Rainer Abel

2.8k total citations
88 papers, 1.8k citations indexed

About

Rainer Abel is a scholar working on Surgery, Pathology and Forensic Medicine and Rehabilitation. According to data from OpenAlex, Rainer Abel has authored 88 papers receiving a total of 1.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 54 papers in Surgery, 54 papers in Pathology and Forensic Medicine and 18 papers in Rehabilitation. Recurrent topics in Rainer Abel's work include Spinal Cord Injury Research (45 papers), Spinal Fractures and Fixation Techniques (20 papers) and Stroke Rehabilitation and Recovery (17 papers). Rainer Abel is often cited by papers focused on Spinal Cord Injury Research (45 papers), Spinal Fractures and Fixation Techniques (20 papers) and Stroke Rehabilitation and Recovery (17 papers). Rainer Abel collaborates with scholars based in Germany, Switzerland and United States. Rainer Abel's co-authors include Armin Curt, Hans Jürgen Gerner, Norbert Weidner, Rüdiger Rupp, Thomas Meiners, Doris Maier, Eric Steck, Anja Winter, Wiltrud Richter and Helge Bertram and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature Communications, Gastroenterology and PLoS ONE.

In The Last Decade

Rainer Abel

80 papers receiving 1.8k citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Rainer Abel Germany 24 1.0k 952 326 293 202 88 1.8k
Michel Wyndaele Netherlands 13 642 0.6× 401 0.4× 258 0.8× 236 0.8× 134 0.7× 38 1.2k
Gianna M. Rodriguez United States 18 576 0.6× 304 0.3× 241 0.7× 140 0.5× 196 1.0× 47 1.2k
Anthony S. Burns Canada 27 1.6k 1.6× 778 0.8× 92 0.3× 422 1.4× 425 2.1× 59 2.3k
B. Perrouin-Verbe France 22 641 0.6× 590 0.6× 1.1k 3.3× 196 0.7× 140 0.7× 107 2.5k
P. Thoumie France 22 460 0.4× 386 0.4× 336 1.0× 135 0.5× 107 0.5× 73 1.6k
J-J Wyndaele Belgium 13 787 0.8× 391 0.4× 438 1.3× 258 0.9× 160 0.8× 16 1.6k
B. Parratte France 24 222 0.2× 595 0.6× 507 1.6× 75 0.3× 185 0.9× 79 1.8k
V. Castellano Italy 20 561 0.5× 214 0.2× 90 0.3× 108 0.4× 258 1.3× 34 1.3k
P. Gallien France 21 485 0.5× 145 0.2× 445 1.4× 68 0.2× 214 1.1× 111 1.5k
Gunnar Leivseth Norway 28 966 0.9× 884 0.9× 140 0.4× 95 0.3× 103 0.5× 57 2.2k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Rainer Abel

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Rainer Abel

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

All Works

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Dengler, Jana, Armin Curt, Martin Schubert, et al.. (2025). Ulnar compound muscle action potentials predict hand muscle strength 1 year after cervical spinal cord injury: A retrospective analysis. Annals of Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine. 68(5). 101959–101959.
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Torres‐Espín, Abel, Rüdiger Rupp, Norbert Weidner, et al.. (2025). Exploring synthetic controls in rare diseases with a proof of concept in spinal cord injury. BMC Medicine. 23(1). 581–581.
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Salm, Liesbeth P., et al.. (2025). The effect of a cognitive dual-task on the control of wheelchair propulsion. PLoS ONE. 20(2). e0317504–e0317504. 2 indexed citations
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Müller, Roy, et al.. (2024). Sitting Pressure Measurements in Wheelchair Users—Can the Effects of Daily Relief Activities Be Depicted?. Sensors. 24(12). 3806–3806. 1 indexed citations
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Müller, Roy, et al.. (2023). How Do Everyday Life Activities Affect Seating Pressure Measurements?. The International Journal of Spine Surgery. 17(5). 698–705. 1 indexed citations
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Balbinot, Gustavo, Guijin Li, Sukhvinder Kalsi‐Ryan, et al.. (2023). Segmental motor recovery after cervical spinal cord injury relates to density and integrity of corticospinal tract projections. Nature Communications. 14(1). 723–723. 25 indexed citations
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Pavese, Chiara, Giorgio Scivoletto, Mariangela Valentina Puci, et al.. (2022). Prediction of bowel management independence after ischemic spinal cord injury. European Journal of Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine. 58(5). 709–714. 4 indexed citations
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Kalsi‐Ryan, Sukhvinder, Gustavo Balbinot, Rainer Abel, et al.. (2022). Minimal Clinically Important Difference of Graded Redefined Assessment of Strength, Sensibility, and Prehension Version 1 in Acute Cervical Traumatic Spinal Cord Injury. Journal of Neurotrauma. 39(23-24). 1645–1653. 4 indexed citations
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Rupp, Rüdiger, et al.. (2021). Long term outcome of functional independence and quality of life after traumatic SCI in Germany. Spinal Cord. 59(8). 902–909. 11 indexed citations
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Gutenbrünner, Christoph, Norbert Weidner, Rainer Abel, et al.. (2020). Querschnittlähmung in Deutschland – eine Befragung zur Lebens- und Versorgungssituation von Menschen mit Querschnittlähmung. Die Rehabilitation. 59(4). 205–213. 6 indexed citations
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Chhabra, Harvinder Singh, Alexander R. Vaccaro, Gayatri Vishwakarma, et al.. (2019). Management and prognosis of acute traumatic cervical central cord syndrome: systematic review and Spinal Cord Society—Spine Trauma Study Group position statement. European Spine Journal. 28(10). 2390–2407. 38 indexed citations
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Kucher, Klaus, Donald R. Johns, Doris Maier, et al.. (2018). First-in-Man Intrathecal Application of Neurite Growth-Promoting Anti-Nogo-A Antibodies in Acute Spinal Cord Injury. Neurorehabilitation and neural repair. 32(6-7). 578–589. 124 indexed citations
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Hupp, Markus, Chiara Pavese, Lucas M. Bachmann, et al.. (2018). Electrophysiological Multimodal Assessments Improve Outcome Prediction in Traumatic Cervical Spinal Cord Injury. Journal of Neurotrauma. 35(24). 2916–2923. 32 indexed citations
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Pavese, Chiara, Marc P. Schneider, Martin Schubert, et al.. (2016). Prediction of Bladder Outcomes after Traumatic Spinal Cord Injury: A Longitudinal Cohort Study. PLoS Medicine. 13(6). e1002041–e1002041. 59 indexed citations
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Christensen, Peter, Gabriele Bazzocchi, Maureen Coggrave, et al.. (2006). A Randomized, Controlled Trial of Transanal Irrigation Versus Conservative Bowel Management in Spinal Cord–Injured Patients. Gastroenterology. 131(3). 738–747. 185 indexed citations
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Rupp, R. & Rainer Abel. (2005). Funktionelle Rehabilitation von Querschnittgel�hmten durch Neuroprothetik. Der Orthopäde. 34(2). 144–151. 1 indexed citations
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Abel, Rainer, Rüdiger Rupp, & David H. Sutherland. (2003). Quantifying the variability of a complex motor task specifically studying the gait of dyskinetic CP children. Gait & Posture. 17(1). 50–58. 5 indexed citations
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Mikut, Ralf, et al.. (2002). Data mining for diagnosis and treatment evaluation in gait analysis. Gait & Posture. 16. 166. 1 indexed citations
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Meiners, Thomas, Volker Böhm, Rainer Abel, & Hans Jürgen Gerner. (2001). Amputation der unteren Extremitäten bei Querschnittgelähmten. Der Orthopäde. 30(3). 150–154.

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