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Felipe Fregni 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 Felipe Fregni sits on this spectrum.

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38 publications 887+

This scientist: 797 publications — 99th percentile

99% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Felipe Fregni 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 Felipe Fregni sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 138 D-Index — 98th percentile

98% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Overview

Felipe Fregni is affiliated with Harvard University in the United States. Their research primarily spans the fields of Medicine and Neuroscience, with a substantial focus on various subfields such as Neurology, Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, Physiology, Cognitive Neuroscience, and Rehabilitation.

The scientist's work includes investigations into topics like Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation Studies, Pain Management and Treatment, Pain Mechanisms and Treatments, Stroke Rehabilitation and Recovery, Musculoskeletal Pain and Rehabilitation, Muscle Activation and Electromyography Studies, and Vagus Nerve Stimulation Research.

Among the recent papers published by Felipe Fregni are:

  • Male and Female Physician Suicidality, 2020, JAMA Psychiatry
  • Safety of transcutaneous auricular vagus nerve stimulation (taVNS): a systematic review and meta-analysis, 2022, Scientific Reports
  • Methods and strategies of tDCS for the treatment of pain: current status and future directions, 2020, Expert Review of Medical Devices
  • Clinical impact of melatonin on breast cancer patients undergoing chemotherapy; effects on cognition, sleep and depressive symptoms: A randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial, 2020, PLoS ONE
  • Association of inflammation and cognition in the elderly: A systematic review and meta-analysis, 2023, Frontiers in Aging Neuroscience

Felipe Fregni frequently collaborates with a group of coauthors including Kevin Pacheco-Barrios, Wolnei Caumo, Marcel Simis, Iraci Lucena da Silva Torres, and Linamara Rizzo Battistella.

The scientist's work has been published in multiple venues, with the highest number of papers appearing in the Principles and Practice of Clinical Research Journal, followed by Scientific Reports, Brain Stimulation, Journal of Visualized Experiments, and Expert Review of Medical Devices.

Best Publications

  • Transcranial direct current stimulation: State of the art 2008

    Michael A. Nitsche;Leonardo G. Cohen;Eric M. Wassermann;Alberto Priori

  • The plastic human brain cortex.

    Alvaro Pascual-Leone;Amir Amedi;Felipe Fregni;Lotfi B. Merabet

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

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

  • Anodal transcranial direct current stimulation of prefrontal cortex enhances working memory.

    Felipe Fregni;Paulo S. Boggio;Michael Nitsche;Felix Bermpohl

  • 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

  • Technology Insight: noninvasive brain stimulation in neurology—perspectives on the therapeutic potential of rTMS and tDCS

    Felipe Fregni;Alvaro Pascual-Leone;Alvaro Pascual-Leone

  • A sham-controlled, phase II trial of transcranial direct current stimulation for the treatment of central pain in traumatic spinal cord injury

    Felipe Fregni;Paulo S. Boggio;Paulo S. Boggio;Moises C. Lima;Merari J.L. Ferreira

  • Effects of transcranial direct current stimulation on working memory in patients with Parkinson's disease

    Paulo S. Boggio;Paulo S. Boggio;Roberta Ferrucci;Sergio P. Rigonatti;Priscila Covre

  • Transcranial direct current stimulation of the unaffected hemisphere in stroke patients.

    Felipe Fregni;Paulo S. Boggio;Carlos G. Mansur;Tim Wagner

  • A randomized, sham‐controlled, proof of principle study of transcranial direct current stimulation for the treatment of pain in fibromyalgia

    Felipe Fregni;Rafaela Gimenes;Angela C. Valle;Merari J. L. Ferreira

  • A sham stimulation-controlled trial of rTMS of the unaffected hemisphere in stroke patients

    C. G. Mansur;F. Fregni;P. S. Boggio;M. Riberto

  • A randomized, double-blind clinical trial on the efficacy of cortical direct current stimulation for the treatment of major depression

    Paulo S. Boggio;Sergio P. Rigonatti;Rafael B. Ribeiro;Martin L. Myczkowski

  • 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

  • Improved picture naming in chronic aphasia after TMS to part of right Broca's area: an open-protocol study.

    Margaret A. Naeser;Paula I. Martin;Marjorie Nicholas;Errol H. Baker

  • Transcranial direct current stimulation: a computer-based human model study.

    Tim A. Wagner;Felipe Fregni;Shirley Fecteau;Alan J. Grodzinsky

  • Repeated sessions of noninvasive brain DC stimulation is associated with motor function improvement in stroke patients.

    Paulo S Boggio;Alice Nunes;Sergio P Rigonatti;Michael A Nitsche

Frequent Co-Authors

Alvaro Pascual-Leone
Alvaro Pascual-Leone Harvard University
Paulo S. Boggio
Paulo S. Boggio Universidade Presbiteriana Mackenzie
Andre R. Brunoni
Andre R. Brunoni Universidade de São Paulo
Wolnei Caumo
Wolnei Caumo Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul
Iraci Lucena da Silva Torres
Iraci Lucena da Silva Torres Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul
Michael A. Nitsche
Michael A. Nitsche TU Dortmund University
Marom Bikson
Marom Bikson City College of New York
Aurore Thibaut
Aurore Thibaut University of Liège
Marco Antonio Marcolin
Marco Antonio Marcolin Universidade de São Paulo
Lotfi B. Merabet
Lotfi B. Merabet Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary

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