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82
Citations
27794
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15998
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838

Orhan Aktas publication distribution in Medicine in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Medicine in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Orhan Aktas sits on this spectrum.

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101 publications 1,796+

This scientist: 394 publications — 37th percentile

37% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 1,796 publications or more.

Orhan Aktas D-index placement in Medicine in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Medicine scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Orhan Aktas sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 82 D-Index — 21st percentile

21% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Overview

Orhan Aktas is affiliated with Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf in Germany and specializes in medical research with a focus on neurology and related fields.

Their research contributions cover a broad spectrum of topics within medicine, particularly:

  • Multiple Sclerosis Research Studies
  • Peripheral Neuropathies and Disorders
  • Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Research
  • Polyomavirus and related diseases
  • Long-Term Effects of COVID-19
  • Retinal and Optic Conditions
  • Immunotherapy and Immune Responses

Key fields of study in their work include:

  • Pathology and Forensic Medicine
  • Neurology
  • Rheumatology
  • Immunology
  • Ophthalmology

Orhan Aktas has published extensively in several prominent journals where their work frequently appears:

  • Neurology Neuroimmunology & Neuroinflammation
  • Neurology
  • Journal of Neurology
  • Journal of Neurology Neurosurgery & Psychiatry
  • The Lancet Neurology

Notable recent publications include:

  • "Myelin-oligodendrocyte glycoprotein antibody-associated disease," 2021, The Lancet Neurology
  • "Worldwide Incidence and Prevalence of Neuromyelitis Optica," 2020, Neurology
  • "APOSTEL 2.0 Recommendations for Reporting Quantitative Optical Coherence Tomography Studies," 2021, Neurology
  • "Multiple Sclerosis Therapy Consensus Group (MSTCG): position statement on disease-modifying therapies for multiple sclerosis (white paper)," 2021, Therapeutic Advances in Neurological Disorders
  • "Update on the diagnosis and treatment of neuromyelits optica spectrum disorders (NMOSD) - revised recommendations of the Neuromyelitis Optica Study Group (NEMOS). Part I: Diagnosis and differential diagnosis," 2023, Journal of Neurology

Frequent collaborators in Orhan Aktas's research include:

  • Friedemann Paul
  • Philipp Albrecht
  • Hans-Peter Hartung
  • Marius Ringelstein
  • Sven G. Meuth

Best Publications

  • MOG-IgG in NMO and related disorders: a multicenter study of 50 patients. Part 2: Epidemiology, clinical presentation, radiological and laboratory features, treatment responses, and long-term outcome

    Sven Jarius;Klemens Ruprecht;Ingo Kleiter;Nadja Borisow

  • Contrasting disease patterns in seropositive and seronegative neuromyelitis optica: A multicentre study of 175 patients

    Sven Jarius;Klemens Ruprecht;Brigitte Wildemann;Tania Kuempfel

  • MOG encephalomyelitis: International recommendations on diagnosis and antibody testing

    S. Jarius;F. Paul;F. Paul;O. Aktas;N. Asgari

  • Update on the diagnosis and treatment of neuromyelitis optica: recommendations of the Neuromyelitis Optica Study Group (NEMOS)

    Corinna Trebst;Sven Jarius;Achim Berthele;Friedemann Paul;Friedemann Paul

  • Inebilizumab for the treatment of neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorder (N-MOmentum): a double-blind, randomised placebo-controlled phase 2/3 trial.

    Bruce A C Cree;Jeffrey L Bennett;Ho Jin Kim;Brian G Weinshenker

  • Sirt1 contributes critically to the redox-dependent fate of neural progenitors

    Timour Prozorovski;Ulf Schulze-Topphoff;Robert Glumm;Jan Baumgart

  • MOG-IgG in NMO and related disorders: a multicenter study of 50 patients. Part 1: Frequency, syndrome specificity, influence of disease activity, long-term course, association with AQP4-IgG, and origin.

    Sven Jarius;Klemens Ruprecht;Ingo Kleiter;Nadja Borisow

  • Myelin-oligodendrocyte glycoprotein antibody-associated disease.

    Romain Marignier;Romain Marignier;Yael Hacohen;Alvaro Cobo-Calvo;Anne Katrin Pröbstel

  • The brain as a target of inflammation: common pathways link inflammatory and neurodegenerative diseases.

    Frauke Zipp;Orhan Aktas

  • Neuromyelitis optica: Evaluation of 871 attacks and 1,153 treatment courses.

    Ingo Kleiter;Anna Gahlen;Nadja Borisow;Katrin Fischer

  • Cerebrospinal fluid findings in aquaporin-4 antibody positive neuromyelitis optica: results from 211 lumbar punctures.

    S. Jarius;F. Paul;D. Franciotta;K. Ruprecht

  • Characteristics of Susac syndrome: a review of all reported cases

    Jan Dörr;Sarah Krautwald;Brigitte Wildemann;Sven Jarius

  • Green Tea Epigallocatechin-3-Gallate Mediates T Cellular NF-κB Inhibition and Exerts Neuroprotection in Autoimmune Encephalomyelitis

    Orhan Aktas;Timour Prozorovski;Alina Smorodchenko;Nicolai E. Savaskan

  • Treatment of Relapsing Paralysis in Experimental Encephalomyelitis by Targeting Th1 Cells through Atorvastatin

    Orhan Aktas;Sonia Waiczies;Alina Smorodchenko;Jan Dörr

  • Retinal thickness measured with optical coherence tomography and risk of disability worsening in multiple sclerosis: a cohort study

    Elena H. Martinez-Lapiscina;Sam Arnow;James A. Wilson;Shiv Saidha

  • Indolamine 2,3-dioxygenase is expressed in the CNS and down-regulates autoimmune inflammation

    Erik Kwidzinski;Jörg Bunse;Orhan Aktas;Daniel Richter

  • Failure of natalizumab to prevent relapses in neuromyelitis optica.

    Ingo Kleiter;Kerstin Hellwig;Achim Berthele;Tania Kümpfel

  • Neuronal damage in brain inflammation

    Orhan Aktas;Oliver Ullrich;Carmen Infante-Duarte;Robert Nitsch

  • Changes in cerebral perfusion precede plaque formation in multiple sclerosis: a longitudinal perfusion MRI study

    Jens Wuerfel;Judith Bellmann-Strobl;Peter Brunecker;Orhan Aktas

  • MOG-Enzephalomyelitis: Internationale Empfehlungen zu Diagnose und Antikörpertestung [MOG encephalomyelitis: international recommendations on diagnosis and antibody testing]

    S. Jarius;F. Paul;O. Aktas;N. Asgari

Frequent Co-Authors

Hans-Peter Hartung
Hans-Peter Hartung Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf
Friedemann Paul
Friedemann Paul Charité - University Medicine Berlin
Brigitte Wildemann
Brigitte Wildemann University Hospital Heidelberg
Klemens Ruprecht
Klemens Ruprecht Charité - University Medicine Berlin
Frauke Zipp
Frauke Zipp Johannes Gutenberg University of Mainz
Xavier Montalban
Xavier Montalban Autonomous University of Barcelona
Bernd C. Kieseier
Bernd C. Kieseier Novartis (Switzerland)
Kazuo Fujihara
Kazuo Fujihara Fukushima Medical University
Letizia Leocani
Letizia Leocani University of Milan

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