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Georg Kerkhoff

Georg Kerkhoff

D-Index & Metrics

Psychology

D-Index
40
Citations
6063
World Ranking
8292
National Ranking
384

Neuroscience

D-Index
40
Citations
6146
World Ranking
8112
National Ranking
683

Georg Kerkhoff 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 Georg Kerkhoff sits on this spectrum.

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38 publications 887+

This scientist: 124 publications — 30th percentile

30% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Georg Kerkhoff 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 Georg Kerkhoff sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 163+

This scientist: 40 D-Index — 17th percentile

17% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Overview

Georg Kerkhoff is affiliated with Saarland University in Germany and is active in the fields of Neuroscience and Medicine. Their research primarily focuses on cognitive neuroscience, with significant contributions to psychiatry and mental health, cell biology, pathology, and forensic medicine.

The main topics explored in Kerkhoff's work include:

  • Spatial Neglect and Hemispheric Dysfunction
  • Migraine and Headache Studies
  • Hallucinations in medical conditions
  • Pain Management and Placebo Effect
  • Neurobiology of Language and Bilingualism
  • Myofascial pain diagnosis and treatment
  • Ophthalmology and Eye Disorders

Kerkhoff has authored several papers published in notable venues. Among these are:

  • Successful return to professional work after neglect, extinction, and spatial misperception - Three long-term case studies (2020, Neuropsychological Rehabilitation)
  • The Effects of a Novel Treatment for Hemianopic Dyslexia on Reading, Symptom Load, and Return to Work (2024, Brain Sciences)
  • Neuro-Vision-Training (NVT) (2024, Zeitschrift für Neuropsychologie)
  • Kurzfassung der S1-Leitlinie "Rehabilitation bei Störungen der Raumkognition" (AWMF-030/126) (2020, Zeitschrift für Neuropsychologie)
  • Kurzfassung der S2k-Leitlinie "Diagnostik und Therapie von Neglect und anderen Störungen der Raumkognition" (AWMF-030/126) (2023, Zeitschrift für Neuropsychologie)

The scientist frequently publishes in several journals, with repeated contributions to:

  • Zeitschrift für Neuropsychologie
  • Neurologie & Rehabilitation
  • Neuropsychological Rehabilitation
  • Brain Sciences
  • neuroreha

Collaborations with other researchers are a part of their academic activity. Frequent co-authors include:

  • Antje Kraft
  • Julian Poschenrieder
  • Hans-Otto Karnath
  • Thomas Benke
  • Doris Brötz

Georg Kerkhoff has also contributed to book literature, notably publishing with Hogrefe Verlag. One of their titles is Ratgeber Neglect, published in 2020.

Best Publications

  • Electrified minds: transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) and galvanic vestibular stimulation (GVS) as methods of non-invasive brain stimulation in neuropsychology--a review of current data and future implications.

    Kathrin S. Utz;Violeta Dimova;Karin Oppenländer;Georg Kerkhoff

  • Spatial hemineglect in humans

    Georg Kerkhoff

  • Neck muscle vibration induces lasting recovery in spatial neglect

    Schindler I;Kerkhoff G;Karnath Ho;Keller I

  • Rehabilitation of neglect: An update

    Georg Kerkhoff;Thomas Schenk

  • Neurovisual rehabilitation: recent developments and future directions

    G Kerkhoff

  • Neurovisual rehabilitation in cerebral blindness.

    G Kerkhoff;U Münssinger;E K Meier

  • Rehabilitation of homonymous scotomata in patients with postgeniculate damage of the visual system: saccadic compensation training.

    G Kerkhoff;U Münßinger;E Haaf;G Eberle-Strauss

  • Modulation and rehabilitation of spatial neglect by sensory stimulation

    Georg Kerkhoff

  • Repetitive optokinetic stimulation induces lasting recovery from visual neglect.

    G Kerkhoff;I Keller;V Ritter;C Marquardt

  • Restorative and compensatory therapy approaches in cerebral blindness - a review.

    Georg Kerkhoff

  • Multimodal spatial orientation deficits in left-sided visual neglect.

    G Kerkhoff

  • Disorders of visuospatial orientation in the frontal plane in patients with visual neglect following right or left parietal lesions

    Georg Kerkhoff;Christof Zoelch

  • Rehabilitation of hemianopic alexia in patients with postgeniculate visual field disorders

    G. Kerkhoff;U. Münßinger;G. Eberle-strauss;E. Stögerer

  • Effects of unilateral brain damage on grip selection, coordination, and kinematics of ipsilesional prehension.

    J Hermsdörfer;K Laimgruber;G Kerkhoff;N Mai

  • Minor adverse effects of galvanic vestibular stimulation in persons with stroke and healthy individuals.

    Kathrin S Utz;Kathia Korluss;Lena Schmidt;Alisha Rosenthal

  • Multiple perceptual distortions and their modulation in leftsided visual neglect

    G Kerkhoff

  • Recovery from auditory and visual neglect after optokinetic stimulation with pursuit eye movements – Transient modulation and enduring treatment effects

    G. Kerkhoff;I. Keller;F. Artinger;H. Hildebrandt

  • Repetitive peripheral magnetic stimulation alleviates tactile extinction.

    B Heldmann;G Kerkhoff;A Struppler;P Havel

  • Smooth Pursuit “Bedside” Training Reduces Disability and Unawareness During the Activities of Daily Living in Neglect A Randomized Controlled Trial

    Georg Kerkhoff;Leandra Bucher;Michael Brasse;Eva Leonhart

  • Rehabilitation of Visuospatial Cognition and Visual Exploration in Neglect: a Cross-over Study.

    Georg Kerkhoff

  • Visuospatial neglect in near and far space: dissociation between line bisection and letter cancellation

    I. Keller;I. Schindler;G. Kerkhoff;F. von Rosen

Frequent Co-Authors

Kathrin Finke
Kathrin Finke Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München
Hermann J. Müller
Hermann J. Müller Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München
Wolfram Ziegler
Wolfram Ziegler Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München
Georg Goldenberg
Georg Goldenberg Technical University of Munich
Monika Harvey
Monika Harvey University of Glasgow
Josef Zihl
Josef Zihl Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München
Joachim Hermsdörfer
Joachim Hermsdörfer Technical University of Munich
Hans-Otto Karnath
Hans-Otto Karnath University of Tübingen
Arthur M. Jacobs
Arthur M. Jacobs Freie Universität Berlin
Charles A. Heywood
Charles A. Heywood Durham University

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