Fritz Buchthal

11.2k total citations · 1 hit paper
131 papers, 7.8k citations indexed

About

Fritz Buchthal is a scholar working on Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, Biomedical Engineering and Neurology. According to data from OpenAlex, Fritz Buchthal has authored 131 papers receiving a total of 7.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 39 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, 39 papers in Biomedical Engineering and 30 papers in Neurology. Recurrent topics in Fritz Buchthal's work include Muscle activation and electromyography studies (38 papers), Neuroscience and Neural Engineering (19 papers) and Neurological disorders and treatments (14 papers). Fritz Buchthal is often cited by papers focused on Muscle activation and electromyography studies (38 papers), Neuroscience and Neural Engineering (19 papers) and Neurological disorders and treatments (14 papers). Fritz Buchthal collaborates with scholars based in Denmark, United States and United Kingdom. Fritz Buchthal's co-authors include F. Behse, Poul Rosenfalck, Annelise Rosenfalck, H. Schmalbruch, Christian Guld, Ole Svensmark, F. Carlsen, A. Rosenfalck, Paolo Pinelli and G. G. Knappeis and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Physiological Reviews and The Journal of Cell Biology.

In The Last Decade

Fritz Buchthal

126 papers receiving 7.0k citations

Hit Papers

Evoked action potentials and conduction velocity in human... 1966 2026 1986 2006 1966 200 400 600
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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. Evoked action potentials and conduction velocity in human sensory nerves
    1966 619 citations Fritz Buchthal, Annelise Rosenfalck Brain Research profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Fritz Buchthal Denmark 51 2.5k 2.3k 2.1k 1.1k 1.1k 131 7.8k
Alan J. McComas Canada 51 4.6k 1.8× 1.8k 0.8× 1.4k 0.6× 1.7k 1.5× 1.6k 1.5× 156 8.8k
Erik Stålberg Sweden 57 4.5k 1.8× 2.5k 1.1× 4.3k 2.0× 1.2k 1.0× 1.7k 1.5× 338 10.7k
T. A. Sears United Kingdom 48 967 0.4× 2.8k 1.2× 935 0.4× 1.2k 1.1× 1.9k 1.8× 102 7.2k
Machiel J. Zwarts Netherlands 48 2.9k 1.1× 1.6k 0.7× 2.2k 1.1× 1.2k 1.1× 1.1k 1.0× 166 8.1k
Robert R. Young United States 42 1.1k 0.4× 1.3k 0.6× 2.9k 1.4× 643 0.6× 1.1k 1.0× 122 6.1k
Richard D. Penn United States 54 1.1k 0.4× 4.3k 1.8× 3.6k 1.7× 1.0k 0.9× 2.8k 2.6× 143 10.6k
R. Porter United States 46 1.2k 0.5× 2.0k 0.8× 886 0.4× 549 0.5× 3.6k 3.3× 164 7.4k
John E. Desmedt Belgium 47 1.6k 0.6× 1.3k 0.6× 1.1k 0.5× 457 0.4× 4.2k 3.8× 87 7.5k
Jasper R. Daube United States 48 677 0.3× 1.9k 0.8× 3.6k 1.7× 717 0.6× 412 0.4× 154 6.8k
Robert G. Grossman United States 64 1.4k 0.5× 3.0k 1.3× 6.3k 3.0× 1.7k 1.5× 1.4k 1.3× 249 15.1k

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Miller, Robert G. & Fritz Buchthal. (1992). Case‐of‐the‐month: Autosomal recessive myotonia congenita: Marked muscle weakness in a 16‐year‐old boy. Muscle & Nerve. 15(1). 111–113. 3 indexed citations
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Shefner, Jeremy M., Fritz Buchthal, & Christian Krarup. (1991). Slowly conducting myelinated fibers in peripheral neuropathy. Muscle & Nerve. 14(6). 534–542. 28 indexed citations
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Buchthal, Fritz, F. Carlsen, & F. Behse. (1987). Schmidt‐Lanterman clefts: A morphometric study in human sural nerve. American Journal of Anatomy. 180(2). 156–160. 7 indexed citations
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Wichman, Alison, Fritz Buchthal, G. Pezeshkpour, & Anthony S. Fauci. (1985). Peripheral neuropathy in hypereosinophilic syndrome. Neurology. 35(8). 1140–1140. 37 indexed citations
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Buchthal, Fritz. (1982). Human nerve potentials evoked by tactile stimuli. 1. Maximum conduction and properties of compound potentials.. PubMed. 502. 5–18. 11 indexed citations
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Buchthal, Fritz. (1977). Electrophysiological signs of myopathy as related with muscle biopsy.. PubMed. 32(1). 1–29. 38 indexed citations
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Brandt, N. J., Fritz Buchthal, Finn Ebbesen, Z Kamieniecka, & Christian Krarup. (1977). Post-tetanic mechanical tension and evoked action potentials in McArdle's disease. Journal of Neurology Neurosurgery & Psychiatry. 40(9). 920–925. 18 indexed citations
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Buchthal, Fritz & H. Schmalbruch. (1976). Contraction Times of Reflexly Activated Motor Units and Excitability Cycle of the H-reflex. Progress in brain research. 44. 367–376. 10 indexed citations
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Behse, F., Fritz Buchthal, F. Carlsen, & G. G. Knappeis. (1976). Unmyelinated fibers and schwann cells of sural nerve in neuropathy. Acta Neurologica Scandinavica. 54(1). 90. 4 indexed citations
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Kaeser, H.E. & Fritz Buchthal. (1975). Nervous and muscular evoked potentials. Elsevier eBooks. 1 indexed citations
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Behse, F., Fritz Buchthal, F. Carlsen, & G. G. Knappeis. (1972). HEREDITARY NEUROPATHY WITH LIABILITY TO PRESSURE PALSIES. ELECTROPHYSIOLOGICAL AND HISTOPATHOLOGICAL ASPECTS. Brain. 95(4). 777–794. 189 indexed citations
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Buchthal, Fritz & H. Schmalbruch. (1970). Contraction Times of Twitches Evoked by H‐Reflexes. Acta Physiologica Scandinavica. 80(3). 378–382. 62 indexed citations
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Buchthal, Fritz & H. Schmalbruch. (1969). Spectrum of Contraction Times of Different Fibre Bundles in the Brachial Biceps and Triceps Muscles of Man. Nature. 222(5188). 89–89. 23 indexed citations
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Rosenfalck, Annelise, et al.. (1968). Electrical and mechanical responses of normal and myasthenic muscle. Brain Research. 10(1). v–75. 140 indexed citations
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Buchthal, Fritz. (1962). The electromyogram: its value in the diagnosis of neuromuscular disorders.. PubMed. 3. 16–34. 24 indexed citations
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Svensmark, Ole, et al.. (1960). 5,5‐Diphenylhydantoin (Dilantin ®) Blood Levels after Oral or Intravenous Dosage in Man 1). Acta Pharmacologica et Toxicologica. 16(4). 331–346. 71 indexed citations
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Buchthal, Fritz. (1958). Einführung in die Elektromyographie. 33 indexed citations
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Buchthal, Fritz. (1957). An introduction to electromyography. 228 indexed citations
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Pinelli, Paolo & Fritz Buchthal. (1953). Muscle action potentials in experimental peripheral nerve paresis. Electroencephalography and Clinical Neurophysiology. 5(4). 589–593. 5 indexed citations
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Buchthal, Fritz & É. Kaiser. (1951). The rheology of the cross striated muscle fibre, with particular reference to isotonic conditions. Munksgaard eBooks. 57 indexed citations

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