Hermann O. Handwerker

9.5k total citations · 1 hit paper
101 papers, 7.2k citations indexed

About

Hermann O. Handwerker is a scholar working on Physiology, Cognitive Neuroscience and Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience. According to data from OpenAlex, Hermann O. Handwerker has authored 101 papers receiving a total of 7.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 66 papers in Physiology, 22 papers in Cognitive Neuroscience and 19 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience. Recurrent topics in Hermann O. Handwerker's work include Pain Mechanisms and Treatments (58 papers), Dermatology and Skin Diseases (18 papers) and Pain Management and Treatment (16 papers). Hermann O. Handwerker is often cited by papers focused on Pain Mechanisms and Treatments (58 papers), Dermatology and Skin Diseases (18 papers) and Pain Management and Treatment (16 papers). Hermann O. Handwerker collaborates with scholars based in Germany, Sweden and Norway. Hermann O. Handwerker's co-authors include Martin Schmelz, Frank Birklein, Christian Maihöfner, B. Neundörfer, Roland Schmidt, H. E. Torebjörk, Clemens Forster, Andreas Bickel, Barbara Namer and Gerd Kobal and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Neuroscience, Physiological Reviews and PLoS ONE.

In The Last Decade

Hermann O. Handwerker

101 papers receiving 6.9k 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.

Specific C-Receptors for Itch in Human Skin

1997 637 citations Martin Schmelz, Roland Schmidt et al. Journal of Neuroscience profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Hermann O. Handwerker Germany	49	4.4k	1.5k	1.5k	1.3k	1.2k	101	7.2k
H. E. Torebjörk Sweden	39	4.2k 1.0×	923 0.6×	861 0.6×	357 0.3×	1.6k 1.3×	53	7.5k
Donald A. Simone United States	51	6.8k 1.6×	2.0k 1.3×	1.0k 0.7×	545 0.4×	3.3k 2.7×	142	10.1k
Yun Guan United States	46	3.6k 0.8×	1.3k 0.9×	775 0.5×	1.2k 0.9×	2.3k 1.9×	201	7.3k
Roland Schmidt Sweden	33	2.5k 0.6×	442 0.3×	902 0.6×	162 0.1×	1.0k 0.8×	54	4.3k
Walter Magerl Germany	50	5.0k 1.1×	2.5k 1.6×	241 0.2×	946 0.7×	800 0.7×	111	8.1k
Yong‐Jing Gao China	48	5.5k 1.3×	889 0.6×	462 0.3×	322 0.2×	3.1k 2.5×	114	8.5k
E. Carstens United States	40	2.0k 0.4×	335 0.2×	371 0.3×	328 0.2×	1.4k 1.2×	139	4.4k
Clemens Forster Germany	30	1.4k 0.3×	410 0.3×	392 0.3×	211 0.2×	468 0.4×	61	2.9k
Hans‐Georg Schaible Germany	56	6.0k 1.4×	2.1k 1.4×	142 0.1×	341 0.3×	3.2k 2.6×	172	9.8k
Koichi Noguchi Japan	62	7.4k 1.7×	1.2k 0.8×	241 0.2×	310 0.2×	5.7k 4.7×	197	12.4k

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Namer, Barbara & Hermann O. Handwerker. (2009). Translational nociceptor research as guide to human pain perceptions and pathophysiology. Experimental Brain Research. 196(1). 163–172. 17 indexed citations

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Handwerker, Hermann O.. (2009). Microneurography of pruritus. Neuroscience Letters. 470(3). 193–196. 31 indexed citations

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Handwerker, Hermann O.. (2007). Von Descartes bis zur fMRI: Schmerztheorien und Schmerzkonzepte. Der Schmerz. 21(4). 307–317. 3 indexed citations

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Forster, Clemens, et al.. (2007). Itch Induced by a Novel Method Leads to Limbic Deactivations— A Functional MRI Study. Journal of Neurophysiology. 98(4). 2347–2356. 75 indexed citations

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Namer, Barbara, Marita Hilliges, Kristin Ørstavik, et al.. (2007). Endothelin1 activates and sensitizes human C-nociceptors. Pain. 137(1). 41–49. 40 indexed citations

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Ørstavik, Kristin, Barbara Namer, Roland Schmidt, et al.. (2006). Abnormal Function of C-Fibers in Patients with Diabetic Neuropathy. Journal of Neuroscience. 26(44). 11287–11294. 159 indexed citations

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Maihöfner, Christian, Clemens Forster, Frank Birklein, B. Neundörfer, & Hermann O. Handwerker. (2005). Brain processing during mechanical hyperalgesia in complex regional pain syndrome: a functional MRI study. Pain. 114(1). 93–103. 168 indexed citations

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Maihöfner, Christian, Martin Schmelz, Clemens Forster, B. Neundörfer, & Hermann O. Handwerker. (2004). Neural activation during experimental allodynia: a functional magnetic resonance imaging study. European Journal of Neuroscience. 19(12). 3211–3218. 84 indexed citations

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Weidner, Christian, Roland Schmidt, Martin Schmelz, H. E. Torebjörk, & Hermann O. Handwerker. (2003). Action potential conduction in the terminal arborisation of nociceptive C-fibre afferents. The Journal of Physiology. 547(3). 931–940. 28 indexed citations

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Maihöfner, Christian, B. Neundörfer, Hermann Stefan, & Hermann O. Handwerker. (2003). Cortical processing of brush-evoked allodynia. Neuroreport. 14(6). 785–789. 32 indexed citations

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Weidner, Christian, Roland Schmidt, Martin Schmelz, H. E. Torebjörk, & Hermann O. Handwerker. (2003). Action potential conduction in the terminal arborisation of nociceptive C-fibre afferents. The Journal of Physiology. 547(3). 931–940. 31 indexed citations

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Andersson, Jesper, Anders Lilja, Per Hartvig, et al.. (1997). Somatotopic organization along the central sulcus, for pain localization in humans, as revealed by positron emission tomography. Experimental Brain Research. 117(2). 192–199. 119 indexed citations

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Koppert, Wolfgang, G. Heyer, & Hermann O. Handwerker. (1996). Atopic Eczema and Histamine-lnduced Sensations. Dermatology. 192(3). 227–232. 9 indexed citations

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Heyer, G., et al.. (1996). Antipruritugener Effekt antihistaminerger und lokalanästhetischer Externa nach iontophoretischem Histaminreiz*. Der Hautarzt. 47(5). 355–360. 9 indexed citations

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Lang, E., et al.. (1995). Function of thick and thin nerve fibers in carpal tunnel syndrome before and after surgical treatment. Muscle & Nerve. 18(2). 207–215. 34 indexed citations

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Neundörfer, B., et al.. (1995). Comparison of different algorithms for evaluation of respiratory sinus arrhytmia: cross-correlation function histogram analysis and regression analysis.. PubMed. 44(3). 197–203. 5 indexed citations

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Heyer, G., et al.. (1995). Histamine-induced itch and alloknesis (itchy skin) in atopic eczema patients and controls.. Acta Dermato Venereologica. 75(5). 348–352. 47 indexed citations

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Forster, Clemens, Walter Magerl, Alexander Beck, et al.. (1992). Differential effects of dipyrone, ibuprofen, and paracetamol on experimentally induced pain in man. Inflammation Research. 35(1-2). 112–121. 38 indexed citations

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Magerl, Walter, Götz Geldner, & Hermann O. Handwerker. (1990). Pain and vascular reflexes in man elicited by prolonged noxious mechano-stimulation. Pain. 43(2). 219–225. 49 indexed citations

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Heyer, G., O. P. Hornstein, & Hermann O. Handwerker. (1989). Skin Reactions and Itch Sensation Induced by Epicutaneous Histamine Application in Atopic Dermatitis and Controls. Journal of Investigative Dermatology. 93(4). 492–496. 77 indexed citations

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