Stephan von Haehling

41.7k total citations · 10 hit papers
435 papers, 22.4k citations indexed

About

Stephan von Haehling is a scholar working on Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine, Physiology and Molecular Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Stephan von Haehling has authored 435 papers receiving a total of 22.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 202 papers in Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine, 161 papers in Physiology and 73 papers in Molecular Biology. Recurrent topics in Stephan von Haehling's work include Nutrition and Health in Aging (140 papers), Heart Failure Treatment and Management (138 papers) and Cardiovascular Function and Risk Factors (66 papers). Stephan von Haehling is often cited by papers focused on Nutrition and Health in Aging (140 papers), Heart Failure Treatment and Management (138 papers) and Cardiovascular Function and Risk Factors (66 papers). Stephan von Haehling collaborates with scholars based in Germany, Italy and United Kingdom. Stephan von Haehling's co-authors include Stefan D. Anker, Wolfram Doehner, John E. Morley, Stefan D. Anker, Nicole Ebner, Jochen Springer, Mitja Lainščak, Andrew J.S. Coats, Piotr Ponikowski and Anja Sandek and has published in prestigious journals such as JAMA, Circulation and SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología.

In The Last Decade

Stephan von Haehling

414 papers receiving 21.9k citations

Hit Papers

Frailty Consensus: A Call to Action 2007 2026 2013 2019 2013 2010 2007 2016 2014 500 1000 1.5k 2.0k 2.5k
What are hit papers?

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. Frailty Consensus: A Call to Action
    2013 2.7k citations Stefan D. Anker, Wolfram Doehner et al. profile →
  2. An overview of sarcopenia: facts and numbers on prevalence and clinical impact
    2010 621 citations Stephan von Haehling, Stefan D. Anker et al. Journal of Cachexia Sarcopenia and Muscle profile →
  3. Altered Intestinal Function in Patients With Chronic Heart Failure
    2007 501 citations Anja Sandek, Stephan von Haehling et al. profile →
  4. Heart failure and kidney dysfunction: epidemiology, mechanisms and management
    2016 463 citations Joerg C. Schefold, Gerd Hasenfuß et al. profile →
  5. Prevalence, incidence, and clinical impact of sarcopenia: facts, numbers, and epidemiology—update 2014
    2014 444 citations Stefan D. Anker, Stephan von Haehling et al. Journal of Cachexia Sarcopenia and Muscle profile →
  6. Effects of statins on mitochondrial pathways
    2021 167 citations Stephan von Haehling et al. Journal of Cachexia Sarcopenia and Muscle profile →
  7. Effects of Early Empagliflozin Initiation on Diuresis and Kidney Function in Patients With Acute Decompensated Heart Failure (EMPAG-HF)
    2022 124 citations P. Christian Schulze, Stephan von Haehling et al. Circulation profile →
  8. Iron deficiency and cardiovascular disease
    2022 108 citations Stephan von Haehling, Javed Butler et al. profile →
  9. 2024 Update in Heart Failure
    2024 52 citations Stephan von Haehling, Piotr Ponikowski et al. profile →
  10. Health outcomes of sarcopenia: a consensus report by the outcome working group of the Global Leadership Initiative in Sarcopenia (GLIS)
    2025 21 citations Charlotte Beaudart, Julián Alcázar et al. Aging Clinical and Experimental Research profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Stephan von Haehling Germany 74 9.9k 6.9k 4.4k 4.0k 2.1k 435 22.4k
Wolfram Doehner Germany 68 6.4k 0.6× 7.2k 1.0× 3.0k 0.7× 2.9k 0.7× 1.9k 0.9× 296 18.7k
Stefan D. Anker Germany 76 7.9k 0.8× 11.6k 1.7× 3.6k 0.8× 1.8k 0.5× 2.6k 1.2× 351 24.4k
Tommy Cederholm Sweden 76 25.1k 2.5× 1.7k 0.3× 2.7k 0.6× 8.0k 2.0× 1.4k 0.7× 317 34.8k
Hiromi Rakugi Japan 75 4.5k 0.5× 6.7k 1.0× 4.8k 1.1× 699 0.2× 2.0k 0.9× 604 21.5k
Juan Jesús Carrero Sweden 78 5.4k 0.5× 3.6k 0.5× 2.3k 0.5× 617 0.2× 2.9k 1.4× 558 23.0k
Hidenori Arai Japan 67 5.7k 0.6× 1.5k 0.2× 2.6k 0.6× 2.7k 0.7× 711 0.3× 398 15.9k
Mauro Zamboni Italy 61 14.6k 1.5× 2.4k 0.3× 1.9k 0.4× 3.9k 1.0× 1.2k 0.6× 242 21.0k
Dalane W. Kitzman United States 97 4.3k 0.4× 27.5k 4.0× 2.9k 0.7× 1.5k 0.4× 3.9k 1.8× 490 35.8k
Piotr Ponikowski Poland 109 4.4k 0.4× 30.2k 4.4× 4.4k 1.0× 801 0.2× 6.8k 3.2× 799 44.7k
Massimo Volpe Italy 72 2.7k 0.3× 11.7k 1.7× 4.6k 1.0× 538 0.1× 1.8k 0.9× 844 21.5k

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Hellenkamp, Kristian, Ryosuke Sato, & Stephan von Haehling. (2025). Reaching the SUMMIT? Benefits and potential risks associated with the use of tirzepatide in heart failure with preserved ejection fraction. Med. 6(2). 100570–100570.
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Haehling, Stephan von, Birgit Aßmus, Stefan Frantz, et al.. (2025). Instabile Herzinsuffizienz: Wie lassen sich häufige Krankenhausaufnahmen vermeiden?. DMW - Deutsche Medizinische Wochenschrift. 150(7). 363–370.
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Beaudart, Charlotte, Julián Alcázar, Iván Aprahamian, et al.. (2025). Health outcomes of sarcopenia: a consensus report by the outcome working group of the Global Leadership Initiative in Sarcopenia (GLIS). Aging Clinical and Experimental Research. 37(1). 100–100. 21 indexed citations breakdown →
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Anker, Markus S., Muhammad Shahzeb Khan, Jan Porthun, et al.. (2024). New Cardiovascular Biomarkers in Patients with Advanced Cancer – A Prospective Study Comparing MR-proADM, MR-proANP, Copeptin, High-Sensitivity Troponin T and NT-proBNP. European Journal of Heart Failure. 27(6). 1047–1055. 2 indexed citations
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Haehling, Stephan von, Wolfram Doehner, Ruben Evertz, et al.. (2023). Iron deficiency in heart failure with preserved ejection fraction: rationale and design of the FAIR-HFpEF trial. GoeScholar The Publication Server of the Georg-August-Universität Göttingen (Georg-August-Universität Göttingen). 1(1). 1 indexed citations
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Smith, Cassandra, Marc Sim, Jack Dalla Via, et al.. (2023). Extent of Abdominal Aortic Calcification Is Associated With Incident Rapid Weight Loss Over 5 Years: The Perth Longitudinal Study of Ageing Women. Arteriosclerosis Thrombosis and Vascular Biology. 44(2). e54–e64. 3 indexed citations
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Haehling, Stephan von, Alina Goßling, Franz‐Josef Neumann, et al.. (2023). Role of Copeptin and hs-cTnT to Discriminate AHF from Uncomplicated NSTE-ACS with Baseline Elevated hs-cTnT—A Derivation and External Validation Study. Cells. 12(7). 1062–1062. 1 indexed citations
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Schneeweiß, Andreas, Sabine Seiler, Hans Tesch, et al.. (2020). Cardiotoxicity and Cardiovascular Biomarkers in Patients With Breast Cancer: Data From the GeparOcto‐GBG 84 Trial. Journal of the American Heart Association. 9(23). e018143–e018143. 26 indexed citations
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Möckel, Martin, Rudolf A. de Boer, Anna Slagman, et al.. (2019). Improve Management of Acute Heart Failure with ProcAlCiTonin in EUrope: Results of the Randomized Clinical Trial IMPACT EU Biomarkers in Cardiology (BIC) 18. European Journal of Heart Failure. 22(2). 267–275. 17 indexed citations
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Loncar, Goran, et al.. (2019). Micronutrient Depletion in Heart Failure: Common, Clinically Relevant and Treatable. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 20(22). 5627–5627. 26 indexed citations
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McCullough, P. R., Pablo E. Pérgola, Steven Fishbane, et al.. (2017). Abstract 16610: Efficacy and Safety of Sodium Zirconium Cyclosilicate to Treat Hyperkalemia Among Patients Taking Renin-Angiotensin-Aldosterone System Inhibitors in a 12-Month, Open-Label, Phase 3 Study: A Post Hoc Subgroup Analysis. Circulation. 2 indexed citations
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Pschowski, René, Ulrich‐Frank Pape, Gerhard Fusch, et al.. (2016). Increased Activity of the Immunoregulatory Enzyme Indoleamine-2,3-Dioxygenase with Consecutive Tryptophan Depletion Predicts Death in Patients with Neuroendocrine Neoplasia. Neuroendocrinology. 104(2). 135–144. 5 indexed citations
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Bekfani, Tarek, Pierpaolo Pellicori, Daniel A. Morris, et al.. (2016). Sarcopenia in patients with heart failure with preserved ejection fraction: Impact on muscle strength, exercise capacity and quality of life. International Journal of Cardiology. 222. 41–46. 180 indexed citations
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Scherbakov, Nadja, Anja Sandek, Tibor Szabó, et al.. (2015). Insulin Resistance in Heart Failure: Differences Between Patients with Reduced and Preserved Left Ventricular Ejection Fraction. European Journal of Heart Failure. 17(10). 1015–1021. 37 indexed citations
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Schefold, Joerg C., Stephan von Haehling, René Pschowski, et al.. (2014). The effect of continuous versus intermittent renal replacement therapy on the outcome of critically ill patients with acute renal failure (CONVINT): a prospective randomized controlled trial. Critical Care. 18(1). R11–R11. 103 indexed citations
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Szabó, Tibor, Anja Mähler, Thomas Kung, et al.. (2013). Increased Catabolic Activity in Adipose Tissue of Patients with Chronic Heart Failure. European Journal of Heart Failure. 15(10). 1131–1137. 42 indexed citations
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Kalicińska, Elżbieta, Jacek Majda, Wolfram Doehner, et al.. (2013). Anabolic deficiencies in men with systolic heart failure: do co-morbidities and therapies really contribute significantly?. The Aging Male. 16(3). 123–131. 8 indexed citations
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Lainščak, Mitja, Stephan von Haehling, Wolfram Doehner, & Stefan D. Anker. (2012). The obesity paradox in chronic disease: facts and numbers. Journal of Cachexia Sarcopenia and Muscle. 3(1). 1–4. 103 indexed citations
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Haehling, Stephan von, Dirk J. van Veldhuisen, Sy Ha, et al.. (2011). Anaemia Among Patients with Heart Failure and Preserved or Reduced Ejection Fraction: Results from the SENIORS Study. European Journal of Heart Failure. 13(6). 656–663. 50 indexed citations

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