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Jan Raethjen

Jan Raethjen

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Neuroscience

D-Index
47
Citations
9339
World Ranking
6394
National Ranking
539

Jan Raethjen 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 Jan Raethjen sits on this spectrum.

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38 publications 887+

This scientist: 117 publications — 26th percentile

26% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Jan Raethjen 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 Jan Raethjen sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 163+

This scientist: 47 D-Index — 35th percentile

35% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Jan Raethjen is affiliated with Kiel University in Germany and conducts research primarily in the fields of medicine and neuroscience. Their work focuses on several subfields, including neurology, cellular and molecular neuroscience, rheumatology, physiology, and hematology.

Raethjen's main research topics encompass neurological disorders and treatments, genetic neurodegenerative diseases, mechanisms and treatments related to Parkinson's disease, Parkinson's disease and spinal disorders, glycogen storage diseases and myoclonus, lysosomal storage disorders research, as well as autoimmune and inflammatory disorders research.

Their recent publications include the following papers:

  • "Efficacy and safety of N-acetyl-l-leucine in Niemann-Pick disease type C" (2021, Journal of Neurology)
  • "Evaluation of movement and brain activity" (2021, Clinical Neurophysiology)
  • "Central Pathophysiology and Brain Network Changes Related to Camptocormia in Parkinson's Disease" (2025, Movement Disorders)
  • "Dynamic posturography and posturographic training for Parkinson's disease in a routine clinical setting" (2020, Gait & Posture)
  • "Reply to: Beta Coherence in Camptocormia: Marker of Compensation or Maladaptive Motor Memory?" (2025, Movement Disorders)

Raethjen has published multiple times in several scientific journals, including:

  • Movement Disorders
  • Journal of Neurology
  • Clinical Neurophysiology
  • Gait & Posture
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)

The collaborative network of Raethjen includes frequent co-authors such as Jens Volkmann, Muthuraman Muthuraman, Tauqeer Anjum, Günther Deuschl, and Nils G. Margraf, with multiple joint publications in their research areas.

Best Publications

  • Consensus Statement on the classification of tremors. from the task force on tremor of the International Parkinson and Movement Disorder Society

    Kailash P Bhatia;Peter Bain;Nin Bajaj;Rodger J Elble

  • The pathophysiology of tremor

    Günther Deuschl;Jan Raethjen;Michael Lindemann;Paul Krack

  • Treatment of patients with essential tremor

    Günther Deuschl;Jan Raethjen;Helge Hellriegel;Rodger Elble;Rodger Elble

  • Essential tremor and cerebellar dysfunction Clinical and kinematic analysis of intention tremor

    G Deuschl;R Wenzelburger;K Löffler;J Raethjen

  • The gait disorder of advanced essential tremor.

    Henning Stolze;Gesche Petersen;Jan Raethjen;Roland Wenzelburger

  • The pathophysiology of parkinsonian tremor: a review.

    Gunther Deuschl;Jan Raethjen;Ralph Baron;Michael Lindemann

  • Extracting model equations from experimental data

    R. Friedrich;S. Siegert;J. Peinke;St. Lück

  • Typical features of cerebellar ataxic gait

    H Stolze;S Klebe;G Petersen;J Raethjen

  • Multiple oscillators are causing parkinsonian and essential tremor.

    Jan Raethjen;Michael Lindemann;Holger Schmaljohann;Roland Wenzelburger

  • Determinants of physiologic tremor in a large normal population.

    J Raethjen;F Pawlas;M Lindemann;R Wenzelburger

  • Tremor amplitude is logarithmically related to 4- and 5-point tremor rating scales

    Rodger J. Elble;Seth L. Pullman;Joseph Y. Matsumoto;Jan Raethjen

  • The oscillating central network of Essential tremor.

    Jan Raethjen;Günther Deuschl

  • Cortical involvement in the generation of essential tremor

    Jan Raethjen;R. B. Govindan;Florian Kopper;M. Muthuraman

  • Behavioural outcomes of subthalamic stimulation and medical therapy versus medical therapy alone for Parkinson's disease with early motor complications (EARLYSTIM trial): secondary analysis of an open-label randomised trial.

    Eugenie Lhommee;Lars Wojtecki;Virginie Czernecki;Virginie Czernecki;Karsten Witt

  • Oscillating central motor networks in pathological tremors and voluntary movements. What makes the difference

    M. Muthuraman;Ulrich Heute;Kathrin Arning;Abdul Rauf Anwar

  • Effects of bilateral subthalamic nucleus stimulation on parkinsonian gait

    H. Stolze;S. Klebe;M. Poepping;D. Lorenz

  • Gait ataxia in essential tremor is differentially modulated by thalamic stimulation

    Alfonso Fasano;Jan Herzog;Jan Raethjen;Franziska E. M. Rose

  • Effective Connectivity of Cortical Sensorimotor Networks During Finger Movement Tasks: A Simultaneous fNIRS, fMRI, EEG Study.

    AR Anwar;Mark Muthalib;S Perrey;A Galka

  • Corticomuscular coherence in the 6-15 Hz band: is the cortex involved in the generation of physiologic tremor?

    Jan Raethjen;Michael Lindemann;Matthias Dümpelmann;Roland Wenzelburger

  • Cerebello-cortical network fingerprints differ between essential, Parkinson's and mimicked tremors.

    Muthuraman Muthuraman;Jan Raethjen;Nabin Koirala;Abdul Rauf Anwar;Abdul Rauf Anwar

  • Monosymptomatic resting tremor and Parkinson's disease: A multitracer positron emission tomographic study

    Mehran Ghaemi;Jan Raethjen;Rüdiger Hilker;Jobst Rudolf

  • A new diagnostic test to distinguish tremulous Parkinson's disease from advanced essential tremor†

    Muthuraman Muthuraman;Abdulnasir Hossen;Ulrich Heute;Günther Deuschl

Frequent Co-Authors

Günther Deuschl
Günther Deuschl Kiel University
Muthuraman Muthuraman
Muthuraman Muthuraman Johannes Gutenberg University of Mainz
Rodger J. Elble
Rodger J. Elble Southern Illinois University School of Medicine
Alfons Schnitzler
Alfons Schnitzler Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf
Jens Volkmann
Jens Volkmann University of Würzburg
Stéphane Perrey
Stéphane Perrey University of Montpellier
Sergiu Groppa
Sergiu Groppa Johannes Gutenberg University of Mainz
Michael Siniatchkin
Michael Siniatchkin Kiel University
Paul Krack
Paul Krack University of Bern
Karsten Witt
Karsten Witt Kiel University

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