Volker Busch

3.8k total citations · 1 hit paper
30 papers, 2.7k citations indexed

About

Volker Busch is a scholar working on Psychiatry and Mental health, Experimental and Cognitive Psychology and Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine. According to data from OpenAlex, Volker Busch has authored 30 papers receiving a total of 2.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 12 papers in Psychiatry and Mental health, 10 papers in Experimental and Cognitive Psychology and 6 papers in Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine. Recurrent topics in Volker Busch's work include Psychosomatic Disorders and Their Treatments (10 papers), Fibromyalgia and Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Research (6 papers) and Anxiety, Depression, Psychometrics, Treatment, Cognitive Processes (4 papers). Volker Busch is often cited by papers focused on Psychosomatic Disorders and Their Treatments (10 papers), Fibromyalgia and Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Research (6 papers) and Anxiety, Depression, Psychometrics, Treatment, Cognitive Processes (4 papers). Volker Busch collaborates with scholars based in Germany, Luxembourg and Austria. Volker Busch's co-authors include Arne May, Ulrich Bogdahn, Christian Gaser, Gerhard Schuierer, Bogdan Draganski, Peter Eichhammer, Matthias Zunhammer, Charly Gaul, Göran Hajak and Uwe Kern and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, PLoS ONE and Scientific Reports.

In The Last Decade

Volker Busch

30 papers receiving 2.6k citations

Hit Papers

Changes in grey matter in... 2004 2026 2011 2018 2004 500 1000 1.5k
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. Changes in grey matter induced by training
    2004 1.6k citations Bogdan Draganski, Christian Gaser et al. Nature profile →

Author Peers

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Author Last Decade Papers Cites
Volker Busch 1.3k 529 498 405 368 30 2.7k
Kathryn M. McMillan 2.4k 1.8× 556 1.1× 712 1.4× 243 0.6× 452 1.2× 13 3.4k
Katiuscia Sacco 2.6k 1.9× 712 1.3× 517 1.0× 272 0.7× 512 1.4× 82 3.8k
Scott M. Hayes 1.9k 1.5× 492 0.9× 521 1.0× 176 0.4× 260 0.7× 59 3.7k
Nellie Georgiou‐Karistianis 1.8k 1.4× 865 1.6× 338 0.7× 728 1.8× 637 1.7× 233 6.3k
Ben Godde 1.8k 1.4× 331 0.6× 376 0.8× 459 1.1× 212 0.6× 86 2.9k
Notger G. Müller 2.3k 1.7× 630 1.2× 727 1.5× 365 0.9× 409 1.1× 122 4.8k
Stephen A. Coombes 1.3k 1.0× 312 0.6× 216 0.4× 264 0.7× 311 0.8× 85 2.6k
Sanjay Manohar 1.9k 1.5× 433 0.8× 509 1.0× 202 0.5× 150 0.4× 141 3.2k
Sergio Duca 2.7k 2.0× 804 1.5× 493 1.0× 316 0.8× 767 2.1× 93 4.0k
Trevor J. Crawford 2.0k 1.5× 1.1k 2.2× 498 1.0× 494 1.2× 401 1.1× 138 3.9k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Volker Busch

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Volker Busch

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Volker Busch. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Volker Busch 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 Volker Busch. Volker Busch 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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Plank, Tina, et al.. (2018). Mechanical Pain Thresholds and the Rubber Hand Illusion. Frontiers in Psychology. 9. 712–712. 10 indexed citations
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Rasche, Franz Maximilian, Thomas Ebert, Andreas Hagendorff, et al.. (2017). Modern peptide biomarkers and echocardiography in cardiac healthy haemodialysis patients. BMC Nephrology. 18(1). 175–175. 2 indexed citations
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Crönlein, Tatjana, Berthold Langguth, Peter Eichhammer, & Volker Busch. (2016). Impaired Recognition of Facially Expressed Emotions in Different Groups of Patients with Sleep Disorders. PLoS ONE. 11(4). e0152754–e0152754. 24 indexed citations
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Zunhammer, Matthias, et al.. (2016). Pain modulation by intranasal oxytocin and emotional picture viewing — a randomized double-blind fMRI study. Scientific Reports. 6(1). 31606–31606. 26 indexed citations
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Zunhammer, Matthias, et al.. (2015). Theory of Mind and Emotional Awareness in Chronic Somatoform Pain Patients. PLoS ONE. 10(10). e0140016–e0140016. 37 indexed citations
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Zunhammer, Matthias, et al.. (2015). Effects of Intranasal Oxytocin on Thermal Pain in Healthy Men. Psychosomatic Medicine. 77(2). 156–166. 33 indexed citations
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Zunhammer, Matthias, Peter Eichhammer, & Volker Busch. (2014). Sleep Quality during Exam Stress: The Role of Alcohol, Caffeine and Nicotine. PLoS ONE. 9(10). e109490–e109490. 71 indexed citations
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Zunhammer, Matthias, et al.. (2013). Somatic Symptoms Evoked by Exam Stress in University Students: The Role of Alexithymia, Neuroticism, Anxiety and Depression. PLoS ONE. 8(12). e84911–e84911. 79 indexed citations
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Kern, Uwe, et al.. (2012). Phantom Limb Pain in Daily Practice—Still a Lot of Work to Do!. Pain Medicine. 13(12). 1611–1626. 27 indexed citations
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Busch, Volker, Florian Zeman, A. Heckel, et al.. (2012). The effect of transcutaneous vagus nerve stimulation on pain perception – An experimental study. Brain stimulation. 6(2). 202–209. 184 indexed citations
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Pieh, Christoph, Claas Lahmann, Karin Tritt, et al.. (2011). Prävalenz und Komorbidität der somatoformen Störung: Eine Multicenter-Studie. Zeitschrift für psychosomatische Medizin und Psychotherapie. 57(3). 244–250. 11 indexed citations
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Busch, Volker, et al.. (2011). The Effect of Deep and Slow Breathing on Pain Perception, Autonomic Activity, and Mood Processing—An Experimental Study. Pain Medicine. 13(2). 215–228. 171 indexed citations
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Kreuzer, Peter M., Berthold Langguth, Roland Popp, et al.. (2011). Reduced intra-cortical inhibition after sleep deprivation: A transcranial magnetic stimulation study. Neuroscience Letters. 493(3). 63–66. 54 indexed citations
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Busch, Volker, Tatjana Crönlein, Christoph Pieh, et al.. (2011). Sleep deprivation in chronic somatoform pain—effects on mood and pain regulation. Psychiatry Research. 195(3). 134–143. 24 indexed citations
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Zunhammer, Matthias, et al.. (2010). rTMS over the cerebellum modulates temperature detection and pain thresholds through peripheral mechanisms. Brain stimulation. 4(4). 210–217.e1. 19 indexed citations
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Busch, Volker & Wilhelm Schulte‐Mattler. (2010). Differentiation between uniform and non-uniform motor nerve conduction slowing. Clinical Neurophysiology. 121(6). 890–894. 5 indexed citations
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Jürgens, Tim, Massimo Leone, Alberto Proietti Cecchini, et al.. (2009). Hypothalamic deep-brain stimulation modulates thermal sensitivity and pain thresholds in cluster headache. Pain. 146(1). 84–90. 46 indexed citations
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Busch, Volker & Charly Gaul. (2008). Exercise in Migraine Therapy—Is There Any Evidence for Efficacy? A Critical Review. Headache The Journal of Head and Face Pain. 48(6). 890–899. 77 indexed citations
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Draganski, Bogdan, Christian Gaser, Volker Busch, et al.. (2004). Changes in grey matter induced by training. Nature. 427(6972). 311–312. 1620 indexed citations breakdown →
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Wilhelm, Michael, et al.. (2003). Dietary intake of arsenic, mercury and selenium by children from a German North Sea island using duplicate portion sampling. Journal of Trace Elements in Medicine and Biology. 17(2). 123–132. 30 indexed citations

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