Pascal Benkert

12.1k total citations · 8 hit papers
89 papers, 7.6k citations indexed

About

Pascal Benkert is a scholar working on Pathology and Forensic Medicine, Neurology and Molecular Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Pascal Benkert has authored 89 papers receiving a total of 7.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 46 papers in Pathology and Forensic Medicine, 26 papers in Neurology and 25 papers in Molecular Biology. Recurrent topics in Pascal Benkert's work include Multiple Sclerosis Research Studies (44 papers), Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Research (11 papers) and Skin and Cellular Biology Research (10 papers). Pascal Benkert is often cited by papers focused on Multiple Sclerosis Research Studies (44 papers), Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Research (11 papers) and Skin and Cellular Biology Research (10 papers). Pascal Benkert collaborates with scholars based in Switzerland, Germany and United States. Pascal Benkert's co-authors include Torsten Schwede, Marco Biasini, Silvio C. E. Tosatto, Dietmar Schomburg, Jens Kühle, Florian Kiefer, James N. D. Battey, Konstantin Arnold, Lorenza Bordoli and David Leppert and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Nucleic Acids Research and Nature Communications.

In The Last Decade

Pascal Benkert

85 papers receiving 7.5k citations

Hit Papers

Toward the estimation of the absolute quality of individu... 2007 2026 2013 2019 2010 2008 2017 2007 2009 500 1000 1.5k
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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. Toward the estimation of the absolute quality of individual protein structure models
    2010 1.7k citations Pascal Benkert, Marco Biasini et al. Bioinformatics profile →
  2. Protein structure homology modeling using SWISS-MODEL workspace
    2008 1.0k citations Pascal Benkert, Torsten Schwede et al. profile →
  3. Serum Neurofilament light: A biomarker of neuronal damage in multiple sclerosis
    2017 819 citations Christian Barro, Pascal Benkert et al. Annals of Neurology profile →
  4. QMEAN: A comprehensive scoring function for model quality assessment
    2007 818 citations Pascal Benkert et al. profile →
  5. QMEAN server for protein model quality estimation
    2009 664 citations Pascal Benkert, Torsten Schwede et al. Nucleic Acids Research profile →
  6. Serum neurofilament light levels in normal aging and their association with morphologic brain changes
    2020 380 citations Michael Khalil, Lukas Pirpamer et al. profile →
  7. Serum neurofilament as a predictor of disease worsening and brain and spinal cord atrophy in multiple sclerosis
    2018 367 citations Christian Barro, Pascal Benkert et al. profile →
  8. Harmonizing Definitions for Progression Independent of Relapse Activity in Multiple Sclerosis
    2023 82 citations Jannis Müller, Alessandro Cagol et al. JAMA Neurology profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Pascal Benkert Switzerland 27 3.5k 1.6k 1.2k 755 744 89 7.6k
Yang Yang China 49 4.2k 1.2× 523 0.3× 416 0.3× 415 0.5× 715 1.0× 439 9.4k
Mariko Saito Japan 50 3.8k 1.1× 615 0.4× 387 0.3× 716 0.9× 727 1.0× 383 8.7k
Dongchon Kang Japan 54 6.7k 1.9× 618 0.4× 394 0.3× 635 0.8× 550 0.7× 225 10.2k
Μ. Borgers Belgium 57 3.6k 1.0× 1.0k 0.6× 576 0.5× 1.1k 1.5× 503 0.7× 315 12.9k
Michael Gekle Germany 51 3.6k 1.0× 554 0.3× 300 0.2× 458 0.6× 878 1.2× 241 8.0k
Hiroyuki Nakayama Japan 47 4.5k 1.3× 625 0.4× 351 0.3× 632 0.8× 898 1.2× 400 10.9k
Li Wang China 61 9.5k 2.7× 1.2k 0.7× 344 0.3× 617 0.8× 2.2k 2.9× 717 15.3k
Shigeru Chiba Japan 59 6.8k 1.9× 1.2k 0.7× 678 0.6× 1.0k 1.3× 2.3k 3.1× 404 15.8k
Feng Jin China 39 3.9k 1.1× 469 0.3× 489 0.4× 853 1.1× 1.1k 1.5× 217 8.1k
Wei Li China 46 5.0k 1.4× 267 0.2× 494 0.4× 777 1.0× 750 1.0× 325 9.2k

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All Works

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Delaby, Constance, Elisa De La Cruz, Jens Kühle, et al.. (2025). Comparative Performances of 4 Serum NfL Assays, pTau181, and GFAP in Patients With Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis. Neurology. 104(6). e213400–e213400. 6 indexed citations
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Ocampo‐Pineda, Mario, Alessandro Cagol, Pascal Benkert, et al.. (2025). White Matter Tract Degeneration in Multiple Sclerosis Patients With Progression Independent of Relapse Activity. Neurology Neuroimmunology & Neuroinflammation. 12(3). e200388–e200388. 1 indexed citations
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Benkert, Pascal, Anthony Seibert, Thomas Grüter, et al.. (2025). Serum Neurofilament Light Chain as a Biomarker for CIDP Diagnosis, Severity, and Treatment Outcome. Neurology Neuroimmunology & Neuroinflammation. 12(4). e200419–e200419. 1 indexed citations
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Booth, Ronald A., Daniel R. Beriault, Raphaël Schneider, et al.. (2025). Validation and generation of age-specific reference intervals for a new blood neurofilament light chain assay. Clinica Chimica Acta. 577. 120447–120447. 2 indexed citations
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Kim, Su Hyun, Patrick Schindler, Ki Hoon Kim, et al.. (2024). Blood-Based Biomarkers for Identifying Disease Activity in AQP4-IgG–Positive Neuromyelitis Optica Spectrum Disorder. JAMA Neurology. 82(2). 168–168. 4 indexed citations
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Chalkou, Konstantina, Pascal Benkert, Jens Kühle, et al.. (2024). Combining randomized and non‐randomized data to predict heterogeneous effects of competing treatments. Research Synthesis Methods. 15(4). 641–656. 2 indexed citations
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Müller, Jannis, Izanne Roos, Tomáš Kalinčík, et al.. (2024). Escalating to medium‐ versus high‐efficacy disease modifying therapy after low‐efficacy treatment in relapsing remitting multiple sclerosis. Brain and Behavior. 14(5). e3498–e3498. 2 indexed citations
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Delaby, Constance, Elisa De La Cruz, Jens Kühle, et al.. (2023). Serum neurofilament light chain cut‐off definition for clinical diagnosis and prognosis of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. European Journal of Neurology. 30(7). 1919–1927. 10 indexed citations
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Aeschbacher, Stefanie, Jens Kühle, Pascal Benkert, et al.. (2023). Concentrations of Serum Brain Injury Biomarkers Following SARS-CoV-2 Infection in Individuals with and without Long-COVID—Results from the Prospective Population-Based COVI-GAPP Study. Diagnostics. 13(13). 2167–2167. 5 indexed citations
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Buchmann, Arabella, Lukas Pirpamer, Daniela Pinter, et al.. (2023). High serum neurofilament light chain levels correlate with brain atrophy and physical disability in multiple sclerosis. European Journal of Neurology. 30(5). 1389–1399. 8 indexed citations
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Leppert, David, Mitsuru Watanabe, Sabine Schaedelin, et al.. (2023). Granulocyte activation markers in cerebrospinal fluid differentiate acute neuromyelitis spectrum disorder from multiple sclerosis. Journal of Neurology Neurosurgery & Psychiatry. 94(9). 726–737. 9 indexed citations
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Koini, Marisa, Lukas Pirpamer, Edith Hofer, et al.. (2021). Factors influencing serum neurofilament light chain levels in normal aging. Aging. 13(24). 25729–25738. 70 indexed citations
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Benkert, Pascal, Katja Akgün, Eline A.J. Willemse, et al.. (2021). Serum Neurofilament Light Chain: A Marker of Nervous System Damage in Myopathies. Frontiers in Neuroscience. 15. 791670–791670. 6 indexed citations
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Rübsamen, Nicole, Aleksandra Maleska Maceski, David Leppert, et al.. (2021). Serum neurofilament light and tau as prognostic markers for all-cause mortality in the elderly general population—an analysis from the MEMO study. BMC Medicine. 19(1). 38–38. 34 indexed citations
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Comabella, Manuel, Margareta A. Clarke, Sabine Schaedelin, et al.. (2021). CSF chitinase 3-like 1 is associated with iron rims in patients with a first demyelinating event. Multiple Sclerosis Journal. 28(1). 71–81. 20 indexed citations
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Kühle, Jens, Nadia Daizadeh, Pascal Benkert, et al.. (2021). Sustained reduction of serum neurofilament light chain over 7 years by alemtuzumab in early relapsing–remitting MS. Multiple Sclerosis Journal. 28(4). 573–582. 26 indexed citations
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Ramanujam, Ryan, Feng Zhu, Katharina Fink, et al.. (2020). Accurate classification of secondary progression in multiple sclerosis using a decision tree. Multiple Sclerosis Journal. 27(8). 1240–1249. 17 indexed citations
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Sutter, Raoul, Lisa Hert, Gian Marco De Marchis, et al.. (2020). Serum Neurofilament Light Chain Levels in the Intensive Care Unit: Comparison between Severely Ill Patients with and without Coronavirus Disease 2019. Annals of Neurology. 89(3). 610–616. 54 indexed citations
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Benkert, Pascal, Marco Biasini, & Torsten Schwede. (2010). Toward the estimation of the absolute quality of individual protein structure models. Bioinformatics. 27(3). 343–350. 1735 indexed citations breakdown →
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Benkert, Pascal, et al.. (2009). QMEAN server for protein model quality estimation. Nucleic Acids Research. 37(suppl_2). W510–W514. 664 indexed citations breakdown →

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