Christian E. Elger

Active 1971–2026

317
Papers
65,159
Citations
138
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Citations

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Countries

World map of the countries and regions citing this authorUnited States: 5,484 citing papers, 21.4% of this breakdownGermany: 2,435 citing papers, 9.5% of this breakdownUnited Kingdom: 2,117 citing papers, 8.3% of this breakdownChina: 1,838 citing papers, 7.2% of this breakdownCanada: 1,059 citing papers, 4.1% of this breakdownItaly: 986 citing papers, 3.8% of this breakdownFrance: 967 citing papers, 3.8% of this breakdownAustralia: 889 citing papers, 3.5% of this breakdownNetherlands: 866 citing papers, 3.4% of this breakdownIndia: 741 citing papers, 2.9% of this breakdownSpain: 604 citing papers, 2.4% of this breakdownSwitzerland: 567 citing papers, 2.2% of this breakdown
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Fields

  • Neuroscience49.1%
  • Medicine33.2%
  • Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology7.7%
  • Computer Science4%
  • Psychology1.5%
  • Engineering1.1%
  • Other3.4%

Topics

  • Epilepsy research and treatment10.3%
  • EEG and Brain-Computer Interfaces9.9%
  • Neural dynamics and brain function6.5%
  • Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research5.9%
  • Functional Brain Connectivity Studies4.4%
  • Blind Source Separation Techniques3.2%
  • Other59.8%

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  1. ILAE Official Report: A practical clinical definition of epilepsy

    Authors: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , - Epilepsia 2014 cited by 5,908

  2. Indications of nonlinear deterministic and finite-dimensional structures in time series of brain electrical activity: Dependence on recording region and brain state

    Authors: , , , , , - Physical review. E, Statistical physics, plasmas, fluids, and related interdisciplinary topics 2001 cited by 2,967

  3. Epileptic Seizures and Epilepsy: Definitions Proposed by the International League Against Epilepsy (ILAE) and the International Bureau for Epilepsy (IBE)

    Authors: , , , , , , - Epilepsia 2005 cited by 3,611

  4. Hierarchical nesting of slow oscillations, spindles and ripples in the human hippocampus during sleep

    Authors: , , , , , , , , - Nature Neuroscience 2015 cited by 887

  5. Histopathological Findings in Brain Tissue Obtained during Epilepsy Surgery

    Authors: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , Josef Zentner, Dieter Henrik Heiland, Horst Urbach, Bernhard J. Steinhoff, Thomas Bast, Laura Tassi, Giorgio Lo Russo, Çiğdem Özkara, Büğe Öz, Pavel Kršek, Silke Vogelgesang, Uwe Runge, Holger Lerche, Yvonne Weber, Mrinalini Honavar, José Pimentel, Alexis Arzimanoglou, Adriana Ulate-Campos, Soheyl Noachtar, Elisabeth Härtl, Olaf Schijns, Renzo Guerrini, Carmen Barba, Thomas S. Jacques, J. Helen Cross, Martha Feucht, Angelika Mühlebner, Thomas Grünwald, Eugen Trinka, Peter Winkler, António Gil‐Nagel, Rafael Toledano, Thomas Mayer, Martin Lutz, Basilios Zountsas, Kyriakos Garganis, Felix Rosenow, Anke Hermsen, Tim J. von Oertzen, Thomas L. Diepgen, G. Avanzini - New England Journal of Medicine 2017 cited by 917

  6. Seizure prediction: the long and winding road

    Authors: , , , - Brain 2006 cited by 1,111

  7. Diagnostic challenges in epilepsy: seizure under-reporting and seizure detection

    Authors: , - The Lancet Neurology 2018 cited by 409

  8. Mean phase coherence as a measure for phase synchronization and its application to the EEG of epilepsy patients

    Authors: , , , - Physica D Nonlinear Phenomena 2000 cited by 1,303

  9. Seizure outcome and use of antiepileptic drugs after epilepsy surgery according to histopathological diagnosis: a retrospective multicentre cohort study

    Authors: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , Christian E. Elger, Katharina Ernst, Vincenzo Esposito, Martha Feucht, Željka Petelin Gadže, Rita Garbelli, Karin Geleijns, António Gil‐Nagel, Alexander Grote, Thomas Grünwald, Renzo Guerrini, Hajo M. Hamer, Mrinalini Honavar, Thomas S. Jacques, Antonia Jakovčević, Leena Jutila, Adam Kalina, Reetta Kälviäinen, Karl Martin Klein, Kristina Koenig, Pavel Kršek, Manfred Kudernatsch, Martin Kudr, Herm J. Lamberink, Kristina Malmgren, Petr Marusič, A G Melikyan, Katja Menzler, Soheyl Noachtar, Willem M. Otte, Çiğdem Özkara, Tom Pieper, José Pimentel, Savo Raičević, Sylvain Rheims, Joana Ribeiro, Felix Rosenow, Karl Rössler, Bertil Rydenhag, Francisco Sales, Victoria San Antonio‐Arce, Karl Lothar Schaller, Olaf Schijns, Theresa O. Scholl, Johannes Schramm, Andreas Schulze‐Bonhage, Raf Sciot, Margitta Seeck, L V Shishkina, Dragoslav Sokić, Nicola Specchio, Tom Theys, Maria Thom, Rafael Toledano, Joseph Toulouse, Mustafa Uzan, J. van Loon, Wim Van Paesschen, Tim J. von Oertzen, Floor E. Jansen, Frans S. S. Leijten, Peter van Rijen, Wim G.M. Spliet, Angelika Mühlebner, Burkhard S. Kasper, Susanne Fauser, Tilman Polster, Thilo Kalbhenn, Daniel Delev, Andrew W. McEvoy and 91 more - The Lancet Neurology 2020 cited by 361

  10. GWAS meta-analysis of over 29,000 people with epilepsy identifies 26 risk loci and subtype-specific genetic architecture

    Authors: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , Ahmad Beydoun, Claudia Bianchini, Francesca Bisulli, Ilan Blatt, Dheeraj Reddy Bobbili, Ingo Borggraefe, Christian M. Boßelmann, Vera Braatz, Jonathan P. Bradfield, Knut Brockmann, Lawrence C. Brody, Russell J. Buono, Robyn M. Busch, Hande Çağlayan, Ellen Campbell, Laura Canafoglia, Christina Canavati, Gregory D. Cascino, Barbara Castellotti, Claudia B. Catarino, Gianpiero L. Cavalleri, Felecia Cerrato, Francine Chassoux, Stacey S. Cherny, Ching‐Lung Cheung, Krishna Chinthapalli, I‐Jun Chou, Seo‐Kyung Chung, Claire Churchhouse, Peggy O. Clark, Andrew J. Cole, Alastair Compston, Antonietta Coppola, Mahgenn Cosico, Patrick Cossette, John Craig, Caroline Cusick, Mark J. Daly, Lea K. Davis, Gerrit‐Jan de Haan, Norman Delanty, Chantal Depondt, Philippe Derambure, Orrin Devinsky, Lidia Di Vito, Dennis Dlugos, Viola Doccini, Colin P. Doherty, Hany El-Naggar, Christian E. Elger, Colin A. Ellis, Johan G. Eriksson, Annika Faucon, Yen‐Chen Anne Feng, Lisa Ferguson, Thomas N. Ferraro, Lorenzo Ferri, Martha Feucht, Mark P. Fitzgerald, Beata Fonferko‐Shadrach, Francesco Fortunato, Silvana Franceschetti, Andre Franke, Jacqueline A. French, Elena Freri, Monica Gagliardi, Antonio Gambardella, Eric B. Geller, Tania Giangregorio, Leif Gjerstad and 219 more - Nature Genetics 2023 cited by 212

  11. Genome-wide mega-analysis identifies 16 loci and highlights diverse biological mechanisms in the common epilepsies

    Authors: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , Chantal Depondt, Orrin Devinsky, Dennis Dlugos, Colin P. Doherty, Christian E. Elger, Johan G. Eriksson, Thomas N. Ferraro, Martha Feucht, Ben Francis, André Franke, Jacqueline A. French, Saskia Freytag, Verena Gaus, Eric B. Geller, Christian Gieger, Tracy A. Glauser, Simon Glynn, David B. Goldstein, Hongsheng Gui, Youling Guo, Kevin F. Haas, Håkon Håkonarson, Kerstin Hallmann, Sheryl R. Haut, Erin L. Heinzen, Ingo Helbig, Christian Hengsbach, Helle Hjalgrim, Michele Iacomino, Andrés Ingason, Jennifer Jamnadas-Khoda, Michael R. Johnson, Reetta Kälviäinen, Anne-Mari Kantanen, Dalia Kasperavičiūtė, Dorothée Kasteleijn‐Nolst Trenité, Heidi E. Kirsch, Robert C. Knowlton, Bobby P.C. Koeleman, Roland Krause, Martin Krenn, Wolfram S. Kunz, Ruben Kuzniecky, Patrick Kwan, Dennis Lal, YL Lau, Anna‐Elina Lehesjoki, Holger Lerche, Costin Leu, Wolfgang Lieb, Dick Lindhout, Warren Lo, Íscia Lopes‐Cendes, Daniel H. Lowenstein, Alberto Malovini, Anthony G Marson, Thomas Mayer, Mark McCormack, James L. Mills, Nasir Mirza, Martina Moerzinger, Rikke S. Møller, Anne M. Molloy, Hiltrud Muhle, Mark R. Newton, Ping-Wing Ng, Markus M. Nöthen, Peter Nürnberg, Terence J. O’Brien, Karen Oliver and 58 more - Nature Communications 2018 cited by 513

  12. Epilepsy

    Authors: , , - Archives of Neurology 2007 cited by 488

  13. Cross-frequency coupling supports multi-item working memory in the human hippocampus

    Authors: , , , , , - National Academy of Sciences, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 2010 cited by 970

  14. Ultra-Rare Genetic Variation in the Epilepsies: A Whole-Exome Sequencing Study of 17,606 Individuals

    Authors: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , Anthony G Marson, Randy Stewart, Chantal Depondt, Dennis Dlugos, Ingrid E. Scheffer, Pasquale Striano, Catharine Freyer, Kevin E. McKenna, Brigid M. Regan, Susannah T. Bellows, Costin Leu, Caitlin A. Bennett, Esther M.C. Johns, Alexandra MacDonald, Hannah Shilling, Rosemary Burgess, Dorien Weckhuysen, Melanie Bahlo, Terence J. O’Brien, Marian Todaro, Hannah Stamberger, Danielle M. Andrade, Tara Sadoway, Kelly Mo, Heinz Krestel, Sabina Gallati, Savvas Papacostas, Ioanna Kousiappa, George A. Tanteles, Katalin Štěrbová, Markéta Vlčková, Lucie Sedláčková, Petra Laššuthová, Karl Martin Klein, Felix Rosenow, Philipp S. Reif, Susanne Knake, Wolfram S. Kunz, Gábor Zsurka, Christian E. Elger, Jürgen Bauer, Michael Rademacher, Manuela Pendziwiat, Hiltrud Muhle, Annika Rademacher, Andreas van Baalen, Sarah von Spiczak, Ulrich Stephani, Zaid Afawi, Amos D. Korczyn, Moien Kanaan, Christina Canavati, Gerhard Kurlemann, Karen Müller‐Schlüter, Gerhard Kluger, Martin Häusler, Ilan Blatt, Johannes R. Lemke, Ilona Krey, Yvonne Weber, Stefan Wolking, Felicitas Becker, Christian Hengsbach, Sarah Rau, Ana F. Maisch, Bernhard J. Steinhoff, Andreas Schulze‐Bonhage, Susanne Schubert‐Bast, Herbert Schreiber, Ingo Borggräfe and 141 more - The American Journal of Human Genetics 2019 cited by 303

  15. External validation of automated focal cortical dysplasia detection using morphometric analysis

    Authors: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , - Epilepsia 2021 cited by 82

  16. Deep Brain Stimulation of the Anterior Nucleus of the Thalamus in Drug-Resistant Epilepsy in the MORE Multicenter Patient Registry

    Authors: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , Soheyl Noachtar, Andrew G. Parrent, Ekaterina Pataraia, Nikunj Patel, Ana Rita Peralta, Áttila Rácz, Alexandre Rainha Campos, Ricardo Rego, Riccardo Antonio Ricciuti, Sabine Rona, Rob P.W. Rouhl, Andreas Schulze‐Bonhage, Rick Schuurman, Mathieu Sprengers, Albert Sufianov, Yasin Temel, Tom Theys, Wim Van Paesschen, Dirk Van Roost, Ruí Vaz, Kristl Vonck, Louis Wagner, Jack Zwemmer, Abdallah Abouihia, Thomas C. Brionne, Frans Gielen, Paul Boon, for The MORE Study Group, for The MORE Study Group, Isabel Amorim, Susanne Aull-Watschinger, István Balás, Beáta Bóné, Suzan Brown, Elisabetta Cesaroni, Evy Cleeren, Małgorzata Dec‐Ćwiek, Dr. Roberto Eleopra, Daniela Falk, Ana Franco, Birte Hackelberg, Kevin G. Hampel, Martin Hirsch, Johannes Konrad Meyne, Norbert Kovács, Nicolas Lang, Gabriel Möddel, Bettina Moeller, Massimo Mondani, Robert D. Nass, Klaus Novak, Katarzyna Obszańska, А. В. Орлов, Wojciech Pietraszko, Massimo Scerrati, А. Г. Шапкин, А. А. Скрипников, Anaïs Van Hoylandt, Bettina Viebahn, Sonja Wieszmuellner, Nelia Zamponi - Neurology 2023 cited by 95

  17. Chronic epilepsy and cognition

    Authors: , , - The Lancet Neurology 2004 cited by 749

  18. Artificial intelligence for the detection of focal cortical dysplasia: Challenges in translating algorithms into clinical practice

    Authors: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , - Epilepsia 2023 cited by 43

  19. On the predictability of epileptic seizures

    Authors: , , , , , , , - Clinical Neurophysiology 2005 cited by 492

  20. Getting the best outcomes from epilepsy surgery

    Authors: , , , , , - Annals of Neurology 2018 cited by 249

  21. Memory formation by neuronal synchronization

    Authors: , , , , - Brain Research Reviews 2006 cited by 493

  22. Phase/amplitude reset and theta–gamma interaction in the human medial temporal lobe during a continuous word recognition memory task

    Authors: , , , , , , - Hippocampus 2005 cited by 432

  23. Ripples in the medial temporal lobe are relevant for human memory consolidation

    Authors: , , - Brain 2008 cited by 400

  24. Memory Consolidation by Replay of Stimulus-Specific Neural Activity

    Authors: , , , , , , , , - Journal of Neuroscience 2013 cited by 285