Stephan Ehlers

2.5k total citations · 2 hit papers
17 papers, 1.7k citations indexed

About

Stephan Ehlers is a scholar working on Cognitive Neuroscience, Genetics and Clinical Psychology. According to data from OpenAlex, Stephan Ehlers has authored 17 papers receiving a total of 1.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 11 papers in Cognitive Neuroscience, 7 papers in Genetics and 6 papers in Clinical Psychology. Recurrent topics in Stephan Ehlers's work include Autism Spectrum Disorder Research (11 papers), Genetics and Neurodevelopmental Disorders (6 papers) and Child Development and Digital Technology (4 papers). Stephan Ehlers is often cited by papers focused on Autism Spectrum Disorder Research (11 papers), Genetics and Neurodevelopmental Disorders (6 papers) and Child Development and Digital Technology (4 papers). Stephan Ehlers collaborates with scholars based in Sweden, Italy and United Kingdom. Stephan Ehlers's co-authors include Christopher Gillberg, Lorna Wing, Annika Dahl­gren Sandberg, SvenOlof Dahlgren, Anders Odén, Erland Hjelmquist, Helen Schaumann, Runa Lindblom, Michele Zappella and Viviann Nordin and has published in prestigious journals such as PLoS ONE, NeuroImage and Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry.

In The Last Decade

Stephan Ehlers

17 papers receiving 1.6k citations

Hit Papers

A Screening Questionnaire for Asperger Syndrome and Other... 1993 2026 2004 2015 1999 1993 200 400 600
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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. A Screening Questionnaire for Asperger Syndrome and Other High-Functioning Autism Spectrum Disorders in School Age Children
    1999 603 citations Stephan Ehlers, Christopher Gillberg et al. Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders profile →
  2. The Epidemiology of Asperger Syndrome
    1993 529 citations Stephan Ehlers, Christopher Gillberg Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry profile →

Peers

Stephan Ehlers
Fred R. Volkmar United States
Ian Cook United States
Sarah Libby United Kingdom
Luke Y. Tsai United States
Linda C. Eaves Canada
David Meldrum United Kingdom
Karen Toth United States
Ann Thompson Canada
Helena H. Ho Canada
Monique Moore Hill United States
Fred R. Volkmar United States
Stephan Ehlers
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Fields of papers citing papers by Stephan Ehlers

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Stephan Ehlers

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

All Works

17 of 17 papers shown
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Billstedt, Eva, Caroline Björck, Stephan Ehlers, et al.. (2019). Diagnostic validity of the MINI-KID disorder classifications in specialized child and adolescent psychiatric outpatient clinics in Sweden. BMC Psychiatry. 19(1). 32 indexed citations
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Jacobsson, Lars, Ylva Benderix, Bo Bergman, et al.. (2013). ADHD : Diagnostik och behandling, vårdens organisation och patientens delaktigheten systematisk litteraturöversikt. 2 indexed citations
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Sandberg, Annika Dahl­gren, Stephan Ehlers, Bengt Hagberg, & Christopher Gillberg. (2000). The Rett Syndrome Complex. Autism. 4(3). 249–267. 34 indexed citations
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Ehlers, Stephan, Christopher Gillberg, & Lorna Wing. (1999). A Screening Questionnaire for Asperger Syndrome and Other High-Functioning Autism Spectrum Disorders in School Age Children. Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders. 29(2). 129–141. 603 indexed citations breakdown →
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Gillberg, Christopher, Stephan Ehlers, Mårten Kyllerman, & Paul Uvebrant. (1999). [Rare disabilities--less known syndromes. A challenge for neuropsychiatric rehabilitation].. PubMed. 96(15). 1824–6, 1829. 1 indexed citations
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Ehlers, Stephan, Eva Billstedt, & J. Wahlström. (1999). Mental impairment and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder in a family with FRAXF. Neurocase. 5(6). 533–536. 1 indexed citations
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Zappella, Michele, Christopher Gillberg, & Stephan Ehlers. (1998). The Preserved Speech Variant: A Subgroup of the Rett Complex: A Clinical Report of 30 Cases. Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders. 28(6). 519–526. 55 indexed citations
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Ehlers, Stephan, Christopher Gillberg, Annika Dahl­gren Sandberg, et al.. (1997). Asperger Syndrome, Autism and Attention Disorders: A Comparative Study of the Cognitive Profiles of 120 Children. Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry. 38(2). 207–217. 165 indexed citations
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Ehlers, Stephan, et al.. (1997). Complex chromosome rearrangement involving chromosomes 1, 4 and 16 revealed by fluorescence in situ hybridization. Clinical Genetics. 51(4). 281–285. 8 indexed citations
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Gillberg, Christopher, Viviann Nordin, & Stephan Ehlers. (1996). Early detection of autism. Diagnostic instruments for clinicians. European Child & Adolescent Psychiatry. 5(2). 67–74. 50 indexed citations
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Ehlers, Stephan, et al.. (1996). Language and pragmatic functions in school‐age children on the autism spectrum. International Journal of Language & Communication Disorders. 31(4). 387–413. 54 indexed citations
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Happé, Francesca, Stephan Ehlers, Christopher Gillberg, et al.. (1996). Abnormal functional anatomy in Asperger's syndrome during a “Theory of Mind” task. NeuroImage. 3(3). S251–S251. 1 indexed citations
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Ehlers, Stephan & Christopher Gillberg. (1993). The Epidemiology of Asperger Syndrome. Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry. 34(8). 1327–1350. 529 indexed citations breakdown →
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Gillberg, Christopher, Stephan Ehlers, & Jan Wahlström. (1990). The Syndromes Described by Kanner and Rett‐Hagberg: Overlap in an Extended Family. Developmental Medicine & Child Neurology. 32(3). 258–261. 7 indexed citations
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Gillberg, Christopher, et al.. (1990). Autism Under Age 3 Years: A Clinical Study of 28 Cases Referred for Autistic Symptoms in Infancy. Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry. 31(6). 921–934. 171 indexed citations
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Gillberg, Christopher & Stephan Ehlers. (1989). [Dyslexia--a forgotten handicap].. PubMed. 86(11). 943–4. 1 indexed citations

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