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Joseph Classen

Joseph Classen

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Neuroscience

D-Index
73
Citations
27280
World Ranking
2167
National Ranking
194

Joseph Classen 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 Joseph Classen sits on this spectrum.

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38 publications 887+

This scientist: 333 publications — 86th percentile

86% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Joseph Classen 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 Joseph Classen sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 163+

This scientist: 73 D-Index — 78th percentile

78% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Joseph Classen is affiliated with Leipzig University in Germany and has made substantial contributions to the fields of Medicine and Neuroscience. Their research primarily focuses on Neurology, Cognitive Neuroscience, Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging, Psychiatry and Mental Health, and Physiology.

Their work encompasses several key topics within neuroscience and clinical studies, including:

  • Parkinson's Disease Mechanisms and Treatments
  • Neurological disorders and treatments
  • Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation Studies
  • Functional Brain Connectivity Studies
  • Advanced Neuroimaging Techniques and Applications
  • Alzheimer's disease research and treatments
  • Vestibular and auditory disorders

Joseph Classen's publication record includes research appearing in multiple venues with high frequency. The most common publication outlets for their work are:

  • Clinical Neurophysiology
  • Nuklearmedizin - NuclearMedicine
  • European Journal of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Journal of Neurology

Notable recent papers authored or coauthored by Joseph Classen include:

  • "Transcranial magnetic stimulation of the brain: What is stimulated? - A consensus and critical position paper," 2022, Clinical Neurophysiology
  • "Assessment of 18F-PI-2620 as a Biomarker in Progressive Supranuclear Palsy," 2020, JAMA Neurology
  • "Diagnostic contribution and therapeutic perspectives of transcranial magnetic stimulation in dementia," 2021, Clinical Neurophysiology
  • "Tau deposition patterns are associated with functional connectivity in primary tauopathies," 2022, Nature Communications
  • "Spatiotemporal features of β-γ phase-amplitude coupling in Parkinson's disease derived from scalp EEG," 2020, Brain

Collaboration has been a significant part of their research activity. Frequent coauthors on publications include:

  • Osama Sabri
  • Johannes Levin
  • Günter U. Höglinger
  • Henryk Barthel
  • Michael Rullmann

Best Publications

  • Depression of motor cortex excitability by low-frequency transcranial magnetic stimulation.

    R. Chen;J. Classen;C. Gerloff;P. Celnik

  • Induction of plasticity in the human motor cortex by paired associative stimulation.

    Katja Stefan;Erwin Kunesch;Leonardo G. Cohen;Reiner Benecke

  • Rapid Plasticity of Human Cortical Movement Representation Induced by Practice

    Joseph Classen;Joachim Liepert;Steven P. Wise;Mark Hallett

  • Differential effects on motorcortical inhibition induced by blockade of GABA uptake in humans

    Konrad J. Werhahn;Erwin Kunesch;Soheyl Noachtar;Reiner Benecke

  • Mechanisms of enhancement of human motor cortex excitability induced by interventional paired associative stimulation.

    Katja Stefan;Erwin Kunesch;Reiner Benecke;Leonardo G. Cohen

  • A temporally asymmetric Hebbian rule governing plasticity in the human motor cortex.

    Alexander Wolters;Friedhelm Sandbrink;Antje Schlottmann;Erwin Kunesch

  • Mechanisms of use-dependent plasticity in the human motor cortex

    Cathrin M. Bütefisch;Benjamin C. Davis;Steven P. Wise;Lumy Sawaki

  • Consensus: Motor cortex plasticity protocols

    Ulf Ziemann;Walter Paulus;Michael A. Nitsche;Alvaro Pascual-Leone

  • Modulation of Associative Human Motor Cortical Plasticity by Attention

    Katja Stefan;Matthias Wycislo;Joseph Classen

  • Anticoagulant reversal, blood pressure levels, and anticoagulant resumption in patients with anticoagulation-related intracerebral hemorrhage.

    Joji B. Kuramatsu;Stefan T. Gerner;Peter D. Schellinger;Jörg Glahn

  • Formation of a motor memory by action observation.

    Katja Stefan;Leonardo G. Cohen;Julie Duque;Riccardo Mazzocchio

  • Depression of Human Corticospinal Excitability Induced by Magnetic Theta-burst Stimulation: Evidence of Rapid Polarity-Reversing Metaplasticity

    Reinhard Gentner;Katharina Wankerl;Claus Reinsberger;Daniel Zeller

  • Transcranial magnetic stimulation of the brain: What is stimulated? – A consensus and critical position paper

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  • State of the art: Pharmacologic effects on cortical excitability measures tested by transcranial magnetic stimulation.

    Walter Paulus;Joseph Classen;Leonardo G. Cohen;Charles H. Large

  • Plasticity induced by non-invasive transcranial brain stimulation: A position paper.

    Ying Zu Huang;Ying Zu Huang;Ying Zu Huang;Ming Kue Lu;Andrea Antal;Joseph Classen

  • Pallidal deep brain stimulation in patients with primary generalised or segmental dystonia: 5-year follow-up of a randomised trial

    Jens Volkmann;Jens Volkmann;Alexander Wolters;Andreas Kupsch;Jörg Müller

  • Effects of tDCS on motor learning and memory formation: A consensus and critical position paper

    Ethan R. Buch;Emiliano Santarnecchi;Andrea Antal;Jan Born

  • Task-dependent changes of intracortical inhibition

    J. Liepert;J. Classen;L. G. Cohen;M. Hallett

  • Safety of different inter-train intervals for repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation and recommendations for safe ranges of stimulation parameters

    Robert Chen;Christian Gerloff;Joseph Classen;Eric M Wassermann

  • Temporary Occlusion of Associative Motor Cortical Plasticity by Prior Dynamic Motor Training

    Katja Stefan;Matthias Wycislo;Reinhard Gentner;Axel Schramm

  • Integrative visuomotor behavior is associated with interregionally coherent oscillations in the human brain.

    Joseph Classen;Christian Gerloff;Manabu Honda;Mark Hallett

Frequent Co-Authors

Leonardo G. Cohen
Leonardo G. Cohen National Institutes of Health
Henryk Barthel
Henryk Barthel Leipzig University
Reiner Benecke
Reiner Benecke University of Rostock
Matthias Brendel
Matthias Brendel Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München
Ulf Ziemann
Ulf Ziemann University of Tübingen
Mark Hallett
Mark Hallett National Institutes of Health
Gesa Hartwigsen
Gesa Hartwigsen Max Planck Society
John Seibyl
John Seibyl Yale University
Matthias L. Schroeter
Matthias L. Schroeter Max Planck Society
Victor L. Villemagne
Victor L. Villemagne University of Pittsburgh

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