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Gary Thickbroom 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 Gary Thickbroom sits on this spectrum.

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38 publications 887+

This scientist: 194 publications — 60th percentile

60% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Gary Thickbroom 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 Gary Thickbroom sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 58 D-Index — 57th percentile

57% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Overview

Gary Thickbroom is affiliated with Cornell University in the United States. Their research intersects multiple fields including Medicine, Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, and Neuroscience, with a focused engagement in subfields such as Neurology, Rehabilitation, Physiology, Molecular Biology, and Clinical Biochemistry.

The scientist's primary areas of study involve Stroke Rehabilitation and Recovery, Botulinum Toxin and Related Neurological Disorders, Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation Studies, Diet and Metabolism Studies, Mitochondrial Function and Pathology, as well as Metabolism and Genetic Disorders.

The publication record features recent papers spanning from 2021 to projected work in 2025. Notable papers include:

  • The therapeutic potential of ketone bodies in Parkinson's disease (2021, Expert Review of Neurotherapeutics)
  • The human cortical motor map in post-stroke hemiparesis in the presence of treatment-related clinically important recovery (2024, bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory))
  • The cortical motor map for the extensor digitorum communis muscle fails to increase in treatment-related clinically significant upper limb post-stroke recovery (2025, Transcranial magnetic stimulation.)

Gary Thickbroom collaborates frequently with co-authors including Tomoko Kitago, Joshua R. Silverstein, Michael B. Gerber, Charlene Thomas, and Linda M. Gerber. Each of these collaborators has co-authored at least two papers alongside Thickbroom.

The scientist has published in venues such as:

  • Expert Review of Neurotherapeutics
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Transcranial magnetic stimulation.

Best Publications

  • Transcranial magnetic stimulation and synaptic plasticity: experimental framework and human models

    Gary W. Thickbroom

  • The muscle silent period following transcranial magnetic cortical stimulation

    S.A. Wilson;R.J. Lockwood;Gary Thickbroom;Francis Mastaglia

  • Functional reorganisation of the corticomotor projection to the hand in skilled racquet players

    Alan J Pearce;Gary W Thickbroom;Michelle L Byrnes;Frank L Mastaglia

  • Transcranial magnetic stimulation mapping of the motor cortex in normal subjects. The representation of two intrinsic hand muscles

    S.A. Wilson;Gary Thickbroom;Francis Mastaglia

  • The corticomotor representation of upper limb muscles in writer's cramp and changes following botulinum toxin injection

    Michelle Byrnes;Gary Thickbroom;S. A. Wilson;P. Sacco

  • Perception of comfort during transcranial DC stimulation: Effect of NaCl solution concentration applied to sponge electrodes

    J.E. Dundas;Gary Thickbroom;Francis Mastaglia

  • Isometric force-related activity in sensorimotor cortex measured with functional MRI

    G.W. Thickbroom;B.A. Phillips;I. Morris;M.L. Byrnes

  • Repetitive paired-pulse TMS at I-wave periodicity markedly increases corticospinal excitability : A new technique for modulating synaptic plasticity

    Gary W. Thickbroom;Michelle L. Byrnes;Dylan J. Edwards;Frank L. Mastaglia

  • Cerebral events preceding self-paced and visually triggered saccades. A study of presaccadic potentials.

    G.W Thickbroom;F.L Mastaglia

  • Raised corticomotor excitability of M1 forearm area following anodal tDCS is sustained during robotic wrist therapy in chronic stroke

    Dylan Edwards;H.I. Krebs;H.I. Krebs;A. Rykman;J. Zipse

  • Repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation of the Brain Mechanisms from Animal and Experimental Models

    Alexander Tang;Gary Thickbroom;Jennifer Rodger

  • Physiological studies of the corticomotor projection to the hand after subcortical stroke.

    Michelle Byrnes;Gary Thickbroom;B.A. Phillips;S.A. Wilson

  • Differences in sensory and motor cortical organization following brain injury early in life

    Gary W. Thickbroom;Michelle L. Byrnes;Sarah A. Archer;Lakshmi Nagarajan

  • Long-term changes in motor cortical organisation after recovery from subcortical stroke

    Michelle L Byrnes;Gary W Thickbroom;Bev A Phillips;Frank L Mastaglia

  • Patterns of muscle involvement in inclusion body myositis: clinical and magnetic resonance imaging study.

    Beverley A. Phillips;Leslie A. Cala;Gary W. Thickbroom;Alison Melsom

  • Consensus: New methodologies for brain stimulation

    Ying-Zu Huang;Martin Sommer;Gary Thickbroom;Masashi Hamada

  • Changes in corticomotor excitation and inhibition during prolonged submaximal muscle contractions

    Paul Sacco;Gary W. Thickbroom;Michelle L. Thompson;Frank L. Mastaglia

  • Motor outcome after subcortical stroke correlates with the degree of cortical reorganization

    Gary W Thickbroom;Michelle L Byrnes;Sarah A Archer;Frank L Mastaglia

  • Transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) and robotic practice in chronic stroke: the dimension of timing.

    V. Giacobbe;H.I. Krebs;B.T. Volpe;A. Pascual-Leone;A. Pascual-Leone

  • Central motor drive and perception of effort during fatigue in multiple sclerosis

    Gary W. Thickbroom;Paul Sacco;Paul Sacco;Allan G. Kermode;Sarah A. Archer

  • Differential changes in long-interval intracortical inhibition and silent period duration during fatiguing hand exercise

    Nicola M. Benwell;Frank L. Mastaglia;Gary W. Thickbroom

Frequent Co-Authors

Frank L. Mastaglia
Frank L. Mastaglia University of Western Australia
Dylan J. Edwards
Dylan J. Edwards Edith Cowan University
Alvaro Pascual-Leone
Alvaro Pascual-Leone Harvard University
Ulf Ziemann
Ulf Ziemann University of Tübingen
Bruce T. Volpe
Bruce T. Volpe Feinstein Institute for Medical Research
Robert Chen
Robert Chen University Health Network
Felipe Fregni
Felipe Fregni Harvard University
Jennifer Rodger
Jennifer Rodger University of Western Australia
Jeffery J. Summers
Jeffery J. Summers Liverpool John Moores University

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