Roland Schmidt

5.8k total citations · 1 hit paper
54 papers, 4.3k citations indexed

About

Roland Schmidt is a scholar working on Physiology, Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience and Neurology. According to data from OpenAlex, Roland Schmidt has authored 54 papers receiving a total of 4.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 30 papers in Physiology, 18 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience and 17 papers in Neurology. Recurrent topics in Roland Schmidt's work include Pain Mechanisms and Treatments (27 papers), Botulinum Toxin and Related Neurological Disorders (16 papers) and Neuroscience and Neural Engineering (11 papers). Roland Schmidt is often cited by papers focused on Pain Mechanisms and Treatments (27 papers), Botulinum Toxin and Related Neurological Disorders (16 papers) and Neuroscience and Neural Engineering (11 papers). Roland Schmidt collaborates with scholars based in Sweden, Germany and Norway. Roland Schmidt's co-authors include Martin Schmelz, H. E. Torebjörk, Hermann O. Handwerker, Christian Weidner, Hans‐Georg Schaible, Andreas Bickel, Matthias Ringkamp, H. O. Handwerker, Marita Hilliges and H. O. Handwerker and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Neuroscience, Neurology and The Journal of Physiology.

In The Last Decade

Roland Schmidt

54 papers receiving 4.2k citations

Hit Papers

Specific C-Receptors for Itch in Human Skin 1997 2026 2006 2016 1997 200 400 600
What are hit papers?

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. Specific C-Receptors for Itch in Human Skin
    1997 637 citations Martin Schmelz, Roland Schmidt et al. Journal of Neuroscience profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Roland Schmidt Sweden 33 2.5k 1.0k 902 659 649 54 4.3k
H. E. Torebjörk Sweden 39 4.2k 1.7× 1.6k 1.6× 861 1.0× 1.7k 2.5× 667 1.0× 53 7.5k
Hermann O. Handwerker Germany 49 4.4k 1.7× 1.2k 1.2× 1.5k 1.6× 1.2k 1.8× 568 0.9× 101 7.2k
E. Carstens United States 40 2.0k 0.8× 1.4k 1.4× 371 0.4× 667 1.0× 653 1.0× 139 4.4k
Yun Guan United States 46 3.6k 1.4× 2.3k 2.3× 775 0.9× 444 0.7× 1.7k 2.6× 201 7.3k
Clemens Forster Germany 30 1.4k 0.6× 468 0.5× 392 0.4× 730 1.1× 237 0.4× 61 2.9k
David A. Bereiter United States 38 2.2k 0.9× 1.2k 1.2× 218 0.2× 342 0.5× 392 0.6× 132 4.4k
Roman Rukwied Germany 28 1.2k 0.5× 504 0.5× 768 0.9× 189 0.3× 275 0.4× 75 2.4k
Maria Nolano Italy 34 3.2k 1.3× 1.4k 1.4× 369 0.4× 453 0.7× 636 1.0× 114 8.0k
Donald A. Simone United States 51 6.8k 2.7× 3.3k 3.2× 1.0k 1.2× 1.2k 1.8× 1.9k 2.9× 142 10.1k
H. O. Handwerker Germany 19 1.7k 0.7× 652 0.6× 183 0.2× 373 0.6× 393 0.6× 36 2.5k

Countries citing papers authored by Roland Schmidt

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Fields of papers citing papers by Roland Schmidt

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Roland Schmidt

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

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Sauerstein, Katja, et al.. (2018). Low-Frequency Stimulation of Silent Nociceptors Induces Secondary Mechanical Hyperalgesia in Human Skin. Neuroscience. 387. 4–12. 22 indexed citations
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Namer, Barbara, Kristin Ørstavik, Roland Schmidt, et al.. (2015). Specific changes in conduction velocity recovery cycles of single nociceptors in a patient with erythromelalgia with the I848T gain-of-function mutation of Nav1.7. Pain. 156(9). 1637–1646. 32 indexed citations
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Obreja, Otilia, Inge Petter Kleggetveit, Roland Schmidt, et al.. (2012). Differential Effects of Low Dose Lidocaine on C-Fiber Classes in Humans. Journal of Pain. 13(12). 1232–1241. 18 indexed citations
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Schmidt, Roland, Christian Weidner, & Martin Schmelz. (2011). Time course of acetylcholine‐induced activation of sympathetic efferents matches axon reflex sweating in humans. Journal of the Peripheral Nervous System. 16(1). 30–36. 7 indexed citations
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Schmidt, Roland, B. Hägglöf, Rolf Karlsten, et al.. (2011). Structural and functional differences between neuropathy with and without pain?. Experimental Neurology. 231(2). 199–206. 48 indexed citations
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Schmidt, Roland, Inge Petter Kleggetveit, Barbara Namer, et al.. (2011). Double spikes to single electrical stimulation correlates to spontaneous activity of nociceptors in painful neuropathy patients. Pain. 153(2). 391–398. 22 indexed citations
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Schmelz, Martin & Roland Schmidt. (2009). Microneurographic single-unit recordings to assess receptive properties of afferent human C-fibers. Neuroscience Letters. 470(3). 158–161. 29 indexed citations
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Namer, Barbara, Marita Hilliges, Kristin Ørstavik, et al.. (2007). Endothelin1 activates and sensitizes human C-nociceptors. Pain. 137(1). 41–49. 40 indexed citations
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Ørstavik, Kristin, Barbara Namer, Roland Schmidt, et al.. (2006). Abnormal Function of C-Fibers in Patients with Diabetic Neuropathy. Journal of Neuroscience. 26(44). 11287–11294. 159 indexed citations
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Weidner, Christian, Roland Schmidt, Martin Schmelz, H. E. Torebjörk, & Hermann O. Handwerker. (2003). Action potential conduction in the terminal arborisation of nociceptive C-fibre afferents. The Journal of Physiology. 547(3). 931–940. 28 indexed citations
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Hilliges, Marita, Christian Weidner, Martin Schmelz, et al.. (2002). ATP responses in human C nociceptors. Pain. 98(1). 59–68. 52 indexed citations
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Schmidt, Roland, Martin Schmelz, H. E. Torebjörk, & Hermann O. Handwerker. (2000). Mechano-insensitive nociceptors encode pain evoked by tonic pressure to human skin. Neuroscience. 98(4). 793–800. 86 indexed citations
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Schmelz, Martin, et al.. (2000). Which nerve fibers mediate the axon reflex flare in human skin?. Neuroreport. 11(3). 645–648. 224 indexed citations
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Faßbender, Klaus, et al.. (1997). Leakage of brain-originated proteins in peripheral blood: temporal profile and diagnostic value in early ischemic stroke. Journal of the Neurological Sciences. 148(1). 101–105. 147 indexed citations
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Schmelz, Martin, et al.. (1996). Limitation of sensitization to injured parts of receptive fields in human skin C-nociceptors. Experimental Brain Research. 109(1). 141–7. 53 indexed citations
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Schmelz, Martin, et al.. (1995). Delayed responses to electrical stimuli reflect C-fiber responsiveness in human microneurography. Experimental Brain Research. 104(2). 331–6. 95 indexed citations
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Schmidt, Roland, W. Schady, & H. E. Torebjörk. (1990). Gating of tactile input from the hand. Experimental Brain Research. 79(1). 97–102. 41 indexed citations
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Schmidt, Roland, H. E. Torebjörk, & W. Schady. (1990). Gating of tactile input from the hand. Experimental Brain Research. 79(1). 103–108. 44 indexed citations
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Schmidt, Roland, et al.. (1990). Multiunit neural responses to strong finger pulp vibration. I. Relationship to age. Acta Physiologica Scandinavica. 140(1). 1–10. 80 indexed citations

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