2026 Steven C. Schachter: Neuroscience Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Neuroscience	66	2967	2713	1378	1241	476	20524

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Neuroscience

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Overview

Steven C. Schachter is affiliated with Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center in the United States and has a research focus primarily in the fields of Medicine and Neuroscience. Their work spans several subfields including Psychiatry and Mental Health, Neurology, Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine, Cognitive Neuroscience, and Philosophy.

The scientist's research topics cover a diverse range of areas, notably:

Epilepsy research and treatment
Psychosomatic Disorders and Their Treatments
Neurology and Historical Studies
Mental Health and Psychiatry
Cardiac electrophysiology and arrhythmias
EEG and Brain-Computer Interfaces
Genetic Neurodegenerative Diseases

Recent publications by Steven C. Schachter include:

The Epileptic Heart: Concept and clinical evidence, 2020, Epilepsy & Behavior
Epileptic heart: A clinical syndromic approach, 2021, Epilepsia
Targeting NMDA Receptor Complex in Management of Epilepsy, 2022, Pharmaceuticals
The Epileptic Heart Syndrome: Epidemiology, pathophysiology and clinical detection, 2024, Epilepsy & Behavior Reports
T-wave heterogeneity crescendo in the surface EKG is superior to heart rate acceleration for seizure prediction, 2022, Epilepsy & Behavior

Steven C. Schachter frequently collaborates with several researchers, including:

Markus Reuber
Gregg H. Rawlings
Richard L. Verrier
Trudy Pang
Bruce D. Nearing

Several venues frequently publish their work. These include:

Epilepsy & Behavior
Epilepsy & Behavior Reports
Neurologic Clinics
Epilepsia
Expert Review of Molecular Diagnostics

In addition to articles, Steven C. Schachter has contributed to book publications, including a title published by Oxford University Press:

Non-Epileptic Seizures in Our Experience, 2020

Best Publications

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

1978
Citations
Vagus nerve stimulation therapy for partial-onset seizures A randomized active-control trial

Adrian Handforth;Adrian Handforth;C. M. DeGiorgio;S. C. Schachter;B. M. Uthman

1327
Citations
Drug-Resistant Epilepsy

Patrick Kwan;Steven C. Schachter;Martin J. Brodie

1294
Citations
Efficacy and tolerability of the new antiepileptic drugs I: treatment of new onset epilepsy: report of the Therapeutics and Technology Assessment Subcommittee and Quality Standards Subcommittee of the American Academy of Neurology and the American Epilepsy Society.

J. A. French;A. M. Kanner;J. Bautista;B. Abou-Khalil

912
Citations
Prospective Long-Term Study of Vagus Nerve Stimulation for the Treatment of Refractory Seizures

C. M. DeGiorgio;S. C. Schachter;A. Handforth;M. Salinsky

598
Citations
Vagus Nerve Stimulation

Steven C. Schachter;Clifford B. Saper

542
Citations
Seizure detection, seizure prediction, and closed-loop warning systems in epilepsy

Sriram Ramgopal;Sriram Ramgopal;Sigride Thome-Souza;Sigride Thome-Souza;Michele Jackson;Navah Ester Kadish;Navah Ester Kadish

528
Citations
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

470
Citations
Depression and epilepsy: Epidemiologic and neurobiologic perspectives that may explain their high comorbid occurrence

Andres M. Kanner;Steven C. Schachter;John J. Barry;Dale C. Hersdorffer

369
Citations
Drug treatment of epilepsy in adults

Dieter Schmidt;Steven C Schachter

366
Citations
Epilepsy surveillance among adults--19 States, Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System, 2005.

Rosemarie Kobau;Hatice Zahran;David J Thurman;Matthew M Zack

347
Citations
Mutations in the X-linked filamin 1 gene cause periventricular nodular heterotopia in males as well as in females.

Volney L. Sheen;Peter H. Dixon;Jeremy W. Fox;Susan E. Hong

317
Citations
Core Competencies in Integrative Medicine for Medical School Curricula: A Proposal

Benjamin Kligler;Victoria Maizes;Steven Schachter;Constance M. Park

300
Citations
Efficacy and Tolerability of the New Antiepileptic Drugs, II: Treatment of Refractory Epilepsy: Report of the TTA and QSS Subcommittees of the American Academy of Neurology and the American Epilepsy Society

Jacqueline A. French;Andres M. Kanner;Jocelyn Bautista;Bassel W. Abou-Khalil

298
Citations
Genetic determinants of common epilepsies: a meta-analysis of genome-wide association studies

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

275
Citations
Patient-specific seizure onset detection system

John V. Guttag;Ali Hossam Shoeb;Blaise Bourgeois;S. Ted Treves

266
Citations
The NMDA receptor complex as a therapeutic target in epilepsy: a review

Mehdi Ghasemi;Steven C. Schachter

255
Citations
Vagus nerve stimulation therapy summary: five years after FDA approval.

Steven C. Schachter

245
Citations
Fast Facts: Epilepsy

Martin J. Brodie;Steven C. Schachter;Patrick Kwan

240
Citations
Associations of handedness with hair color and learning disabilities.

Steven C. Schachter;Bernard J. Ransil;Norman Geschwind

227
Citations
Clinical Research Prospective Long-Term Study of Vagus Nerve Stimulation for the Treatment of Refractory Seizures

C. M. DeGiorgio;S. C. Schachter;A. Handforth;M. Salinsky

2
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