World's Best Scientists 2026 revealed!
Patrick Ragert

Patrick Ragert

D-Index & Metrics

Neuroscience

D-Index
42
Citations
8522
World Ranking
7581
National Ranking
636

Patrick Ragert 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 Patrick Ragert sits on this spectrum.

38–47 publications: 18 scientists 48–57 publications: 79 scientists 58–67 publications: 193 scientists 68–77 publications: 323 scientists 78–87 publications: 406 scientists 88–97 publications: 452 scientists 98–107 publications: 539 scientists 108–117 publications: 505 scientists 118–127 publications: 522 scientists 128–137 publications: 469 scientists 138–147 publications: 456 scientists 148–157 publications: 459 scientists 158–167 publications: 397 scientists 168–177 publications: 383 scientists 178–187 publications: 350 scientists 188–197 publications: 302 scientists 198–207 publications: 306 scientists 208–217 publications: 262 scientists 218–227 publications: 242 scientists 228–237 publications: 220 scientists 238–247 publications: 203 scientists 248–257 publications: 174 scientists 258–267 publications: 176 scientists 268–277 publications: 175 scientists 278–287 publications: 125 scientists 288–297 publications: 116 scientists 298–307 publications: 127 scientists 308–317 publications: 128 scientists 318–327 publications: 99 scientists 328–337 publications: 89 scientists 338–347 publications: 78 scientists 348–357 publications: 96 scientists 358–367 publications: 66 scientists 368–377 publications: 59 scientists 378–387 publications: 65 scientists 388–397 publications: 54 scientists 398–407 publications: 48 scientists 408–417 publications: 49 scientists 418–427 publications: 34 scientists 428–437 publications: 31 scientists 438–447 publications: 30 scientists 448–457 publications: 31 scientists 458–467 publications: 36 scientists 468–477 publications: 40 scientists 478–487 publications: 35 scientists 488–497 publications: 30 scientists 498–507 publications: 23 scientists 508–517 publications: 26 scientists 518–527 publications: 20 scientists 528–537 publications: 23 scientists 538–547 publications: 20 scientists 548–557 publications: 20 scientists 558–567 publications: 17 scientists 568–577 publications: 14 scientists 578–587 publications: 20 scientists 588–597 publications: 20 scientists 598–607 publications: 19 scientists 608–617 publications: 18 scientists 618–627 publications: 17 scientists 628–637 publications: 11 scientists 638–647 publications: 11 scientists 648–657 publications: 11 scientists 658–667 publications: 8 scientists 668–677 publications: 7 scientists 678–687 publications: 11 scientists 688–697 publications: 10 scientists 698–707 publications: 4 scientists 708–717 publications: 6 scientists 718–727 publications: 5 scientists 728–737 publications: 5 scientists 738–747 publications: 9 scientists 748–757 publications: 9 scientists 758–767 publications: 3 scientists 768–777 publications: 7 scientists 778–787 publications: 7 scientists 788–797 publications: 6 scientists 798–807 publications: 2 scientists 808–817 publications: 2 scientists 818–827 publications: 7 scientists 828–837 publications: 0 scientists 838–847 publications: 9 scientists 848–857 publications: 3 scientists 858–867 publications: 1 scientists 868–877 publications: 3 scientists 878–886 publications: 6 scientists 887+ publications: 100 scientists
38 publications 887+

This scientist: 164 publications — 49th percentile

49% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Patrick Ragert 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 Patrick Ragert sits on this spectrum.

30–31 D-Index: 42 scientists 32–33 D-Index: 172 scientists 34–35 D-Index: 296 scientists 36–37 D-Index: 435 scientists 38–39 D-Index: 459 scientists 40–41 D-Index: 456 scientists 42–43 D-Index: 467 scientists 44–45 D-Index: 478 scientists 46–47 D-Index: 512 scientists 48–49 D-Index: 435 scientists 50–51 D-Index: 425 scientists 52–53 D-Index: 418 scientists 54–55 D-Index: 392 scientists 56–57 D-Index: 357 scientists 58–59 D-Index: 334 scientists 60–61 D-Index: 328 scientists 62–63 D-Index: 260 scientists 64–65 D-Index: 278 scientists 66–67 D-Index: 239 scientists 68–69 D-Index: 250 scientists 70–71 D-Index: 210 scientists 72–73 D-Index: 200 scientists 74–75 D-Index: 189 scientists 76–77 D-Index: 170 scientists 78–79 D-Index: 146 scientists 80–81 D-Index: 113 scientists 82–83 D-Index: 126 scientists 84–85 D-Index: 100 scientists 86–87 D-Index: 84 scientists 88–89 D-Index: 99 scientists 90–91 D-Index: 84 scientists 92–93 D-Index: 85 scientists 94–95 D-Index: 72 scientists 96–97 D-Index: 76 scientists 98–99 D-Index: 45 scientists 100–101 D-Index: 49 scientists 102–103 D-Index: 43 scientists 104–105 D-Index: 32 scientists 106–107 D-Index: 45 scientists 108–109 D-Index: 50 scientists 110–111 D-Index: 32 scientists 112–113 D-Index: 39 scientists 114–115 D-Index: 32 scientists 116–117 D-Index: 29 scientists 118–119 D-Index: 27 scientists 120–121 D-Index: 19 scientists 122–123 D-Index: 23 scientists 124–125 D-Index: 27 scientists 126–127 D-Index: 16 scientists 128–129 D-Index: 24 scientists 130–131 D-Index: 13 scientists 132–133 D-Index: 21 scientists 134–135 D-Index: 17 scientists 136–137 D-Index: 14 scientists 138–139 D-Index: 15 scientists 140–141 D-Index: 10 scientists 142–143 D-Index: 10 scientists 144–145 D-Index: 13 scientists 146–147 D-Index: 9 scientists 148–149 D-Index: 8 scientists 150–151 D-Index: 6 scientists 152–153 D-Index: 6 scientists 154–155 D-Index: 7 scientists 156–157 D-Index: 7 scientists 158–159 D-Index: 10 scientists 160–161 D-Index: 4 scientists 162 D-Index: 8 scientists 163+ D-Index: 100 scientists
30 D-Index 163+

This scientist: 42 D-Index — 22nd percentile

22% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Patrick Ragert is affiliated with Leipzig University in Germany and has an extensive research portfolio in neuroscience and medicine, with a focus on cognitive neuroscience and neurology. Their work spans several subfields including biomedical engineering, orthopedics and sports medicine, as well as radiology, nuclear medicine, and imaging.

The scientist has contributed to topics such as transcranial magnetic stimulation studies, motor control and adaptation, muscle activation and electromyography studies, vestibular and auditory disorders, EEG and brain-computer interfaces, sports performance and training, and optical imaging and spectroscopy techniques.

Frequent publication venues for their work include Scientific Reports, Brain Stimulation, bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory), Frontiers in Aging Neuroscience, and PLoS ONE.

  • Scientific Reports
  • Brain Stimulation
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Frontiers in Aging Neuroscience
  • PLoS ONE

Some of the recent publications by Patrick Ragert include:

  • Single-session anodal transcranial direct current stimulation to enhance sport-specific performance in athletes: A systematic review and meta-analysis (2022), Brain Stimulation
  • A checklist for assessing the methodological quality of concurrent tES-fMRI studies (ContES checklist): a consensus study and statement (2022), Nature Protocols
  • Neurodiagnostics in Sports: Investigating the Athlete's Brain to Augment Performance and Sport-Specific Skills (2020), Frontiers in Human Neuroscience
  • Corticomuscular interactions during different movement periods in a multi-joint compound movement (2020), Scientific Reports
  • Reduction of somatosensory functional connectivity by transcranial alternating current stimulation at endogenous mu-frequency (2020), NeuroImage

Patrick Ragert often collaborates with other researchers. Their frequent co-authors include Tom Maudrich, Rouven Kenville, Elisabeth Kaminski, Arno Villringer, and Daniel Carius.

  • Tom Maudrich
  • Rouven Kenville
  • Elisabeth Kaminski
  • Arno Villringer
  • Daniel Carius

Best Publications

  • Contribution of transcranial magnetic stimulation to the understanding of cortical mechanisms involved in motor control

    Janine Reis;Orlando B. Swayne;Yves Vandermeeren;Mickael Camus

  • Dynamic Properties of Human Brain Structure: Learning-Related Changes in Cortical Areas and Associated Fiber Connections

    Marco Taubert;Bogdan Draganski;Alfred Anwander;Karsten Müller

  • Sensorimotor Returning in Complex Regional Pain Syndrome Parallels Pain Reduction

    Burkhard Pleger;Martin Tegenthoff;Patrick Ragert;Ann-Freya Förster

  • Patterns of cortical reorganization parallel impaired tactile discrimination and pain intensity in complex regional pain syndrome

    Burkhard Pleger;Patrick Ragert;Peter Schwenkreis;Ann-Freya Förster

  • Long-term effects of motor training on resting-state networks and underlying brain structure.

    Marco Taubert;Gabriele Lohmann;Daniel S. Margulies;Arno Villringer

  • Pharmacological modulation of perceptual learning and associated cortical reorganization.

    Hubert R. Dinse;Patrick Ragert;Burkhard Pleger;Peter Schwenkreis

  • Functional imaging of perceptual learning in human primary and secondary somatosensory cortex.

    Burkhard Pleger;Ann Freya Foerster;Patrick Ragert;Hubert R Dinse

  • Shifts in cortical representations predict human discrimination improvement.

    Burkhard Pleger;Hubert R. Dinse;Patrick Ragert;Peter Schwenkreis

  • Superior tactile performance and learning in professional pianists: evidence for meta-plasticity in musicians.

    Patrick Ragert;Alexander Schmidt;Eckart Altenmüller;Hubert R. Dinse

  • Improvement of Tactile Discrimination Performance and Enlargement of Cortical Somatosensory Maps after 5 Hz rTMS

    Martin Tegenthoff;Patrick Ragert;Burkhard Pleger;Peter Schwenkreis

  • Structural brain plasticity in Parkinson's disease induced by balance training

    Bernhard Sehm;Bernhard Sehm;Marco Taubert;Virginia Conde;David Weise

  • Mean sustained pain levels are linked to hemispherical side-to-side differences of primary somatosensory cortex in the complex regional pain syndrome I.

    Burkhard Pleger;Martin Tegenthoff;Peter Schwenkreis;Frank Janssen

  • A Comparison between Uni- and Bilateral tDCS Effects on Functional Connectivity of the Human Motor Cortex

    Bernhard Sehm;Bernhard Sehm;Judy Kipping;Alexander Schäfer;Arno Villringer;Arno Villringer

  • Tactile coactivation resets age‐related decline of human tactile discrimination

    Hubert R. Dinse;Nadine Kleibel;Tobias Kalisch;Patrick Ragert

  • Dynamic modulation of intrinsic functional connectivity by transcranial direct current stimulation.

    Bernhard Sehm;Alexander Schäfer;Judy Kipping;Daniel S. Margulies

  • Improvement of spatial tactile acuity by transcranial direct current stimulation.

    Patrick Ragert;Yves Vandermeeren;Mickael Camus;Leonardo G. Cohen

  • Impaired Tactile Acuity in Old Age Is Accompanied by Enlarged Hand Representations in Somatosensory Cortex

    Tobias Kalisch;Patrick Ragert;Peter Schwenkreis;Hubert R. Dinse

  • Improvement of tactile perception and enhancement of cortical excitability through intermittent theta burst rTMS over human primary somatosensory cortex

    Patrick Ragert;Stephanie Franzkowiak;Peter Schwenkreis;Martin Tegenthoff

  • Transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) over primary motor cortex leg area promotes dynamic balance task performance

    Elisabeth Kaminski;Christopher J. Steele;Christopher J. Steele;Maike Hoff;Maike Hoff;Christopher Gundlach;Christopher Gundlach

  • Assessment of sensorimotor cortical representation asymmetries and motor skills in violin players

    Peter Schwenkreis;Susan El Tom;Patrick Ragert;Burkhard Pleger

  • Sustained increase of somatosensory cortex excitability by 5 Hz repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation studied by paired median nerve stimulation in humans.

    Patrick Ragert;Michael Becker;Martin Tegenthoff;Burkhard Pleger

Frequent Co-Authors

Arno Villringer
Arno Villringer Max Planck Institute for Human Cognitive and Brain Sciences
Hubert R. Dinse
Hubert R. Dinse Ruhr University Bochum
Martin Tegenthoff
Martin Tegenthoff Ruhr University Bochum
Burkhard Pleger
Burkhard Pleger Ruhr University Bochum
Peter Schwenkreis
Peter Schwenkreis Ruhr University Bochum
Leonardo G. Cohen
Leonardo G. Cohen National Institutes of Health
Bogdan Draganski
Bogdan Draganski University Hospital of Bern
Christoph Maier
Christoph Maier Ruhr University Bochum
Daniel S. Margulies
Daniel S. Margulies Centre national de la recherche scientifique, CNRS

If you think any of the details on this page are incorrect, let us know.

Report an issue

We appreciate your kind effort to assist us to improve this page, it would be helpful providing us with as much detail as possible in the text box below:

Related Online Degrees & Career Pathways

Considering a career in neuroscience opens doors to diverse fields, many of which are accessible through related online degrees. For those interested in the therapeutic side of brain sciences, a marriage and family therapist degree can offer foundational knowledge in mental health, client care, and family systems — all relevant to understanding behavioral neuroscience.

Prospective students seeking broad psychological expertise may explore a online masters psychology program. This pathway introduces advanced psychological theory, research methods, and practical skills applicable in both neuroscience and clinical settings.

For those just beginning or looking for flexible options, pursuing a psychology degree online provides essential training in cognitive science and research, which serves as an excellent base for further neuroscience study.

Additionally, neuroscience graduates with an interest in social work can benefit from online msw programs. These programs equip students to apply neuroscience insights to social services, advocacy, and client-focused care.

With these online degrees, students can carve unique career pathways in mental health, therapy, research, and social support — all while building a solid foundation in neuroscience and psychology.

Best Scientists Citing Patrick Ragert

Trending Scientists

Recently Published Articles