramlage, et al.. (2005). Transforming growth factor-β1 downregulates beating frequency and remodeling of cultured rat adult cardiomyocytes. Cell and Tissue Research. 321(1). 57–66. 7 indexed citations

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Polyakova, V. О., Stefan Hein, Sawa Kostin, Tibor Ziegelhoeffer, & Jutta Schaper. (2004). Matrix metalloproteinases and their tissue inhibitors in pressure-overloaded human myocardium during heart failure progression. Journal of the American College of Cardiology. 44(8). 1609–1618. 158 indexed citations

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Peitsch, Dieter, et al.. (2002). Numerical Investigation of Vortex Reducer Flows in the High Pressure Compressor of Modern Aeroengines. 1125–1134. 8 indexed citations

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Fielitz, Jens, Stefan Hein, Veselin Mitrović, et al.. (2001). Activation of the cardiac renin-angiotensin system and increased myocardial collagen expression in human aortic valve disease. Journal of the American College of Cardiology. 37(5). 1443–1449. 134 indexed citations

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Hein, Stefan & Jutta Schaper. (2001). The extracellular matrix in normal and diseased myocardium. Journal of Nuclear Cardiology. 8(2). 188–196. 33 indexed citations

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Urbánek, Petr, et al.. (2000). A Dynamic Bubble Trap Reduces Microbubbles During Cardiopulmonary Bypass: A Case Study. Journal of ExtraCorporeal Technology. 32(3). 165–169. 8 indexed citations

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Elsässer, Albrecht, Sava Kostin, Stefan Hein, et al.. (2000). A self-perpetuating vicious cycle of tissue damage in human hibernating myocardium. Molecular and Cellular Biochemistry. 213(1-2). 17–28. 31 indexed citations

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Kostin, Sawa, et al.. (2000). The Cytoskeleton and Related Proteins in the Human Failing Heart. Heart Failure Reviews. 5(3). 271–280. 114 indexed citations

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Kostin, Sawa, Dimitri Scholz, Tatsuo Shimada, et al.. (1998). The internal and external protein scaffold of the T-tubular system in cardiomyocytes. Cell and Tissue Research. 294(3). 449–460. 120 indexed citations

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Hein, Stefan, Thomas Scheffold, & Jutta Schaper. (1995). Ischemia induces early changes to cytoskeletal and contractile proteins in diseased human myocardium. Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery. 110(1). 89–98. 94 indexed citations

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Hein, Stefan, Dimitri Scholz, Noboru Fujitani, et al.. (1994). Altered Expression of Titin and Contractile Proteins in Failing Human Myocardium. Journal of Molecular and Cellular Cardiology. 26(10). 1291–1306. 93 indexed citations

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