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Birgit Frauscher

Birgit Frauscher

D-Index & Metrics

Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Neuroscience 75 2052 1873 975 870 267 16307

Birgit Frauscher publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Birgit Frauscher between 2002 and 2026, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Birgit Frauscher published across 25 years, from 2002 to 2026, averaging 14.6 papers a year. Output peaked at 43 publications in 2024. 38 of the 364 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
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Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 2002 to 2026. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 43. Peak 43 publications in 2024. 2002: 3 publications 2003: 1 publication 2004: 1 publication 2005: 3 publications 2006: 30 publications 2007: 5 publications 2008: 4 publications 2009: 14 publications 2010: 9 publications 2011: 15 publications 2012: 14 publications 2013: 14 publications 2014: 21 publications 2015: 25 publications 2016: 18 publications 2017: 3 publications 2018: 9 publications 2019: 14 publications 2020: 21 publications 2021: 14 publications 2022: 19 publications 2023: 26 publications 2024: 43 publications 2025: 37 publications 2026: 1 publication
2002 2026

364 publications in total across all disciplines

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Birgit Frauscher: publications per year, 2002 to 2026
Year Publications
2002 3
2003 1
2004 1
2005 3
2006 30
2007 5
2008 4
2009 14
2010 9
2011 15
2012 14
2013 14
2014 21
2015 25
2016 18
2017 3
2018 9
2019 14
2020 21
2021 14
2022 19
2023 26
2024 43
2025 37
2026 1
Total 364
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Birgit Frauscher publication distribution in Neuroscience in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Neuroscience in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Birgit Frauscher sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
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Bar chart with 86 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 38–47 to 887+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 539. Most scientists, 539, have 98–107 publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 887 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 258–267 publications, is where this scientist sits. 38–47 publications: 18 scientists 48–57 publications: 79 scientists 58–67 publications: 193 scientists 68–77 publications: 323 scientists 78–87 publications: 406 scientists 88–97 publications: 452 scientists 98–107 publications: 539 scientists 108–117 publications: 505 scientists 118–127 publications: 522 scientists 128–137 publications: 469 scientists 138–147 publications: 456 scientists 148–157 publications: 459 scientists 158–167 publications: 397 scientists 168–177 publications: 383 scientists 178–187 publications: 350 scientists 188–197 publications: 302 scientists 198–207 publications: 306 scientists 208–217 publications: 262 scientists 218–227 publications: 242 scientists 228–237 publications: 220 scientists 238–247 publications: 203 scientists 248–257 publications: 174 scientists 258–267 publications: 176 scientists 268–277 publications: 175 scientists 278–287 publications: 125 scientists 288–297 publications: 116 scientists 298–307 publications: 127 scientists 308–317 publications: 128 scientists 318–327 publications: 99 scientists 328–337 publications: 89 scientists 338–347 publications: 78 scientists 348–357 publications: 96 scientists 358–367 publications: 66 scientists 368–377 publications: 59 scientists 378–387 publications: 65 scientists 388–397 publications: 54 scientists 398–407 publications: 48 scientists 408–417 publications: 49 scientists 418–427 publications: 34 scientists 428–437 publications: 31 scientists 438–447 publications: 30 scientists 448–457 publications: 31 scientists 458–467 publications: 36 scientists 468–477 publications: 40 scientists 478–487 publications: 35 scientists 488–497 publications: 30 scientists 498–507 publications: 23 scientists 508–517 publications: 26 scientists 518–527 publications: 20 scientists 528–537 publications: 23 scientists 538–547 publications: 20 scientists 548–557 publications: 20 scientists 558–567 publications: 17 scientists 568–577 publications: 14 scientists 578–587 publications: 20 scientists 588–597 publications: 20 scientists 598–607 publications: 19 scientists 608–617 publications: 18 scientists 618–627 publications: 17 scientists 628–637 publications: 11 scientists 638–647 publications: 11 scientists 648–657 publications: 11 scientists 658–667 publications: 8 scientists 668–677 publications: 7 scientists 678–687 publications: 11 scientists 688–697 publications: 10 scientists 698–707 publications: 4 scientists 708–717 publications: 6 scientists 718–727 publications: 5 scientists 728–737 publications: 5 scientists 738–747 publications: 9 scientists 748–757 publications: 9 scientists 758–767 publications: 3 scientists 768–777 publications: 7 scientists 778–787 publications: 7 scientists 788–797 publications: 6 scientists 798–807 publications: 2 scientists 808–817 publications: 2 scientists 818–827 publications: 7 scientists 828–837 publications: 0 scientists 838–847 publications: 9 scientists 848–857 publications: 3 scientists 858–867 publications: 1 scientist 868–877 publications: 3 scientists 878–886 publications: 6 scientists 887+ publications: 100 scientists
38–47 publications 887+

This scientist: 267 publications — 77th percentile

77% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 887 publications or more.

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Number of Neuroscience scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 9,597 ranked scientists.
Publications Scientists This scientist
38–47 18
48–57 79
58–67 193
68–77 323
78–87 406
88–97 452
98–107 539
108–117 505
118–127 522
128–137 469
138–147 456
148–157 459
158–167 397
168–177 383
178–187 350
188–197 302
198–207 306
208–217 262
218–227 242
228–237 220
238–247 203
248–257 174
258–267 176 267
268–277 175
278–287 125
288–297 116
298–307 127
308–317 128
318–327 99
328–337 89
338–347 78
348–357 96
358–367 66
368–377 59
378–387 65
388–397 54
398–407 48
408–417 49
418–427 34
428–437 31
438–447 30
448–457 31
458–467 36
468–477 40
478–487 35
488–497 30
498–507 23
508–517 26
518–527 20
528–537 23
538–547 20
548–557 20
558–567 17
568–577 14
578–587 20
588–597 20
598–607 19
608–617 18
618–627 17
628–637 11
638–647 11
648–657 11
658–667 8
668–677 7
678–687 11
688–697 10
698–707 4
708–717 6
718–727 5
728–737 5
738–747 9
748–757 9
758–767 3
768–777 7
778–787 7
788–797 6
798–807 2
808–817 2
818–827 7
828–837 0
838–847 9
848–857 3
858–867 1
868–877 3
878–886 6
887+ 100
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Birgit Frauscher D-index placement in Neuroscience in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Neuroscience scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Birgit Frauscher sits on this spectrum.

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Bar chart with 68 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 30–31 to 163+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 512. Most scientists, 512, have 46–47 D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 163 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 74–75 D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 30–31 D-Index: 42 scientists 32–33 D-Index: 172 scientists 34–35 D-Index: 296 scientists 36–37 D-Index: 435 scientists 38–39 D-Index: 459 scientists 40–41 D-Index: 456 scientists 42–43 D-Index: 467 scientists 44–45 D-Index: 478 scientists 46–47 D-Index: 512 scientists 48–49 D-Index: 435 scientists 50–51 D-Index: 425 scientists 52–53 D-Index: 418 scientists 54–55 D-Index: 392 scientists 56–57 D-Index: 357 scientists 58–59 D-Index: 334 scientists 60–61 D-Index: 328 scientists 62–63 D-Index: 260 scientists 64–65 D-Index: 278 scientists 66–67 D-Index: 239 scientists 68–69 D-Index: 250 scientists 70–71 D-Index: 210 scientists 72–73 D-Index: 200 scientists 74–75 D-Index: 189 scientists 76–77 D-Index: 170 scientists 78–79 D-Index: 146 scientists 80–81 D-Index: 113 scientists 82–83 D-Index: 126 scientists 84–85 D-Index: 100 scientists 86–87 D-Index: 84 scientists 88–89 D-Index: 99 scientists 90–91 D-Index: 84 scientists 92–93 D-Index: 85 scientists 94–95 D-Index: 72 scientists 96–97 D-Index: 76 scientists 98–99 D-Index: 45 scientists 100–101 D-Index: 49 scientists 102–103 D-Index: 43 scientists 104–105 D-Index: 32 scientists 106–107 D-Index: 45 scientists 108–109 D-Index: 50 scientists 110–111 D-Index: 32 scientists 112–113 D-Index: 39 scientists 114–115 D-Index: 32 scientists 116–117 D-Index: 29 scientists 118–119 D-Index: 27 scientists 120–121 D-Index: 19 scientists 122–123 D-Index: 23 scientists 124–125 D-Index: 27 scientists 126–127 D-Index: 16 scientists 128–129 D-Index: 24 scientists 130–131 D-Index: 13 scientists 132–133 D-Index: 21 scientists 134–135 D-Index: 17 scientists 136–137 D-Index: 14 scientists 138–139 D-Index: 15 scientists 140–141 D-Index: 10 scientists 142–143 D-Index: 10 scientists 144–145 D-Index: 13 scientists 146–147 D-Index: 9 scientists 148–149 D-Index: 8 scientists 150–151 D-Index: 6 scientists 152–153 D-Index: 6 scientists 154–155 D-Index: 7 scientists 156–157 D-Index: 7 scientists 158–159 D-Index: 10 scientists 160–161 D-Index: 4 scientists 162 D-Index: 8 scientists 163+ D-Index: 100 scientists
30–31 D-Index 163+

This scientist: 75 D-Index — 80th percentile

80% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 163 D-Index or more.

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Number of Neuroscience scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 9,597 ranked scientists.
D-Index Scientists This scientist
30–31 42
32–33 172
34–35 296
36–37 435
38–39 459
40–41 456
42–43 467
44–45 478
46–47 512
48–49 435
50–51 425
52–53 418
54–55 392
56–57 357
58–59 334
60–61 328
62–63 260
64–65 278
66–67 239
68–69 250
70–71 210
72–73 200
74–75 189 75
76–77 170
78–79 146
80–81 113
82–83 126
84–85 100
86–87 84
88–89 99
90–91 84
92–93 85
94–95 72
96–97 76
98–99 45
100–101 49
102–103 43
104–105 32
106–107 45
108–109 50
110–111 32
112–113 39
114–115 32
116–117 29
118–119 27
120–121 19
122–123 23
124–125 27
126–127 16
128–129 24
130–131 13
132–133 21
134–135 17
136–137 14
138–139 15
140–141 10
142–143 10
144–145 13
146–147 9
148–149 8
150–151 6
152–153 6
154–155 7
156–157 7
158–159 10
160–161 4
162 8
163+ 100
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Overview

Birgit Frauscher is affiliated with Duke University in the United States and focuses their research primarily within the fields of Neuroscience and Medicine. Their specialization includes subfields such as Cognitive Neuroscience, Psychiatry and Mental Health, Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging, and Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health.

The main topics covered in their work include:

  • Epilepsy research and treatment
  • EEG and Brain-Computer Interfaces
  • Functional Brain Connectivity Studies
  • Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research
  • Sleep and Wakefulness Research
  • Neural dynamics and brain function
  • Advanced Neuroimaging Techniques and Applications

Birgit Frauscher's recent papers showcase a concentration on epilepsy, brain imaging, and neural dynamics, including:

  • Intracranial EEG in the 21st Century, 2020, Epilepsy currents/Epilepsy currents
  • Updated classification of epileptic seizures: Position paper of the International League Against Epilepsy, 2025, Epilepsia
  • A multi-scale cortical wiring space links cellular architecture and functional dynamics in the human brain, 2020, PLoS Biology
  • Functional connectome contractions in temporal lobe epilepsy: Microstructural underpinnings and predictors of surgical outcome, 2020, Epilepsia
  • An Open MRI Dataset For Multiscale Neuroscience, 2022, Scientific Data

Frequently, Birgit Frauscher collaborates with a core group of co-authors who have contributed extensively to their research papers. These include:

  • Boris C. Bernhardt
  • Chifaou Abdallah
  • Jean Gotman
  • Jessica Royer
  • Tamir Avigdor

Their work is regularly published in a select group of scientific venues, reflecting expertise in clinical neurophysiology and epilepsy, as well as neuroscience more broadly. Prominent publication venues include:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Epilepsia
  • Clinical Neurophysiology
  • Epileptic Disorders
  • Brain

Best Publications

  • Narcolepsy is strongly associated with the T-cell receptor alpha locus.

    Joachim Hallmayer;Juliette Faraco;Ling Lin;Stephanie Hesselson

  • Restless legs syndrome: a community-based study of prevalence, severity, and risk factors.

    B. Högl;S. Kiechl;J. Willeit;M. Saletu

  • A single-question screen for rapid eye movement sleep behavior disorder: a multicenter validation study.

    Ronald B. Postuma;Isabelle Arnulf;Birgit Hogl;Alex Iranzo

  • Normative EMG values during REM sleep for the diagnosis of REM sleep behavior disorder.

    Birgit Frauscher;Alex Iranzo;Carles Gaig;Viola Gschliesser

  • High-frequency oscillations: The state of clinical research

    Birgit Frauscher;Fabrice Bartolomei;Katsuhiro Kobayashi;Jan Cimbalnik

  • PTPRD (protein tyrosine phosphatase receptor type delta) is associated with restless legs syndrome.

    Barbara Schormair;David Kemlink;Darina Roeske;Gertrud Eckstein

  • Risk factors for neurodegeneration in idiopathic rapid eye movement sleep behavior disorder: A multicenter study

    Ronald B. Postuma;Alex Iranzo;Birgit Hogl;Isabelle Arnulf

  • Rapid eye movement sleep behavior disorder: Devising controlled active treatment studies for symptomatic and neuroprotective therapy-a consensus statement from the International Rapid Eye Movement Sleep Behavior Disorder Study Group

    C. H. Schenck;J. Y. Montplaisir;B. Frauscher;B. Hogl

  • Modafinil for the treatment of daytime sleepiness in Parkinson's disease: a double-blind, randomized, crossover, placebo-controlled polygraphic trial.

    B Högl;M Saletu;E Brandauer;S Glatzl

  • Prevalence and determinants of rapid eye movement sleep behavior disorder in the general population

    José Haba-Rubio;Birgit Frauscher;Pedro Marques-Vidal;Jérôme Toriel

  • Atlas of the normal intracranial electroencephalogram: neurophysiological awake activity in different cortical areas.

    Birgit Frauscher;Birgit Frauscher;Nicolas von Ellenrieder;Rina Zelmann;Rina Zelmann;Irena Doležalová

  • Common variants in P2RY11 are associated with narcolepsy

    Birgitte R Kornum;Minae Kawashima;Minae Kawashima;Juliette Faraco;Ling Lin

  • ImmunoChip Study Implicates Antigen Presentation to T Cells in Narcolepsy

    Juliette Faraco;Ling Lin;Birgitte Rahbek Kornum;Birgitte Rahbek Kornum;Eimear E. Kenny

  • Facilitation of epileptic activity during sleep is mediated by high amplitude slow waves

    Birgit Frauscher;Birgit Frauscher;Nicolás von Ellenrieder;Nicolás von Ellenrieder;Taissa Ferrari-Marinho;Massimo Avoli

  • White and gray matter abnormalities in idiopathic rapid eye movement sleep behavior disorder: a diffusion-tensor imaging and voxel-based morphometry study.

    Christoph Scherfler;Birgit Frauscher;Michael Schocke;Alex Iranzo

  • High-Frequency Oscillations in the Normal Human Brain.

    Birgit Frauscher;Birgit Frauscher;Nicolás von Ellenrieder;Rina Zelmann;Rina Zelmann;Christine Rogers

  • World Association of Sleep Medicine (WASM) 2016 standards for recording and scoring leg movements in polysomnograms developed by a joint task force from the International and the European Restless Legs Syndrome Study Groups (IRLSSG and EURLSSG).

    R Ferri;S Fulda;R P Allen;M Zucconi

  • Olfactory dysfunction predicts early transition to a Lewy body disease in idiopathic RBD

    Philipp Mahlknecht;Alex Iranzo;Birgit Högl;Birgit Frauscher

  • DQB1 locus alone explains most of the risk and protection in narcolepsy with cataplexy in Europe.

    Mehdi Tafti;Mehdi Tafti;Hyun Hor;Hyun Hor;Yves Dauvilliers;Gert J. Lammers

  • Quantification of electromyographic activity during REM sleep in multiple muscles in REM sleep behavior disorder.

    Birgit Frauscher;Alex Iranzo;Birgit Högl;Jordi Casanova-Molla

  • Video analysis of motor events in REM sleep behavior disorder.

    Birgit Frauscher;Viola Gschliesser;Elisabeth Brandauer;Hanno Ulmer

  • Enteric nervous system α-synuclein immunoreactivity in idiopathic REM sleep behavior disorder

    Fabienne S. Sprenger;Nadia Stefanova;Ellen Gelpi;Klaus Seppi

  • Measurement of endogenous acetone and isoprene in exhaled breath during sleep

    Julian King;Alexander Kupferthaler;Alexander Kupferthaler;Birgit Frauscher;Heinz Hackner

  • Localization of the Epileptogenic Zone Using High Frequency Oscillations

    Aljoscha Thomschewski;Ana-Sofía Hincapié;Birgit Frauscher

Frequent Co-Authors

Birgit Högl
Birgit Högl Innsbruck Medical University
Werner Poewe
Werner Poewe Innsbruck Medical University
Jean Gotman
Jean Gotman Montreal Neurological Institute and Hospital
Jacques Montplaisir
Jacques Montplaisir University of Montreal
Yves Dauvilliers
Yves Dauvilliers University of Montpellier
François Dubeau
François Dubeau McGill University
Isabelle Arnulf
Isabelle Arnulf Sorbonne University
Juliane Winkelmann
Juliane Winkelmann Technical University of Munich
Klaus Seppi
Klaus Seppi Innsbruck Medical University
Claudia Trenkwalder
Claudia Trenkwalder University of Göttingen

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