Sven Heiles

2.5k total citations · 1 hit paper
52 papers, 2.1k citations indexed

About

Sven Heiles is a scholar working on Spectroscopy, Molecular Biology and Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics. According to data from OpenAlex, Sven Heiles has authored 52 papers receiving a total of 2.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 26 papers in Spectroscopy, 23 papers in Molecular Biology and 14 papers in Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics. Recurrent topics in Sven Heiles's work include Mass Spectrometry Techniques and Applications (23 papers), Metabolomics and Mass Spectrometry Studies (16 papers) and Analytical Chemistry and Chromatography (14 papers). Sven Heiles is often cited by papers focused on Mass Spectrometry Techniques and Applications (23 papers), Metabolomics and Mass Spectrometry Studies (16 papers) and Analytical Chemistry and Chromatography (14 papers). Sven Heiles collaborates with scholars based in Germany, United States and United Kingdom. Sven Heiles's co-authors include Bernhard Spengler, Mario Kompauer, Roy L. Johnston, Rolf Schäfer, Ian S. Gilmore, Evan R. Williams, Andrew J. Logsdail, Richard J. Cooper, Michæl Bühl and Sascha Schäfer and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of the American Chemical Society, The Journal of Chemical Physics and Analytical Chemistry.

In The Last Decade

Sven Heiles

51 papers receiving 2.0k 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.

  1. Atmospheric pressure MALDI mass spectrometry imaging of tissues and cells at 1.4-μm lateral resolution
    2016 467 citations Mario Kompauer, Sven Heiles et al. Nature Methods profile →

Peers

Sven Heiles
Alexandre Giuliani France
Joanna M. Hunter United States
Michael F. Mesleh United States
José A. Fernández Spain
James S. Prell United States
Isabelle Compagnon France
B. A. Collings Canada
J. C. Yves Le Blanc Canada
Christian Bleiholder United States
Chi‐Kung Ni Taiwan
Alexandre Giuliani France
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Countries citing papers authored by Sven Heiles

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Fields of papers citing papers by Sven Heiles

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Sven Heiles

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Sven Heiles. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Sven Heiles 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 Sven Heiles. Sven Heiles 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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Heiles, Sven, et al.. (2025). Comprehensive lipid structure annotation via photochemical epoxidation and mass spectrometry. Analytical and Bioanalytical Chemistry. 417(20). 4513–4524. 1 indexed citations
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Ghezellou, Parviz, et al.. (2024). Glycolipidomics of Liver Flukes and Host Tissues during Fascioliasis: Insights from Mass Spectrometry Imaging. ACS Infectious Diseases. 10(12). 4233–4245. 1 indexed citations
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Heiles, Sven, et al.. (2023). Mass spectrometric analysis of transition metal complexes formed through contact of artificial sweat with circulating Euro coins. Zeitschrift für anorganische und allgemeine Chemie. 650(4).
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Heiles, Sven, et al.. (2022). An enzymatic tandem reaction to produce odor-active fatty aldehydes. Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology. 106(18). 6095–6107. 9 indexed citations
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Spengler, Bernhard, et al.. (2022). IR-MALDI Mass Spectrometry Imaging with Plasma Post-Ionization of Nonpolar Metabolites. Analytical Chemistry. 94(46). 16086–16094. 19 indexed citations
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Heiles, Sven. (2021). Advanced tandem mass spectrometry in metabolomics and lipidomics—methods and applications. Analytical and Bioanalytical Chemistry. 413(24). 5927–5948. 90 indexed citations
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Garikapati, Vannuruswamy, et al.. (2018). Analysis of ketone‐based neurosteroids by reactive low‐temperature plasma mass spectrometry. Rapid Communications in Mass Spectrometry. 32(16). 1439–1450. 6 indexed citations
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Heiles, Sven, Giel Berden, Jos Oomens, & Evan R. Williams. (2018). Competition between salt bridge and non-zwitterionic structures in deprotonated amino acid dimers. Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics. 20(23). 15641–15652. 11 indexed citations
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Kompauer, Mario, Sven Heiles, & Bernhard Spengler. (2017). Autofocusing MALDI mass spectrometry imaging of tissue sections and 3D chemical topography of nonflat surfaces. Nature Methods. 14(12). 1156–1158. 113 indexed citations
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Kompauer, Mario, Sven Heiles, & Bernhard Spengler. (2016). Atmospheric pressure MALDI mass spectrometry imaging of tissues and cells at 1.4-μm lateral resolution. Nature Methods. 14(1). 90–96. 467 indexed citations breakdown →
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Heiles, Sven, et al.. (2016). CH Bond Arylation of Diamondoids Catalyzed by Palladium(II) Acetate. Advanced Synthesis & Catalysis. 358(13). 2163–2171. 24 indexed citations
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Heiles, Sven, Richard J. Cooper, Giel Berden, Jos Oomens, & Evan R. Williams. (2015). Hydrogen bond mediated stabilization of the salt bridge structure for the glycine dimer anion. Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics. 17(45). 30642–30647. 15 indexed citations
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Heiles, Sven & Roy L. Johnston. (2013). Global optimization of clusters using electronic structure methods. International Journal of Quantum Chemistry. 113(18). 2091–2109. 171 indexed citations
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Heiles, Sven, Andrew J. Logsdail, Rolf Schäfer, & Roy L. Johnston. (2011). Dopant-induced 2D–3D transition in small Au-containing clusters: DFT-global optimisation of 8-atom Au–Ag nanoalloys. Nanoscale. 4(4). 1109–1115. 83 indexed citations
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Heiles, Sven, Sascha Schäfer, & Rolf Schäfer. (2009). Mass spectrometry and beam deflection studies of tin–lead nanoalloy clusters. Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics. 12(1). 247–253. 6 indexed citations

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