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Brazil
2026

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Neuroscience

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88
Citations
40157
World Ranking
1177
National Ranking
3

Psychology

D-Index
84
Citations
33769
World Ranking
1212
National Ranking
2

Medicine

D-Index
88
Citations
40293
World Ranking
12941
National Ranking
35

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Neuroscience in Brazil Leader Award
  • 2026 - Research.com Psychology in Brazil Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Neuroscience in Brazil Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Psychology in Brazil Leader Award
  • 2023 - Research.com Psychology in Brazil Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Psychology in Brazil Leader Award

Overview

Andre R. Brunoni is affiliated with the Universidade de São Paulo in Brazil and has a research focus primarily in Neuroscience and Medicine.

The scientist's main fields of study include:

  • Neuroscience
  • Medicine

Brunoni has contributed extensively to various subfields, such as:

  • Neurology
  • Cognitive Neuroscience
  • Psychiatry and Mental health
  • Clinical Psychology
  • Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine

Key topics covered in their research comprise:

  • Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation Studies
  • Neural and Behavioral Psychology Studies
  • Functional Brain Connectivity Studies
  • Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
  • Neurological disorders and treatments
  • Pain Management and Treatment
  • Obsessive-Compulsive Spectrum Disorders

The scholar has published multiple times in several academic venues, including:

  • Brain stimulation
  • Journal of Affective Disorders
  • Brazilian Journal of Psychiatry
  • SSRN Electronic Journal
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)

Notable recent publications feature the following:

  • "Spatial, temporal, and demographic patterns in prevalence of smoking tobacco use and attributable disease burden in 204 countries and territories, 1990-2019: a systematic analysis from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019," 2021, The Lancet
  • "Evidence-Based Guidelines and Secondary Meta-Analysis for the Use of Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation in Neurological and Psychiatric Disorders," 2020, The International Journal of Neuropsychopharmacology
  • "Worldwide Prevalence and Disability From Mental Disorders Across Childhood and Adolescence," 2024, JAMA Psychiatry
  • "Environmental risk factors, protective factors, and peripheral biomarkers for ADHD: an umbrella review," 2020, The Lancet Psychiatry
  • "A systematic review and meta-analysis on the effects of transcranial direct current stimulation in depressive episodes," 2020, Depression and Anxiety

Frequent collaborators in the scientist's work include:

  • Laís B. Razza
  • Isabela M. Benseñor
  • Paulo A. Lotufo
  • Frank Padberg
  • Stephan Goerigk

Best Publications

  • Clinical research with transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS): Challenges and future directions

    Andre Russowsky Brunoni;Michael A. Nitsche;Nadia Bolognini;Marom Bikson

  • Spatial, temporal, and demographic patterns in prevalence of smoking tobacco use and attributable disease burden in 204 countries and territories, 1990–2019: a systematic analysis from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019

    Marissa B Reitsma;Parkes J Kendrick;Emad Ababneh;Cristiana Abbafati

  • A technical guide to tDCS, and related non-invasive brain stimulation tools

    A.J. Woods;A. Antal;M. Bikson;P.S. Boggio

  • Safety of Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation: Evidence Based Update 2016.

    Marom Bikson;Pnina Grossman;Chris Thomas;Adantchede Louis Zannou

  • A systematic review on reporting and assessment of adverse effects associated with transcranial direct current stimulation

    Andre Russowsky Brunoni;Joao Amadera;Bruna Berbel;Magdalena Sarah Volz

  • Low intensity transcranial electric stimulation: Safety, ethical, legal regulatory and application guidelines

    A. Antal;Ivan Alekseichuk;M. Bikson;J. Brockmöller

  • A systematic review and meta-analysis of clinical studies on major depression and BDNF levels: implications for the role of neuroplasticity in depression.

    André Russowsky Brunoni;Mariana Lopes;Felipe Fregni

  • Working memory improvement with non-invasive brain stimulation of the dorsolateral prefrontal cortex: A systematic review and meta-analysis

    André Russowsky Brunoni;Marie-Anne Vanderhasselt

  • The Sertraline vs Electrical Current Therapy for Treating Depression Clinical Study Results From a Factorial, Randomized, Controlled Trial

    Andre R. Brunoni;Leandro Valiengo;Alessandra Baccaro;Tamires A. Zanão

  • The Safety, Tolerability and Risks Associated with the Use of Newer Generation Antidepressant Drugs: A Critical Review of the Literature.

    André F. Carvalho;Manu S. Sharma;André R. Brunoni;Eduard Vieta

  • A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of the Effects of Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation (tDCS) Over the Dorsolateral Prefrontal Cortex in Healthy and Neuropsychiatric Samples: Influence of Stimulation Parameters

    Josefien Dedoncker;Andre R. Brunoni;Chris Baeken;Chris Baeken;Marie-Anne Vanderhasselt

  • Evidence-based guidelines and secondary meta-analysis for the use of transcranial direct current stimulation in neurological and psychiatric disorders

    Felipe Fregni;Mirret M El-Hagrassy;Kevin Pacheco-Barrios;Kevin Pacheco-Barrios;Sandra Carvalho

  • Repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation for the Acute Treatment of Major Depressive Episodes: A Systematic Review With Network Meta-analysis

    Andre R. Brunoni;Anna Chaimani;Adriano H. Moffa;Lais B. Razza

  • Global, regional, and national progress towards Sustainable Development Goal 3.2 for neonatal and child health: all-cause and cause-specific mortality findings from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019.

    Katherine R Paulson;Aruna M Kamath;Tahiya Alam;Kelly Bienhoff

  • Peripheral Alterations in Cytokine and Chemokine Levels After Antidepressant Drug Treatment for Major Depressive Disorder: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.

    Cristiano A. Köhler;Thiago H. Freitas;Brendan Stubbs;Brendan Stubbs;Michael Maes

  • Transcranial direct current stimulation for acute major depressive episodes: meta-analysis of individual patient data.

    André R. Brunoni;Adriano H. Moffa;Felipe Fregni;Ulrich Palm

  • Trial of Electrical Direct-Current Therapy versus Escitalopram for Depression

    Andre R. Brunoni;Adriano H. Moffa;Bernardo Sampaio-Junior;Lucas Borrione

  • A systematic review and meta-analysis of heart rate variability in epilepsy and antiepileptic drugs

    Paulo A. Lotufo;Leandro Valiengo;Isabela M. Benseñor;Andre R. Brunoni

  • Efficacy and acceptability of non-invasive brain stimulation for the treatment of adult unipolar and bipolar depression: A systematic review and meta-analysis of randomised sham-controlled trials

    Julian Mutz;Julian Mutz;Daniel R. Edgcumbe;Andre R. Brunoni;Cynthia H.Y. Fu

  • Regulatory considerations for the clinical and research use of transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS): Review and recommendations from an expert panel

    F. Fregni;M. A. Nitsche;C. K. Loo;A. R. Brunoni

  • Transcranial direct current stimulation for major depression: an updated systematic review and meta-analysis

    Pedro Shiozawa;Felipe Fregni;Isabela M. Benseñor;Paulo A. Lotufo

Frequent Co-Authors

Isabela M. Benseñor
Isabela M. Benseñor Universidade de São Paulo
Paulo A. Lotufo
Paulo A. Lotufo Universidade de São Paulo
Felipe Fregni
Felipe Fregni Harvard University
André F. Carvalho
André F. Carvalho Centre for Addiction and Mental Health
Frank Padberg
Frank Padberg Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München
Wagner F. Gattaz
Wagner F. Gattaz Universidade de São Paulo
Paulo S. Boggio
Paulo S. Boggio Universidade Presbiteriana Mackenzie
Andrew H. Kemp
Andrew H. Kemp Swansea University
Rodrigo Machado-Vieira
Rodrigo Machado-Vieira The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston

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