Tobias Banaschewski, Michael Platten and Rolf-Detlef Treede among the most cited scientists 2024

Child and adolescent psychiatrist and psychotherapist Tobias Banaschewski of the Central Institute of Mental Health, neurologist and MCTN director Michael Platten and former MCTN co-director Rolf-Detlef Treede are among the 2024 Highly Cited Researchers! This incredible achievement reflects their dedication, expertise, and outstanding contributions to their respective fields.  

The recently published list of "Highly Cited Researchers” is an international evaluation that names researchers whose publications have been cited most frequently worldwide in their respective fields or who have achieved an outstanding publication record across several disciplines.

Prof. Tobias Banaschewski and Prof. Michael Platten are listed in the "Cross-Field" category. This recognizes the influence of researchers who increasingly work across disciplinary boundaries. Tobias Banaschewski, a child and adolescent psychiatrist and psychotherapist, focuses on child development and child and adolescent psychiatric disorders, translating findings into innovative prevention and treatment programs and guidelines. Michael Platten is developing novel personalized immunotherapeutic approaches for glioma patients, including mutation-specific vaccination and targeted T-cell therapies. Former co-director Prof. Rolf-Detlef Treede is listed in the "Neuroscience and Behaviour" category. As a scientist, Rolf-Detlef Treede worked on the physiology of pain in general, such as cortical stimulus processing and pain memory, in particular neuropathic pain syndrome.