Hans C. Lou

5.6k total citations · 1 hit paper
70 papers, 4.0k citations indexed

About

Hans C. Lou is a scholar working on Cognitive Neuroscience, Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health and Neurology. According to data from OpenAlex, Hans C. Lou has authored 70 papers receiving a total of 4.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 25 papers in Cognitive Neuroscience, 23 papers in Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health and 13 papers in Neurology. Recurrent topics in Hans C. Lou's work include Neonatal and fetal brain pathology (21 papers), Functional Brain Connectivity Studies (17 papers) and Traumatic Brain Injury and Neurovascular Disturbances (12 papers). Hans C. Lou is often cited by papers focused on Neonatal and fetal brain pathology (21 papers), Functional Brain Connectivity Studies (17 papers) and Traumatic Brain Injury and Neurovascular Disturbances (12 papers). Hans C. Lou collaborates with scholars based in Denmark, United Kingdom and France. Hans C. Lou's co-authors include Troels W. Kjær, Niels A. Lassen, Markus Nowak, Lars Edvinsson, Eric T. MacKenzie, Bruce Luber, Sarah H. Lisanby, Julian Paul Keenan, Gorm Greisen and Dorthe Hansen and has published in prestigious journals such as New England Journal of Medicine, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and The Lancet.

In The Last Decade

Hans C. Lou

69 papers receiving 3.8k citations

Hit Papers

Impaired autoregulation of cerebral blood flow in the dis... 1979 2026 1994 2010 1979 100 200 300 400
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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. Impaired autoregulation of cerebral blood flow in the distressed newborn infant
    1979 473 citations Hans C. Lou, Niels A. Lassen et al. The Journal of Pediatrics profile →

Peers

Hans C. Lou
Asta K. Håberg Norway
Michael Westerveld United States
Muriel Walshe United Kingdom
Rodney A. Radtke United States
Carles Falcón Spain
Ulrika Ådén Sweden
Andrea Parolin Jackowski Brazil
Leo de Sonneville Netherlands
Andrew J. Lawrence United Kingdom
Andra Smith Canada
Asta K. Håberg Norway
Hans C. Lou
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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Hans C. Lou

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Hans C. Lou. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Hans C. Lou 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 Hans C. Lou. Hans C. Lou is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Luber, Bruce, Hans C. Lou, Julian Paul Keenan, & Sarah H. Lisanby. (2012). Self-enhancement processing in the default network: a single-pulse TMS study. Experimental Brain Research. 223(2). 177–187. 35 indexed citations
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Thomsen, Kristine Rømer, Hans C. Lou, Morten Joensson, et al.. (2011). Impact of Emotion on Consciousness: Positive Stimuli Enhance Conscious Reportability. PLoS ONE. 6(4). e18686–e18686. 10 indexed citations
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Lou, Hans C., Bruce Luber, Arielle D. Stanford, & Sarah H. Lisanby. (2010). Self-specific processing in the default network: a single-pulse TMS study. Experimental Brain Research. 207(1-2). 27–38. 45 indexed citations
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Lou, Hans C., Joachim Groß, Katja Biermann‐Ruben, Troels W. Kjær, & Alfons Schnitzler. (2009). Coherence in consciousness: Paralimbic gamma synchrony of self‐reference links conscious experiences. Human Brain Mapping. 31(2). 185–192. 30 indexed citations
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Kalkanoğlu, H. Serap, Kirsten Ahring, Lisbeth Birk Møller, et al.. (2005). Behavioural effects of phenylalanine‐free amino acid tablet supplementation in intellectually disabled adults with untreated phenylketonuria. Acta Paediatrica. 94(9). 1218–1222. 20 indexed citations
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Rosa‐Neto, Pedro, Hans C. Lou, Paul Cumming, et al.. (2005). Methylphenidate-evoked changes in striatal dopamine correlate with inattention and impulsivity in adolescents with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder. NeuroImage. 25(3). 868–876. 111 indexed citations
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Lou, Hans C., Pedro Rosa‐Neto, Ole Pryds, et al.. (2004). ADHD: increased dopamine receptor availability linked to attention deficit and low neonatal cerebral blood flow. Developmental Medicine & Child Neurology. 46(3). 179–83. 63 indexed citations
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Kjær, Troels W., et al.. (2002). Increased dopamine tone during meditation-induced change of consciousness. Cognitive Brain Research. 13(2). 255–259. 277 indexed citations
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Rosa‐Neto, Pedro, Hans C. Lou, Paul Cumming, Ole Pryds, & Albert Gjedde. (2002). Methylphenidate‐Evoked Potentiation of Extracellular Dopamine in the Brain of Adolescents with Premature Birth. Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences. 965(1). 434–439. 41 indexed citations
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Hansen, Dorthe, Hans C. Lou, & Jørn Olsen. (2000). Serious life events and congenital malformations: a national study with complete follow-up. The Lancet. 356(9233). 875–880. 173 indexed citations
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Pryds, Ole, et al.. (1998). Regional cerebral blood flow during seizures in neonates. The Journal of Pediatrics. 132(3). 431–435. 20 indexed citations
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Toft, Peter Bjerre, Helle Leth, Birgit Peitersen, Hans C. Lou, & Carsten Thomsen. (1996). The Apparent Diffusion Coefficient of Water in Gray and White Matter of the Infant Brain. Journal of Computer Assisted Tomography. 20(6). 1006–1011. 45 indexed citations
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Guldberg, Per, et al.. (1993). A novel missense mutation in the phenylalanine hydroxylase gene of a homozygous Pakistani patient with non-PKU hyperphenylalaninemia. Human Molecular Genetics. 2(7). 1061–1062. 5 indexed citations
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Nielsen, Jytte Bieber, Peter Bjerre Toft, Edith Reske‐Nielsen, et al.. (1993). Cerebral magnetic resonance spectroscopy in Rett syndrome. Brain and Development. 15(2). 107–112. 16 indexed citations
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Okano, Yoshiyuki, Randy C. Eisensmith, Flemming Güttler, et al.. (1991). Molecular Basis of Phenotypic Heterogeneity in Phenylketonuria. New England Journal of Medicine. 324(18). 1232–1238. 206 indexed citations
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Nielsen, Jytte Bieber, et al.. (1991). Cerebrospinal Fluid Rett Syndrome β‐Endorphin. Developmental Medicine & Child Neurology. 33(5). 406–411. 2 indexed citations
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Nielsen, Jytte Bieber, Hans C. Lou, & Jente Andresen. (1990). Biochemical and clinical effects of tyrosine and tryptophan in the rett syndrome. Brain and Development. 12(1). 143–147. 14 indexed citations
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Lou, Hans C., et al.. (1989). Intellectual Impairment with Regional Cerebral Dysfunction after Low Neonatal Cerebral Blood Flow. Acta Paediatrica. 78(s360). 72–82. 8 indexed citations
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Lou, Hans C., et al.. (1979). Impaired autoregulation of cerebral blood flow in the distressed newborn infant. The Journal of Pediatrics. 94(1). 118–121. 473 indexed citations breakdown →
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Lou, Hans C., et al.. (1979). Low cerebral blood flow: A risk factor in theneonate. The Journal of Pediatrics. 95(4). 606–609. 94 indexed citations

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