Stephan Gielen

28.3k total citations · 3 hit papers
97 papers, 8.2k citations indexed

About

Stephan Gielen is a scholar working on Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine, Complementary and alternative medicine and Molecular Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Stephan Gielen has authored 97 papers receiving a total of 8.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 64 papers in Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine, 34 papers in Complementary and alternative medicine and 24 papers in Molecular Biology. Recurrent topics in Stephan Gielen's work include Cardiovascular and exercise physiology (34 papers), Cardiovascular Function and Risk Factors (17 papers) and Cardiac Health and Mental Health (16 papers). Stephan Gielen is often cited by papers focused on Cardiovascular and exercise physiology (34 papers), Cardiovascular Function and Risk Factors (17 papers) and Cardiac Health and Mental Health (16 papers). Stephan Gielen collaborates with scholars based in Germany, United States and Netherlands. Stephan Gielen's co-authors include Gerhard Schüler, Rainer Hambrecht, Sandra Erbs, Axel Linke, Volker Adams, Nina Schoene, Volker Adams, Nicolle Kränkel, Sven Möbius‐Winkler and Axel Linke and has published in prestigious journals such as New England Journal of Medicine, Circulation and Journal of the American College of Cardiology.

In The Last Decade

Stephan Gielen

90 papers receiving 7.9k citations

Hit Papers

Effect of Exercise on Coronary Endothelial Function in Pa... 2000 2026 2008 2017 2000 2012 2003 250 500 750
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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. Effect of Exercise on Coronary Endothelial Function in Patients with Coronary Artery Disease
    2000 962 citations Rainer Hambrecht, Stephan Gielen et al. profile →
  2. ESC Guidelines for the Management of Acute Coronary Syndromes in Patients Presenting Without Persistent ST-Segment Elevation
    2012 763 citations Stephan Gielen et al. profile →
  3. Regular Physical Activity Improves Endothelial Function in Patients With Coronary Artery Disease by Increasing Phosphorylation of Endothelial Nitric Oxide Synthase
    2003 695 citations Rainer Hambrecht, Volker Adams et al. Circulation profile →

Peers

Stephan Gielen
Axel Linke Germany
Volker Adams Germany
Sandra Erbs Germany
Sven Möbius‐Winkler Germany
Eugene E. Wolfel United States
Roger R. Taylor Australia
Takashi Miyauchi Japan
Constantinos H. Davos Greece
Kensuke Noma Japan
Nicolle Kränkel Germany
Axel Linke Germany
Stephan Gielen
Citations per year, relative to Stephan Gielen Stephan Gielen (= 1×) peers Axel Linke

Countries citing papers authored by Stephan Gielen

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Fields of papers citing papers by Stephan Gielen

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Stephan Gielen

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Stephan Gielen. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Stephan Gielen based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with Stephan Gielen. Stephan Gielen is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Schramm, René, et al.. (2025). Andexanet Alfa in Urgent Cardiac Surgery: A Case Report of Edoxaban Reversal for Acute Hemopericardium. American Journal of Case Reports. 26. e945265–e945265.
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Meier, Claudia, Michel Eisenblätter, & Stephan Gielen. (2024). Myocardial Late Gadolinium Enhancement (LGE) in Cardiac Magnetic Resonance Imaging (CMR)—An Important Risk Marker for Cardiac Disease. Journal of Cardiovascular Development and Disease. 11(2). 40–40. 13 indexed citations
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Wienbergen, Harm, Andreas Fach, Ephraim B. Winzer, et al.. (2023). Impact of educational attainment on preventive efforts after myocardial infarction: results of the IPP and NET-IPP trials. Clinical Research in Cardiology. 114(6). 690–699. 1 indexed citations
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Gielen, Stephan, et al.. (2023). Delayed coronary perforation four days after percutaneous coronary intervention with subsequent cardiac tamponade: A case report. Catheterization and Cardiovascular Interventions. 102(6). 1061–1065. 2 indexed citations
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Hartmann, Frank, et al.. (2022). From inoperable to back to life: a case report of successfully treated obstructive right ventricular primary cardiac lymphoma. European Heart Journal - Case Reports. 6(2). ytac051–ytac051. 3 indexed citations
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Beutner, Frank, Christian Ritter, Markus Scholz, et al.. (2020). A metabolomic approach to identify the link between sports activity and atheroprotection. European Journal of Preventive Cardiology. 29(3). 436–444. 6 indexed citations
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Radtke, J., Joachim Götz, Stephan Gielen, & Florian Fischer. (2020). Bettenkapazitätsanalyse für eine internistische Intensivstation. Medizinische Klinik - Intensivmedizin und Notfallmedizin. 116(4). 322–331. 1 indexed citations
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Boden, Barry P., et al.. (2018). Akute Eisenintoxikation. Medizinische Klinik - Intensivmedizin und Notfallmedizin. 115(1). 52–55.
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Holdt, Lesca M., Steve Hoffmann, Kristina Sass, et al.. (2013). Alu Elements in ANRIL Non-Coding RNA at Chromosome 9p21 Modulate Atherogenic Cell Functions through Trans-Regulation of Gene Networks. PLoS Genetics. 9(7). e1003588–e1003588. 307 indexed citations
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Höllriegel, Robert, Ephraim B Beck, Axel Linke, et al.. (2012). Anabolic effects of exercise training in patients with advanced chronic heart failure (NYHA IIIb): Impact on ubiquitin–protein ligases expression and skeletal muscle size. International Journal of Cardiology. 167(3). 975–980. 31 indexed citations
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Desch, Steffen, Sven Möbius‐Winkler, Sandra Erbs, et al.. (2011). RANDOMIZED COMPARISON OF A POLYMER-FREE SIROLIMUS-ELUTING STENT VERSUS A POLYMER-BASED PACLITAXEL-ELUTING STENT IN PATIENTS WITH DIABETES MELLITUS: THE LIPSIA YUKON TRIAL. Journal of the American College of Cardiology. 57(14). E1836–E1836. 3 indexed citations
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Desch, Steffen, Sven Möbius‐Winkler, Sandra Erbs, et al.. (2011). Randomized Comparison of a Polymer-Free Sirolimus-Eluting Stent Versus a Polymer-Based Paclitaxel-Eluting Stent in Patients With Diabetes Mellitus. JACC: Cardiovascular Interventions. 4(4). 452–459. 24 indexed citations
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Sandri, Marcus, Stephan Gielen, Norman Mangner, et al.. (2009). Abstract 1048: Chronic Heart Failure and Aging: Effects of Exercise Training on Left Ventricular Diastolic Dysfunction. Circulation. 120. 1 indexed citations
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Erbs, Sandra, Axel Linke, Volker Adams, et al.. (2008). Abstract 3196: Regular Physical Exercise Training Induces Neovascularization in the Skeletal Muscle in Patients with Severe Chronic Heart Hailure. Circulation. 118. 1 indexed citations
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Gielen, Stephan, Marcus Sandri, & Gerhard Schüler. (2006). Akute Herzinsuffizienz: rationale Diagnostik in der Praxis und der Notaufnahme. Herz. 31(8). 736–747. 3 indexed citations
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Bjarnason‐Wehrens, Birna, et al.. (2004). Einsatz von Kraftausdauertraining und Muskelaufbautraining in der kardiologischen Rehabilitation. Zeitschrift für Kardiologie. 93(5). 357–370. 18 indexed citations
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Gielen, Stephan, Bettina Riedel, Volker Adams, et al.. (2003). Dyspnea-induced training of the diaphragm augments local antioxidative enzyme activity in an animal model of heart failure: Implications for aerobic metabolism. Journal of the American College of Cardiology. 41(6). 156–156. 1 indexed citations
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Hambrecht, Rainer, Lutz Hilbrich, Sandra Erbs, et al.. (2000). Correction of endothelial dysfunction in chronic heart failure: additional effects of exercise training and oral L-arginine supplementation. Journal of the American College of Cardiology. 35(3). 706–713. 207 indexed citations

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