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Stefan Heller publication distribution in Biology and Biochemistry in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Biology and Biochemistry in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Stefan Heller sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 1,028+

This scientist: 178 publications — 40th percentile

40% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 1,028 publications or more.

Stefan Heller D-index placement in Biology and Biochemistry in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Biology and Biochemistry scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Stefan Heller sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 167+

This scientist: 60 D-Index — 41st percentile

41% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 167 D-Index or more.

Overview

Stefan Heller is affiliated with Stanford University in the United States and has contributed extensively to research primarily in the fields of Neuroscience and Biochemistry, Genetics, and Molecular Biology. Their work focuses significantly on sensory systems, with a predominant emphasis on hearing and cochlear studies, as well as cancer research and molecular biology.

The researcher has published across various scientific venues, with frequent contributions appearing in:

  • SSRN Electronic Journal
  • Cell Reports
  • STAR Protocols
  • Hearing Research
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)

Heller's recent papers include the following:

  • "Hair-bearing human skin generated entirely from pluripotent stem cells" (2020, Nature)
  • "Greater epithelial ridge cells are the principal organoid-forming progenitors of the mouse cochlea" (2021, Cell Reports)
  • "Spatiotemporal dynamics of inner ear sensory and non-sensory cells revealed by single-cell transcriptomics" (2021, Cell Reports)
  • "Cell-type identity of the avian cochlea" (2021, Cell Reports)
  • "Transcriptomic characterization of dying hair cells in the avian cochlea" (2021, Cell Reports)

Their research covers multiple key topics, including:

  • Hearing, Cochlea, Tinnitus, Genetics
  • Cancer-related molecular mechanisms research
  • Marine animal studies overview
  • Single-cell and spatial transcriptomics
  • Hearing Loss and Rehabilitation
  • Bat Biology and Ecology Studies
  • Pluripotent Stem Cells Research

Significant collaborative work featured frequent coauthors such as:

  • Mirko Scheibinger
  • Nesrine Benkafadar
  • Amanda Janesick
  • Taha A. Jan
  • Angela H. Ling

Within their fields of study, Heller has contributed to subfields that include sensory systems, cancer research, molecular biology, ecology, and immunology, reflecting a broad interdisciplinary approach.

Best Publications

  • Vanilloid Receptor–Related Osmotically Activated Channel (VR-OAC), a Candidate Vertebrate Osmoreceptor

    Wolfgang Liedtke;Yong Choe;Marc A. Martí-Renom;Andrea M. Bell;Andrea M. Bell

  • A Unified Nomenclature for the Superfamily of TRP Cation Channels

    Craig Montell;Lutz Birnbaumer;Veit Flockerzi;René J. Bindels

  • Pluripotent stem cells from the adult mouse inner ear.

    Huawei Li;Hong Liu;Stefan Heller

  • Mutations in a novel cochlear gene cause DFNA9, a human nonsyndromic deafness with vestibular dysfunction

    N G Robertson;L Lu;S Heller;S N Merchant

  • Differential Distribution of Stem Cells in the Auditory and Vestibular Organs of the Inner Ear

    Kazuo Oshima;Kazuo Oshima;Christian M. Grimm;C. Eduardo Corrales;C. Eduardo Corrales;Pascal Senn

  • Generation of hair cells by stepwise differentiation of embryonic stem cells

    Huawei Li;Graham Roblin;Hong Liu;Stefan Heller

  • Mechanosensitive Hair Cell-Like Cells from Embryonic and Induced Pluripotent Stem Cells

    Kazuo Oshima;Kunyoo Shin;Marc Diensthuber;Anthony W. Peng

  • The mechanosensitive nature of TRPV channels.

    Roger G O'Neil;Stefan Heller

  • Hair-bearing human skin generated entirely from pluripotent stem cells

    Jiyoon Lee;Jiyoon Lee;Cyrus C. Rabbani;Cyrus C. Rabbani;Hongyu Gao;Matthew R. Steinhart;Matthew R. Steinhart

  • TRP Ion Channel Function in Sensory Transduction and Cellular Signaling Cascades

    Stefan Heller;Wolfgang Liedtke

  • Distribution of Ca2+-Activated K+ Channel Isoforms along the Tonotopic Gradient of the Chicken's Cochlea

    Kevin P Rosenblatt;Zhong-Ping Sun;Stefan Heller;A.J Hudspeth

  • Engraftment and differentiation of embryonic stem cell-derived neural progenitor cells in the cochlear nerve trunk: growth of processes into the organ of Corti.

    C. Eduardo Corrales;Luying Pan;Luying Pan;Huawei Li;Huawei Li;M. Charles Liberman;M. Charles Liberman

  • Gpr126 is essential for peripheral nerve development and myelination in mammals

    Kelly R. Monk;Kazuo Oshima;Simone Jörs;Stefan Heller

  • Quo vadis, hair cell regeneration?

    John V Brigande;Stefan Heller

  • PACSINs Bind to the TRPV4 Cation Channel PACSIN 3 MODULATES THE SUBCELLULAR LOCALIZATION OF TRPV4

    Math P. Cuajungco;Christian Grimm;Kazuo Oshima;Dieter D'hoedt

  • TMC and EVER genes belong to a larger novel family, the TMC gene family encoding transmembrane proteins

    Gabor Keresztes;Gabor Keresztes;Hideki Mutai;Hideki Mutai;Stefan Heller;Stefan Heller

  • Dual role of the TRPV4 channel as a sensor of flow and osmolality in renal epithelial cells

    Ling Wu;Xiaochong Gao;Rachel C. Brown;Stefan Heller

  • A helix-breaking mutation in TRPML3 leads to constitutive activity underlying deafness in the varitint-waddler mouse.

    Christian Grimm;Math P. Cuajungco;Alexander F. J. van Aken;Michael Schnee

  • BONE MARROW MESENCHYMAL STEM CELLS ARE PROGENITORS IN VITRO FOR INNER EAR HAIR CELLS

    Sang-Jun Jeon;Kazuo Oshima;Stefan Heller;Albert S.B. Edge;Albert S.B. Edge

  • Hair Follicle Development in Mouse Pluripotent Stem Cell-Derived Skin Organoids

    Jiyoon Lee;Robert Bӧscke;Pei-Ciao Tang;Byron H. Hartman

Frequent Co-Authors

Albert S.B. Edge
Albert S.B. Edge Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary
Huawei Li
Huawei Li Fudan University
Ryan T. Kelly
Ryan T. Kelly Brigham Young University
Hermann Rohrer
Hermann Rohrer Goethe University Frankfurt
Anthony J. Ricci
Anthony J. Ricci Stanford University
William R. Roush
William R. Roush Scripps Research Institute
Wolfgang LiedtkeRegeneron
Wolfgang LiedtkeRegeneron Regeneron (United States)
Yunlong Liu
Yunlong Liu Indiana University
Renjie Chai
Renjie Chai Southeast University
Jeffrey M. Friedman
Jeffrey M. Friedman Rockefeller University

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