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Christian Maihöfner

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Neuroscience

D-Index
61
Citations
16825
World Ranking
3626
National Ranking
317

Christian Maihöfner 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 Christian Maihöfner sits on this spectrum.

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38 publications 887+

This scientist: 177 publications — 54th percentile

54% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Christian Maihöfner 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 Christian Maihöfner sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 61 D-Index — 63rd percentile

63% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Overview

Christian Maihöfner is a researcher affiliated with the University of Erlangen-Nuremberg in Germany. Their academic work predominantly resides within the field of Medicine, with a focus on several subfields including Physiology, Pharmacology, Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, Epidemiology, and Neurology.

The primary research topics addressed by Maihöfner include:

  • Pain Mechanisms and Treatments
  • Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation
  • Pain Management and Treatment
  • Herpesvirus Infections and Treatments
  • Cancer Treatment and Pharmacology
  • Chemotherapy-related skin toxicity
  • Multiple Myeloma Research and Treatments

Maihöfner has contributed to scholarly literature with several papers of note, including:

  • Chemotherapy-induced peripheral neuropathy (CIPN): current therapies and topical treatment option with high-concentration capsaicin, 2021, Supportive Care in Cancer
  • The Valencia consensus-based adaptation of the IASP complex regional pain syndrome diagnostic criteria, 2021, Pain
  • The serotonin receptor 2A (HTR2A) rs6313 variant is associated with higher ongoing pain and signs of central sensitization in neuropathic pain patients, 2020, European Journal of Pain
  • Quantitative sensory phenotyping in chronic neuropathic pain patients treated with unilateral L4-dorsal root ganglion stimulation, 2020, Journal of Translational Medicine
  • Blue-light treatment reduces spontaneous and evoked pain in a human experimental pain model, 2021, PAIN Reports

The research work of Maihöfner appears regularly in several academic venues. Frequent publication sources include:

  • Infectious Diseases and Therapy
  • Pain
  • Supportive Care in Cancer
  • Neurological Research and Practice
  • European Journal of Pain

Collaborative efforts are a significant component of Maihöfner's research activities. Frequent coauthors include:

  • Janne Gierthmühlen
  • Walter Magerl
  • Ralf Baron
  • Pavo Marijic
  • Manuel Batram

Best Publications

  • Quantitative sensory testing in the German Research Network on Neuropathic Pain (DFNS): Standardized protocol and reference values

    R. Rolke;R. Baron;C. Maier;T.R. Tölle

  • Validation of proposed diagnostic criteria (the "budapest Criteria") for Complex Regional Pain Syndrome

    Robert N Harden;Stephen Bruehl;Roberto S.G.M. Perez;Roberto S.G.M. Perez;Frank Birklein

  • Quantitative sensory testing in the German Research Network on Neuropathic Pain (DFNS): Somatosensory abnormalities in 1236 patients with different neuropathic pain syndromes

    C. Maier;R. Baron;T. R. Tölle;A. Binder

  • Clinical features and pathophysiology of complex regional pain syndrome

    Johan Marinus;G Lorimer Moseley;G Lorimer Moseley;Frank Birklein;Ralf Baron

  • Patterns of cortical reorganization in complex regional pain syndrome

    Christian Maihöfner;Hermann O. Handwerker;Bernhard Neundörfer;Frank Birklein

  • Cortical reorganization during recovery from complex regional pain syndrome

    Christian Maihöfner;Hermann O. Handwerker;Bernhard Neundörfer;Frank Birklein

  • The motor system shows adaptive changes in complex regional pain syndrome

    Christian Maihöfner;Ralf Baron;Roberto DeCol;Andreas Binder

  • TRPA1 and TRPM8 activation in humans: effects of cinnamaldehyde and menthol.

    Barbara Namer;Frank Seifert;Hermann Otto Handwerker;Christian Maihöfner

  • How art changes your brain: differential effects of visual art production and cognitive art evaluation on functional brain connectivity.

    Anne Bolwerk;Jessica Mack-Andrick;Frieder R. Lang;Arnd Dörfler

  • Brain processing during mechanical hyperalgesia in complex regional pain syndrome: a functional MRI study

    Christian Maihöfner;Clemens Forster;Frank Birklein;Bernhard Neundörfer

  • Sensory signs in complex regional pain syndrome and peripheral nerve injury

    Janne Gierthmühlen;Christoph Maier;Ralf Baron;Thomas Tölle

  • Functional imaging of allodynia in complex regional pain syndrome

    Christian Maihöfner;Hermann O. Handwerker;Frank Birklein

  • Complex regional pain syndromes: new pathophysiological concepts and therapies

    C. Maihöfner;F. Seifert;K. Markovic

  • Mechanisms of neuropathic pain

    Florian T. Nickel;Frank Seifert;Stefan Lanz;Christian Maihöfner

  • Central mechanisms of experimental and chronic neuropathic pain: Findings from functional imaging studies

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  • Functional connectivity of the human insular cortex during noxious and innocuous thermal stimulation.

    Elena Peltz;Frank Seifert;Roberto DeCol;Arnd Dörfler

  • Signs and Symptoms in 1,043 Patients with Complex Regional Pain Syndrome.

    Stephan Ott;Christian Maihöfner

  • Development of a severity score for CRPS

    R. Norman Harden;Stephen Bruehl;Roberto S.G.M. Perez;Frank Birklein

  • Transient receptor potential channel polymorphisms are associated with the somatosensory function in neuropathic pain patients.

    Andreas Binder;Denisa May;Ralf Baron;Christoph Maier

  • The Valencia consensus-based adaptation of the IASP complex regional pain syndrome diagnostic criteria.

    Andreas Goebel;Frank Birklein;Florian Brunner;David Clark

  • Differential coding of hyperalgesia in the human brain: a functional MRI study.

    Christian Maihöfner;Hermann O. Handwerker

  • Expression of cyclooxygenase-2 parallels expression of interleukin-1beta, interleukin-6 and NF-kappaB in human colorectal cancer

    Christian Maihöfner;Michalis Panayiotou Charalambous;Upinder Bhambra;Tracy Lightfoot

  • Mechanical hyperalgesia in complex regional pain syndrome: A role for TNF-α?

    Christian Maihöfner;Hermann O. Handwerker;Bernhard Neundörfer;Frank Birklein

Frequent Co-Authors

Frank Birklein
Frank Birklein Johannes Gutenberg University of Mainz
Johannes Kornhuber
Johannes Kornhuber University of Göttingen
Bernhard Neundörfer
Bernhard Neundörfer University of Erlangen-Nuremberg
Christoph Maier
Christoph Maier Ruhr University Bochum
Thomas R. Tölle
Thomas R. Tölle Technical University of Munich
Ralf Baron
Ralf Baron Kiel University
Stefan Schwab
Stefan Schwab University of Erlangen-Nuremberg
Herta Flor
Herta Flor Heidelberg University
Roman Rolke
Roman Rolke RWTH Aachen University
Rolf-Detlef Treede
Rolf-Detlef Treede Heidelberg University

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