Björn Sommer

764 total citations
43 papers, 424 citations indexed

About

Björn Sommer is a scholar working on Surgery, Neurology and Psychiatry and Mental health. According to data from OpenAlex, Björn Sommer has authored 43 papers receiving a total of 424 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 15 papers in Surgery, 9 papers in Neurology and 8 papers in Psychiatry and Mental health. Recurrent topics in Björn Sommer's work include Epilepsy research and treatment (7 papers), Glioma Diagnosis and Treatment (6 papers) and Intracranial Aneurysms: Treatment and Complications (5 papers). Björn Sommer is often cited by papers focused on Epilepsy research and treatment (7 papers), Glioma Diagnosis and Treatment (6 papers) and Intracranial Aneurysms: Treatment and Complications (5 papers). Björn Sommer collaborates with scholars based in Germany, Switzerland and United States. Björn Sommer's co-authors include Michael Buchfelder, Hajo M. Hamer, Karl Roessler, Ingmar Blümcke, Hermann Stefan, Roland Coras, Stefan Rampp, Burkhard S. Kasper, Jörn Andreas Lohmeyer and Thomas Lange and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, Scientific Reports and Journal of neurosurgery.

In The Last Decade

Björn Sommer

35 papers receiving 406 citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Björn Sommer Germany 14 147 124 118 90 79 43 424
Abdelkarim A. Al-Qudah Jordan 12 125 0.9× 90 0.7× 88 0.7× 79 0.9× 67 0.8× 40 454
Sarat P. Chandra India 13 204 1.4× 112 0.9× 119 1.0× 109 1.2× 152 1.9× 47 488
Franco Randi Italy 11 131 0.9× 132 1.1× 56 0.5× 171 1.9× 82 1.0× 25 404
Çağatay Önal Türkiye 12 138 0.9× 123 1.0× 177 1.5× 118 1.3× 91 1.2× 40 484
Sherri Birchansky United States 13 238 1.6× 88 0.7× 152 1.3× 72 0.8× 256 3.2× 22 555
Mark R. Lee United States 14 289 2.0× 209 1.7× 106 0.9× 229 2.5× 123 1.6× 31 652
Mirela V. Simon United States 13 120 0.8× 86 0.7× 215 1.8× 116 1.3× 57 0.7× 48 642
Anne G. Caicoya Spain 6 158 1.1× 74 0.6× 73 0.6× 54 0.6× 90 1.1× 11 339
Fazıl Gelal Türkiye 17 124 0.8× 68 0.5× 133 1.1× 242 2.7× 57 0.7× 56 755
Javier López Pisón Spain 10 105 0.7× 67 0.5× 52 0.4× 165 1.8× 119 1.5× 139 539

Countries citing papers authored by Björn Sommer

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Fields of papers citing papers by Björn Sommer

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Björn Sommer

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Björn Sommer. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Björn Sommer based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with Björn Sommer. Björn Sommer is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

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Sommer, Björn, et al.. (2026). Emergent methodology: Bridging the ocean tangibility gap with experimental design methods. The Design Journal. 1–22.
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Kahl, Klaus-Henning, Ehab Shiban, Christoph J. Maurer, et al.. (2022). Focal cavity radiotherapy after neurosurgical resection of brain metastases: sparing neurotoxicity without compromising locoregional control. Strahlentherapie und Onkologie. 198(12). 1105–1111. 6 indexed citations
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Kahl, Klaus-Henning, et al.. (2022). Intraoperative radiotherapy during awake craniotomies: preliminary results of a single-center case series. Neurosurgical Review. 45(6). 3657–3663. 5 indexed citations
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Shiban, Ehab, et al.. (2022). Disseminated Intravascular Coagulopathy in Cranial Surgery: Case Report and Review of the Literature. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 15(2). 624–629.
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Gempt, Jens, Björn Sommer, Sven Oliver Eicker, et al.. (2021). Surgical management of spinal metastases involving the cervicothoracic junction: results of a multicenter, European observational study. Neurosurgical FOCUS. 50(5). E7–E7. 10 indexed citations
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Kahl, Klaus-Henning, Michael Höck, Sabine Schill, et al.. (2021). Intraoperative radiotherapy with low-energy x-rays after neurosurgical resection of brain metastases—an Augsburg University Medical Center experience. Strahlentherapie und Onkologie. 197(12). 1124–1130. 20 indexed citations
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Kasper, Burkhard S., Karl Rössler, Hajo M. Hamer, et al.. (2018). Coregistrating magnetic source and magnetic resonance imaging for epilepsy surgery in focal cortical dysplasia. NeuroImage Clinical. 19. 487–496. 16 indexed citations
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Bischoff, Barbara, Dennis Wolf, Hubert J. Schmitt, et al.. (2017). Intraoperative Vascular Neuromonitoring in Patients with Subarachnoid Hemorrhage: A Pilot Study Using Combined Laser-Doppler Spectrophotometry. World Neurosurgery. 107. 542–548. 3 indexed citations
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Roessler, Karl, Burkhard S. Kasper, Roland Coras, et al.. (2017). Intraoperative Magnetic-Resonance Tomography and Neuronavigation During Resection of Focal Cortical Dysplasia Type II in Adult Epilepsy Surgery Offers Better Seizure Outcomes. World Neurosurgery. 109. e43–e49. 15 indexed citations
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Roessler, Karl, Björn Sommer, Andreas Merkel, et al.. (2016). A Frameless Stereotactic Implantation Technique for Depth Electrodes in Refractory Epilepsy Using Intraoperative Magnetic Resonance Imaging. World Neurosurgery. 94. 206–210. 35 indexed citations
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Sommer, Björn, Roland Coras, Ingmar Blümcke, et al.. (2015). Resection of cerebral gangliogliomas causing drug-resistant epilepsy: short- and long-term outcomes using intraoperative MRI and neuronavigation. Neurosurgical FOCUS. 38(1). E5–E5. 22 indexed citations
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Sommer, Björn, Peter Grummich, Roland Coras, et al.. (2013). Integration of functional neuronavigation and intraoperative MRI in surgery for drug-resistant extratemporal epilepsy close to eloquent brain areas. Neurosurgical FOCUS. 34(4). E4–E4. 57 indexed citations
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Sommer, Björn & Jens Schaumberg. (2012). Therapeutic challenges in a patient with POEMS syndrome and recurrent stroke: presentation of a case and review of the literature. Acta Neurologica Belgica. 112(1). 9–13. 9 indexed citations
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Lohmeyer, Jörn Andreas, et al.. (2006). Überbrückung peripherer Nervendefekte durch den Einsatz von Nervenröhrchen. Der Chirurg. 78(2). 142–147. 40 indexed citations
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Bergner, Dieter, et al.. (1971). B-Zellenstimulation bei chronischer und chronisch-rezidivierender Pankreatitis. Journal of Molecular Medicine. 49(13). 765–767. 3 indexed citations

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