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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Medicine in Germany Leader Award
  • 2026 - Research.com Neuroscience in Germany Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Neuroscience in Germany Leader Award

Overview

Martin Dichgans is affiliated with Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München in Germany. Their primary research fields are Medicine and Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, with a focus on several subfields including Neurology, Immunology, Molecular Biology, Genetics, and Epidemiology.

Their research covers a range of topics, particularly in the areas of Acute Ischemic Stroke Management, Genetic Associations and Epidemiology, Cerebrovascular and Carotid Artery Diseases, Alzheimer's Disease Research and Treatments, Atherosclerosis and Cardiovascular Diseases, Cerebrovascular and Genetic Disorders, and Dementia and Cognitive Impairment Research.

The scientist has contributed extensively to peer-reviewed literature, with recent significant publications listed as follows:

  • Neuroimaging standards for research into small vessel disease-advances since 2013 (2023) published in The Lancet Neurology
  • Post-Stroke Cognitive Impairment and Dementia (2022) published in Circulation Research
  • The Boston criteria version 2.0 for cerebral amyloid angiopathy: a multicentre, retrospective, MRI-neuropathology diagnostic accuracy study (2022) published in The Lancet Neurology
  • Genome-wide analysis of 102,084 migraine cases identifies 123 risk loci and subtype-specific risk alleles (2022) published in Nature Genetics
  • Genome-wide association study of intracranial aneurysms identifies 17 risk loci and genetic overlap with clinical risk factors (2020) published in Nature Genetics

Frequent collaborators in their research include:

  • Rainer Malik
  • Marios K. Georgakis
  • Nicolai Franzmeier
  • Michael Ewers
  • Marco Duering

The scientist's work has been published regularly in several academic venues. The most frequent publication platforms include:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Alzheimer s & Dementia
  • Stroke
  • Neurology
  • Nature Communications

Best Publications

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

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

  • Global, regional, and national burden of stroke and its risk factors, 1990–2019: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019

    Valery L Feigin;Benjamin A Stark;Catherine Owens Johnson;Gregory A Roth

  • Neuroimaging standards for research into small vessel disease and its contribution to ageing and neurodegeneration

    Joanna M. Wardlaw;Eric E. Smith;Geert J Biessels;Charlotte Cordonnier

  • Genome-wide association study identifies variants at CLU and PICALM associated with Alzheimer's disease

    Denise Harold;Richard Abraham;Paul Hollingworth;Rebecca Sims

  • Erratum: Genome-wide association study identifies variants at CLU and PICALM associated with Alzheimer's disease (Nature Genetics (2009) 41 (1088-1093))

    D Harold;R Abraham;P Hollingworth;R Sims

  • National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke–Canadian Stroke Network Vascular Cognitive Impairment Harmonization Standards

    Vladimir Hachinski;Costantino Iadecola;Ron C. Petersen;Monique M. Breteler

  • Common variants at ABCA7, MS4A6A/MS4A4E, EPHA1, CD33 and CD2AP are associated with Alzheimer's disease.

    Paul Hollingworth;Denise Harold;Rebecca Sims;Amy Gerrish

  • Analysis of shared heritability in common disorders of the brain

    Verneri Anttila;Verneri Anttila;Brendan Bulik-Sullivan;Brendan Bulik-Sullivan;Hilary K. Finucane;Raymond K. Walters;Raymond K. Walters

  • Mechanisms of sporadic cerebral small vessel disease: insights from neuroimaging

    Joanna M Wardlaw;Colin Smith;Martin Dichgans;Martin Dichgans

  • Small vessel disease: mechanisms and clinical implications

    Joanna M Wardlaw;Colin Smith;Martin Dichgans

  • Rare coding variants in PLCG2, ABI3, and TREM2 implicate microglial-mediated innate immunity in Alzheimer's disease

    Rebecca Sims;Sven J. Van Der Lee;Adam C. Naj;Céline Bellenguez;Céline Bellenguez

  • The global burden of neurological disorders: translating evidence into policy.

    Valery L Feigin;Theo Vos;Emma Nichols;Mayowa O Owolabi

  • Mutation in the neuronal voltage-gated sodium channel SCN1A in familial hemiplegic migraine.

    Martin Dichgans;Tobias Freilinger;Gertrud Eckstein;Elena Babini

  • Prevalence of Superficial Siderosis in Patients with Cerebral Amyloid Angiopathy

    J. Linn;A. Halpin;P. Demaerel;J. Ruhland

  • The phenotypic spectrum of CADASIL: clinical findings in 102 cases.

    M. Dichgans;M. Mayer;I. Uttner;R. Brüning

  • Genetic evidence implicates the immune system and cholesterol metabolism in the aetiology of Alzheimer's disease.

    Lesley Jones;Peter A. Holmans;Marian L. Hamshere;Denise Harold

  • Multi-Ethnic Genome-wide Association Study for Atrial Fibrillation

    Carolina Roselli;Mark D. Chaffin;Lu Chen Weng;Lu Chen Weng;Stefanie Aeschbacher

  • Meta-analysis of 375,000 individuals identifies 38 susceptibility loci for migraine

    Padhraig Gormley;Verneri Anttila;Verneri Anttila;Bendik S. Winsvold;Bendik S. Winsvold;Priit Palta

  • Microbiota Dysbiosis Controls the Neuroinflammatory Response after Stroke.

    Vikramjeet Singh;Stefan Roth;Gemma Llovera;Rebecca Sadler

  • Vascular Cognitive Impairment and Dementia: JACC Scientific Expert Panel.

    Costantino Iadecola;Marco Duering;Vladimir Hachinski;Anne Joutel

  • Genome-wide association study identifies variants at CLU and PICALM associated with Alzheimertextquotesingles disease

    Denise Harold;Richard Abraham;Paul Hollingworth;Rebecca Sims

Frequent Co-Authors

Hugh S. Markus
Hugh S. Markus University of Cambridge
Jonathan Rosand
Jonathan Rosand Harvard University
Hugues Chabriat
Hugues Chabriat Université Paris Cité
Peter M. Rothwell
Peter M. Rothwell University of Oxford
Matthew Traylor
Matthew Traylor University of Cambridge
Sudha Seshadri
Sudha Seshadri The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio
Cathie Sudlow
Cathie Sudlow University of Edinburgh
Kari Stefansson
Kari Stefansson deCODE Genetics (Iceland)
M. Arfan Ikram
M. Arfan Ikram Erasmus University Rotterdam
James F. Meschia
James F. Meschia Mayo Clinic

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