Roman Rolke

11.0k citations

116 papers · 4.8k indexed · 2 hit papers · h-index 35

Impact in

Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine top 0.2%
- Pain Management and Opioid Use
- Pain Management and Treatment
Physiology top 0.5%
- Pain Mechanisms and Treatments

Papers in

Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine 26
- Pain Management and Opioid Use 19
Physiology 65
- Pain Mechanisms and Treatments 58

Co-authors: Rolf‐Detlef Treede Frank Birklein Walter Magerl Kirk A. Campbell Marie Fallon Raffaele Giusti Peter Hoskin Carla Ripamonti
Journals: Pain (16 papers)European Journal of Pain (10 papers)Journal of Neurology (3 papers)Clinical Neurophysiology (2 papers)Journal of Pain (2 papers)
Partner nations: Germany United Kingdom United States

In The Last Decade

Roman Rolke

105 papers receiving 4.7k citations

Hit Papers

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Management of cancer pain in adult patients: ESMO Clinical Practice Guidelines 2018 · 529 citations

What are hit papers?

Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if any of the following hold:

it has ≥500 total citations;
it reaches ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (the threshold is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it);
it reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

2018 Annals of Oncology
2005 European Journal of Pain

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1	Quantitative Sensory Testing in Endometriosis Patients With Cyclic vs. Non‐Cyclic Pain—A Case–Control Study European Journal of Pain ·Anna M. Dueckelmann, Roman Rolke, Katharina Möller, Walter Magerl, Sylvia Mechsner, Andreas Köpf	2025	0
2	Painful stimulation increases functional connectivity between supplementary motor area and thalamus in patients with small fibre neuropathy European Journal of Pain ·Sebastian Scheliga, Maike F. Dohrn, Thilo Kellermann, Angelika Lampert, Roman Rolke, Barbara Namer, Greta Z. Peschke, Nortje van den Braak, Annette Lischka, Marc Spehr, Han‐Gue Jo, Ute Habel	2024	1
3	Interindividual variability in cold-pressor pain sensitivity is not explained by peripheral vascular responding and generalizes to a C-nociceptor–specific pain phenotype Pain ·R. Martel, Georgios Papafragou, Sylvia Weigand, Roman Rolke, Dirk Prawitt, Frank Birklein, Rolf‐Detlef Treede, Walter Magerl	2024	3
4	Reduced Gray Matter Volume and Cortical Thickness in Patients With Small-Fiber Neuropathy Journal of Pain ·Sebastian Scheliga, Maike F. Dohrn, Ute Habel, Angelika Lampert, Roman Rolke, Annette Lischka, Noortje van den Braak, Marc Spehr, Han‐Gue Jo, Thilo Kellermann	2024	2
5	Carbamazepine for Chronic Muscle Pain: A Retrospective Assessment of Indications, Side Effects, and Treatment Response Brain Sciences ·Tabea M. Dyong, Burkhard Gess, Christina Dumke, Roman Rolke, Maike F. Dohrn	2023	3
6	Electrical matrix stimulation suppresses acute itch independently of activation of sleeping nociceptors European Journal of Pain ·M. Schwarzenauer, R. M. Rukwied, Angelika Lampert, Roman Rolke, Barbara Namer	2023	0
7	Wahrnehmungen zum Umgang mit Opioiden: Fokus COVID-19 Die Anaesthesiologie ·Vera Peuckmann‐Post, C.H.R. Wiese, András Keszei, Roman Rolke, Frank Elsner	2022	0
8	Availability as key determinant in the palliative home care setting from the patients’ and family caregivers’ perspectives: A quantitative-qualitative-content analysis approach Palliative & Supportive Care ·Kim Dillen, Melanie Joshi, Norbert Krumm, Michaela Hesse, Holger Brunsch, Holger Schmidt, Julia Strupp, Lukas Radbruch, Roman Rolke, Raymond Voltz	2020	8
9	General Practitioners’ Perspectives on General and Specialized Palliative Home Care in North Rhine, Germany: An Explorative Focus Group Study American Journal of Hospice and Palliative Medicine® ·Sophie Peter, Anna Volkert, Holger Pfaff, Lukas Radbruch, Roman Rolke, Raymond Voltz, Nadine Scholten	2020	14
10	The Effects of Cupping Massage in Patients with Chronic Neck Pain - A Randomised Controlled Trial Complementary Medicine Research ·Felix J. Saha, Stefan Schumann, Holger Cramer, Claudia Hohmann, Kyung‐Eun Choi, Roman Rolke, Jost Langhorst, Thomas Rampp, Gustav Dobos, Romy Lauche	2017	41
11	Confirming neuropathic pain in cancer patients: Applying the NeuPSIG grading system in clinical practice and clinical research Pain ·Matthew R Mulvey, Roman Rolke, Pål Klepstad, Augusto Caraceni, Marie Fallon, Lesley Colvin, Barry Laird, Mike Bennett	2013	33
12	Hand-arm vibration syndrome: Clinical characteristics, conventional electrophysiology and quantitative sensory testing Clinical Neurophysiology ·Roman Rolke, S. Rolke, Thomas Vogt, Frank Birklein, Christian Geber, Rolf‐Detlef Treede, Stephan Letzel, Susanne Voelter‐Mahlknecht	2013	29
13	The Benefit of a Mechanical Needle Stimulation Pad in Patients with Chronic Neck and Lower Back Pain: Two Randomized Controlled Pilot Studies Evidence-based Complementary and Alternative Medicine ·Claudia Hohmann, Isabella Ullrich, Romy Lauche, Kyung‐Eun Choi, Rainer Lüdtke, Roman Rolke, Holger Cramer, Felix J. Saha, Thomas Rampp, Andreas Michalsen, Jost Langhorst, Gustav Dobos, Frauke Musial	2012	14
14	Numbness in clinical and experimental pain – A cross-sectional study exploring the mechanisms of reduced tactile function Pain ·Christian Geber, Walter Magerl, Ricarda Fondel, M. Féchir, Roman Rolke, Thomas Vogt, Rolf‐Detlef Treede, Frank Birklein	2008	86
15	Successful Intravenous Regional Block with Low-Dose Tumor Necrosis Factor-α Antibody Infliximab for Treatment of Complex Regional Pain Syndrome 1 Anesthesia & Analgesia ·Michael Bernateck, Roman Rolke, Frank Birklein, Rolf‐Detlef Treede, Matthias Fink, Matthias Karst	2007	45
16	Psychophysics, Flare, and Neurosecretory Function in Human Pain Models: Capsaicin Versus Electrically Evoked Pain Journal of Pain ·Christian Geber, Ricarda Fondel, Heidrun H. Krämer, Roman Rolke, Rolf‐Detlef Treede, Claudia Sommer, Frank Birklein	2007	52
17	Left-hemispheric dominance for articulation: a prospective study on acute ischaemic dysarthria at different localizations Brain ·Pavel Urban, Roman Rolke, S. Wicht, Annerose Keilmann, Peter Stoeter, H. C. Hopf, Marianne Dieterich	2006	64
18	Quantitative sensory testing: a comprehensive protocol for clinical trials European Journal of Pain ·Roman Rolke, Walter Magerl, Kirk A. Campbell, C. Schalber, Susan S. Caspari, Frank Birklein, Rolf‐Detlef Treede Hit paper breakdown →	2005	1115
19	Different short‐term modulation of cortical motor output to distal and proximal upper‐limb muscles during painful sensory nerve stimulation Muscle & Nerve ·Pavel Urban, M. Solinski, C. Best, Roman Rolke, H. C. Hopf, Marianne Dieterich	2004	60
20	Pain elicited by blunt pressure: neurobiological basis and clinical relevance Pain ·Rolf‐Detlef Treede, Roman Rolke, Katharine Andrews, Walter Magerl	2002	135

About Roman Rolke

Roman Rolke is a scholar working on Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, Physiology, Pharmacology, Neurology and Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health, having authored 116 papers that have together received 4.8k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Pain Mechanisms and Treatments (58 papers), Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation (24 papers), Pain Management and Opioid Use (19 papers), Palliative Care and End-of-Life Issues (19 papers), Botulinum Toxin and Related Neurological Disorders (13 papers), Pharmacological Effects and Toxicity Studies (13 papers), Pain Management and Placebo Effect (11 papers) and Myofascial pain diagnosis and treatment (7 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine (1.0k citations), Physiology (2.5k citations), Pharmacology (1.4k citations), Complementary and Manual Therapy (139 citations) and Neurology (749 citations). Roman Rolke has collaborated with scholars based in Germany, United Kingdom and United States. Frequent co-authors include Rolf‐Detlef Treede, Frank Birklein, Walter Magerl, Kirk A. Campbell, Marie Fallon, Raffaele Giusti, Peter Hoskin, Carla Ripamonti, Manohar Sharma and Federica Aielli. Their work appears in journals such as Pain, European Journal of Pain, Journal of Neurology, Clinical Neurophysiology and Journal of Pain.

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