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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Medicine 103 7235 6796 406 390 719 49104

Heinz-Peter Schultheiss publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Heinz-Peter Schultheiss between 1980 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Heinz-Peter Schultheiss published across 46 years, from 1980 to 2025, averaging 16 papers a year. Output peaked at 56 publications in 2007. 13 of the 736 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
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Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1980 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 56. Peak 56 publications in 2007. 1980: 2 publications 1981: 1 publication 1982: 0 publications 1983: 1 publication 1984: 3 publications 1985: 3 publications 1986: 0 publications 1987: 0 publications 1988: 10 publications 1989: 1 publication 1990: 4 publications 1991: 3 publications 1992: 2 publications 1993: 2 publications 1994: 6 publications 1995: 13 publications 1996: 16 publications 1997: 15 publications 1998: 15 publications 1999: 21 publications 2000: 20 publications 2001: 7 publications 2002: 27 publications 2003: 33 publications 2004: 28 publications 2005: 35 publications 2006: 29 publications 2007: 56 publications 2008: 56 publications 2009: 33 publications 2010: 38 publications 2011: 28 publications 2012: 32 publications 2013: 39 publications 2014: 25 publications 2015: 19 publications 2016: 15 publications 2017: 15 publications 2018: 11 publications 2019: 12 publications 2020: 18 publications 2021: 18 publications 2022: 6 publications 2023: 5 publications 2024: 9 publications 2025: 4 publications
1980 2025

736 publications in total across all disciplines

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Heinz-Peter Schultheiss: publications per year, 1980 to 2025
Year Publications
1980 2
1981 1
1982 0
1983 1
1984 3
1985 3
1986 0
1987 0
1988 10
1989 1
1990 4
1991 3
1992 2
1993 2
1994 6
1995 13
1996 16
1997 15
1998 15
1999 21
2000 20
2001 7
2002 27
2003 33
2004 28
2005 35
2006 29
2007 56
2008 56
2009 33
2010 38
2011 28
2012 32
2013 39
2014 25
2015 19
2016 15
2017 15
2018 11
2019 12
2020 18
2021 18
2022 6
2023 5
2024 9
2025 4
Total 736
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Heinz-Peter Schultheiss 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 Heinz-Peter Schultheiss sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
200 400 600 800
Bar chart with 86 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 101–120 to 1,796+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 922. Most scientists, 922, have 341–360 publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 1,796 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 701–720 publications, is where this scientist sits. 101–120 publications: 5 scientists 121–140 publications: 26 scientists 141–160 publications: 73 scientists 161–180 publications: 155 scientists 181–200 publications: 230 scientists 201–220 publications: 363 scientists 221–240 publications: 487 scientists 241–260 publications: 545 scientists 261–280 publications: 722 scientists 281–300 publications: 768 scientists 301–320 publications: 834 scientists 321–340 publications: 895 scientists 341–360 publications: 922 scientists 361–380 publications: 838 scientists 381–400 publications: 861 scientists 401–420 publications: 918 scientists 421–440 publications: 806 scientists 441–460 publications: 771 scientists 461–480 publications: 751 scientists 481–500 publications: 713 scientists 501–520 publications: 617 scientists 521–540 publications: 610 scientists 541–560 publications: 537 scientists 561–580 publications: 504 scientists 581–600 publications: 509 scientists 601–620 publications: 396 scientists 621–640 publications: 386 scientists 641–660 publications: 371 scientists 661–680 publications: 340 scientists 681–700 publications: 336 scientists 701–720 publications: 307 scientists 721–740 publications: 259 scientists 741–760 publications: 230 scientists 761–780 publications: 228 scientists 781–800 publications: 217 scientists 801–820 publications: 204 scientists 821–840 publications: 186 scientists 841–860 publications: 177 scientists 861–880 publications: 155 scientists 881–900 publications: 139 scientists 901–920 publications: 145 scientists 921–940 publications: 116 scientists 941–960 publications: 133 scientists 961–980 publications: 91 scientists 981–1,000 publications: 96 scientists 1,001–1,020 publications: 77 scientists 1,021–1,040 publications: 70 scientists 1,041–1,060 publications: 63 scientists 1,061–1,080 publications: 77 scientists 1,081–1,100 publications: 49 scientists 1,101–1,120 publications: 54 scientists 1,121–1,140 publications: 49 scientists 1,141–1,160 publications: 51 scientists 1,161–1,180 publications: 35 scientists 1,181–1,200 publications: 39 scientists 1,201–1,220 publications: 26 scientists 1,221–1,240 publications: 37 scientists 1,241–1,260 publications: 36 scientists 1,261–1,280 publications: 27 scientists 1,281–1,300 publications: 32 scientists 1,301–1,320 publications: 28 scientists 1,321–1,340 publications: 17 scientists 1,341–1,360 publications: 30 scientists 1,361–1,380 publications: 28 scientists 1,381–1,400 publications: 17 scientists 1,401–1,420 publications: 21 scientists 1,421–1,440 publications: 15 scientists 1,441–1,460 publications: 12 scientists 1,461–1,480 publications: 12 scientists 1,481–1,500 publications: 18 scientists 1,501–1,520 publications: 14 scientists 1,521–1,540 publications: 17 scientists 1,541–1,560 publications: 15 scientists 1,561–1,580 publications: 6 scientists 1,581–1,600 publications: 2 scientists 1,601–1,620 publications: 12 scientists 1,621–1,640 publications: 11 scientists 1,641–1,660 publications: 8 scientists 1,661–1,680 publications: 5 scientists 1,681–1,700 publications: 5 scientists 1,701–1,720 publications: 10 scientists 1,721–1,740 publications: 12 scientists 1,741–1,760 publications: 14 scientists 1,761–1,780 publications: 6 scientists 1,781–1,795 publications: 5 scientists 1,796+ publications: 100 scientists
101–120 publications 1,796+

This scientist: 719 publications — 82nd percentile

82% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

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Number of Medicine scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 20,134 ranked scientists.
Publications Scientists This scientist
101–120 5
121–140 26
141–160 73
161–180 155
181–200 230
201–220 363
221–240 487
241–260 545
261–280 722
281–300 768
301–320 834
321–340 895
341–360 922
361–380 838
381–400 861
401–420 918
421–440 806
441–460 771
461–480 751
481–500 713
501–520 617
521–540 610
541–560 537
561–580 504
581–600 509
601–620 396
621–640 386
641–660 371
661–680 340
681–700 336
701–720 307 719
721–740 259
741–760 230
761–780 228
781–800 217
801–820 204
821–840 186
841–860 177
861–880 155
881–900 139
901–920 145
921–940 116
941–960 133
961–980 91
981–1,000 96
1,001–1,020 77
1,021–1,040 70
1,041–1,060 63
1,061–1,080 77
1,081–1,100 49
1,101–1,120 54
1,121–1,140 49
1,141–1,160 51
1,161–1,180 35
1,181–1,200 39
1,201–1,220 26
1,221–1,240 37
1,241–1,260 36
1,261–1,280 27
1,281–1,300 32
1,301–1,320 28
1,321–1,340 17
1,341–1,360 30
1,361–1,380 28
1,381–1,400 17
1,401–1,420 21
1,421–1,440 15
1,441–1,460 12
1,461–1,480 12
1,481–1,500 18
1,501–1,520 14
1,521–1,540 17
1,541–1,560 15
1,561–1,580 6
1,581–1,600 2
1,601–1,620 12
1,621–1,640 11
1,641–1,660 8
1,661–1,680 5
1,681–1,700 5
1,701–1,720 10
1,721–1,740 12
1,741–1,760 14
1,761–1,780 6
1,781–1,795 5
1,796+ 100
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Heinz-Peter Schultheiss 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 Heinz-Peter Schultheiss sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
250 500 750 1,000
Bar chart with 75 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 70–71 to 217+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 1,027. Most scientists, 1,027, have 82–83 D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 217 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 102–103 D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 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
70–71 D-Index 217+

This scientist: 103 D-Index — 65th percentile

65% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

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Number of Medicine scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 20,134 ranked scientists.
D-Index Scientists This scientist
70–71 226
72–73 391
74–75 574
76–77 730
78–79 891
80–81 972
82–83 1,027
84–85 1,003
86–87 960
88–89 970
90–91 922
92–93 839
94–95 808
96–97 779
98–99 668
100–101 611
102–103 630 103
104–105 513
106–107 541
108–109 445
110–111 429
112–113 399
114–115 393
116–117 318
118–119 302
120–121 287
122–123 255
124–125 256
126–127 252
128–129 230
130–131 179
132–133 168
134–135 163
136–137 159
138–139 134
140–141 134
142–143 118
144–145 109
146–147 106
148–149 74
150–151 79
152–153 80
154–155 87
156–157 57
158–159 74
160–161 69
162–163 60
164–165 53
166–167 39
168–169 42
170–171 32
172–173 39
174–175 40
176–177 28
178–179 19
180–181 23
182–183 31
184–185 18
186–187 20
188–189 22
190–191 13
192–193 21
194–195 12
196–197 12
198–199 14
200–201 15
202–203 13
204–205 10
206–207 8
208–209 4
210–211 12
212–213 11
214–215 10
216 4
217+ 98
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Overview

Heinz-Peter Schultheiss is affiliated with Charité - University Medicine Berlin in Germany. Their scholarly work primarily focuses on medicine, with particular specialization in cardiology and cardiovascular medicine. The scientist's research portfolio includes 137 publications in medicine, with 72 specifically addressing cardiology and cardiovascular topics.

The scientist's research spans several subfields, including infectious diseases, surgery, molecular biology, and epidemiology. Their work covers a variety of main topics such as viral infections and immunology research, cardiomyopathy and myosin studies, SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 research, Parvovirus B19 infection studies, cardiovascular effects of exercise, cardiac fibrosis and remodeling, and eosinophilic disorders and syndromes.

Notable recent publications include:

  • Association of Cardiac Infection With SARS-CoV-2 in Confirmed COVID-19 Autopsy Cases, 2020, JAMA Cardiology
  • Management of Acute Myocarditis and Chronic Inflammatory Cardiomyopathy, 2020, Circulation Heart Failure
  • Detection of SARS-CoV-2 in Human Retinal Biopsies of Deceased COVID-19 Patients, 2020, Ocular Immunology and Inflammation
  • Detection of viral SARS-CoV-2 genomes and histopathological changes in endomyocardial biopsies, 2020, ESC Heart Failure
  • Evidence of SARS-CoV-2 mRNA in endomyocardial biopsies of patients with clinically suspected myocarditis tested negative for COVID-19 in nasopharyngeal swab, 2020, Cardiovascular Research

Frequent coauthors collaborating with Heinz-Peter Schultheiss include:

  • Felicitas Escher
  • Ganna Aleshcheva
  • Christian Baumeier
  • Heiko Pietsch
  • C.-Thomas Bock

The scientist's work is published regularly in several journals notable within the cardiovascular research domain. Frequent publication venues include:

  • ESC Heart Failure
  • European Heart Journal
  • Cardiovascular Research
  • Journal of Clinical Medicine
  • European Journal of Heart Failure

Best Publications

  • Current state of knowledge on aetiology, diagnosis, management, and therapy of myocarditis: a position statement of the European Society of Cardiology Working Group on Myocardial and Pericardial Diseases.

    Alida L. P. Caforio;Sabine Pankuweit;Eloisa Arbustini;Cristina Basso

  • Clinical Features and Outcomes of Takotsubo (Stress) Cardiomyopathy

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

  • Angiotensin-(1-7) is an endogenous ligand for the G protein-coupled receptor Mas.

    Robson A. S. Santos;Ana C. Simoes e Silva;Christine Maric;Denise M. R. Silva

  • The Cardiac Mechanical Stretch Sensor Machinery Involves a Z Disc Complex that Is Defective in a Subset of Human Dilated Cardiomyopathy

    Ralph Knöll;Masahiko Hoshijima;Hal M. Hoffman;Veronika Person

  • High prevalence of viral genomes and multiple viral infections in the myocardium of adults with "idiopathic" left ventricular dysfunction.

    Uwe Kühl;Matthias Pauschinger;Michel Noutsias;Bettina Seeberg

  • Detection of viruses in myocardial tissues by polymerase chain reaction. evidence of adenovirus as a common cause of myocarditis in children and adults.

    Neil E. Bowles;Jiyuan Ni;Debra L. Kearney;Matthias Pauschinger

  • Utility of Doppler Echocardiography and Tissue Doppler Imaging in the Estimation of Diastolic Function in Heart Failure With Normal Ejection Fraction A Comparative Doppler-Conductance Catheterization Study

    Mario Kasner;Dirk Westermann;Paul Steendijk;Regina Gaub

  • Viral Persistence in the Myocardium Is Associated With Progressive Cardiac Dysfunction

    Uwe Kühl;Matthias Pauschinger;Bettina Seeberg;Dirk Lassner

  • Association of Cardiac Infection With SARS-CoV-2 in Confirmed COVID-19 Autopsy Cases.

    Diana Lindner;Antonia Fitzek;Hanna Bräuninger;Ganna Aleshcheva

  • Interferon-β Treatment Eliminates Cardiotropic Viruses and Improves Left Ventricular Function in Patients With Myocardial Persistence of Viral Genomes and Left Ventricular Dysfunction

    Uwe Kühl;Matthias Pauschinger;Peter Lothar Schwimmbeck;Bettina Seeberg

  • Distal Microcirculatory Protection During Percutaneous Coronary Intervention in Acute ST-Segment Elevation Myocardial Infarction: A Randomized Controlled Trial

    Gregg W. Stone;John Webb;David A. Cox;Bruce R. Brodie

  • Cardiac Inflammation Contributes to Changes in the Extracellular Matrix in Patients With Heart Failure and Normal Ejection Fraction

    Dirk Westermann;Diana Lindner;Mario Kasner;Christine Zietsch

  • Cardiac Troponin T in Patients With Clinically Suspected Myocarditis

    Bernward Lauer;Christoph Niederau;Uwe Kühl;Mira Schannwell

  • Role of left ventricular stiffness in heart failure with normal ejection fraction.

    Dirk Westermann;Mario Kasner;Paul Steendijk;Frank Spillmann

  • G-protein-coupled receptor Mas is a physiological antagonist of the angiotensin II type 1 receptor

    Evi Kostenis;Graeme Milligan;Arthur Christopoulos;Carlos F. Sanchez-Ferrer

  • Big endothelin-1 and endothelin-1 plasma levels are correlated with the severity of primary pulmonary hypertension.

    Christoph Rubens;Ralf Ewert;Michael Halank;Roland Wensel

  • Diurnal, weekly and seasonal variation of sudden death. Population-based analysis of 24,061 consecutive cases.

    H R Arntz;S N Willich;C Schreiber;T Brüggemann

  • Expression of coxsackie adenovirus receptor and alphav-integrin does not correlate with adenovector targeting in vivo indicating anatomical vector barriers.

    H. Fechner;A. Haack;H. Wang;X. Wang

  • The role of NT-proBNP in the diagnostics of isolated diastolic dysfunction: correlation with echocardiographic and invasive measurements

    Carsten Tschöpe;Mario Kašner;Dirk Westermann;Regina Gaub

Frequent Co-Authors

Carsten Tschöpe
Carsten Tschöpe Charité - University Medicine Berlin
Thomas Walther
Thomas Walther University College Cork
Karin Klingel
Karin Klingel University of Tübingen
Carmen Scheibenbogen
Carmen Scheibenbogen Charité - University Medicine Berlin
Michael Bader
Michael Bader Max Delbrück Center for Molecular Medicine
Burkert Pieske
Burkert Pieske Charité - University Medicine Berlin
Paul Steendijk
Paul Steendijk Leiden University Medical Center
Ulf Landmesser
Ulf Landmesser Charité - University Medicine Berlin
Hans-Dieter Volk
Hans-Dieter Volk Charité - University Medicine Berlin
Michael Roden
Michael Roden Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf

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