Stefan Evers

26.2k total citations · 4 hit papers
323 papers, 13.0k citations indexed

About

Stefan Evers is a scholar working on Psychiatry and Mental health, Pathology and Forensic Medicine and Physiology. According to data from OpenAlex, Stefan Evers has authored 323 papers receiving a total of 13.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 194 papers in Psychiatry and Mental health, 115 papers in Pathology and Forensic Medicine and 83 papers in Physiology. Recurrent topics in Stefan Evers's work include Migraine and Headache Studies (165 papers), Trigeminal Neuralgia and Treatments (68 papers) and Sympathectomy and Hyperhidrosis Treatments (65 papers). Stefan Evers is often cited by papers focused on Migraine and Headache Studies (165 papers), Trigeminal Neuralgia and Treatments (68 papers) and Sympathectomy and Hyperhidrosis Treatments (65 papers). Stefan Evers collaborates with scholars based in Germany, United States and United Kingdom. Stefan Evers's co-authors include Patrice Courvalin, Sylvie Dutka‐Malen, Achim Frese, Peter J. Goadsby, Arne May, Martin Marziniak, Mattias Linde, Ingo‐W. Husstedt, Judit Áfra and I. Gralow and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología and PLoS ONE.

In The Last Decade

Stefan Evers

303 papers receiving 12.5k citations

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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.

Detection of glycopeptide resistance genotypes and identification to the species level of clinically relevant enterococci by PCR

1995 1.2k citations Stefan Evers et al. profile →
The IASP classification of chronic pain for ICD-11: chronic primary pain

2018 810 citations Michael K. Nicholas, Johan W.S. Vlaeyen et al. Pain profile →
Vestibular migraine: Diagnostic criteria

2012 738 citations Thomas Lempert, Stefan Evers et al. Journal of Vestibular Research profile →
EFNS guideline on the drug treatment of migraine – revised report of an EFNS task force

2009 601 citations Stefan Evers, Achim Frese et al. European Journal of Neurology profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Stefan Evers Germany	56	6.6k	3.6k	2.8k	1.7k	1.5k	323	13.0k
I Scher United States	57	7.5k 1.1×	4.7k 1.3×	2.7k 0.9×	963 0.6×	951 0.7×	188	13.6k
Antônio Lúcio Teixeira Brazil	72	5.5k 0.8×	1.0k 0.3×	3.2k 1.1×	3.1k 1.8×	3.4k 2.3×	903	23.5k
Theoharis C. Theoharides United States	82	2.4k 0.4×	1.3k 0.4×	4.2k 1.5×	1.1k 0.7×	5.6k 3.9×	376	26.5k
Robert M. Levy United States	51	1.3k 0.2×	1.3k 0.4×	2.8k 1.0×	1.2k 0.7×	948 0.6×	194	11.0k
Fumihiko Sakai Japan	49	3.2k 0.5×	1.9k 0.5×	1.4k 0.5×	587 0.3×	1.4k 1.0×	219	7.7k
Gustavo C. Román United States	53	3.3k 0.5×	692 0.2×	1.8k 0.6×	3.3k 1.9×	862 0.6×	196	11.5k
Piercarlo Sarzi‐Puttini Italy	62	5.5k 0.8×	1.1k 0.3×	1.5k 0.5×	230 0.1×	1.5k 1.0×	502	17.0k
Keith W. Kelley United States	73	2.1k 0.3×	671 0.2×	2.8k 1.0×	5.5k 3.2×	4.1k 2.8×	276	24.7k
Rainer H. Straub Germany	66	1.1k 0.2×	1.0k 0.3×	2.4k 0.9×	1.4k 0.8×	3.0k 2.0×	395	17.4k
Jayantee Kalita India	50	1.8k 0.3×	644 0.2×	1.1k 0.4×	842 0.5×	982 0.7×	447	10.0k

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20 of 20 papers shown

Evers, Stefan, et al.. (2025). Trigemino-autonomic activation in a human trigeminal pain model. BMC Neurology. 25(1). 145–145.

Stessel, Björn, et al.. (2023). Additive or synergistic analgesic effect of metamizole on standard pain treatment at home after arthroscopic shoulder surgery. European Journal of Anaesthesiology. 40(3). 171–178. 1 indexed citations

May, Arne, Stefan Evers, Peter J. Goadsby, et al.. (2023). European Academy of Neurology guidelines on the treatment of cluster headache. European Journal of Neurology. 30(10). 2955–2979. 37 indexed citations

Berg, Raymond van de, Josine Widdershoven, Alexandre Bisdorff, et al.. (2020). Vestibular migraine and recurrent vertigo of childhood: Diagnostic criteria consensus document of the Classification Committee of Vestibular Disorders of the Bárány Society and the International Headache Society. Journal of Vestibular Research. 31(1). 1–9. 60 indexed citations

Dodick, David W., Stewart J. Tepper, Hans‐Christoph Diener, et al.. (2019). Efficacy of Erenumab in Chronic Migraine Patients with Medication Overuse and Prior Preventive Treatment Failure (S38.002). Neurology. 92(15_supplement). 2 indexed citations

Nicholas, Michael K., Johan W.S. Vlaeyen, Winfried Rief, et al.. (2018). The IASP classification of chronic pain for ICD-11: chronic primary pain. Pain. 160(1). 28–37. 810 indexed citations breakdown →

Gomez‐Mancilla, Baltazar, Ronald Brand, Tim Jürgens, et al.. (2013). Randomized, multicenter trial to assess the efficacy, safety and tolerability of a single dose of a novel AMPA receptor antagonist BGG492 for the treatment of acute migraine attacks. Cephalalgia. 34(2). 103–113. 35 indexed citations

Reker, Paul, Katharina Domschke, Peter Zwanzger, & Stefan Evers. (2013). The impact of depression on musical ability. Journal of Affective Disorders. 156. 150–155. 5 indexed citations

Ruscheweyh, Ruth, Martin Marziniak, Anne Wolowski, et al.. (2012). Validation of the Pain Sensitivity Questionnaire in chronic pain patients. Pain. 153(6). 1210–1218. 131 indexed citations

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List, Jonathan, Thomas Duning, Marcus Meinzer, et al.. (2011). Enhanced Rapid-Onset Cortical Plasticity in CADASIL as a Possible Mechanism of Preserved Cognition. Cerebral Cortex. 21(12). 2774–2787. 26 indexed citations

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Cittadini, E., Arne May, Andreas Straube, et al.. (2006). Effectiveness of Intranasal Zolmitriptan in Acute Cluster Headache. Archives of Neurology. 63(11). 1537–1537. 108 indexed citations

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Bahra, Anish, Koen Paemeleire, Stefan Evers, Manjit Matharu, & Peter J. Goadsby. (2006). Medication-overuse headache in cluster headache patients. Journal of Neurology Neurosurgery & Psychiatry. 77(12). 1395–13996. 11 indexed citations

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Evers, Stefan, et al.. (2005). Are Neurology residents in the United States being taught defensive medicine?. Clinical Neurology and Neurosurgery. 108(4). 374–377. 14 indexed citations

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Evers, Stefan & Achim Frese. (2005). Recent advances in the treatment of headaches. Current Opinion in Anaesthesiology. 18(5). 563–568. 4 indexed citations

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Hetzel, Guenter, Stefan Evers, Andreas Erfurth, et al.. (2004). The astroglial protein S100B and visually evoked event-related potentials before and after antidepressant treatment. Psychopharmacology. 178(2-3). 161–166. 55 indexed citations

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Evers, Stefan, Alexandra Rahmann, S Schwaag, et al.. (2004). Prevention of AIDS Dementia by HAART Does Not Depend on Cerebrospinal Fluid Drug Penetrance. AIDS Research and Human Retroviruses. 20(5). 483–491. 19 indexed citations

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Paemeleire, Koen, Anish Bahra, Stefan Evers, Manjit Matharu, & Peter J. Goadsby. (2004). Medication-overuse headache in cluster headache patients. Cephalalgia. 24(12). 1101–1101. 5 indexed citations

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Lee, Sena J., Stefan Evers, Daniel Roeder, et al.. (2002). Mannose Receptor-Mediated Regulation of Serum Glycoprotein Homeostasis. Science. 295(5561). 1898–1901. 393 indexed citations

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Husstedt, Ingo‐W., et al.. (2002). Impact of Highly Active Antiretroviral Therapy on Cognitive Processing in HIV Infection: Cross-Sectional and Longitudinal Studies of Event-Related Potentials. AIDS Research and Human Retroviruses. 18(7). 485–490. 20 indexed citations

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Evers, Stefan, et al.. (1998). Prostaglandin Analog Mechanisms Are Not Effective in Refractory Chronic Cluster Headache. Headache The Journal of Head and Face Pain. 38(8). 618–620. 10 indexed citations

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