Stephan Heller

1.1k total citations · 1 hit paper
15 papers, 810 citations indexed

About

Stephan Heller is a scholar working on Surgery, Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine and Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine. According to data from OpenAlex, Stephan Heller has authored 15 papers receiving a total of 810 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 11 papers in Surgery, 7 papers in Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine and 4 papers in Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine. Recurrent topics in Stephan Heller's work include Coronary Interventions and Diagnostics (5 papers), Peripheral Artery Disease Management (4 papers) and Aortic Disease and Treatment Approaches (2 papers). Stephan Heller is often cited by papers focused on Coronary Interventions and Diagnostics (5 papers), Peripheral Artery Disease Management (4 papers) and Aortic Disease and Treatment Approaches (2 papers). Stephan Heller collaborates with scholars based in Germany and United States. Stephan Heller's co-authors include Claus D. Claussen, Gunnar Tepe, Thomas Zeller, Ulrich Speck, Jean-Paul Bérégi, Uwe Schwarzwälder, Bruno Scheller, A Oldenburg, Thomas Albrecht and Stephan H. Duda and has published in prestigious journals such as New England Journal of Medicine, Biomaterials and Analytical Chemistry.

In The Last Decade

Stephan Heller

11 papers receiving 775 citations

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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.

Local Delivery of Paclitaxel to Inhibit Restenosis during Angioplasty of the Leg

2008 582 citations Gunnar Tepe, Thomas Zeller et al. New England Journal of Medicine profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Stephan Heller Germany	9	618	558	97	95	52	15	810
Hans Tielemans Germany	6	949 1.5×	890 1.6×	81 0.8×	102 1.1×	21 0.4×	6	1.0k
Alexandra Lansky United States	12	873 1.4×	673 1.2×	290 3.0×	106 1.1×	35 0.7×	31	1.1k
Susanne Scheinert Germany	11	1.1k 1.8×	1.1k 2.1×	102 1.1×	145 1.5×	23 0.4×	14	1.3k
Benjamin Pusich Germany	7	452 0.7×	413 0.7×	64 0.7×	64 0.7×	24 0.5×	11	528
J.M. Albes Germany	14	236 0.4×	302 0.5×	75 0.8×	63 0.7×	69 1.3×	27	511
Yuefeng Zhu China	11	209 0.3×	198 0.4×	70 0.7×	94 1.0×	45 0.9×	32	439
Anthony Ragheb United States	10	1.0k 1.6×	893 1.6×	97 1.0×	143 1.5×	25 0.5×	15	1.1k
Ecatarina Cristea United States	7	499 0.8×	359 0.6×	200 2.1×	56 0.6×	24 0.5×	10	597
Davide Tavano Italy	11	265 0.4×	106 0.2×	124 1.3×	41 0.4×	31 0.6×	27	531

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Stephan Heller

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15 of 15 papers shown

Heller, Stephan, et al.. (2025). Lidocaine Shows Significant Antimicrobial Effects Against Staphylococcus Species: An In-Vitro Study Comparing Different Combinations of Lidocaine and Clinically Used Injectables, like Steroids and Hyaluronan, in the Context of Arthritis Management. Biomedicines. 13(1). 106–106.

Tübel, Jutta, et al.. (2025). Biofunctionalization of 3D printed PEEK using integrated cathodic arc plasma coating: a one-step solution to antimicrobial and bioactive PEEK Implant. Journal of Materials Science Materials in Medicine. 36(1). 109–109.

Heller, Stephan, et al.. (2024). The mesenteric entry site as a potential weak point in gastrointestinal anastomoses – findings from an ex-vivo biomechanical analysis. Langenbeck s Archives of Surgery. 409(1). 124–124.

Herrmann, R., Pia Houdek, Christian Gorzelanny, et al.. (2019). Smart antimicrobial efficacy employing pH-sensitive ZnO-doped diamond-like carbon coatings. Scientific Reports. 9(1). 17246–17246. 24 indexed citations

Schmehl, Jörg, Marcus Scharpf, Klaus Brechtel, et al.. (2011). Epithelioid Angiosarcoma With Metastatic Disease After Endovascular Therapy of Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm. CardioVascular and Interventional Radiology. 35(1). 190–193. 24 indexed citations

Brechtel, Klaus, Christian Schwentner, Stephan Heller, et al.. (2011). Stent-assisted Embolization as “Bailout” Option in Aortic Aneurysm. Journal of Vascular and Interventional Radiology. 22(4). 563–568. 2 indexed citations

Brechtel, Klaus, et al.. (2011). Endovascular Repair of Acute Symptomatic Pararenal Aortic Aneurysm With Three Chimney and One Periscope Graft for Complete Visceral Artery Revascularization. CardioVascular and Interventional Radiology. 35(2). 413–417. 15 indexed citations

Artunç, Ferruh, Stephan Heller, Martin Heuschmid, Reimer Rießen, & Michael Haap. (2010). Gastrointestinal: Hepatic portal venous gas after cardiogenic shock and intraaortic ballon pulsation therapy. Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology. 25(3). 644–644. 2 indexed citations

Tepe, Gunnar, Thomas Zeller, Thomas Albrecht, et al.. (2008). Local Delivery of Paclitaxel to Inhibit Restenosis during Angioplasty of the Leg. New England Journal of Medicine. 358(7). 689–699. 582 indexed citations breakdown →

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Brechtel, Klaus, Gunnar Tepe, Stephan Heller, et al.. (2008). Endovascular Treatment of Venous Graft Stenosis in the Inferior Vena Cava and the Left Hepatic Vein after Complex Liver Tumor Resection. Journal of Vascular and Interventional Radiology. 20(2). 264–269.

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Tepe, Gunnar, Thomas Zeller, Stephan Heller, et al.. (2006). Self-expanding nitinol stents for treatment of infragenicular arteries following unsuccessful balloon angioplasty. European Radiology. 17(8). 2088–2095. 16 indexed citations

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Tepe, Gunnar, Klaus Dietz, Jakub Wiskirchen, et al.. (2006). Peripheral Arteries: Treatment with Antibodies of Platelet Receptors and Reteplase for Thrombolysis—APART Trial. Radiology. 239(3). 892–900. 12 indexed citations

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Tepe, Gunnar, Jörg Schmehl, Stephan Heller, et al.. (2006). Superficial femoral artery: current treatment options. European Radiology. 16(6). 1316–1322. 9 indexed citations

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Tepe, Gunnar, J Schmehl, Hans Peter Wendel, et al.. (2005). Reduced thrombogenicity of nitinol stents—In vitro evaluation of different surface modifications and coatings. Biomaterials. 27(4). 643–650. 100 indexed citations

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Heller, Stephan, et al.. (1974). Conversational mass spectral search system. Display and plotting of spectra and dissimilarity comparison. Analytical Chemistry. 46(7). 947–950. 24 indexed citations

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