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Meigen Liu

Meigen Liu

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Neuroscience

D-Index
48
Citations
8006
World Ranking
6224
National Ranking
204

Meigen Liu 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 Meigen Liu sits on this spectrum.

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38 publications 887+

This scientist: 311 publications — 84th percentile

84% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Meigen Liu 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 Meigen Liu sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 163+

This scientist: 48 D-Index — 37th percentile

37% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Meigen Liu is affiliated with Keio University in Japan and has contributed extensively to the field of medicine, with a particular emphasis on rehabilitation. Their research spans several subfields including rehabilitation, neurology, psychiatry and mental health, cognitive neuroscience, and biomedical engineering.

Their work primarily focuses on topics related to stroke rehabilitation and recovery, botulinum toxin and related neurological disorders, cerebral palsy and movement disorders, muscle activation and electromyography studies, EEG and brain-computer interfaces, spatial neglect and hemispheric dysfunction, and musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation.

Meigen Liu has published scholarly articles in various journals, frequently appearing in the following publication venues:

  • Journal of Stroke and Cerebrovascular Diseases
  • Frontiers in Neurology
  • The Keio Journal of Medicine
  • PLoS ONE
  • The Japanese Journal of Rehabilitation Medicine

Recent papers include:

  • Validity and Reliability of the Semmes-Weinstein Monofilament Test and the Thumb Localizing Test in Patients With Stroke, 2021, Frontiers in Neurology
  • Item Difficulty of Fugl-Meyer Assessment for Upper Extremity in Persons With Chronic Stroke With Moderate-to-Severe Upper Limb Impairment, 2020, Frontiers in Neurology
  • Right as well as left unilateral spatial neglect influences rehabilitation outcomes and its recovery is important for determining discharge destination in subacute stroke patients, 2020, European Journal of Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine
  • Influence of right versus left unilateral spatial neglect on the functional recovery after rehabilitation in sub-acute stroke patients, 2020, Neuropsychological Rehabilitation
  • Brain-machine Interface (BMI)-based Neurorehabilitation for Post-stroke Upper Limb Paralysis, 2022, The Keio Journal of Medicine

Meigen Liu collaborates with several frequent co-authors, including:

  • Michiyuki Kawakami
  • Kohei Okuyama
  • Kunitsugu Kondo
  • Katsuhiro Mizuno
  • Tetsuya Tsuji

The body of work by Meigen Liu reflects a focus on clinical tools and assessments related to stroke rehabilitation, neurorehabilitation technologies such as brain-machine interfaces, and the influence of neurological conditions on functional recovery.

Best Publications

  • Brain-computer interfaces for post-stroke motor rehabilitation: a meta-analysis

    María A. Cervera;Surjo R. Soekadar;Junichi Ushiba;José del R. Millán

  • Effects of neurofeedback training with an electroencephalogram-based brain-computer interface for hand paralysis in patients with chronic stroke: a preliminary case series study.

    Keiichiro Shindo;Kimiko Kawashima;Junichi Ushiba;Naoki Ota

  • The Stroke impairment assessment set : its internal consistency and predictive validity

    Tetsuya Tsuji;Meigen Liu;Shigeru Sonoda;Kazuhisa Domen

  • Event-related desynchronization reflects downregulation of intracortical inhibition in human primary motor cortex

    Mitsuaki Takemi;Yoshihisa Masakado;Meigen Liu;Junichi Ushiba

  • Brain-computer interface with somatosensory feedback improves functional recovery from severe hemiplegia due to chronic stroke

    Takashi Ono;Keiichiro Shindo;Kimiko Kawashima;Naoki Ota

  • Prism adaptation therapy enhances rehabilitation of stroke patients with unilateral spatial neglect: a randomized, controlled trial.

    Katsuhiro Mizuno;Tetsuya Tsuji;Toru Takebayashi;Toshiyuki Fujiwara

  • Identification of a simple screening tool for dysphagia in patients with stroke using factor analysis of multiple dysphagia variables.

    Kaori Nishiwaki;Tetsuya Tsuji;Meigen Liu;Kimitaka Hase

  • Comorbidity measures for stroke outcome research: A preliminary study

    Meigen Liu;Kazuhisa Domen;Naoichi Chino

  • ADL structure for stroke patients in Japan based on the functional independence measure

    Tetsuya Tsuji;Shigeru Sonoda;Kazuhisa Domen;Eiichi Saitoh

  • Modulation of mu rhythm desynchronization during motor imagery by transcranial direct current stimulation

    Jun Matsumoto;Toshiyuki Fujiwara;Osamu Takahashi;Meigen Liu

  • Anti-IL-6-receptor antibody promotes repair of spinal cord injury by inducing microglia-dominant inflammation

    Masahiko Mukaino;Masaya Nakamura;Osamu Yamada;Seiji Okada

  • Motor improvement and corticospinal modulation induced by hybrid assistive neuromuscular dynamic stimulation (HANDS) therapy in patients with chronic stroke

    Toshiyuki Fujiwara;Yuko Kasashima;Kaoru Honaga;Yoshihiro Muraoka

  • Efficacy of brain-computer interface-driven neuromuscular electrical stimulation for chronic paresis after stroke

    Masahiko Mukaino;Takashi Ono;Keiichiro Shindo;Toshiyuki Fujiwara

  • Functional Recovery from Neural Stem/Progenitor Cell Transplantation Combined with Treadmill Training in Mice with Chronic Spinal Cord Injury

    Syoichi Tashiro;Soraya Nishimura;Hiroki Iwai;Keiko Sugai

  • BDNF Induced by Treadmill Training Contributes to the Suppression of Spasticity and Allodynia After Spinal Cord Injury via Upregulation of KCC2.

    Syoichi Tashiro;Munehisa Shinozaki;Masahiko Mukaino;François Renault-Mihara

  • Psychometric Properties of the Stroke Impairment Assessment Set (SIAS)

    Meigen Liu;Naoichi Chino;Testuya Tuji;Yoshihisa Masakado

  • Muscle damage progression in Duchenne muscular dystrophy evaluated by a new quantitative computed tomography method

    Meigen Liu;Naoichi Chino;Tadayuki Ishihara

  • Modulation of event-related desynchronization during motor imagery with transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) in patients with chronic hemiparetic stroke.

    Yuko Kasashima;Toshiyuki Fujiwara;Yayoi Matsushika;Tetsuya Tsuji

  • Contribution of propriospinal neurons to recovery of hand dexterity after corticospinal tract lesions in monkeys.

    Takamichi Tohyama;Takamichi Tohyama;Masaharu Kinoshita;Kenta Kobayashi;Kenta Kobayashi;Kaoru Isa

  • Between-subject variance in the magnitude of corticomuscular coherence during tonic isometric contraction of the tibialis anterior muscle in healthy young adults.

    Junichi Ushiyama;Tatsuya Suzuki;Yoshihisa Masakado;Kimitaka Hase

  • Development of a new measure to assess trunk impairment after stroke (trunk impairment scale): its psychometric properties.

    Toshiyuki Fujiwara;Meigen Liu;Tetsuya Tsuji;Shigeru Sonoda

Frequent Co-Authors

Masaya Nakamura
Masaya Nakamura Keio University
Yoshiaki Toyama
Yoshiaki Toyama Keio University
Hideyuki Okano
Hideyuki Okano Keio University
Takashi Hanakawa
Takashi Hanakawa Kyoto University
Mitsuo Kawato
Mitsuo Kawato Advanced Telecommunications Research Institute International
Tadashi Isa
Tadashi Isa Kyoto University
Ying-Zu Huang
Ying-Zu Huang Chang Gung University
Jun Morimoto
Jun Morimoto Advanced Telecommunications Research Institute International
Manabu Honda
Manabu Honda National Institutes of Natural Sciences
Kiyoshi Kita
Kiyoshi Kita Nagasaki University

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