Robert K. Hofbauer

3.0k total citations · 1 hit paper
25 papers, 2.2k citations indexed

About

Robert K. Hofbauer is a scholar working on Cognitive Neuroscience, Physiology and Pharmacology. According to data from OpenAlex, Robert K. Hofbauer has authored 25 papers receiving a total of 2.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 12 papers in Cognitive Neuroscience, 9 papers in Physiology and 5 papers in Pharmacology. Recurrent topics in Robert K. Hofbauer's work include Pain Management and Placebo Effect (7 papers), Pain Mechanisms and Treatments (6 papers) and Cholinesterase and Neurodegenerative Diseases (4 papers). Robert K. Hofbauer is often cited by papers focused on Pain Management and Placebo Effect (7 papers), Pain Mechanisms and Treatments (6 papers) and Cholinesterase and Neurodegenerative Diseases (4 papers). Robert K. Hofbauer collaborates with scholars based in United States, India and Canada. Robert K. Hofbauer's co-authors include Gary H. Duncan, M. Catherine Bushnell, Pierre Rainville, Donald D. Price, Brian Ha, Catherine M. Bushnell, Tomáš Paus, M. Catherine Bushnell, Pierre Fiset and Steven B. Backman and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, NeuroImage and Neurology.

In The Last Decade

Robert K. Hofbauer

25 papers receiving 2.1k citations

Hit Papers

Pain perception: Is there a role for primary somatosensor... 1999 2026 2008 2017 1999 100 200 300 400 500
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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. Pain perception: Is there a role for primary somatosensory cortex?
    1999 554 citations M. Catherine Bushnell, Gary H. Duncan et al. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences profile →

Peers

Robert K. Hofbauer
M. Catherine Bushnell Canada
Antonella Pollo Italy
Jürgen Lorenz Germany
Étienne Vachon‐Presseau Canada
Sergio Vighetti Italy
Javeria A. Hashmi Canada
Eszter Schoell Germany
Christian Sprenger Germany
Alex T. Baria United States
Brandall Y. Suyenobu United States
M. Catherine Bushnell Canada
Robert K. Hofbauer
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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Robert K. Hofbauer

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All Works

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Atri, Alireza, Suzanne Hendrix, Vojislav Pejović, et al.. (2015). Cumulative, additive benefits of memantine-donepezil combination over component monotherapies in moderate to severe Alzheimer’s dementia: a pooled area under the curve analysis. Alzheimer s Research & Therapy. 7(1). 28–28. 49 indexed citations
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Saxton, Judith, Robert K. Hofbauer, Mark Woodward, et al.. (2012). Memantine and Functional Communication in Alzheimer's Disease: Results of a 12-Week, International, Randomized Clinical Trial. Journal of Alzheimer s Disease. 28(1). 109–118. 18 indexed citations
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Weiner, Michael W., Carl Sadowsky, Judith Saxton, et al.. (2011). Magnetic resonance imaging and neuropsychological results from a trial of memantine in Alzheimer's disease. Alzheimer s & Dementia. 7(4). 425–435. 28 indexed citations
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Fillit, Howard, Robert K. Hofbauer, Juliana Setyawan, et al.. (2010). Memantine Discontinuation and the Health Status of Nursing Home Residents With Alzheimer's Disease. Journal of the American Medical Directors Association. 11(9). 636–644.e1. 10 indexed citations
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Hofbauer, Robert K., Michael Tocco, Suzanne Hendrix, Stephen M. Graham, & James L. Perhach. (2010). P1‐462: Memantine and prevention of worsening in functional communication: Post hoc analysis of a randomized, placebo‐controlled trial in patients with moderate Alzheimer's disease. Alzheimer s & Dementia. 6(4S_Part_10). 2 indexed citations
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Miller, M. L., Michael Tocco, Suzanne Hendrix, et al.. (2010). P1‐446: Memantine and prevention of worsening across multiple domains: Post hoc analysis of a randomized, placebo‐controlled trial in patients with moderate Alzheimer's disease. Alzheimer s & Dementia. 6(4S_Part_10). 1 indexed citations
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Graham, Stephen M., Judith Saxton, Mark Woodward, et al.. (2009). P.5.a.008 Effects of memantine on functional communication in moderate Alzheimer's disease: results of a 12-week placebo-controlled trial. European Neuropsychopharmacology. 19. S624–S624. 1 indexed citations
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Fillit, Howard, Robert K. Hofbauer, Juliana Setyawan, et al.. (2008). Discontinuation of Memantine Therapy in Nursing Home Residents With Alzheimer’s Disease is Associated With Increased Utilization of Psychotropic Medications and Decreased Body Weight. Journal of the American Medical Directors Association. 9(3). B12–B12. 1 indexed citations
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Lyketsos, Constantine G., Howard Fillit, Robert K. Hofbauer, et al.. (2008). P3‐483: Memantine discontinuation in nursing home residents with Alzheimer's disease was associated with an increase in Alzheimer's disease symptoms. Alzheimer s & Dementia. 4(4S_Part_20). 1 indexed citations
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Hofbauer, Robert K., Håkan Olausson, & M. Catherine Bushnell. (2005). Thermal and Tactile Sensory Deficits and Allodynia in a Nerve-Injured Patient: A Multimodal Psychophysical and Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging Study. Clinical Journal of Pain. 22(1). 104–108. 23 indexed citations
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Hofbauer, Robert K., Pierre Fiset, Gilles Plourde, Steven B. Backman, & M. Catherine Bushnell. (2004). Dose-dependent Effects of Propofol on the Central Processing of Thermal Pain. Anesthesiology. 100(2). 386–394. 69 indexed citations
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Rainville, Pierre, et al.. (1999). Dissociation of sensory and affective dimensions of pain using hypnotic modulation. Pain. 82(2). 159–171. 334 indexed citations
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Rainville, Pierre, Robert K. Hofbauer, Tomáš Paus, et al.. (1999). Cerebral Mechanisms of Hypnotic Induction and Suggestion. Journal of Cognitive Neuroscience. 11(1). 110–125. 347 indexed citations
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Bushnell, M. Catherine, et al.. (1999). Pain perception: Is there a role for primary somatosensory cortex?. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 96(14). 7705–7709. 554 indexed citations breakdown →
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Bushnell, M. Catherine, Gary H. Duncan, & Robert K. Hofbauer. (1999). Human functional brain imaging. Pain Forum. 8(3). 133–135. 4 indexed citations
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Hofbauer, Robert K., Pierre Rainville, Gary H. Duncan, & M. Catherine Bushnell. (1998). Differential rCBF changes in ACC during Pain and Hypnosis. NeuroImage. 7(4). S433–S433. 1 indexed citations

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