Stephan R. Künzel

725 total citations · 1 hit paper
29 papers, 451 citations indexed

About

Stephan R. Künzel is a scholar working on Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine, Immunology and Molecular Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Stephan R. Künzel has authored 29 papers receiving a total of 451 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 9 papers in Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine, 7 papers in Immunology and 6 papers in Molecular Biology. Recurrent topics in Stephan R. Künzel's work include Immune Cell Function and Interaction (5 papers), Cardiac Fibrosis and Remodeling (5 papers) and CAR-T cell therapy research (4 papers). Stephan R. Künzel is often cited by papers focused on Immune Cell Function and Interaction (5 papers), Cardiac Fibrosis and Remodeling (5 papers) and CAR-T cell therapy research (4 papers). Stephan R. Künzel collaborates with scholars based in Germany, United States and Canada. Stephan R. Künzel's co-authors include Ursula Ravens, Ali El‐Armouche, Dobromir Dobrev, Qiongling Wang, Xander H.T. Wehrens, Hermann Reichenspurner, Stanley Nattel, Henry Sutanto, Na Li and Jordi Heijman and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, Circulation Research and Scientific Reports.

In The Last Decade

Stephan R. Künzel

24 papers receiving 451 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.

Atrial Myocyte NLRP3/CaMKII Nexus Forms a Substrate for Postoperative Atrial Fibrillation

2020 193 citations Jordi Heijman, Tina Veleva et al. Circulation Research profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Stephan R. Künzel Germany	10	239	172	56	54	50	29	451
Anke C. Fender Germany	14	225 0.9×	216 1.3×	64 1.1×	37 0.7×	44 0.9×	31	557
Ruoshui Li China	13	157 0.7×	187 1.1×	71 1.3×	19 0.4×	44 0.9×	23	397
Ali R. Keramati United States	11	190 0.8×	182 1.1×	31 0.6×	30 0.6×	56 1.1×	18	506
Shunsuke Netsu Japan	11	222 0.9×	125 0.7×	70 1.3×	20 0.4×	63 1.3×	19	413
Andrea Grund Germany	13	141 0.6×	231 1.3×	31 0.6×	36 0.7×	40 0.8×	17	458
Christian Margeta Austria	10	132 0.6×	133 0.8×	28 0.5×	49 0.9×	31 0.6×	16	352
Takehiko Takayanagi United States	9	126 0.5×	134 0.8×	37 0.7×	30 0.6×	79 1.6×	12	365
Jani Aro Finland	14	271 1.1×	262 1.5×	27 0.5×	21 0.4×	46 0.9×	23	494
Zhenhuan Chen China	10	193 0.8×	204 1.2×	22 0.4×	32 0.6×	48 1.0×	16	413
Guangran Guo China	9	228 1.0×	340 2.0×	84 1.5×	21 0.4×	38 0.8×	25	574

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Ortíz-Montero, Paola, et al.. (2025). Dual-CAR NK cells targeting PD-L1 and ErbB2/HER2 eliminate solid tumor cells and prevent immune escape due to antigen loss. Cytotherapy. 27(5). S173–S173.

Künzel, Stephan R., Erik Klapproth, Mario Schubert, et al.. (2024). Radiation-induced morphea of the breast – characterization and treatment of fibroblast dysfunction with repurposed mesalazine. Scientific Reports. 14(1). 26132–26132.

Förster, Carola Y., Stephan R. Künzel, Sergey Shityakov, & Stavros Stavrakis. (2024). Synergistic Effects of Weight Loss and Catheter Ablation: Can microRNAs Serve as Predictive Biomarkers for the Prevention of Atrial Fibrillation Recurrence?. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 25(9). 4689–4689. 1 indexed citations

Kronstein‐Wiedemann, Romy, et al.. (2024). Role of MiRNA in the Regulation of Blood Group Expression. Transfusion Medicine and Hemotherapy. 51(4). 237–251. 1 indexed citations

Kronstein‐Wiedemann, Romy, Duran Sürün, Stephan R. Künzel, et al.. (2024). Characterization of immortalized bone marrow erythroid progenitor adult (imBMEP-A)—The first inducible immortalized red blood cell progenitor cell line derived from bone marrow CD71-positive cells. Cytotherapy. 26(11). 1362–1373.

Eitler, Jiří, Venugopal Gudipati, Johannes B. Huppa, et al.. (2024). CAR-mediated targeting of NK cells overcomes tumor immune escape caused by ICAM-1 downregulation. Journal for ImmunoTherapy of Cancer. 12(2). e008155–e008155. 19 indexed citations

Künzel, Stephan R., et al.. (2023). Investigation of mesalazine as an antifibrotic drug following myocardial infarction in male mice. Physiological Reports. 11(17). e15809–e15809. 2 indexed citations

Kronstein‐Wiedemann, Romy, et al.. (2023). Long-COVID is Associated with Impaired Red Blood Cell Function. Hormone and Metabolic Research. 56(4). 318–323. 5 indexed citations

Steenblock, Charlotte, et al.. (2023). Application of chimeric antigen receptor-natural killer cells for the treatment of type 1 diabetes. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 1(1). 4–11.

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Ortíz-Montero, Paola, Stephan R. Künzel, Winfried S. Wels, et al.. (2023). Preclinical assessment of CAR-NK cell-mediated killing efficacy and pharmacokinetics in a rapid zebrafish xenograft model of metastatic breast cancer. Frontiers in Immunology. 14. 1254821–1254821. 10 indexed citations

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Hobelsberger, Sarah, et al.. (2022). Metabolic Syndrome in Psoriasis Is Associated With Upregulation of CXCL16 on Monocytes and a Dysbalance in Innate Lymphoid Cells. Frontiers in Immunology. 13. 916701–916701. 13 indexed citations

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Emig, Ramona, Eva A. Rog‐Zielinska, Friedhelm Beyersdorf, et al.. (2021). Piezo1 and BKCa channels in human atrial fibroblasts: Interplay and remodelling in atrial fibrillation. Journal of Molecular and Cellular Cardiology. 158. 49–62. 49 indexed citations

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Künzel, Stephan R., Erik Klapproth, Jan‐Heiner Küpper, et al.. (2020). Modeling atrial fibrosis in vitro —Generation and characterization of a novel human atrial fibroblast cell line. FEBS Open Bio. 10(7). 1210–1218. 13 indexed citations

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Heijman, Jordi, Tina Veleva, Cristina E. Molina, et al.. (2020). Atrial Myocyte NLRP3/CaMKII Nexus Forms a Substrate for Postoperative Atrial Fibrillation. Circulation Research. 127(8). 1036–1055. 193 indexed citations breakdown →

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Emig, Ramona, Mario Schubert, Erik Klapproth, et al.. (2020). Repurposing mesalazine against cardiac fibrosis in vitro. Naunyn-Schmiedeberg s Archives of Pharmacology. 394(3). 533–543. 10 indexed citations

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Künzel, Stephan R., et al.. (2020). Management der Anaphylaxie im OP. Der Anaesthesist. 69(9). 685–698. 1 indexed citations

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Christ, Torsten, Ursula Ravens, Michael Schaefer, et al.. (2019). DPP10 is a new regulator of Nav1.5 channels in human heart. International Journal of Cardiology. 284. 68–73. 6 indexed citations

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Künzel, Stephan R., et al.. (2019). Ultrasonic-augmented Primary Adult Fibroblast Isolation. Journal of Visualized Experiments. 8 indexed citations

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Deußen, Andreas, Birgit Zatschler, Silvio Weber, et al.. (2017). Sex-difference in expression and function of beta-adrenoceptors in macrovessels: role of the endothelium. Basic Research in Cardiology. 112(3). 29–29. 23 indexed citations

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Lämmle, Simon, Stephan R. Künzel, Stefan Neef, et al.. (2017). Differential regulation of protein phosphatase 1 (PP1) isoforms in human heart failure and atrial fibrillation. Basic Research in Cardiology. 112(4). 43–43. 28 indexed citations

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