Maria Wasner

2.7k total citations · 1 hit paper
28 papers, 1.8k citations indexed

About

Maria Wasner is a scholar working on Neurology, Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health and Clinical Psychology. According to data from OpenAlex, Maria Wasner has authored 28 papers receiving a total of 1.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 16 papers in Neurology, 15 papers in Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health and 8 papers in Clinical Psychology. Recurrent topics in Maria Wasner's work include Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Research (14 papers), Palliative Care and End-of-Life Issues (14 papers) and Parkinson's Disease Mechanisms and Treatments (5 papers). Maria Wasner is often cited by papers focused on Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Research (14 papers), Palliative Care and End-of-Life Issues (14 papers) and Parkinson's Disease Mechanisms and Treatments (5 papers). Maria Wasner collaborates with scholars based in Germany, United Kingdom and Switzerland. Maria Wasner's co-authors include Gian Domenico Borasio, Christian Neudert, Martin Fegg, Susanne Petri, Barbara Tomik, Mamede de Carvalho, Vincenzo Silani, Pierre‐François Pradat, Sharon Abrahams and Karen Morrison and has published in prestigious journals such as Neurology, Movement Disorders and Journal of the Neurological Sciences.

In The Last Decade

Maria Wasner

24 papers receiving 1.7k citations

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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.

EFNS guidelines on the Clinical Management of Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (MALS) – revised report of an EFNS task force

2011 788 citations Peter M. Andersen, Sharon Abrahams et al. European Journal of Neurology profile →

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Maria Wasner Germany	13	1.2k	676	425	415	156	28	1.8k
Wendy Johnston Canada	22	1.8k 1.5×	930 1.4×	549 1.3×	481 1.2×	187 1.2×	54	2.8k
Carin D. Schröder Netherlands	22	486 0.4×	337 0.5×	120 0.3×	252 0.6×	39 0.3×	57	1.4k
Barbara A. Bremer United States	14	517 0.4×	263 0.4×	165 0.4×	173 0.4×	26 0.2×	23	992
Leah Ellenberg United States	16	131 0.1×	339 0.5×	228 0.5×	217 0.5×	295 1.9×	19	1.6k
Matthew T. White United States	21	350 0.3×	44 0.1×	58 0.1×	286 0.7×	249 1.6×	48	1.7k
Shana Jacobs United States	23	69 0.1×	74 0.1×	730 1.7×	143 0.3×	154 1.0×	50	1.8k
Charlotte Ytterberg Sweden	28	323 0.3×	38 0.1×	233 0.5×	120 0.3×	31 0.2×	99	2.2k
Fiona Schulte Canada	24	40 0.0×	147 0.2×	386 0.9×	389 0.9×	99 0.6×	118	1.6k
Jane Valentine Australia	24	654 0.5×	117 0.2×	122 0.3×	220 0.5×	93 0.6×	65	1.6k
Wojciech Kułąk Poland	21	114 0.1×	42 0.1×	123 0.3×	139 0.3×	56 0.4×	141	1.3k

Countries citing papers authored by Maria Wasner

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Fields of papers citing papers by Maria Wasner

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Maria Wasner

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

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Wolff, Daniel, et al.. (2025). “ I can’t do it anymore”: a qualitative study on the emergence of crisis in outpatient palliative care—the perspective of family caregivers. BMC Palliative Care. 24(1). 39–39. 1 indexed citations

Roulston, Audrey, et al.. (2023). The impact of COVID-19 on palliative care social work: An online survey by a European Association of Palliative Care Task Force. Palliative Medicine. 37(6). 884–892. 2 indexed citations

Wasner, Maria, et al.. (2022). Thick Mucus in ALS: A Mixed-Method Study on Associated Factors and Its Impact on Quality of Life of Patients and Caregivers. Brain Sciences. 12(2). 252–252. 5 indexed citations

Wasner, Maria. (2020). Lebensqualität. Spiritual Care.

Firth, Pam, et al.. (2020). Social work in hospice and palliative care in Europe: Findings from an EAPC survey. Palliative & Supportive Care. 18(6). 662–669. 13 indexed citations

Wasner, Maria. (2019). Kultursensible Begleitung am Lebensende: Beitrag der Sozialen Arbeit. Spiritual Care. 8(2). 173–183.

Wasner, Maria, Piret Paal, & Gian Domenico Borasio. (2013). Psychosocial Care for the Caregivers of Primary Malignant Brain Tumor Patients. Journal of Social Work in End-of-Life & Palliative Care. 9(1). 74–95. 52 indexed citations

Andersen, Peter M., Sharon Abrahams, Gian Domenico Borasio, et al.. (2011). EFNS guidelines on the Clinical Management of Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (MALS) – revised report of an EFNS task force. European Journal of Neurology. 19(3). 360–375. 788 indexed citations breakdown →

Fegg, Martin, Monika Brandstätter, Ralf J. Jox, et al.. (2010). Meaning in life in patients with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis. 11(5). 469–474. 44 indexed citations

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Herzog, Jan, M. Pinsker, Maria Wasner, et al.. (2007). Stimulation of subthalamic fibre tracts reduces dyskinesias in STN‐DBS. Movement Disorders. 22(5). 679–684. 53 indexed citations

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Jox, Ralf J., et al.. (2007). The wish to hasten death among ALS patients in a palliative care program. Aktuelle Neurologie. 34(S 2). 3 indexed citations

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Fegg, Martin, Maria Wasner, Christian Neudert, & Gian Domenico Borasio. (2005). Personal Values and Individual Quality of Life in Palliative Care Patients. Journal of Pain and Symptom Management. 30(2). 154–159. 77 indexed citations

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Wasner, Maria, et al.. (2004). Sexuality in patients with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis and their partners. Journal of Neurology. 251(4). 445–448. 35 indexed citations

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Neudert, Christian, Maria Wasner, & Gian Domenico Borasio. (2004). Individual Quality of Life is not Correlated with Health-Related Quality of Life or Physical Function in Patients with Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis. Journal of Palliative Medicine. 7(4). 551–557. 106 indexed citations

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Steinbüchel, Nicole von, et al.. (2003). Quality of life and psychosocial issues in ventilated patients with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis and their caregivers. Journal of Pain and Symptom Management. 26(4). 890–896. 161 indexed citations

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Borasio, Gian Domenico, et al.. (2002). Die amyotrophe Lateralsklerose: ein Paradigma für nichtonkologische Palliativforschung. Zeitschrift für Palliativmedizin. 3(4). 105–112. 1 indexed citations

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Neudert, Christian, David J. Oliver, Maria Wasner, & Gian Domenico Borasio. (2001). The course of the terminal phase in patients with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. Journal of Neurology. 248(7). 612–616. 146 indexed citations

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Wasner, Maria, et al.. (2001). The use of alternative medicine by patients with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. Journal of the Neurological Sciences. 191(1-2). 151–154. 43 indexed citations

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Neudert, Christian, Maria Wasner, & Gian Domenico Borasio. (2001). Patients' assessment of quality of life instruments: a randomised study of SIP, SF-36 and SEIQoL-DW in patients with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. Journal of the Neurological Sciences. 191(1-2). 103–109. 119 indexed citations

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Karg, O, et al.. (1998). Nichtinvasive intermittierende Selbstbeatmung (ISB) als Palliativmaßnahme bei amyotropher Lateralsklerose. Der Nervenarzt. 69(12). 1074–1082. 12 indexed citations

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