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Walter Magerl 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 Walter Magerl sits on this spectrum.

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38 publications 887+

This scientist: 161 publications — 48th percentile

48% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Walter Magerl 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 Walter Magerl sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 163+

This scientist: 64 D-Index — 67th percentile

67% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Overview

Walter Magerl is affiliated with Heidelberg University in Germany and has contributed extensively to the field of medicine, focusing on pain research. Their scientific output encompasses 56 publications, with key interests in physiology, anesthesiology and pain medicine, pharmacology, cognitive neuroscience, and cell biology.

The primary topics addressed in their work include:

  • Pain Mechanisms and Treatments
  • Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation
  • Pain Management and Placebo Effect
  • Pain Management and Treatment
  • Myofascial pain diagnosis and treatment
  • Pain Management and Opioid Use
  • Pediatric Pain Management Techniques

Magerl frequently collaborates with several researchers, notably:

  • Rolf-Detlef Treede
  • Andreas Göebel
  • Roman Rolke
  • Florian Henrich
  • Christian Maihöfner

Their publications often appear in these venues:

  • Pain
  • Journal of Translational Medicine
  • European Journal of Pain
  • Life
  • VPT Magazin

Among their recent papers are:

  • "Noziplastischer Schmerz," 2022, Schmerz Therapie
  • "The Valencia consensus-based adaptation of the IASP complex regional pain syndrome diagnostic criteria," 2021, Pain
  • "Central sensitization: clinical utility of a physiological concept for the International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems and for nociplastic pain," 2022, Pain
  • "The serotonin receptor 2A (HTR2A) rs6313 variant is associated with higher ongoing pain and signs of central sensitization in neuropathic pain patients," 2020, European Journal of Pain
  • "Quantitative sensory phenotyping in chronic neuropathic pain patients treated with unilateral L4-dorsal root ganglion stimulation," 2020, Journal of Translational Medicine

Best Publications

  • Quantitative sensory testing in the German Research Network on Neuropathic Pain (DFNS): Standardized protocol and reference values

    R. Rolke;R. Baron;C. Maier;T.R. Tölle

  • Quantitative sensory testing: a comprehensive protocol for clinical trials

    R. Rolke;W. Magerl;K. Andrews Campbell;C. Schalber

  • Quantitative sensory testing in the German Research Network on Neuropathic Pain (DFNS): Somatosensory abnormalities in 1236 patients with different neuropathic pain syndromes

    C. Maier;R. Baron;T. R. Tölle;A. Binder

  • Peripheral neuropathic pain: a mechanism-related organizing principle based on sensory profiles.

    Ralf Baron;Christoph Maier;Nadine Attal;Andreas Binder

  • Reference data for quantitative sensory testing (QST): Refined stratification for age and a novel method for statistical comparison of group data

    Walter Magerl;Elena K. Krumova;Ralf Baron;Thomas Tölle

  • Secondary hyperalgesia to punctate mechanical stimuli. Central sensitization to A-fibre nociceptor input.

    E. A. Ziegler;W. Magerl;R. A. Meyer;Rolf Detlef Treede

  • Perceptual correlates of nociceptive long-term potentiation and long-term depression in humans.

    Thomas Klein;Walter Magerl;Hanns-Christian Hopf;Jürgen Sandkühler

  • The Effect of Deep and Slow Breathing on Pain Perception, Autonomic Activity, and Mood Processing—An Experimental Study

    Volker Busch;Walter Magerl;Uwe Kern;Joachim Haas

  • Roles of capsaicin-insensitive nociceptors in cutaneous pain and secondary hyperalgesia

    Walter Magerl;Perry N. Fuchs;Perry N. Fuchs;Richard A. Meyer;Rolf Detlef Treede

  • One night of total sleep deprivation promotes a state of generalized hyperalgesia: A surrogate pain model to study the relationship of insomnia and pain

    Sigrid Schuh-Hofer;Sigrid Schuh-Hofer;Rachel Wodarski;Doreen B. Pfau;Ombretta Caspani

  • Secondary hyperalgesia and perceptual wind-up following intradermal injection of capsaicin in humans

    Walter Magerl;Stephan Hans Wilk;Rolf-Detlef Treede

  • Neurogenic hyperalgesia versus painful hypoalgesia: two distinct mechanisms of neuropathic pain

    Ulf Baumgärtner;Walter Magerl;Thomas Klein;Hanns Christian Hopf

  • Depression and changed pain perception: hints for a central disinhibition mechanism.

    Sabrina Klauenberg;Christoph Maier;Hans-Jörg Assion;Axel Hoffmann

  • Reference values for quantitative sensory testing in children and adolescents: developmental and gender differences of somatosensory perception.

    M. Blankenburg;H. Boekens;T. Hechler;C. Maier

  • Generalized hyperalgesia in patients with chronic tension‐type headache

    S Ashina;L Bendtsen;M Ashina;W Magerl

  • Quantitative sensory testing in the German Research Network on Neuropathic Pain (DFNS): reference data for the trunk and application in patients with chronic postherpetic neuralgia.

    Doreen B. Pfau;Elena K. Krumova;Rolf-Detlef Treede;Ralf Baron

  • Static mechanical hyperalgesia without dynamic tactile allodynia in patients with restless legs syndrome.

    K. Stiasny‐Kolster;W. Magerl;W. H. Oertel;J. C. Möller

  • Heat‐evoked vasodilatation in human hairy skin: axon reflexes due to low‐level activity of nociceptive afferents.

    W Magerl;R D Treede

  • C- and Aδ-fiber components of heat-evoked cerebral potentials in healthy human subjects

    Walter Magerl;Zahid Ali;Jens Ellrich;Richard A. Meyer

  • Differential nociceptive deficits in patients with borderline personality disorder and self-injurious behavior: laser-evoked potentials, spatial discrimination of noxious stimuli, and pain ratings.

    Christian Schmahl;Wolfgang Greffrath;Ulf Baumgärtner;Tanja Schlereth

Frequent Co-Authors

Rolf-Detlef Treede
Rolf-Detlef Treede Heidelberg University
Roman Rolke
Roman Rolke RWTH Aachen University
Christoph Maier
Christoph Maier Ruhr University Bochum
Frank Birklein
Frank Birklein Johannes Gutenberg University of Mainz
Thomas R. Tölle
Thomas R. Tölle Technical University of Munich
Ralf Baron
Ralf Baron Kiel University
Martin Koltzenburg
Martin Koltzenburg University College London
Christian Maihöfner
Christian Maihöfner University of Erlangen-Nuremberg
Peter Stoeter
Peter Stoeter Johannes Gutenberg University of Mainz
Ulrich Hoheisel
Ulrich Hoheisel Heidelberg University

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