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Mark H. Soonpaa

Medicine · Indiana University

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Established · publishing since 1992
Tissue Engineering and Regenerative MedicineCongenital heart defects researchPluripotent Stem Cells ResearchCardiomyopathy and Myosin StudiesMuscle Physiology and Disorders

Publications

63

Citations

10,918

Est. group size

—

Recurring co-author estimate

Active years

32

Publishing since 1992

Research summary
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Mark H. Soonpaa studies how the heart heals and regenerates, focusing on heart muscle cells (cardiomyocytes) and the biological barriers that limit repair after injury. This work uses animal models such as zebrafish and mice to explore stem cell approaches and cell-to-cell interactions in damaged heart tissue.

Heart regenerationCardiomyocyte biologyStem cells and tissue engineeringCongenital heart defectsMuscle physiology

Publication activity has been low and intermittent over the past decade, with a small burst in 2018 followed by occasional single papers and several years with none.

Generated by claude-opus-4-8 from public bibliographic data · Jul 9, 2026

In context
Among 4,953 established Medicine PIs within our index
Citations: 10,918cohort median 2,544
h-index: 36cohort median 24
Publications / year (recent): 0.4cohort median 4.8

Typically publishes in teams of ~7 · 0% small-team papers (≤3 authors) · across 3 venues

Publication cadence
Publications per year over the last 10 years — averaging 0.4/year recently
2017: 1 publication172018: 4 publications4181920212022: 1 publication222023: 1 publication23242526
Recent publications
Publishes in
  • Circulation×2
  • PMC×2
  • Developmental Cell×1
  • Cardiovascular Research×1
  • Journal of Molecular and Cellular Cardiology×1
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Last updated Jul 27, 2026.

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