Frank Birklein

22.9k total citations · 3 hit papers
272 papers, 13.3k citations indexed

About

Frank Birklein is a scholar working on Physiology, Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine and Pharmacology. According to data from OpenAlex, Frank Birklein has authored 272 papers receiving a total of 13.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 190 papers in Physiology, 125 papers in Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine and 86 papers in Pharmacology. Recurrent topics in Frank Birklein's work include Pain Mechanisms and Treatments (173 papers), Pain Management and Treatment (121 papers) and Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation (86 papers). Frank Birklein is often cited by papers focused on Pain Mechanisms and Treatments (173 papers), Pain Management and Treatment (121 papers) and Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation (86 papers). Frank Birklein collaborates with scholars based in Germany, United States and United Kingdom. Frank Birklein's co-authors include B. Neundörfer, Christian Maihöfner, Hermann O. Handwerker, Tanja Schlereth, Martin Schmelz, Roman Rolke, Rolf‐Detlef Treede, Walter Magerl, M. Weber and Claudia Sommer and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Neuroscience, NeuroImage and Neurology.

In The Last Decade

Frank Birklein

262 papers receiving 12.9k citations

Hit Papers

Quantitative sensory test... 2005 2026 2012 2019 2005 2010 2011 250 500 750 1000
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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. Quantitative sensory testing: a comprehensive protocol for clinical trials
    2005 1.1k citations Roman Rolke, Walter Magerl et al. profile →
  2. Validation of proposed diagnostic criteria (the “Budapest Criteria”) for Complex Regional Pain Syndrome
    2010 835 citations Stephen Bruehl, Frank Birklein et al. Pain profile →
  3. Clinical features and pathophysiology of complex regional pain syndrome
    2011 473 citations G. Lorimer Moseley, Frank Birklein et al. profile →

Author Peers

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Author Last Decade Papers Cites
Frank Birklein 7.7k 6.3k 5.5k 2.0k 1.7k 272 13.3k
Christian Maihöfner 3.9k 0.5× 3.5k 0.5× 3.4k 0.6× 964 0.5× 1.4k 0.8× 136 7.2k
Christoph Maier 4.0k 0.5× 2.8k 0.4× 3.0k 0.5× 766 0.4× 1.5k 0.9× 215 8.0k
Per Hansson 11.0k 1.4× 2.8k 0.4× 5.4k 1.0× 915 0.4× 2.5k 1.5× 167 16.7k
Kathleen A. Sluka 10.3k 1.3× 2.3k 0.4× 7.2k 1.3× 1.9k 0.9× 2.4k 1.4× 305 21.2k
Stephen Bruehl 4.4k 0.6× 4.7k 0.7× 5.9k 1.1× 1.5k 0.7× 1.3k 0.8× 226 11.0k
Nadine Attal 14.3k 1.9× 4.0k 0.6× 6.1k 1.1× 692 0.3× 2.5k 1.5× 166 20.4k
Thomas R. Tölle 6.5k 0.8× 1.7k 0.3× 4.3k 0.8× 605 0.3× 2.6k 1.5× 171 12.0k
Elon Eisenberg 3.5k 0.5× 3.2k 0.5× 3.3k 0.6× 488 0.2× 1.0k 0.6× 145 7.7k
Bradley S. Galer 4.2k 0.5× 2.8k 0.5× 2.9k 0.5× 636 0.3× 795 0.5× 125 8.3k
R. Norman Harden 3.1k 0.4× 2.6k 0.4× 3.7k 0.7× 984 0.5× 1.5k 0.9× 119 7.2k

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All Works

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Reinhold, Ann‐Kristin, et al.. (2024). Monitoring Everyday Upper Extremity Function in Patients with Complex Regional Pain Syndrome: A Secondary, Retrospective Analysis from ncRNAPain. Pain Research and Management. 2024(1). 9993438–9993438. 2 indexed citations
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Segelcke, Daniel, et al.. (2024). Phenotyping peripheral neuropathies with and without pruritus: a cross-sectional multicenter study. Pain. 165(12). 2840–2850. 1 indexed citations
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Dharmalingam, Backialakshmi, Pratibha Singh, Patrick Schramm, et al.. (2022). Autoantibodies from patients with complex regional pain syndrome induce pro-inflammatory effects and functional disturbances on endothelial cells in vitro. Pain. 163(12). 2446–2456. 3 indexed citations
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Llewellyn, Alison, Sharon Grieve, Frank Birklein, et al.. (2022). Delphi study to define core clinical outcomes for inclusion in a complex regional pain syndrome international research registry and data bank. Pain. 164(3). 543–554. 5 indexed citations
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Birklein, Frank, et al.. (2022). Nociceptive two-point discrimination acuity and body representation failure in polyneuropathy. Scandinavian Journal of Pain. 23(1). 66–75. 2 indexed citations
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Baron, Ralf, Frank Birklein, Peter Flachenecker, et al.. (2022). Das autonome Nervensystem.
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König, Simone, et al.. (2021). Reduced serum protease activity in Complex Regional Pain Syndrome: The impact of angiotensin-converting enzyme and carboxypeptidases. Journal of Pharmaceutical and Biomedical Analysis. 205. 114307–114307. 6 indexed citations
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Reinhold, Ann‐Kristin, Ellaine Salvador, Carola Y. Förster, Frank Birklein, & Heike L. Rittner. (2021). Microvascular Barrier Protection by microRNA-183 via FoxO1 Repression: A Pathway Disturbed in Neuropathy and Complex Regional Pain Syndrome. Journal of Pain. 23(6). 967–980. 11 indexed citations
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Shah, Nehal, Frank Birklein, Seward B. Rutkove, et al.. (2021). Pain Phenotypes in Rare Musculoskeletal and Neuromuscular Diseases. Neuroscience & Biobehavioral Reviews. 124. 267–290. 28 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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König, Simone, et al.. (2021). Substance P Serum Degradation in Complex Regional Pain Syndrome – Another Piece of the Puzzle?. Journal of Pain. 23(3). 501–507. 8 indexed citations
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Vural, Atay, Luise Appeltshauser, Christian Dresel, et al.. (2019). Anti–pan-neurofascin IgG3 as a marker of fulminant autoimmune neuropathy. Neurology Neuroimmunology & Neuroinflammation. 6(5). 56 indexed citations
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Drummond, Peter D., et al.. (2018). Hemi-sensory disturbances in patients with complex regional pain syndrome. Murdoch Research Repository (Murdoch University). 1 indexed citations
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Birklein, Frank, Peter D. Drummond, Wen‐Wu Li, et al.. (2014). Activation of Cutaneous Immune Responses in Complex Regional Pain Syndrome. Journal of Pain. 15(5). 485–495. 109 indexed citations
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Birklein, Frank, et al.. (2013). Usefulness of botulinum toxin A in complex regional pain syndrome. Toxicon. 68. 122–122. 1 indexed citations
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Baier, Bernhard, Peter zu Eulenburg, Christoph Best, et al.. (2013). Posterior insular cortex – a site of vestibular–somatosensory interaction?. Brain and Behavior. 3(5). 519–524. 27 indexed citations
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Birklein, Frank, Bernhard Riedl, Norbert Grießinger, & B. Neundörfer. (1999). Komplexes regionales Schmerzsyndrom Klinik und autonome Störung während akuter und chronischer Krankheitsstadien. Der Nervenarzt. 70(4). 335–341. 4 indexed citations

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