2026 Bassel Abou-Khalil: Neuroscience Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Neuroscience	66	3004	2746	1393	1253	265	15855

Overview

Bassel Abou-Khalil is affiliated with Vanderbilt University Medical Center in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on medicine and neuroscience, with a significant emphasis on epilepsy research and treatment.

The scientist's main fields of study include:

Medicine
Neuroscience

Within these broader fields, the subfields of particular interest are:

Psychiatry and Mental health
Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health
Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience
Genetics
Cognitive Neuroscience

Bassel Abou-Khalil's research covers a variety of main topics:

Epilepsy research and treatment
Pharmacological Effects and Toxicity Studies
Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research
EEG and Brain-Computer Interfaces
Genomics and Rare Diseases
Bipolar Disorder and Treatment
Head and Neck Surgical Oncology

The scientist has published several recent papers, notable among them are:

GWAS meta-analysis of over 29,000 people with epilepsy identifies 26 risk loci and subtype-specific genetic architecture, 2023, Nature Genetics
Efficacy of cenobamate for uncontrolled focal seizures: Post hoc analysis of a Phase 3, multicenter, open-label study, 2021, Epilepsia
Drug-resistant epilepsy: Definition, pathophysiology, and management, 2023, Journal of the Neurological Sciences
Post hoc analysis of a phase 3, multicenter, open-label study of cenobamate for treatment of uncontrolled focal seizures: Effects of dose adjustments of concomitant antiseizure medications, 2021, Epilepsia
Mood and Anxiety Disorders and Suicidality in Patients With Newly Diagnosed Focal Epilepsy, 2022, Neurology

Bassel Abou-Khalil frequently collaborates with several co-authors, including:

Pavel Klein
Jacqueline A. French
Michael R. Sperling
Gregory L. Krauss
Orrin Devinsky

The scientist publishes regularly in the following venues:

Epilepsy & Behavior
Neurology
Epilepsia
JAMA Neurology
Epileptic Disorders

In addition to articles, Bassel Abou-Khalil has contributed to book publications, including a title published by Oxford University Press:

Atlas of EEG, Seizure Semiology, and Management, 2022

Best Publications

De novo mutations in epileptic encephalopathies

Andrew S. Allen;Samuel F. Berkovic;Patrick Cossette;Norman Delanty

1443
Citations
Efficacy and tolerability of the new antiepileptic drugs I: treatment of new onset epilepsy: report of the Therapeutics and Technology Assessment Subcommittee and Quality Standards Subcommittee of the American Academy of Neurology and the American Epilepsy Society.

J. A. French;A. M. Kanner;J. Bautista;B. Abou-Khalil

912
Citations
Levetiracetam for partial seizures Results of a double-blind, randomized clinical trial

Cereghino Jj;Biton;Abou-Khalil B;Dreifuss F

716
Citations
Efficacy and safety of oral lacosamide as adjunctive therapy in adults with partial-onset seizures.

Elinor Ben-Menachem;Victor Biton;Dalius Jatuzis;Bassel Abou-Khalil

548
Citations
Genome-wide mega-analysis identifies 16 loci and highlights diverse biological mechanisms in the common epilepsies

Bassel Abou-Khalil;Pauls Auce;Andreja Avbersek;Melanie Bahlo

470
Citations
Brivaracetam as adjunctive treatment for uncontrolled partial epilepsy in adults: a phase III randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial.

Victor Biton;Samuel F. Berkovic;Bassel Abou‐Khalil;Michael R. Sperling

306
Citations
Efficacy and Tolerability of the New Antiepileptic Drugs, II: Treatment of Refractory Epilepsy: Report of the TTA and QSS Subcommittees of the American Academy of Neurology and the American Epilepsy Society

Jacqueline A. French;Andres M. Kanner;Jocelyn Bautista;Bassel W. Abou-Khalil

298
Citations
The course of seizure disorders in patients with malignant gliomas.

Paul L. Moots;Robert J. Maciunas;Donald R. Eisert;Robert A. Parker

296
Citations
EEG and ECG in sudden unexplained death in epilepsy.

Maromi Nei;Reginald T. Ho;Bassel W. Abou-Khalil;Frank W. Drislane

281
Citations
Temporal Lobe Epilepsy After Prolonged Febrile Convulsions: Excellent Outcome After Surgical Treatment

Bassel Abou-Khalil;Eva Andermann;Frederick Andermann;Andre Olivier

264
Citations
Levetiracetam in the treatment of epilepsy.

Bassel Abou-Khalil

264
Citations
Positron emission tomography studies of cerebral glucose metabolism in chronic partial epilepsy

Bassel W. Abou-Khalil;George J. Siegel;J. Chris Sackellares;Sid Gilman

261
Citations
Partial and generalized epilepsy with febrile seizures plus and a novel SCN1A mutation

B. Abou-Khalil;Q. Ge;R. Desai;R. Ryther

260
Citations
Adjunctive therapy with oxcarbazepine in children with partial seizures

T A Glauser;M Nigro;R Sachdeo;L A Pasteris

225
Citations
Practice guideline update summary: Efficacy and tolerability of the new antiepileptic drugs I: Treatment of new-onset epilepsy: Report of the Guideline Development, Dissemination, and Implementation Subcommittee of the American Academy of Neurology and the American Epilepsy Society

Andres M. Kanner;Eric Ashman;David Gloss;Cynthia Harden

221
Citations
Ultra-rare genetic variation in common epilepsies: a case-control sequencing study.

Andrew S Allen;Susannah T Bellows;Samuel F Berkovic;Joshua Bridgers

217
Citations
Randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial of ezogabine (retigabine) in partial epilepsy

J.A. French;B.W. Abou-Khalil;R.F. Leroy;E.M.T. Yacubian

202
Citations
Obstructive sleep apnea is associated with seizure occurrence in older adults with epilepsy

Annette M. Chihorek;Bassel Abou-Khalil;Beth A. Malow

181
Citations
Pilot study of zonisamide (1,2-benzisoxazole-3-methanesulfonamide) in patients with refractory partial seizures.

J. Chris Sackellares;Peter D. Donofrio;John G. Wagner;Bassel W. Abou-Khalil

178
Citations
Differences between lateral and mesial temporal metabolism interictally in epilepsy of mesial temporal origin.

J. C. Sackellares;G. J. Siegel;B. W. Abou-Khalil;T. W. Hood

156
Citations
Appendix D: Efficacy and tolerability of the new antiepileptic drugs II: Treatment of refractory epilepsy: Report of the Therapeutics and Technology Assessment Subcommittee and Quality Standards Subcommittee of the American Academy of Neurology and the American Epilepsy Society

J. A. French;A. M. Kanner;J. Bautista;B. Abou-Khalil

106
Citations
Erratum: De Novo Mutations in Synaptic Transmission Genes Including DNM1 Cause Epileptic Encephalopathies (American Journal of Human Genetics (2014) 95(4) (360–370)(S0002929714003838)(10.1016/j.ajhg.2014.08.013))

Silke Appenzeller;Rudi Balling;Nina Barisic;Stéphanie Baulac

33
Citations