2026 Wouter I. Schievink: Medicine Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Medicine	77	18478	17361	9214	8513	232	20574

Overview

Wouter I. Schievink is affiliated with Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in the United States and has an extensive research portfolio primarily in the field of medicine, focusing on neurology and related subfields. Their scholarly contributions cover neurology, surgery, cellular and molecular neuroscience, public health, environmental and occupational health, and pathology and forensic medicine.

The research work of Wouter I. Schievink spans several main topics, including:

Neurosurgical Procedures and Complications
Head and Neck Surgical Oncology
Intracerebral and Subarachnoid Hemorrhage Research
Cerebrospinal fluid and hydrocephalus
Spinal Hematomas and Complications
Cerebral Venous Sinus Thrombosis
Spinal Dysraphism and Malformations

Wouter I. Schievink has published extensively in notable venues, highlighting frequent contributions to:

American Journal of Neuroradiology
Headache The Journal of Head and Face Pain
Annals of Neurology
Neurology Clinical Practice
JAMA Neurology

Among their recent papers are:

"Multidisciplinary consensus guideline for the diagnosis and management of spontaneous intracranial hypotension," 2023, Journal of Neurology Neurosurgery & Psychiatry
"Incidence of spontaneous intracranial hypotension in a community: Beverly Hills, California, 2006-2020," 2021, Cephalalgia
"Long-term Risks of Persistent Ventral Spinal CSF Leaks in SIH," 2021, Neurology
"Spontaneous spinal cerebrospinal fluid-venous fistulas in patients with orthostatic headaches and normal conventional brain and spine imaging," 2021, Headache The Journal of Head and Face Pain
"Encephaloduroarteriosynangiosis (EDAS) revascularization for symptomatic intracranial atherosclerotic steno-occlusive (ERSIAS) Phase-II objective performance criterion trial," 2020, International Journal of Stroke

Wouter I. Schievink often collaborates with a core group of coauthors, including:

M. Marcel Maya
Rachelle B. Taché
Franklin G. Moser
Ravi S. Prasad
Vikram S. Wadhwa

Best Publications

Spontaneous dissection of the carotid and vertebral arteries.

Wouter I. Schievink

2090
Citations
Spontaneous spinal cerebrospinal fluid leaks and intracranial hypotension

Wouter I. Schievink

1284
Citations
Recurrent spontaneous cervical-artery dissection.

W I Schievink;B Mokri;W M O'Fallon

646
Citations
Headache and neck pain in spontaneous internal carotid and vertebral artery dissections

Peter L. Silbert;Bahram Mokri;Wouter I. Schievink

610
Citations
Spontaneous spinal cerebrospinal fluid leaks and intracranial hypotension.

Wouter I. Schievink;Fredric B. Meyer;John L. D. Atkinson;Bahram Mokri

471
Citations
Neurovascular manifestations of heritable connective tissue disorders. A review.

Wouter I. Schievink;Virginia V. Michels;David G. Piepgras

458
Citations
Internal carotid artery dissection in a community. Rochester, Minnesota, 1987-1992.

W I Schievink;B Mokri;J P Whisnant

397
Citations
Sudden death from aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage.

Wouter I. Schievink;E. F.M. Wijdicks;J. E. Parisi;D. G. Piepgras

385
Citations
Misdiagnosis of spontaneous intracranial hypotension.

Wouter I. Schievink

351
Citations
Cranial nerve palsy in spontaneous dissection of the extracranial internal carotid artery

Bahram Mokri;Peter L. Silbert;Wouter I. Schievink;David G. Piepgras

347
Citations
Genetics of intracranial aneurysms.

Wouter I. Schievink

337
Citations
Surgical treatment of spontaneous spinal cerebrospinal fluid leaks.

Wouter I. Schievink;Vittorio M. Morreale;John L. D. Atkinson;Fredric B. Meyer

327
Citations
Saccular intracranial aneurysms in autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease.

Wouter I. Schievink;Vicente E. Torres;David G. Piepgras;David O. Wiebers

303
Citations
Spontaneous dissections of cervicocephalic arteries in childhood and adolescence

Wouter I. Schievink;Bahrain Mokri;David G. Piepgras

301
Citations
Familial aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage: a community-based study

Wouter I. Schievink;Daniel J. Schaid;Virginia V. Michels;David G. Piepgras

300
Citations
Connective tissue disorders with spontaneous spinal cerebrospinal fluid leaks and intracranial hypotension: a prospective study.

Wouter I Schievink;Ora Karp Gordon;James Tourje

274
Citations
A classification system of spontaneous spinal CSF leaks

Wouter I. Schievink;M. Marcel Maya;Stacey Jean-Pierre;Miriam A Nuno

272
Citations
Spontaneous Spinal Cerebrospinal Fluid Leaks

WI Schievink

263
Citations
Cervical Arterial Dissections and Association With Cervical Manipulative Therapy A Statement for Healthcare Professionals From the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association

José Biller;Ralph L. Sacco;Felipe C. Albuquerque;Bart M. Demaerschalk

217
Citations
CSF–venous fistula in spontaneous intracranial hypotension

Wouter I. Schievink;Franklin G. Moser;M. Marcel Maya

208
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

David G. Piepgras Mayo Clinic

Eelco F. M. Wijdicks Mayo Clinic

Vicente E. Torres Mayo Clinic

Joseph E. Parisi Mayo Clinic

Fredric B. Meyer Mayo Clinic

Patrick D. Lyden University of Southern California

Jerry A. Katzmann Mayo Clinic

José M. Ferro University of Lisbon

John Huston Mayo Clinic

Daniel J. Schaid Mayo Clinic

External Links

Personal website of Wouter I. Schievink

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