World's Best Scientists 2026 revealed!

D-Index & Metrics

Medicine

D-Index
96
Citations
30831
World Ranking
9750
National Ranking
539

Neuroscience

D-Index
96
Citations
30596
World Ranking
871
National Ranking
65

Otto W. Witte 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 Otto W. Witte sits on this spectrum.

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 scientists 868–877 publications: 3 scientists 878–886 publications: 6 scientists 887+ publications: 100 scientists
38 publications 887+

This scientist: 759 publications — 98th percentile

98% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Otto W. Witte 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 Otto W. Witte sits on this spectrum.

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 D-Index 163+

This scientist: 96 D-Index — 91st percentile

91% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2000 - Warren Alpert Foundation Prize For their research that contributed to the development of a drug that effectively treats chronic megelogenous leukemia and other forms of cancer.

Overview

Otto W. Witte is affiliated with Friedrich Schiller University Jena in Germany. Their research primarily spans the fields of Medicine and Neuroscience, with a significant focus on several subfields including Neurology, Cognitive Neuroscience, Molecular Biology, Epidemiology, and Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience.

Their scholarly work has contributed to various key topics in neuroscience and medicine, particularly in areas such as Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Research, Neuroinflammation and Neurodegeneration Mechanisms, Parkinson's Disease Mechanisms and Treatments, Neural Dynamics and Brain Function, Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research, Neurogenetic and Muscular Disorders Research, and Functional Brain Connectivity Studies.

Recent publications by Otto W. Witte include:

  • Surface-based analysis increases the specificity of cortical activation patterns and connectivity results, 2020, Scientific Reports
  • Knowledge, Attitudes, Practices, and Burden During the COVID-19 Pandemic in People with Parkinson's Disease in Germany, 2020, Journal of Clinical Medicine
  • Multimodal treatment of persistent postural-perceptual dizziness, 2020, Brain and Behavior
  • Adult Neurogenesis and Stroke: A Tale of Two Neurogenic Niches, 2021, Frontiers in Neuroscience
  • Experience-dependent structural plasticity in the adult brain: How the learning brain grows, 2020, NeuroImage

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Otto W. Witte include:

  • Carsten M. Klingner
  • Julian Großkreutz
  • Tino Prell
  • Christiane Frahm
  • Stefan Brodoehl

The scientist's work appears regularly in several publication venues such as:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Cells
  • Scientific Reports
  • Journal of Clinical Medicine
  • Frontiers in Neurology

Otto W. Witte has been recognized with an award, the Warren Alpert Foundation Prize in 2000, granted for research contributing to the development of a drug treating chronic megelogenous leukemia and other cancer forms.

Best Publications

  • Genome-wide association analyses identify new risk variants and the genetic architecture of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis

    Wouter van Rheenen;Aleksey Shatunov;Annelot M. Dekker;Russell L. McLaughlin

  • Anticoagulant reversal, blood pressure levels, and anticoagulant resumption in patients with anticoagulation-related intracerebral hemorrhage.

    Joji B. Kuramatsu;Stefan T. Gerner;Peter D. Schellinger;Jörg Glahn

  • Handedness and Asymmetry of Hand Representation in Human Motor Cortex

    J. Volkmann;A. Schnitzler;O. W. Witte;H.-J. Freund

  • Neuronal hyperexcitability and reduction of GABAA-receptor expression in the surround of cerebral photothrombosis.

    Klaus Schiene;Claus Bruehl;Karl Zilles;Meishu Qu

  • The continuum of spreading depolarizations in acute cortical lesion development: Examining Leão's legacy

    Jed A Hartings;C William Shuttleworth;Sergei A Kirov;Cenk Ayata

  • Lymphocytic Infiltration and Expression of Intercellular Adhesion Molecule-1 in Photochemically Induced Ischemia of the Rat Cortex

    Sebastian Jander;Matthias Kraemer;Michael Schroeter;Otto W. Witte

  • Recording, analysis, and interpretation of spreading depolarizations in neurointensive care: Review and recommendations of the COSBID research group

    Jens P. Dreier;Martin Fabricius;Cenk Ayata;Oliver W. Sakowitz

  • Local immune responses in the rat cerebral cortex after middle cerebral artery occlusion

    Michael Schroeter;Sebastian Jander;Otto W. Witte;Guido Stoll

  • Functional differentiation of multiple perilesional zones after focal cerebral ischemia.

    Otto W. Witte;Hans-J. Bidmon;Klaus Schiene;Christoph Redecker

  • Increased long-term potentiation in the surround of experimentally induced focal cortical infarction

    Georg Hagemann;Christoph Redecker;Tobias Neumann-Haefelin;Hans-Joachim Freund

  • Identification of ischemic regions in a rat model of stroke.

    Anke Popp;Nadine Jaenisch;Otto W. Witte;Christiane Frahm

  • Electrophysiological Transcortical Diaschisis After Cortical Photothrombosis in Rat Brain

    Irmgard Buchkremer-Ratzmann;Matthias August;Georg Hagemann;Otto W. Witte

  • Acute Cerebrovascular Disease in the Young The Stroke in Young Fabry Patients Study

    Arndt Rolfs;Franz Fazekas;Ulrike Grittner;Martin Dichgans

  • Prefrontal asymmetric interictal glucose hypometabolism and cognitive impairment in patients with temporal lobe epilepsy.

    H Jokeit;RJ Seitz;Hans J. Markowitsch;N Neumann

  • Intrinsic optical signals in rat neocortical slices measured with near- infrared dark-field microscopy reveal changes in extracellular space

    K Holthoff;OW Witte

  • Transfer of maternal psychosocial stress to the fetus

    Florian Rakers;Sven Rupprecht;Michelle Dreiling;Christoph Bergmeier

  • Long-term anticonvulsant therapy leads to low bone mineral density--evidence for direct drug effects of phenytoin and carbamazepine on human osteoblast-like cells.

    J. Feldkamp;A. Becker;O. W. Witte;D. Scharff

  • Changes in neocortical and hippocampal GABAA receptor subunit distribution during brain maturation and aging.

    Zhi-Yuan Yu;Zhi-Yuan Yu;Wei Wang;Jean-Marc Fritschy;Otto W. Witte

  • Neurofilament markers for ALS correlate with extent of upper and lower motor neuron disease.

    Koen Poesen;Maxim De Schaepdryver;Beatrice Stubendorff;Benjamin Gille

  • Cortical spreading depression induces proinflammatory cytokine gene expression in the rat brain.

    Sebastian Jander;Michael Schroeter;Oliver Peters;Otto W. Witte

  • Lesion-induced plasticity as a potential mechanism for recovery and rehabilitative training.

    Otto W. Witte

  • Common and rare variant association analyses in Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis identify 15 risk loci with distinct genetic architectures and neuron-specific biology

    Wouter van Rheenen;Rick A. A. van der Spek;Mark K. Bakker;Joke J. F. A. van Vugt

Frequent Co-Authors

Julian Grosskreutz
Julian Grosskreutz University of Lübeck
Stefan Isenmann
Stefan Isenmann Friedrich Schiller University Jena
Matthias Schwab
Matthias Schwab University of Tübingen
Karl Zilles
Karl Zilles Forschungszentrum Jülich
Jens Haueisen
Jens Haueisen Ilmenau University of Technology
Alois Ebner
Alois Ebner Bethel University
Jürgen R. Reichenbach
Jürgen R. Reichenbach Friedrich Schiller University Jena
Christian Gaser
Christian Gaser Friedrich Schiller University Jena
Alfons Schnitzler
Alfons Schnitzler Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf
Rüdiger J. Seitz
Rüdiger J. Seitz Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf

If you think any of the details on this page are incorrect, let us know.

Report an issue

We appreciate your kind effort to assist us to improve this page, it would be helpful providing us with as much detail as possible in the text box below:

Best Scientists Citing Otto W. Witte

Trending Scientists

Recently Published Articles