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Gail A. Eskes 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 Gail A. Eskes sits on this spectrum.

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38 publications 887+

This scientist: 120 publications — 28th percentile

28% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Gail A. Eskes 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 Gail A. Eskes sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 39 D-Index — 15th percentile

15% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Overview

Gail A. Eskes is affiliated with Dalhousie University in Canada and has a research focus spanning the fields of Medicine and Neuroscience. Their work particularly emphasizes Cognitive Neuroscience, Neurology, Pharmacology, Psychiatry and Mental Health, and Rehabilitation.

The scientist's main research topics include:

  • Spatial Neglect and Hemispheric Dysfunction
  • Musculoskeletal Pain and Rehabilitation
  • Stroke Rehabilitation and Recovery
  • Neurological Disorders and Treatments
  • Acute Ischemic Stroke Management
  • Death, Funerary Practices, and Mourning
  • Neural and Behavioral Psychology Studies

Eskes has published extensively, with a significant presence in several journals and venues. Frequent publication venues include:

  • Frontiers in Rehabilitation Sciences
  • Neuropsychological Rehabilitation
  • Cortex
  • BMC Psychology
  • UNC Libraries

Notable recent papers authored or coauthored by Gail A. Eskes consist of:

  • Aerobic exercise improves cognition and cerebrovascular regulation in older adults, 2020, published in Neurology
  • Effects of Exercise on Cognitive Performance in Older Adults: A Narrative Review of the Evidence, Possible Biological Mechanisms, and Recommendations for Exercise Prescription, 2020, published in Journal of Aging Research
  • Current clinical practice in the screening and diagnosis of spatial neglect post-stroke: Findings from a multidisciplinary international survey, 2020, published in Neuropsychological Rehabilitation
  • Executive Function Poststroke: Concepts, Recovery, and Interventions, 2022, published in Stroke
  • Impact of tDCS on working memory training is enhanced by strategy instructions in individuals with low working memory capacity, 2021, published in Scientific Reports

Eskes has collaborated frequently with several researchers, including:

  • R. Stewart Longman
  • Jasmine R. Aziz
  • Elizabeth R. Skidmore
  • Marc J. Poulin
  • Peii Chen

In addition to journal articles, Gail A. Eskes has contributed to book publications. One such publication is Combined Therapeutic Approaches to Neurological Rehabilitation, published by Frontiers Media in 2022.

Best Publications

  • Fatigue after stroke

    Janet L. Ingles;Gail A. Eskes;Stephen J. Phillips

  • Appraising the ANT: Psychometric and theoretical considerations of the Attention Network Test.

    Jeffrey W. MacLeod;Michael A. Lawrence;Meghan M. McConnell;Gail A. Eskes

  • Measuring treatment effects on dual-task performance: a framework for research and clinical practice

    Prudence Plummer;Gail Eskes

  • Fatigue associated with stroke and other neurologic conditions: Implications for stroke rehabilitation.

    Marleen H de Groot;Stephen J Phillips;Gail A Eskes

  • Cognitive-motor interference during functional mobility after stroke: state of the science and implications for future research.

    Prudence Plummer;Gail Eskes;Sarah Wallace;Clare Giuffrida

  • Developing a measure of sluggish cognitive tempo for children: Content validity, factor structure, and reliability

    Ann Marie Penny;Daniel A. Waschbusch;Raymond M. Klein;Penny Corkum

  • Cerebrovascular reserve: the link between fitness and cognitive function?

    Davenport Mh;Hogan Db;Eskes Ga;Longman Rs

  • Comprehension of concrete and abstract words in autistic children.

    Gail A. Eskes;Susan E. Bryson;Terry A. McCormick

  • Assessment of working memory abilities using an event-related brain potential (ERP)-compatible digit span backward task

    Celeste D. Lefebvre;Yannick Marchand;Yannick Marchand;Gail A. Eskes;Gail A. Eskes;John F. Connolly

  • Canadian Stroke Best Practice Recommendations: Mood, Cognition and Fatigue following Stroke Practice Guidelines, Update 2015:

    Gail A. Eskes;Krista L. Lanctôt;Krista L. Lanctôt;Nathan Herrmann;Nathan Herrmann;Patrice Lindsay;Patrice Lindsay

  • Dual effects of body-weight supported treadmill training on cardiovascular fitness and walking ability early after stroke: a randomized controlled trial.

    Marilyn MacKay-Lyons;Alison McDonald;Jane Matheson;Gail Eskes

  • Aerobic exercise improves cognition and cerebrovascular regulation in older adults.

    Veronica Guadagni;Lauren L. Drogos;Amanda V. Tyndall;Margie H. Davenport

  • The cognitive neuropsychology of attention: A frontal lobe perspective

    J. K. Foster;G. A. Eskes;D. T. Stuss

  • Promoting brain health through exercise and diet in older adults: a physiological perspective

    Philippa A. Jackson;Vincent Pialoux;Dale Corbett;Lauren Drogos

  • Caring for stroke survivors: baseline and 1‐year determinants of caregiver burden

    H. Rigby;G. Gubitz;G. Gubitz;G. Eskes;G. Eskes;Y. Reidy

  • Executive function in patients with obstructive sleep apnea treated with continuous positive airway pressure.

    Esther Yuet Ying Lau;Gail A. Eskes;Debra L. Morrison;Malgorzata Rajda

  • Predicting functional outcome after stroke by modelling baseline clinical and CT variables

    John Reid;Gord J Gubitz;Gord J Gubitz;Dingwei Dai;David Kydd;David Kydd

  • Electrophysiological assessment of language function following stroke.

    Ryan C.N D'Arcy;Ryan C.N D'Arcy;Yannick Marchand;Gail A Eskes;Gail A Eskes;Edmund R Harrison

  • Description and evaluation of an acute stroke unit

    Stephen J. Phillips;Gail A. Eskes;Gordon J. Gubitz

  • Implementing Telerehabilitation After Stroke: Lessons Learned from Canadian Trials

    Sarah Caughlin;Swati Mehta;Hélène Corriveau;Janice J. Eng;Janice J. Eng

  • Prefrontal cortex and caudate nucleus in conditional associative learning: dissociated effects of selective brain lesions in rats.

    Gordon Winocur;Gail Eskes

Frequent Co-Authors

Raymond M. Klein
Raymond M. Klein Dalhousie University
Krista L. Lanctôt
Krista L. Lanctôt Sunnybrook Health Science Centre
David B. Hogan
David B. Hogan University of Calgary
Richard H. Swartz
Richard H. Swartz Sunnybrook Health Science Centre
Michael Wilkinson
Michael Wilkinson Dalhousie University
David I. Shore
David I. Shore McMaster University
Deirdre R. Dawson
Deirdre R. Dawson University of Toronto
Christine M. Friedenreich
Christine M. Friedenreich Alberta Health Services
John F. Connolly
John F. Connolly McMaster University
Benjamin Rusak
Benjamin Rusak Dalhousie University

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