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Rainer Surges

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Neuroscience

D-Index
52
Citations
13392
World Ranking
5234
National Ranking
437

Rainer Surges 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 Rainer Surges sits on this spectrum.

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38 publications 887+

This scientist: 250 publications — 74th percentile

74% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Rainer Surges 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 Rainer Surges sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 52 D-Index — 46th percentile

46% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Overview

Rainer Surges is affiliated with the University Hospital Bonn in Germany and has a substantial record of research contributions primarily in the fields of Medicine and Neuroscience. Their work encompasses a wide range of topics with a particular focus on epilepsy and neurological disorders.

Their main fields of study include:

  • Medicine
  • Neuroscience

Within these, key subfields addressed in their publications include:

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

Surges' research topics are varied but have a strong emphasis on neurological and neuropharmacological aspects. The main topics covered include:

  • Epilepsy research and treatment
  • Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research
  • Pharmacological Effects and Toxicity Studies
  • EEG and Brain-Computer Interfaces
  • Autoimmune Neurological Disorders and Treatments
  • Genetics and Neurodevelopmental Disorders
  • RNA regulation and disease

Several recent significant papers authored or coauthored by Surges highlight key areas of investigation:

  • "Cannabidiol in the Treatment of Epilepsy," 2021, published in Clinical Drug Investigation
  • "How coupled slow oscillations, spindles and ripples coordinate neuronal processing and communication during human sleep," 2023, published in Nature Neuroscience
  • "Autonomic manifestations of epilepsy: emerging pathways to sudden death?," 2021, published in Nature Reviews Neurology
  • "Seizure-mediated iron accumulation and dysregulated iron metabolism after status epilepticus and in temporal lobe epilepsy," 2021, published in Acta Neuropathologica
  • "External validation of automated focal cortical dysplasia detection using morphometric analysis," 2021, published in Epilepsia

The frequent publication venues indicate the scientist's dissemination platforms include:

  • Epilepsia
  • Epilepsia Open
  • Frontiers in Neurology
  • Epilepsy & Behavior
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)

Collaborations form a considerable part of Surges' research activities, with frequent coauthors including:

  • Randi von Wrede
  • Christoph Helmstaedter
  • Theodor Rüber
  • Albert J. Becker
  • Tobias Baumgartner

Best Publications

  • Epilepsy in adults

    Roland D Thijs;Rainer Surges;Terence J O'Brien;Josemir W Sander

  • 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

  • Sudden unexpected death in epilepsy: risk factors and potential pathomechanisms

    Rainer Surges;Roland D. Thijs;Hanno L. Tan;Josemir W. Sander

  • Genome-wide mega-analysis identifies 16 loci and highlights diverse biological mechanisms in the common epilepsies

    Bassel Abou-Khalil;Pauls Auce;Andreja Avbersek;Melanie Bahlo

  • Cardiac arrhythmias during or after epileptic seizures

    Marije van der Lende;Rainer Surges;Josemir W Sander;Roland D Thijs

  • Genetic determinants of common epilepsies: a meta-analysis of genome-wide association studies

    Richard Anney;A. Avbersek;D. Balding;L. Baum

  • Sudden unexpected death in epilepsy: mechanisms, prevalence, and prevention.

    Rainer Surges;Josemir W. Sander

  • Enhanced QT shortening and persistent tachycardia after generalized seizures

    Rainer Surges;Catherine A. Scott;Matthew C. Walker

  • Differential triggering of spontaneous glutamate release by P/Q-, N- and R-type Ca2+ channels

    Yaroslav S Ermolyuk;Felicity G Alder;Rainer Surges;Ivan Y Pavlov

  • Pathologic cardiac repolarization in pharmacoresistant epilepsy and its potential role in sudden unexpected death in epilepsy: a case-control study.

    Rainer Surges;Patrick Adjei;Constantinos Kallis;Constantinos Kallis;Joy Erhuero

  • Outcome of limbic encephalitis with VGKC-complex antibodies: relation to antigenic specificity

    M P Malter;C Frisch;J C Schoene-Bake;C Helmstaedter

  • Postictal generalized electroencephalographic suppression is associated with generalized seizures

    Rainer Surges;Adam Strzelczyk;Adam Strzelczyk;Catherine A. Scott;Matthew C. Walker

  • Genome-wide association analysis of genetic generalized epilepsies implicates susceptibility loci at 1q43, 2p16.1, 2q22.3 and 17q21.32

    Michael Steffens;Costin Leu

  • Too long or too short? New insights into abnormal cardiac repolarization in people with chronic epilepsy and its potential role in sudden unexpected death

    Rainer Surges;Peter Taggart;Josemir W. Sander;Matthew C. Walker

  • Is Levetiracetam Different from Other Antiepileptic Drugs? Levetiracetam and its Cellular Mechanism of Action in Epilepsy Revisited

    Rainer Surges;Kirill E. Volynski;Matthew C. Walker

  • Gabapentin increases the hyperpolarization-activated cation current Ih in rat CA1 pyramidal cells

    Rainer Surges;Thomas M Freiman;Thomas J Feuerstein

  • Novel techniques for automated seizure registration: Patients' wants and needs.

    Christian Hoppe;Mieke Feldmann;Barbara Blachut;Rainer Surges

  • Who to target in sudden unexpected death in epilepsy prevention and how? Risk factors, biomarkers, and intervention study designs.

    Torbjörn Tomson;Rainer Surges;Robert Delamont;Serena Haywood

  • Rapid modulation of L‐type calcium current by acutely applied oestrogens in isolated cardiac myocytes from human, guinea‐pig and rat

    R Meyer;KW Linz;R Surges;S Meinardus

  • Cardiac arrhythmias during or after epileptic seizures

    M. van der Lende;R. Surges;J.W. Sander;R.D. Thijs;R.D. Thijs

Frequent Co-Authors

Christian E. Elger
Christian E. Elger University Hospital Bonn
Christoph Helmstaedter
Christoph Helmstaedter University Hospital Bonn
Matthew C. Walker
Matthew C. Walker University College London
Josemir W. Sander
Josemir W. Sander University College London
Albert J. Becker
Albert J. Becker University Hospital Bonn
Roland D. Thijs
Roland D. Thijs Leiden University
Thomas Sander
Thomas Sander University of Cologne
Wolfram S. Kunz
Wolfram S. Kunz University of Bonn
Andreas Schulze-Bonhage
Andreas Schulze-Bonhage University of Freiburg
Felix Rosenow
Felix Rosenow Goethe University Frankfurt

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