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Martin Sommer 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 Martin Sommer sits on this spectrum.

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38 publications 887+

This scientist: 123 publications — 29th percentile

29% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Martin Sommer 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 Martin Sommer sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 163+

This scientist: 36 D-Index — 7th percentile

7% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Martin Sommer is affiliated with the University of Göttingen in Germany and has a research focus primarily in the fields of neuroscience and psychology. Their output includes work that intersects various subfields such as cognitive neuroscience, clinical psychology, endocrine and autonomic systems, social psychology, and cellular and molecular neuroscience.

Their research addresses several core topics, including stuttering research and treatment, neurobiology of language and bilingualism, neuroendocrine regulation and behavior, neuroscience of respiration and sleep, sleep and wakefulness research, phonetics and phonology research, and neuroscience and neuropharmacology research.

Sommer's recent publications include:

  • Astrocytes monitor cerebral perfusion and control systemic circulation to maintain brain blood flow, 2020, Nature Communications
  • Dopamine, vocalization, and astrocytes, 2021, Brain and Language
  • Investigation of Risperidone Treatment Associated With Enhanced Brain Activity in Patients Who Stutter, 2021, Frontiers in Neuroscience
  • Physiology: New Insights into Central Oxygen Sensing, 2020, Current Biology
  • Contributions of carotid bodies, retrotrapezoid nucleus neurons and preBötzinger complex astrocytes to the CO2-sensitive drive for breathing, 2023, The Journal of Physiology

Frequent publication venues for Sommer include bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory), Nature Communications, Brain and Language, The Journal of Physiology, and Current Research in Neurobiology.

Sommer often collaborates with a group of researchers, reflecting consistent coauthorship with Gerald A. Maguire, Ariana Z. Turk, Marissa Millwater, Afuh Adeck, and Ruli Zhang. These collaborations likely span multiple projects and contribute to the diverse areas reflected in their work.

Best Publications

  • Disconnection of speech-relevant brain areas in persistent developmental stuttering

    Martin Sommer;Martin Sommer;Martin A Koch;Walter Paulus;Cornelius Weiller

  • White Matter Asymmetry in the Human Brain: A Diffusion Tensor MRI Study

    C. Büchel;T. Raedler;M. Sommer;M. Sach

  • Half sine, monophasic and biphasic transcranial magnetic stimulation of the human motor cortex.

    Martin Sommer;Aránzazu Alfaro;Milena Rummel;Sascha Speck

  • Lasting influence of repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation on intracortical excitability in human subjects

    Tao Wu;Martin Sommer;Frithjof Tergau;Walter Paulus

  • What causes stuttering

    Christian Büchel;Martin Sommer

  • Consensus: New methodologies for brain stimulation

    Ying-Zu Huang;Martin Sommer;Gary Thickbroom;Masashi Hamada

  • Learning in Parkinson's disease: eyeblink conditioning, declarative learning, and procedural learning.

    Martin Sommer;Jordan Grafman;Kim Clark;Mark Hallett

  • Neuronal tissue polarization induced by repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation

    Martin Sommer;Nicolas Lang;Frithjof Tergau;Walter Paulus

  • Thermal hypoaesthesia differentiates secondary restless legs syndrome associated with small fibre neuropathy from primary restless legs syndrome

    Cornelius G. Bachmann;Roman Rolke;Uta Scheidt;Christine Stadelmann

  • Structural connectivity of right frontal hyperactive areas scales with stuttering severity.

    Nicole E Neef;Nicole E Neef;Alfred Anwander;Christoph Bütfering;Carsten Schmidt-Samoa

  • Comparative assessment of best conventional with best theta burst repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation protocols on human motor cortex excitability.

    Noman Zafar;Walter Paulus;Martin Sommer

  • Breaks during 5 Hz rTMS are essential for facilitatory after effects

    H. Rothkegel;M. Sommer;W. Paulus

  • Pregabalin in restless legs syndrome with and without neuropathic pain.

    M. Sommer;C. G. Bachmann;K. M. Liebetanz;J. Schindehütte

  • Intracortical excitability in the hand motor representation in hand dystonia and blepharospasm.

    Martin Sommer;Diane Ruge;Frithjof Tergau;Wolfgang Beuche

  • Repetitive paired-pulse transcranial magnetic stimulation affects corticospinal excitability and finger tapping in Parkinson's disease

    Martin Sommer;Torsten Kamm;Frithjof Tergau;Gudrun Ulm

  • Opposite optimal current flow directions for induction of neuroplasticity and excitation threshold in the human motor cortex.

    Martin Sommer;Christoph Norden;Lars Schmack;Holger Rothkegel;Holger Rothkegel

  • Intra- and interindividual variability of motor responses to repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation.

    M Sommer;T Wu;F Tergau;W Paulus

  • Speech dynamics are coded in the left motor cortex in fluent speakers but not in adults who stutter

    Nicole E. Neef;Nicole E. Neef;T. N. Linh Hoang;Andreas Neef;Walter Paulus

  • Orientation-specific fast rTMS maximizes corticospinal inhibition and facilitation

    Tobias Tings;Nicolas Lang;Frithjof Tergau;Walter Paulus

  • Right-shift for non-speech motor processing in adults who stutter

    Nicole E. Neef;Kristina Jung;Holger Rothkegel;Bettina Pollok

Frequent Co-Authors

Walter Paulus
Walter Paulus University of Göttingen
Frithjof Tergau
Frithjof Tergau University of Göttingen
Nicolas Lang
Nicolas Lang Kiel University
Michael A. Nitsche
Michael A. Nitsche TU Dortmund University
John C. Rothwell
John C. Rothwell University College London
Sue O'Brian
Sue O'Brian University of Technology Sydney
Ann Packman
Ann Packman University of Technology Sydney
Ross G. Menzies
Ross G. Menzies University of Technology Sydney
Sheena Reilly
Sheena Reilly Griffith University
Claudia Trenkwalder
Claudia Trenkwalder University of Göttingen

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