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Gerd Hasenfuss 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 Gerd Hasenfuss sits on this spectrum.

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101 publications 1,796+

This scientist: 883 publications — 91st percentile

91% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Gerd Hasenfuss 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 Gerd Hasenfuss sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 112 D-Index — 75th percentile

75% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2019 - German National Academy of Sciences Leopoldina - Deutsche Akademie der Naturforscher Leopoldina – Nationale Akademie der Wissenschaften Internal Medicine and Dermatology

Overview

Gerd Hasenfuss is affiliated with the University of Göttingen in Germany and has contributed extensively to the field of medicine, with a particular focus on cardiology and cardiovascular medicine. Their research encompasses a variety of subfields, including radiology, nuclear medicine and imaging, molecular biology, surgery, and epidemiology.

Their scholarly output includes notable publications addressing cardiovascular function, diagnostics, and treatment strategies. Some recent papers authored or co-authored by Hasenfuss include:

  • Cachexia, muscle wasting, and frailty in cardiovascular disease, 2020, European Journal of Heart Failure
  • Transcatheter Valve Repair in Heart Failure with Moderate to Severe Mitral Regurgitation, 2024, New England Journal of Medicine
  • Clinical effectiveness of primary prevention implantable cardioverter-defibrillators: results of the EU-CERT-ICD controlled multicentre cohort study, 2020, European Heart Journal
  • Impact of myocardial fibrosis on left ventricular remodelling, recovery, and outcome after transcatheter aortic valve implantation in different haemodynamic subtypes of severe aortic stenosis, 2020, European Heart Journal
  • Muscle wasting as an independent predictor of survival in patients with chronic heart failure, 2020, Journal of Cachexia Sarcopenia and Muscle

The scientist frequently collaborates with several colleagues in their research, including:

  • Andreas Schuster
  • Johannes T. Kowallick
  • Sören J. Backhaus
  • Torben Lange
  • Ruben Evertz

Hasenfuss publishes regularly in several prominent venues such as:

  • European Heart Journal
  • ESC Heart Failure
  • Circulation
  • European Journal of Heart Failure
  • Journal of Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance

The main topics explored in their work include:

  • Cardiovascular Function and Risk Factors
  • Cardiac Imaging and Diagnostics
  • Cardiac Valve Diseases and Treatments
  • Heart Failure Treatment and Management
  • Cardiac pacing and defibrillation studies
  • Cardiac electrophysiology and arrhythmias
  • Advanced MRI Techniques and Applications

In recognition of their contributions, Hasenfuss was awarded membership in the German National Academy of Sciences Leopoldina in 2019, specifically in the categories of Internal Medicine and Dermatology.

Best Publications

  • 2016 ESC Guidelines for the diagnosis and treatment of acute and chronic heart failure: The Task Force for the diagnosis and treatment of acute and chronic heart failure of the European Society of Cardiology (ESC). Developed with the special contribution of the Heart Failure Association (HFA) of the ESC.

    Piotr Ponikowski;Adriaan A. Voors;Stefan D. Anker;Héctor Bueno

  • 2015 ESC Guidelines for the management of acute coronary syndromes in patients presenting without persistent ST-segment elevation: Task Force for the Management of Acute Coronary Syndromes in Patients Presenting without Persistent ST-Segment Elevation of the European Society of Cardiology (ESC)

    Marco Roffi;Carlo Patrono;Jean-Philippe Collet;Christian Mueller

  • [2015 ESC guidelines for the management of acute coronary syndromes in patients presenting without persistent ST-segment elevation].

    Marco Roffi;Carlo Patrono;Jean-Philippe Collet;Christian Mueller

  • Clinical Features and Outcomes of Takotsubo (Stress) Cardiomyopathy

    Christian Templin;Jelena R. Ghadri;Johanna Diekmann;L. Christian Napp

  • Pluripotency of spermatogonial stem cells from adult mouse testis

    Kaomei Guan;Karim Nayernia;Lars S. Maier;Stefan Wagner

  • Exercise Training Improves Exercise Capacity and Diastolic Function in Patients With Heart Failure With Preserved Ejection Fraction : Results of the Ex-DHF (Exercise training in Diastolic Heart Failure) Pilot Study

    Frank Edelmann;Götz Gelbrich;Hans-Dirk Düngen;Stefan Fröhling

  • Effect of Spironolactone on Diastolic Function and Exercise Capacity in Patients With Heart Failure With Preserved Ejection Fraction: The Aldo-DHF Randomized Controlled Trial

    Frank Edelmann;Rolf Wachter;Albrecht G. Schmidt;Elisabeth Kraigher-Krainer

  • Increased myocardial NADPH oxidase activity in human heart failure.

    Christophe Heymes;Jennifer K Bendall;Philippe Ratajczak;Alison C Cave

  • Altered myocardial force-frequency relation in human heart failure.

    Louis A. Mulieri;Gerd Hasenfuss;Bruce Leavitt;Paul D. Allen

  • Heart failure and kidney dysfunction: epidemiology, mechanisms and management

    Joerg C. Schefold;Gerasimos Filippatos;Gerd Hasenfuss;Stefan D. Anker

  • Calcium cycling in congestive heart failure

    Gerd Hasenfuss;Burkert Pieske

  • Ca2+/calmodulin-dependent protein kinase II regulates cardiac Na+ channels

    Stefan Wagner;Nataliya Dybkova;Eva C.L. Rasenack;Claudius Jacobshagen

  • Defined Engineered Human Myocardium With Advanced Maturation for Applications in Heart Failure Modeling and Repair.

    Malte Tiburcy;James E. Hudson;Paul Balfanz;Susanne Schlick

  • NAD(P)H Oxidase and Multidrug Resistance Protein Genetic Polymorphisms Are Associated With Doxorubicin-Induced Cardiotoxicity

    Leszek Wojnowski;Bettina Kulle;Markus Schirmer;Gregor Schlüter

  • Ca2+ Handling and Sarcoplasmic Reticulum Ca2+ Content in Isolated Failing and Nonfailing Human Myocardium

    Burkert Pieske;Lars S. Maier;Donald M. Bers;Gerd Hasenfuss

  • CaMKII-Dependent Diastolic SR Ca2+ Leak and Elevated Diastolic Ca2+ Levels in Right Atrial Myocardium of Patients With Atrial Fibrillation

    Stefan Neef;Nataliya Dybkova;Samuel Sossalla;Katharina R. Ort

  • Marked Sympathetic Activation in Patients with Chronic Respiratory Failure

    Silke Heindl;Matthias Lehnert;Carl-Peter Criée;Gerd Hasenfuss

  • Influence of the Novel Inotropic Agent Levosimendan on Isometric Tension and Calcium Cycling in Failing Human Myocardium

    Gerd Hasenfuss;Burkert Pieske;Maria Castell;Bodo Kretschmann

  • Gene expression of antioxidative enzymes in the human heart: increased expression of catalase in the end-stage failing heart.

    Sabine Dieterich;Ursula Bieligk;Kathrin Beulich;Gerd Hasenfuss

  • 2015 ESC Guidelines for the management of acute coronary syndromes in patients presenting without persistent ST-segment

    Marco Roffi;Carlo Patrono;Jean-Philippe Collet;Christian Mueller

Frequent Co-Authors

Burkert Pieske
Burkert Pieske Charité - University Medicine Berlin
Stavros Konstantinides
Stavros Konstantinides Democritus University of Thrace
Frank T. Edelmann
Frank T. Edelmann Otto-von-Guericke University Magdeburg
Stefan Wagner
Stefan Wagner University of Stuttgart
Ajay M. Shah
Ajay M. Shah King's College London
Godfrey L. Smith
Godfrey L. Smith University of Glasgow
Patrizio Lancellotti
Patrizio Lancellotti University of Liège
Holger Thiele
Holger Thiele Leipzig University
Stephan Windecker
Stephan Windecker University of Bern
Viacheslav O. Nikolaev
Viacheslav O. Nikolaev Universität Hamburg

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