Orrin Devinsky

66.0k total citations · 16 hit papers
743 papers, 41.3k citations indexed

About

Orrin Devinsky is a scholar working on Psychiatry and Mental health, Cognitive Neuroscience and Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health. According to data from OpenAlex, Orrin Devinsky has authored 743 papers receiving a total of 41.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 430 papers in Psychiatry and Mental health, 234 papers in Cognitive Neuroscience and 195 papers in Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health. Recurrent topics in Orrin Devinsky's work include Epilepsy research and treatment (405 papers), Pharmacological Effects and Toxicity Studies (152 papers) and Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research (127 papers). Orrin Devinsky is often cited by papers focused on Epilepsy research and treatment (405 papers), Pharmacological Effects and Toxicity Studies (152 papers) and Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research (127 papers). Orrin Devinsky collaborates with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and Australia. Orrin Devinsky's co-authors include Brent A. Vogt, Martha J. Morrell, Werner Doyle, Daniel Friedman, Kenneth Perrine, Thomas Thesen, Joyce A. Cramer, Souhel Najjar, Chad Carlson and D Luciano and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and New England Journal of Medicine.

In The Last Decade

Orrin Devinsky

726 papers receiving 39.9k citations

Hit Papers

5 papers align trajectories

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.

Contributions of anterior cingulate cortex to behaviour

1995 2.7k citations Orrin Devinsky et al. profile →
Trial of Cannabidiol for Drug-Resistant Seizures in the Dravet Syndrome

2017 1.2k citations Orrin Devinsky, Linda Laux et al. profile →
Epilepsy surgery.

1993 1.0k citations Orrin Devinsky et al. profile →
NeuroGrid: recording action potentials from the surface of the brain

2014 729 citations Thomas Thesen, Werner Doyle et al. profile →
Cannabidiol: Pharmacology and potential therapeutic role in epilepsy and other neuropsychiatric disorders

2014 690 citations Orrin Devinsky, Jacqueline A. French et al. Epilepsia profile →
Effect of Cannabidiol on Drop Seizures in the Lennox–Gastaut Syndrome

2018 661 citations Orrin Devinsky, Anup D. Patel et al. profile →
Epilepsy

2018 650 citations Orrin Devinsky, Ingrid E. Scheffer et al. profile →
Glia and epilepsy: excitability and inflammation

2013 623 citations Orrin Devinsky et al. profile →
Development and Cross‐Cultural Translations of a 31‐Item Quality of Life in Epilepsy Inventory

1998 600 citations Orrin Devinsky, Kimford J. Meador et al. Epilepsia profile →
Neuroinflammation and psychiatric illness

2013 560 citations Orrin Devinsky et al. profile →
Development of the Quality of Life in Epilepsy Inventory

1995 524 citations Orrin Devinsky, Kimford J. Meador et al. Epilepsia profile →
Sudden unexpected death in epilepsy: epidemiology, mechanisms, and prevention

2016 458 citations Orrin Devinsky, Dale C. Hesdorffer et al. profile →
Measurements and models of electric fields in the in vivo human brain during transcranial electric stimulation

2017 389 citations Daniel Friedman, Werner Doyle et al. eLife profile →
Immediate neurophysiological effects of transcranial electrical stimulation

2018 373 citations Orrin Devinsky et al. Nature Communications profile →
Randomized, dose-ranging safety trial of cannabidiol in Dravet syndrome

2018 340 citations Orrin Devinsky, Anup D. Patel et al. Neurology profile →
Fenfluramine hydrochloride for the treatment of seizures in Dravet syndrome: a randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial

2019 249 citations Linda Laux, Orrin Devinsky et al. profile →

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20 of 20 papers shown

#	Work	Indexed citations
1	A left-lateralized dorsolateral prefrontal network for naming 2025 ·Cell Reports ·(unknown), Patricia Dugan, Werner Doyle, Orrin Devinsky, Daniel Friedman, Adeen Flinker	1
2	Timing and location of speech errors induced by direct cortical stimulation 2024 ·Brain Communications ·(unknown), (unknown), Daniel Friedman, Patricia Dugan, Werner Doyle, Orrin Devinsky, Adeen Flinker	5
3	Speech-induced suppression and vocal feedback sensitivity in human cortex 2024 ·eLife ·Müge Özker, (unknown), Patricia Dugan, Werner Doyle, Daniel Friedman, Orrin Devinsky, Adeen Flinker	3
4	Effects of ganaxolone on non-seizure outcomes in CDKL5 Deficiency Disorder: Double-blind placebo-controlled randomized trial 2024 ·European Journal of Paediatric Neurology ·Jenny Downs, Peter Jacoby, Nicola Specchio, (unknown), (unknown), Nadia Bahi‐Buisson, Rajsekar R. Rajaraman, Bernhard Suter, Orrin Devinsky, (unknown), Gregory D. Busse, Heather E. Olson, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown)	6
5	Association between changes in carbohydrate intake and long term weight changes: prospective cohort study 2023 ·BMJ ·Yi Wan, Deirdre K. Tobias, Kristine K. Dennis, Marta Guasch‐Ferré, Qi Sun, Eric B. Rimm, Frank B. Hu, David S. Ludwig, Orrin Devinsky, Walter C. Willett	28
6	Expanding genotype–phenotype correlations in FOXG1 syndrome: results from a patient registry 2023 ·Orphanet Journal of Rare Diseases ·Elise Brimble, (unknown), (unknown), Orrin Devinsky, Maura Ruzhnikov, Xilma R. Ortiz‐González, Ingrid E. Scheffer, Nadia Bahi‐Buisson, Heather E. Olson	7
7	Long‐term treatment with ganaxolone for seizures associated with cyclin‐dependent kinase‐like 5 deficiency disorder: Two‐year open‐label extension follow‐up 2023 ·Epilepsia ·Heather E. Olson, Sam Amin, Nadia Bahi‐Buisson, Orrin Devinsky, Eric D. Marsh, Elia Pestana‐Knight, Rajsekar R. Rajaraman, Alex A. Aimetti, (unknown), Fanhui Kong, Ian Miller, Joseph Hulihan, Scott Demarest	16
8	Heterogeneous nuclear ribonucleoprotein U (HNRNPU) safeguards the developing mouse cortex 2022 ·Nature Communications ·Tamar Sapir, Aditya Kshirsagar, Anna Gorelik, Tsviya Olender, Ziv Porat, Ingrid E. Scheffer, David B. Goldstein, Orrin Devinsky, Orly Reiner	24
9	Proteomic differences in the hippocampus and cortex of epilepsy brain tissue 2021 ·Brain Communications ·Geoffrey Pires, Dominique Leitner, Eleanor Drummond, Evgeny Kanshin, Shruti Nayak, Manor Askenazi, Arline Faustin, Daniel Friedman, (unknown), Beatrix Ueberheide, Thomas Wısnıewskı, Orrin Devinsky	36
10	Blinded review of hippocampal neuropathology in sudden unexplained death in childhood reveals inconsistent observations and similarities to explained paediatric deaths 2021 ·Neuropathology and Applied Neurobiology ·Dominique Leitner, Declan McGuone, Christopher William, Arline Faustin, Manor Askenazi, Matija Snuderl, (unknown), Heather Jarrell, (unknown), Ross R. Reichard, Colin Smith, Victor W. Weedn, Thomas Wısnıewskı, Laura Gould, Orrin Devinsky	11
11	FDA safety warning on the cardiac effects of lamotrigine: An advisory from the Ad Hoc ILAE/AES Task Force 2021 ·Epilepsia Open ·Jacqueline A. French, Emilio Perucca, Josemir W. Sander, Lennart Bergfeldt, Michel Baulac, David S. Auerbach, Mark R. Keezer, Roland D. Thijs, Orrin Devinsky, David G. Vossler, Timothy E. Welty	47
12	Sudden Unexpected Death in Epilepsy 2021 ·Neurology ·Ashwani Jha, Cheongeun Oh, Dale C. Hesdorffer, Beate Diehl, Sasha Devore, Martin J. Brodie, Torbjörn Tomson, Josemir W. Sander, Thaddeus S. Walczak, Orrin Devinsky	25
13	SUDEP classification: Discordances between forensic investigators and epileptologists 2020 ·Epilepsia ·Chloe Verducci, Daniel Friedman, Elizabeth Donner, Juliana Laze, Orrin Devinsky	11
14	Methylphenidate for attention problems in epilepsy patients: Safety and efficacy 2020 ·Epilepsy & Behavior ·(unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Orrin Devinsky, Kimford J. Meador	6
15	Pharmacotherapy with sertraline rescues brain development and behavior in a mouse model of CDKL5 deficiency disorder 2019 ·Neuropharmacology ·Claudia Fuchs, Laura Gennaccaro, Elisa Ren, Giuseppe Galvani, Stefania Trazzi, Giorgio Medici, Manuela Loi, (unknown), Orrin Devinsky, Roberto Rimondini, Elisabetta Ciani	13
16	Long‐term safety and treatment effects of cannabidiol in children and adults with treatment‐resistant epilepsies: Expanded access program results 2018 ·Epilepsia ·Jerzy P. Szaflarski, E. Martina Bebin, Anne M. Comi, Anup D. Patel, Charuta Joshi, Daniel Checketts, Jules C. Beal, Linda Laux, (unknown), Matthew H. Wong, (unknown), Orrin Devinsky, Paul D. Lyons, (unknown), Robert Wechsler, (unknown)	158
17	Time-resolved neural reinstatement and pattern separation during memory decisions in human hippocampus 2018 ·Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences ·Lynn J. Lohnas, Katherine Duncan, Werner Doyle, Thomas Thesen, Orrin Devinsky, Lila Davachi	40
18	Superficial Slow Rhythms Integrate Cortical Processing in Humans 2018 ·Scientific Reports ·Mila Halgren, Dániel Fabó, István Ulbert, Joseph R. Madsen, Lóránd Erőss, Werner Doyle, Orrin Devinsky, Donald L. Schomer, Sydney S. Cash, Eric Halgren	44
19	The Human K-Complex Represents an Isolated Cortical Down-State 2009 ·Science ·Sydney S. Cash, Eric Halgren, Nima Dehghani, Andrea O. Rossetti, Thomas Thesen, Chunmao Wang, Orrin Devinsky, Ruben Kuzniecky, Werner Doyle, Joseph R. Madsen, Edward B Bromfield, Lóránd Erőss, Péter Halász, George Karmos, (unknown), Lúcia Wittner, István Ulbert	272
20	Nonepileptic Seizures 1995 ·Neurologic Clinics ·Orrin Devinsky, (unknown)	25

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