Björn A. Meyerson

11.2k total citations · 1 hit paper
114 papers, 7.6k citations indexed

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Björn A. Meyerson is a scholar working on Physiology, Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine and Neurology. According to data from OpenAlex, Björn A. Meyerson has authored 114 papers receiving a total of 7.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 67 papers in Physiology, 49 papers in Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine and 35 papers in Neurology. Recurrent topics in Björn A. Meyerson's work include Pain Mechanisms and Treatments (62 papers), Pain Management and Treatment (46 papers) and Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation (24 papers). Björn A. Meyerson is often cited by papers focused on Pain Mechanisms and Treatments (62 papers), Pain Management and Treatment (46 papers) and Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation (24 papers). Björn A. Meyerson collaborates with scholars based in Sweden, Belgium and Lebanon. Björn A. Meyerson's co-authors include Bengt Linderoth, Staffan Arnér, Zhiyang Song, Jian‐Guo Cui, Ulf Lindblom, Patrick Herregodts, Göran Lind, William T. O’Connor, C. Ultenius and Gastón Schechtmann and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, NeuroImage and American Journal of Psychiatry.

In The Last Decade

Björn A. Meyerson

110 papers receiving 7.3k citations

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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.

Lack of analgesic effect of opioids on neuropathic and idiopathic forms of pain

1988 826 citations Staffan Arnér, Björn A. Meyerson Pain profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Björn A. Meyerson Sweden	46	4.0k	3.1k	2.3k	1.8k	1.7k	114	7.6k
Elbert A.J. Joosten Netherlands	49	2.1k 0.5×	2.2k 0.7×	1.3k 0.5×	969 0.6×	2.8k 1.6×	206	8.4k
Bengt Linderoth Sweden	56	4.4k 1.1×	4.7k 1.5×	3.2k 1.4×	1.5k 0.9×	1.3k 0.8×	186	8.6k
Christian Maihöfner Germany	45	3.9k 1.0×	3.5k 1.1×	3.4k 1.5×	581 0.3×	409 0.2×	136	7.2k
Robert J. Schwartzman United States	39	2.3k 0.6×	2.2k 0.7×	1.6k 0.7×	1.1k 0.6×	828 0.5×	143	5.2k
Hermann O. Handwerker Germany	49	4.4k 1.1×	1.3k 0.4×	1.5k 0.7×	584 0.3×	1.2k 0.7×	101	7.2k
Andrea Truini Italy	47	4.2k 1.0×	857 0.3×	1.1k 0.5×	2.7k 1.5×	972 0.6×	186	7.7k
Terence J. Coderre Canada	52	6.5k 1.6×	1.3k 0.4×	1.8k 0.8×	790 0.5×	4.0k 2.4×	144	9.5k
Joachim Scholz United States	21	4.8k 1.2×	566 0.2×	1.4k 0.6×	1.4k 0.8×	2.3k 1.3×	39	6.8k
Jean‐Marie Besson France	56	8.3k 2.1×	601 0.2×	1.8k 0.8×	801 0.5×	5.8k 3.4×	193	11.3k
Donald A. Simone United States	51	6.8k 1.7×	545 0.2×	2.0k 0.9×	821 0.5×	3.3k 1.9×	142	10.1k

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Ultenius, C., et al.. (2012). Spinal GABAergic Mechanisms in the Effects of Spinal Cord Stimulation in a Rodent Model of Neuropathic Pain: Is GABA Synthesis Involved?. Neuromodulation Technology at the Neural Interface. 16(2). 114–120. 26 indexed citations

Barchini, Jad, et al.. (2012). Spinal segmental and supraspinal mechanisms underlying the pain-relieving effects of spinal cord stimulation: An experimental study in a rat model of neuropathy. Neuroscience. 215. 196–208. 92 indexed citations

Olsson, Gunnar, Björn A. Meyerson, & Bengt Linderoth. (2007). Spinal cord stimulation in adolescents with complex regional pain syndrome type I (CRPS‐I). European Journal of Pain. 12(1). 53–59. 44 indexed citations

Ultenius, C., Bengt Linderoth, Björn A. Meyerson, & Johan Wallin. (2006). Spinal NMDA receptor phosphorylation correlates with the presence of neuropathic signs following peripheral nerve injury in the rat. Neuroscience Letters. 399(1-2). 85–90. 112 indexed citations

Nuttin, Bart, Loes Gabriëls, Paul Cosyns, et al.. (2003). Long-term Electrical Capsular Stimulation in Patients with Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder. Neurosurgery. 52(6). 1263–1274. 342 indexed citations

Lind, Göran, Björn A. Meyerson, Jaleh Winter, & Bengt Linderoth. (2003). Intrathecal baclofen as adjuvant therapy to enhance the effect of spinal cord stimulation in neuropathic pain: a pilot study. European Journal of Pain. 8(4). 377–383. 69 indexed citations

Meyerson, Björn A.. (2003). Ulf Lindblom and spinal cord stimulation. European Journal of Pain. 7(4). 365–367. 1 indexed citations

Lind, Göran, Björn A. Meyerson, Jaleh Winter, & Bengt Linderoth. (2003). Implantation of Laminotomy Electrodes for Spinal Cord Stimulation in Spinal Anesthesia with Intraoperative Dorsal Column Activation. Neurosurgery. 53(5). 1150–1154. 30 indexed citations

Gabriëls, Lutgardis, Paul Cosyns, Bart Nuttin, & Björn A. Meyerson. (2000). FC04.02 Deep brain stimulation for severe refractory obsessive-compulsive disorder: A new last-resort therapeutic option?. The International Journal of Neuropsychopharmacology. 3. 292–293. 1 indexed citations

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Eriksdotter, Maria, Agneta Nordberg, Kaarina Amberla, et al.. (1998). Intracerebroventricular Infusion of Nerve Growth Factor in Three Patients with Alzheimer’s Disease. Dementia and Geriatric Cognitive Disorders. 9(5). 246–257. 387 indexed citations

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Ekblom, A., et al.. (1996). Sympathectomy Does Not Influence Experimental Itch and Cutaneous Temperature Perception Thresholds. Somatosensory & Motor Research. 13(2). 147–152. 2 indexed citations

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Meyerson, Björn A., et al.. (1989). Advances in stereotactic and functional neurosurgery 11 : proceedings of the 11th Meeting of the European Society for Stereotactic and Functional Neurosurgery, Antalya 1994. Springer eBooks. 1 indexed citations

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Arnér, Staffan & Björn A. Meyerson. (1988). Lack of analgesic effect of opioids on neuropathic and idiopathic forms of pain. Pain. 33(1). 11–23. 826 indexed citations breakdown →

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Boivie, Jörgen & Björn A. Meyerson. (1982). A correlative anatomical and clinical study of pain suppression by deep brain stimulation. Pain. 13(2). 113–126. 73 indexed citations

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Meyerson, Björn A.. (1982). The Role of Neurosurgery in the Treatment of Cancer Pain. Acta Anaesthesiologica Scandinavica. 26(s74). 109–113. 4 indexed citations

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Steiner, Ladislau, et al.. (1980). Gammathalamotomy in intractable pain. Acta Neurochirurgica. 52(3-4). 173–184. 123 indexed citations

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Hitchcock, Edward, H. Thomas Ballantine, & Björn A. Meyerson. (1979). Modern concepts in psychiatric surgery : proceedings of the 5th World Congress of Psychiatric Surgery, held in Boston MA. on August 21-25, 1978. Elsevier eBooks. 2 indexed citations

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Hökfelt, Tomas, Björn A. Meyerson, Göran Nilsson, Bengt Pernow, & Charlotte Sachs. (1976). Immunohistochemical evidence for substance P-containing nerve endings in the human cortex. Brain Research. 104(1). 181–186. 48 indexed citations

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Bernhard, C. G., G Kolmodin, & Björn A. Meyerson. (1967). On the Prenatal Development of Function and Structure in the Somesthetic Cortex of the Sheep. Progress in brain research. 26. 60–77. 45 indexed citations

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Eidelberg, E., G Kolmodin, & Björn A. Meyerson. (1965). Ontogenesis of steady potential and direct cortical response in fetal sheep brain. Experimental Neurology. 12(2). 198–214. 11 indexed citations

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