Elliot Sprecher

6.8k total citations · 2 hit papers
109 papers, 5.3k citations indexed

About

Elliot Sprecher is a scholar working on Physiology, Pharmacology and Cognitive Neuroscience. According to data from OpenAlex, Elliot Sprecher has authored 109 papers receiving a total of 5.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 36 papers in Physiology, 26 papers in Pharmacology and 25 papers in Cognitive Neuroscience. Recurrent topics in Elliot Sprecher's work include Pain Mechanisms and Treatments (33 papers), Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation (24 papers) and Pain Management and Placebo Effect (16 papers). Elliot Sprecher is often cited by papers focused on Pain Mechanisms and Treatments (33 papers), Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation (24 papers) and Pain Management and Placebo Effect (16 papers). Elliot Sprecher collaborates with scholars based in Israel, United States and Australia. Elliot Sprecher's co-authors include David Yarnitsky, Yelena Granovsky, Michal Granot, Dorit Pud, Irit Weissman‐Fogel, Rony‐Reuven Nir, Elon Eisenberg, Hadas Nahman‐Averbuch, Lael‐Anson Best and Alon Ben‐Nun and has published in prestigious journals such as PLoS ONE, Brain and Neurology.

In The Last Decade

Elliot Sprecher

108 papers receiving 5.2k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Prediction of chronic post-operative pain: Pre-operative DNIC testing identifies patients at risk

2008 598 citations David Yarnitsky, Yelena Granovsky et al. Pain profile →
Executive Function and Falls in Older Adults: New Findings from a Five-Year Prospective Study Link Fall Risk to Cognition

2012 343 citations Anat Mirelman, Talia Herman et al. PLoS ONE profile →

Peers

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Mark D. Bishop United States

Christian S. Stohler United States

David J. Clark United States

Massimiliano Valeriani Italy

Gwyn N. Lewis New Zealand

Michele Sterling Australia

Frank Petzke Germany

Eva Kosek Sweden

Trond Sand Norway

Dane B. Cook United States

Mark D. Bishop United States

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2.9k ×1.7

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1.1k ×0.7

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400 ×0.5

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Countries citing papers authored by Elliot Sprecher

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Fields of papers citing papers by Elliot Sprecher

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Elliot Sprecher

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

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20 of 20 papers shown

Granovsky, Yelena, et al.. (2021). Clinical Effects of Repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation of the Motor Cortex Are Associated With Changes in Resting-State Functional Connectivity in Patients With Fibromyalgia Syndrome. Journal of Pain. 23(4). 595–615. 19 indexed citations

Granovsky, Yelena, et al.. (2018). Assessment of Responsiveness to Everyday Non-Noxious Stimuli in Pain-Free Migraineurs With Versus Without Aura. Journal of Pain. 19(8). 943–951. 14 indexed citations

Granovsky, Yelena, et al.. (2018). Can a single pulse transcranial magnetic stimulation targeted to the motor cortex interrupt pain processing?. PLoS ONE. 13(4). e0195739–e0195739. 5 indexed citations

Bahat, Hilla Sarig, Elliot Sprecher, Itamar Sela, & Julia Treleaven. (2016). Neck motion kinematics: an inter-tester reliability study using an interactive neck VR assessment in asymptomatic individuals. European Spine Journal. 25(7). 2139–2148. 30 indexed citations

Granovsky, Yelena, et al.. (2015). CPM Test–Retest Reliability: “Standard” vs “Single Test-Stimulus” Protocols. Pain Medicine. 17(3). 521–529. 36 indexed citations

Mirelman, Anat, Talia Herman, Marina Brozgol, et al.. (2012). Executive Function and Falls in Older Adults: New Findings from a Five-Year Prospective Study Link Fall Risk to Cognition. PLoS ONE. 7(6). e40297–e40297. 343 indexed citations breakdown →

Telman, Gregory, et al.. (2010). Ethnic Differences in Ischemic Stroke of Working Age in Northern Israel. Journal of Stroke and Cerebrovascular Diseases. 19(5). 376–381. 7 indexed citations

Laufer, Yocheved, Haim Ring, Elliot Sprecher, & Jeffrey M. Hausdorff. (2009). Gait in Individuals with Chronic Hemiparesis: One-Year Follow-up of the Effects of a Neuroprosthesis That Ameliorates Foot Drop. Journal of Neurologic Physical Therapy. 33(2). 104–110. 49 indexed citations

Telman, Gregory, et al.. (2009). Comparison of risk factors and work‐up in young and middle‐aged patients with TIA and ischaemic stroke. European Journal of Neurology. 17(4). 567–571. 3 indexed citations

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Schlesinger, Ilana, Ilana Erikh, Ophir Avizohar, Elliot Sprecher, & David Yarnitsky. (2009). Cardiovascular risk factors in restless legs syndrome. Movement Disorders. 24(11). 1587–1592. 79 indexed citations

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Telman, Gregory, et al.. (2009). Embolic potential and ultrasonic characteristics of plaques in patients with severe unilateral carotid restenosis more than one year after surgery. Journal of the Neurological Sciences. 285(1-2). 85–87. 3 indexed citations

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Telman, Gregory, et al.. (2008). Size of PFO and amount of microembolic signals in patients with ischaemic stroke or TIA. European Journal of Neurology. 15(9). 969–972. 26 indexed citations

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Telman, Gregory, et al.. (2007). Preoperative cerebral hemodynamics and shunting during carotid endarterectomy in patients with severe unilateral carotid stenosis. Journal of Clinical Ultrasound. 35(9). 498–503. 5 indexed citations

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Djaldetti, Ruth, Alexander L. Shifrin, Zeev Rogowski, et al.. (2004). Quantitative measurement of pain sensation in patients with Parkinson disease. Neurology. 62(12). 2171–2175. 231 indexed citations

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Granot, Michal, Elliot Sprecher, & David Yarnitsky. (2003). Psychophysics of phasic and tonic heat pain stimuli by quantitative sensory testing in healthy subjects. European Journal of Pain. 7(2). 139–143. 49 indexed citations

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Sprecher, Elliot, et al.. (1999). Paradoxical heat sensation in healthy subjects: peripherally conducted by Aδ or C fibres?. Brain. 122(2). 239–246. 73 indexed citations

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Kauschansky, Arieh, Moshe Frydman, S. Assa, et al.. (1998). d-Penicillamine-Induced Pancreatic Islet Autoantibody Production Is Independent of the Immunogenetic Background: A Lesson from Patients with Wilson's Disease. Clinical Immunology and Immunopathology. 89(3). 279–283. 4 indexed citations

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Yarnitsky, David, Margarita Kunin, Riva Brik, & Elliot Sprecher. (1997). Vibration reduces thermal pain in adjacent dermatones. Pain. 69(1). 75–77. 44 indexed citations

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Yarnitsky, David, Elliot Sprecher, & Yoram Vardi. (1996). Penile Thermal Sensation. The Journal of Urology. 391–393. 2 indexed citations

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Yarnitsky, David & Elliot Sprecher. (1994). Thermal testing: normative data and repeatability for various test algorithms. Journal of the Neurological Sciences. 125(1). 39–45. 251 indexed citations

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