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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Neuroscience 88 1202 1083 104 99 575 29643

Michael Forsting publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Michael Forsting between 1990 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Michael Forsting published across 36 years, from 1990 to 2025, averaging 28 papers a year. Output peaked at 77 publications in 2014. 104 of the 1,008 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
25 50 75
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1990 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 77. Peak 77 publications in 2014. 1990: 2 publications 1991: 2 publications 1992: 0 publications 1993: 3 publications 1994: 2 publications 1995: 5 publications 1996: 7 publications 1997: 10 publications 1998: 3 publications 1999: 6 publications 2000: 4 publications 2001: 11 publications 2002: 10 publications 2003: 15 publications 2004: 32 publications 2005: 39 publications 2006: 39 publications 2007: 47 publications 2008: 67 publications 2009: 43 publications 2010: 47 publications 2011: 29 publications 2012: 41 publications 2013: 40 publications 2014: 77 publications 2015: 44 publications 2016: 36 publications 2017: 49 publications 2018: 26 publications 2019: 25 publications 2020: 34 publications 2021: 32 publications 2022: 43 publications 2023: 34 publications 2024: 49 publications 2025: 55 publications
1990 2025

1,008 publications in total across all disciplines

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Michael Forsting: publications per year, 1990 to 2025
Year Publications
1990 2
1991 2
1992 0
1993 3
1994 2
1995 5
1996 7
1997 10
1998 3
1999 6
2000 4
2001 11
2002 10
2003 15
2004 32
2005 39
2006 39
2007 47
2008 67
2009 43
2010 47
2011 29
2012 41
2013 40
2014 77
2015 44
2016 36
2017 49
2018 26
2019 25
2020 34
2021 32
2022 43
2023 34
2024 49
2025 55
Total 1,008
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Michael Forsting 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 Michael Forsting sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
100 200 300 400 500
Bar chart with 86 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 38–47 to 887+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 539. Most scientists, 539, have 98–107 publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 887 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 568–577 publications, is where this scientist sits. 38–47 publications: 18 scientists 48–57 publications: 79 scientists 58–67 publications: 193 scientists 68–77 publications: 323 scientists 78–87 publications: 406 scientists 88–97 publications: 452 scientists 98–107 publications: 539 scientists 108–117 publications: 505 scientists 118–127 publications: 522 scientists 128–137 publications: 469 scientists 138–147 publications: 456 scientists 148–157 publications: 459 scientists 158–167 publications: 397 scientists 168–177 publications: 383 scientists 178–187 publications: 350 scientists 188–197 publications: 302 scientists 198–207 publications: 306 scientists 208–217 publications: 262 scientists 218–227 publications: 242 scientists 228–237 publications: 220 scientists 238–247 publications: 203 scientists 248–257 publications: 174 scientists 258–267 publications: 176 scientists 268–277 publications: 175 scientists 278–287 publications: 125 scientists 288–297 publications: 116 scientists 298–307 publications: 127 scientists 308–317 publications: 128 scientists 318–327 publications: 99 scientists 328–337 publications: 89 scientists 338–347 publications: 78 scientists 348–357 publications: 96 scientists 358–367 publications: 66 scientists 368–377 publications: 59 scientists 378–387 publications: 65 scientists 388–397 publications: 54 scientists 398–407 publications: 48 scientists 408–417 publications: 49 scientists 418–427 publications: 34 scientists 428–437 publications: 31 scientists 438–447 publications: 30 scientists 448–457 publications: 31 scientists 458–467 publications: 36 scientists 468–477 publications: 40 scientists 478–487 publications: 35 scientists 488–497 publications: 30 scientists 498–507 publications: 23 scientists 508–517 publications: 26 scientists 518–527 publications: 20 scientists 528–537 publications: 23 scientists 538–547 publications: 20 scientists 548–557 publications: 20 scientists 558–567 publications: 17 scientists 568–577 publications: 14 scientists 578–587 publications: 20 scientists 588–597 publications: 20 scientists 598–607 publications: 19 scientists 608–617 publications: 18 scientists 618–627 publications: 17 scientists 628–637 publications: 11 scientists 638–647 publications: 11 scientists 648–657 publications: 11 scientists 658–667 publications: 8 scientists 668–677 publications: 7 scientists 678–687 publications: 11 scientists 688–697 publications: 10 scientists 698–707 publications: 4 scientists 708–717 publications: 6 scientists 718–727 publications: 5 scientists 728–737 publications: 5 scientists 738–747 publications: 9 scientists 748–757 publications: 9 scientists 758–767 publications: 3 scientists 768–777 publications: 7 scientists 778–787 publications: 7 scientists 788–797 publications: 6 scientists 798–807 publications: 2 scientists 808–817 publications: 2 scientists 818–827 publications: 7 scientists 828–837 publications: 0 scientists 838–847 publications: 9 scientists 848–857 publications: 3 scientists 858–867 publications: 1 scientist 868–877 publications: 3 scientists 878–886 publications: 6 scientists 887+ publications: 100 scientists
38–47 publications 887+

This scientist: 575 publications — 96th percentile

96% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

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Number of Neuroscience scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 9,597 ranked scientists.
Publications Scientists This scientist
38–47 18
48–57 79
58–67 193
68–77 323
78–87 406
88–97 452
98–107 539
108–117 505
118–127 522
128–137 469
138–147 456
148–157 459
158–167 397
168–177 383
178–187 350
188–197 302
198–207 306
208–217 262
218–227 242
228–237 220
238–247 203
248–257 174
258–267 176
268–277 175
278–287 125
288–297 116
298–307 127
308–317 128
318–327 99
328–337 89
338–347 78
348–357 96
358–367 66
368–377 59
378–387 65
388–397 54
398–407 48
408–417 49
418–427 34
428–437 31
438–447 30
448–457 31
458–467 36
468–477 40
478–487 35
488–497 30
498–507 23
508–517 26
518–527 20
528–537 23
538–547 20
548–557 20
558–567 17
568–577 14 575
578–587 20
588–597 20
598–607 19
608–617 18
618–627 17
628–637 11
638–647 11
648–657 11
658–667 8
668–677 7
678–687 11
688–697 10
698–707 4
708–717 6
718–727 5
728–737 5
738–747 9
748–757 9
758–767 3
768–777 7
778–787 7
788–797 6
798–807 2
808–817 2
818–827 7
828–837 0
838–847 9
848–857 3
858–867 1
868–877 3
878–886 6
887+ 100
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Michael Forsting 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 Michael Forsting sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
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Bar chart with 68 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 30–31 to 163+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 512. Most scientists, 512, have 46–47 D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 163 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 88–89 D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 30–31 D-Index: 42 scientists 32–33 D-Index: 172 scientists 34–35 D-Index: 296 scientists 36–37 D-Index: 435 scientists 38–39 D-Index: 459 scientists 40–41 D-Index: 456 scientists 42–43 D-Index: 467 scientists 44–45 D-Index: 478 scientists 46–47 D-Index: 512 scientists 48–49 D-Index: 435 scientists 50–51 D-Index: 425 scientists 52–53 D-Index: 418 scientists 54–55 D-Index: 392 scientists 56–57 D-Index: 357 scientists 58–59 D-Index: 334 scientists 60–61 D-Index: 328 scientists 62–63 D-Index: 260 scientists 64–65 D-Index: 278 scientists 66–67 D-Index: 239 scientists 68–69 D-Index: 250 scientists 70–71 D-Index: 210 scientists 72–73 D-Index: 200 scientists 74–75 D-Index: 189 scientists 76–77 D-Index: 170 scientists 78–79 D-Index: 146 scientists 80–81 D-Index: 113 scientists 82–83 D-Index: 126 scientists 84–85 D-Index: 100 scientists 86–87 D-Index: 84 scientists 88–89 D-Index: 99 scientists 90–91 D-Index: 84 scientists 92–93 D-Index: 85 scientists 94–95 D-Index: 72 scientists 96–97 D-Index: 76 scientists 98–99 D-Index: 45 scientists 100–101 D-Index: 49 scientists 102–103 D-Index: 43 scientists 104–105 D-Index: 32 scientists 106–107 D-Index: 45 scientists 108–109 D-Index: 50 scientists 110–111 D-Index: 32 scientists 112–113 D-Index: 39 scientists 114–115 D-Index: 32 scientists 116–117 D-Index: 29 scientists 118–119 D-Index: 27 scientists 120–121 D-Index: 19 scientists 122–123 D-Index: 23 scientists 124–125 D-Index: 27 scientists 126–127 D-Index: 16 scientists 128–129 D-Index: 24 scientists 130–131 D-Index: 13 scientists 132–133 D-Index: 21 scientists 134–135 D-Index: 17 scientists 136–137 D-Index: 14 scientists 138–139 D-Index: 15 scientists 140–141 D-Index: 10 scientists 142–143 D-Index: 10 scientists 144–145 D-Index: 13 scientists 146–147 D-Index: 9 scientists 148–149 D-Index: 8 scientists 150–151 D-Index: 6 scientists 152–153 D-Index: 6 scientists 154–155 D-Index: 7 scientists 156–157 D-Index: 7 scientists 158–159 D-Index: 10 scientists 160–161 D-Index: 4 scientists 162 D-Index: 8 scientists 163+ D-Index: 100 scientists
30–31 D-Index 163+

This scientist: 88 D-Index — 88th percentile

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

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

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Number of Neuroscience scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 9,597 ranked scientists.
D-Index Scientists This scientist
30–31 42
32–33 172
34–35 296
36–37 435
38–39 459
40–41 456
42–43 467
44–45 478
46–47 512
48–49 435
50–51 425
52–53 418
54–55 392
56–57 357
58–59 334
60–61 328
62–63 260
64–65 278
66–67 239
68–69 250
70–71 210
72–73 200
74–75 189
76–77 170
78–79 146
80–81 113
82–83 126
84–85 100
86–87 84
88–89 99 88
90–91 84
92–93 85
94–95 72
96–97 76
98–99 45
100–101 49
102–103 43
104–105 32
106–107 45
108–109 50
110–111 32
112–113 39
114–115 32
116–117 29
118–119 27
120–121 19
122–123 23
124–125 27
126–127 16
128–129 24
130–131 13
132–133 21
134–135 17
136–137 14
138–139 15
140–141 10
142–143 10
144–145 13
146–147 9
148–149 8
150–151 6
152–153 6
154–155 7
156–157 7
158–159 10
160–161 4
162 8
163+ 100
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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2012 - German National Academy of Sciences Leopoldina - Deutsche Akademie der Naturforscher Leopoldina – Nationale Akademie der Wissenschaften Radiology

Overview

Michael Forsting is affiliated with the University of Duisburg-Essen in Germany. Their research is primarily situated within the field of Medicine, with a total of 519 publications. Within this broader discipline, their work focuses specifically on subfields such as Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging, Neurology, Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine, Epidemiology, and Biomedical Engineering.

The main topics addressed by Forsting's research include Radiomics and Machine Learning in Medical Imaging, Intracranial Aneurysms: Treatment and Complications, Advanced X-ray and CT Imaging, Acute Ischemic Stroke Management, Radiation Dose and Imaging, Cerebrovascular and Carotid Artery Diseases, and Vascular Malformations Diagnosis and Treatment.

Frequent coauthors in their publications include:

  • Johannes Haubold
  • Lale Umutlu
  • Cornelius Deuschl
  • Felix Nensa
  • Marcel Opitz

Michael Forsting has contributed extensively to several scientific venues. The most frequent publication outlets are:

  • Neuroradiologie Scan
  • RöFo - Fortschritte auf dem Gebiet der Röntgenstrahlen und der bildgebenden Verfahren
  • Scientific Reports
  • Diagnostics
  • Investigative Radiology

Among recent notable papers are:

  • Nusinersen in adults with 5q spinal muscular atrophy: a non-interventional, multicentre, observational cohort study, 2020, The Lancet Neurology
  • Joint Imaging Platform for Federated Clinical Data Analytics, 2020, JCO Clinical Cancer Informatics
  • Detection of Significant Prostate Cancer Using Target Saturation in Transperineal Magnetic Resonance Imaging/Transrectal Ultrasonography-fusion Biopsy, 2020, European Urology Focus
  • Is Histologic Thrombus Composition in Acute Stroke Linked to Stroke Etiology or to Interventional Parameters?, 2020, American Journal of Neuroradiology
  • A rapid volume of interest-based approach of radiomics analysis of breast MRI for tumor decoding and phenotyping of breast cancer, 2020, PLoS ONE

Michael Forsting was awarded membership in the German National Academy of Sciences Leopoldina in 2012 for Radiology.

Best Publications

  • European Stroke Organization Guidelines for the Management of Intracranial Aneurysms and Subarachnoid Haemorrhage

    Thorsten Steiner;Seppo Juvela;Andreas Unterberg;Carla Jung

  • European Stroke Organisation (ESO) guidelines for the management of spontaneous intracerebral hemorrhage

    Thorsten Steiner;Rustam Al-Shahi Salman;Ronnie Beer;Hanne Christensen

  • Silent and Apparent Cerebral Ischemia After Percutaneous Transfemoral Aortic Valve Implantation A Diffusion-Weighted Magnetic Resonance Imaging Study

    Philipp Kahlert;Stephan C. Knipp;Marc Schlamann;Matthias Thielmann

  • A novel, self-expanding, nitinol stent in medically refractory intracranial atherosclerotic stenoses: the Wingspan study.

    Arani Bose;Marius Hartmann;Hans Henkes;Hon Man Liu

  • Nusinersen in adults with 5q spinal muscular atrophy: a non-interventional, multicentre, observational cohort study

    Tim Hagenacker;Claudia D Wurster;René Günther;René Günther;Olivia Schreiber-Katz

  • Affective disturbances modulate the neural processing of visceral pain stimuli in irritable bowel syndrome: an fMRI study

    Sigrid Elsenbruch;Christina Rosenberger;Paul Enck;Michael Forsting

  • Cohort study of multiple brain lesions in sport divers: role of a patent foramen ovale

    Michael Knauth;Stefan Ries;Stefan Pohimann;Tina Kerby

  • Structural brain abnormalities in the frontostriatal system and cerebellum in pedophilia.

    Boris Schiffer;Thomas Peschel;Thomas Paul;Elke Gizewski

  • First Clinical Study on Ultra-High-Field MR Imaging in Patients with Multiple Sclerosis: Comparison of 1.5T and 7T

    K Kollia;Stefan Maderwald;N Putzki;M Schlamann

  • Embolization of Intracranial Arteriovenous Malformations with Ethylene-Vinyl Alcohol Copolymer (Onyx)

    V. Panagiotopoulos;E. Gizewski;S. Asgari;J. Regel

  • Decompressive craniectomy in a rat model of "malignant" cerebral hemispheric stroke: experimental support for an aggressive therapeutic approach.

    Doerfler A;Forsting M;Reith W;Staff C

  • Treatment of wide-necked intracranial aneurysms with a self-expanding stent system: initial clinical experience.

    Isabel Wanke;Arnd Doerfler;Beate Schoch;Dietmar Stolke

  • Decompressive Craniectomy for Cerebral Infarction An Experimental Study in Rats

    Michael Forsting;Wolfgang Reith;Wolf-Rüdiger Schäbitz;Sabine Heiland

  • High-Profile Flow Diverter (Silk) Implantation in the Basilar Artery Efficacy in the Treatment of Aneurysms and the Role of the Perforators

    Zsolt Kulcsár;Ulrike Ernemann;Stephan G. Wetzel;Alexander Bock

  • Patients With Irritable Bowel Syndrome Have Altered Emotional Modulation of Neural Responses to Visceral Stimuli

    Sigrid Elsenbruch;Christina Rosenberger;Ulrike Bingel;Michael Forsting

  • Whole-Body MR Imaging in the German National Cohort: Rationale, Design, and Technical Background.

    Fabian Bamberg;Hans-Ulrich Kauczor;Sabine Weckbach;Christopher L. Schlett

  • Evaluation of brain injury after coronary artery bypass grafting. A prospective study using neuropsychological assessment and diffusion-weighted magnetic resonance imaging.

    Stephan C. Knipp;Nadine Matatko;Hans Wilhelm;Marc Schlamann

  • Stents for intracranial wide-necked aneurysms: more than mechanical protection

    Isabel Wanke;Michael Forsting

  • Cross-modal plasticity for sensory and motor activation patterns in blind subjects.

    E.R Gizewski;T Gasser;A de Greiff;A Boehm

  • Comparison of eyeblink conditioning in patients with superior and posterior inferior cerebellar lesions

    M Gerwig;A Dimitrova;F P Kolb;M Maschke

  • Affective Disturbances Modulate the Neural Processing of Visceral Pain Stimuli in Irritable Bowel Syndrome: An fMRI Study

    S. Elsenbruch;C. Rosenberger;M. Schedlowski;M. Forsting

  • Decompressive craniectomy in a rat model of “malignant” cerebral hemispheric stroke: experimental support for an aggressive therapeutic approach

    Arnd Doerfler;Michael Forsting;Wolfgang Reith;Christian Staff

Frequent Co-Authors

Elke R. Gizewski
Elke R. Gizewski Innsbruck Medical University
Gerald Antoch
Gerald Antoch Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf
Olav Jansen
Olav Jansen Kiel University
Mark E. Ladd
Mark E. Ladd German Cancer Research Center
Andreas Bockisch
Andreas Bockisch University of Duisburg-Essen
Sigrid Elsenbruch
Sigrid Elsenbruch Ruhr University Bochum
Christoph Kleinschnitz
Christoph Kleinschnitz University of Duisburg-Essen
Ken Herrmann
Ken Herrmann German Cancer Research Center
Werner Hacke
Werner Hacke Heidelberg University
Dagmar Timmann
Dagmar Timmann University of Duisburg-Essen

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