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Axel Thielscher

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Neuroscience

D-Index
62
Citations
14994
World Ranking
3503
National Ranking
23

Axel Thielscher publication distribution in Neuroscience in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Neuroscience in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Axel Thielscher sits on this spectrum.

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38 publications 887+

This scientist: 260 publications — 76th percentile

76% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Axel Thielscher D-index placement in Neuroscience in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Neuroscience scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Axel Thielscher sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 62 D-Index — 64th percentile

64% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Overview

Axel Thielscher is affiliated with the Technical University of Denmark. Their research spans multiple areas within neuroscience and medicine, focusing particularly on brain stimulation and neuroimaging techniques.

The main fields of study in their work are Neuroscience and Medicine, with numerous contributions also in subfields including Cognitive Neuroscience, Neurology, Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging, Biomedical Engineering, and Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience.

Thielscher's research topics cover a range of specialized subjects such as:

  • Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation Studies
  • Advanced MRI Techniques and Applications
  • Functional Brain Connectivity Studies
  • EEG and Brain-Computer Interfaces
  • Neuroscience and Neural Engineering
  • Neural dynamics and brain function
  • Muscle activation and electromyography studies

The scientist has published extensively in several prominent academic venues, including:

  • Brain Stimulation
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • NeuroImage
  • Clinical Neurophysiology
  • arXiv (Cornell University)

Some of the recent publications authored or co-authored by Axel Thielscher include:

  • "Transcranial magnetic stimulation of the brain: What is stimulated? - A consensus and critical position paper," 2022, Clinical Neurophysiology
  • "SynthSeg: Segmentation of brain MRI scans of any contrast and resolution without retraining," 2023, Medical Image Analysis
  • "Accurate and robust whole-head segmentation from magnetic resonance images for individualized head modeling," 2020, NeuroImage
  • "Guidelines for TMS/tES clinical services and research through the COVID-19 pandemic," 2020, Brain Stimulation
  • "Concurrent TMS-fMRI for causal network perturbation and proof of target engagement," 2021, NeuroImage

Frequent collaborators in the scientist's research include:

  • Hartwig R. Siebner
  • Oula Puonti
  • Kristoffer H. Madsen
  • Lars G. Hanson
  • Torge Worbs

Best Publications

  • Simultaneous PET-MRI: a new approach for functional and morphological imaging

    Martin S. Judenhofer;Hans F. Wehrl;Danny F. Newport;Ciprian Catana

  • Field modeling for transcranial magnetic stimulation: A useful tool to understand the physiological effects of TMS?

    Axel Thielscher;Andre Antunes;Guilherme B Saturnino

  • Determinants of the electric field during transcranial direct current stimulation

    Alexander Opitz;Alexander Opitz;Alexander Opitz;Walter Paulus;Susanne Will;Andre Antunes

  • Motor thresholds in humans: a transcranial magnetic stimulation study comparing different pulse waveforms, current directions and stimulator types

    Thomas Kammer;Sandra Beck;Axel Thielscher;Ulrike Laubis-Herrmann

  • Transcranial magnetic stimulation of the brain: What is stimulated? – A consensus and critical position paper

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  • Electric field calculations in brain stimulation based on finite elements: an optimized processing pipeline for the generation and usage of accurate individual head models.

    Mirko Windhoff;Alexander Opitz;Axel Thielscher

  • Impact of the gyral geometry on the electric field induced by transcranial magnetic stimulation

    Axel Thielscher;Alexander Opitz;Mirko Windhoff

  • Combining non-invasive transcranial brain stimulation with neuroimaging and electrophysiology: Current approaches and future perspectives

    Til Ole Bergmann;Til Ole Bergmann;Anke N. Karabanov;Gesa Hartwigsen;Gesa Hartwigsen;Axel Thielscher;Axel Thielscher

  • How the brain tissue shapes the electric field induced by transcranial magnetic stimulation.

    Alexander Opitz;Mirko Windhoff;Robin M. Heidemann;Robert Turner

  • Electric field properties of two commercial figure-8 coils in TMS: calculation of focality and efficiency.

    Axel Thielscher;Thomas Kammer

  • The non-transcranial TMS-evoked potential is an inherent source of ambiguity in TMS-EEG studies

    Virginia Conde;Leo Tomasevic;Irina Akopian;Konrad Stanek

  • Spatiotemporal structure of intracranial electric fields induced by transcranial electric stimulation in humans and nonhuman primates.

    Alexander Opitz;Alexander Opitz;Arnaud Falchier;Chao Gan Yan;Chao Gan Yan;Erin M. Yeagle

  • SimNIBS 2.1: A Comprehensive Pipeline for Individualized Electric Field Modelling for Transcranial Brain Stimulation

    Guilherme B. Saturnino;Guilherme B. Saturnino;Oula Puonti;Jesper D Nielsen;Jesper D Nielsen;Daria Antonenko

  • Automatic skull segmentation from MR images for realistic volume conductor models of the head: Assessment of the state-of-the-art.

    Jesper Duemose Nielsen;Kristoffer Hougaard Madsen;Oula Puonti;Hartwig R. Siebner

  • On the importance of electrode parameters for shaping electric field patterns generated by tDCS

    Guilherme B. Saturnino;André Antunes;Axel Thielscher

  • Linking physics with physiology in TMS: A sphere field model to determine the cortical stimulation site in TMS

    Axel Thielscher;Thomas Kammer

  • The navigation of transcranial magnetic stimulation

    Uwe Herwig;Carlos Schönfeldt-Lecuona;Arthur P. Wunderlich;Cyrill von Tiesenhausen

  • Accurate and robust whole-head segmentation from magnetic resonance images for individualized head modeling.

    Oula Puonti;Oula Puonti;Koen Van Leemput;Koen Van Leemput;Guilherme B Saturnino;Guilherme B Saturnino;Hartwig R Siebner;Hartwig R Siebner

  • Neural Correlates of Perceptual Choice and Decision Making during Fear–Disgust Discrimination

    Axel Thielscher;Luiz Pessoa

  • A novel approach to localize cortical TMS effects

    Konstantin Weise;Ole Numssen;Axel Thielscher;Gesa Hartwigsen

  • Where does TMS Stimulate the Motor Cortex? Combining Electrophysiological Measurements and Realistic Field Estimates to Reveal the Affected Cortex Position.

    Andreas Bungert;André Antunes;Svenja Espenhahn;Svenja Espenhahn;Axel Thielscher;Axel Thielscher;Axel Thielscher

  • Disrupting Parietal Function Prolongs Dominance Durations in Binocular Rivalry

    Natalia Zaretskaya;Axel Thielscher;Nikos K. Logothetis;Nikos K. Logothetis;Andreas Bartels;Andreas Bartels

Frequent Co-Authors

Alexander Opitz
Alexander Opitz University of Minnesota
Klaus Scheffler
Klaus Scheffler Max Planck Society
Heinrich H. Bülthoff
Heinrich H. Bülthoff Max Planck Institute for Biological Cybernetics
Gesa Hartwigsen
Gesa Hartwigsen Max Planck Society
Thomas R. Knösche
Thomas R. Knösche Max Planck Society
Til Ole Bergmann
Til Ole Bergmann University of Tübingen
Uta Noppeney
Uta Noppeney University of Birmingham
Thomas Kammer
Thomas Kammer University of Ulm
Kamil Ugurbil
Kamil Ugurbil University of Minnesota
Hyunjoo Lee
Hyunjoo Lee Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology

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