Thomas Walther

13.8k total citations · 1 hit paper
242 papers, 10.2k citations indexed

About

Thomas Walther is a scholar working on Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine, Molecular Biology and Epidemiology. According to data from OpenAlex, Thomas Walther has authored 242 papers receiving a total of 10.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 176 papers in Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine, 71 papers in Molecular Biology and 35 papers in Epidemiology. Recurrent topics in Thomas Walther's work include Renin-Angiotensin System Studies (95 papers), Receptor Mechanisms and Signaling (49 papers) and Cardiac Valve Diseases and Treatments (29 papers). Thomas Walther is often cited by papers focused on Renin-Angiotensin System Studies (95 papers), Receptor Mechanisms and Signaling (49 papers) and Cardiac Valve Diseases and Treatments (29 papers). Thomas Walther collaborates with scholars based in Germany, United Kingdom and United States. Thomas Walther's co-authors include Michael Bäder, Heinz‐Peter Schultheiss, Silvia Heringer‐Walther, Robson A.S. Santos, Holger Stepan, Volkmar Falk, Carsten Tschöpe, Florian Gembardt, Maria José Campagnole‐Santos and Virgı́nia S. Lemos and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Journal of Biological Chemistry and Circulation.

In The Last Decade

Thomas Walther

239 papers receiving 10.0k citations

Hit Papers

Angiotensin-(1–7) is an e... 2003 2026 2010 2018 2003 400 800 1.2k
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. Angiotensin-(1–7) is an endogenous ligand for the G protein-coupled receptor Mas
    2003 1.4k citations Robson A.S. Santos, Ana Cristina Simões e Silva et al. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences profile →

Author Peers

Peers are selected by citation overlap in the author's most active subfields. citations · hero ref

Author Last Decade Papers Cites
Thomas Walther 6.4k 2.8k 2.4k 1.8k 1.0k 242 10.2k
Duncan J. Campbell 4.5k 0.7× 2.8k 1.0× 2.2k 0.9× 1.3k 0.7× 711 0.7× 172 8.3k
Jitsuo Higaki 5.4k 0.8× 3.4k 1.2× 2.6k 1.1× 2.5k 1.4× 1.3k 1.2× 422 12.7k
Debra I. Diz 6.1k 1.0× 2.9k 1.0× 3.2k 1.3× 1.1k 0.6× 702 0.7× 219 10.3k
Mark C. Chappell 7.8k 1.2× 3.4k 1.2× 5.3k 2.2× 1.1k 0.6× 667 0.6× 219 13.7k
Satoshi Umemura 5.7k 0.9× 2.3k 0.8× 2.1k 0.9× 2.7k 1.5× 1.1k 1.1× 434 10.6k
Masashi Mukoyama 8.0k 1.3× 4.5k 1.6× 1.5k 0.6× 1.7k 0.9× 2.3k 2.2× 259 15.3k
Haralambos Gavras 6.6k 1.0× 4.1k 1.5× 2.7k 1.1× 1.2k 0.7× 1.4k 1.4× 352 12.8k
Takao Saruta 5.9k 0.9× 3.8k 1.4× 4.8k 2.0× 2.2k 1.2× 1.1k 1.1× 531 15.5k
Florent Soubrier 9.6k 1.5× 3.6k 1.3× 6.1k 2.5× 1.9k 1.1× 3.9k 3.7× 194 17.2k
Masayoshi Shichiri 2.4k 0.4× 3.3k 1.2× 2.7k 1.1× 2.7k 1.5× 815 0.8× 230 10.1k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Thomas Walther

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Thomas Walther

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Thomas Walther. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Thomas Walther 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 Thomas Walther. Thomas Walther is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

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Tombor, Lukas, Mani Arsalan, Tomáš Holubec, et al.. (2024). Improved integration of single-cell transcriptome data demonstrates common and unique signatures of heart failure in mice and humans. GigaScience. 13. 2 indexed citations
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Goettsch, Claudia, Julian Kamhieh‐Milz, Lei Chen, et al.. (2024). The Role of NOX2-Derived Reactive Oxygen Species in the Induction of Endothelin-Converting Enzyme-1 by Angiotensin II. Antioxidants. 13(4). 500–500. 5 indexed citations
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Ochs, Marco, Thomas A. Wichelhaus, Johanna Kessel, et al.. (2024). Intraoperative Polymerase Chain Reaction from Cardiac Valve Tissue Is Beneficial for Guiding Further Therapy in Patients with Infective Endocarditis. Journal of Clinical Medicine. 13(15). 4319–4319. 1 indexed citations
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Klein, Tony, et al.. (2023). Reinforcement Learning and Portfolio Allocation: Challenging Traditional Allocation Methods. SSRN Electronic Journal. 2 indexed citations
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Hami, Javad, et al.. (2021). Localization and expression of the Mas-related G-protein coupled receptor member D (MrgD) in the mouse brain. Heliyon. 7(11). e08440–e08440. 7 indexed citations
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Erfinanda, Lasti, Krishnan Ravindran, Kathleen A. Gallo, et al.. (2020). Oestrogen-mediated upregulation of the Mas receptor contributes to sex differences in acute lung injury and lung vascular barrier regulation. European Respiratory Journal. 57(1). 2000921–2000921. 40 indexed citations
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Gallego‐Delgado, Julio, Thomas Walther, & Ana Rodrı́guez. (2016). The High Blood Pressure-Malaria Protection Hypothesis. Circulation Research. 119(10). 1071–1075. 32 indexed citations
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Gembardt, Florian, Richard van Veghel, Thomas M. Coffman, et al.. (2012). Hemodynamic effects of vasorelaxant compounds in mice lacking one, two or all three angiotensin II receptors. Hypertension Research. 35(5). 547–551. 10 indexed citations
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Pawlowski, Traci, Silvia Heringer‐Walther, Chun-Huai Cheng, et al.. (2009). Candidate Agtr2 influenced genes and pathways identified by expression profiling in the developing brain of Agtr2−/y mice. Genomics. 94(3). 188–195. 4 indexed citations
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Wang, Yong, Cheng Qian, Anton J.M. Roks, et al.. (2008). Angiotensin-(1-7) stimulates bone marrow-derived progenitor cells in vitro and in vivo, leading to cardioprotection after myocardial infarction in rodents. Data Archiving and Networked Services (DANS). 1 indexed citations
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Wang, Yong, Monique C. de Waard, Anja Sterner‐Kock, et al.. (2007). Cardiomyocyte-Restricted Over-Expression of C-Type Natriuretic Peptide Prevents Cardiac Hypertrophy Induced by Myocardial Infarction in Mice. European Journal of Heart Failure. 9(6-7). 548–557. 74 indexed citations
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Lemos, Virgı́nia S., et al.. (2005). The Endothelium-Dependent Vasodilator Effect of the Nonpeptide Ang(1-7) Mimic AVE 0991 Is Abolished in the Aorta of Mas-Knockout Mice. Journal of Cardiovascular Pharmacology. 46(3). 274–279. 109 indexed citations
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Mies, Günter, László Oláh, & Thomas Walther. (2004). Angiotensin II receptor AT2 deletion increases ischemic injury in experimental stroke. Stroke. 35(1). 237–238. 1 indexed citations
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Santos, Robson A.S., Ana Cristina Simões e Silva, Christine Maric, et al.. (2003). Angiotensin-(1–7) is an endogenous ligand for the G protein-coupled receptor Mas. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 100(14). 8258–8263. 1424 indexed citations breakdown →
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Mies, Günter, László Oláh, Thomas Walther, & Michael Bäder. (2003). Deletion of bradykinin B1 receptor increases brain infarct size following 1 h transient focal ischemia in mice. Stroke. 34(1). 250–250. 2 indexed citations
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Stepan, Holger, et al.. (2003). Structure and Regulation of the Murine Mash2 Gene. Biology of Reproduction. 68(1). 40–44. 5 indexed citations
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Stepan, Holger, Thomas Walther, Diego J. Walther, & R Faber. (1998). Detection of C-type natriuretic peptide in normal pregnancy.. PubMed. 26(1). 56–8. 8 indexed citations
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Walther, Thomas, Rüdiger Autschbach, Volkmar Falk, et al.. (1996). The Stentless Toronto SPV Bioprosthesis for Aortic Valve Replacement. Cardiovascular Surgery. 4(4). 536–542. 1 indexed citations

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