Stefan Ropele

16.5k total citations · 2 hit papers
233 papers, 10.2k citations indexed

About

Stefan Ropele is a scholar working on Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging, Pathology and Forensic Medicine and Neurology. According to data from OpenAlex, Stefan Ropele has authored 233 papers receiving a total of 10.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 109 papers in Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging, 64 papers in Pathology and Forensic Medicine and 48 papers in Neurology. Recurrent topics in Stefan Ropele's work include Advanced Neuroimaging Techniques and Applications (75 papers), Advanced MRI Techniques and Applications (65 papers) and Multiple Sclerosis Research Studies (63 papers). Stefan Ropele is often cited by papers focused on Advanced Neuroimaging Techniques and Applications (75 papers), Advanced MRI Techniques and Applications (65 papers) and Multiple Sclerosis Research Studies (63 papers). Stefan Ropele collaborates with scholars based in Austria, Germany and United States. Stefan Ropele's co-authors include Franz Fazekas, Christian Enzinger, Christian Langkammer, Reinhold Schmidt, Helena Schmidt, Michael Khalil, Walter Goessler, Lukas Pirpamer, Kathrin Yen and Eva Scheurer and has published in prestigious journals such as The Lancet, Nature Communications and PLoS ONE.

In The Last Decade

Stefan Ropele

223 papers receiving 10.1k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Quantitative susceptibility mapping (QSM) as a means to measure brain iron? A post mortem validation study

2012 605 citations Christian Langkammer, Andreas Deistung et al. NeuroImage profile →
Serum neurofilament light levels in normal aging and their association with morphologic brain changes

2020 380 citations Michael Khalil, Lukas Pirpamer et al. profile →

Author Peers

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Author						Papers	Cites
Stefan Ropele	3.8k	2.5k	2.1k	1.6k	1.4k	233	10.2k
Christian Enzinger	2.5k 0.6×	3.2k 1.3×	4.5k 2.1×	1.9k 1.2×	1.6k 1.1×	332	11.6k
Achim Gass	3.1k 0.8×	2.8k 1.1×	3.3k 1.6×	732 0.5×	1.3k 0.9×	236	9.8k
Henrik Larsson	8.0k 2.1×	1.3k 0.5×	2.0k 1.0×	992 0.6×	2.3k 1.6×	305	14.6k
Mike P. Wattjes	1.9k 0.5×	2.1k 0.8×	3.7k 1.8×	918 0.6×	1.4k 1.0×	217	8.5k
Hugo Vrenken	3.2k 0.8×	1.6k 0.6×	4.6k 2.2×	1.4k 0.9×	1.9k 1.3×	177	9.7k
Sheng‐Kwei Song	7.5k 2.0×	1.4k 0.6×	1.8k 0.8×	536 0.3×	1.2k 0.8×	129	10.4k
Cenk Ayata	1.8k 0.5×	3.2k 1.3×	1.6k 0.7×	2.9k 1.8×	3.8k 2.7×	215	13.9k
Massimiliano Copetti	1.4k 0.4×	2.7k 1.1×	1.3k 0.6×	718 0.5×	1.2k 0.8×	309	9.5k
Meng Law	6.4k 1.7×	1.8k 0.7×	849 0.4×	1.8k 1.1×	574 0.4×	204	12.7k
Ona Wu	3.3k 0.9×	2.6k 1.0×	782 0.4×	1.2k 0.8×	1.6k 1.1×	157	9.1k

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Opriessnig, Peter, Lukas Pirpamer, Edith Hofer, et al.. (2025). Association of CSF Kappa-Free Light Chains With Cortical and Periventricular Brain Damage in Multiple Sclerosis. Neurology. 105(12). e214433–e214433.

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Leitner, Manuel, Daniela Pinter, Stefan Ropele, & Marisa Koini. (2025). Functional connectivity changes in long-Covid patients with and without cognitive impairment. Cortex. 191. 74–89.

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Wurth, Sebastian, et al.. (2024). Low-frequency MR elastography reveals altered deep gray matter viscoelasticity in multiple sclerosis. NeuroImage Clinical. 42. 103606–103606. 1 indexed citations

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Urschler, Martin, et al.. (2024). Fully Automated Hippocampus Segmentation using T2-informed Deep Convolutional Neural Networks. NeuroImage. 298. 120767–120767.

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Leitner, Manuel, Peter Opriessnig, Stefan Ropele, et al.. (2024). Changes in thalamic functional connectivity in post-Covid patients with and without fatigue. NeuroImage. 301. 120888–120888. 2 indexed citations

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Jauk, Emanuel, Stefan Ropele, Sebastian Wurth, et al.. (2024). Evaluation of a self-administered iPad®-based processing speed assessment for people with multiple sclerosis in a clinical routine setting. Journal of Neurology. 271(6). 3268–3278. 4 indexed citations

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Penner, Iris‐Katharina, Lukas Pirpamer, Stefan Ropele, et al.. (2023). Psychological factors and brain magnetic resonance imaging metrics associated with fatigue in persons with multiple sclerosis. Journal of the Neurological Sciences. 454. 120833–120833. 4 indexed citations

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Buchmann, Arabella, Lukas Pirpamer, Daniela Pinter, et al.. (2023). High serum neurofilament light chain levels correlate with brain atrophy and physical disability in multiple sclerosis. European Journal of Neurology. 30(5). 1389–1399. 8 indexed citations

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Güllmar, Daniel, et al.. (2022). Investigation of biases in convolutional neural networks for semantic segmentation using performance sensitivity analysis. Zeitschrift für Medizinische Physik. 32(3). 346–360. 5 indexed citations

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Raab, Peter, Stefan Ropele, Eva Bültmann, et al.. (2021). Analysis of deep grey nuclei susceptibility in early childhood: a quantitative susceptibility mapping and R2* study at 3 Tesla. Neuroradiology. 64(5). 1021–1031. 6 indexed citations

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Voortman, Margarete M., Lukas Pirpamer, Daniela Pinter, et al.. (2021). Decreased Cerebrospinal Fluid Antioxidative Capacity Is Related to Disease Severity and Progression in Early Multiple Sclerosis. Biomolecules. 11(9). 1264–1264. 6 indexed citations

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Colonna, Isabella, Marisa Koini, Lukas Pirpamer, et al.. (2021). Microstructural Tissue Changes in Alzheimer Disease Brains: Insights from Magnetization Transfer Imaging. American Journal of Neuroradiology. 42(4). 688–693. 6 indexed citations

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Jehna, Margit, Walter Wurm, Daniela Pinter, et al.. (2020). Do increases in deep grey matter volumes after electroconvulsive therapy persist in patients with major depression? A longitudinal MRI-study. Journal of Affective Disorders. 281. 908–917. 10 indexed citations

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Pirpamer, Lukas, Edith Hofer, Christian Enzinger, et al.. (2020). Cross-sectional and Longitudinal Assessment of Brain Iron Level in Alzheimer Disease Using 3-T MRI. Radiology. 296(3). 619–626. 85 indexed citations

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Birkl, Christoph, Christian Langkammer, Pascal Sati, et al.. (2019). Quantitative Susceptibility Mapping to Assess Cerebral Vascular Compliance. American Journal of Neuroradiology. 40(3). 460–463. 5 indexed citations

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Storelli, Loredana, Elisabetta Pagani, Maria A. Rocca, et al.. (2016). A Semiautomatic Method for Multiple Sclerosis Lesion Segmentation on Dual-Echo MR Imaging: Application in a Multicenter Context. American Journal of Neuroradiology. 37(11). 2043–2049. 5 indexed citations

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Seiler, Stephan, Lukas Pirpamer, Benno Gesierich, et al.. (2016). Lower Magnetization Transfer Ratio in the Forceps Minor Is Associated with Poorer Gait Velocity in Older Adults. American Journal of Neuroradiology. 38(3). 500–506. 8 indexed citations

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Enzinger, Christian, Heidi Johansen‐Berg, Helen Dawes, et al.. (2008). Functional MRI Correlates of Lower Limb Function in Stroke Victims With Gait Impairment. Stroke. 39(5). 1507–1513. 90 indexed citations

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Ropele, Stefan, Rudolf Stollberger, Hans‐Peter Hartung, & Franz Fazekas. (2000). Estimation of magnetization transfer rates from PACE experiments with pulsed RF saturation. Journal of Magnetic Resonance Imaging. 12(5). 749–756. 1 indexed citations

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Ropele, Stefan, Rudolf Stollberger, Hans‐Peter Hartung, & Franz Fazekas. (2000). Estimation of magnetization transfer rates from PACE experiments with pulsed RF saturation. Journal of Magnetic Resonance Imaging. 12(5). 749–756. 14 indexed citations

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