Urs Hefti

1.0k total citations
29 papers, 717 citations indexed

About

Urs Hefti is a scholar working on Genetics, Endocrine and Autonomic Systems and Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health. According to data from OpenAlex, Urs Hefti has authored 29 papers receiving a total of 717 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 22 papers in Genetics, 12 papers in Endocrine and Autonomic Systems and 12 papers in Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health. Recurrent topics in Urs Hefti's work include High Altitude and Hypoxia (22 papers), Neuroscience of respiration and sleep (12 papers) and Travel-related health issues (11 papers). Urs Hefti is often cited by papers focused on High Altitude and Hypoxia (22 papers), Neuroscience of respiration and sleep (12 papers) and Travel-related health issues (11 papers). Urs Hefti collaborates with scholars based in Switzerland, Austria and Germany. Urs Hefti's co-authors include Tobias M. Merz, Jacqueline Pichler Hefti, Marco Maggiorini, Konrad E. Bloch, Martina M. Bosch, Daniel Barthelmes, Otto D. Schoch, Thomas Heß, Martin Burtscher and Thomas Küpper and has published in prestigious journals such as PLoS ONE, The Journal of Physiology and American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine.

In The Last Decade

Urs Hefti

28 papers receiving 701 citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Urs Hefti Switzerland 17 473 262 166 161 106 29 717
Rebecca Coffey United States 14 157 0.3× 87 0.3× 68 0.4× 123 0.8× 366 3.5× 46 1.1k
Thomas Stüber Switzerland 17 210 0.4× 124 0.5× 129 0.8× 212 1.3× 73 0.7× 27 927
Sara E. Hartmann Canada 10 192 0.4× 182 0.7× 151 0.9× 159 1.0× 43 0.4× 28 692
Peter D. Hodkinson United Kingdom 9 218 0.5× 92 0.4× 43 0.3× 110 0.7× 39 0.4× 25 505
A. J. Micco United States 12 330 0.7× 260 1.0× 70 0.4× 157 1.0× 59 0.6× 18 590
Francesca Occasi Italy 17 57 0.1× 62 0.2× 96 0.6× 134 0.8× 25 0.2× 24 511
Brian A. Mason United States 15 105 0.2× 76 0.3× 43 0.3× 109 0.7× 54 0.5× 25 667
P. Larmignat France 11 232 0.5× 132 0.5× 47 0.3× 116 0.7× 29 0.3× 26 576
Suhail Al‐Saleh Canada 20 130 0.3× 329 1.3× 47 0.3× 512 3.2× 78 0.7× 59 927
Anna See Singapore 13 200 0.4× 65 0.2× 15 0.1× 85 0.5× 20 0.2× 36 637

Countries citing papers authored by Urs Hefti

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Fields of papers citing papers by Urs Hefti

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Urs Hefti

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

All Works

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Brill, Anne‐Kathrin, Christos T. Nakas, Urs Hefti, et al.. (2024). Lung function parameters are associated with acute mountain sickness and are improved at high and extreme altitude. Respiratory Physiology & Neurobiology. 330. 104318–104318. 2 indexed citations
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Burtscher, Martin, Urs Hefti, & Jacqueline Pichler Hefti. (2021). High-altitude illnesses: Old stories and new insights into the pathophysiology, treatment and prevention. Sports Medicine and Health Science. 3(2). 59–69. 53 indexed citations
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Hilty, Matthias P., Urs Hefti, Hermann Brugger, & Pierre Bouzat. (2020). Letter to the Editor: Preacclimatization for Expeditions to Extreme Altitude: An Opinion Position from the Union Internationale des Associations d'Alpinisme Medical Commission. High Altitude Medicine & Biology. 21(3). 303–304. 4 indexed citations
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Hilty, Matthias P., Tobias M. Merz, Urs Hefti, et al.. (2019). Recruitment of non‐perfused sublingual capillaries increases microcirculatory oxygen extraction capacity throughout ascent to 7126 m. The Journal of Physiology. 597(10). 2623–2638. 35 indexed citations
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Paal, Peter, Thomas Küpper, Urs Hefti, et al.. (2016). Drug Use and Misuse in the Mountains: A UIAA MedCom Consensus Guide for Medical Professionals. High Altitude Medicine & Biology. 17(3). 157–184. 12 indexed citations
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Hefti, Jacqueline Pichler, Alexander Leichtle, Monika Stutz, et al.. (2016). Increased endothelial microparticles and oxidative stress at extreme altitude. European Journal of Applied Physiology. 116(4). 739–748. 21 indexed citations
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Hefti, Jacqueline Pichler, Denise Sonntag, Urs Hefti, et al.. (2013). Oxidative Stress in Hypobaric Hypoxia and Influence on Vessel-Tone Modifying Mediators. High Altitude Medicine & Biology. 14(3). 273–279. 16 indexed citations
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Merz, Tobias M., Martina M. Bosch, Urs Hefti, et al.. (2013). Cognitive performance in high-altitude climbers: a comparative study of saccadic eye movements and neuropsychological tests. European Journal of Applied Physiology. 113(8). 2025–2037. 26 indexed citations
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Garde, Ainara, Beatriz F. Giraldo, R. Jané, et al.. (2012). Periodic breathing during ascent to extreme altitude quantified by spectral analysis of the respiratory volume signal. PubMed. 66. 707–710. 6 indexed citations
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Barthelmes, Daniel, Martina M. Bosch, Tobias M. Merz, et al.. (2011). Delayed Appearance of High Altitude Retinal Hemorrhages. PLoS ONE. 6(2). e11532–e11532. 28 indexed citations
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Bloch, Konrad E., Tsogyal D. Latshang, Alexander Turk, et al.. (2010). Nocturnal Periodic Breathing during Acclimatization at Very High Altitude at Mount Muztagh Ata (7,546 m). American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine. 182(4). 562–568. 89 indexed citations
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Hefti, Urs, et al.. (2010). Changes of coagulation parameters during high altitude expedition. Swiss Medical Weekly. 140(708). 111–111. 32 indexed citations
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Bloch, Konrad E., Alexander Turk, Marco Maggiorini, et al.. (2008). Effect of Ascent Protocol on Acute Mountain Sickness and Success at Muztagh Ata, 7546 m. High Altitude Medicine & Biology. 10(1). 25–32. 60 indexed citations
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Bosch, Martina M., Tobias M. Merz, Daniel Barthelmes, et al.. (2008). New insights into ocular blood flow at very high altitudes. Journal of Applied Physiology. 106(2). 454–460. 67 indexed citations
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Risch, Lorenz, Urs Hefti, Tobias M. Merz, et al.. (2007). Glomerular filtration rate estimates decrease during high altitude expedition but increase with Lake Louise acute mountain sickness scores. Acta Physiologica. 192(3). 443–450. 23 indexed citations
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Merz, Tobias M., Valérie Treyer, Urs Hefti, et al.. (2006). Changes in Cerebral Glucose Metabolism after an Expedition to High Altitudes. High Altitude Medicine & Biology. 7(1). 28–38. 8 indexed citations
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Seiler, Walter O., et al.. (1992). Desmopressin reduces night urine volume in geriatric patients implication for treatment of the nocturnal incontinence. Journal of Molecular Medicine. 70(7). 619–619. 17 indexed citations
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Hefti, Urs, et al.. (1991). [A case from practice (220). Allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis. Aspergilloma in the left upper lobe following chronic abscessed pneumonia. Chronic obstructive lung disease].. PubMed. 80(27-28). 753–5. 1 indexed citations

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