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Christopher Heeschen

Christopher Heeschen

D-Index & Metrics

Medicine

D-Index
84
Citations
38450
World Ranking
14856
National Ranking
168

Christopher Heeschen publication distribution in Medicine in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Medicine in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Christopher Heeschen sits on this spectrum.

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101 publications 1,796+

This scientist: 218 publications — 4th percentile

4% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 1,796 publications or more.

Christopher Heeschen D-index placement in Medicine in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Medicine scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Christopher Heeschen sits on this spectrum.

70–71 D-Index: 226 scientists 72–73 D-Index: 391 scientists 74–75 D-Index: 574 scientists 76–77 D-Index: 730 scientists 78–79 D-Index: 891 scientists 80–81 D-Index: 972 scientists 82–83 D-Index: 1,027 scientists 84–85 D-Index: 1,003 scientists 86–87 D-Index: 960 scientists 88–89 D-Index: 970 scientists 90–91 D-Index: 922 scientists 92–93 D-Index: 839 scientists 94–95 D-Index: 808 scientists 96–97 D-Index: 779 scientists 98–99 D-Index: 668 scientists 100–101 D-Index: 611 scientists 102–103 D-Index: 630 scientists 104–105 D-Index: 513 scientists 106–107 D-Index: 541 scientists 108–109 D-Index: 445 scientists 110–111 D-Index: 429 scientists 112–113 D-Index: 399 scientists 114–115 D-Index: 393 scientists 116–117 D-Index: 318 scientists 118–119 D-Index: 302 scientists 120–121 D-Index: 287 scientists 122–123 D-Index: 255 scientists 124–125 D-Index: 256 scientists 126–127 D-Index: 252 scientists 128–129 D-Index: 230 scientists 130–131 D-Index: 179 scientists 132–133 D-Index: 168 scientists 134–135 D-Index: 163 scientists 136–137 D-Index: 159 scientists 138–139 D-Index: 134 scientists 140–141 D-Index: 134 scientists 142–143 D-Index: 118 scientists 144–145 D-Index: 109 scientists 146–147 D-Index: 106 scientists 148–149 D-Index: 74 scientists 150–151 D-Index: 79 scientists 152–153 D-Index: 80 scientists 154–155 D-Index: 87 scientists 156–157 D-Index: 57 scientists 158–159 D-Index: 74 scientists 160–161 D-Index: 69 scientists 162–163 D-Index: 60 scientists 164–165 D-Index: 53 scientists 166–167 D-Index: 39 scientists 168–169 D-Index: 42 scientists 170–171 D-Index: 32 scientists 172–173 D-Index: 39 scientists 174–175 D-Index: 40 scientists 176–177 D-Index: 28 scientists 178–179 D-Index: 19 scientists 180–181 D-Index: 23 scientists 182–183 D-Index: 31 scientists 184–185 D-Index: 18 scientists 186–187 D-Index: 20 scientists 188–189 D-Index: 22 scientists 190–191 D-Index: 13 scientists 192–193 D-Index: 21 scientists 194–195 D-Index: 12 scientists 196–197 D-Index: 12 scientists 198–199 D-Index: 14 scientists 200–201 D-Index: 15 scientists 202–203 D-Index: 13 scientists 204–205 D-Index: 10 scientists 206–207 D-Index: 8 scientists 208–209 D-Index: 4 scientists 210–211 D-Index: 12 scientists 212–213 D-Index: 11 scientists 214–215 D-Index: 10 scientists 216 D-Index: 4 scientists 217+ D-Index: 98 scientists
70 D-Index 217+

This scientist: 84 D-Index — 27th percentile

27% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 217 D-Index or more.

Overview

Christopher Heeschen is affiliated with Shanghai Jiao Tong University in China. Their research primarily focuses on the fields of Medicine and Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, with a significant concentration on Oncology, Molecular Biology, Immunology, Cancer Research, and Surgery.

The scientist's work extensively covers topics related to cancer biology, including Cancer Cells and Metastasis, Pancreatic and Hepatic Oncology Research, Cancer Genomics and Diagnostics, Cancer, Hypoxia, and Metabolism, Immune cells in cancer, Immunotherapy and Immune Responses, and CAR-T cell therapy research.

Recent publications by Christopher Heeschen include:

  • Multi-kingdom microbiota analyses identify bacterial-fungal interactions and biomarkers of colorectal cancer across cohorts, 2022, Nature Microbiology
  • The intratumor mycobiome promotes lung cancer progression via myeloid-derived suppressor cells, 2023, Cancer Cell
  • Exploiting oxidative phosphorylation to promote the stem and immunoevasive properties of pancreatic cancer stem cells, 2020, Nature Communications
  • Bioengineered 3D models of human pancreatic cancer recapitulate in vivo tumour biology, 2021, Nature Communications
  • TGF-β1 secreted by pancreatic stellate cells promotes stemness and tumourigenicity in pancreatic cancer cells through L1CAM downregulation, 2020, Oncogene

Frequent co-authors in Christopher Heeschen's research include:

  • Alexandra Aicher
  • Bruno Sáinz
  • Patricia Sancho
  • Sonia Alcalá
  • Berina Šabanović

The scientist has published multiple articles in several recurring venues such as:

  • Pancreatology
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Cancer Research
  • Nature Communications
  • Journal of Experimental & Clinical Cancer Research

Best Publications

  • Distinct Populations of Cancer Stem Cells Determine Tumor Growth and Metastatic Activity in Human Pancreatic Cancer

    Patrick C. Hermann;Stephan L. Huber;Tanja Herrler;Alexandra Aicher

  • Essential role of endothelial nitric oxide synthase for mobilization of stem and progenitor cells.

    Alexandra Aicher;Christopher Heeschen;Christiane Mildner-Rihm;Carmen Urbich

  • Emergency Room Triage of Patients with Acute Chest Pain by Means of Rapid Testing for Cardiac Troponin T or Troponin I

    Christian W. Hamm;Britta U. Goldmann;Christopher Heeschen;Georg Kreymann

  • Myeloperoxidase Serum Levels Predict Risk in Patients With Acute Coronary Syndromes

    Stephan Baldus;Christopher Heeschen;Thomas Meinertz;Andreas M. Zeiher

  • Soluble CD40 Ligand in Acute Coronary Syndromes

    Christopher Heeschen;Stefanie Dimmeler;Christian W. Hamm;Marcel J. van den Brand

  • Improvement of Postnatal Neovascularization by Human Adipose Tissue-Derived Stem Cells

    A. Miranville;C. Heeschen;C. Sengenès;C.A. Curat

  • Erythropoietin is a potent physiologic stimulus for endothelial progenitor cell mobilization

    Christopher Heeschen;Alexandra Aicher;Ralf Lehmann;Stephan Fichtlscherer

  • Low-energy shock wave for enhancing recruitment of endothelial progenitor cells: a new modality to increase efficacy of cell therapy in chronic hind limb ischemia

    Alexandra Aicher;Christopher Heeschen;Ken-ichiro Sasaki;Carmen Urbich

  • Nicotine stimulates angiogenesis and promotes tumor growth and atherosclerosis

    Christopher Heeschen;James J. Jang;Michael Weis;Anjali Pathak

  • Soluble factors released by endothelial progenitor cells promote migration of endothelial cells and cardiac resident progenitor cells

    Carmen Urbich;Alexandra Aicher;Christopher Heeschen;Elisabeth Dernbach

  • Statins Have Biphasic Effects on Angiogenesis

    Michael Weis;Christopher Heeschen;Alec J. Glassford;John P. Cooke

  • Benefit of Abciximab in Patients with Refractory Unstable Angina in Relation to Serum Troponin T Levels

    Christian W. Hamm;Christopher Heeschen;Britta Goldmann;Alec Vahanian

  • Profoundly Reduced Neovascularization Capacity of Bone Marrow Mononuclear Cells Derived From Patients With Chronic Ischemic Heart Disease

    Christopher Heeschen;Ralf Lehmann;Jörg Honold;Birgit Assmus

  • Relevance of Monocytic Features for Neovascularization Capacity of Circulating Endothelial Progenitor Cells

    Carmen Urbich;Christopher Heeschen;Alexandra Aicher;Elisabeth Dernbach

  • Troponin concentrations for stratification of patients with acute coronary syndromes in relation to therapeutic efficacy of tirofiban

    Christopher Heeschen;Christian W Hamm;Britta Goldmann;Ariane Deu

  • Predictive value of C-reactive protein and troponin T in patients with unstable angina: A comparative analysis

    Christopher Heeschen;Christian W Hamm;Jens Bruemmer;Maarten L Simoons

  • MYC/PGC-1α Balance Determines the Metabolic Phenotype and Plasticity of Pancreatic Cancer Stem Cells

    Patricia Sancho;Emma Burgos-Ramos;Alejandra Tavera;Tony Bou Kheir

  • Withdrawal of Statins Increases Event Rates in Patients With Acute Coronary Syndromes

    Christopher Heeschen;Christian W. Hamm;Ulrich Laufs;Steven Snapinn

  • Involvement of Foxo transcription factors in angiogenesis and postnatal neovascularization

    Michael Potente;Carmen Urbich;Ken Ichiro Sasaki;Wolf K. Hofmann

  • Platelet Glycoprotein IIb/IIIa Inhibitors Reduce Mortality in Diabetic Patients With Non–ST-Segment-Elevation Acute Coronary Syndromes

    Marco Roffi;Derek P. Chew;Debabrata Mukherjee;Deepak L. Bhatt

Frequent Co-Authors

Stefanie Dimmeler
Stefanie Dimmeler Goethe University Frankfurt
Alexandra Aicher
Alexandra Aicher Goethe University Frankfurt
John P. Cooke
John P. Cooke Houston Methodist
Christian W. Hamm
Christian W. Hamm University of Giessen
Andreas M. Zeiher
Andreas M. Zeiher Goethe University Frankfurt
Maarten L. Simoons
Maarten L. Simoons Erasmus University Rotterdam
Manuel Hidalgo
Manuel Hidalgo Cornell University
Harvey D. White
Harvey D. White Auckland City Hospital
Eric Boersma
Eric Boersma Erasmus University Rotterdam
Karl-Walter Jauch
Karl-Walter Jauch Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München

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