Thomas Münzel

88.2k total citations · 31 hit papers
1.1k papers, 56.1k citations indexed

About

Thomas Münzel is a scholar working on Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine, Physiology and Surgery. According to data from OpenAlex, Thomas Münzel has authored 1.1k papers receiving a total of 56.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 487 papers in Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine, 226 papers in Physiology and 189 papers in Surgery. Recurrent topics in Thomas Münzel's work include Nitric Oxide and Endothelin Effects (176 papers), Acute Myocardial Infarction Research (108 papers) and Venous Thromboembolism Diagnosis and Management (101 papers). Thomas Münzel is often cited by papers focused on Nitric Oxide and Endothelin Effects (176 papers), Acute Myocardial Infarction Research (108 papers) and Venous Thromboembolism Diagnosis and Management (101 papers). Thomas Münzel collaborates with scholars based in Germany, United States and Switzerland. Thomas Münzel's co-authors include Andreas Daiber, Tommaso Gori, Ulrich Förstermann, Thomas Meinertz, Eberhard Schulz, David G. Harrison, Matthias Oelze, Philip Wenzel, Karl J. Lackner and Thomas Heitzer and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, The Lancet and JAMA.

In The Last Decade

Thomas Münzel

1.0k papers receiving 55.0k 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. Angiotensin II-mediated hypertension in the rat increases vascular superoxide production via membrane NADH/NADPH oxidase activation. Contribution to alterations of vasomotor tone.
    1996 2.0k citations Thomas Münzel et al. Journal of Clinical Investigation profile →
  2. Endothelial Dysfunction, Oxidative Stress, and Risk of Cardiovascular Events in Patients With Coronary Artery Disease
    2001 1.6k citations Thomas Münzel et al. Circulation profile →
  3. Endothelial Nitric Oxide Synthase in Vascular Disease
    2006 1.5k citations Thomas Münzel et al. Circulation profile →
  4. Mechanisms Underlying Endothelial Dysfunction in Diabetes Mellitus
    2001 965 citations Ulrich Hink, Huige Li et al. profile →
  5. Myeloperoxidase Serum Levels Predict Risk in Patients With Acute Coronary Syndromes
    2003 792 citations Stephan Baldus, Thomas Münzel et al. Circulation profile →
  6. Loneliness in the general population: prevalence, determinants and relations to mental health
    2017 781 citations Matthias Michal, Philipp S. Wild et al. profile →
  7. Alterations of skeletal muscle in chronic heart failure.
    1992 620 citations Thomas Münzel et al. Circulation profile →
  8. Cardiovascular disease burden from ambient air pollution in Europe reassessed using novel hazard ratio functions
    2019 596 citations Jos Lelieveld, Klaus Klingmüller et al. European Heart Journal profile →
  9. Increased NADH-Oxidase–Mediated Superoxide Production in the Early Stages of Atherosclerosis
    1999 574 citations Georg Nickenig, Eberhard Schulz et al. Circulation profile →
  10. Effects of Angiotensin II Infusion on the Expression and Function of NAD(P)H Oxidase and Components of Nitric Oxide/cGMP Signaling
    2002 561 citations Hanke Mollnau, Maria Wendt et al. profile →
  11. Evidence for enhanced vascular superoxide anion production in nitrate tolerance. A novel mechanism underlying tolerance and cross-tolerance.
    1995 541 citations Thomas Münzel et al. Journal of Clinical Investigation profile →
  12. Cardiovascular effects of environmental noise exposure
    2014 522 citations Thomas Münzel, Tommaso Gori et al. European Heart Journal profile →
  13. Vascular Inflammation and Oxidative Stress: Major Triggers for Cardiovascular Disease
    2019 509 citations Sebastian Steven, Matthias Oelze et al. profile →
  14. Loss of life expectancy from air pollution compared to other risk factors: a worldwide perspective
    2020 485 citations Jos Lelieveld, Andrea Pozzer et al. profile →
  15. Impact of Oxidative Stress on the Heart and Vasculature
    2017 428 citations Thomas Münzel, Jason C. Kovacic et al. Journal of the American College of Cardiology profile →
  16. Lysozyme M–Positive Monocytes Mediate Angiotensin II–Induced Arterial Hypertension and Vascular Dysfunction
    2011 407 citations Philip Wenzel, Susanne Karbach et al. Circulation profile →
  17. Targeting vascular (endothelial) dysfunction
    2016 387 citations Andreas Daiber, Sebastian Steven et al. British Journal of Pharmacology profile →
  18. Transportation noise pollution and cardiovascular disease
    2021 326 citations Thomas Münzel, Mette Sørensen et al. profile →
  19. Environmental Noise and the Cardiovascular System
    2018 324 citations Thomas Münzel, Frank P. Schmidt et al. Journal of the American College of Cardiology profile →
  20. Percutaneous coronary intervention with everolimus-eluting bioresorbable vascular scaffolds in routine clinical practice: early and midterm outcomes from the European multicentre GHOST-EU registry
    2015 307 citations Tommaso Gori, Thomas Münzel et al. profile →
  21. Trends in thrombolytic treatment and outcomes of acute pulmonary embolism in Germany
    2019 303 citations Karsten Keller, Lukas Hobohm et al. European Heart Journal profile →
  22. Pathophysiological role of oxidative stress in systolic and diastolic heart failure and its therapeutic implications
    2015 296 citations Thomas Münzel, Tommaso Gori et al. European Heart Journal profile →
  23. Effects of tobacco cigarettes, e-cigarettes, and waterpipe smoking on endothelial function and clinical outcomes
    2020 243 citations Thomas Münzel, Omar Hahad et al. European Heart Journal profile →
  24. Trends in mortality related to pulmonary embolism in the European Region, 2000–15: analysis of vital registration data from the WHO Mortality Database
    2019 213 citations Thomas Münzel, Stavros Konstantinides et al. profile →
  25. Environmental Noise-Induced Effects on Stress Hormones, Oxidative Stress, and Vascular Dysfunction: Key Factors in the Relationship between Cerebrocardiovascular and Psychological Disorders
    2019 178 citations Omar Hahad, Jürgen H. Prochaska et al. profile →
  26. Environmental risk factors and cardiovascular diseases: a comprehensive expert review
    2021 170 citations Thomas Münzel, Omar Hahad et al. profile →
  27. Air pollution deaths attributable to fossil fuels: observational and modelling study
    2023 117 citations Jos Lelieveld, Klaus Klingmüller et al. profile →
  28. Soil and water pollution and human health: what should cardiologists worry about?
    2022 114 citations Thomas Münzel, Omar Hahad et al. profile →
  29. The contribution of the exposome to the burden of cardiovascular disease
    2023 91 citations Thomas Münzel, Mette Sørensen et al. profile →
  30. Noise and mental health: evidence, mechanisms, and consequences
    2024 65 citations Omar Hahad, Sadeer Al‐Kindi et al. profile →
  31. Air pollution exposure and cardiometabolic risk
    2024 62 citations Philip J. Landrigan, Thomas Münzel et al. profile →

Author Peers

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Author Last Decade Papers Cites
Thomas Münzel 19.1k 14.9k 9.9k 7.6k 5.8k 1.1k 56.1k
Eric B. Rimm 10.8k 0.6× 24.5k 1.6× 10.4k 1.0× 9.3k 1.2× 2.4k 0.4× 894 103.9k
Charles H. Hennekens 18.4k 1.0× 12.1k 0.8× 9.0k 0.9× 12.5k 1.6× 4.2k 0.7× 586 86.1k
Bernard Rosner 8.3k 0.4× 15.5k 1.0× 11.6k 1.2× 7.0k 0.9× 2.0k 0.3× 1.1k 97.0k
David S. Siscovick 15.0k 0.8× 6.4k 0.4× 4.3k 0.4× 5.8k 0.8× 1.1k 0.2× 598 49.9k
Aaron R. Folsom 26.9k 1.4× 8.7k 0.6× 7.2k 0.7× 11.1k 1.5× 3.0k 0.5× 867 75.6k
Meir J. Stampfer 17.3k 0.9× 26.0k 1.7× 16.2k 1.6× 15.3k 2.0× 4.9k 0.8× 854 142.3k
Thomas F. Lüscher 28.1k 1.5× 16.5k 1.1× 11.6k 1.2× 13.6k 1.8× 5.5k 1.0× 1.1k 62.6k
Julie E. Buring 15.8k 0.8× 9.9k 0.7× 6.9k 0.7× 10.9k 1.4× 3.7k 0.6× 602 66.5k
Lewis H. Kuller 19.6k 1.0× 14.0k 0.9× 6.1k 0.6× 11.1k 1.5× 3.9k 0.7× 1.0k 78.4k
Albert Hofman 27.4k 1.4× 17.4k 1.2× 13.2k 1.3× 11.6k 1.5× 2.0k 0.3× 1.5k 122.0k

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All Works

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Hahad, Omar, Volker H. Schmitt, Matthias Michal, et al.. (2025). Earplug use during sleep and its association with cardiovascular disease – Results from a large sample of the general population. IJC Heart & Vasculature. 57. 101642–101642.
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Schmitt, Volker H., Omar Hahad, Visvakanth Sivanathan, et al.. (2025). Impact of type 1 diabetes mellitus on mortality rate and outcome of hospitalized patients with myocardial infarction. Diabetes & Metabolic Syndrome Clinical Research & Reviews. 19(2). 103201–103201.
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Schmitt, Volker H., Lukas Hobohm, Christoph Brochhausen, et al.. (2024). Sarcopenia Influences Clinical Outcome in Hospitalized Patients with Peripheral Artery Disease Aged 75 Years and Older. Annals of Vascular Surgery. 110(Pt B). 54–65.
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Miller, Mark R., Philip J. Landrigan, Manish Arora, et al.. (2024). Water, Soil, Noise, and Light Pollution. Journal of the American College of Cardiology. 83(23). 2308–2323. 5 indexed citations
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Hahad, Omar, Frank P. Schmidt, Sadeer Al‐Kindi, et al.. (2023). Acute exposure to simulated nocturnal traffic noise and cardiovascular complications and sleep disturbance—results from a pooled analysis of human field studies. Clinical Research in Cardiology. 112(11). 1690–1698. 4 indexed citations
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Oezkur, Mehmet, et al.. (2023). VV‐ECMO as bridge and safety net for successful therapeutic polypragmasy in a case of influenza‐triggered near‐fatal asthma. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 11(8). e7709–e7709. 2 indexed citations
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Tamm, Alexander, Martin Geyer, Omar Hahad, et al.. (2023). Quality of life in patients with transcatheter aortic valve implantation: an analysis from the INTERVENT project. Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine. 10. 1181771–1181771. 2 indexed citations
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Sørensen, Mette, Ole Raaschou‐Nielsen, Aslak Harbo Poulsen, et al.. (2023). Long-term exposure to residential transportation noise and mortality: A nationwide cohort study. Environmental Pollution. 328. 121642–121642. 7 indexed citations
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Man, Andy W. C., Yawen Zhou, Gisela Reifenberg, et al.. (2021). l ‐Citrulline ameliorates pathophysiology in a rat model of superimposed preeclampsia. British Journal of Pharmacology. 179(12). 3007–3023. 14 indexed citations
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Xia, Ning, Solveig Hasselwander, Gisela Reifenberg, et al.. (2021). B Lymphocyte-Deficiency in Mice Causes Vascular Dysfunction by Inducing Neutrophilia. Biomedicines. 9(11). 1686–1686. 7 indexed citations
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Lelieveld, Jos, Klaus Klingmüller, Andrea Pozzer, et al.. (2019). Cardiovascular disease burden from ambient air pollution in Europe reassessed using novel hazard ratio functions. European Heart Journal. 40(20). 1590–1596. 596 indexed citations breakdown →
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Sörensen, Nils A., Franz‐Josef Neumann, Francisco Ojeda, et al.. (2018). Relations of Sex to Diagnosis and Outcomes in Acute Coronary Syndrome. Journal of the American Heart Association. 7(6). 25 indexed citations
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Hubert, Astrid, et al.. (2017). Selective Deletion of Leptin Signaling in Endothelial Cells Enhances Neointima Formation and Phenocopies the Vascular Effects of Diet-Induced Obesity in Mice. Arteriosclerosis Thrombosis and Vascular Biology. 37(9). 1683–1697. 32 indexed citations
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Daiber, Andreas, Fabio Di Lisa, Matthias Oelze, et al.. (2015). Crosstalk of mitochondria with NADPH oxidase via reactive oxygen and nitrogen species signalling and its role for vascular function. British Journal of Pharmacology. 174(12). 1670–1689. 213 indexed citations
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Espinola–Klein, Christine, Hans J. Rupprecht, Christoph Bickel, et al.. (2008). Different Calculations of Ankle-Brachial Index and Their Impact on Cardiovascular Risk Prediction. Circulation. 118(9). 961–967. 137 indexed citations
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Mollnau, Hanke, Matthias Oelze, Michael August, et al.. (2005). Mechanisms of Increased Vascular Superoxide Production in an Experimental Model of Idiopathic Dilated Cardiomyopathy. Arteriosclerosis Thrombosis and Vascular Biology. 25(12). 2554–2559. 55 indexed citations
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Laufs, Ulrich, Sven Waßmann, Thomas Czech, et al.. (2005). Physical Inactivity Increases Oxidative Stress, Endothelial Dysfunction, and Atherosclerosis. Arteriosclerosis Thrombosis and Vascular Biology. 25(4). 809–814. 234 indexed citations
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Sydow, Karsten, Andreas Daiber, Matthias Oelze, et al.. (2004). Central role of mitochondrial aldehyde dehydrogenase and reactive oxygen species in nitroglycerin tolerance and cross-tolerance. Journal of Clinical Investigation. 113(3). 482–489. 236 indexed citations

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