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2026
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Germany
2023

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133
Citations
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2170
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8

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Medicine in Austria Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Medicine in Austria Leader Award
  • 2023 - Research.com Medicine in Germany Leader Award

Overview

Winfried März is affiliated with the Medical University of Graz in Austria and has a significant publication record in medicine and related biomedical fields.

Their recent research publications include:

  • Genome-wide association and Mendelian randomisation analysis provide insights into the pathogenesis of heart failure, 2020, Nature Communications
  • The trans-ancestral genomic architecture of glycemic traits, 2021, Nature Genetics
  • Global perspective of familial hypercholesterolaemia: a cross-sectional study from the EAS Familial Hypercholesterolaemia Studies Collaboration (FHSC), 2021, The Lancet
  • Genome-wide analysis identifies novel susceptibility loci for myocardial infarction, 2020, European Heart Journal
  • Practical guidance for combination lipid-modifying therapy in high- and very-high-risk patients: A statement from a European Atherosclerosis Society Task Force, 2021, Atherosclerosis

The scientist frequently collaborates with the following co-authors:

  • Marcus E. Kleber
  • Graciela E. Delgado
  • Hubert Scharnagl
  • Ulrich Laufs
  • Bernhard K. Krämer

The main publication venues for their work include:

  • Atherosclerosis
  • Nutrients
  • Nature Communications
  • Biomedicines
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)

Winfried März's research spans major fields of study such as:

  • Medicine
  • Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology

Within these broader fields, specific subfields include:

  • Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine
  • Surgery
  • Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism
  • Genetics
  • Molecular Biology

The scientist's main topics of work focus on:

  • Lipoproteins and Cardiovascular Health
  • Diabetes, Cardiovascular Risks, and Lipoproteins
  • Genetic Associations and Epidemiology
  • Lipid metabolism and disorders
  • Cancer, Lipids, and Metabolism
  • Atherosclerosis and Cardiovascular Diseases
  • Vitamin D Research Studies

Best Publications

  • Global, regional, and national incidence, prevalence, and years lived with disability for 328 diseases and injuries for 195 countries, 1990–2016: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2016

    Theo Vos;Amanuel Alemu Abajobir;Kalkidan Hassen Abate;Cristiana Abbafati

  • Global, regional, and national age-sex-specific mortality for 282 causes of death in 195 countries and territories, 1980-2017: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2017

    Gregory A Roth;Gregory A Roth;Degu Abate;Kalkidan Hassen Abate;Solomon M Abay

  • Health effects of dietary risks in 195 countries, 1990–2017: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2017

    Ashkan Afshin;Patrick John Sur;Kairsten A. Fay;Leslie Cornaby

  • Global, regional, and national comparative risk assessment of 84 behavioural, environmental and occupational, and metabolic risks or clusters of risks for 195 countries and territories, 1990–2017 : a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2017

    Jeffrey D. Stanaway;Ashkan Afshin;Emmanuela Gakidou;Stephen S. Lim

  • Global, regional, and national disability-adjusted life-years (DALYs) for 333 diseases and injuries and healthy life expectancy (HALE) for 195 countries and territories, 1990–2016: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2016

    Simon I Hay;Amanuel Alemu Abajobir;Kalkidan Hassen Abate;Cristiana Abbafati

  • Discovery and refinement of loci associated with lipid levels

    Cristen J. Willer;Ellen M. Schmidt;Sebanti Sengupta;Gina M. Peloso;Gina M. Peloso;Gina M. Peloso

  • Atorvastatin in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus undergoing hemodialysis.

    Christoph Wanner;Vera Krane;Winfried März;Manfred Olschewski

  • Global, regional, and national burden of Alzheimer's disease and other dementias, 1990-2016: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2016

    Emma Nichols;Cassandra E.I. Szoeke;Stein Emil Vollset;Nooshin Abbasi

  • A comprehensive 1000 Genomes–based genome-wide association meta-analysis of coronary artery disease

    M Nikpay;A Goel;Won H-H.;L M Hall

  • Defining the role of common variation in the genomic and biological architecture of adult human height

    Andrew R. Wood;Tonu Esko;Jian Yang;Sailaja Vedantam

  • Global, regional, and national disability-adjusted life-years (DALYs) for 333 diseases and injuries and healthy life expectancy (HALE) for 195 countries and territories, 1990-2016

    Simon I. Hay;Amanuel Alemu Abajobir;Kalkidan Hassen Abate;Cristiana Abbafati

  • Large-scale association analysis identifies new risk loci for coronary artery disease

    Panos Deloukas;Stavroula Kanoni;Christina Willenborg;Martin Farrall

  • Causal relationship between obesity and vitamin D status: bi-directional Mendelian randomization analysis of multiple cohorts.

    Karani S. Vimaleswaran;Diane J. Berry;Emmi Tikkanen;Emmi Tikkanen;Stefan Pilz;Stefan Pilz

  • Low cholesterol stimulates the nonamyloidogenic pathway by its effect on the α-secretase ADAM 10

    Elzbieta Kojro;Gerald Gimpl;Sven Lammich;Winfried März

  • Measuring performance on the Healthcare Access and Quality Index for 195 countries and territories and selected subnational locations: A systematic analysis from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2016

    Nancy Fullman;Jamal Yearwood;Solomon M Abay;Cristiana Abbafati

  • Genome-wide association analyses identify 18 new loci associated with serum urate concentrations

    Anna Köttgen;Anna Köttgen;Eva Albrecht;Alexander Teumer;Veronique Vitart

  • Association of vitamin D deficiency with heart failure and sudden cardiac death in a large cross-sectional study of patients referred for coronary angiography.

    Stefan Pilz;Winfried März;Winfried März;Britta Wellnitz;Ursula Seelhorst

  • Circulating 25-Hydroxy-Vitamin D and Risk of Cardiovascular Disease: A Meta-Analysis of Prospective Studies

    Lu Wang;Yiqing Song;JoAnn E. Manson;Stefan Pilz

  • Genome-wide meta-analysis identifies 11 new loci for anthropometric traits and provides insights into genetic architecture

    Sonja I Berndt;Stefan Gustafsson;Stefan Gustafsson;Reedik Mägi;Reedik Mägi;Andrea Ganna

  • Exome sequencing identifies rare LDLR and APOA5 alleles conferring risk for myocardial infarction

    Ron Do;Ron Do;Nathan O. Stitziel;Hong Hee Won;Hong Hee Won;Anders Berg Jørgensen

Frequent Co-Authors

Marcus E. Kleber
Marcus E. Kleber Heidelberg University
Stefan Pilz
Stefan Pilz Medical University of Graz
Bernhard O. Boehm
Bernhard O. Boehm Nanyang Technological University
Bruce M. Psaty
Bruce M. Psaty University of Washington
Nilesh J. Samani
Nilesh J. Samani University of Leicester
Wolfgang Koenig
Wolfgang Koenig German Heart Centre
Albert Hofman
Albert Hofman Harvard University
Terho Lehtimäki
Terho Lehtimäki Tampere University
Erik Ingelsson
Erik Ingelsson Stanford University
Eric Boerwinkle
Eric Boerwinkle The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston

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