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David Liebetanz 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 David Liebetanz sits on this spectrum.

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38 publications 887+

This scientist: 127 publications — 32nd percentile

32% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 887 publications or more.

David Liebetanz 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 David Liebetanz sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 163+

This scientist: 46 D-Index — 32nd percentile

32% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 163 D-Index or more.

Overview

David Liebetanz is affiliated with the University of Göttingen in Germany. Their research primarily spans the fields of Medicine and Neuroscience, with a significant focus on Neurology, Molecular Biology, and Cognitive Neuroscience. Additional subfields represented include Biomedical Engineering and Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience.

The main topics covered by Liebetanz's work include:

  • Muscle Physiology and Disorders
  • Muscle activation and electromyography studies
  • EEG and Brain-Computer Interfaces
  • Neuroscience and Neural Engineering
  • Neurogenesis and neuroplasticity mechanisms
  • Neuroinflammation and Neurodegeneration Mechanisms
  • Myasthenia Gravis and Thymoma

Liebetanz has published several papers in respected scientific journals. Notable recent works include:

  • "Transcranial magnetic stimulation of the brain: What is stimulated? - A consensus and critical position paper" (2022), published in Clinical Neurophysiology
  • "Blind identification of the spinal cord output in humans with high-density electrode arrays implanted in muscles" (2022), published in Science Advances
  • "A Single-Cell Transcriptomic Analysis of the Mouse Hippocampus After Voluntary Exercise" (2024), published in Molecular Neurobiology
  • "Female sex and overweight are associated with a lower quality of life in patients with myasthenia gravis: a single center cohort study" (2023), published in BMC Neurology
  • "Therapeutic effects of Tetanus neurotoxin in spinal cord injury: a case series on four dogs" (2020), published in Spinal Cord Series and Cases

The frequent publication venues where Liebetanz has contributed include:

  • Journal of Cachexia Sarcopenia and Muscle
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Clinical Neurophysiology
  • Science Advances
  • Molecular Neurobiology

Liebetanz collaborates regularly with several co-authors. Frequent collaborators include:

  • Jana Zschüntzsch
  • Jens Schmidt
  • Silvia Muceli
  • Wigand Poppendieck
  • Aleš Holobar

Best Publications

  • Pharmacological Modulation of Cortical Excitability Shifts Induced by Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation in Humans

    M. A. Nitsche;K. Fricke;U. Henschke;A. Schlitterlau

  • Pharmacological approach to the mechanisms of transcranial DC‐stimulation‐induced after‐effects of human motor cortex excitability

    David Liebetanz;Michael A. Nitsche;Frithjof Tergau;Walter Paulus

  • 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

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

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

  • Facilitation of Implicit Motor Learning by Weak Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation of the Primary Motor Cortex in the Human

    Michael A. Nitsche;Astrid Schauenburg;Nicolas Lang;David Liebetanz

  • Induction of late LTP-like plasticity in the human motor cortex by repeated non-invasive brain stimulation.

    Katia Monte-Silva;Min-Fang Kuo;Silvia Hessenthaler;Shane Fresnoza

  • Modulating parameters of excitability during and after transcranial direct current stimulation of the human motor cortex.

    Michael A. Nitsche;Antje Seeber;Kai Frommann;Cornelia Carmen Klein

  • Safety criteria for transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) in humans.

    Michael A Nitsche;David Liebetanz;Nicolas Lang;Andrea Antal

  • Shaping the effects of transcranial direct current stimulation of the human motor cortex

    M. A. Nitsche;S. Doemkes;T. Karaköse;A. Antal

  • Modulation of cortical excitability by weak direct current stimulation--technical, safety and functional aspects.

    Michael A Nitsche;David Liebetanz;Andrea Antal;Nicolas Lang

  • Safety limits of cathodal transcranial direct current stimulation in rats.

    David Liebetanz;Reinhard Koch;Susanne Mayenfels;Fatima König

  • Consolidation of human motor cortical neuroplasticity by D-cycloserine.

    Michael A Nitsche;Wiebke Jaussi;David Liebetanz;Nicolas Lang

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

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  • GABAergic modulation of DC stimulation-induced motor cortex excitability shifts in humans

    Michael A. Nitsche;David Liebetanz;Anett Schlitterlau;Undine Henschke

  • Dopaminergic modulation of long-lasting direct current-induced cortical excitability changes in the human motor cortex.

    Michael A. Nitsche;Christian Lampe;Andrea Antal;David Liebetanz

  • Shaping the optimal repetition interval for cathodal transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS).

    Katia Monte-Silva;Min-Fang Kuo;David Liebetanz;Walter Paulus

  • Serotonin affects transcranial direct current-induced neuroplasticity in humans

    MA Nitsche;MF Kuo;R Karrasch;B Wächter

  • Anticonvulsant Effects of Transcranial Direct-current Stimulation (tDCS) in the Rat Cortical Ramp Model of Focal Epilepsy

    David Liebetanz;Florian Klinker;Diana Hering;Reinhard Koch

  • Timing-Dependent Modulation of Associative Plasticity by General Network Excitability in the Human Motor Cortex

    Michael A. Nitsche;Amelie Roth;Min-Fang Kuo;Anja K. Fischer

  • Modulating parameters of excitability during and after transcranial direct current stimulation of the human motor cortex

    M.A. Nitsche;A. Seeber;K. Frommann;C. Klein

Frequent Co-Authors

Walter Paulus
Walter Paulus University of Göttingen
Michael A. Nitsche
Michael A. Nitsche TU Dortmund University
Frithjof Tergau
Frithjof Tergau University of Göttingen
Nicolas Lang
Nicolas Lang Kiel University
Andrea Antal
Andrea Antal University of Göttingen
Min-Fang Kuo
Min-Fang Kuo Leibniz Research Centre for Working Environment and Human Factors
Marom Bikson
Marom Bikson City College of New York
Ralf Mikut
Ralf Mikut Karlsruhe Institute of Technology
Felipe Fregni
Felipe Fregni Harvard University
Adam J. Woods
Adam J. Woods The University of Texas at Dallas

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