Dale C. Hesdorffer

30.9k total citations · 6 hit papers
173 papers, 18.3k citations indexed

About

Dale C. Hesdorffer is a scholar working on Psychiatry and Mental health, Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health and Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience. According to data from OpenAlex, Dale C. Hesdorffer has authored 173 papers receiving a total of 18.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 136 papers in Psychiatry and Mental health, 106 papers in Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health and 25 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience. Recurrent topics in Dale C. Hesdorffer's work include Epilepsy research and treatment (131 papers), Pharmacological Effects and Toxicity Studies (88 papers) and Neonatal and fetal brain pathology (30 papers). Dale C. Hesdorffer is often cited by papers focused on Epilepsy research and treatment (131 papers), Pharmacological Effects and Toxicity Studies (88 papers) and Neonatal and fetal brain pathology (30 papers). Dale C. Hesdorffer collaborates with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and Canada. Dale C. Hesdorffer's co-authors include W. Allen Hauser, Torbjörn Tomson, Jacqueline A. French, Gregory D. Cascino, Ingrid E. Scheffer, John F. Annegers, Giancarlo Logroscino, Lars Forsgren, David J. Thurman and Solomon L. Moshé and has published in prestigious journals such as JAMA, Neurology and PEDIATRICS.

In The Last Decade

Dale C. Hesdorffer

171 papers receiving 17.7k citations

Hit Papers

ILAE Official Report: A practical clinical definition of ... 2009 2026 2014 2020 2014 2015 2009 2016 2012 1000 2.0k 3.0k
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. ILAE Official Report: A practical clinical definition of epilepsy
    2014 3.8k citations Dale C. Hesdorffer, Solomon L. Moshé et al. Epilepsia profile →
  2. A definition and classification of status epilepticus – Report of the ILAE Task Force on Classification of Status Epilepticus
    2015 1.5k citations Eugen Trinka, Hannah R. Cock et al. Epilepsia profile →
  3. Recommendation for a definition of acute symptomatic seizure
    2009 581 citations Dale C. Hesdorffer, Josemir W. Sander et al. Epilepsia profile →
  4. Sudden unexpected death in epilepsy: epidemiology, mechanisms, and prevention
    2016 458 citations Orrin Devinsky, Dale C. Hesdorffer et al. profile →
  5. Epilepsy, suicidality, and psychiatric disorders: A bidirectional association
    2012 399 citations Dale C. Hesdorffer, Lianna Ishihara et al. Annals of Neurology profile →
  6. Practice guideline summary: Sudden unexpected death in epilepsy incidence rates and risk factors
    2017 385 citations Torbjörn Tomson, Dale C. Hesdorffer et al. 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
Dale C. Hesdorffer United States 61 13.8k 9.1k 4.9k 2.5k 2.3k 173 18.3k
Eugen Trinka Austria 67 12.2k 0.9× 8.2k 0.9× 5.5k 1.1× 3.9k 1.5× 2.5k 1.1× 665 19.5k
Anne T. Berg United States 74 16.3k 1.2× 11.5k 1.3× 5.5k 1.1× 3.3k 1.3× 1.2k 0.5× 259 21.4k
Shlomo Shinnar United States 83 16.3k 1.2× 12.6k 1.4× 5.5k 1.1× 3.1k 1.2× 1.2k 0.5× 286 21.2k
Patrick Kwan Australia 55 14.9k 1.1× 10.6k 1.2× 6.9k 1.4× 2.9k 1.1× 1.9k 0.8× 384 20.8k
Simon Shorvon United Kingdom 88 18.0k 1.3× 13.2k 1.4× 7.2k 1.5× 3.2k 1.3× 1.9k 0.8× 337 23.6k
Torbjörn Tomson Sweden 79 20.1k 1.5× 16.0k 1.8× 6.0k 1.2× 3.5k 1.4× 1.7k 0.8× 311 27.5k
Tracy A. Glauser United States 59 11.5k 0.8× 8.8k 1.0× 3.9k 0.8× 2.3k 0.9× 858 0.4× 205 15.6k
Felix Rosenow Germany 58 7.8k 0.6× 5.1k 0.6× 3.6k 0.7× 2.4k 0.9× 1.8k 0.8× 401 12.5k
Samuel Wiebe Canada 67 23.0k 1.7× 14.3k 1.6× 8.5k 1.7× 5.8k 2.3× 3.9k 1.7× 293 31.3k
Lawrence J. Hirsch United States 68 9.5k 0.7× 5.5k 0.6× 3.6k 0.7× 4.8k 1.9× 4.2k 1.8× 302 16.1k

Countries citing papers authored by Dale C. Hesdorffer

Since Specialization
Citations

This map shows the geographic impact of Dale C. Hesdorffer's research. It shows the number of citations coming from papers published by authors working in each country. You can also color the map by specialization and compare the number of citations received by Dale C. Hesdorffer with the expected number of citations based on a country's size and research output (numbers larger than one mean the country cites Dale C. Hesdorffer more than expected).

Fields of papers citing papers by Dale C. Hesdorffer

Since Specialization
Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

This network shows the impact of papers produced by Dale C. Hesdorffer. Nodes represent research fields, and links connect fields that are likely to share authors. Colored nodes show fields that tend to cite the papers produced by Dale C. Hesdorffer. The network helps show where Dale C. Hesdorffer may publish in the future.

Co-authorship network of co-authors of Dale C. Hesdorffer

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Dale C. Hesdorffer. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Dale C. Hesdorffer 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 Dale C. Hesdorffer. Dale C. Hesdorffer is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
1.
Trimble, Michael, et al.. (2024). The Neural Basis of Our Responses to Reading Novels: On Being Moved, the Motion in Emotion. Journal of Consciousness Studies. 31(1). 204–226. 1 indexed citations
2.
Jha, Ashwani, Cheongeun Oh, Dale C. Hesdorffer, et al.. (2021). Sudden Unexpected Death in Epilepsy. Neurology. 96(21). e2627–e2638. 25 indexed citations
3.
Hesdorffer, Dale C., et al.. (2019). Genetic attribution and perceived impact of epilepsy in multiplex epilepsy families. Epilepsia. 60(11). 2286–2293. 4 indexed citations
4.
Hart, Tessa, Thomas A. Novack, Nancy Temkin, et al.. (2016). Duration of Posttraumatic Amnesia Predicts Neuropsychological and Global Outcome in Complicated Mild Traumatic Brain Injury. Journal of Head Trauma Rehabilitation. 31(6). E1–E9. 31 indexed citations
5.
Gomes, William A., Shlomo Shinnar, Dale C. Hesdorffer, et al.. (2016). Quantitative Evaluation of Medial Temporal Lobe Morphology in Children with Febrile Status Epilepticus: Results of the FEBSTAT Study. American Journal of Neuroradiology. 37(12). 2356–2362. 14 indexed citations
6.
Baldin, Elisa, Dale C. Hesdorffer, Rochelle Caplan, & Anne T. Berg. (2015). Psychiatric disorders and suicidal behavior in neurotypical young adults with childhood‐onset epilepsy. Epilepsia. 56(10). 1623–1628. 19 indexed citations
7.
Hesdorffer, Dale C., et al.. (2015). Occurrence and Recurrence of Attempted Suicide Among People With Epilepsy. JAMA Psychiatry. 73(1). 80–80. 72 indexed citations
8.
Trinka, Eugen, Hannah R. Cock, Dale C. Hesdorffer, et al.. (2015). A definition and classification of status epilepticus – Report of the ILAE Task Force on Classification of Status Epilepticus. Epilepsia. 56(10). 1515–1523. 1514 indexed citations breakdown →
9.
Hesdorffer, Dale C., et al.. (2014). Psychosocial and sociodemographic associates of felt stigma in epilepsy. Epilepsy & Behavior. 37. 104–109. 60 indexed citations
10.
Hart, Tessa, Emma K. T. Benn, Emilia Bagiella, et al.. (2013). Early Trajectory of Psychiatric Symptoms after Traumatic Brain Injury: Relationship to Patient and Injury Characteristics. Journal of Neurotrauma. 31(7). 610–617. 46 indexed citations
11.
Hesdorffer, Dale C., Shlomo Shinnar, Darrell V. Lewis, et al.. (2012). Design and phenomenology of the FEBSTAT study. Epilepsia. 53(9). 1471–1480. 66 indexed citations
12.
Timmons, Shelly D., Tiffany K. Bee, Sharon Webb, Ramon Diaz‐Arrastia, & Dale C. Hesdorffer. (2011). Using the Abbreviated Injury Severity and Glasgow Coma Scale Scores to Predict 2-Week Mortality After Traumatic Brain Injury. The Journal of Trauma: Injury, Infection, and Critical Care. 71(5). 1172–1178. 45 indexed citations
13.
Trimble, Michael, Michael Trimble, Michael Trimble, et al.. (2011). The Neuropsychiatry of Epilepsy. Cambridge University Press eBooks. 29 indexed citations
14.
Perucca, Piero, Ann Jacoby, Anthony G Marson, et al.. (2011). Adverse antiepileptic drug effects in new-onset seizures. Neurology. 76(3). 273–279. 62 indexed citations
15.
Benn, Emma K. T., W. Allen Hauser, Tina Shih, et al.. (2008). Estimating the incidence of first unprovoked seizure and newly diagnosed epilepsy in the low‐income urban community of Northern Manhattan, New York City. Epilepsia. 49(8). 1431–1439. 56 indexed citations
16.
Hesdorffer, Dale C., Pétur Lúðvígsson, W. Allen Hauser, Elías Ólafsson, & Ólafur Kjartansson. (2007). Co-occurrence of major depression or suicide attempt with migraine with aura and risk for unprovoked seizure. Epilepsy Research. 75(2-3). 220–223. 38 indexed citations
17.
Aarabi, Bizhan, Dale C. Hesdorffer, Edward S. Ahn, et al.. (2006). Outcome following decompressive craniectomy for malignant swelling due to severe head injury. Journal of neurosurgery. 104(4). 469–479. 452 indexed citations
18.
Hesdorffer, Dale C. & Marco D’Amelio. (2005). Mortality in the First 30 Days Following Incident Acute Symptomatic Seizures. Epilepsia. 46(s11). 43–45. 22 indexed citations
19.
Breeze, Janis L., et al.. (2003). Clinical Significance of Brain White Matter Hyperintensities in Young Adults with Psychiatric Illness. Harvard Review of Psychiatry. 11(5). 269–283. 1 indexed citations
20.
Hesdorffer, Dale C., W. Allen Hauser, John F. Annegers, & Gregory D. Cascino. (2000). Major depression is a risk factor for seizures in older adults. Annals of Neurology. 47(2). 246–249. 360 indexed citations

Rankless uses publication and citation data sourced from OpenAlex, an open and comprehensive bibliographic database. While OpenAlex provides broad and valuable coverage of the global research landscape, it—like all bibliographic datasets—has inherent limitations. These include incomplete records, variations in author disambiguation, differences in journal indexing, and delays in data updates. As a result, some metrics and network relationships displayed in Rankless may not fully capture the entirety of a scholar's output or impact.

Explore authors with similar magnitude of impact

Breakdown of academic impact, for papers by Eugen Trinka Breakdown of academic impact, for papers by Anne T. Berg Breakdown of academic impact, for papers by Shlomo Shinnar Breakdown of academic impact, for papers by Patrick Kwan Breakdown of academic impact, for papers by Simon Shorvon Breakdown of academic impact, for papers by Torbjörn Tomson Breakdown of academic impact, for papers by Tracy A. Glauser Breakdown of academic impact, for papers by Felix Rosenow Breakdown of academic impact, for papers by Samuel Wiebe Breakdown of academic impact, for papers by Lawrence J. Hirsch
Rankless by CCL
2026