Christian Maihöfner

13.8k total citations · 2 hit papers
136 papers, 7.2k citations indexed

About

Christian Maihöfner is a scholar working on Physiology, Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine and Pharmacology. According to data from OpenAlex, Christian Maihöfner has authored 136 papers receiving a total of 7.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 87 papers in Physiology, 50 papers in Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine and 48 papers in Pharmacology. Recurrent topics in Christian Maihöfner's work include Pain Mechanisms and Treatments (82 papers), Pain Management and Treatment (45 papers) and Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation (41 papers). Christian Maihöfner is often cited by papers focused on Pain Mechanisms and Treatments (82 papers), Pain Management and Treatment (45 papers) and Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation (41 papers). Christian Maihöfner collaborates with scholars based in Germany, United States and Netherlands. Christian Maihöfner's co-authors include Frank Birklein, Frank Seifert, Hermann O. Handwerker, B. Neundörfer, Ralf Baron, Johan Marinus, Roberto DeCol, Stefan Lanz, Stephen Bruehl and Sean Mackey and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Neuroscience, SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología and PLoS ONE.

In The Last Decade

Christian Maihöfner

130 papers receiving 6.9k citations

Hit Papers

Validation of proposed diagnostic criteria (the “Budapest... 2010 2026 2015 2020 2010 2011 250 500 750
What are hit papers?

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. Validation of proposed diagnostic criteria (the “Budapest Criteria”) for Complex Regional Pain Syndrome
    2010 835 citations Stephen Bruehl, Frank Birklein et al. Pain profile →
  2. Clinical features and pathophysiology of complex regional pain syndrome
    2011 473 citations Johan Marinus, G. Lorimer Moseley et al. The Lancet Neurology profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Christian Maihöfner Germany 45 3.9k 3.5k 3.4k 1.4k 964 136 7.2k
Hermann O. Handwerker Germany 49 4.4k 1.1× 1.3k 0.4× 1.5k 0.4× 1.2k 0.9× 457 0.5× 101 7.2k
Jacobus J. van Hilten Netherlands 51 2.3k 0.6× 2.2k 0.6× 1.9k 0.5× 1.4k 1.0× 665 0.7× 145 8.5k
Björn A. Meyerson Sweden 46 4.0k 1.0× 3.1k 0.9× 2.3k 0.7× 537 0.4× 336 0.3× 114 7.6k
Robert J. Schwartzman United States 39 2.3k 0.6× 2.2k 0.6× 1.6k 0.5× 322 0.2× 586 0.6× 143 5.2k
Gunnar Wasner Germany 33 3.0k 0.8× 1.2k 0.3× 1.3k 0.4× 382 0.3× 339 0.4× 83 4.6k
Nurcan Üçeyler Germany 47 3.9k 1.0× 634 0.2× 2.1k 0.6× 709 0.5× 866 0.9× 207 7.8k
Andrea Truini Italy 47 4.2k 1.1× 857 0.2× 1.1k 0.3× 1.0k 0.8× 258 0.3× 186 7.7k
Terence J. Coderre Canada 52 6.5k 1.7× 1.3k 0.4× 1.8k 0.5× 780 0.6× 333 0.3× 144 9.5k
Yun Guan United States 46 3.6k 0.9× 1.2k 0.3× 1.3k 0.4× 444 0.3× 224 0.2× 201 7.3k
Rohini Kuner Germany 55 4.6k 1.2× 429 0.1× 1.2k 0.4× 968 0.7× 780 0.8× 143 9.4k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Christian Maihöfner

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Witte, Julian, Bastian Surmann, Manuel Batram, et al.. (2025). The Risk of Herpes Zoster in Patients with Depressive Disorders: A German Claims Database Analysis. Infectious Diseases and Therapy. 14(3). 627–642.
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Trenkwalder, Claudia, Ambra Stefani, Cornelius G. Bachmann, et al.. (2024). Restless legs syndrome: abbreviated guidelines by the German sleep society and the German neurological society. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 6(1). 53–53. 3 indexed citations
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Terheyden, Patrick, Cord Sunderkötter, Ralf Baron, et al.. (2023). Varicella Zoster Virus-Specific Hyperimmunoglobulin in the Adjuvant Treatment of Immunocompromised Herpes Zoster Patients: A Case Series. Dermatology and Therapy. 13(10). 2461–2471. 3 indexed citations
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Göebel, Andreas, Frank Birklein, Florian Brunner, et al.. (2021). The Valencia consensus-based adaptation of the IASP complex regional pain syndrome diagnostic criteria. Pain. 162(9). 2346–2348. 96 indexed citations
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Gierthmühlen, Janne, Sandra Freitag‐Wolf, Christian Maihöfner, et al.. (2019). Can self-reported pain characteristics and bedside test be used for the assessment of pain mechanisms? An analysis of results of neuropathic pain questionnaires and quantitative sensory testing. Pain. 160(9). 2093–2104. 25 indexed citations
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Grömer, Teja W., Bernd Käppis, Christian Maihöfner, et al.. (2017). Das AMDS-System zur Dokumentation von Schmerzbefunden. Der Schmerz. 31(6). 610–618.
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Maihöfner, Christian, et al.. (2015). The Role of Prefrontal Inhibition in Regulating Facial Expressions of Pain: A Repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation Study. Journal of Pain. 17(3). 383–391. 15 indexed citations
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Lalli, Stefania, Johan Marinus, Christian Maihöfner, et al.. (2014). Reliability and Validity of the Range of Motion Scale (ROMS) in Patients with Abnormal Postures. Pain Medicine. 16(3). 488–493. 3 indexed citations
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Maihöfner, Christian. (2014). Komplexes regionales Schmerzsyndrom. Manuelle Medizin. 52(5). 445–464. 2 indexed citations
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Biermann, Teresa, et al.. (2011). Time Perception in Patients with Major Depressive Disorder during Vagus Nerve Stimulation. Pharmacopsychiatry. 44(5). 179–182. 11 indexed citations
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Marinus, Johan, G. Lorimer Moseley, Frank Birklein, et al.. (2011). Clinical features and pathophysiology of complex regional pain syndrome. The Lancet Neurology. 10(7). 637–648. 473 indexed citations breakdown →
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Gierthmühlen, Janne, Christoph Maier, Ralf Baron, et al.. (2011). Sensory signs in complex regional pain syndrome and peripheral nerve injury. Pain. 153(4). 765–774. 151 indexed citations
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Burgmer, Markus, Bettina Pfleiderer, Christian Maihöfner, et al.. (2011). Cerebral mechanisms of experimental hyperalgesia in fibromyalgia. European Journal of Pain. 16(5). 636–647. 41 indexed citations
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Féchir, M., Hans‐Georg Buchholz, Tanja Schlereth, et al.. (2010). Cortical control of thermoregulatory sympathetic activation. European Journal of Neuroscience. 31(11). 2101–2111. 24 indexed citations
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Maihöfner, Christian & Martin Kaltenhäuser. (2009). Quality discrimination for noxious stimuli in secondary somatosensory cortex: A MEG‐study. European Journal of Pain. 13(10). 1048.e1–7. 6 indexed citations
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Huehne, Kathrin, Stefan Leis, Tino Muenster, et al.. (2009). High post surgical opioid requirements in Crohn's disease are not due to a general change in pain sensitivity. European Journal of Pain. 13(10). 1036–1042. 19 indexed citations
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Krämer, Heidrun H., et al.. (2008). Illusion of Pain: Pre-existing Knowledge Determines Brain Activation of ‘Imagined Allodynia’. Journal of Pain. 9(6). 543–551. 11 indexed citations
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Maihöfner, Christian, Ralf Baron, Roberto DeCol, et al.. (2007). The motor system shows adaptive changes in complex regional pain syndrome. Brain. 130(10). 2671–2687. 255 indexed citations
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Maihöfner, Christian, Clemens Forster, Frank Birklein, B. Neundörfer, & Hermann O. Handwerker. (2005). Brain processing during mechanical hyperalgesia in complex regional pain syndrome: a functional MRI study. Pain. 114(1). 93–103. 168 indexed citations
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Rau, Thomas, et al.. (2001). Constitutive Expression and Localization of COX-1 and COX-2 in Rabbit Iris and Ciliary Body. Experimental Eye Research. 72(6). 611–621. 31 indexed citations

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