G. Cruccu

30.9k total citations · 14 hit papers
281 papers, 21.1k citations indexed

About

G. Cruccu is a scholar working on Physiology, Neurology and Pathology and Forensic Medicine. According to data from OpenAlex, G. Cruccu has authored 281 papers receiving a total of 21.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 140 papers in Physiology, 122 papers in Neurology and 88 papers in Pathology and Forensic Medicine. Recurrent topics in G. Cruccu's work include Pain Mechanisms and Treatments (131 papers), Botulinum Toxin and Related Neurological Disorders (81 papers) and Trigeminal Neuralgia and Treatments (75 papers). G. Cruccu is often cited by papers focused on Pain Mechanisms and Treatments (131 papers), Botulinum Toxin and Related Neurological Disorders (81 papers) and Trigeminal Neuralgia and Treatments (75 papers). G. Cruccu collaborates with scholars based in Italy, United Kingdom and Denmark. G. Cruccu's co-authors include Andrea Truini, Troels S. Jensen, Turo Nurmikko, M. Manfredi, Per Hansson, Maurizio Inghilleri, Rolf‐Detlef Treede, Alfredo Berardelli, Nadine Attal and Giulia Di Stefano and has published in prestigious journals such as New England Journal of Medicine, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología.

In The Last Decade

G. Cruccu

277 papers receiving 20.4k citations

Hit Papers

5 papers align trajectories

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.

Neuropathic pain

2007 2.0k citations G. Cruccu, Per Hansson et al. profile →
EFNS guidelines on the pharmacological treatment of neuropathic pain: 2010 revision

2010 1.3k citations Nadine Attal, G. Cruccu et al. European Journal of Neurology profile →
Neuropathic pain: an updated grading system for research and clinical practice

2016 846 citations G. Cruccu, Per Hansson et al. Pain profile →
NeuPSIG guidelines on neuropathic pain assessment

2010 778 citations Nadine Attal, G. Cruccu et al. Pain profile →
EFNS guidelines on pharmacological treatment of neuropathic pain

2006 613 citations Nadine Attal, G. Cruccu et al. European Journal of Neurology profile →
Silent period evoked by transcranial stimulation of the human cortex and cervicomedullary junction.

1993 601 citations Maurizio Inghilleri, Alfredo Berardelli et al. The Journal of Physiology profile →
EFNS guidelines on neurostimulation therapy for neuropathic pain

2007 508 citations G. Cruccu, Luís García‐Larrea et al. European Journal of Neurology profile →
Recommendations for the clinical use of somatosensory-evoked potentials

2008 476 citations G. Cruccu, Luís García‐Larrea et al. Clinical Neurophysiology profile →
AAN‐EFNS guidelines on trigeminal neuralgia management

2008 465 citations G. Cruccu, Joanna M. Zakrzewska et al. European Journal of Neurology profile →
European Academy of Neurology guideline on trigeminal neuralgia

2019 346 citations Lars Bendtsen, Joanna M. Zakrzewska et al. European Journal of Neurology profile →
Trigeminal neuralgia – diagnosis and treatment

2017 326 citations Stine Maarbjerg, Giulia Di Stefano et al. profile →
Advances in diagnosis, classification, pathophysiology, and management of trigeminal neuralgia

2020 270 citations Lars Bendtsen, Joanna M. Zakrzewska et al. profile →
Trigeminal Neuralgia

2020 261 citations G. Cruccu, Giulia Di Stefano et al. profile →
Trigeminal neuralgia

2024 37 citations Giulia Di Stefano, Mark Obermann et al. profile →

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of G. Cruccu

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All Works

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#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Female sex is a risk factor for painful diabetic peripheral neuropathy: the EURODIAB prospective diabetes complications study 2023 ·Diabetologia ·Daisy Elliott, Gordon Sloan, Lynda Stevens, Dinesh Selvarajah, G. Cruccu, Rajiv Gandhi, Péter Kempler, John Fuller, Nish Chaturvedi, Solomon Tesfaye, (unknown)	26
2	A TRPM7 mutation linked to familial trigeminal neuralgia: Omega current and hyperexcitability of trigeminal ganglion neurons 2022 ·Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences ·Roberta Gualdani, Philippe Gailly, Jun‐Hui Yuan, (unknown), Giulia Di Stefano, Andrea Truini, G. Cruccu, Sulayman D. Dib‐Hajj, Stephen G. Waxman	16
3	Dissecting pain processing in adolescents with Non‐Suicidal Self Injury: Could suicide risk lurk among the electrodes? 2021 ·European Journal of Pain ·Caterina Leone, Serena Galosi, Cristina Mollica, (unknown), (unknown), V. Milone, (unknown), (unknown), Andrea Truini, G. Cruccu, Mauro Ferrara, Arianna Terrinoni	13
4	Capsaicin 8% dermal patch in clinical practice: an expert opinion 2020 ·Expert Opinion on Pharmacotherapy ·C. Bonezzi, A Costantini, G. Cruccu, Diego Fornasari, (unknown), Vincenzo Palmieri, Enrico Polati, (unknown), Anthony H. Dickenson	37
5	Acetyl-L-carnitine in painful peripheral neuropathy: a systematic review 2019 ·SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología ·Giuseppina Di Stefano, (unknown), Eleonora Galosi, Andrea Truini, G. Cruccu	3
6	A Delphi consensus statement of the Neuropathic Pain Special Interest Group of the Italian Neurological Society on pharmacoresistant neuropathic pain 2019 ·Neurological Sciences ·(unknown), P. Ciaramitaro, G. Cruccu, Marina de Tommaso, Grazia Devigili, Diego Fornasari, Pierangelo Geppetti, Marco Lacerenza, Giuseppe Lauria, Sergio Mameli, Paolo Marchettini, Maria Nolano, Enrico Polati, Vincenzo Provitera, Marcello Romano, Claudio Solaro, Stefano Tamburin, V. Tugnoli, Massimiliano Valeriani, Andrea Truini	9
7	Challenges recruiting to a proof-of-concept pharmaceutical trial for a rare disease: the trigeminal neuralgia experience 2018 ·Trials ·Joanna M. Zakrzewska, Joanne Palmer, Lars Bendtsen, Giulia Di Stefano, Dominik A. Ettlin, Stine Maarbjerg, Mark Obermann, Valérie Morisset, (unknown), Simon Tate, G. Cruccu	9
8	EAN guidelines on central neurostimulation therapy in chronic pain conditions 2016 ·European Journal of Neurology ·G. Cruccu, Luís García‐Larrea, Per Hansson, Magdalena Keindl, J.‐P. Lefaucheur, Walter Paulus, R. Taylor, Volker Tronnier, Andrea Truini, Nadine Attal	180
9	An observational study assessing peripheral neuropathy related to multiple myeloma 2016 ·Neurological Sciences ·Caterina Leone, Federico Verde, S. La Cesa, Emanuele Russo, Giulia Di Stefano, (unknown), (unknown), G. Cruccu, Maria Teresa Petrucci, Andrea Truini	15
10	Prevalence and Time Course of Post-Stroke Pain: A Multicenter Prospective Hospital-Based Study 2015 ·Pain Medicine ·Stefano Paolucci, Marco Iosa, Danilo Toni, Piero Barbanti, Paolo Bovi, Anna Cavallini, Elisa Candeloro, (unknown), Mauro Mancuso, Serena Monaco, Alessio Pieroni, Serena Recchia, Maria Sessa, Davide Strambo, Michèle Tinazzi, G. Cruccu, Andrea Truini, (unknown)	96
11	Reappraising neuropathic pain in humans—how symptoms help disclose mechanisms 2013 ·Nature Reviews Neurology ·Andrea Truini, Luís García‐Larrea, G. Cruccu	170
12	Laboratory tools for assessing neuropathic pain 2012 ·Neurological Sciences ·Giulia Di Stefano, S. La Cesa, A. Biasiotta, Caterina Leone, Alessia Pepe, G. Cruccu, Andrea Truini	10
13	Differential involvement of A-delta and A-beta fibres in neuropathic pain related to carpal tunnel syndrome 2009 ·Pain ·Andrea Truini, Luca Padua, A. Biasiotta, Pietro Caliandro, Costanza Pazzaglia, F. Galeotti, Maurizio Inghilleri, G. Cruccu	88
14	Dissociation between cutaneous silent period and laser evoked potentials in assessing neuropathic pain 2008 ·Muscle & Nerve ·Andrea Truini, F. Galeotti, A. Biasiotta, M. Gabriele, Maurizio Inghilleri, Martina Petrucci, G. Cruccu	21
15	Trigeminal sensory pathway function in patients with SUNCT 2006 ·Clinical Neurophysiology ·Andrea Truini, Piero Barbanti, F. Galeotti, Massimo Leandri, G. Cruccu	8
16	Silent period evoked by transcranial stimulation of the human cortex and cervicomedullary junction. breakdown → 1993 ·The Journal of Physiology ·Maurizio Inghilleri, Alfredo Berardelli, G. Cruccu, M. Manfredi	601
17	INHIBITION OF MOTOR-RESPONSES EVOKED BY TRANSCRANIAL MAGNETIC STIMULATION BY PERIPHERAL-NERVE STIMULATION IN MAN 1990 ·UCL Discovery (University College London) ·Maurizio Inghilleri, G. Cruccu, Alfredo Berardelli, (unknown), M. Manfredi, John C. Rothwell	3
18	[Changes in the RIII response of the flexion reflex with painful maneuvers]. 1990 ·PubMed ·(unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), G. Cruccu	0
19	Reflex and cortical responses to dental stimuli 1983 ·Neurological Sciences ·G. Cruccu, (unknown), Maurizio Inghilleri, M. Manfredi	4
20	[Significance of residual latency. II. Sensory fibers]. 1978 ·Munich Personal RePEc Archive (Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich) ·G. Cruccu, M. Manfredi, G Sideri	1

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