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Werner Poewe publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Werner Poewe between 1978 and 2026, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Werner Poewe published across 49 years, from 1978 to 2026, averaging 24.7 papers a year. Output peaked at 137 publications in 2012. 24 of the 1,208 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
25 50 75 100 125
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1978 to 2026. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 137. Peak 137 publications in 2012. 1978: 1 publication 1979: 0 publications 1980: 0 publications 1981: 0 publications 1982: 0 publications 1983: 3 publications 1984: 2 publications 1985: 5 publications 1986: 4 publications 1987: 6 publications 1988: 5 publications 1989: 6 publications 1990: 7 publications 1991: 5 publications 1992: 8 publications 1993: 8 publications 1994: 5 publications 1995: 10 publications 1996: 11 publications 1997: 9 publications 1998: 17 publications 1999: 30 publications 2000: 29 publications 2001: 28 publications 2002: 41 publications 2003: 22 publications 2004: 25 publications 2005: 41 publications 2006: 40 publications 2007: 44 publications 2008: 33 publications 2009: 49 publications 2010: 41 publications 2011: 40 publications 2012: 137 publications 2013: 44 publications 2014: 45 publications 2015: 52 publications 2016: 46 publications 2017: 50 publications 2018: 37 publications 2019: 44 publications 2020: 46 publications 2021: 31 publications 2022: 27 publications 2023: 22 publications 2024: 28 publications 2025: 23 publications 2026: 1 publication
1978 2026

1,208 publications in total across all disciplines

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Werner Poewe: publications per year, 1978 to 2026
Year Publications
1978 1
1979 0
1980 0
1981 0
1982 0
1983 3
1984 2
1985 5
1986 4
1987 6
1988 5
1989 6
1990 7
1991 5
1992 8
1993 8
1994 5
1995 10
1996 11
1997 9
1998 17
1999 30
2000 29
2001 28
2002 41
2003 22
2004 25
2005 41
2006 40
2007 44
2008 33
2009 49
2010 41
2011 40
2012 137
2013 44
2014 45
2015 52
2016 46
2017 50
2018 37
2019 44
2020 46
2021 31
2022 27
2023 22
2024 28
2025 23
2026 1
Total 1,208
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Werner Poewe publications per year - data summary

  • Werner Poewe, a Neuroscience scholar from Innsbruck Medical University, has 1,208 publications recorded across 49 years, from 1978 to 2026.
  • The oldest publication on record dates to 1978 and the most recent to 2026.
  • The most productive year is 2012, with 137 publications.
  • The least productive years with any output are 1978 and 2026, with 1 publication each.
  • 4 of the 49 years in the span carry no publications at all (1979, 1980, 1981 and 1982).
  • The rate of publication averages 24.7 papers per year over the whole span, or 26.8 per year counting only the 45 years with at least one publication.
  • The last 5 years on the chart (2022-2026) hold 101 publications, 8% of the career total.
  • Split into equal eras - 1978-1994: 65 publications (3.8 per year); 1995-2011: 510 publications (30.0 per year); 2012-2026: 633 publications (42.2 per year).
  • Comparing the opening and closing eras, the overall trend of publication is rising.

Werner Poewe 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 Werner Poewe sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
100 200 300 400 500
Bar chart with 86 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 38–47 to 887+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 539. Most scientists, 539, have 98–107 publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 887 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 887+ publications, is where this scientist sits. 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 scientist 868–877 publications: 3 scientists 878–886 publications: 6 scientists 887+ publications: 100 scientists
38–47 publications 887+

This scientist: 1,044 publications — 99th percentile

99% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

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Number of Neuroscience scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 9,597 ranked scientists.
Publications Scientists This scientist
38–47 18
48–57 79
58–67 193
68–77 323
78–87 406
88–97 452
98–107 539
108–117 505
118–127 522
128–137 469
138–147 456
148–157 459
158–167 397
168–177 383
178–187 350
188–197 302
198–207 306
208–217 262
218–227 242
228–237 220
238–247 203
248–257 174
258–267 176
268–277 175
278–287 125
288–297 116
298–307 127
308–317 128
318–327 99
328–337 89
338–347 78
348–357 96
358–367 66
368–377 59
378–387 65
388–397 54
398–407 48
408–417 49
418–427 34
428–437 31
438–447 30
448–457 31
458–467 36
468–477 40
478–487 35
488–497 30
498–507 23
508–517 26
518–527 20
528–537 23
538–547 20
548–557 20
558–567 17
568–577 14
578–587 20
588–597 20
598–607 19
608–617 18
618–627 17
628–637 11
638–647 11
648–657 11
658–667 8
668–677 7
678–687 11
688–697 10
698–707 4
708–717 6
718–727 5
728–737 5
738–747 9
748–757 9
758–767 3
768–777 7
778–787 7
788–797 6
798–807 2
808–817 2
818–827 7
828–837 0
838–847 9
848–857 3
858–867 1
868–877 3
878–886 6
887+ 100 1,044
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Werner Poewe publication distribution in Neuroscience in 2026 - data summary

  • The chart plots the publication count of all 9,597 Neuroscience scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026, grouped into 86 ranges running from 38–47 to 887+ publications.
  • Werner Poewe, a Neuroscience scholar from Innsbruck Medical University, records 1,044 publications - the 99th percentile of the discipline.
  • 99% of ranked Neuroscience scientists score the same or lower than Werner Poewe, and about 1% score higher.
  • The median of the discipline falls in the 158–167 publications range, and Werner Poewe ranks above the median.
  • The most crowded range is 98–107 publications, holding 539 scientists (6% of the field).
  • 76% of the field sits in the lowest quarter of the value range (up to 248–257 publications), so the distribution is heavily right-skewed and high scores are rare.
  • The final bar has no upper bound: it groups every scientist with 887 publications or more, 100 scientists in all (1% of the field).

Werner Poewe 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 Werner Poewe sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
100 200 300 400 500
Bar chart with 68 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 30–31 to 163+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 512. Most scientists, 512, have 46–47 D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 163 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 163+ D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 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
30–31 D-Index 163+

This scientist: 171 D-Index — 99th percentile

99% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

View D-Index distribution as a table
Number of Neuroscience scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 9,597 ranked scientists.
D-Index Scientists This scientist
30–31 42
32–33 172
34–35 296
36–37 435
38–39 459
40–41 456
42–43 467
44–45 478
46–47 512
48–49 435
50–51 425
52–53 418
54–55 392
56–57 357
58–59 334
60–61 328
62–63 260
64–65 278
66–67 239
68–69 250
70–71 210
72–73 200
74–75 189
76–77 170
78–79 146
80–81 113
82–83 126
84–85 100
86–87 84
88–89 99
90–91 84
92–93 85
94–95 72
96–97 76
98–99 45
100–101 49
102–103 43
104–105 32
106–107 45
108–109 50
110–111 32
112–113 39
114–115 32
116–117 29
118–119 27
120–121 19
122–123 23
124–125 27
126–127 16
128–129 24
130–131 13
132–133 21
134–135 17
136–137 14
138–139 15
140–141 10
142–143 10
144–145 13
146–147 9
148–149 8
150–151 6
152–153 6
154–155 7
156–157 7
158–159 10
160–161 4
162 8
163+ 100 171
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Werner Poewe D-index placement in Neuroscience in 2026 - data summary

  • The chart plots the discipline H-index (D-index) of all 9,597 Neuroscience scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026, grouped into 68 ranges running from 30–31 to 163+ D-Index.
  • Werner Poewe, a Neuroscience scholar from Innsbruck Medical University, records 171 D-Index - the 99th percentile of the discipline.
  • 99% of ranked Neuroscience scientists score the same or lower than Werner Poewe, and about 1% score higher.
  • The median of the discipline falls in the 54–55 D-Index range, and Werner Poewe ranks above the median.
  • The most crowded range is 46–47 D-Index, holding 512 scientists (5% of the field).
  • 65% of the field sits in the lowest quarter of the value range (up to 62–63 D-Index), so the distribution is heavily right-skewed and high scores are rare.
  • The final bar has no upper bound: it groups every scientist with 163 D-Index or more, 100 scientists in all (1% of the field).

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Neuroscience in Austria Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Best Scientists Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Neuroscience in Austria Leader Award
  • 2023 - Research.com Medicine in Austria Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Medicine in Austria Leader Award

Overview

Werner Poewe is affiliated with Innsbruck Medical University in Austria and has contributed extensively to the field of medicine, particularly within neurology. Their research primarily focuses on Parkinson's disease and related neurological disorders, with a significant number of publications addressing mechanisms, treatments, and diagnostic criteria.

The scientist's recent notable publications include:

  • Challenges in the diagnosis of Parkinson's disease, 2021, The Lancet Neurology
  • The Movement Disorder Society Criteria for the Diagnosis of Multiple System Atrophy, 2022, Movement Disorders
  • Parkinson disease and the immune system - associations, mechanisms and therapeutics, 2020, Nature Reviews Neurology
  • A biological classification of Parkinson's disease: the SynNeurGe research diagnostic criteria, 2024, The Lancet Neurology
  • Trial of Prasinezumab in Early-Stage Parkinson's Disease, 2022, New England Journal of Medicine

Werner Poewe frequently collaborates with other researchers in the field. Their top co-authors include:

  • Klaus Seppi
  • Gregor K. Wenning
  • Florian Krismer
  • Olivier Rascol
  • Fabrizio Stocchi

Their work is published in several key venues relevant to neurology and movement disorders, such as:

  • Movement Disorders
  • Parkinsonism & Related Disorders
  • Movement Disorders Clinical Practice
  • Neurology
  • Journal of Parkinson's Disease

Werner Poewe's main fields of study include medicine, with a specialization in neurology. Subfields of their work cover cellular and molecular neuroscience, psychiatry and mental health, cognitive neuroscience, and physiology.

The primary topics addressed in their research encompass:

  • Parkinson's Disease Mechanisms and Treatments
  • Neurological disorders and treatments
  • Botulinum Toxin and Related Neurological Disorders
  • Genetic Neurodegenerative Diseases
  • Neurological diseases and metabolism
  • Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation Studies
  • Nuclear Receptors and Signaling

Best Publications

  • Movement Disorder Society-sponsored revision of the Unified Parkinson's Disease Rating Scale (MDS-UPDRS): scale presentation and clinimetric testing results.

    Christopher G. Goetz;Barbara C. Tilley;Stephanie R. Shaftman;Glenn T. Stebbins

  • MDS clinical diagnostic criteria for Parkinson's disease

    Ronald B. Postuma;Daniela Berg;Matthew Stern;Werner Poewe

  • Clinical diagnostic criteria for dementia associated with Parkinson's disease.

    Murat Emre;Dag Aarsland;Dag Aarsland;Richard Brown;David J. Burn

  • Second consensus statement on the diagnosis of multiple system atrophy

    S. Gilman;G. K. Wenning;P. A. Low;D. J. Brooks

  • A Randomized Trial of Deep-Brain Stimulation for Parkinson's Disease

    Günther Deuschl;Carmen Schade-Brittinger;Paul Krack;Jens Volkmann

  • Movement Disorder Society Task Force report on the Hoehn and Yahr staging scale: status and recommendations.

    Christopher G. Goetz;Werner Poewe;Olivier Rascol;Cristina Sampaio

  • Clinical diagnosis of progressive supranuclear palsy: The movement disorder society criteria

    Günter U Höglinger;Gesine Respondek;Maria Stamelou;Carolin Kurz

  • The Parkinson Progression Marker Initiative (PPMI)

    Kenneth Marek;Danna Jennings;Shirley Lasch;Andrew Siderowf

  • Movement Disorder Society-sponsored revision of the Unified Parkinson's Disease Rating Scale (MDS-UPDRS): Process, format, and clinimetric testing plan.

    Christopher G. Goetz;Stanley Fahn;Pablo Martinez-Martin;Werner Poewe

  • Challenges in the diagnosis of Parkinson's disease

    Eduardo Tolosa;Alicia Garrido;Sonja W Scholz;Werner Poewe

  • MDS research criteria for prodromal Parkinson's disease

    Daniela Berg;Ronald B. Postuma;Charles H. Adler;Bastiaan R. Bloem

  • Diagnostic procedures for Parkinson's disease dementia: Recommendations from the movement disorder society task force

    Bruno Dubois;David Burn;Christopher Goetz;Dag Aarsland;Dag Aarsland

  • The diagnosis of Parkinson's disease

    Eduardo Tolosa;Gregor Wenning;Werner Poewe

  • The Movement Disorder Society Evidence-Based Medicine Review Update: Treatments for the non-motor symptoms of Parkinson's disease

    Klaus Seppi;Daniel Weintraub;Miguel Coelho;Santiago Perez-Lloret

  • Pallidal Deep-Brain Stimulation in Primary Generalized or Segmental Dystonia

    Andreas Kupsch;Reiner Benecke;Jörg Müller;Thomas Trottenberg

  • A Mutation in VPS35, Encoding a Subunit of the Retromer Complex, Causes Late-Onset Parkinson Disease

    Alexander Zimprich;Anna Benet-Pagès;Walter Struhal;Elisabeth Graf

  • A double-blind, delayed-start trial of rasagiline in Parkinson's disease.

    C. Warren Olanow;Olivier Rascol;Robert Hauser;Paul D. Feigin

  • Slower progression of Parkinson's disease with ropinirole versus levodopa: The REAL-PET study.

    Alan L Whone;Ray L Watts;A Jon Stoessl;Margaret Davis

  • Early consolidation in human primary motor cortex

    Wolf Muellbacher;Ulf Ziemann;Ulf Ziemann;Joerg Wissel;Nguyet Dang

  • Non-motor symptoms in Parkinson's disease.

    W. Poewe

  • Prevalence and incidence of Parkinson's disease in Europe.

    Sonja von Campenhausen;Bernhard Bornschein;Regina Wick;Kai Bötzel

  • Past, present, and future of Parkinson's disease: A special essay on the 200th Anniversary of the Shaking Palsy

    J.A. Obeso;M. Stamelou;M. Stamelou;C.G. Goetz;W. Poewe

  • Depression Rating Scales in Parkinson’s Disease: Critique and Recommendations

    Anette Schrag;Paolo Barone;Richard G. Brown;Albert F.G. Leentjens

  • Toll-like receptor 4 is required for α-synuclein dependent activation of microglia and astroglia

    Lisa Fellner;Regina Irschick;Kathrin Schanda;Markus Reindl

  • Pramipexole for the treatment of depressive symptoms in patients with Parkinson's disease: a randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial

    Paolo Barone;Werner Poewe;Stefan Albrecht;Catherine Debieuvre

  • Practice Parameter: Evaluation and treatment of depression, psychosis, and dementia in Parkinson disease (an evidence-based review): Report of the Quality Standards Subcommittee of the American Academy of Neurology

    D Aarsland;M Emre;A Lees;W Poewe

  • EFNS/MDS‐ES recommendations for the diagnosis of Parkinson's disease

    Alfredo Berardelli;Gregor Wenning;Angelo Antonini;Daniela Berg

  • Body Iron Stores and the Risk of Carotid Atherosclerosis Prospective Results From the Bruneck Study

    Stefan Kiechl;Johann Willeit;Georg Egger;Werner Poewe

Frequent Co-Authors

Klaus Seppi
Klaus Seppi Innsbruck Medical University
Gregor K. Wenning
Gregor K. Wenning Innsbruck Medical University
Günther Deuschl
Günther Deuschl Kiel University
Birgit Högl
Birgit Högl Innsbruck Medical University
Wolfgang H. Oertel
Wolfgang H. Oertel Philipp University of Marburg
Birgit Frauscher
Birgit Frauscher Duke University
Olivier Rascol
Olivier Rascol Federal University of Toulouse Midi-Pyrénées
Andrew J. Lees
Andrew J. Lees University College London
Sylvia Boesch
Sylvia Boesch Innsbruck Medical University
Eduardo Tolosa
Eduardo Tolosa University of Barcelona

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