Frank Birklein

423 total papers · 22.8k total citations
267 papers, 12.8k citations indexed

About

Frank Birklein is a scholar working on Physiology, Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine and Pharmacology. According to data from OpenAlex, Frank Birklein has authored 267 papers receiving a total of 12.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 189 papers in Physiology, 122 papers in Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine and 84 papers in Pharmacology. Recurrent topics in Frank Birklein’s work include Pain Mechanisms and Treatments (172 papers), Pain Management and Treatment (118 papers) and Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation (84 papers). Frank Birklein is often cited by papers focused on Pain Mechanisms and Treatments (172 papers), Pain Management and Treatment (118 papers) and Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation (84 papers). Frank Birklein collaborates with scholars based in Germany, United States and United Kingdom. Frank Birklein's co-authors include B. Neundörfer, Christian Maihöfner, Hermann O. Handwerker, Tanja Schlereth, Martin Schmelz, Roman Rolke, Rolf‐Detlef Treede, Walter Magerl, M. Weber and Claudia Sommer and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Neuroscience, NeuroImage and The Journal of Physiology.

In The Last Decade

Co-authorship network of co-authors of Frank Birklein

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

Frank Birklein

258 papers receiving 12.5k citations

Fields of papers citing papers by Frank Birklein

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Countries citing papers authored by Frank Birklein

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