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Dennis J. McFarland

Dennis J. McFarland

D-Index & Metrics

Neuroscience

D-Index
65
Citations
40117
World Ranking
3056
National Ranking
1416

Computer Science

D-Index
59
Citations
37809
World Ranking
3317
National Ranking
1607

Dennis J. McFarland 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 Dennis J. McFarland sits on this spectrum.

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38 publications 887+

This scientist: 179 publications — 55th percentile

55% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Dennis J. McFarland 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 Dennis J. McFarland sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 163+

This scientist: 65 D-Index — 68th percentile

68% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Overview

Dennis J. McFarland is affiliated with the Wadsworth Center in the United States. Their research spans multiple areas within neuroscience and engineering, focusing on understanding brain function and its applications in neural interfaces.

The main fields of study for McFarland include:

  • Neuroscience
  • Engineering

Within these fields, McFarland has contributed to several subfields, notably:

  • Cognitive Neuroscience
  • Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience
  • Biomedical Engineering
  • Experimental and Cognitive Psychology
  • Artificial Intelligence

McFarland's research interests concentrate on key topics such as:

  • EEG and Brain-Computer Interfaces
  • Neuroscience and Neural Engineering
  • Muscle activation and electromyography studies
  • Mental Health Research Topics
  • Functional Brain Connectivity Studies
  • Cognitive Science and Mapping

The scientist has published in several peer-reviewed journals and venues, including:

  • Muscle & Nerve
  • Journal of Intelligence
  • Brain-Computer Interfaces

Selected recent papers authored by Dennis J. McFarland include:

  • "Brain-computer interfaces for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis", 2020, Muscle & Nerve
  • "The Effects of Using Partial or Uncorrected Correlation Matrices When Comparing Network and Latent Variable Models", 2020, Journal of Intelligence
  • "BCI-based sensorimotor rhythm training can affect individuated finger movements", 2020, Brain-Computer Interfaces

Frequent collaborators in McFarland's work include:

  • Sumner L. Norman
  • William A. Sarnacki
  • Eric T. Wolbrecht
  • David J. Reinkensmeyer
  • Jonathan R. Wolpaw

Best Publications

  • Brain-computer interfaces for communication and control.

    Jonathan R Wolpaw;Jonathan R Wolpaw;Niels Birbaumer;Niels Birbaumer;Dennis J McFarland;Gert Pfurtscheller

  • BCI2000: a general-purpose brain-computer interface (BCI) system

    G. Schalk;D.J. McFarland;T. Hinterberger;N. Birbaumer

  • Brain-computer interface technology: a review of the first international meeting

    J.R. Wolpaw;N. Birbaumer;W.J. Heetderks;D.J. McFarland

  • Control of a two-dimensional movement signal by a noninvasive brain-computer interface in humans

    Jonathan R. Wolpaw;Dennis J. McFarland

  • An EEG-based brain-computer interface for cursor control

    Jonathan R. Wolpaw;Dennis J. McFarland;Gregory W. Neat;Catherine A. Forneris

  • Spatial filter selection for EEG-based communication

    Dennis J. McFarland;Lynn M. McCane;Stephen V. David;Jonathan R. Wolpaw

  • Mu and beta rhythm topographies during motor imagery and actual movements.

    Dennis J. McFarland;Laurie A. Miner;Theresa M. Vaughan;Jonathan R. Wolpaw

  • A comparison of classification techniques for the P300 Speller

    Dean J Krusienski;Eric W Sellers;François Cabestaing;Sabri Bayoudh

  • Toward enhanced P300 speller performance

    D.J. Krusienski;E.W. Sellers;D.J. McFarland;T.M. Vaughan

  • EMG contamination of EEG: spectral and topographical characteristics.

    I.I Goncharova;D.J McFarland;T.M Vaughan;J.R Wolpaw

  • Brain-computer interface research at the Wadsworth Center

    J.R. Wolpaw;D.J. McFarland;T.M. Vaughan

  • Patients with ALS can use sensorimotor rhythms to operate a brain-computer interface.

    A. Kübler;F. Nijboer;J. Mellinger;T. M. Vaughan

  • A P300 event-related potential brain-computer interface (BCI): the effects of matrix size and inter stimulus interval on performance.

    Eric W. Sellers;Dean J. Krusienski;Dennis J. McFarland;Theresa M. Vaughan

  • Multichannel EEG-based brain-computer communication.

    Jonathan R. Wolpaw;Dennis J. McFarland

  • Brain-computer interfaces for communication and control

    Dennis J. McFarland;Jonathan R. Wolpaw

  • Electroencephalographic (EEG) control of three-dimensional movement.

    Dennis J McFarland;William A Sarnacki;Jonathan R Wolpaw

  • An auditory brain-computer interface (BCI).

    Femke Nijboer;Adrian Furdea;Ingo Gunst;Juergen Mellinger

  • EEG-based communication: improved accuracy by response verification

    J.R. Wolpaw;H. Ramoser;D.J. McFarland;G. Pfurtscheller

  • Towards an independent brain–computer interface using steady state visual evoked potentials

    Brendan Z. Allison;Dennis J. McFarland;Gerwin Schalk;Shi Dong Zheng

  • The wadsworth BCI research and development program: at home with BCI

    T.M. Vaughan;D.J. McFarland;G. Schalk;W.A. Sarnacki

Frequent Co-Authors

Jonathan R. Wolpaw
Jonathan R. Wolpaw National Center for Adaptive Neurotechnologies
Klaus-Robert Müller
Klaus-Robert Müller Technical University of Berlin
José del R. Millán
José del R. Millán The University of Texas at Austin
Dean J. Krusienski
Dean J. Krusienski Old Dominion University
Gerwin Schalk
Gerwin Schalk Sichuan University
Niels Birbaumer
Niels Birbaumer University of Tübingen
Eric W. Sellers
Eric W. Sellers East Tennessee State University
Gert Pfurtscheller
Gert Pfurtscheller Graz University of Technology
Andrea Kübler
Andrea Kübler University of Würzburg
Christa Neuper
Christa Neuper University of Graz

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