Thorsten M. Leucker

2.5k total citations · 1 hit paper
77 papers, 1.6k citations indexed

About

Thorsten M. Leucker is a scholar working on Surgery, Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine and Immunology. According to data from OpenAlex, Thorsten M. Leucker has authored 77 papers receiving a total of 1.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 43 papers in Surgery, 29 papers in Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine and 14 papers in Immunology. Recurrent topics in Thorsten M. Leucker's work include Lipoproteins and Cardiovascular Health (36 papers), Atherosclerosis and Cardiovascular Diseases (12 papers) and Cardiac Imaging and Diagnostics (10 papers). Thorsten M. Leucker is often cited by papers focused on Lipoproteins and Cardiovascular Health (36 papers), Atherosclerosis and Cardiovascular Diseases (12 papers) and Cardiac Imaging and Diagnostics (10 papers). Thorsten M. Leucker collaborates with scholars based in United States, Brazil and Australia. Thorsten M. Leucker's co-authors include Steven R. Jones, Seth S. Martin, Peter P. Tóth, Michael J. Blaha, Nikolaos G. Frangogiannis, Erin D. Michos, Charles J. Lowenstein, Ying Xia, Abdulhamied Alfaddagh and Gary Gerstenblith and has published in prestigious journals such as Circulation, Journal of Clinical Investigation and SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología.

In The Last Decade

Thorsten M. Leucker

65 papers receiving 1.6k citations

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Inflammation and cardiovascular disease: From mechanisms to therapeutics

2020 259 citations Abdulhamied Alfaddagh, Seth S. Martin et al. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Thorsten M. Leucker United States	21	674	520	451	240	168	77	1.6k
Włodzimierz J. Musiał Poland	22	877 1.3×	434 0.8×	420 0.9×	248 1.0×	210 1.3×	146	2.0k
Elena Osto Switzerland	25	728 1.1×	519 1.0×	609 1.4×	342 1.4×	209 1.2×	82	2.2k
Rozenn Quarck Belgium	26	604 0.9×	424 0.8×	702 1.6×	241 1.0×	229 1.4×	69	2.5k
Antigoni Miliou Greece	21	501 0.7×	257 0.5×	492 1.1×	231 1.0×	145 0.9×	70	1.6k
Evren Caglayan Germany	24	507 0.8×	334 0.6×	502 1.1×	174 0.7×	126 0.8×	62	1.7k
Bang‐Dang Chen China	25	603 0.9×	480 0.9×	579 1.3×	204 0.8×	275 1.6×	151	1.9k
Μarios Sagris Greece	20	695 1.0×	336 0.6×	310 0.7×	178 0.7×	195 1.2×	88	1.6k
Daiju Fukuda Japan	24	769 1.1×	382 0.7×	507 1.1×	272 1.1×	290 1.7×	98	2.0k
Feng Huang China	22	356 0.5×	387 0.7×	758 1.7×	166 0.7×	192 1.1×	123	1.8k
Yuichi Nakamura Japan	24	526 0.8×	394 0.8×	544 1.2×	139 0.6×	129 0.8×	103	1.8k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Thorsten M. Leucker

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Valenta, Ines, Michael Vavuranakis, Marlene S. Williams, et al.. (2025). Impact of In-Hospital PCSK9 Inhibition on Myocardial Inflammation After Myocardial Infarction. JACC Basic to Translational Science. 10(6). 709–720. 1 indexed citations

Gerstenblith, Gary, et al.. (2025). Lipoprotein(a) in clinical practice: Risk stratification and therapeutic strategies. European Journal of Clinical Investigation. 56(1). e70127–e70127. 1 indexed citations

Lai, Hong, Jiachen Zhuo, Glenn J. Treisman, et al.. (2025). HIV and Low Omega-3 Levels May Heighten Hippocampal Volume Differences Between Men and Women With Substance Use. Brain Behavior & Immunity - Health. 45. 100988–100988.

Gerstenblith, Gary, et al.. (2025). Advanced biologic therapies and cardiovascular events in patients with inflammatory bowel disease. American Journal of Preventive Cardiology. 22. 100991–100991.

Ho, Victoria, et al.. (2025). PCSK9 targeting therapies for familial hypercholesterolaemia: a meta-analysis of efficacy on lipid biomarkers and safety in adults and children across 23 RCTs. Open Heart. 12(2). e003490–e003490. 1 indexed citations

Gaba, Prakriti, Robert S. Rosenson, J. Antonio G. López, et al.. (2024). Intraindividual Variability in Serial Lipoprotein(a) Concentrations Among Placebo-Treated Patients in the OCEAN(a)-DOSE Trial. Journal of the American College of Cardiology. 85(5). 550–553. 10 indexed citations

Chidambaram, Vignesh, Amudha Kumar, Subhi J. Al’Aref, et al.. (2024). COVID-19 in the Initiation and Progression of Atherosclerosis. JACC Advances. 3(8). 101107–101107. 9 indexed citations

Gerstenblith, Gary, et al.. (2024). Emerging clinical role of proprotein convertase subtilisin/kexin type 9 inhibition—Part one: Pleiotropic pro‐atherosclerotic effects of PCSK9. European Journal of Clinical Investigation. 54(10). e14273–e14273. 3 indexed citations

Grandhi, Gowtham R., Thorsten M. Leucker, Armin Arbab‐Zadeh, et al.. (2024). Recent advances in cardiovascular risk assessment: The added value of non-invasive anatomic imaging. Journal of cardiovascular computed tomography. 18(2). 113–119. 5 indexed citations

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Kikuchi, Daniel S., Michael Schär, Robert G. Weiss, et al.. (2024). Lipoprotein(a) Is Elevated and Inversely Related to Coronary Endothelial Function in People With HIV. Journal of the American Heart Association. 13(23). e035975–e035975. 5 indexed citations

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Arvanitis, Marios, et al.. (2024). Neurocardiac Axis Physiology and Clinical Applications. IJC Heart & Vasculature. 54. 101488–101488. 2 indexed citations

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Blumenthal, Roger S., et al.. (2024). Intraindividual variability in lipoprotein(a): the value of a repeat measure for reclassifying individuals at intermediate-risk. European Heart Journal. 45(Supplement_1). 2 indexed citations

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Cardoso, Rhanderson, et al.. (2023). Early Initiation of PCSK9 Inhibitor Therapy Versus Placebo in Patients With Acute Coronary Syndrome: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. The American Journal of Cardiology. 213. 110–118. 4 indexed citations

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Kelsey, Michelle D., Hillary Mulder, Karen Chiswell, et al.. (2023). Contemporary patterns of lipoprotein(a) testing and associated clinical care and outcomes. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 14. 100478–100478. 22 indexed citations

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Leucker, Thorsten M. & Gary Gerstenblith. (2023). Cardiovascular Disease in the Elderly.

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Weiss, Robert G., Michael Schär, Todd T. Brown, et al.. (2023). Coronary artery endothelial function and aging in people with HIV and HIV-negative individuals. American Journal of Physiology-Heart and Circulatory Physiology. 325(5). H1099–H1107. 3 indexed citations

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Alfaddagh, Abdulhamied, Seth S. Martin, Thorsten M. Leucker, et al.. (2020). Inflammation and cardiovascular disease: From mechanisms to therapeutics. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 4. 100130–100130. 259 indexed citations breakdown →

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Jones, Steven R., et al.. (2019). Infective endocarditis: Beyond the usual tests. Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine. 86(8). 559–567. 20 indexed citations

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Leucker, Thorsten M., Zhi‐Dong Ge, Yanan Liu, et al.. (2013). Impairment of Endothelial-Myocardial Interaction Increases the Susceptibility of Cardiomyocytes to Ischemia/Reperfusion Injury. PLoS ONE. 8(7). e70088–e70088. 42 indexed citations

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Bujak, Marcin, Marcin Dobaczewski, Carlos Gonzalez‐Quesada, et al.. (2009). Induction of the CXC Chemokine Interferon-γ-Inducible Protein 10 Regulates the Reparative Response Following Myocardial Infarction. Circulation Research. 105(10). 973–983. 103 indexed citations

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