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134
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239
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Computer Science

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111
Citations
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Gert Pfurtscheller publication distribution in Computer Science in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Computer Science in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Gert Pfurtscheller sits on this spectrum.

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32 publications 991+

This scientist: 418 publications — 88th percentile

88% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Gert Pfurtscheller D-index placement in Computer Science in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Computer Science scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Gert Pfurtscheller sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 111 D-Index — 99th percentile

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

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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Computer Science in Austria Leader Award
  • 2026 - Research.com Neuroscience in Austria Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Computer Science in Austria Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Neuroscience in Austria Leader Award
  • 2023 - Research.com Neuroscience in Austria Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Computer Science in Austria Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Neuroscience in Austria Leader Award

Overview

Gert Pfurtscheller is affiliated with Graz University of Technology in Austria and specializes in the fields of neuroscience and medicine. Their research primarily focuses on cognitive neuroscience and cardiology, with an emphasis on brain function and autonomic control mechanisms.

The scientist's work spans several main topics, including:

  • Functional Brain Connectivity Studies
  • Heart Rate Variability and Autonomic Control
  • EEG and Brain-Computer Interfaces
  • Advanced MRI Techniques and Applications
  • Neural Dynamics and Brain Function
  • Cardiac Electrophysiology and Arrhythmias

Pfurtscheller has contributed research published in notable venues such as:

  • Scientific Reports
  • Frontiers in Neuroscience
  • Biomedicines
  • Physiology & Behavior
  • Clinical Neurophysiology

Recent papers authored or co-authored by Pfurtscheller include:

  • Verification of a Central Pacemaker in Brain Stem by Phase-Coupling Analysis Between HR Interval- and BOLD-Oscillations in the 0.10-0.15 Hz Frequency Band, 2020, Frontiers in Neuroscience
  • Processing of fMRI-related anxiety and bi-directional information flow between prefrontal cortex and brain stem, 2021, Scientific Reports
  • Processing of fMRI-related anxiety and information flow between brain and body revealed a preponderance of oscillations at 0.15/0.16 Hz, 2022, Scientific Reports

Pfurtscheller's frequent collaborators include several researchers with multiple joint publications:

  • Beate Raßler
  • Gerhard Schwarz
  • Wolfgang Klimesch
  • Andreas Schwerdtfeger
  • Katarzyna J. Blinowska

Their work notably involves the investigation of brain-body interactions, heart rate variability patterns, and physiological responses related to anxiety using advanced neuroimaging and electrophysiological techniques. This includes detailed analyses of respiratory sinus arrhythmia and the directional flow of information between brain regions and peripheral systems.

Best Publications

  • Event-related EEG/MEG synchronization and desynchronization: basic principles.

    G. Pfurtscheller;F.H. Lopes da Silva

  • Brain-computer interfaces for communication and control.

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

  • Optimal spatial filtering of single trial EEG during imagined hand movement

    H. Ramoser;J. Muller-Gerking;G. Pfurtscheller

  • Motor imagery and direct brain-computer communication

    G. Pfurtscheller;C. Neuper

  • Mu rhythm (de)synchronization and EEG single-trial classification of different motor imagery tasks

    Gert Pfurtscheller;Clemens Brunner;Alois Schlögl;F. H. Lopes da Silva

  • Event-related synchronization (ERS) in the alpha band - an electrophysiological correlate of cortical idling: A review

    G. Pfurtscheller;A. Stancák;Ch. Neuper

  • Event-related cortical desynchronization detected by power measurements of scalp EEG ☆

    G Pfurtscheller;A Aranibar

  • Motor imagery activates primary sensorimotor area in humans

    Gert Pfurtscheller;Christa Neuper

  • Event-related synchronization (ERS): an electrophysiological correlate of cortical areas at rest.

    G. Pfurtscheller

  • Review of the BCI Competition IV

    Michael Tangermann;Klaus Robert Müller;Ad Aertsen;Niels Birbaumer

  • EEG-based discrimination between imagination of right and left hand movement

    Gert Pfurtscheller;Christa Neuper;Doris Flotzinger;Martin Pregenzer

  • The BCI competition III: validating alternative approaches to actual BCI problems

    B. Blankertz;K.-R. Muller;D.J. Krusienski;G. Schalk

  • Handbook of electroencephalography and clinical neurophysiology

    G. Pfurtscheller

  • Designing optimal spatial filters for single-trial EEG classification in a movement task

    Johannes Müller-Gerking;Gert Pfurtscheller;Henrik Flyvbjerg

  • Event-related dynamics of cortical rhythms: frequency-specific features and functional correlates.

    Christa Neuper;Gert Pfurtscheller

  • Evaluation of event-related desynchronization (ERD) preceding and following voluntary self-paced movement

    G Pfurtscheller;A Aranibar

  • ERD/ERS patterns reflecting sensorimotor activation and deactivation.

    Christa Neuper;Michael Wörtz;Gert Pfurtscheller

  • The BCI competition 2003: progress and perspectives in detection and discrimination of EEG single trials

    B. Blankertz;K.-R. Muller;G. Curio;T.M. Vaughan

  • Imagery of motor actions: differential effects of kinesthetic and visual-motor mode of imagery in single-trial EEG.

    Christa Neuper;Reinhold Scherer;Miriam Reiner;Gert Pfurtscheller

  • The Hybrid BCI

    Gert Pfurtscheller;Brendan Z. Allison;Clemens Brunner;Gunther Bauernfeind

Frequent Co-Authors

Christa Neuper
Christa Neuper University of Graz
Reinhold Scherer
Reinhold Scherer University of Essex
Gernot R. Müller-Putz
Gernot R. Müller-Putz Graz University of Technology
Robert Leeb
Robert Leeb MindMaze
Alois Schlögl
Alois Schlögl Institute of Science and Technology Austria
Clemens Brunner
Clemens Brunner University of Graz
Bernhard Graimann
Bernhard Graimann Graz University of Technology
Mel Slater
Mel Slater University of Barcelona
Christoph Guger
Christoph Guger Graz University of Technology
Wolfgang Klimesch
Wolfgang Klimesch University of Salzburg

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