Thomas Brinker

3.3k citations

56 papers · 2.4k indexed · 2 hit papers · h-index 21

Impact in

Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience top 1%
- Cerebrospinal fluid and hydrocephalus
Neurology top 1%
- Traumatic Brain Injury and Neurovascular Disturbances
- Neurosurgical Procedures and Complications
- Intracerebral and Subarachnoid Hemorrhage Research

Papers in ⓘ

Neurology 33
- Traumatic Brain Injury and Neurovascular Disturbances 26
- Intracranial Aneurysms: Treatment and Complications 5
- Neurosurgical Procedures and Complications 5
Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience 31
- Cerebrospinal fluid and hydrocephalus 27

Co-authors: Petra M. Klinge (34 shared papers)Edward G. Stopa (4 shared papers)John F. Morrison (1 shared paper)Gerald D. Silverberg (9 shared papers)Conrad E. Johanson (6 shared papers)John A. Duncan (3 shared papers)Madjid Samii (17 shared papers)Amir Samii (7 shared papers)
Journals: Journal of neurosurgery (4 papers)Neurosurgery (3 papers)Neuroreport (3 papers)Fluids and Barriers of the CNS (3 papers)Neurological Research (3 papers)
Partner nations: Germany United States United Kingdom

In The Last Decade

Thomas Brinker

56 papers receiving 2.4k citations

Hit Papers

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A new look at cerebrospinal fluid circulation 2014 · 575 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.

2014 Fluids and Barriers of the CNS
2008 SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología

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1	Multiplicity of cerebrospinal fluid functions: New challenges in health and disease SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología ·Conrad E. Johanson, John A. Duncan, Petra M. Klinge, Thomas Brinker, Edward G. Stopa, Gerald D. Silverberg Hit paper breakdown →	2008	607
2	A new look at cerebrospinal fluid circulation Fluids and Barriers of the CNS ·Thomas Brinker, Edward G. Stopa, John F. Morrison, Petra M. Klinge Hit paper breakdown →	2014	575
3	Cerebral transplantation of encapsulated mesenchymal stem cells improves cellular pathology after experimental traumatic brain injury Neuroscience Letters ·Anna Heile, Christine Wallrapp, Petra M. Klinge, Amir Samii, Moustapha Kassem, Gerald D. Silverberg, Thomas Brinker	2009	85
4	Metabolic Changes in the Vicinity of Brain Contusions: A Proton Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy and Histology Study Journal of Neurotrauma ·Martin U. Schuhmann, Detlef Stiller, Marco Skardelly, Johannes Bernarding, Petra M. Klinge, Amir Samii, Madjid Samii, Thomas Brinker	2003	85
5	Temporal course of cerebrospinal fluid dynamics and amyloid accumulation in the aging rat brain from three to thirty months Fluids and Barriers of the CNS ·Catherine Chiu, Miles C. Miller, Ilias N Caralopoulos, Michael S. Worden, Thomas Brinker, Zachary N. Gordon, Conrad E. Johanson, Gerald D. Silverberg	2012	83
6	Ultrastructure of the cerebrospinal fluid outflow along the optic nerve into the lymphatic system Child s Nervous System ·Wolf L�demann, D. Berens von Rautenfeld, Madjid Samii, Thomas Brinker	2004	77
7	Correlates of local cerebral blood flow (CBF) in normal pressure hydrocephalus patients before and after shunting—A retrospective analysis of [15O]H2O PET-CBF studies in 65 patients Clinical Neurology and Neurosurgery ·Petra M. Klinge, David J. Brooks, Amir Samii, E. Weckesser, Jörg van den Hoff, Harald Fricke, Thomas Brinker, Wolfram H. Knapp, Georg Berding	2008	56
8	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 ·Petra M. Klinge, Morad Ali Vafa, Thomas Brinker, Almuth Brandis, Gerhard Walter, Thomas Stieglitz, Madjid Samii, Konstantin Wewetzer	2001	52
9	Encapsulated native and glucagon-like peptide-1 transfected human mesenchymal stem cells in a transgenic mouse model of Alzheimer's disease Neuroscience Letters ·Petra M. Klinge, Kathrin Harmening, Miles C. Miller, Anna Heile, Christine Wallrapp, Peter Geigle, Thomas Brinker	2011	47
10	Intracerebroventricular Injection of Encapsulated Human Mesenchymal Cells Producing Glucagon-Like Peptide 1 Prolongs Survival in a Mouse Model of ALS PLoS ONE ·Sarah Knippenberg, Nadine Thau, Reinhard Dengler, Thomas Brinker, Susanne Petri	2012	47
11	Cerebral Hypoperfusion and Delayed Hippocampal Response After Induction of Adult Kaolin Hydrocephalus Stroke ·Petra M. Klinge, Amir Samii, Annette Mühlendyck, Koppany Visnyei, Geerd-Jürgen Meyer, Gerhard Walter, Gerald D. Silverberg, Thomas Brinker	2003	46
12	Temporal profiles of cerebrospinal fluid leukotrienes, brain edema and inflammatory response following experimental brain injury Neurological Research ·Martin U. Schuhmann, Maryam Mokhtarzadeh, Dirk O. Stichtenoth, Marco Skardelly, Petra M. Klinge, Frank Gutzki, Madjid Samii, Thomas Brinker	2003	41
13	A positron emission tomography study of cerebrovascular reserve before and after shunt surgery in patients with idiopathic chronic hydrocephalus Journal of neurosurgery ·Petra M. Klinge, Georg Berding, Thomas Brinker, Wolfram H. Knapp, Madjid Samii	1999	39
14	Alterations in brain metabolism, CNS morphology and CSF dynamics in adult rats with kaolin-induced hydrocephalus Brain Research ·Daniel Kondziella, Wolf Lüdemann, Thomas Brinker, Olav Sletvold, Ursula Sonnewald	2002	38
15	Subacute Hydrocephalus after Experimental Subarachnoid Hemorrhage Neurosurgery ·Thomas Brinker, Volker Seifert, Hermann Dietz	1992	37
16	Brain amyloid accumulates in aged rats with kaolin-induced hydrocephalus Neuroreport ·Petra M. Klinge, Amir Samii, Sabine Niescken, Thomas Brinker, Gerald D. Silverberg	2006	32
17	Clinical translation of stem cell therapy in traumatic brain injury: the potential of encapsulated mesenchymal cell biodelivery of glucagon-like peptide-1 Dialogues in Clinical Neuroscience ·Anna Heile, Thomas Brinker	2011	32
18	Doxorubicin and irinotecan drug-eluting beads for treatment of glioma: a pilot study in a rat model Journal of Materials Science Materials in Medicine ·Steffen Baltes, Ina Freund, Andrew L. Lewis, Ingo Nölte, Thomas Brinker	2010	27
19	A ferritin tracer study of compensatory spinal CSF outflow pathways in kaolin-induced hydrocephalus Acta Neuropathologica ·Katja Voelz, Daniel Kondziella, D. Berens von Rautenfeld, Thomas Brinker, Wolf Lüdemann	2007	25
20	Navigation-guided Opening of the Internal Auditory Canal via the Retrosigmoid Route for Acoustic Neuroma Surgery: Cadaveric, Radiological, and Preliminary Clinical Study Neurosurgery ·Amir Samii, Thomas Brinker, Jan Kaminsky, W. Lanksch, Madjid Samii	2000	23

About Thomas Brinker

Thomas Brinker is a scholar working on Neurology, Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, Surgery, Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health and Genetics, having authored 56 papers that have together received 2.4k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Cerebrospinal fluid and hydrocephalus (27 papers), Traumatic Brain Injury and Neurovascular Disturbances (26 papers), Spinal Dysraphism and Malformations (9 papers), Advanced Neuroimaging Techniques and Applications (6 papers), Intracranial Aneurysms: Treatment and Complications (5 papers), Head and Neck Surgical Oncology (5 papers), Neurogenesis and neuroplasticity mechanisms (5 papers) and Neurosurgical Procedures and Complications (5 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience (1.3k citations), Neurology (1.0k citations), Developmental Neuroscience (136 citations), Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health (502 citations) and Neurology (196 citations). Thomas Brinker has collaborated with scholars based in Germany, United States and United Kingdom. Frequent 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, Wolfram H. Knapp and D. Berens von Rautenfeld. Their work appears in journals such as Journal of neurosurgery, Neurosurgery, Neuroreport, Fluids and Barriers of the CNS and Neurological Research.

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