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Christopher M. DeGiorgio

D-Index & Metrics

Neuroscience

D-Index
44
Citations
8487
World Ranking
7123
National Ranking
3083

Christopher M. DeGiorgio 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 Christopher M. DeGiorgio sits on this spectrum.

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38 publications 887+

This scientist: 100 publications — 17th percentile

17% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Christopher M. DeGiorgio 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 Christopher M. DeGiorgio sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 44 D-Index — 27th percentile

27% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Overview

Christopher M. DeGiorgio is affiliated with the University of California, Los Angeles in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on medicine, with specific attention to subfields such as psychiatry and mental health, neurology, pediatrics, perinatology and child health, genetics, and physiology.

The main topics covered in their work include epilepsy research and treatment, pharmacological effects and toxicity studies, hemoglobinopathies and related disorders, diet and metabolism studies, ophthalmology and visual health research, clinical reasoning and diagnostic skills, and radiology practices and education.

Significant recent papers by Christopher M. DeGiorgio include:

  • "Why are epilepsy mortality rates rising in the United States? A population-based multiple cause-of-death study" (2020, BMJ Open)
  • "Changes in epilepsy causes of death: A US population study" (2021, Acta Neurologica Scandinavica)

Frequent coauthors of Christopher M. DeGiorgio are:

  • Daniela Markovic
  • Ashley Curtis
  • Wesley T. Kerr
  • Mark Gaertner
  • Armen Carapetian

The scientist has published multiple works in journals including BMJ Open and Frontiers in Neurology, along with publications in the American Journal of Ophthalmology, Acta Neurologica Scandinavica, and Epilepsia.

Best Publications

  • Vagus nerve stimulation therapy for partial-onset seizures A randomized active-control trial

    Adrian Handforth;Adrian Handforth;C. M. DeGiorgio;S. C. Schachter;B. M. Uthman

  • Prospective Long-Term Study of Vagus Nerve Stimulation for the Treatment of Refractory Seizures

    C. M. DeGiorgio;S. C. Schachter;A. Handforth;M. Salinsky

  • RMSSD, a measure of vagus-mediated heart rate variability, is associated with risk factors for SUDEP: The SUDEP-7 Inventory

    Christopher M. DeGiorgio;Patrick Miller;Sheba Meymandi;Alex Chin

  • Hippocampal pyramidal cell loss in human status epilepticus

    Christopher M. DeGiorgio;Uwamie Tomiyasu;Peggy S. Gott;David M. Treiman

  • Vagus nerve stimulation therapy, epilepsy, and device parameters: scientific basis and recommendations for use.

    Christi Heck;Sandra L. Helmers;Christopher M. DeGiorgio

  • Randomized controlled trial of trigeminal nerve stimulation for drug-resistant epilepsy.

    Christopher M. DeGiorgio;Jason Soss;Ian A. Cook;Daniela Markovic

  • Treatment of neurocysticercosis: Current status and future research needs

    T. E. Nash;G. Singh;A. C. White;V. Rajshekhar

  • Neuron-Specific Enolase, a Marker of Acute Neuronal Injury, is Increased in Complex Partial Status Epilepticus

    Christopher M. DeGiorgio;Peggy S. Gott;Adrian L. Rabinowicz;Christi N. Heck

  • Serum neuron-specific enolase in the major subtypes of status epilepticus

    C.M. DeGiorgio;C.N. Heck;A.L. Rabinowicz;P.S. Gott

  • Serum neuron‐specific enolase in human status epilepticus

    C. M. DeGiorgio;J. D. Correale;P. S. Gott;D. L. Ginsburg

  • Vagus nerve stimulation activates central nervous system structures in epileptic patients during PET H2(15)O blood flow imaging.

    D Ko;C Heck;S Grafton;M L Apuzzo

  • Ventroposterior Medial Pallidotomy in Patients with Advanced Parkinson's Disease

    James P. Sutton;William Couldwell;Mark F. Lew;Lou Mallory

  • An institutional experience with cervical vagus nerve trunk stimulation for medically refractory epilepsy: rationale, technique, and outcome.

    Arun Paul Amar;Christi N. Heck;Michael L. Levy;Thomas Smith

  • The frequently low cobalamin levels in dementia usually signify treatable metabolic, neurologic and electrophysiologic abnormalities

    Ralph Carmel;Peggy S. Gott;Cheryl H. Waters;Kathy Cairo

  • Vagus nerve stimulation: analysis of device parameters in 154 patients during the long-term XE5 study.

    Christopher M. DeGiorgio;Jaye Thompson;Paul Lewis;Stacey Arrambide

  • Pilot Study of Trigeminal Nerve Stimulation (TNS) for Epilepsy: A Proof‐of‐Concept Trial

    Christopher M. DeGiorgio;Alan Shewmon;Diane Murray;Todd Whitehurst

  • Status epilepticus increases CSF levels of neuron-specific enolase and alters the blood-brain barrier.

    J D Correale;A L Rabinowicz;C N Heck;T D Smith

  • Trigeminal nerve stimulation in major depressive disorder: Acute outcomes in an open pilot study

    Ian A. Cook;Ian A. Cook;Lara M. Schrader;Christopher M. DeGiorgio;Patrick R. Miller

  • Vagus nerve stimulation for epilepsy: Randomized comparison of three stimulation paradigms

    Christopher DeGiorgio;C. Heck;S. Bunch;J. Britton

  • TRIGEMINAL NERVE STIMULATION FOR EPILEPSY: LONG-TERM FEASIBILITY AND EFFICACY

    Christopher M. DeGiorgio;Diana Murray;Daniela Markovic;Todd Whitehurst

  • Clinical Research Prospective Long-Term Study of Vagus Nerve Stimulation for the Treatment of Refractory Seizures

    C. M. DeGiorgio;S. C. Schachter;A. Handforth;M. Salinsky

Frequent Co-Authors

Ian A. Cook
Ian A. Cook University of California, Los Angeles
Jorge Correale
Jorge Correale University of Southern California
William T. Couldwell
William T. Couldwell University of Utah
Michael L.J. Apuzzo
Michael L.J. Apuzzo Yale University
Adrian Handforth
Adrian Handforth Louis Stokes Cleveland VA Medical Center
Martin C. Salinsky
Martin C. Salinsky Oregon Health & Science University
Scott T. Grafton
Scott T. Grafton University of California, Santa Barbara
Steven C. Schachter
Steven C. Schachter Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Thomas R. Henry
Thomas R. Henry University of Minnesota
Robert H. Gilman
Robert H. Gilman Johns Hopkins University

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