Othmar Schuhfried

1.7k total citations · 1 hit paper
41 papers, 1.2k citations indexed

About

Othmar Schuhfried is a scholar working on Surgery, Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging and Biomedical Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Othmar Schuhfried has authored 41 papers receiving a total of 1.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 20 papers in Surgery, 17 papers in Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging and 8 papers in Biomedical Engineering. Recurrent topics in Othmar Schuhfried's work include Peripheral Nerve Disorders (7 papers), Infrared Thermography in Medicine (7 papers) and Orthopedic Surgery and Rehabilitation (7 papers). Othmar Schuhfried is often cited by papers focused on Peripheral Nerve Disorders (7 papers), Infrared Thermography in Medicine (7 papers) and Orthopedic Surgery and Rehabilitation (7 papers). Othmar Schuhfried collaborates with scholars based in Austria, Germany and United States. Othmar Schuhfried's co-authors include Veronika Fialka‐Moser, Tatjana Paternostro‐Sluga, Christian Mittermaier, Gerda Vacariu, Martin Posch, Christian Bittner, Martina Grim-Stieger, Karin Pieber, Richard Crevenna and Patrick Vavken and has published in prestigious journals such as PLoS ONE, Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation and Atherosclerosis.

In The Last Decade

Othmar Schuhfried

40 papers receiving 1.2k citations

Hit Papers

Reliability and validity of the Medical Research Council ... 2008 2026 2014 2020 2008 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. Reliability and validity of the Medical Research Council (MRC) scale and a modified scale for testing muscle strength in patients with radial palsy
    2008 445 citations Tatjana Paternostro‐Sluga, Othmar Schuhfried et al. Journal of Rehabilitation Medicine profile →

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Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Othmar Schuhfried Austria 14 354 223 200 189 174 41 1.2k
Ming‐Yen Hsiao Taiwan 22 523 1.5× 283 1.3× 192 1.0× 119 0.6× 228 1.3× 87 1.4k
Evren Yaşar Türkiye 22 500 1.4× 245 1.1× 275 1.4× 263 1.4× 92 0.5× 84 1.4k
Hatice Rana Erdem Türkiye 19 344 1.0× 340 1.5× 276 1.4× 98 0.5× 141 0.8× 75 1.5k
Bijan Forogh Iran 22 344 1.0× 233 1.0× 228 1.1× 171 0.9× 177 1.0× 70 1.3k
B. Parratte France 24 595 1.7× 153 0.7× 506 2.5× 185 1.0× 203 1.2× 79 1.8k
Bum Sun Kwon South Korea 17 281 0.8× 82 0.4× 176 0.9× 280 1.5× 79 0.5× 84 1.3k
Ilse M.P. Arts Netherlands 12 288 0.8× 337 1.5× 457 2.3× 121 0.6× 143 0.8× 13 1.7k
Aase Wagner Denmark 18 266 0.8× 369 1.7× 406 2.0× 139 0.7× 89 0.5× 44 1.6k
Ümit Dündar Türkiye 21 282 0.8× 180 0.8× 86 0.4× 98 0.5× 208 1.2× 69 1.2k
Wendy King United States 27 602 1.7× 155 0.7× 440 2.2× 275 1.5× 121 0.7× 45 3.8k

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All Works

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Schuhfried, Othmar, et al.. (2020). Effectiveness of focused extracorporeal shock wave therapy in the treatment of carpal tunnel syndrome. Wiener klinische Wochenschrift. 133(11-12). 568–577. 14 indexed citations
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Sturma, Agnes, Othmar Schuhfried, Timothy Hasenoehrl, et al.. (2019). The long-term effects of an implantable drop foot stimulator on gait in hemiparetic patients. PLoS ONE. 14(4). e0214991–e0214991. 3 indexed citations
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Schuhfried, Othmar, Malvina Herceg, Karin Pieber, & Tatjana Paternostro‐Sluga. (2016). Interrater Repeatability of Motor Nerve Conduction Velocity of the Ulnar Nerve. American Journal of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation. 96(1). 45–49. 2 indexed citations
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Schuhfried, Othmar, et al.. (2016). Effects of Pulsed Ultrasound Therapy on Sensory Nerve Conduction Parameters and the Pain Threshold Perceptions in Humans. PM&R. 9(8). 781–786. 5 indexed citations
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Pieber, Karin, Malvina Herceg, Tatjana Paternostro‐Sluga, & Othmar Schuhfried. (2015). Optimizing stimulation parameters in functional electrical stimulation of denervated muscles: a cross-sectional study. Journal of NeuroEngineering and Rehabilitation. 12(1). 51–51. 36 indexed citations
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Vyskocil, Erich, Wolfgang Gruther, Irene Steiner, & Othmar Schuhfried. (2014). Identification of International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health Categories for Patients with Peripheral Arterial Disease. American Journal of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation. 93(7). 570–578. 1 indexed citations
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Schlager, Oliver, Alexandra Hammer, Othmar Schuhfried, et al.. (2012). Impact of exercise training on inflammation and platelet activation in patients with intermittent claudication. Swiss Medical Weekly. 142(3334). w13623–w13623. 19 indexed citations
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Schuhfried, Othmar, et al.. (2012). Non-invasive neuromuscular electrical stimulation in patients with central nervous system lesions: An educational review. Journal of Rehabilitation Medicine. 44(2). 99–105. 82 indexed citations
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Michaelidou, Maria, Malvina Herceg, Othmar Schuhfried, et al.. (2011). Correlation of functional recovery with the course of electrophysiological parameters after free muscle transfer for reconstruction of the smile in irreversible facial palsy. Muscle & Nerve. 44(5). 741–748. 5 indexed citations
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Schlager, Oliver, Othmar Schuhfried, Daniela Seidinger, et al.. (2011). Exercise training increases endothelial progenitor cells and decreases asymmetric dimethylarginine in peripheral arterial disease: A randomized controlled trial. Atherosclerosis. 217(1). 240–248. 109 indexed citations
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Vavken, Patrick, et al.. (2009). Effectiveness of pulsed electromagnetic field therapy in the management of osteoarthritis of the knee: A meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials. Journal of Rehabilitation Medicine. 41(6). 406–411. 63 indexed citations
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Schuhfried, Othmar, et al.. (2005). Effects of whole-body vibration in patients with multiple sclerosis: a pilot study. Clinical Rehabilitation. 19(8). 834–842. 169 indexed citations
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Schuhfried, Othmar, Christian Kollmann, & Tatjana Paternostro‐Sluga. (2005). Excitability of chronic hemiparetic muscles: determination of chronaxie values and strength-duration curves and its implication in functional electrical stimulation. IEEE Transactions on Neural Systems and Rehabilitation Engineering. 13(1). 105–109. 9 indexed citations
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Schuhfried, Othmar, et al.. (2005). The Effects of Low-Dosed and High-Dosed Low-Frequency Electromagnetic Fields on Microcirculation and Skin Temperature in Healthy Subjects. International Journal of Sports Medicine. 26(10). 886–890. 23 indexed citations
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Schuhfried, Othmar, Gerda Vacariu, Andreas Köpf, & Tatjana Paternostro‐Sluga. (2004). Relative slowing of the median antidromic sensory nerve conduction velocity to the ring finger in screening for carpal tunnel syndrome. The Journal Of Hand Surgery. 29(5). 947–952. 10 indexed citations
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Paternostro‐Sluga, Tatjana, Othmar Schuhfried, Gerda Vacariu, Thomas Lang, & Veronika Fialka‐Moser. (2002). Chronaxie and Accommodation Index in the Diagnosis of Muscle Denervation. American Journal of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation. 81(4). 253–260. 25 indexed citations
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Schuhfried, Othmar, et al.. (2000). Klinische Wirksamkeiten der Magnetfeldtherapie - eine Literaturubersicht. PubMed. 27(3). 62–68. 35 indexed citations
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Schuhfried, Othmar, Gerda Vacariu, Thomas Lang, et al.. (2000). Thermographic parameters in the diagnosis of secondary Raynaud's phenomenon. Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation. 81(4). 495–499. 34 indexed citations

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