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Elinor Ben-Menachem

Elinor Ben-Menachem

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Neuroscience

D-Index
66
Citations
17378
World Ranking
2990
National Ranking
56

Elinor Ben-Menachem 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 Elinor Ben-Menachem sits on this spectrum.

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38 publications 887+

This scientist: 223 publications — 68th percentile

68% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Elinor Ben-Menachem 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 Elinor Ben-Menachem sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 163+

This scientist: 66 D-Index — 69th percentile

69% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Elinor Ben-Menachem is affiliated with the University of Gothenburg in Sweden. Their research primarily focuses on medicine and neuroscience, with a substantial number of publications in the fields of psychiatry and mental health, pediatrics, perinatology and child health, cellular and molecular neuroscience, electrochemistry, and pharmacology.

The main topics covered in their work include epilepsy research and treatment, pharmacological effects and toxicity studies, neuroscience and neuropharmacology research, electrochemical analysis and applications, EEG and brain-computer interfaces, cannabis and cannabinoid research, and glycogen storage diseases and myoclonus.

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Elinor Ben-Menachem include Bettina Schmitz, Christian Brandt, Bernhard J. Steinhoff, William E. Rosenfeld, and Irene Morales. Their collaboration reflects a multidisciplinary approach within the field of epilepsy and related neurological disorders.

Their research has been published repeatedly in several scientific journals specializing in epilepsy and neurological research. Frequent publication venues include:

  • Epilepsy & Behavior
  • Epilepsy Research
  • Epilepsia Open
  • Acta Neurologica Scandinavica
  • Seizure

Recent representative papers authored or co-authored by Elinor Ben-Menachem illustrate their focus on epilepsy pharmacology and clinical studies. Notable publications include:

  • "A Phase II Randomized Trial to Explore the Potential for Pharmacokinetic Drug-Drug Interactions with Stiripentol or Valproate when Combined with Cannabidiol in Patients with Epilepsy" (2020, CNS Drugs)
  • "Safety, tolerability, and efficacy of brivaracetam as adjunctive therapy in patients with focal seizures, generalized onset seizures, or Unverricht-Lundborg disease: An open-label, long-term follow-up trial" (2020, Epilepsy Research)

Other recent papers in the domain, though not authored directly by Ben-Menachem but relevant to their field, include:

  • "A post-approval observational study to evaluate the safety and tolerability of perampanel as an add-on therapy in adolescent, adult, and elderly patients with epilepsy" (2021, Epilepsy & Behavior)
  • "Cenobamate in refractory epilepsy: Overview of treatment options and practical considerations" (2023, Epilepsia Open)
  • "Onset of efficacy and adverse events during Cenobamate titration period" (2022, Acta Neurologica Scandinavica)

Best Publications

  • ILAE treatment guidelines: evidence-based analysis of antiepileptic drug efficacy and effectiveness as initial monotherapy for epileptic seizures and syndromes.

    Tracy Glauser;Elinor Ben-Menachem;Blaise Bourgeois;Avital Cnaan

  • Vagus nerve stimulation for treatment of partial seizures: 1. A controlled study of effect on seizures. First International Vagus Nerve Stimulation Study Group.

    E Ben-Menachem;R Mañon-Espaillat;R Ristanovic;B J Wilder

  • Updated ILAE evidence review of antiepileptic drug efficacy and effectiveness as initial monotherapy for epileptic seizures and syndromes

    Tracy Glauser;Elinor Ben-Menachem;Blaise Bourgeois;Avital Cnaan

  • Pregabalin pharmacology and its relevance to clinical practice.

    Elinor Ben-Menachem

  • Vagus-nerve stimulation for the treatment of epilepsy

    Elinor Ben-Menachem

  • 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

  • Comparison of levetiracetam and controlled-release carbamazepine in newly diagnosed epilepsy

    M. J. Brodie;E. Perucca;P. Ryvlin;E. Ben-Menachem

  • Efficacy and Tolerability of Levetiracetam 3000 mg/d in Patients with Refractory Partial Seizures: A Multicenter, Double‐Blind, Responder‐Selected Study Evaluating Monotherapy

    Elinor Ben-Menachem;Ursula Falter

  • Effects of vagus nerve stimulation on amino acids and other metabolites in the CSF of patients with partial seizures

    E. Ben-Menachem;A. Hamberger;T. Hedner;E. J. Hammond

  • Vagus nerve stimulation, side effects, and long-term safety.

    Elinor Ben-Menachem

  • Surgically implanted and non‐invasive vagus nerve stimulation: a review of efficacy, safety and tolerability

    E. Ben‐Menachem;D. Revesz;B. J. Simon;S. Silberstein

  • Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Trial of Topiramate as Add-on Therapy in Patients with Refractory Partial Seizures

    Elinor Ben-Menachem;Olaf Henriksen;Mogens Dam;Marianne Mikkelsen

  • Efficacy and safety of adjunctive perampanel for the treatment of refractory partial seizures: A pooled analysis of three phase III studies

    Bernhard J. Steinhoff;Elinor Ben-Menachem;Philippe Ryvlin;Simon Shorvon

  • Evaluation of refractory epilepsy treated with vagus nerve stimulation for up to 5 years.

    Elinor Ben-Menachem;Karina Hellström;Christer Waldton;Lars Erik Augustinsson

  • Cognition-Enhancing Effect of Vagus Nerve Stimulation in Patients With Alzheimer’s Disease: A Pilot Study

    Magnus J. C. Sjögren;Per T. O. Hellström;Michael A. G. Jonsson;Magnus Runnerstam

  • Alcohol withdrawal syndrome: mechanisms, manifestations, and management

    Sarah Jesse;Geir Brathen;Mariangela Ferrara;Magdalena Keindl

  • Pharmacokinetics of levetiracetam during pregnancy, delivery, in the neonatal period, and lactation

    Torbjörn Tomson;Ragnar Palm;Kristina Källén;Elinor Ben-Menachem

  • Predictors of weight loss in adults with topiramate-treated epilepsy.

    Elinor Ben-Menachem;Mette Axelsen;Else Hellebö Johanson;Anna Stagge

  • Vigabatrin: 2008 update.

    L. James Willmore;Mark B. Abelson;Elinor Ben-Menachem;John M. Pellock

  • Weight issues for people with epilepsy—A review

    Elinor Ben-Menachem

Frequent Co-Authors

Emilio Perucca
Emilio Perucca University of Pavia
Gregory Krauss
Gregory Krauss Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Patrick Kwan
Patrick Kwan Monash University
Jacqueline A. French
Jacqueline A. French New York University
Josemir W. Sander
Josemir W. Sander University College London
Eugen Trinka
Eugen Trinka Paracelsus Medical University
Paul Boon
Paul Boon Ghent University
Lars Rönnbäck
Lars Rönnbäck University of Gothenburg
Richard H. Mattson
Richard H. Mattson Yale University

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