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Niels Kuster

Niels Kuster

D-Index & Metrics

Electronics and Electrical Engineering

D-Index
76
Citations
22127
World Ranking
645
National Ranking
20

Niels Kuster publication distribution in Electronics and Electrical Engineering in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Electronics and Electrical Engineering in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Niels Kuster sits on this spectrum.

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34 publications 1,065+

This scientist: 475 publications — 82nd percentile

82% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 1,065 publications or more.

Niels Kuster D-index placement in Electronics and Electrical Engineering in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Electronics and Electrical Engineering scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Niels Kuster sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 111+

This scientist: 76 D-Index — 91st percentile

91% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 111 D-Index or more.

Overview

Niels Kuster is affiliated with ETH Zurich in Switzerland. Their research spans multiple interconnected fields, mainly focusing on Engineering, Neuroscience, and Medicine. They have a significant presence in specialized subfields such as Biomedical Engineering, Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Neurology, Biophysics, and Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience.

Their academic contributions emphasize several topics, including:

  • Electromagnetic Fields and Biological Effects
  • Neuroscience and Neural Engineering
  • Neurological disorders and treatments
  • Ultrasound and Hyperthermia Applications
  • Wireless Body Area Networks
  • EEG and Brain-Computer Interfaces
  • Advanced MRI Techniques and Applications

Kuster's publication output includes research articles published in reputable venues. Frequent venues where their work appears include:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Bioelectromagnetics
  • Neuromodulation Technology at the Neural Interface
  • Brain stimulation
  • Journal of Neural Engineering

Among their recent papers are the following:

  • Activity-dependent spinal cord neuromodulation rapidly restores trunk and leg motor functions after complete paralysis, 2022, Nature Medicine
  • Non-invasive temporal interference electrical stimulation of the human hippocampus, 2023, Nature Neuroscience
  • RF-INDUCED TEMPERATURE INCREASE IN A STRATIFIED MODEL OF THE SKIN FOR PLANE-WAVE EXPOSURE AT 6-100 GHZ, 2020, Radiation Protection Dosimetry
  • The SPARC DRC: Building a Resource for the Autonomic Nervous System Community, 2021, Frontiers in Physiology
  • Accuracy Assessment of Numerical Dosimetry for the Evaluation of Human Exposure to Electric Vehicle Inductive Charging Systems, 2020, IEEE Transactions on Electromagnetic Compatibility

Kuster collaborates frequently with a number of co-authors who have contributed extensively to their joint research projects. Notable frequent co-authors include:

  • Esra Neufeld
  • Antonino M. Cassarà
  • Taylor Newton
  • Fariba Karimi
  • Myles Capstick

Best Publications

  • Noninvasive Deep Brain Stimulation via Temporally Interfering Electric Fields

    Nir Grossman;David Bono;Nina Dedic;Suhasa B. Kodandaramaiah

  • IT’IS Database for Thermal and Electromagnetic Parameters of Biological Tissues

    P.A. Hasgall;Esra Neufeld;E. Neufeld;Marie-Christine Gosselin

  • Development of a new generation of high-resolution anatomical models for medical device evaluation: the Virtual Population 3.0

    Marie-Christine Gosselin;Esra Neufeld;Heidi Moser;Eveline Huber

  • Electromagnetic fields, such as those from mobile phones, alter regional cerebral blood flow and sleep and waking EEG.

    R. Huber;V. Treyer;A. A. Borbély;J. Schuderer

  • Energy absorption mechanism by biological bodies in the near field of dipole antennas above 300 MHz

    N. Kuster;Q. Balzano

  • Exposure to pulsed high-frequency electromagnetic field during waking affects human sleep EEG.

    Reto Huber;Thomas Graf;Kimberly A. Cote;Lutz Wittmann

  • CEM43°C thermal dose thresholds: a potential guide for magnetic resonance radiofrequency exposure levels?

    Gerard C. van Rhoon;Theodoros Samaras;Pavel S. Yarmolenko;Mark W. Dewhirst

  • The dependence of EM energy absorption upon human head modeling at 900 MHz

    V. Hombach;K. Meier;M. Burkhardt;E. Kuhn

  • The dependence of electromagnetic energy absorption upon human head tissue composition in the frequency range of 300-3000 MHz

    A. Drossos;V. Santomaa;N. Kuster

  • Assessing Human Exposure to Electromagnetic Fields From Wireless Power Transmission Systems

    A. Christ;M. Douglas;J. Nadakuduti;N. Kuster

  • Evaluation of Wireless Resonant Power Transfer Systems With Human Electromagnetic Exposure Limits

    A. Christ;M. G. Douglas;J. M. Roman;E. B. Cooper

  • The dependence of electromagnetic far-field absorption on body tissue composition in the frequency range from 300 MHz to 6 GHz

    A. Christ;A. Klingenbock;T. Samaras;C. Goiceanu

  • Automated E-field scanning system for dosimetric assessments

    T. Schmid;O. Egger;N. Kuster

  • An Attempt to Model the Human Body as a Communication Channel

    M.S. Wegmueller;A. Kuhn;J. Froehlich;M. Oberle

  • Differences in energy absorption between heads of adults and children in the near field of sources.

    Frank Schonborn;Michael Burkhardt;Niels Kuster

  • Exposure to pulse-modulated radio frequency electromagnetic fields affects regional cerebral blood flow.

    R. Huber;V. Treyer;J. Schuderer;T. Berthold

  • Electromagnetic fields affect transcript levels of apoptosis-related genes in embryonic stem cell-derived neural progenitor cells

    Teodora Nikolova;Jaroslaw Czyz;Alexandra Rolletschek;Przemyslaw Blyszczuk

  • Signal Transmission by Galvanic Coupling Through the Human Body

    M.S. Wegmueller;M. Oberle;N. Felber;N. Kuster

  • Comparisons of computed mobile phone induced SAR in the SAM phantom to that in anatomically correct models of the human head

    B.B. Beard;W. Kainz;T. Onishi;T. Iyama

  • Radio frequency electromagnetic field exposure in humans: Estimation of SAR distribution in the brain, effects on sleep and heart rate.

    Reto Huber;Jürgen Schuderer;Thomas Graf;Kathrin Jütz

Frequent Co-Authors

Peter Achermann
Peter Achermann University of Zurich
Luc Martens
Luc Martens Ghent University
Bengt B. Arnetz
Bengt B. Arnetz Michigan State University
Wout Joseph
Wout Joseph Ghent University
Joe Wiart
Joe Wiart Institut Mines-Télécom
Martin Röösli
Martin Röösli Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute
Reto Huber
Reto Huber University of Zurich
Gerard C. van Rhoon
Gerard C. van Rhoon Erasmus University Rotterdam
Axel Thielscher
Axel Thielscher Technical University of Denmark

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