Rigmor Jensen

29.9k total citations · 7 hit papers
399 papers, 19.3k citations indexed

About

Rigmor Jensen is a scholar working on Psychiatry and Mental health, Physiology and Pathology and Forensic Medicine. According to data from OpenAlex, Rigmor Jensen has authored 399 papers receiving a total of 19.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 286 papers in Psychiatry and Mental health, 148 papers in Physiology and 146 papers in Pathology and Forensic Medicine. Recurrent topics in Rigmor Jensen's work include Migraine and Headache Studies (272 papers), Sympathectomy and Hyperhidrosis Treatments (111 papers) and Trigeminal Neuralgia and Treatments (81 papers). Rigmor Jensen is often cited by papers focused on Migraine and Headache Studies (272 papers), Sympathectomy and Hyperhidrosis Treatments (111 papers) and Trigeminal Neuralgia and Treatments (81 papers). Rigmor Jensen collaborates with scholars based in Denmark, Germany and United States. Rigmor Jensen's co-authors include Jes Olesen, Lars Bendtsen, Zaza Katsarava, Lars Jacob Stovner, Birthe Krogh Rasmussen, Ann Christine Lyngberg, I Scher, Knut Hagen, Messoud Ashina and RB Lipton and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, PLoS ONE and Brain.

In The Last Decade

Rigmor Jensen

387 papers receiving 18.4k citations

Hit Papers

The Global Burden of Headache: A Documentation of Headach... 2007 2026 2013 2019 2007 2020 2017 2018 2015 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. The Global Burden of Headache: A Documentation of Headache Prevalence and Disability Worldwide
    2007 1.7k citations Rigmor Jensen et al. Cephalalgia profile →
  2. Migraine remains second among the world’s causes of disability, and first among young women: findings from GBD2019
    2020 535 citations Rigmor Jensen et al. The Journal of Headache and Pain profile →
  3. Temporomandibular disorders: Old ideas and new concepts
    2017 371 citations Rigmor Jensen et al. Cephalalgia profile →
  4. Idiopathic intracranial hypertension: consensus guidelines on management
    2018 332 citations Susan P. Mollan, Brendan Davies et al. Journal of Neurology Neurosurgery & Psychiatry profile →
  5. Understanding idiopathic intracranial hypertension: mechanisms, management, and future directions
    2015 302 citations Susan P. Mollan, Rigmor Jensen et al. profile →
  6. Paracetamol use during pregnancy — a call for precautionary action
    2021 117 citations Rigmor Jensen, David M. Kristensen et al. profile →
  7. Medication overuse headache
    2023 90 citations Sait Ashina, Rigmor Jensen et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Rigmor Jensen Denmark 76 13.5k 7.9k 6.4k 3.4k 1.9k 399 19.3k
Marcelo E. Bigal United States 69 15.3k 1.1× 8.8k 1.1× 5.5k 0.9× 1.5k 0.4× 788 0.4× 276 17.6k
Zaza Katsarava Germany 57 10.7k 0.8× 7.0k 0.9× 4.2k 0.7× 1.7k 0.5× 805 0.4× 234 13.3k
Messoud Ashina Denmark 75 16.6k 1.2× 9.1k 1.2× 6.3k 1.0× 1.8k 0.5× 610 0.3× 439 19.8k
David W. Dodick United States 92 23.4k 1.7× 15.0k 1.9× 9.3k 1.5× 4.5k 1.3× 716 0.4× 535 28.6k
César Fernández‐de‐las‐Peñas Spain 76 6.1k 0.4× 3.4k 0.4× 4.2k 0.7× 4.2k 1.2× 8.3k 4.3× 829 23.5k
Lars Jacob Stovner Norway 53 8.0k 0.6× 3.8k 0.5× 2.3k 0.4× 1.1k 0.3× 962 0.5× 189 10.3k
Michel Lantéri‐Minet France 51 6.8k 0.5× 4.6k 0.6× 6.1k 0.9× 2.4k 0.7× 2.3k 1.2× 223 13.5k
Hans‐Christoph Diener Germany 77 6.0k 0.4× 4.2k 0.5× 2.9k 0.4× 3.4k 1.0× 476 0.2× 329 19.9k
David Yarnitsky Israel 59 3.4k 0.3× 1.3k 0.2× 8.2k 1.3× 2.0k 0.6× 4.7k 2.5× 185 14.1k
Peter Svensson Denmark 63 2.3k 0.2× 1.9k 0.2× 9.7k 1.5× 4.2k 1.2× 3.6k 1.9× 577 19.0k

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Vetvik, Kjersti Grøtta, et al.. (2025). Headache in individuals undergoing hormone therapy for gender transition: A cross‐sectional, observational study. Headache The Journal of Head and Face Pain. 66(3). 725–732.
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Lund, Nunu, Connar Stanley James Westgate, M. Søborg, et al.. (2025). Distinct Alterations of Inflammatory Biomarkers in Cluster Headache: A Case Control Study. Annals of Neurology. 98(1). 4–18. 1 indexed citations
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Petersen, Anja Sofie, Nunu Lund, Karl Meßlinger, et al.. (2024). Reduced plasma calcitonin gene-related peptide level identified in cluster headache: A prospective and controlled study. Cephalalgia. 44(3). 2215269026–2215269026. 13 indexed citations
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Jensen, Rigmor, Dagmar Beier, Snorre Malm Hagen, et al.. (2024). Metabolic Dysfunction in New‐Onset Idiopathic Intracranial Hypertension: Identification of Novel Biomarkers. Annals of Neurology. 96(3). 595–607. 5 indexed citations
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Petersen, Anja Sofie, David M. Kristensen, Connar Stanley James Westgate, et al.. (2024). Compensated Hypogonadism Identified in Males with Cluster Headache: A Prospective Case‐Controlled Study. Annals of Neurology. 95(6). 1149–1161. 6 indexed citations
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Hagen, Snorre Malm, et al.. (2023). Retinal vessel dynamics analysis as a surrogate marker for raised intracranial pressure in patients with suspected idiopathic intracranial hypertension. Cephalalgia. 43(3). 2205192550–2205192550. 4 indexed citations
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Carlsen, Louise Ninett, Christine Søholm Hansen, Lisette J. A. Kogelman, et al.. (2023). DNA-methylation and immunological response in medication overuse headache. Cephalalgia. 43(3). 2205192538–2205192538. 5 indexed citations
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Søborg, M., Rigmor Jensen, Mads Barloese, & Anja Sofie Petersen. (2023). Biomarkers in cluster headache: A systematic review. Headache The Journal of Head and Face Pain. 64(1). 98–116. 8 indexed citations
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Westergaard, Maria Lurenda, Rigmor Jensen, & Jessica Carlsson. (2023). Headache comorbidity in refugees and migrants with post-traumatic stress disorder. Cephalalgia. 43(3). 2205192558–2205192558. 4 indexed citations
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Westgate, Connar Stanley James, et al.. (2021). Understanding the link between obesity and headache- with focus on migraine and idiopathic intracranial hypertension. The Journal of Headache and Pain. 22(1). 123–123. 30 indexed citations
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Jensen, Rigmor, et al.. (2021). Use of coping strategies in the management of medication overuse headache. Patient Education and Counseling. 105(2). 390–397. 3 indexed citations
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Jensen, Rigmor, et al.. (2021). Awareness, Diagnosis and Management of Idiopathic Intracranial Hypertension. Life. 11(7). 718–718. 12 indexed citations
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Mehnert, Jan, et al.. (2021). Experimental evidence of a functional relationship within the brainstem trigeminocervical complex in humans. Pain. 163(4). 729–734. 17 indexed citations
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Mollan, Susan P., Brendan Davies, N. C. Silver, et al.. (2018). Idiopathic intracranial hypertension: consensus guidelines on management. Journal of Neurology Neurosurgery & Psychiatry. 89(10). 1088–1100. 332 indexed citations breakdown →
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Carlsen, Louise Ninett, et al.. (2017). National awareness campaign to prevent medication-overuse headache in Denmark. Cephalalgia. 38(7). 1316–1325. 42 indexed citations
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Ashina, Sait, Lars Bendtsen, Dawn C. Buse, et al.. (2017). Neuroticism, depression and pain perception in migraine and tension-type headache. Acta Neurologica Scandinavica. 136(5). 470–476. 46 indexed citations
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Goadsby, Peter J., Nicholas Silver, Alok Tyagi, et al.. (2017). Non-invasive Vagus Nerve Stimulation for the Acute Treatment of Episodic and Chronic Cluster Headache: Findings from the Randomized, Double-blind, Sham-Controlled ACT2 Study. Headache The Journal of Head and Face Pain. 2 indexed citations
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Schytz, Henrik Winther, Song Guo, Juliette Selb, et al.. (2013). Experimental activation of the sphenopalatine ganglion provokes cluster-like attacks in humans. Cephalalgia. 33(10). 831–841. 71 indexed citations
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Bendtsen, Lars, L. Buchgreitz, Sait Ashina, & Rigmor Jensen. (2007). Combination of low‐dose mirtazapine and ibuprofen for prophylaxis of chronic tension‐type headache. European Journal of Neurology. 14(2). 187–193. 25 indexed citations

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