Walter Heindel

32.2k total citations · 1 hit paper
570 papers, 20.4k citations indexed

About

Walter Heindel is a scholar working on Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging, Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine and Epidemiology. According to data from OpenAlex, Walter Heindel has authored 570 papers receiving a total of 20.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 257 papers in Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging, 151 papers in Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine and 82 papers in Epidemiology. Recurrent topics in Walter Heindel's work include Advanced MRI Techniques and Applications (109 papers), Radiomics and Machine Learning in Medical Imaging (58 papers) and Medical Imaging Techniques and Applications (55 papers). Walter Heindel is often cited by papers focused on Advanced MRI Techniques and Applications (109 papers), Radiomics and Machine Learning in Medical Imaging (58 papers) and Medical Imaging Techniques and Applications (55 papers). Walter Heindel collaborates with scholars based in Germany, Switzerland and United States. Walter Heindel's co-authors include Harald Kugel, Udo Dannlowski, Volker Arolt, Patricia Ohrmann, Thomas Suslow, Roman Fischbach, David Maintz, Jochen Bauer, Volker Arolt and Dag Wormanns and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Clinical Oncology, SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología and Nano Letters.

In The Last Decade

Walter Heindel

555 papers receiving 19.9k citations

Hit Papers

Limbic Scars: Long-Term C... 2011 2026 2016 2021 2011 200 400 600
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. Limbic Scars: Long-Term Consequences of Childhood Maltreatment Revealed by Functional and Structural Magnetic Resonance Imaging
    2011 702 citations Jochen Bauer, Carsten Konrad et al. profile →

Author Peers

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Author Last Decade Papers Cites
Walter Heindel 6.9k 3.9k 3.2k 2.2k 2.1k 570 20.4k
Alan J. Fischman 5.7k 0.8× 3.3k 0.8× 4.0k 1.2× 1.4k 0.6× 792 0.4× 410 20.3k
Jürgen Hennig 13.3k 1.9× 2.2k 0.6× 6.9k 2.1× 1.5k 0.7× 1.5k 0.7× 585 26.7k
Claus Zimmer 5.2k 0.8× 2.2k 0.6× 4.3k 1.3× 3.0k 1.4× 1.5k 0.7× 577 16.7k
Michael E. Phelps 12.4k 1.8× 3.2k 0.8× 2.7k 0.8× 1.4k 0.6× 2.5k 1.2× 313 26.1k
Guangming Lu 6.2k 0.9× 2.0k 0.5× 6.0k 1.9× 1.4k 0.6× 4.4k 2.1× 590 19.2k
Michael Forsting 5.4k 0.8× 4.5k 1.1× 2.0k 0.6× 4.0k 1.8× 1.1k 0.5× 656 19.0k
David J. Mikulis 4.3k 0.6× 3.3k 0.8× 4.7k 1.5× 3.1k 1.4× 548 0.3× 354 18.0k
Ferruccio Fazio 5.1k 0.7× 3.6k 0.9× 8.0k 2.5× 812 0.4× 784 0.4× 390 20.2k
John A. Detre 16.1k 2.3× 2.5k 0.6× 11.1k 3.4× 2.2k 1.0× 1.7k 0.8× 423 31.1k
Adriaan A. Lammertsma 17.2k 2.5× 4.1k 1.0× 3.3k 1.0× 1.3k 0.6× 2.0k 0.9× 692 32.8k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Walter Heindel

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Walter Heindel

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All Works

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Lange, Jeppe, et al.. (2025). Thoracic MRI in Pediatric Oncology: Feasibility and Image Quality of Post-Contrast Free-Breathing Radial 3D T1 Weighted Imaging. Biomedicines. 13(9). 2302–2302. 1 indexed citations
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Weigel, Stefanie, Hans‐Werner Hense, Veronika Weyer‐Elberich, Joachim Gerß, & Walter Heindel. (2025). Radiologische Tumorzeichen von Mammakarzinomen im UICC-Stadium I: Subanalyse der randomisierten kontrollierten Studie TOSYMA. RöFo - Fortschritte auf dem Gebiet der Röntgenstrahlen und der bildgebenden Verfahren. 198(1). 85–92.
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Beck, Laura, et al.. (2025). Innovative 4D FreeBreathing technique in pediatric abdominal MRI improves feasibility and image quality. European Radiology. 35(10). 5891–5899. 1 indexed citations
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Roll, Wolfgang, Max Masthoff, Michael Köhler, et al.. (2024). Radiomics-Based Prediction Model for Outcome of Radioembolization in Metastatic Colorectal Cancer. CardioVascular and Interventional Radiology. 47(4). 462–471. 1 indexed citations
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Krähling, Hermann, Benjamin Brokinkel, Dorothee Cäcilia Spille, et al.. (2024). Analysis of the Predictability of Postoperative Meningioma Resection Status Based on Clinical Features. Cancers. 16(22). 3751–3751.
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Bauer, Jochen, et al.. (2024). 2-Hydroxyglutarate as an MR spectroscopic predictor of an IDH mutation in gliomas. RöFo - Fortschritte auf dem Gebiet der Röntgenstrahlen und der bildgebenden Verfahren. 196(12). 1228–1235. 2 indexed citations
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Weigel, Stefanie, Hans‐Werner Hense, Veronika Weyer‐Elberich, Joachim Gerß, & Walter Heindel. (2024). Breast cancer screening with digital breast tomosynthesis: Is independent double reading still required?. RöFo - Fortschritte auf dem Gebiet der Röntgenstrahlen und der bildgebenden Verfahren. 196(8). 834–842. 2 indexed citations
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Höltke, Carsten, Jens Soltwisch, Stephan Niland, et al.. (2023). Multiparametric chemical exchange saturation transfer MRI detects metabolic changes in breast cancer following immunotherapy. Journal of Translational Medicine. 21(1). 577–577. 6 indexed citations
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Noto, Benjamin, Maria Eveslage, Andreas Faldum, et al.. (2023). Robustness of apparent diffusion coefficient–based lymph node classification for diagnosis of prostate cancer metastasis. European Radiology. 34(7). 4504–4515. 1 indexed citations
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Schindler, Philipp, Max Masthoff, Dennis Görlich, et al.. (2023). Radiomics of Tumor Heterogeneity in 18F-FDG-PET-CT for Predicting Response to Immune Checkpoint Inhibition in Therapy-Naïve Patients with Advanced Non-Small-Cell Lung Cancer. Cancers. 15(8). 2297–2297. 10 indexed citations
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Weigel, Stefanie, et al.. (2023). Artificial Intelligence for Indication of Invasive Assessment of Calcifications in Mammography Screening. RöFo - Fortschritte auf dem Gebiet der Röntgenstrahlen und der bildgebenden Verfahren. 195(1). 38–46. 2 indexed citations
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Heindel, Walter, et al.. (2023). Use Test of Automated Machine Learning in Cancer Diagnostics. Diagnostics. 13(14). 2315–2315. 9 indexed citations
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Henssen, Dylan, Elisabeth Sartoretti, Thomas Sartoretti, et al.. (2022). Radiomics for pseudoprogression prediction in high grade gliomas: added value of MR contrast agent. Heliyon. 8(8). e10023–e10023. 8 indexed citations
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Ottow, Christian, Sven Schmidt, Walter Heindel, et al.. (2022). Forensic age assessment by 3.0 T MRI of the wrist: adaption of the Vieth classification. European Radiology. 32(11). 7956–7964. 5 indexed citations
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Masthoff, Max, Lisa Zondler, Lydia Wachsmuth, et al.. (2021). Resolving immune cells with patrolling behaviour by magnetic resonance time-lapse single cell tracking. EBioMedicine. 73. 103670–103670. 11 indexed citations
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Vieth, Volker, Ronald Schulz, Walter Heindel, et al.. (2018). Forensic age assessment by 3.0T MRI of the knee: proposal of a new MRI classification of ossification stages. European Radiology. 28(8). 3255–3262. 52 indexed citations
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Sporns, Peter B., Uta Hanning, Wolfram Schwindt, et al.. (2017). Ischemic Stroke. Stroke. 48(8). 2206–2210. 170 indexed citations
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Pieper, Claus C., Inga Teismann, Carsten Konrad, Walter Heindel, & Hagen Schiffbauer. (2013). Changes of Pituitary Gland Volume in Kennedy Disease. American Journal of Neuroradiology. 34(12). 2294–2297. 4 indexed citations

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