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Wolfram F. Neiss

Wolfram F. Neiss

D-Index & Metrics

Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Neuroscience 40 8167 7541 688 653 144 5351

Wolfram F. Neiss publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Wolfram F. Neiss between 1981 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Wolfram F. Neiss published across 45 years, from 1981 to 2025, averaging 3.6 papers a year. Output peaked at 16 publications in 1994. 1 of the 160 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1981 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 16. Peak 16 publications in 1994. 1981: 1 publication 1982: 3 publications 1983: 3 publications 1984: 3 publications 1985: 0 publications 1986: 2 publications 1987: 1 publication 1988: 2 publications 1989: 0 publications 1990: 2 publications 1991: 1 publication 1992: 1 publication 1993: 3 publications 1994: 16 publications 1995: 3 publications 1996: 6 publications 1997: 9 publications 1998: 10 publications 1999: 1 publication 2000: 6 publications 2001: 5 publications 2002: 6 publications 2003: 5 publications 2004: 3 publications 2005: 6 publications 2006: 1 publication 2007: 1 publication 2008: 1 publication 2009: 1 publication 2010: 1 publication 2011: 3 publications 2012: 0 publications 2013: 6 publications 2014: 8 publications 2015: 10 publications 2016: 6 publications 2017: 6 publications 2018: 3 publications 2019: 7 publications 2020: 1 publication 2021: 1 publication 2022: 2 publications 2023: 3 publications 2024: 0 publications 2025: 1 publication
1981 2025

160 publications in total across all disciplines

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Wolfram F. Neiss: publications per year, 1981 to 2025
Year Publications
1981 1
1982 3
1983 3
1984 3
1985 0
1986 2
1987 1
1988 2
1989 0
1990 2
1991 1
1992 1
1993 3
1994 16
1995 3
1996 6
1997 9
1998 10
1999 1
2000 6
2001 5
2002 6
2003 5
2004 3
2005 6
2006 1
2007 1
2008 1
2009 1
2010 1
2011 3
2012 0
2013 6
2014 8
2015 10
2016 6
2017 6
2018 3
2019 7
2020 1
2021 1
2022 2
2023 3
2024 0
2025 1
Total 160
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Wolfram F. Neiss 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 Wolfram F. Neiss 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, 138–147 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: 144 publications — 40th percentile

40% 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
138–147 456 144
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
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Wolfram F. Neiss 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 Wolfram F. Neiss 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, 40–41 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: 40 D-Index — 17th percentile

17% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

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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 40
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
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Overview

Wolfram F. Neiss is a researcher affiliated with the University of Cologne in Germany. Their work primarily spans the field of Medicine, with specific focus on several subfields including Neurology, Urology, Surgery, Epidemiology, and Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience.

The scientist's research covers diverse topics related to nerve injury and regeneration, urinary bladder and prostate research, urological disorders and treatments, kidney stones and urolithiasis treatments, orthopedic surgery and rehabilitation, as well as foot and ankle surgery and bone fractures and treatments.

Among their recent scholarly contributions are the following papers:

  • Caldesmon ablation in mice causes umbilical herniation and alters contractility of fetal urinary bladder smooth muscle, 2021, The Journal of General Physiology
  • Biomechanical comparison of different fixation methods in tibiotalocalcaneal arthrodesis: a cadaver study, 2023, Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery and Research
  • Ultrastructural characterization of mitochondrial damage in experimental autoimmune neuritis, 2020, Journal of Neuroimmunology
  • Treatment With Nimodipine or FK506 After Facial Nerve Repair Neither Improves Accuracy of Reinnervation Nor Recovery of Mimetic Function in Rats, 2022, Frontiers in Neuroscience
  • Angiotensin II type 1 receptor localizes at the blood-bile barrier in humans and pigs, 2022, Histochemistry and Cell Biology

Frequent publication venues for their work include:

  • The Journal of General Physiology
  • Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery and Research
  • Frontiers in Neuroscience
  • Journal of Neuroimmunology
  • Histochemistry and Cell Biology

Regular collaborations feature several co-authors who have contributed repeatedly alongside Neiss. These include:

  • Mohammed Barham
  • Johannes Vogt
  • Galyna Pryymachuk
  • Mechthild M. Schroeter
  • Gabriele Pfitzer

Best Publications

  • Therapeutic vaccine for acute and chronic motor neuron diseases: Implications for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis

    D. N. Angelov;S. Waibel;O. Guntinas-Lichius;M. Lenzen

  • Factors limiting motor recovery after facial nerve transection in the rat: combined structural and functional analyses

    Orlando Guntinas-Lichius;Andrey Irintchev;Michael Streppel;Mithra Lenzen

  • Focal application of neutralizing antibodies to soluble neurotrophic factors reduces collateral axonal branching after peripheral nerve lesion.

    M. Streppel;N. Azzolin;S. Dohm;O. Guntinas-Lichius

  • Nimodipine accelerates axonal sprouting after surgical repair of rat facial nerve

    DN Angelov;WF Neiss;M Streppel;J Andermahr

  • Superior muscle reinnervation after autologous nerve graft or poly-L-lactide-epsilon-caprolactone (PLC) tube implantation in comparison to silicone tube repair.

    Antoni Valero‐Cabré;Konstantin Tsironis;Emmanouil Skouras;Gabriele Perego

  • Peripheral and spinal motor reorganization after nerve injury and repair.

    Antoni Valero-Cabré;Konstantin Tsironis;Emmanouil Skouras;Xavier Navarro

  • Mechanical stimulation of paralyzed vibrissal muscles following facial nerve injury in adult rat promotes full recovery of whisking

    Doychin N. Angelov;Marcin Ceynowa;Orlando Guntinas-Lichius;Michael Streppel

  • Ultrastructural three-dimensional reconstruction of group III and group IV sensory nerve endings ("free nerve endings") in the knee joint capsule of the cat: evidence for multiple receptive sites.

    B. Heppelmann;K. Messlinger;W. F. Neiss;R. F. Schmidt

  • Transplantation of olfactory ensheathing cells stimulates the collateral sprouting from axotomized adult rat facial motoneurons.

    Orlando Guntinas-Lichius;Doychin N. Angelov;Toma L. Tomov;Joe Dramiga

  • An example of neural plasticity evoked by putative behavioral demand and early use of vibrissal hairs after facial nerve transection.

    Toma L. Tomov;Orlando Guntinas-Lichius;Maria Grosheva;Michael Streppel

  • DNA-fragmentation and expression of apoptosis-related proteins in experimentally denervated and reinnervated rat facial muscle

    D. S. Tews;H. H. Goebel;I. Schneider;A. Gunkel

  • Recovery of original nerve supply after hypoglossal-facial anastomosis causes permanent motor hyperinnervation of the whisker-pad muscles in the rat.

    Doychin N. Angelov M.D.;Andreas Gunkel;Eberhard Stennert;Wolfram F. Neiss

  • Galectin-3 is upregulated in microglial cells in response to ischemic brain lesions, but not to facial nerve axotomy

    Michael Walther;Stephan Kuklinski;Penka Pesheva;Orlando Guntinas-Lichius

  • Tenascin-R Is Antiadhesive for Activated Microglia that Induce Downregulation of the Protein after Peripheral Nerve Injury: a New Role in Neuronal Protection

    Doychin N. Angelov;Michael Walther;Michael Streppel;Orlando Guntinas-Lichius

  • The hypoglossal-facial anastomosis as model of neuronal plasticity in the rat.

    Wolfram F. Neiss;Orlando Guntinas Lichius;Doychin N. Angelov;Andreas Gunkel

  • Local application of extracellular matrix proteins fails to reduce the number of axonal branches after varying reconstructive surgery on rat facial nerve

    Stephan Dohm;Michael Streppel;Orlando Guntinas-Lichius;Penka Pesheva

  • Contralateral trigeminal nerve lesion reduces polyneuronal muscle innervation after facial nerve repair in rats.

    Doychin N. Angelov;Emmanouil Skouras;Orlando Guntinas-Lichius;Michael Streppel

  • Differences in glial, synaptic and motoneuron responses in the facial nucleus of the rat brainstem following facial nerve resection and nerve suture reanastomosis.

    O Guntinas-Lichius;W F Neiss;A Gunkel;E Stennert

  • The postnatal development of the rat kidney, with special reference to the chemodifferentiation of the proximal tubule

    W F Neiss;K L Klehn

  • Reversal of neuromotor and cognitive dysfunction in an enriched environment combined with multimodal early onset stimulation after traumatic brain injury in rats.

    Marc Maegele;Marcela Lippert-Gruener;Thorsten Ester-Bode;Stefan Sauerland

Frequent Co-Authors

Doychin N. Angelov
Doychin N. Angelov University of Cologne
Agnès Gruart
Agnès Gruart Pablo de Olavide University
Robert F. Schmidt
Robert F. Schmidt University of Würzburg
Xavier Navarro
Xavier Navarro Autonomous University of Barcelona
Jürgen Hescheler
Jürgen Hescheler University of Cologne
Mats Paulsson
Mats Paulsson University of Cologne
José M. Delgado-García
José M. Delgado-García Pablo de Olavide University
Manuel Koch
Manuel Koch University of Cologne
Antoni Valero-Cabré
Antoni Valero-Cabré Sorbonne University
Michal Schwartz
Michal Schwartz Weizmann Institute of Science

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