Gerda Vacariu

996 total citations · 1 hit paper
16 papers, 695 citations indexed

About

Gerda Vacariu is a scholar working on Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging, Cell Biology and Surgery. According to data from OpenAlex, Gerda Vacariu has authored 16 papers receiving a total of 695 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 8 papers in Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging, 6 papers in Cell Biology and 4 papers in Surgery. Recurrent topics in Gerda Vacariu's work include Myofascial pain diagnosis and treatment (5 papers), Pain Management and Treatment (4 papers) and Laser Applications in Dentistry and Medicine (3 papers). Gerda Vacariu is often cited by papers focused on Myofascial pain diagnosis and treatment (5 papers), Pain Management and Treatment (4 papers) and Laser Applications in Dentistry and Medicine (3 papers). Gerda Vacariu collaborates with scholars based in Austria, Germany and Switzerland. Gerda Vacariu's co-authors include Othmar Schuhfried, Veronika Fialka‐Moser, Tatjana Paternostro‐Sluga, Christian Mittermaier, Martin Posch, Christian Bittner, Martina Grim-Stieger, Thomas Lang, Byron J. Schneider and M. Korpan and has published in prestigious journals such as Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, The Journal Of Hand Surgery and Clinical Journal of Pain.

In The Last Decade

Gerda Vacariu

15 papers receiving 656 citations

Hit Papers

Reliability and validity of the Medical Research Council ... 2008 2026 2014 2020 2008 100 200 300 400
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.

  1. Reliability and validity of the Medical Research Council (MRC) scale and a modified scale for testing muscle strength in patients with radial palsy
    2008 445 citations Tatjana Paternostro‐Sluga, Martina Grim-Stieger et al. Journal of Rehabilitation Medicine profile →

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Gerda Vacariu Austria 11 168 146 120 113 104 16 695
Gülseren Akyüz Türkiye 18 229 1.4× 100 0.7× 65 0.5× 162 1.4× 73 0.7× 76 832
Robert L. Harmon United States 14 127 0.8× 130 0.9× 52 0.4× 74 0.7× 64 0.6× 31 470
Metin Karataş Türkiye 16 258 1.5× 80 0.5× 245 2.0× 61 0.5× 195 1.9× 39 850
P. Hanson Belgium 13 195 1.2× 183 1.3× 112 0.9× 38 0.3× 146 1.4× 30 680
Martina Grim-Stieger Austria 6 159 0.9× 145 1.0× 125 1.0× 54 0.5× 106 1.0× 12 524
Birol Balaban Türkiye 13 136 0.8× 131 0.9× 308 2.6× 53 0.5× 229 2.2× 27 756
Duygu Geler Külcü Türkiye 17 195 1.2× 70 0.5× 59 0.5× 82 0.7× 102 1.0× 56 667
A. Stevens United Kingdom 17 125 0.7× 101 0.7× 34 0.3× 61 0.5× 53 0.5× 37 805
İlknur Aktaş Türkiye 17 362 2.2× 72 0.5× 57 0.5× 135 1.2× 83 0.8× 98 793
Pierre Decavel France 14 141 0.8× 216 1.5× 74 0.6× 82 0.7× 121 1.2× 45 666

Countries citing papers authored by Gerda Vacariu

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Fields of papers citing papers by Gerda Vacariu

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Gerda Vacariu

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Gerda Vacariu. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Gerda Vacariu based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with Gerda Vacariu. Gerda Vacariu is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

16 of 16 papers shown
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Auer‐Grumbach, Michaela, Thomas R. Pieber, Maria Schabhüttl, et al.. (2013). Mutations at Ser331 in the HSN type I gene SPTLC1 are associated with a distinct syndromic phenotype. European Journal of Medical Genetics. 56(5). 266–269. 30 indexed citations
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Schuhfried, Othmar, Malvina Herceg, & Gerda Vacariu. (2012). Effect of Transcutaneous Electric Nerve Stimulation over the Stellate Ganglion: A Placebo-Controlled Double Blind Study in Healthy Subjects. Physikalische Medizin Rehabilitationsmedizin Kurortmedizin. 22(4). 189–194. 1 indexed citations
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Leitner, Christoph, Gerda Vacariu, Sonja Zehetmayer, et al.. (2008). Low-Back Pain Assessment Based on the Brief ICF Core Sets. American Journal of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation. 87(6). 452–460. 19 indexed citations
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Paternostro‐Sluga, Tatjana, Martina Grim-Stieger, Martin Posch, et al.. (2008). Reliability and validity of the Medical Research Council (MRC) scale and a modified scale for testing muscle strength in patients with radial palsy. Journal of Rehabilitation Medicine. 40(8). 665–671. 445 indexed citations breakdown →
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Schuhfried, Othmar, et al.. (2005). The Effects of Low-Dosed and High-Dosed Low-Frequency Electromagnetic Fields on Microcirculation and Skin Temperature in Healthy Subjects. International Journal of Sports Medicine. 26(10). 886–890. 23 indexed citations
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Vacariu, Gerda, Othmar Schuhfried, Malvina Herceg, & Veronika Fialka‐Moser. (2005). Transkutane elektrische Nervenstimulation des Ganglion Stellatum: Eine placebokontrollierte Doppelblindstudie an gesunden Probanden. Physikalische Medizin Rehabilitationsmedizin Kurortmedizin. 15(4). 2 indexed citations
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Schuhfried, Othmar, Gerda Vacariu, & Tatjana Paternostro‐Sluga. (2005). Reliability of Chronaxie and Accommodation Index in the Diagnosis of Muscle Denervation. Physikalische Medizin Rehabilitationsmedizin Kurortmedizin. 15(3). 174–178. 3 indexed citations
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Kollmann, Christian, Gerda Vacariu, Othmar Schuhfried, Veronika Fialka‐Moser, & Helmar Bergmann. (2005). Variations in the Output Power and Surface Heating Effects of Transducers in Therapeutic Ultrasound. Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation. 86(7). 1318–1324. 12 indexed citations
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Schuhfried, Othmar, Gerda Vacariu, Andreas Köpf, & Tatjana Paternostro‐Sluga. (2004). Relative slowing of the median antidromic sensory nerve conduction velocity to the ring finger in screening for carpal tunnel syndrome. The Journal Of Hand Surgery. 29(5). 947–952. 10 indexed citations
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Kollmann, Christian, Gerda Vacariu, Veronika Fialka‐Moser, & Helmar Bergmann. (2004). Measuring the surface-heating of medical ultrasonic probes. Journal of Physics Conference Series. 1. 78–83. 1 indexed citations
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Paternostro‐Sluga, Tatjana, Othmar Schuhfried, Gerda Vacariu, Thomas Lang, & Veronika Fialka‐Moser. (2002). Chronaxie and Accommodation Index in the Diagnosis of Muscle Denervation. American Journal of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation. 81(4). 253–260. 25 indexed citations
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Blasche, Gerhard, et al.. (2002). Contribution of Individual Spa Therapies in the Treatment of Chronic Pain. Clinical Journal of Pain. 18(5). 302–309. 26 indexed citations
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Vacariu, Gerda. (2002). Complex regional pain syndrome. Disability and Rehabilitation. 24(8). 435–442. 39 indexed citations
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Schuhfried, Othmar, Gerda Vacariu, Thomas Lang, et al.. (2000). Thermographic parameters in the diagnosis of secondary Raynaud's phenomenon. Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation. 81(4). 495–499. 34 indexed citations
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Vacariu, Gerda, et al.. (2000). [Comparison of manual lymph drainage with physical therapy in complex regional pain syndrome, type I. A comparative randomized controlled therapy study].. PubMed. 112(3). 133–7. 25 indexed citations
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Frischenschlager, Oskar, et al.. (1998). Ein integriertes Lehr-, Therapie-und Forschungsprojekt zur Behandlung von Patienten mit chronischen Schmerzen im Bereich der Wirbelsäule. 6(4). 236–244.

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