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D-Index & Metrics

Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Neuroscience 134 239 213 3 3 601 94338
Computer Science 111 213 207 2 2 418 62088

Gert Pfurtscheller publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Gert Pfurtscheller between 1969 and 2024, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Gert Pfurtscheller published across 56 years, from 1969 to 2024, averaging 11.6 papers a year. Output peaked at 41 publications in 2006. 4 of the 649 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
10 20 30 40
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1969 to 2024. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 41. Peak 41 publications in 2006. 1969: 1 publication 1970: 2 publications 1971: 0 publications 1972: 4 publications 1973: 1 publication 1974: 1 publication 1975: 3 publications 1976: 3 publications 1977: 3 publications 1978: 8 publications 1979: 3 publications 1980: 7 publications 1981: 4 publications 1982: 3 publications 1983: 6 publications 1984: 8 publications 1985: 10 publications 1986: 6 publications 1987: 4 publications 1988: 8 publications 1989: 7 publications 1990: 20 publications 1991: 12 publications 1992: 17 publications 1993: 25 publications 1994: 22 publications 1995: 17 publications 1996: 23 publications 1997: 35 publications 1998: 26 publications 1999: 31 publications 2000: 15 publications 2001: 18 publications 2002: 10 publications 2003: 29 publications 2004: 22 publications 2005: 34 publications 2006: 41 publications 2007: 35 publications 2008: 26 publications 2009: 24 publications 2010: 31 publications 2011: 7 publications 2012: 7 publications 2013: 5 publications 2014: 4 publications 2015: 0 publications 2016: 0 publications 2017: 3 publications 2018: 6 publications 2019: 2 publications 2020: 2 publications 2021: 3 publications 2022: 1 publication 2023: 2 publications 2024: 2 publications
1969 2024

649 publications in total across all disciplines

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Gert Pfurtscheller: publications per year, 1969 to 2024
Year Publications
1969 1
1970 2
1971 0
1972 4
1973 1
1974 1
1975 3
1976 3
1977 3
1978 8
1979 3
1980 7
1981 4
1982 3
1983 6
1984 8
1985 10
1986 6
1987 4
1988 8
1989 7
1990 20
1991 12
1992 17
1993 25
1994 22
1995 17
1996 23
1997 35
1998 26
1999 31
2000 15
2001 18
2002 10
2003 29
2004 22
2005 34
2006 41
2007 35
2008 26
2009 24
2010 31
2011 7
2012 7
2013 5
2014 4
2015 0
2016 0
2017 3
2018 6
2019 2
2020 2
2021 3
2022 1
2023 2
2024 2
Total 649
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Gert Pfurtscheller publications per year - data summary

  • Gert Pfurtscheller, a Computer Science scholar from Graz University of Technology, has 649 publications recorded across 56 years, from 1969 to 2024.
  • The oldest publication on record dates to 1969 and the most recent to 2024.
  • The most productive year is 2006, with 41 publications.
  • The least productive years with any output are 1969, 1973, 1974 and 2022, with 1 publication each.
  • 3 of the 56 years in the span carry no publications at all (1971, 2015 and 2016).
  • The rate of publication averages 11.6 papers per year over the whole span, or 12.2 per year counting only the 53 years with at least one publication.
  • The last 5 years on the chart (2020-2024) hold 10 publications, 2% of the career total.
  • Split into equal eras - 1969-1987: 77 publications (4.1 per year); 1988-2006: 412 publications (21.7 per year); 2007-2024: 160 publications (8.9 per year).
  • Comparing the opening and closing eras, the overall trend of publication is rising.

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.

No. of scientists
200 400 600
Bar chart with 97 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 32–41 to 991+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 609. Most scientists, 609, have 142–151 publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 991 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 412–421 publications, is where this scientist sits. 32–41 publications: 7 scientists 42–51 publications: 22 scientists 52–61 publications: 82 scientists 62–71 publications: 134 scientists 72–81 publications: 249 scientists 82–91 publications: 324 scientists 92–101 publications: 421 scientists 102–111 publications: 420 scientists 112–121 publications: 497 scientists 122–131 publications: 544 scientists 132–141 publications: 555 scientists 142–151 publications: 609 scientists 152–161 publications: 559 scientists 162–171 publications: 534 scientists 172–181 publications: 556 scientists 182–191 publications: 583 scientists 192–201 publications: 519 scientists 202–211 publications: 508 scientists 212–221 publications: 490 scientists 222–231 publications: 437 scientists 232–241 publications: 423 scientists 242–251 publications: 408 scientists 252–261 publications: 377 scientists 262–271 publications: 301 scientists 272–281 publications: 335 scientists 282–291 publications: 320 scientists 292–301 publications: 293 scientists 302–311 publications: 250 scientists 312–321 publications: 238 scientists 322–331 publications: 206 scientists 332–341 publications: 209 scientists 342–351 publications: 208 scientists 352–361 publications: 162 scientists 362–371 publications: 176 scientists 372–381 publications: 127 scientists 382–391 publications: 158 scientists 392–401 publications: 128 scientists 402–411 publications: 104 scientists 412–421 publications: 94 scientists 422–431 publications: 99 scientists 432–441 publications: 83 scientists 442–451 publications: 108 scientists 452–461 publications: 73 scientists 462–471 publications: 77 scientists 472–481 publications: 69 scientists 482–491 publications: 84 scientists 492–501 publications: 62 scientists 502–511 publications: 54 scientists 512–521 publications: 57 scientists 522–531 publications: 51 scientists 532–541 publications: 51 scientists 542–551 publications: 32 scientists 552–561 publications: 38 scientists 562–571 publications: 28 scientists 572–581 publications: 43 scientists 582–591 publications: 33 scientists 592–601 publications: 41 scientists 602–611 publications: 32 scientists 612–621 publications: 28 scientists 622–631 publications: 25 scientists 632–641 publications: 27 scientists 642–651 publications: 17 scientists 652–661 publications: 20 scientists 662–671 publications: 17 scientists 672–681 publications: 15 scientists 682–691 publications: 14 scientists 692–701 publications: 21 scientists 702–711 publications: 13 scientists 712–721 publications: 12 scientists 722–731 publications: 19 scientists 732–741 publications: 14 scientists 742–751 publications: 12 scientists 752–761 publications: 10 scientists 762–771 publications: 10 scientists 772–781 publications: 11 scientists 782–791 publications: 10 scientists 792–801 publications: 11 scientists 802–811 publications: 8 scientists 812–821 publications: 8 scientists 822–831 publications: 7 scientists 832–841 publications: 11 scientists 842–851 publications: 10 scientists 852–861 publications: 5 scientists 862–871 publications: 9 scientists 872–881 publications: 4 scientists 882–891 publications: 6 scientists 892–901 publications: 3 scientists 902–911 publications: 6 scientists 912–921 publications: 3 scientists 922–931 publications: 2 scientists 932–941 publications: 2 scientists 942–951 publications: 2 scientists 952–961 publications: 3 scientists 962–971 publications: 3 scientists 972–981 publications: 3 scientists 982–990 publications: 5 scientists 991+ publications: 100 scientists
32–41 publications 991+

This scientist: 418 publications — 88th percentile

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

The last bar groups every scientist with 991 publications or more.

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Number of Computer Science scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 14,188 ranked scientists.
Publications Scientists This scientist
32–41 7
42–51 22
52–61 82
62–71 134
72–81 249
82–91 324
92–101 421
102–111 420
112–121 497
122–131 544
132–141 555
142–151 609
152–161 559
162–171 534
172–181 556
182–191 583
192–201 519
202–211 508
212–221 490
222–231 437
232–241 423
242–251 408
252–261 377
262–271 301
272–281 335
282–291 320
292–301 293
302–311 250
312–321 238
322–331 206
332–341 209
342–351 208
352–361 162
362–371 176
372–381 127
382–391 158
392–401 128
402–411 104
412–421 94 418
422–431 99
432–441 83
442–451 108
452–461 73
462–471 77
472–481 69
482–491 84
492–501 62
502–511 54
512–521 57
522–531 51
532–541 51
542–551 32
552–561 38
562–571 28
572–581 43
582–591 33
592–601 41
602–611 32
612–621 28
622–631 25
632–641 27
642–651 17
652–661 20
662–671 17
672–681 15
682–691 14
692–701 21
702–711 13
712–721 12
722–731 19
732–741 14
742–751 12
752–761 10
762–771 10
772–781 11
782–791 10
792–801 11
802–811 8
812–821 8
822–831 7
832–841 11
842–851 10
852–861 5
862–871 9
872–881 4
882–891 6
892–901 3
902–911 6
912–921 3
922–931 2
932–941 2
942–951 2
952–961 3
962–971 3
972–981 3
982–990 5
991+ 100
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Gert Pfurtscheller publication distribution in Computer Science in 2026 - data summary

  • The chart plots the publication count of all 14,188 Computer Science scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026, grouped into 97 ranges running from 32–41 to 991+ publications.
  • Gert Pfurtscheller, a Computer Science scholar from Graz University of Technology, records 418 publications - the 88th percentile of the discipline.
  • 88% of ranked Computer Science scientists score the same or lower than Gert Pfurtscheller, and about 12% score higher.
  • The median of the discipline falls in the 202–211 publications range, and Gert Pfurtscheller ranks above the median.
  • The most crowded range is 142–151 publications, holding 609 scientists (4% of the field).
  • 70% of the field sits in the lowest quarter of the value range (up to 272–281 publications), so the distribution is heavily right-skewed and high scores are rare.
  • The final bar has no upper bound: it groups every scientist with 991 publications or more, 100 scientists in all (<1% of the field).

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.

No. of scientists
200 400 600 800
Bar chart with 52 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 30–31 to 131+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 990. Most scientists, 990, have 36–37 D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 131 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 110–111 D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 30–31 D-Index: 879 scientists 32–33 D-Index: 983 scientists 34–35 D-Index: 918 scientists 36–37 D-Index: 990 scientists 38–39 D-Index: 968 scientists 40–41 D-Index: 907 scientists 42–43 D-Index: 821 scientists 44–45 D-Index: 763 scientists 46–47 D-Index: 689 scientists 48–49 D-Index: 543 scientists 50–51 D-Index: 543 scientists 52–53 D-Index: 518 scientists 54–55 D-Index: 500 scientists 56–57 D-Index: 458 scientists 58–59 D-Index: 400 scientists 60–61 D-Index: 337 scientists 62–63 D-Index: 308 scientists 64–65 D-Index: 292 scientists 66–67 D-Index: 249 scientists 68–69 D-Index: 213 scientists 70–71 D-Index: 192 scientists 72–73 D-Index: 189 scientists 74–75 D-Index: 165 scientists 76–77 D-Index: 139 scientists 78–79 D-Index: 119 scientists 80–81 D-Index: 121 scientists 82–83 D-Index: 113 scientists 84–85 D-Index: 88 scientists 86–87 D-Index: 87 scientists 88–89 D-Index: 75 scientists 90–91 D-Index: 69 scientists 92–93 D-Index: 57 scientists 94–95 D-Index: 46 scientists 96–97 D-Index: 38 scientists 98–99 D-Index: 34 scientists 100–101 D-Index: 36 scientists 102–103 D-Index: 27 scientists 104–105 D-Index: 37 scientists 106–107 D-Index: 18 scientists 108–109 D-Index: 31 scientists 110–111 D-Index: 19 scientists 112–113 D-Index: 16 scientists 114–115 D-Index: 12 scientists 116–117 D-Index: 20 scientists 118–119 D-Index: 15 scientists 120–121 D-Index: 5 scientists 122–123 D-Index: 20 scientists 124–125 D-Index: 8 scientists 126–127 D-Index: 5 scientists 128–129 D-Index: 7 scientists 130 D-Index: 3 scientists 131+ D-Index: 98 scientists
30–31 D-Index 131+

This scientist: 111 D-Index — 99th percentile

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

The last bar groups every scientist with 131 D-Index or more.

View D-Index distribution as a table
Number of Computer Science scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 14,188 ranked scientists.
D-Index Scientists This scientist
30–31 879
32–33 983
34–35 918
36–37 990
38–39 968
40–41 907
42–43 821
44–45 763
46–47 689
48–49 543
50–51 543
52–53 518
54–55 500
56–57 458
58–59 400
60–61 337
62–63 308
64–65 292
66–67 249
68–69 213
70–71 192
72–73 189
74–75 165
76–77 139
78–79 119
80–81 121
82–83 113
84–85 88
86–87 87
88–89 75
90–91 69
92–93 57
94–95 46
96–97 38
98–99 34
100–101 36
102–103 27
104–105 37
106–107 18
108–109 31
110–111 19 111
112–113 16
114–115 12
116–117 20
118–119 15
120–121 5
122–123 20
124–125 8
126–127 5
128–129 7
130 3
131+ 98
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Gert Pfurtscheller D-index placement in Computer Science in 2026 - data summary

  • The chart plots the discipline H-index (D-index) of all 14,188 Computer Science scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026, grouped into 52 ranges running from 30–31 to 131+ D-Index.
  • Gert Pfurtscheller, a Computer Science scholar from Graz University of Technology, records 111 D-Index - the 99th percentile of the discipline.
  • 99% of ranked Computer Science scientists score the same or lower than Gert Pfurtscheller, and about 1% score higher.
  • The median of the discipline falls in the 44–45 D-Index range, and Gert Pfurtscheller ranks above the median.
  • The most crowded range is 36–37 D-Index, holding 990 scientists (7% of the field).
  • 71% of the field sits in the lowest quarter of the value range (up to 54–55 D-Index), so the distribution is heavily right-skewed and high scores are rare.
  • The final bar has no upper bound: it groups every scientist with 131 D-Index or more, 98 scientists in all (<1% of the field).

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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