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Joachim Hermsdörfer 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 Joachim Hermsdörfer sits on this spectrum.

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38 publications 887+

This scientist: 248 publications — 74th percentile

74% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Joachim Hermsdörfer 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 Joachim Hermsdörfer sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 57 D-Index — 56th percentile

56% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 163 D-Index or more.

Overview

Joachim Hermsdörfer is affiliated with the Technical University of Munich in Germany. Their research spans several interconnected fields, primarily in medicine and neuroscience, with a focus on cognitive neuroscience, rehabilitation, neurology, psychiatry and mental health, and physical therapy, sports therapy and rehabilitation.

Their work addresses multiple topics, including motor control and adaptation, stroke rehabilitation and recovery, cerebral palsy and movement disorders, balance, gait, and falls prevention, muscle activation and electromyography studies, multiple sclerosis research studies, and virtual reality applications and impacts.

Recent publications by Joachim Hermsdörfer cover various aspects of neurorehabilitation and augmented reality. Notable papers include:

  • "The impact of visuospatial perception on distance judgment and depth perception in an Augmented Reality environment in patients after stroke: an exploratory study" (2021) published in Journal of NeuroEngineering and Rehabilitation
  • "Kinematic analysis of activities of daily living performance in frail elderly" (2022) published in BMC Geriatrics
  • "Fooling the size-weight illusion-Using augmented reality to eliminate the effect of size on perceptions of heaviness and sensorimotor prediction" (2021) published in Virtual Reality
  • "Improvement of Apraxia With Augmented Reality: Influencing Pantomime of Tool Use via Holographic Cues" (2021) published in Frontiers in Neurology
  • "Immediate Effects of Vibrotactile Biofeedback Instructions on Human Postural Control" (2021) published in the 2021 43rd Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine & Biology Society (EMBC)

Joachim Hermsdörfer frequently publishes in venues such as Scientific Reports, Journal of NeuroEngineering and Rehabilitation, Frontiers in Neurology, Research Square, and BMC Geriatrics.

Collaboration is a significant component of their research, with frequent co-authors including Philipp Gulde, Peter Rieckmann, Carmen Krewer, Stephanie Schmidle, and Chiara Höhler.

Best Publications

  • Grip force control during object manipulation in cerebral stroke.

    J Hermsdörfer;E Hagl;D.A Nowak;C Marquardt

  • Pantomime of Tool Use Depends on Integrity of Left Inferior Frontal Cortex

    Georg Goldenberg;Joachim Hermsdörfer;Ralf Glindemann;Chris Rorden

  • It takes the whole brain to make a cup of coffee: the neuropsychology of naturalistic actions involving technical devices.

    Karoline Hartmann;Georg Goldenberg;Maike Daumüller;Joachim Hermsdörfer

  • The effects of digital anaesthesia on predictive grip force adjustments during vertical movements of a grasped object

    Dennis A. Nowak;Joachim Hermsdörfer;Stefan Glasauer;Jens Philipp

  • How predictive is grip force control in the complete absence of somatosensory feedback

    Dennis A. Nowak;Stefan Glasauer;Joachim Hermsdörfer

  • Left inferior parietal dominance in gesture imitation: an fMRI study.

    Mark Mühlau;Joachim Hermsdörfer;Georg Goldenberg;Afra M. Wohlschläger

  • Grip force behavior during object manipulation in neurological disorders: Toward an objective evaluation of manual performance deficits

    Dennis A. Nowak;Joachim Hermsdörfer

  • Deficits of predictive grip force control during object manipulation in acute stroke.

    Dennis A. Nowak;Joachim Hermsdörfer;Helge Topka

  • Cortical correlates of gesture processing: clues to the cerebral mechanisms underlying apraxia during the imitation of meaningless gestures.

    Joachim Hermsdörfer;Georg Goldenberg;C. Wachsmuth;Bastian Conrad

  • Neural representations of pantomimed and actual tool use: Evidence from an event-related fMRI study

    J. Hermsdörfer;G. Terlinden;M. Mühlau;G. Goldenberg

  • The neural correlates of planning and executing actual tool use.

    Marie-Luise Brandi;Marie-Luise Brandi;Afra Wohlschläger;Christian Sorg;Joachim Hermsdörfer

  • Grip and load force coupling during discrete vertical arm movements with a grasped object in cerebellar atrophy.

    Dennis A. Nowak;Joachim Hermsdörfer;Christian Marquardt;Hans-Hermann Fuchs

  • Adjustments of speed and path when avoiding collisions with another pedestrian.

    Markus Huber;Yi-Huang Su;Melanie Krüger;Katrin Faschian

  • The role of the cerebellum for predictive control of grasping

    Dennis A. Nowak;Helge Topka;Dagmar Timmann;Henning Boecker

  • Selective deficits of grip force control during object manipulation in patients with reduced sensibility of the grasping digits.

    Dennis A. Nowak;Joachim Hermsdörfer

  • Lesion-Symptom Mapping of the Human Cerebellum

    D Timmann;B Brandauer;J Hermsdörfer;Winfried Ilg

  • Kinematic analysis of movement imitation in apraxia.

    J. Hermsdörfer;N. Mai;J. Spatt;C. Marquardt

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

    J Hermsdörfer;K Laimgruber;G Kerkhoff;N Mai

  • Preserved and impaired aspects of predictive grip force control in cerebellar patients.

    Katrin Rost;Dennis A. Nowak;Dagmar Timmann;Joachim Hermsdörfer

  • Different left brain regions are essential for grasping a tool compared with its subsequent use.

    Jennifer Randerath;Georg Goldenberg;Will Spijkers;Yong Li

  • Predictive and reactive control of grasping forces: on the role of the basal ganglia and sensory feedback.

    Dennis A. Nowak;Joachim Hermsdörfer

Frequent Co-Authors

Georg Goldenberg
Georg Goldenberg Technical University of Munich
Dagmar Timmann
Dagmar Timmann University of Duisburg-Essen
Dennis Nowak
Dennis Nowak Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München
Elke R. Gizewski
Elke R. Gizewski Innsbruck Medical University
Stefan Glasauer
Stefan Glasauer Brandenburg University of Technology
Afra M. Wohlschläger
Afra M. Wohlschläger Technical University of Munich
Alan M. Wing
Alan M. Wing University of Birmingham
Henning Boecker
Henning Boecker University of Bonn
Robert Riener
Robert Riener ETH Zurich
Chris Baber
Chris Baber University of Birmingham

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