Erna Christensen

1.2k total citations · 1 hit paper
21 papers, 672 citations indexed

About

Erna Christensen is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Neurology and Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience. According to data from OpenAlex, Erna Christensen has authored 21 papers receiving a total of 672 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 9 papers in Molecular Biology, 4 papers in Neurology and 3 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience. Recurrent topics in Erna Christensen's work include Neurological diseases and metabolism (3 papers), Trace Elements in Health (3 papers) and Prion Diseases and Protein Misfolding (2 papers). Erna Christensen is often cited by papers focused on Neurological diseases and metabolism (3 papers), Trace Elements in Health (3 papers) and Prion Diseases and Protein Misfolding (2 papers). Erna Christensen collaborates with scholars based in Denmark, United Kingdom and Slovakia. Erna Christensen's co-authors include J. J. Pindborg, Bent de Fine Olivarius, S. Ry Andersen, Mogens Fog, Arne Brun, Patrick Sven Plum, J Melchior, Knud Højgaard and J Vesterdal and has published in prestigious journals such as Neurology, Acta Neuropathologica and Acta Psychiatrica Scandinavica.

In The Last Decade

Erna Christensen

19 papers receiving 540 citations

Hit Papers

A Rare Case of Neurofibromatosis Recklinghausen (Plexifor... 1956 2026 1979 2002 1956 100 200 300 400
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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.

  1. A Rare Case of Neurofibromatosis Recklinghausen (Plexiform Type)
    1956 406 citations Erna Christensen, J. J. Pindborg Acta Odontologica Scandinavica profile →

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Erna Christensen Denmark 11 370 92 83 72 52 21 672
Robert J. Oswald United States 16 539 1.5× 100 1.1× 81 1.0× 4 0.1× 11 0.2× 17 843
William Lefkowitz United States 17 178 0.5× 177 1.9× 5 0.1× 10 0.1× 115 2.2× 51 863
Fang Qian United States 13 373 1.0× 145 1.6× 8 0.1× 4 0.1× 39 0.8× 28 780
Chang-Kai Chen Taiwan 8 143 0.4× 100 1.1× 12 0.1× 47 0.7× 6 0.1× 10 515
Patrícia Meira Bento Brazil 17 226 0.6× 136 1.5× 4 0.0× 32 0.4× 12 0.2× 56 711
A.V. van Gool Netherlands 7 281 0.8× 50 0.5× 40 0.6× 11 0.2× 9 387
Joseph A. Gibilisco United States 10 267 0.7× 129 1.4× 20 0.3× 65 1.3× 21 517
S. Bültmann Germany 9 119 0.3× 144 1.6× 3 0.0× 17 0.2× 11 0.2× 15 881
Gustav O. Kruger United States 10 105 0.3× 44 0.5× 11 0.2× 10 0.2× 18 371
Hanifi Yıldırım Türkiye 11 59 0.2× 45 0.5× 53 0.7× 37 0.7× 17 291

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Christensen, Erna, et al.. (2009). MUSCULAR LESION IN CHRONIC POLYMYOSITIS. Acta Neurologica Scandinavica. 40(2). 151–168.
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Christensen, Erna, J Melchior, & Patrick Sven Plum. (2009). INFANTILE CHRONIC NECROTIZING ENCEPHALOPATHY. Acta Neurologica Scandinavica. 39(S4). 291–293. 1 indexed citations
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Christensen, Erna, et al.. (2009). A COMPARATIVE STUDY OF 16 CASES OF DIFFUSE SCLEROSIS WITH SPECIAL REFERENCE TO THE HISTOPATHOLOGICAL FINDINGS. Acta Neurologica Scandinavica. 37(3). 163–207.
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Christensen, Erna. (2009). PATHOLOGY OF EXTRAPYRAMIDAL DISEASES. Acta Neurologica Scandinavica. 39(S4). 119–126. 1 indexed citations
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Christensen, Erna & Bent de Fine Olivarius. (1965). HISTOPATHOLOGICAL MUSCULAR CHANGES IN FAMILIAL, PERIODIC PARALYSIS. Acta Neurologica Scandinavica. 41(1). 1–18. 46 indexed citations
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Christensen, Erna, et al.. (1965). Late infantile familial metachromatic leucodystrophy in minks. Acta Neuropathologica. 4(6). 640–645. 3 indexed citations
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Christensen, Erna & Knud Højgaard. (1964). POLIODYSTROFIA CEREBRI PROGRESSIVA INFANTILISAn entity?. Acta Neurologica Scandinavica. 40(1). 21–40. 7 indexed citations
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Christensen, Erna, et al.. (1963). CHRONIC SUBDURAL HEMATOMA IN INFANCY. Acta Neurologica Scandinavica. 39(4). 323–342. 9 indexed citations
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Christensen, Erna, J Melchior, & Patrick Sven Plum. (1963). Infantile Chronic Necrotizing Encephalopathy1. Acta Paediatrica. 52(3). 304–312. 16 indexed citations
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Christensen, Erna, et al.. (1961). CONGENITAL MALIGNANT MESENCHYMAL TUMOURS IN A TWO‐MONTH‐OLD CHILD. Acta Pathologica Microbiologica Scandinavica. 53(3). 237–242. 11 indexed citations
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Christensen, Erna & J. J. Pindborg. (1956). A Rare Case of Neurofibromatosis Recklinghausen (Plexiform Type). Acta Odontologica Scandinavica. 14(1). 1–10. 406 indexed citations breakdown →
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Christensen, Erna, J Melchior, & Patrick Sven Plum. (1956). Combined Lesions of Basal Ganglia, Medulla Oblongata, and Spinal Cord in a 10 Year Old Boy. Acta Paediatrica. 45(4). 396–414. 13 indexed citations
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Christensen, Erna, et al.. (1956). The Ototoxicity of Neomycin: Experimental Investigations. Acta Oto-Laryngologica. 46(2). 137–152. 24 indexed citations
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Christensen, Erna & Mogens Fog. (1955). A CASE OF SCHILDER'S DISEASE IN AN ADULT WITH REMARKS TO THE ETIOLOGY AND PATHOGENESIS. Acta Psychiatrica Scandinavica. 30(1-2). 141–154. 32 indexed citations
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Christensen, Erna, et al.. (1954). FATAL SUBARACHNOID HAEMORRHAGES IN PREGNANT WOMEN WITH INTRACRANIAL AND INTRAMEDULLARY VASCULAR MALFORMATIONS. Acta Psychiatrica Scandinavica. 29(4). 441–451. 15 indexed citations
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Christensen, Erna, et al.. (1952). Misleading Results of Pneumoencephalography in an Infant with Severe Hypoglycemic Attacks. Acta Paediatrica. 41(2). 167–177. 3 indexed citations
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Christensen, Erna & S. Ry Andersen. (1952). PRIMARY TUMOURS OF THE OPTIC NERVE AND CHIASM1. Acta Psychiatrica Scandinavica. 27(1-2). 5–16. 33 indexed citations
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Christensen, Erna, et al.. (1951). Experiments on the Neurotoxic Effect of Streptomycin. Acta Oto-Laryngologica. 39(sup95). 165–176. 6 indexed citations
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Christensen, Erna, et al.. (1951). XXXII Histological Investigations in Chronic Streptomycin Poisoning in Guinea Pigs. Annals of Otology Rhinology & Laryngology. 60(2). 343–349. 17 indexed citations

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