U. Bürgel

2.9k total citations · 1 hit paper
20 papers, 2.2k citations indexed

About

U. Bürgel is a scholar working on Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging, Cognitive Neuroscience and Neurology. According to data from OpenAlex, U. Bürgel has authored 20 papers receiving a total of 2.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 9 papers in Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging, 7 papers in Cognitive Neuroscience and 6 papers in Neurology. Recurrent topics in U. Bürgel's work include Advanced Neuroimaging Techniques and Applications (8 papers), Functional Brain Connectivity Studies (4 papers) and Advanced MRI Techniques and Applications (3 papers). U. Bürgel is often cited by papers focused on Advanced Neuroimaging Techniques and Applications (8 papers), Functional Brain Connectivity Studies (4 papers) and Advanced MRI Techniques and Applications (3 papers). U. Bürgel collaborates with scholars based in Germany, Sweden and Netherlands. U. Bürgel's co-authors include Karl Zilles, Axel Schleicher, Thorsten Schormann, Katrin Amunts, Hartmut Mohlberg, Joachim M. Gilsbach, Per E. Roland, Shigeo Kinomura, Stefan Geyer and Torkel Klingberg and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Journal of Neuroscience and NeuroImage.

In The Last Decade

U. Bürgel

20 papers receiving 2.2k 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.

  1. Two different areas within the primary motor cortex of man
    1996 508 citations Stefan Geyer, Anders Ledberg et al. Nature profile →

Peers

U. Bürgel
Juan Álvarez‐Linera Spain
Massimo Caulo Italy
Haruyasu Yamada Japan
Siawoosh Mohammadi Germany
G Salamon France
Jaroslav Tintěra Czechia
Gary A. Press United States
Arto C. Nirkko Switzerland
Natalie Voets United Kingdom
Gérard Crelier Switzerland
Juan Álvarez‐Linera Spain
U. Bürgel
Citations per year, relative to U. Bürgel U. Bürgel (= 1×) peers Juan Álvarez‐Linera

Countries citing papers authored by U. Bürgel

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Fields of papers citing papers by U. Bürgel

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of U. Bürgel

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

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Scheithauer, Simone, U. Bürgel, Johannes Bickenbach, et al.. (2010). External ventricular and lumbar drainage-associated meningoventriculitis: prospective analysis of time-dependent infection rates and risk factor analysis. Infection. 38(3). 205–209. 55 indexed citations
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Boström, Azize, U. Bürgel, M. H. T. Reinges, et al.. (2009). Cortisol Dynamics in the Acute Phase of Aneurysmal Subarachnoid Hemorrhage: Associations with Disease Severity and Outcome. Journal of Neurotrauma. 27(1). 189–195. 28 indexed citations
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Bürgel, U., Burkhard Mädler, Christopher R. Honey, et al.. (2009). Fiber Tracking with Distinct Software Tools Results in a Clear Diversity in Anatomical Fiber Tract Portrayal. PubMed. 70(1). 27–35. 60 indexed citations
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Scheithauer, Simone, U. Bürgel, Yu‐Mi Ryang, et al.. (2009). Prospective surveillance of drain associated meningitis/ventriculitis in a neurosurgery and neurological intensive care unit. Journal of Neurology Neurosurgery & Psychiatry. 80(12). 1381–1385. 89 indexed citations
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Boström, Azize, Markus F. Oertel, Yu‐Mi Ryang, et al.. (2008). Treatment Strategies and Outcome in Patients with Non-Tuberculous Spinal Epidural Abscess - A Review of 46 Cases. min - Minimally Invasive Neurosurgery. 51(1). 36–42. 31 indexed citations
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Boström, Azize, U. Bürgel, Peter C. Reinacher, et al.. (2008). A less invasive surgical concept for the resection of spinal meningiomas. Acta Neurochirurgica. 150(6). 551–556. 44 indexed citations
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Boström, Azize, Peter C. Reinacher, Timo Krings, et al.. (2008). Intramedullary hemangioblastomas: timing of surgery, microsurgical technique and follow-up in 23 patients. European Spine Journal. 17(6). 882–886. 51 indexed citations
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Schoth, Felix, et al.. (2006). Diffusion tensor imaging in acquired blind humans. Neuroscience Letters. 398(3). 178–182. 47 indexed citations
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Pol, Hilleke E. Hulshoff, Hugo G. Schnack, Daniëlle Posthuma, et al.. (2006). Genetic Contributions to Human Brain Morphology and Intelligence. Journal of Neuroscience. 26(40). 10235–10242. 210 indexed citations
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Reinacher, Peter C., Timo Krings, U. Bürgel, & Franz J. Hans. (2006). Posterior Inferior Cerebellar Artery (PICA) Aneurysm Arising from a Bihemispheric PICA. Clinical Neuroradiology. 16(3). 190–191. 7 indexed citations
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Rademacher, Jörg, U. Bürgel, & Karl Zilles. (2002). Stereotaxic Localization, Intersubject Variability, and Interhemispheric Differences of the Human Auditory Thalamocortical System. NeuroImage. 17(1). 142–160. 57 indexed citations
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Bürgel, U., Thorsten Schormann, Axel Schleicher, & Karl Zilles. (1999). Mapping of Histologically Identified Long Fiber Tracts in Human Cerebral Hemispheres to the MRI Volume of a Reference Brain: Position and Spatial Variability of the Optic Radiation. NeuroImage. 10(5). 489–499. 117 indexed citations
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Rademacher, Jörg, V. Engelbrecht, U. Bürgel, Hans‐Joachim Freund, & Karl Zilles. (1999). Measuringin VivoMyelination of Human White Matter Fiber Tracts with Magnetization Transfer MR. NeuroImage. 9(4). 393–406. 72 indexed citations
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Zilles, Karl, Axel Schleicher, Katrin Amunts, et al.. (1997). Quantitative analysis of sulci in the human cerebral cortex: Development, regional heterogeneity, gender difference, asymmetry, intersubject variability and cortical architecture. Human Brain Mapping. 5(4). 218–221. 177 indexed citations
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Bürgel, U., et al.. (1997). Histological visualization of long fiber tracts in the white matter of adult human brains.. PubMed. 38(3). 397–404. 37 indexed citations
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Zilles, Karl, Axel Schleicher, Katrin Amunts, et al.. (1997). Quantitative analysis of sulci in the human cerebral cortex: Development, regional heterogeneity, gender difference, asymmetry, intersubject variability and cortical architecture. Human Brain Mapping. 5(4). 218–221. 171 indexed citations
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Geyer, Stefan, Anders Ledberg, Axel Schleicher, et al.. (1996). Two different areas within the primary motor cortex of man. Nature. 382(6594). 805–807. 508 indexed citations breakdown →
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Bürgel, U., et al.. (1996). Positional variability and 3D-reconstruction of fiber pathways in the human forebrain. NeuroImage. 3(3). S113–S113. 1 indexed citations

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