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Lawrence J. Hirsch

Lawrence J. Hirsch

D-Index & Metrics

Medicine

D-Index
88
Citations
33106
World Ranking
13035
National Ranking
6660

Neuroscience

D-Index
88
Citations
33107
World Ranking
1189
National Ranking
610

Lawrence J. Hirsch 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 Lawrence J. Hirsch sits on this spectrum.

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38 publications 887+

This scientist: 358 publications — 88th percentile

88% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Lawrence J. Hirsch 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 Lawrence J. Hirsch sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 88 D-Index — 88th percentile

88% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Research.com Recognitions

  • 1970 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)

Overview

Lawrence J. Hirsch is affiliated with Yale University in the United States. Their research spans multiple fields within medicine and neuroscience, with a primary focus on epilepsy and neurophysiological disorders.

The scientist's main fields of study include:

  • Medicine
  • Neuroscience

Within these fields, their work covers several subfields such as:

  • Psychiatry and Mental health
  • Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health
  • Cognitive Neuroscience
  • Neurology
  • Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience

Their research topics are centered on:

  • Epilepsy research and treatment
  • Pharmacological Effects and Toxicity Studies
  • EEG and Brain-Computer Interfaces
  • Infectious Encephalopathies and Encephalitis
  • Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research
  • Traumatic Brain Injury and Neurovascular Disturbances
  • Neonatal and fetal brain pathology

Lawrence J. Hirsch frequently publishes in several prominent venues, including:

  • Neurology
  • Epilepsia
  • Epilepsy & Behavior
  • Neurocritical Care
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)

Notable recent publications authored by Lawrence J. Hirsch include:

  • American Clinical Neurophysiology Society's Standardized Critical Care EEG Terminology: 2021 Version (2021), Journal of Clinical Neurophysiology

Frequent collaborators in their research include:

  • Emily J. Gilmore
  • Nicolas Gaspard
  • Adithya Sivaraju
  • M. Brandon Westover
  • Aaron F. Struck

Throughout their career, Hirsch has contributed extensively to the understanding and treatment of epilepsy, as evidenced by their considerable publication record in this domain.

They have also received recognition as a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), awarded in 1970.

Best Publications

  • Electrical stimulation of the anterior nucleus of thalamus for treatment of refractory epilepsy

    Robert Fisher;Vicenta Salanova;Thomas Witt;Robert Worth

  • Detection of electrographic seizures with continuous EEG monitoring in critically ill patients

    Jan Claassen;S. A. Mayer;R. G. Kowalski;R. G. Emerson

  • American Clinical Neurophysiology Society's Standardized Critical Care EEG Terminology: 2012 version.

    Lawrence J. Hirsch;S. M. Laroche;N. Gaspard;E. Gerard

  • Extreme delta brush A unique EEG pattern in adults with anti-NMDA receptor encephalitis

    Sarah E. Schmitt;Kimberly Pargeon;Eric S. Frechette;Eric S. Frechette;Lawrence J. Hirsch

  • American Clinical Neurophysiology Society's Standardized Critical Care EEG Terminology: 2021 Version.

    Lawrence J. Hirsch;Michael W.K. Fong;Markus Leitinger;Suzette M. LaRoche

  • Treatment of Refractory Status Epilepticus with Pentobarbital, Propofol, or Midazolam: A Systematic Review

    Jan Claassen;Lawrence J. Hirsch;Ronald G. Emerson;Stephan A. Mayer

  • The consequences of refractory epilepsy and its treatment

    Kenneth D. Laxer;Eugen Trinka;Lawrence J. Hirsch;Fernando Cendes

  • Two‐year seizure reduction in adults with medically intractable partial onset epilepsy treated with responsive neurostimulation: Final results of the RNS System Pivotal trial

    Christianne N. Heck;David King-Stephens;Andrew D. Massey;Dileep R. Nair

  • Long-term treatment with responsive brain stimulation in adults with refractory partial seizures

    Gregory K. Bergey;Martha J. Morrell;Eli M. Mizrahi;Alica Goldman

  • Consensus statement on continuous EEG in critically ill adults and children, part I: indications.

    Susan T. Herman;Nicholas S. Abend;Thomas P. Bleck;Kevin E. Chapman

  • Which EEG patterns warrant treatment in the critically ill? Reviewing the evidence for treatment of periodic epileptiform discharges and related patterns.

    Derek J. Chong;Lawrence J. Hirsch

  • Electrographic seizures and periodic discharges after intracerebral hemorrhage.

    J. Claassen;N. Jetté;F. Chum;R. Green

  • Unified EEG terminology and criteria for nonconvulsive status epilepticus.

    Sándor Beniczky;Lawrence J. Hirsch;Peter W. Kaplan;Ronit Pressler

  • New-onset refractory status epilepticus: Etiology, clinical features, and outcome

    Nicolas Gaspard;Nicolas Gaspard;Brandon P. Foreman;Vincent Alvarez;Vincent Alvarez;Christian Cabrera Kang

  • Proposed consensus definitions for new-onset refractory status epilepticus (NORSE), febrile infection-related epilepsy syndrome (FIRES), and related conditions.

    Lawrence J. Hirsch;Nicolas Gaspard;Andreas van Baalen;Rima Nabbout

  • Continuous electroencephalography in the medical intensive care unit

    Mauro Oddo;Emmanuel Carrera;Jan Claassen;Stephan A. Mayer

  • Quantitative continuous EEG for detecting delayed cerebral ischemia in patients with poor-grade subarachnoid hemorrhage

    Jan Claassen;Jan Claassen;Lawrence J. Hirsch;Kurt T. Kreiter;Evelyn Y. Du

  • Psychiatric and behavioral side effects of antiepileptic drugs in adults with epilepsy.

    Baibing Chen;Baibing Chen;Hyunmi Choi;Lawrence J. Hirsch;Austen Katz

  • The importance of early immunotherapy in patients with faciobrachial dystonic seizures

    Julia Thompson;Mian Bi;Andrew G Murchison;Mateusz Makuch

  • Cortical and subcortical networks in human secondarily generalized tonic-clonic seizures.

    H. Blumenfeld;G. I. Varghese;M.J. Purcaro;J.E. Motelow

  • Continuous Electroencephalogram Monitoring in the Intensive Care Unit

    Daniel Friedman;Jan Claassen;Lawrence J. Hirsch

Frequent Co-Authors

Nicolas Gaspard
Nicolas Gaspard Université Libre de Bruxelles
Jan Claassen
Jan Claassen Columbia University
Dennis D. Spencer
Dennis D. Spencer Yale University
Ronald G. Emerson
Ronald G. Emerson Hospital for Special Surgery
Stephan A. Mayer
Stephan A. Mayer New York Medical College
Hal Blumenfeld
Hal Blumenfeld Yale University
M. Brandon Westover
M. Brandon Westover Harvard University
Hitten P. Zaveri
Hitten P. Zaveri Yale University
Robert B. Duckrow
Robert B. Duckrow Yale University
Carl W. Bazil
Carl W. Bazil Columbia University

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