Ursula Wesselmann

4.8k total citations · 1 hit paper
81 papers, 3.0k citations indexed

About

Ursula Wesselmann is a scholar working on Urology, Physiology and Psychiatry and Mental health. According to data from OpenAlex, Ursula Wesselmann has authored 81 papers receiving a total of 3.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 20 papers in Urology, 19 papers in Physiology and 19 papers in Psychiatry and Mental health. Recurrent topics in Ursula Wesselmann's work include Urinary Bladder and Prostate Research (20 papers), Pain Mechanisms and Treatments (17 papers) and Pelvic floor disorders treatments (15 papers). Ursula Wesselmann is often cited by papers focused on Urinary Bladder and Prostate Research (20 papers), Pain Mechanisms and Treatments (17 papers) and Pelvic floor disorders treatments (15 papers). Ursula Wesselmann collaborates with scholars based in United States, Germany and Italy. Ursula Wesselmann's co-authors include Arthur L. Burnett, Leslie J. Heinberg, John W. Warren, Srinivasa N. Raja, Patricia Langenberg, Jean Luc Laı̈, Maria Adele Giamberardino, William Z. Rymer, Jacques van Lankveld and Yitzchak M. Binik and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, Advanced Functional Materials and The Journal of Physiology.

In The Last Decade

Ursula Wesselmann

77 papers receiving 2.9k citations

Hit Papers

AUA Guideline for the Diagnosis and Treatment of Intersti... 2011 2026 2016 2021 2011 100 200 300 400
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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. AUA Guideline for the Diagnosis and Treatment of Interstitial Cystitis/Bladder Pain Syndrome
    2011 485 citations Ursula Wesselmann et al. profile →

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Ursula Wesselmann United States 26 981 883 788 706 430 81 3.0k
Andrew Schrepf United States 28 250 0.3× 674 0.8× 285 0.4× 532 0.8× 462 1.1× 96 2.2k
H. Henry Lai United States 33 2.0k 2.0× 400 0.5× 1.7k 2.2× 219 0.3× 168 0.4× 155 2.9k
Bertil Blok Netherlands 33 3.1k 3.1× 651 0.7× 2.4k 3.0× 239 0.3× 76 0.2× 128 4.5k
Serge Carrier Canada 35 1.3k 1.3× 2.0k 2.3× 549 0.7× 136 0.2× 188 0.4× 117 3.6k
William E. Bradley United States 43 3.2k 3.3× 1.3k 1.5× 2.3k 2.9× 447 0.6× 156 0.4× 187 6.2k
Ryuji Sakakibara Japan 43 3.0k 3.0× 666 0.8× 2.2k 2.8× 535 0.8× 101 0.2× 349 6.9k
Melissa A. Farmer United States 21 294 0.3× 401 0.5× 251 0.3× 442 0.6× 337 0.8× 27 1.4k
Gommert A. van Koeveringe Netherlands 27 2.1k 2.2× 194 0.2× 1.6k 2.0× 237 0.3× 71 0.2× 167 2.7k
Bahman Jabbari United States 36 76 0.1× 930 1.1× 241 0.3× 850 1.2× 218 0.5× 151 4.4k
Anne‐Marie Leroi France 36 414 0.4× 157 0.2× 1.7k 2.1× 443 0.6× 42 0.1× 157 4.0k

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Ursula Wesselmann

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Li, Qi, et al.. (2025). Tetrodotoxin Delivery Pen Safely Uses Potent Natural Neurotoxin to Manage Severe Cutaneous Pain. Advanced Healthcare Materials. 14(9). e2401549–e2401549.
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Anger, Jennifer T., Laura K. Case, A. Baranowski, et al.. (2024). Pain mechanisms in the transgender individual: a review. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 5. 1241015–1241015. 4 indexed citations
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Wesselmann, Ursula, et al.. (2023). Chronic pain in female breast cancer survivors - prevalence, characteristics and contributing factors: a cross-sectional pilot study. BMC Women s Health. 23(1). 613–613. 11 indexed citations
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Wesselmann, Ursula, et al.. (2022). Pityriasis rubra pilaris nach COVID-19-Impfung: Kausaler Zusammenhang oder Koinzidenz?. Die Dermatologie. 73(8). 634–637. 4 indexed citations
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Mohiuddin, Mohammed, Ursula Wesselmann, Caroline F. Pukall, et al.. (2021). Efficacy and Safety of Drug Combinations for Chronic Pelvic Pain: Protocol for a Systematic Review. JMIR Research Protocols. 10(5). e21909–e21909. 1 indexed citations
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Bergeron, Sophie, Barbara D. Reed, Ursula Wesselmann, & Nina Bohm‐Starke. (2020). Vulvodynia. Nature Reviews Disease Primers. 6(1). 36–36. 81 indexed citations
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Gewandter, Jennifer S., Sawsan As‐Sanie, Gloria Bachmann, et al.. (2018). Research Design Characteristics of Published Pharmacologic Randomized Clinical Trials for Irritable Bowel Syndrome and Chronic Pelvic Pain Conditions: An ACTTION Systematic Review. Journal of Pain. 19(7). 717–726. 6 indexed citations
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Warren, John W., Vadim Morozov, Fred M. Howard, et al.. (2013). Before the onset of interstitial cystitis/bladder pain syndrome, the presence of multiple non-bladder syndromes is strongly associated with a history of multiple surgeries. Journal of Psychosomatic Research. 76(1). 75–79. 18 indexed citations
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Wesselmann, Ursula, et al.. (2013). Herpes zoster nach Varicella-Zoster-Virus-Impfung. Der Hautarzt. 64(2). 107–109. 3 indexed citations
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Wesselmann, Ursula, A. Baranowski, Mats Börjesson, et al.. (2009). Emerging therapies and novel approaches to visceral pain. Drug Discovery Today Therapeutic Strategies. 6(3). 89–95. 25 indexed citations
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Langenberg, Patricia, Edward E. Wallach, Daniel J. Clauw, et al.. (2009). Pelvic pain and surgeries in women before interstitial cystitis/painful bladder syndrome. American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology. 202(3). 286.e1–286.e6. 25 indexed citations
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Warren, John W., Fred M. Howard, Raymond K. Cross, et al.. (2008). Antecedent Nonbladder Syndromes in Case-Control Study of Interstitial Cystitis/Painful Bladder Syndrome. Urology. 73(1). 52–57. 128 indexed citations
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Schultz, Willibrord Weijmar, Rosemary Basson, Yitzchak M. Binik, et al.. (2005). Women's Sexual Pain and its Management. The Journal of Sexual Medicine. 2(3). 301–316. 146 indexed citations
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Grotemeyer, K.‐H., et al.. (2004). Diagnostik und Therapie funktioneller Schmerzsyndrome. Der Schmerz. 18(2). 141–144. 6 indexed citations
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Planz, B., et al.. (2004). Chronische abakterielle Prostatitis. Der Schmerz. 18(2). 125–129. 3 indexed citations
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Gschossmann, Juergen M., Winfried Häuser, Ursula Wesselmann, & Gerald Holtmann. (2002). Diagnostische Kriterien von und therapeutische Strategien bei Schmerzen des Magen-Darm-Trakts und der Beckenorgane. Der Schmerz. 16(6). 476–480. 3 indexed citations
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Wesselmann, Ursula. (2001). Interstitial cystitis: a chronic visceral pain syndrome. Urology. 57(6). 32–39. 62 indexed citations
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Wesselmann, Ursula. (1996). Schmerzsyndrome bei AIDS (Pain syndroms in aids patients). Der Anaesthesist. 45(11). 1004–1014. 6 indexed citations
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Wesselmann, Ursula, James M. Kerns, & William Z. Rymer. (1994). Laser Effects on Myelinated and Nonmyelinated Fibers in the Rat Peroneal Nerve: A Quantitative Ultrastructural Analysis. Experimental Neurology. 129(2). 257–265. 16 indexed citations
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Jänig, Wilfrid, et al.. (1991). Differentiation of sympathetic neurones projecting in the hypogastric nerves in terms of their discharge patterns in cats.. The Journal of Physiology. 437(1). 157–179. 26 indexed citations

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