Bernhard J. Steinhoff

16.9k total citations · 2 hit papers
219 papers, 7.5k citations indexed

About

Bernhard J. Steinhoff is a scholar working on Psychiatry and Mental health, Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health and Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience. According to data from OpenAlex, Bernhard J. Steinhoff has authored 219 papers receiving a total of 7.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 176 papers in Psychiatry and Mental health, 128 papers in Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health and 94 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience. Recurrent topics in Bernhard J. Steinhoff's work include Epilepsy research and treatment (168 papers), Pharmacological Effects and Toxicity Studies (118 papers) and Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research (85 papers). Bernhard J. Steinhoff is often cited by papers focused on Epilepsy research and treatment (168 papers), Pharmacological Effects and Toxicity Studies (118 papers) and Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research (85 papers). Bernhard J. Steinhoff collaborates with scholars based in Germany, United States and United Kingdom. Bernhard J. Steinhoff's co-authors include Walter Paulus, Ulf Ziemann, Andreas Schulze‐Bonhage, Anke M. Staack, Inga Zerr, Christoph Kurth, Gregory L. Krauss, S. Poser, Gregor Herrendorf and Walter Schulz‐Schaeffer and has published in prestigious journals such as NeuroImage, Brain and Neurology.

In The Last Decade

Bernhard J. Steinhoff

205 papers receiving 7.3k citations

Hit Papers

Effects of antiepileptic drugs on motor cortex excitabili... 1996 2026 2006 2016 1996 2019 250 500 750
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Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if it has ≥500 total citations, achieves ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (this is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it), or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

  1. Effects of antiepileptic drugs on motor cortex excitability in humans: A transcranial magnetic stimulation study
    1996 938 citations Bernhard J. Steinhoff et al. profile →
  2. Safety and efficacy of adjunctive cenobamate (YKP3089) in patients with uncontrolled focal seizures: a multicentre, double-blind, randomised, placebo-controlled, dose-response trial
    2019 234 citations Pavel Klein, Bernhard J. Steinhoff et al. profile →

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Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Bernhard J. Steinhoff Germany 44 4.5k 2.9k 2.6k 1.7k 1.7k 219 7.5k
James W. Wheless United States 52 5.3k 1.2× 3.0k 1.0× 2.2k 0.8× 1.7k 1.0× 3.5k 2.0× 265 9.9k
C. A. Tassinari Italy 51 4.8k 1.1× 2.2k 0.7× 2.9k 1.1× 721 0.4× 3.4k 2.0× 277 9.7k
Christoph Baumgartner Austria 48 3.6k 0.8× 1.4k 0.5× 1.9k 0.7× 475 0.3× 2.9k 1.7× 217 6.8k
Gaetano Zaccara Italy 41 2.8k 0.6× 2.2k 0.8× 1.1k 0.4× 785 0.5× 957 0.6× 165 5.2k
Rainer Surges Germany 39 3.2k 0.7× 1.2k 0.4× 1.9k 0.7× 406 0.2× 1.6k 0.9× 216 6.0k
Pétér D. Williamson United States 42 6.1k 1.4× 3.2k 1.1× 3.3k 1.2× 543 0.3× 2.9k 1.7× 81 8.4k
A. Hufnagel Germany 39 3.0k 0.7× 1.5k 0.5× 1.6k 0.6× 695 0.4× 1.5k 0.8× 90 5.0k
Paolo Tinuper Italy 45 4.3k 1.0× 1.9k 0.7× 2.0k 0.8× 1.1k 0.6× 2.1k 1.3× 255 8.1k
Kristl Vonck Belgium 49 2.3k 0.5× 561 0.2× 2.7k 1.0× 2.7k 1.5× 3.7k 2.2× 272 7.3k
Selim R. Benbadis United States 45 4.9k 1.1× 1.5k 0.5× 1.2k 0.5× 785 0.5× 2.7k 1.6× 197 7.1k

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Steinhoff, Bernhard J., Jakob Christensen, Colin P. Doherty, et al.. (2025). Effectiveness During 12-Month Adjunctive Brivaracetam Treatment in Patients with Focal-Onset Seizures in a Real-Life Setting: A Prospective, Observational Study in Europe. Neurology and Therapy. 14(2). 627–642. 1 indexed citations
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Heers, Marcel, Soroush Doostkam, Anke M. Staack, et al.. (2025). Association of Amygdala and Hippocampus Volumes With Histopathological Diagnosis in Patients With Temporal Lobe Epilepsy. FreiDok plus (Universitätsbibliothek Freiburg). 1(2). 1 indexed citations
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Bernini, Adriano, Christoph Baumgartner, Johannes Koren, et al.. (2025). Deep learning–based detection of generalized convulsive seizures using a wrist‐worn accelerometer. Epilepsia. 66(S3). 53–63. 4 indexed citations
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Steinhoff, Bernhard J., et al.. (2024). Efficacy of add‐on Cenobamate treatment in refractory epilepsy due to Rasmussen's encephalitis. Epilepsia Open. 9(6). 2537–2545.
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Steinhoff, Bernhard J., Elinor Ben‐Menachem, Pavel Klein, et al.. (2024). Therapeutic strategies during cenobamate treatment initiation: Delphi panel recommendations. Therapeutic Advances in Neurological Disorders. 17. 6 indexed citations
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Wendling, Anne‐Sophie, et al.. (2024). Psychiatric assessment prior to and after switch from levetiracetam to brivaracetam. Seizure. 117. 193–197. 3 indexed citations
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Tettenborn, Barbara, Christoph Baumgartner, Bettina Schmitz, & Bernhard J. Steinhoff. (2023). Does SANAD II help with gender-specific problems in epilepsy treatment?—English Version. 36(S2). 115–119.
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Steinhoff, Bernhard J., et al.. (2023). Experiences of adult epilepsy patients with COVID-19 infections and vaccinations. PubMed Central. 36(1). 45–51. 1 indexed citations
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Steinhoff, Bernhard J., et al.. (2023). Critical flicker fusion in patients with epilepsy under antiseizure medication. Epileptic Disorders. 26(2). 181–187. 2 indexed citations
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Sander, Josemir W., William E. Rosenfeld, Jonathan J. Halford, et al.. (2021). Long‐term individual retention with cenobamate in adults with focal seizures: Pooled data from the clinical development program. Epilepsia. 63(1). 139–149. 30 indexed citations
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Steinhoff, Bernhard J., Pavel Klein, Henrik Klitgaard, et al.. (2021). Behavioral adverse events with brivaracetam, levetiracetam, perampanel, and topiramate: A systematic review. Epilepsy & Behavior. 118. 107939–107939. 69 indexed citations
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Scherer, Maximilian, Luka Milosevic, Robert Guggenberger, et al.. (2020). Desynchronization of temporal lobe theta-band activity during effective anterior thalamus deep brain stimulation in epilepsy. NeuroImage. 218. 116967–116967. 27 indexed citations
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Wisniewski, Ilona, et al.. (2011). Visuoperceptual and visuospatial abilities prior to and after anterior temporal lobectomy: A case study. Epilepsy & Behavior. 23(1). 74–78. 2 indexed citations
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Steinhoff, Bernhard J., et al.. (2010). General Surgery among Long-Term Residents with and without Active Epilepsy at the Kork Epilepsy Centre – A Prospective Comparative One-Year Survey. European Neurology. 64(3). 156–162. 3 indexed citations
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Steinhoff, Bernhard J., Michael A. Ueberall, H. Siemes, et al.. (2005). The LAM-SAFE Study: Lamotrigine versus carbamazepine or valproic acid in newly diagnosed focal and generalised epilepsies in adolescents and adults. Seizure. 14(8). 597–605. 42 indexed citations
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Steinhoff, Bernhard J., Eugen Trinka, & Heinz Gregor Wieser. (2005). Levetiracetam in patients with refractory epilepsy: Results of the SKATE trial in Austria, Germany and Switzerland. Seizure. 14(7). 490–496. 8 indexed citations
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Steinhoff, Bernhard J., et al.. (1997). Topiramat – ein wirksames neues Antiepileptikum Eine offene prospektive Studie. Der Nervenarzt. 68(10). 836–838. 2 indexed citations

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