Dirk Dressler

11.5k total citations · 1 hit paper
237 papers, 7.3k citations indexed

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Dirk Dressler is a scholar working on Neurology, Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience and Physiology. According to data from OpenAlex, Dirk Dressler has authored 237 papers receiving a total of 7.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 197 papers in Neurology, 63 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience and 51 papers in Physiology. Recurrent topics in Dirk Dressler's work include Botulinum Toxin and Related Neurological Disorders (160 papers), Neurological disorders and treatments (142 papers) and Hereditary Neurological Disorders (38 papers). Dirk Dressler is often cited by papers focused on Botulinum Toxin and Related Neurological Disorders (160 papers), Neurological disorders and treatments (142 papers) and Hereditary Neurological Disorders (38 papers). Dirk Dressler collaborates with scholars based in Germany, United States and United Kingdom. Dirk Dressler's co-authors include Fereshte Adib Saberi, Uwe Walter, Reiner Benecke, John C. Rothwell, R. Benecke, C. D. Marsden, Raymond L. Rosales, Brian L. Day, P. D. Thompson and Alain Maertens de Noordhout and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología.

In The Last Decade

Dirk Dressler

225 papers receiving 7.0k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Electric and magnetic stimulation of human motor cortex: surface EMG and single motor unit responses.

1989 738 citations Dirk Dressler, Alain Maertens de Noordhout et al. profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Dirk Dressler Germany	46	5.3k	2.2k	1.3k	1.0k	922	237	7.3k
Rocco Liguori Italy	50	4.4k 0.8×	1.8k 0.8×	862 0.6×	1.8k 1.8×	1.3k 1.4×	331	8.6k
Karlheinz Reiners Germany	47	3.8k 0.7×	1.9k 0.9×	1.1k 0.8×	1.1k 1.1×	700 0.8×	153	6.9k
Lucio Santoro Italy	45	3.5k 0.7×	2.9k 1.3×	999 0.7×	1.1k 1.1×	490 0.5×	254	7.0k
Ryuji Kaji Japan	50	6.7k 1.3×	3.3k 1.5×	1.5k 1.1×	1.1k 1.0×	845 0.9×	405	9.4k
Pietro Tonali Italy	47	2.7k 0.5×	2.2k 1.0×	1.5k 1.1×	817 0.8×	1.5k 1.6×	162	7.6k
Reiner Benecke Germany	38	2.7k 0.5×	1.3k 0.6×	2.3k 1.7×	555 0.5×	1.3k 1.4×	101	5.5k
Volker Tronnier Germany	44	3.1k 0.6×	1.2k 0.6×	1.0k 0.8×	734 0.7×	588 0.6×	194	6.1k
Markus Naumann Germany	38	3.4k 0.6×	1.4k 0.6×	589 0.4×	1.3k 1.3×	397 0.4×	117	5.4k
Takamichi Hattori Japan	53	5.2k 1.0×	3.0k 1.4×	582 0.4×	1.0k 1.0×	327 0.4×	308	8.6k
Anders Fuglsang‐Frederiksen Denmark	41	1.8k 0.3×	1.1k 0.5×	534 0.4×	751 0.7×	1.6k 1.7×	203	5.6k

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Paracka, Lejla & Dirk Dressler. (2025). Botulinum toxin for chronic migraine. Journal of Neural Transmission.

Dressler, Dirk, et al.. (2024). Spasmodic dysphonia: the need for a combined neurological and phoniatric approach. Journal of Neural Transmission. 132(4). 603–608.

Lange, Florian, Caroline Seer, Alexander Steinke, et al.. (2020). Dopaminergic modulation of novelty repetition in Parkinson’s disease: A study of P3 event-related brain potentials. Clinical Neurophysiology. 131(12). 2841–2850. 5 indexed citations

Rosales, Raymond L., Austen Peter Moore, Rainer Freynhagen, et al.. (2020). Botulinum neurotoxin injections for muscle-based (dystonia and spasticity) and non-muscle-based (neuropathic pain) pain disorders: a meta-analytic study. Journal of Neural Transmission. 127(6). 935–951. 21 indexed citations

Walter, Uwe, Reiner Benecke, Dirk Dressler, et al.. (2020). Frequency and risk factors of antibody-induced secondary failure of botulinum neurotoxin therapy. Neurology. 94(20). e2109–e2120. 35 indexed citations

Paracka, Lejla, Katja Kollewe, Martin Klietz, Susanne Petri, & Dirk Dressler. (2019). IncobotulinumtoxinA for hypersalivation in patients with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis: an open-label single-centre study. Journal of Neural Transmission. 126(10). 1341–1345. 8 indexed citations

Dressler, Dirk & Fereshte Adib Saberi. (2016). Safety of botulinum toxin short interval therapy using incobotulinumtoxin A. Journal of Neural Transmission. 124(4). 437–440. 9 indexed citations

Dressler, Dirk, et al.. (2015). Long-term efficacy and safety of incobotulinumtoxinA and conventional treatment of poststroke arm spasticity: a prospective, non-interventional, open-label, parallel-group study. BMJ Open. 5(12). e009358–e009358. 16 indexed citations

Kollewe, Katja, et al.. (2014). Blepharospasm: long-term treatment with either Botox®, Xeomin® or Dysport®. Journal of Neural Transmission. 122(3). 427–431. 49 indexed citations

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Dressler, Dirk. (2013). Tardive dystonic syndrome induced by the calcium-channel blocker amlodipine. Journal of Neural Transmission. 121(4). 367–369. 9 indexed citations

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Saberi, Fereshte Adib & Dirk Dressler. (2012). Interdisziplinärer Arbeitskreis Bewegungsstörungen (IAB): an interdisciplinary working group for promoting multimodal therapy of movement disorders. Journal of Neural Transmission. 120(4). 705–710. 2 indexed citations

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Dressler, Dirk. (2012). Clinical applications of botulinum toxin. Current Opinion in Microbiology. 15(3). 325–336. 121 indexed citations

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Rosales, Raymond L., et al.. (2009). Effectiveness of botulinum toxin A for upper and lower limb spasticity in children with cerebral palsy: a summary of evidence. Journal of Neural Transmission. 116(3). 319–331. 91 indexed citations

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Walter, Uwe, Dirk Dressler, Thomas Probst, et al.. (2007). Transcranial Brain Sonography Findings in Discriminating Between Parkinsonism and Idiopathic Parkinson Disease. Archives of Neurology. 64(11). 1635–1635. 113 indexed citations

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Dressler, Dirk. (2004). Chapter 17 Botulinum toxin mechanisms of action. Supplements to Clinical neurophysiology. 57. 159–166. 13 indexed citations

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Dressler, Dirk & John C. Rothwell. (2000). Electromyographic Quantification of the Paralysing Effect of Botulinum Toxin in the Sternocleidomastoid Muscle. European Neurology. 43(1). 13–16. 51 indexed citations

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Zwirner, Petra, Dirk Dressler, & E. Kruse. (1997). Spasmodic laryngeal dyspnea: a rare manifestation of laryngeal dystonia. European Archives of Oto-Rhino-Laryngology. 254(5). 242–245. 22 indexed citations

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Jahanshahi, Marjan, Michael C. Ridding, Patricia Limousin, et al.. (1997). Rapid rate transcranial magnetic stimulation – a safety study. Electroencephalography and Clinical Neurophysiology/Electromyography and Motor Control. 105(6). 422–429. 48 indexed citations

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Day, B. L., Dirk Dressler, Alain Maertens de Noordhout, et al.. (1988). Differential effect of cutanoeous stimuli on responses to electrical or magnetic stimulation of the humain brain. Open Repository and Bibliography (University of Liège). 11 indexed citations

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Day, B. L., Dirk Dressler, Alain Maertens de Noordhout, et al.. (1988). MAGNETIC STIMULATION OF THE HUMAN-BRAIN CAN ACTIVATE DIFFERENT NEURONAL ELEMENTS WHEN THE MAGNETIC-FIELD DIRECTION IS REVERSED. Open Repository and Bibliography (University of Liège). 11 indexed citations

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