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Hans-Christoph Diener

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Medicine
Germany
2026

D-Index & Metrics

Medicine

D-Index
165
Citations
185536
World Ranking
611
National Ranking
25

Hans-Christoph Diener publication distribution in Medicine in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Medicine in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Hans-Christoph Diener sits on this spectrum.

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101 publications 1,796+

This scientist: 1,491 publications — 99th percentile

99% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 1,796 publications or more.

Hans-Christoph Diener D-index placement in Medicine in 2026

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

70–71 D-Index: 226 scientists 72–73 D-Index: 391 scientists 74–75 D-Index: 574 scientists 76–77 D-Index: 730 scientists 78–79 D-Index: 891 scientists 80–81 D-Index: 972 scientists 82–83 D-Index: 1,027 scientists 84–85 D-Index: 1,003 scientists 86–87 D-Index: 960 scientists 88–89 D-Index: 970 scientists 90–91 D-Index: 922 scientists 92–93 D-Index: 839 scientists 94–95 D-Index: 808 scientists 96–97 D-Index: 779 scientists 98–99 D-Index: 668 scientists 100–101 D-Index: 611 scientists 102–103 D-Index: 630 scientists 104–105 D-Index: 513 scientists 106–107 D-Index: 541 scientists 108–109 D-Index: 445 scientists 110–111 D-Index: 429 scientists 112–113 D-Index: 400 scientists 114–115 D-Index: 393 scientists 116–117 D-Index: 318 scientists 118–119 D-Index: 302 scientists 120–121 D-Index: 287 scientists 122–123 D-Index: 255 scientists 124–125 D-Index: 256 scientists 126–127 D-Index: 252 scientists 128–129 D-Index: 230 scientists 130–131 D-Index: 179 scientists 132–133 D-Index: 168 scientists 134–135 D-Index: 163 scientists 136–137 D-Index: 159 scientists 138–139 D-Index: 134 scientists 140–141 D-Index: 134 scientists 142–143 D-Index: 118 scientists 144–145 D-Index: 109 scientists 146–147 D-Index: 106 scientists 148–149 D-Index: 74 scientists 150–151 D-Index: 79 scientists 152–153 D-Index: 80 scientists 154–155 D-Index: 87 scientists 156–157 D-Index: 57 scientists 158–159 D-Index: 74 scientists 160–161 D-Index: 69 scientists 162–163 D-Index: 60 scientists 164–165 D-Index: 53 scientists 166–167 D-Index: 39 scientists 168–169 D-Index: 42 scientists 170–171 D-Index: 32 scientists 172–173 D-Index: 39 scientists 174–175 D-Index: 40 scientists 176–177 D-Index: 28 scientists 178–179 D-Index: 19 scientists 180–181 D-Index: 23 scientists 182–183 D-Index: 31 scientists 184–185 D-Index: 18 scientists 186–187 D-Index: 20 scientists 188–189 D-Index: 22 scientists 190–191 D-Index: 13 scientists 192–193 D-Index: 21 scientists 194–195 D-Index: 12 scientists 196–197 D-Index: 12 scientists 198–199 D-Index: 14 scientists 200–201 D-Index: 15 scientists 202–203 D-Index: 13 scientists 204–205 D-Index: 10 scientists 206–207 D-Index: 8 scientists 208–209 D-Index: 4 scientists 210–211 D-Index: 12 scientists 212–213 D-Index: 11 scientists 214–215 D-Index: 10 scientists 216 D-Index: 4 scientists 217+ D-Index: 98 scientists
70 D-Index 217+

This scientist: 165 D-Index — 97th percentile

97% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 217 D-Index or more.

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Medicine in Germany Leader Award
  • 2023 - Research.com Medicine in Germany Leader Award

Overview

Hans-Christoph Diener is affiliated with the University of Duisburg-Essen in Germany. Their research primarily focuses on the field of Medicine, with numerous publications spanning across several subfields including Psychiatry and Mental Health, Neurology, Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine, Pathology and Forensic Medicine, and Physiology.

The scientist's main research topics cover a broad spectrum, particularly emphasizing headache disorders, cardiovascular conditions, and stroke management. The key topics of their work include:

  • Migraine and Headache Studies
  • Trigeminal Neuralgia and Treatments
  • Atrial Fibrillation Management and Outcomes
  • Sympathectomy and Hyperhidrosis Treatments
  • Acute Ischemic Stroke Management
  • Antiplatelet Therapy and Cardiovascular Diseases
  • Long-Term Effects of COVID-19

Among the recent scientific papers linked to their field of research are:

  • Diagnosis and management of migraine in ten steps, 2021, Nature Reviews Neurology
  • Anticoagulation with Edoxaban in Patients with Atrial High-Rate Episodes, 2023, New England Journal of Medicine
  • Tension-type headache, 2021, Nature Reviews Disease Primers
  • Medication overuse headache, 2023, Nature Reviews Disease Primers
  • Left atrial appendage occlusion with the Amplatzer™ Amulet™ device: full results of the prospective global observational study, 2020, European Heart Journal

Hans-Christoph Diener has collaborated frequently with several co-authors throughout their career. Notable collaborators include:

  • Cristina Tassorelli (22 collaborations)
  • Patricia Pozo-Rosich (19 collaborations)
  • Messoud Ashina (15 collaborations)
  • Gisela M. Terwindt (14 collaborations)
  • Richard B. Lipton (11 collaborations)

Their work is often published in recognized academic venues. Frequent publication outlets are:

  • InFo Neurologie + Psychiatrie (81 publications)
  • Cephalalgia (28 publications)
  • MMW - Fortschritte der Medizin (13 publications)
  • Stroke (5 publications)
  • International Journal of Stroke (5 publications)

Best Publications

  • Dabigatran versus warfarin in patients with atrial fibrillation

    Stuart J. Connolly;Michael D. Ezekowitz;John Eikelboom;Jonas Oldgren

  • The International Classification of Headache Disorders, 3rd edition (beta version)

    Jes Olesen;André Bes;Robert Kunkel;James W. Lance

  • 2016 ESC Guidelines for the management of atrial fibrillation developed in collaboration with EACTS

    Paulus Kirchhof;Stefano Benussi;Dipak Kotecha;Anders Ahlsson

  • 2016 ESC Guidelines for the management of atrial fibrillation developed in collaboration with EACTS

    Paulus Kirchhof;Stefano Benussi;Dipak Kotecha;Anders Ahlsson

  • 2016 ESC Guidelines for the management of atrial fibrillation developed in collaboration with EACTS: The Task Force for the management of atrial fibrillation of the European Society of Cardiology (ESC). Developed with the special contribution of the European Heart Rhythm Association (EHRA) of the ESC. Endorsed by the European Stroke Organisation (ESO)

    Kirchhof P;Benussi S;Kotecha D;Ahlsson A

  • Endovascular thrombectomy after large-vessel ischaemic stroke: a meta-analysis of individual patient data from five randomised trials

    Mayank Goyal;Bijoy K. Menon;Wim H. van Zwam;Diederik W. J. Dippel

  • Stent-retriever thrombectomy after intravenous t-PA vs. t-PA alone in stroke

    Jeffrey L. Saver;Mayank Goyal;Alain Bonafe;Hans Christoph Diener

  • Risk factors for ischaemic and intracerebral haemorrhagic stroke in 22 countries (the INTERSTROKE study): a case-control study

    Martin J O'Donnell;Martin J O'Donnell;Denis Xavier;Lisheng Liu;Hongye Zhang

  • Apixaban in Patients with Atrial Fibrillation

    Stuart J. Connolly;John Eikelboom;Campbell Joyner;Hans-Christoph Diener

  • Aspirin and clopidogrel compared with clopidogrel alone after recent ischaemic stroke or transient ischaemic attack in high-risk patients (MATCH): randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial

    Hans-Christoph Diener;Julien Bogousslavsky;Lawrence M Brass;Claudio Cimminiello

  • Guidelines for management of ischaemic stroke and transient ischaemic attack 2008

    Peter A. Ringleb;Marie Germaine Bousser;Gary Ford;Philip Bath

  • European stroke prevention study 2 : Dipyridamole and acetylsalicylic acid in the secondary prevention of stroke

    H.C. Diener;L. Cunha;C. Forbes;J. Sivenius

  • Cryptogenic stroke and underlying atrial fibrillation

    Tommaso Sanna;Hans-Christoph Diener;Rod S. Passman;Richard A. Bernstein

  • Global and regional effects of potentially modifiable risk factors associated with acute stroke in 32 countries (INTERSTROKE): a case-control study

    Martin J O'Donnell;Martin J O'Donnell;Siu Lim Chin;Sumathy Rangarajan;Denis Xavier

  • Brain stem activation in spontaneous human migraine attacks.

    C Weiller;A May;V Limmroth;M Jüptner

  • Embolic strokes of undetermined source: the case for a new clinical construct

    Robert G. Hart;Hans Christoph Diener;Shelagh B. Coutts;J. Donald Easton

  • Updated European Heart Rhythm Association Practical Guide on the use of non-vitamin K antagonist anticoagulants in patients with non-valvular atrial fibrillation.

    Hein Heidbuchel;Peter Verhamme;Marco Alings;Matthias Antz

  • Risk of Bleeding With 2 Doses of Dabigatran Compared With Warfarin in Older and Younger Patients With Atrial Fibrillation An Analysis of the Randomized Evaluation of Long-Term Anticoagulant Therapy (RE-LY) Trial

    John W. Eikelboom;Lars Wallentin;Stuart J. Connolly;Mike Ezekowitz

  • Risk Factors, Outcome, and Treatment in Subtypes of Ischemic Stroke The German Stroke Data Bank

    Armin J. Grau;Christian Weimar;Florian Buggle;Alexander Heinrich

  • International Cooperative Ataxia Rating Scale for pharmacological assessment of the cerebellar syndrome

    P. Trouillas;T. Takayanagi;M. Hallett;R.D. Currier

Frequent Co-Authors

Gregory Y.H. Lip
Gregory Y.H. Lip University of Liverpool
Thorsten Steiner
Thorsten Steiner University Hospital Heidelberg
Werner Hacke
Werner Hacke Heidelberg University
Tobias Kurth
Tobias Kurth Charité - University Medicine Berlin
Kennedy R. Lees
Kennedy R. Lees University of Glasgow
David W. Dodick
David W. Dodick Mayo Clinic
Richard B. Lipton
Richard B. Lipton Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Ralph L. Sacco
Ralph L. Sacco University of Miami
Jonathan L. Halperin
Jonathan L. Halperin Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
Matthias Maschke
Matthias Maschke University of Duisburg-Essen

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