Håkan Ashina

3.8k total citations · 2 hit papers
95 papers, 2.0k citations indexed

About

Håkan Ashina is a scholar working on Psychiatry and Mental health, Pathology and Forensic Medicine and Physiology. According to data from OpenAlex, Håkan Ashina has authored 95 papers receiving a total of 2.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 90 papers in Psychiatry and Mental health, 53 papers in Pathology and Forensic Medicine and 33 papers in Physiology. Recurrent topics in Håkan Ashina's work include Migraine and Headache Studies (89 papers), Trigeminal Neuralgia and Treatments (37 papers) and Sympathectomy and Hyperhidrosis Treatments (31 papers). Håkan Ashina is often cited by papers focused on Migraine and Headache Studies (89 papers), Trigeminal Neuralgia and Treatments (37 papers) and Sympathectomy and Hyperhidrosis Treatments (31 papers). Håkan Ashina collaborates with scholars based in Denmark, United States and United Kingdom. Håkan Ashina's co-authors include Messoud Ashina, Henrik Winther Schytz, Faisal Mohammad Amin, Haidar M. Al‐Khazali, Afrim Iljazi, Sait Ashina, David W. Dodick, Mi Ji Lee, Richard B. Lipton and Gisela M. Terwindt and has published in prestigious journals such as The Lancet, Brain and Neurology.

In The Last Decade

Håkan Ashina

85 papers receiving 1.9k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Migraine: disease characterisation, biomarkers, and precision medicine

2021 215 citations Messoud Ashina, Mohammad Al‐Mahdi Al‐Karagholi et al. profile →
Migraine: integrated approaches to clinical management and emerging treatments

2021 179 citations Messoud Ashina, Håkan Ashina et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Håkan Ashina Denmark	24	1.6k	683	478	422	224	95	2.0k
Amaal J. Starling United States	24	1.2k 0.8×	783 1.1×	351 0.7×	403 1.0×	258 1.2×	91	1.9k
Derya Uludüz Türkiye	22	1.6k 1.0×	792 1.2×	275 0.6×	434 1.0×	219 1.0×	83	2.0k
Fabíola Dach Brazil	28	1.3k 0.8×	774 1.1×	247 0.5×	359 0.9×	201 0.9×	95	1.9k
Thien Phu Denmark	18	1.6k 1.0×	705 1.0×	280 0.6×	462 1.1×	222 1.0×	43	1.9k
Claudia Altamura Italy	30	1.0k 0.6×	416 0.6×	414 0.9×	363 0.9×	514 2.3×	118	2.4k
Lars Neeb Germany	26	1.3k 0.8×	667 1.0×	151 0.3×	480 1.1×	226 1.0×	72	1.7k
Letizia Maria Cupini Italy	31	1.1k 0.7×	511 0.7×	472 1.0×	542 1.3×	323 1.4×	58	2.6k
Dagny Holle Germany	29	1.9k 1.2×	1.3k 1.9×	399 0.8×	868 2.1×	616 2.8×	120	2.9k
David Kudrow United States	26	2.5k 1.5×	1.8k 2.6×	275 0.6×	1.1k 2.6×	298 1.3×	65	2.8k
Maurice Vincent Brazil	22	1.1k 0.7×	782 1.1×	255 0.5×	408 1.0×	228 1.0×	110	1.6k

Countries citing papers authored by Håkan Ashina

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Håkan Ashina

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Al‐Karagholi, Mohammad Al‐Mahdi, et al.. (2025). Effect of sumatriptan on ATP-sensitive potassium channel opening in migraine: A randomised controlled trial. Cephalalgia. 45(7). 2235386520–2235386520.

Ashina, Håkan, Haidar M. Al‐Khazali, Mario Ocampo‐Pineda, et al.. (2025). Signs of Cortical Inflammation in Migraine Measured with Quantitative Magnetic Resonance Imaging: A Registry for Migraine (REFORM) Study. Annals of Neurology. 97(6). 1168–1179. 1 indexed citations

Strassman, Andrew M., et al.. (2025). Opening of ATP-sensitive potassium channels activates meningeal nociceptors: Implications for the origin of migraine headache. Cephalalgia. 45(8). 2235404293–2235404293. 2 indexed citations

Gollion, Cédric, Håkan Ashina, Rune Häckert Christensen, et al.. (2025). Intact white matter in adults with migraine: A REFORM MRI study. Cephalalgia. 45(5). 2235384479–2235384479. 2 indexed citations

Al‐Khazali, Haidar M., et al.. (2025). Clinical comparisons between post-traumatic headache and migraine: A cross-sectional study. Cephalalgia. 45(4). 2235376661–2235376661. 3 indexed citations

Al‐Khazali, Haidar M., et al.. (2025). Epidemiology and clinical features of occipital neuralgia: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Cephalalgia. 45(2). 2235362651–2235362651. 1 indexed citations

Al‐Khazali, Haidar M., et al.. (2025). Effects of substance P on headache induction and arterial dilation in healthy adults. Cephalalgia. 45(5). 2235381188–2235381188. 4 indexed citations

Thuraiaiyah, Janu, et al.. (2025). Overlap between perceived triggers, premonitory symptoms and symptom persistence across migraine phases: A REFORM study. Cephalalgia. 45(8). 2235409290–2235409290.

Ashina, Messoud, Jan Hoffmann, Håkan Ashina, et al.. (2024). Pharmacotherapies for Migraine and Translating Evidence From Bench to Bedside. Mayo Clinic Proceedings. 99(2). 285–299.

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Ashina, Håkan, Rune Häckert Christensen, Haidar M. Al‐Khazali, et al.. (2024). Association of plasma soluble urokinase plasminogen activator receptor concentrations and migraine with aura: a REFORM study. Brain Communications. 7(1). fcae475–fcae475.

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Karlsson, William Kristian, et al.. (2024). Epidemiology and clinical features of short-lasting unilateral neuralgiform headache attacks: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Cephalalgia. 44(8). 2225317032–2225317032. 5 indexed citations

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Ashina, Håkan, Debbie L. Hay, Amynah Pradhan, et al.. (2024). Pituitary adenylate cyclase-activating polypeptide signalling as a therapeutic target in migraine. Nature Reviews Neurology. 20(11). 660–670. 22 indexed citations

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Karlsson, William Kristian, et al.. (2024). Epidemiology and clinical features of paroxysmal hemicrania: A systematic review and meta‐analysis. Headache The Journal of Head and Face Pain. 64(1). 5–15. 7 indexed citations

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Al‐Khazali, Haidar M., Rune Häckert Christensen, Giorgio Lambru, David W. Dodick, & Håkan Ashina. (2023). Hemicrania Continua: An Update. Current Pain and Headache Reports. 27(10). 543–550. 2 indexed citations

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Al‐Khazali, Haidar M., Rune Häckert Christensen, David W. Dodick, et al.. (2023). Hypersensitivity to PACAP-38 in post-traumatic headache: a randomized clinical trial. Brain. 147(4). 1312–1320. 14 indexed citations

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Christensen, Rune Häckert, Anna K. Eigenbrodt, Håkan Ashina, Timothy J. Steiner, & Messoud Ashina. (2023). What proportion of people with migraine report postdromal symptoms? A systematic review and meta-analysis of observational studies. Cephalalgia. 43(10). 2215251432–2215251432. 7 indexed citations

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Al‐Khazali, Haidar M., et al.. (2023). Hypersensitivity to opening of ATP-sensitive potassium channels in post-traumatic headache. Cephalalgia. 43(11). 2215255986–2215255986. 9 indexed citations

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Christensen, Rune Häckert, et al.. (2023). Epidemiology and clinical features of hypnic headache: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Cephalalgia. 43(12). 2215263445–2215263445. 6 indexed citations

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Ashina, Håkan & David W. Dodick. (2022). Post-traumatic Headache: Pharmacologic Management and Targeting CGRP Signaling. Current Neurology and Neuroscience Reports. 22(2). 105–111. 16 indexed citations

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Ashina, Håkan, Afrim Iljazi, Haidar M. Al‐Khazali, et al.. (2020). Hypersensitivity to Calcitonin Gene–Related Peptide in Post‐Traumatic Headache. Annals of Neurology. 88(6). 1220–1228. 46 indexed citations

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