Thomas Brinker

3.3k total citations · 2 hit papers
56 papers, 2.4k citations indexed

About

Thomas Brinker is a scholar working on Neurology, Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience and Surgery. According to data from OpenAlex, Thomas Brinker has authored 56 papers receiving a total of 2.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 33 papers in Neurology, 31 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience and 13 papers in Surgery. Recurrent topics in Thomas Brinker's work include Cerebrospinal fluid and hydrocephalus (27 papers), Traumatic Brain Injury and Neurovascular Disturbances (26 papers) and Spinal Dysraphism and Malformations (9 papers). Thomas Brinker is often cited by papers focused on Cerebrospinal fluid and hydrocephalus (27 papers), Traumatic Brain Injury and Neurovascular Disturbances (26 papers) and Spinal Dysraphism and Malformations (9 papers). Thomas Brinker collaborates with scholars based in Germany, United States and United Kingdom. Thomas Brinker's co-authors include Petra M. Klinge, Edward G. Stopa, John F. Morrison, Gerald D. Silverberg, Conrad E. Johanson, John A. Duncan, Madjid Samii, Amir Samii, D. Berens von Rautenfeld and Wolfram H. Knapp and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, PLoS ONE and Biomaterials.

In The Last Decade

Thomas Brinker

56 papers receiving 2.4k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Multiplicity of cerebrospinal fluid functions: New challenges in health and disease

2008 607 citations Conrad E. Johanson, John A. Duncan et al. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología profile →
A new look at cerebrospinal fluid circulation

2014 575 citations Thomas Brinker, Edward G. Stopa et al. Fluids and Barriers of the CNS profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Thomas Brinker Germany	21	1.3k	1.0k	502	387	256	56	2.4k
Miles G. Johnston Canada	22	961 0.7×	569 0.5×	393 0.8×	246 0.6×	249 1.0×	47	2.0k
Tine V. Karlsen Norway	17	772 0.6×	498 0.5×	212 0.4×	349 0.9×	201 0.8×	35	2.1k
Luisa Chiapparini Italy	33	759 0.6×	1.4k 1.3×	260 0.5×	768 2.0×	205 0.8×	138	3.5k
Taner Tanrıverdi Türkiye	26	537 0.4×	610 0.6×	468 0.9×	269 0.7×	175 0.7×	131	2.0k
Masakazu Miyajima Japan	27	1.7k 1.3×	1.3k 1.2×	856 1.7×	287 0.7×	597 2.3×	112	2.6k
Dong Seok Kim South Korea	30	426 0.3×	471 0.5×	399 0.8×	672 1.7×	114 0.4×	90	2.4k
Stephen L. Huhn United States	25	601 0.4×	386 0.4×	273 0.5×	706 1.8×	158 0.6×	48	2.3k
Manabu Wada Japan	29	714 0.5×	756 0.7×	186 0.4×	1.2k 3.2×	106 0.4×	101	3.1k
Fritz Leutmezer Austria	29	523 0.4×	768 0.7×	325 0.6×	464 1.2×	62 0.2×	126	3.1k
Jack A. Wells United Kingdom	28	922 0.7×	463 0.4×	293 0.6×	274 0.7×	158 0.6×	69	2.4k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Thomas Brinker

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Klinge, Petra M., Owen P. Leary, Philip A. Allen, et al.. (2024). Clinical criteria for filum terminale resection in occult tethered cord syndrome. Journal of Neurosurgery Spine. 40(6). 758–766. 5 indexed citations

Klinge, Petra M., Vikas Srivastava, Owen P. Leary, et al.. (2022). Diseased Filum Terminale as a Cause of Tethered Cord Syndrome in Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome: Histopathology, Biomechanics, Clinical Presentation, and Outcome of Filum Excision. World Neurosurgery. 162. e492–e502. 15 indexed citations

Brinker, Thomas, Edward G. Stopa, John F. Morrison, & Petra M. Klinge. (2014). A new look at cerebrospinal fluid circulation. Fluids and Barriers of the CNS. 11(1). 10–10. 575 indexed citations breakdown →

Brinker, Thomas & Heather Spader. (2014). A Translational View of Peptide Treatment of Neurological Disorders. Current Medicinal Chemistry. 21(23). 2583–2590. 3 indexed citations

Rosahl, Steffen K., et al.. (2013). Effect of acute and chronic bilateral visual deafferentation on c-Fos immunoreactivity in the visual system of adult rats. Experimental Brain Research. 229(4). 595–607. 2 indexed citations

Glage, Silke, et al.. (2012). Evaluation of biocompatibility and anti-glioma efficacy of doxorubicin and irinotecan drug-eluting bead suspensions in alginate. Clinical & Translational Oncology. 14(1). 50–59. 14 indexed citations

Knippenberg, Sarah, Nadine Thau, Reinhard Dengler, Thomas Brinker, & Susanne Petri. (2012). Intracerebroventricular Injection of Encapsulated Human Mesenchymal Cells Producing Glucagon-Like Peptide 1 Prolongs Survival in a Mouse Model of ALS. PLoS ONE. 7(6). e36857–e36857. 47 indexed citations

Johanson, Conrad E., John A. Duncan, Petra M. Klinge, et al.. (2008). Multiplicity of cerebrospinal fluid functions: New challenges in health and disease. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 5(1). 10–10. 607 indexed citations breakdown →

Kondziella, Daniel, Hong Qu, Wolf Lüdemann, et al.. (2003). Astrocyte metabolism is disturbed in the early development of experimental hydrocephalus. Journal of Neurochemistry. 85(1). 274–281. 18 indexed citations

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Schuhmann, Martin U., Dirk O. Stichtenoth, Marco Skardelly, et al.. (2003). Temporal profiles of cerebrospinal fluid leukotrienes, brain edema and inflammatory response following experimental brain injury. Neurological Research. 25(5). 481–491. 41 indexed citations

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Klinge, Petra M., Georg Berding, Thomas Brinker, et al.. (2002). The Role of Cerebral Blood Flow and Cerebrovascular Reserve Capacity in the Diagnosis of Chronic Hydrocephalus — a PET-Study on 60 Patients. PubMed. 81. 39–41. 15 indexed citations

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Kondziella, Daniel, Wolf Lüdemann, Thomas Brinker, Olav Sletvold, & Ursula Sonnewald. (2002). Alterations in brain metabolism, CNS morphology and CSF dynamics in adult rats with kaolin-induced hydrocephalus. Brain Research. 927(1). 35–41. 38 indexed citations

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Klinge, Petra M., et al.. (2002). Temporal and Regional Profile of Neuronal and Glial Cellular Injury after Induction of Kaolin Hydrocephalus. PubMed. 81. 275–277. 13 indexed citations

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Klinge, Petra M., Norbert Rückert, Martin U. Schuhmann, et al.. (2002). Neuropsychological Testing to Improve Surgical Management of Patients with Chronic Hydrocephalus after Shunt Treatment. Acta neurochirurgica. Supplementum. 81. 51–53. 14 indexed citations

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Klinge, Petra M., Thomas Brinker, Almuth Brandis, et al.. (2001). Immunohistochemical characterization of axonal sprouting and reactive tissue changes after long-term implantation of a polyimide sieve electrode to the transected adult rat sciatic nerve. Biomaterials. 22(17). 2333–2343. 52 indexed citations

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Rosahl, Steffen K., et al.. (2001). Far-field responses to stimulation of the cochlear nucleus by microsurgically placed penetrating and surface electrodes in the cat. Journal of neurosurgery. 95(5). 845–852. 14 indexed citations

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Samii, Amir, Thomas Brinker, Jan Kaminsky, W. Lanksch, & Madjid Samii. (2000). Navigation-guided Opening of the Internal Auditory Canal via the Retrosigmoid Route for Acoustic Neuroma Surgery: Cadaveric, Radiological, and Preliminary Clinical Study. Neurosurgery. 47(2). 382–388. 23 indexed citations

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Brinker, Thomas, et al.. (1997). Breakdown of the Meningeal Barrier Surrounding the Intraorbital Optic Nerve After Experimental Subarachnoid Hemorrhage. American Journal of Ophthalmology. 124(3). 373–380. 12 indexed citations

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Brinker, Thomas, Volker Seifert, & Hermann Dietz. (1992). Subacute Hydrocephalus after Experimental Subarachnoid Hemorrhage. Neurosurgery. 31(2). 306–312. 37 indexed citations

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Brinker, Thomas, Volker Seifert, & D. Stolke. (1991). Effect of intrathecal fibrinolysis on cerebrospinal fluid absorption after experimental subarachnoid hemorrhage. Journal of neurosurgery. 74(5). 789–793. 20 indexed citations

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