Gerd Kobal

14.7k total citations · 4 hit papers
145 papers, 11.7k citations indexed

About

Gerd Kobal is a scholar working on Sensory Systems, Biomedical Engineering and Nutrition and Dietetics. According to data from OpenAlex, Gerd Kobal has authored 145 papers receiving a total of 11.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 95 papers in Sensory Systems, 54 papers in Biomedical Engineering and 43 papers in Nutrition and Dietetics. Recurrent topics in Gerd Kobal's work include Olfactory and Sensory Function Studies (93 papers), Advanced Chemical Sensor Technologies (53 papers) and Biochemical Analysis and Sensing Techniques (43 papers). Gerd Kobal is often cited by papers focused on Olfactory and Sensory Function Studies (93 papers), Advanced Chemical Sensor Technologies (53 papers) and Biochemical Analysis and Sensing Techniques (43 papers). Gerd Kobal collaborates with scholars based in Germany, United States and United Kingdom. Gerd Kobal's co-authors include Thomas Hummel, E. Pauli, S. R. Wolf, H. Gudziol, Alan Mackay‐Sim, Cornelia Hummel, Bertold Renner, Birgit Kettenmann, Stephan Roscher and Jörn Lötsch and has published in prestigious journals such as Physiological Reviews, Gastroenterology and NeuroImage.

In The Last Decade

Gerd Kobal

143 papers receiving 11.3k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

‘Sniffin’ Sticks': Olfactory Performance Assessed by the Combined Testing of Odour Identification, Odor Discrimination and Olfactory Threshold

1997 1.9k citations Thomas Hummel, S. R. Wolf et al. Chemical Senses profile →
Normative data for the “Sniffin’ Sticks” including tests of odor identification, odor discrimination, and olfactory thresholds: an upgrade based on a group of more than 3,000 subjects

2006 1.2k citations Thomas Hummel, Gerd Kobal et al. profile →
Multicenter investigation of 1,036 subjects using a standardized method for the assessment of olfactory function combining tests of odor identification, odor discrimination, and olfactory thresholds

2000 631 citations Gerd Kobal, E. Pauli et al. profile →
"Sniffin' sticks": screening of olfactory performance.

1996 589 citations Gerd Kobal, Thomas Hummel et al. PubMed profile →

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Author						Papers	Cites
Gerd Kobal	8.9k	5.6k	5.5k	1.5k	1.3k	145	11.7k
Claire Murphy	3.8k 0.4×	2.1k 0.4×	2.9k 0.5×	538 0.4×	483 0.4×	119	5.6k
Johannes Frasnelli	3.8k 0.4×	2.3k 0.4×	2.1k 0.4×	589 0.4×	356 0.3×	137	4.9k
Barry G. Green	2.8k 0.3×	1.1k 0.2×	2.4k 0.4×	437 0.3×	1.1k 0.8×	106	5.3k
Dana M. Small	3.3k 0.4×	1.1k 0.2×	4.0k 0.7×	1.3k 0.9×	1.7k 1.3×	121	10.7k
Sanne Boesveldt	2.4k 0.3×	1.2k 0.2×	1.7k 0.3×	287 0.2×	532 0.4×	114	3.8k
Heinz Reichmann	1.3k 0.1×	1.1k 0.2×	1.0k 0.2×	1.8k 1.1×	1.1k 0.9×	303	9.3k
Richard E. Frye	761 0.1×	489 0.1×	1.0k 0.2×	517 0.3×	678 0.5×	228	10.5k
Alan C. Spector	3.4k 0.4×	1.4k 0.2×	4.3k 0.8×	1.4k 0.9×	1.0k 0.8×	177	6.3k
Harvey J. Grill	2.4k 0.3×	321 0.1×	6.4k 1.2×	3.4k 2.2×	3.6k 2.8×	181	13.4k
Félix Viana	2.9k 0.3×	180 0.0×	632 0.1×	2.5k 1.7×	1.6k 1.2×	88	6.4k

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Kichko, Tatjana I., Gerd Kobal, & Peter W. Reeh. (2015). Cigarette smoke has sensory effects through nicotinic and TRPA1 but not TRPV1 receptors on the isolated mouse trachea and larynx. American Journal of Physiology-Lung Cellular and Molecular Physiology. 309(8). L812–L820. 34 indexed citations

Davies, Bruce, V. Ramakrishnan, H. Thomas Karnes, et al.. (2011). Evaluation of the Effect of Ammonia on Nicotine Pharmacokinetics Using Rapid Arterial Sampling. Nicotine & Tobacco Research. 14(5). 586–595. 6 indexed citations

Albrecht, Jessica, R. Kopietz, Jennifer Linn, et al.. (2008). Activation of olfactory and trigeminal cortical areas following stimulation of the nasal mucosa with low concentrations of S(−)‐nicotine vapor—An fMRI study on chemosensory perception. Human Brain Mapping. 30(3). 699–710. 23 indexed citations

Lötsch, Jörn, Gerd Kobal, & Gerd Geißlinger. (2004). Programming of a flexible computer simulation to visualize pharmacokinetic-pharmacodynamic models. International Journal of Clinical Pharmacology and Therapeutics. 42(1). 15–22. 2 indexed citations

Nordin, Steven, Jörn Lötsch, Claire Murphy, Thomas Hummel, & Gerd Kobal. (2003). Circadian rhythm and desensitization in chemosensory event‐related potentials in response to odorous and painful stimuli. Psychophysiology. 40(4). 612–619. 26 indexed citations

Hummel, Thomas, et al.. (2003). Pain in the trigeminal system: irritation of the nasal mucosa using short- and long-lasting stimuli. International Journal of Psychophysiology. 47(2). 147–158. 45 indexed citations

Leopold, Donald A., et al.. (2000). Anterior Distribution of Human Olfactory Epithelium. The Laryngoscope. 110(3). 417–421. 226 indexed citations

Kobal, Gerd & Birgit Kettenmann. (2000). Olfactory functional imaging and physiology. International Journal of Psychophysiology. 36(2). 157–163. 33 indexed citations

Hummel, Thomas, et al.. (1997). Comparison of the antinociception produced by two oral formulations of ibuprofen: ibuprofen effervescent vs ibuprofen tablets. European Journal of Clinical Pharmacology. 52(2). 107–114. 21 indexed citations

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Bascom, Rebecca, et al.. (1997). Neurogenic inflammation: with additional discussion of central and perceptual integration of nonneurogenic inflammation.. Environmental Health Perspectives. 105(suppl 2). 531–537. 53 indexed citations

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Bell, Iris R., Joanna Rossi, Mary E. Gilbert, et al.. (1997). Testing the neural sensitization and kindling hypothesis for illness from low levels of environmental chemicals.. Environmental Health Perspectives. 105(suppl 2). 539–547. 25 indexed citations

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Lötsch, Jörn, et al.. (1997). The influence of stimulus duration on the reliability of pain ratings after nociceptive stimulation of the nasal mucosa with CO₂. European Journal of Pain. 1(3). 207–213. 8 indexed citations

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Hummel, Thomas, et al.. (1997). ‘Sniffin’ Sticks': Olfactory Performance Assessed by the Combined Testing of Odour Identification, Odor Discrimination and Olfactory Threshold. Chemical Senses. 22(1). 39–52. 1949 indexed citations breakdown →

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Lötsch, Jörn, et al.. (1997). Antinociceptive Effects of the Kappa-Opioid Receptor Agonist RP 60180 Compared With Pentazocine in an Experimental Human Pain Model. Clinical Neuropharmacology. 20(3). 224–233. 9 indexed citations

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Kettenmann, Birgit, Cornelia Hummel, Hermann Stefan, & Gerd Kobal. (1996). Multichannel magnetoencephalographical recordings: separation of cortical responses to different chemical stimulation in man.. PubMed. 46. 271–4. 25 indexed citations

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Lötsch, Jörn, et al.. (1996). Pharmacokinetics of morphine and its glucuronides after intravenous infusion of morphine and morphine-6-glucuronide in healthy volunteers*. Clinical Pharmacology & Therapeutics. 60(3). 316–325. 64 indexed citations

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Kettenmann, Birgit, Veikko Jousmäki, K. Portin, et al.. (1995). Areas of cortical olfactory activity in man identified with event-related magnetic fields. Chemical Senses. 20(6). 140–140. 1 indexed citations

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Hummel, Thomas, et al.. (1994). Chemo-somatosensory event-related potentials in response to repetitive painful chemical stimulation of the nasal mucosa. Electroencephalography and Clinical Neurophysiology/Evoked Potentials Section. 92(5). 426–432. 47 indexed citations

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Hummel, Thomas, Andrew Livermore, Cornelia Hummel, & Gerd Kobal. (1992). Chemosensory event-related potentials in man: relation to olfactory and painful sensations elicited by nicotine. Electroencephalography and Clinical Neurophysiology/Evoked Potentials Section. 84(2). 192–195. 81 indexed citations

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Hummel, Thomas, et al.. (1991). Changes in olfactory perception during the menstrual cycle. Cellular and Molecular Life Sciences. 47(7). 712–715. 115 indexed citations

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