2026 Kim J. Burchiel: Medicine Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Medicine	83	15530	14612	7830	7245	509	27397

Overview

Kim J. Burchiel is affiliated with Oregon Health & Science University in the United States. Their research spans medicine with a focus on neurology and related subfields, covering a broad range of neurological disorders, neural engineering, and treatment approaches.

Their main fields of study include:

Neurology
Physiology
Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience
Pathology and Forensic Medicine
Psychiatry and Mental Health

Burchiel's research topics encompass:

Neurological disorders and treatments
Trigeminal Neuralgia and Treatments
Neuroscience and Neural Engineering
Parkinson's Disease Mechanisms and Treatments
Adipose Tissue and Metabolism
Diet and metabolism studies
Botulinum Toxin and Related Neurological Disorders

The body of recent published research includes the following papers:

Verification of the Deep Brain Stimulation Electrode Position Using Intraoperative Electromagnetic Localization, 2020, Stereotactic and Functional Neurosurgery
Neurosurgery residency and fellowship education in the United States: 2 decades of system development by the One Neurosurgery Summit organizations, 2021, Journal of neurosurgery
Predictors of multi-domain cognitive decline following DBS for treatment of Parkinson's disease, 2021, Parkinsonism & Related Disorders
Identifying the therapeutic zone in globus pallidus deep brain stimulation for Parkinson's disease, 2022, Journal of neurosurgery
The Long-Term Outcome of Radiofrequency Ablation in Multiple Sclerosis-Related Symptomatic Trigeminal Neuralgia, 2022, Neurosurgery

Burchiel frequently publishes in several venues including:

Neurosurgery
Journal of neurosurgery
Stereotactic and Functional Neurosurgery
Neurology
Neurosurgical FOCUS

The scientist collaborates regularly with multiple co-authors, among whom are:

William J. Marks
Frances M. Weaver
Matthew Stern
Kenneth A. Follett
Domenic J. Reda

Best Publications

Bilateral Deep Brain Stimulation vs Best Medical Therapy for Patients With Advanced Parkinson Disease: A Randomized Controlled Trial

Frances M. Weaver;Frances M. Weaver;Kenneth Follett;Matthew Stern;Matthew Stern;Kwan Hur

1775
Citations
Pallidal versus subthalamic deep-brain stimulation for Parkinson's disease.

Kenneth A. Follett;Kenneth A. Follett;Frances M. Weaver;Matthew Stern;Kwan Hur

1572
Citations
Randomized controlled trial of intraputamenal glial cell line-derived neurotrophic factor infusion in Parkinson disease.

Anthony E. Lang;Steven Gill;Nik K. Patel;Andres Lozano

1093
Citations
Randomized, double-blind trial of glial cell line-derived neurotrophic factor (GDNF) in PD

J.G. Nutt;K.J. Burchiel;C.L. Comella;J. Jankovic

911
Citations
Practice Parameter: The diagnostic evaluation and treatment of trigeminal neuralgia (an evidence-based review) Report of the Quality Standards Subcommittee of the American Academy of Neurology and the European Federation of Neurological Societies

G. Gronseth;G. Cruccu;J. Alksne;C. Argoff

735
Citations
Pallidal vs Subthalamic Nucleus Deep Brain Stimulation in Parkinson Disease

Valerie C. Anderson;Kim J. Burchiel;Penelope Hogarth;Jacques Favre

692
Citations
AAN-EFNS guidelines on trigeminal neuralgia management.

G. Cruccu;G. Gronseth;J. Alksne;C. Argoff

606
Citations
Randomized trial of deep brain stimulation for Parkinson disease: thirty-six-month outcomes.

Frances M. Weaver;Frances M. Weaver;Kenneth A. Follett;Matthew B. Stern;Matthew B. Stern;Ping Luo

561
Citations
Intrathecal baclofen for intractable spasticity of spinal origin: results of a long-term multicenter study

Robert J. Coffey;David Cahill;William Steers;T. S. Park

520
Citations
Comparison of pallidal and subthalamic nucleus deep brain stimulation for advanced Parkinson's disease: results of a randomized, blinded pilot study.

Kim J. Burchiel;Valerie C. Anderson;Jacques Favre;John P. Hammerstad

511
Citations
A new classification for facial pain.

Kim J Burchiel

453
Citations
Prospective, multicenter study of spinal cord stimulation for relief of chronic back and extremity pain.

Kim J. Burchiel;Valerie C. Anderson;Frederick D. Brown;Richard G. Fessler

429
Citations
Microvascular decompression surgery in the United States, 1996 to 2000: mortality rates, morbidity rates, and the effects of hospital and surgeon volumes.

Steven N. Kalkanis;Emad N. Eskandar;Bob S. Carter;Fred G. Barker

416
Citations
Long-term efficacy of microvascular decompression in trigeminal neuralgia

Kim J. Burchiel;Hadley Clarke;Michael Haglund;John D. Loeser

365
Citations
The effect of intravenous lidocaine, tocainide, and mexiletine on spontaneously active fibers originating in rat sciatic neuromas.

Charles Chabal;Lisa C. Russell;Lisa C. Russell;Kim J. Burchiel;Kim J. Burchiel

325
Citations
A meta-regression of the long-term effects of deep brain stimulation on balance and gait in PD

R.J. St. George;J.G. Nutt;K.J. Burchiel;F.B. Horak

314
Citations
Trigeminal neuralgia: definition and classification

Jorge L. Eller;Ahmed M. Raslan;Kim J. Burchiel

307
Citations
A prospective study of long-term intrathecal morphine in the management of chronic nonmalignant pain.

Valerie C. Anderson;Kim J. Burchiel

304
Citations
Peripheral stimulation for treatment of trigeminal postherpetic neuralgia and trigeminal posttraumatic neuropathic pain: a pilot study.

Mark D. Johnson;Kim J. Burchiel

300
Citations
Abnormal impulse generation in focally demyelinated trigeminal roots

Kim J. Burchiel

290
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

Jonathan P. Miller Case Western Reserve University

James McNames Portland State University

Matthew B. Stern University of Pennsylvania

Andres M. Lozano University of Toronto

John G. Nutt Oregon Health & Science University

Douglas Kondziolka New York University

Patrick J. Kelly New York University

Philip A. Starr University of California, San Francisco

Gordon H. Baltuch University of Pennsylvania

Fay B. Horak Oregon Health & Science University

External Links

Personal website of Kim J. Burchiel

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