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 Heusch sits on this spectrum.
This scientist: 841 publications — 89th percentile
89% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.
The last bar groups every scientist with 1,796 publications or more.
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 Heusch sits on this spectrum.
This scientist: 135 D-Index — 90th percentile
90% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.
The last bar groups every scientist with 217 D-Index or more.
Gerd Heusch is affiliated with the University of Duisburg-Essen in Germany. Their research primarily focuses on medical sciences, particularly within the subfields of pathology and forensic medicine, cardiology and cardiovascular medicine, emergency medicine, developmental neuroscience, and radiology, nuclear medicine and imaging.
Their scholarly output includes significant contributions to topics such as cardiac ischemia and reperfusion, cardiac arrest and resuscitation, anesthesia and neurotoxicity research, cardiac imaging and diagnostics, cardiovascular function and risk factors, cardiac electrophysiology and arrhythmias, and vagus nerve stimulation research.
Among recent publications, Gerd Heusch has authored several papers including:
They have also collaborated on research featured in other venues, such as the paper by Petra Kleinbongard titled "A fresh look at coronary microembolization" (2021, Nature Reviews Cardiology) and the work "IMproving Preclinical Assessment of Cardioprotective Therapies (IMPACT) criteria: guidelines of the EU-CARDIOPROTECTION COST Action" led by Sandrine Lecour (2021, Basic Research in Cardiology).
Frequent co-authors in Gerd Heusch's publications include Petra Kleinbongard, Helmut Raphael Lieder, Andreas Skyschally, Ioanna Andreadou, and Hans Erik Bøtker. Their publication record shows multiple contributions to journals such as European Heart Journal, Basic Research in Cardiology, The FASEB Journal, Nature Reviews Cardiology, and Cardiovascular Research.
Major publication venues for their work include:
Their main fields of study consist of Medicine, with more specialized focus distributed among pathology and forensic medicine, cardiology and cardiovascular medicine, emergency medicine, developmental neuroscience, and radiology-related disciplines. The topics explored reflect comprehensive engagement with aspects of cardiac health, emergency interventions, and neurotoxicology in clinical and experimental frameworks.
Denise Hilfiker-Kleiner;Karol Kaminski;Edith Podewski;Tomasz Bonda
Borja Ibáñez;Borja Ibáñez;Gerd Heusch;Michel Ovize;Frans Van de Werf
Tilley Pain;Xi Ming Yang;Stuart D. Critz;Yankun Yue
Gerd Heusch
Gerd Heusch;Peter Libby;Bernard Gersh;Derek Yellon
Gerd Heusch
Michel Ovize;Gary F. Baxter;Fabio Di Lisa;Péter Ferdinandy
Petra Kleinbongard;André Dejam;Thomas Lauer;Tienush Rassaf;Tienush Rassaf
Gerd Heusch;Bernard J Gersh
Gerd Heusch;Hans Erik Bøtker;Karin Przyklenk;Andrew Redington
Peter Ferdinandy;Derek J. Hausenloy;Gerd Heusch;Gary Francis Baxter
Rainer Schulz;Malte Kelm;Gerd Heusch
Gerd Heusch
Matthias Thielmann;Eva Kottenberg;Petra Kleinbongard;Daniel Wendt
Sean M. Davidson;Péter Ferdinandy;Ioanna Andreadou;Hans Erik Bøtker
Gregor Theilmeier;Christoph Schmidt;Jörg Herrmann;Petra Keul
Stefan Möhlenkamp;Nils Lehmann;Frank Breuckmann;Martina Bröcker-Preuss
Gerd Heusch;Kerstin Boengler;Rainer Schulz
Petra Kleinbongard;Gerd Heusch;Rainer Schulz
Gerd Heusch;Petra Kleinbongard;Dirk Böse;Bodo Levkau
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