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Experimental Brain Research
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Experimental Brain Research

0014-4819

Published by: Springer

https://www.springer.com/journal/221

Ranking & Metrics

Discipline name Position Best Scientists Publications D-Index
Neuroscience 123 258 334 22

Additional Metrics

Number of Best Scientists*: 415
Documents by Best Scientists*: 482
Top 100 Ranked Scientists*: 7
SCIMAGO H-index: 193
SCIMAGO SJR: 0.637
Impact Factor: 1.6

Overview

Top Research Topics at Experimental Brain Research?

The scientific interests tackled in the journal are Neuroscience, Anatomy, Communication, Physical medicine and rehabilitation and Stimulus (physiology). The journal tackles issues in Neuroscience, particularly in the topics of Electrophysiology, Stimulation, Motor cortex, Central nervous system and Excitatory postsynaptic potential. The studies in Anatomy featured incorporate elements of Vestibular system, Nucleus, Reflex, Electromyography and Spinal cord.

The work on Communication tackled in the journal brings together disciplines like Cognitive psychology, Computer vision, Motor control and Artificial intelligence. The journal focused on Cognitive psychology research but expanded to cover Perception. The journal explores topics in Physical medicine and rehabilitation which can be helpful for research in disciplines like Physical therapy and Neurology.

While Stimulus (physiology) is the focus of Experimental Brain Research, it also provided insights into the studies of Visual perception and Audiology. Topics in Audiology were tackled in line with various other fields like Developmental psychology and Eye movement. The journal aims to bridge the gap between the study of Body movement and research in different fields like Kinematics and Movement (music).

  • Neuroscience (36.86%)
  • Anatomy (23.19%)
  • Communication (14.15%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

  • Understanding motor events-a neurophysiological study (2503 citations)
  • Spatial control of arm movements (1443 citations)
  • Roles of glabrous skin receptors and sensorimotor memory in automatic control of precision grip when lifting rougher or more slippery objects (1401 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at Experimental Brain Research:

The journal papers cover a variety of subjects, including Neuroscience, Anatomy, Body movement, Motor control and Communication. The published papers explore research in Anatomy alongside concepts in Electromyography and other areas of study in Muscle contraction. The journal publications tackle studies in Physical medicine and rehabilitation and the interrelated subject of Physical therapy and Neurology to gain insights into Motor control.

What topics the last edition of the journal is best known for?

  • Internal medicine
  • Neuroscience
  • Cognition

The previous edition focused in particular on these issues:

Experimental Brain Research investigates studies in Physical medicine and rehabilitation, Neurology, Audiology, Neuroscience and Cognitive psychology. The studies on Physical medicine and rehabilitation discussed can also contribute to research in the domains of Stroke and Motor learning. The journal holds forums on Neurology that merges themes from other disciplines such as Young adult and Disease.

The Audiology research presented in Experimental Brain Research explores the relationship between Stimulus (physiology) and the closely related topic of Facilitation. Neuroscience studies presented in Experimental Brain Research focus on topics such as Transcranial magnetic stimulation, Stimulation and Prefrontal cortex. Issues in Cognitive psychology were discussed, taking into consideration concepts from other disciplines like Context (language use), Perception, Action (philosophy), Representation (systemics) and Movement (music).

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

  • Resting fMRI-guided TMS results in subcortical and brain network modulation indexed by interleaved TMS/fMRI. (7 citations)
  • Effects of blocked vs. interleaved administration mode on saccade preparatory set revealed using pupillometry (5 citations)
  • Disconnected hand avatar can be integrated into the peripersonal space. (4 citations)

Papers citation over time

A key indicator for each journal is its effectiveness in reaching other researchers with the papers published at that venue.

The chart below presents the interquartile range (first quartile 25%, median 50% and third quartile 75%) of the number of citations of articles over time.

The top authors publishing in Experimental Brain Research (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Mark L. Latash (132 papers) published 3 papers at the last edition the same number as at the previous edition,
  • Vladimir M. Zatsiorsky (77 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Jeroen B. J. Smeets (70 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition the same number as at the previous edition,
  • Apostolos P. Georgopoulos (69 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition, 1 more than at the previous edition,
  • Eli Brenner (67 papers) absent at the last edition.

The overall trend for top authors publishing in this journal is outlined below. The chart shows the number of publications at each edition of the journal for top authors.

Only papers with recognized affiliations are considered

The top affiliations publishing in Experimental Brain Research (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Max Planck Society (447 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition the same number as at the previous edition,
  • Centre national de la recherche scientifique (307 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition the same number as at the previous edition,
  • University of Oxford (297 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition, 1 more than at the previous edition,
  • Pennsylvania State University (242 papers) published 4 papers at the last edition, 1 less than at the previous edition,
  • French Institute of Health and Medical Research (227 papers) absent at the last edition.

The overall trend for top affiliations publishing in this journal is outlined below. The chart shows the number of publications at each edition of the journal for top affiliations.

Publication chance based on affiliation

The publication chance index shows the ratio of articles published by the best research institutions in the journal edition to all articles published within that journal. The best research institutions were selected based on the largest number of articles published during all editions of the journal.

The chart below presents the percentage ratio of articles from top institutions (based on their ranking of total papers).Top affiliations were grouped by their rank into the following tiers: top 1-10, top 11-20, top 21-50, and top 51+. Only articles with a recognized affiliation are considered.

During the most recent 2021 edition, 2.36% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 10.69% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 7.24% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 17.24% of all publications and 64.83% were from other institutions.

Returning Authors Index

A very common phenomenon observed among researchers publishing scientific articles is the intentional selection of journals they have already attended in the past. In particular, it is worth analyzing the case when the authors participate in the same journal from year to year.

The Returning Authors Index presented below illustrates the ratio of authors who participated in both a given as well as the previous edition of the journal in relation to all participants in a given year.

Returning Institution Index

The graph below shows the Returning Institution Index, illustrating the ratio of institutions that participated in both a given and the previous edition of the conference in relation to all affiliations present in a given year.

The experience to innovation index

Our experience to innovation index was created to show a cross-section of the experience level of authors publishing in a journal. The index includes the authors publishing at the last edition of a journal, grouped by total number of publications throughout their academic career (P) and the total number of citations of these publications ever received (C).

The group intervals were selected empirically to best show the diversity of the authors' experiences, their labels were selected as a convenience, not as judgment. The authors were divided into the following groups:

  • Novice - P < 5 or C < 25 (the number of publications less than 5 or the number of citations less than 25),
  • Competent - P < 10 or C < 100 (the number of publications less than 10 or the number of citations less than 100),
  • Experienced - P < 25 or C < 625 (the number of publications less than 25 or the number of citations less than 625),
  • Master - P < 50 or C < 2500 (the number of publications less than 50 or the number of citations less than 2500),
  • Star - P ≥ 50 and C ≥ 2500 (both the number of publications greater than 50 and the number of citations greater than 2500).

The chart below illustrates experience levels of first authors in cases of publications with multiple authors.

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No matter which path you choose, a career in Speech-Language Pathology is sure to provide myriad opportunities to explore and contribute to the understanding and treatment of communication disorders. Who knows? One day, your research might feature in articles just like this one!

Top Publications

  • I-waves in motor cortex revisited

    Ulf Ziemann

    (2020)
    73 Citations
  • Resting fMRI-guided TMS results in subcortical and brain network modulation indexed by interleaved TMS/fMRI.

    Desmond J Oathes;Jared P Zimmerman;Romain Duprat;Seda S Japp

    (2021)
    62 Citations
  • Secondary somatosensory cortex of primates: beyond body maps, toward conscious self-in-the-world maps

    Rafael V. Bretas;Miki Taoka;Hiroaki Suzuki;Atsushi Iriki

    (2020)
    46 Citations
  • Theta burst stimulation in humans: a need for better understanding effects of brain stimulation in health and disease.

    Elisabeth Rounis;Ying-Zu Huang

    (2020)
    46 Citations
  • One more time about motor (and non-motor) synergies.

    Mark L. Latash

    (2021)
    41 Citations
  • Cortico-cortical connectivity: the road from basic neurophysiological interactions to therapeutic applications

    Giacomo Koch

    (2020)
    40 Citations
  • The spatial effect of fearful faces in the autonomic response.

    Giulia Ellena;Simone Battaglia;Elisabetta Làdavas

    (2020)
    37 Citations
  • Sustained rubber hand illusion after the end of visuotactile stimulation with a similar time course for the reduction of subjective ownership and proprioceptive drift.

    Z. Abdulkarim;Z. Hayatou;Z. Hayatou;H. H. Ehrsson

    (2021)
    35 Citations
  • The effects of unilateral and bilateral cerebellar rTMS on human pharyngeal motor cortical activity and swallowing behavior.

    Ayodele Sasegbon;Craig J. Smith;Philip Bath;Philip Bath;John Rothwell

    (2020)
    34 Citations
  • Non-selective inhibition of the motor system following unexpected and expected infrequent events

    Carly Iacullo;Darcy A. Diesburg;Jan R. Wessel;Jan R. Wessel

    (2020)
    32 Citations

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