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Philip A. Starr 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 Philip A. Starr sits on this spectrum.

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38 publications 887+

This scientist: 321 publications — 85th percentile

85% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Philip A. Starr 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 Philip A. Starr sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 79 D-Index — 83rd percentile

83% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Overview

Philip A. Starr is affiliated with the University of California, San Francisco in the United States. Their research spans multiple facets of medicine and neuroscience, with a focus on neurology and cellular and molecular neuroscience.

The main fields of study include:

  • Medicine
  • Neuroscience

Their subfields of study highlight specialized interests in:

  • Neurology
  • Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience
  • Cognitive Neuroscience
  • Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging
  • Clinical Psychology

Philip A. Starr's research covers several main topics across neurological and neural engineering disciplines. Key topics of their work include:

  • Neurological disorders and treatments
  • Neuroscience and Neural Engineering
  • Parkinson's Disease Mechanisms and Treatments
  • EEG and Brain-Computer Interfaces
  • Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation Studies
  • Genetic Neurodegenerative Diseases
  • Functional Brain Connectivity Studies

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Philip A. Starr are:

  • Simon Little
  • Jill L. Ostrem
  • Doris D. Wang
  • Ro'ee Gilron
  • Edward F. Chang

The scientist has published extensively in various academic venues. The most frequent publication venues include:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Brain stimulation
  • Frontiers in Human Neuroscience
  • Frontiers in Neuroscience
  • Proceedings on CD-ROM - International Society for Magnetic Resonance in Medicine. Scientific Meeting and Exhibition/Proceedings of the International Society for Magnetic Resonance in Medicine, Scientific Meeting and Exhibition

Recent publications by Philip A. Starr include:

  • Closed-loop neuromodulation in an individual with treatment-resistant depression, 2021, Nature Medicine
  • Long-term wireless streaming of neural recordings for circuit discovery and adaptive stimulation in individuals with Parkinson's disease, 2021, Nature Biotechnology
  • Prefrontal-Subthalamic Hyperdirect Pathway Modulates Movement Inhibition in Humans, 2020, Neuron
  • Chronic adaptive deep brain stimulation versus conventional stimulation in Parkinson's disease: a blinded randomized feasibility trial, 2024, Nature Medicine
  • Subthalamic nucleus deep brain stimulation with a multiple independent constant current-controlled device in Parkinson's disease (INTREPID): a multicentre, double-blind, randomised, sham-controlled study, 2020, The Lancet Neurology

Best Publications

  • Pallidal versus subthalamic deep-brain stimulation for Parkinson's disease.

    Kenneth A. Follett;Kenneth A. Follett;Frances M. Weaver;Matthew Stern;Kwan Hur

  • Safety and tolerability of intraputaminal delivery of CERE-120 (adeno-associated virus serotype 2–neurturin) to patients with idiopathic Parkinson's disease: an open-label, phase I trial

    William J Marks;Jill L Ostrem;Leonard Verhagen;Philip A Starr

  • Gene delivery of AAV2-neurturin for Parkinson's disease: a double-blind, randomised, controlled trial.

    William J Marks;Raymond T Bartus;Joao Siffert;Charles S Davis

  • Therapeutic deep brain stimulation reduces cortical phase-amplitude coupling in Parkinson's disease

    Coralie de Hemptinne;Nicole C Swann;Jill L Ostrem;Elena S Ryapolova-Webb

  • Implantation of deep brain stimulators into the subthalamic nucleus: technical approach and magnetic resonance imaging-verified lead locations.

    Philip A. Starr;Chadwick W. Christine;Philip V. Theodosopoulos;Nadja Lindsey

  • Exaggerated phase–amplitude coupling in the primary motor cortex in Parkinson disease

    Coralie de Hemptinne;Elena S. Ryapolova-Webb;Ellen L. Air;Paul A. Garcia

  • Randomized trial of deep brain stimulation for Parkinson disease: thirty-six-month outcomes.

    Frances M. Weaver;Frances M. Weaver;Kenneth A. Follett;Matthew B. Stern;Matthew B. Stern;Ping Luo

  • Safety and tolerability of putaminal AADC gene therapy for Parkinson disease

    C. W. Christine;P. A. Starr;P. S. Larson;J. L. Eberling

  • Closed-loop neuromodulation in an individual with treatment-resistant depression.

    Katherine W. Scangos;Katherine W. Scangos;Ankit N. Khambhati;Ankit N. Khambhati;Patrick M. Daly;Patrick M. Daly;Ghassan S. Makhoul;Ghassan S. Makhoul

  • Results from a phase I safety trial of hAADC gene therapy for Parkinson disease

    J. L. Eberling;W. J. Jagust;C. W. Christine;P. Starr

  • Microelectrode-guided pallidotomy: technical approach and its application in medically intractable Parkinson's disease

    Jerrold L. Vitek;Roy A. E. Bakay;Takao Hashimoto;Yoshiki Kaneoke

  • Adaptive deep brain stimulation for Parkinson's disease using motor cortex sensing.

    Nicole C Swann;Coralie de Hemptinne;Margaret C Thompson;Svjetlana Miocinovic

  • Microelectrode-guided implantation of deep brain stimulators into the globus pallidus internus for dystonia: techniques, electrode locations, and outcomes.

    Philip A. Starr;Robert S. Turner;Geoff Rau;Nadja Lindsey

  • Primary dystonia is more responsive than secondary dystonia to pallidal interventions: outcome after pallidotomy or pallidal deep brain stimulation.

    Hazem A. Eltahawy;Jean Saint-Cyr;Nir Giladi;Anthony E. Lang

  • Comparison of MPTP-induced changes in spontaneous neuronal discharge in the internal pallidal segment and in the substantia nigra pars reticulata in primates.

    Thomas Wichmann;Hagai Bergman;Philip A. Starr;Thyagarajan Subramanian

  • Long-term evaluation of a phase 1 study of AADC gene therapy for Parkinson's disease.

    Gabriele Mittermeyer;Chadwick W. Christine;Kathryn H. Rosenbluth;Suzanne L. Baker

  • Risk factors for hemorrhage during microelectrode-guided deep brain stimulator implantation for movement disorders.

    Devin K. Binder;Geoff M. Rau;Philip A. Starr

  • Gamma Oscillations in the Hyperkinetic State Detected with Chronic Human Brain Recordings in Parkinson's Disease

    Nicole C. Swann;Coralie de Hemptinne;Svjetlana Miocinovic;Salman Qasim

  • Beta Oscillations in Working Memory, Executive Control of Movement and Thought, and Sensorimotor Function

    Robert Schmidt;Maria Herrojo Ruiz;Maria Herrojo Ruiz;Bjørg E. Kilavik;Mikael Lundqvist

  • Porcine Xenografts in Parkinson's Disease and Huntington's Disease Patients: Preliminary Results:

    J S Fink;J M Schumacher;S L Ellias;E P Palmer

  • Long-term wireless streaming of neural recordings for circuit discovery and adaptive stimulation in individuals with Parkinson's disease.

    Ro’ee Gilron;Simon Little;Randy Perrone;Robert Wilt

  • Spontaneous Pallidal Neuronal Activity in Human Dystonia: Comparison With Parkinson’s Disease and Normal Macaque

    Philip A. Starr;Geoff M. Rau;Valerie Davis;William J. Marks

  • Ablative surgery and deep brain stimulation for Parkinson's disease.

    Philip A. Starr;Jerrold L. Vitek;Roy A.E. Bakay

Frequent Co-Authors

Jill L. Ostrem
Jill L. Ostrem University of California, San Francisco
Nicholas M. Barbaro
Nicholas M. Barbaro The University of Texas at Austin
Jerrold L. Vitek
Jerrold L. Vitek University of Minnesota
Roy A.E. Bakay
Roy A.E. Bakay Rush University Medical Center
Edward F. Chang
Edward F. Chang University of California, San Francisco
Robert Turner
Robert Turner Max Planck Society
Timothy J. Denison
Timothy J. Denison University of Oxford
Krystof S. Bankiewicz
Krystof S. Bankiewicz The Ohio State University
Michael S. Okun
Michael S. Okun University of Florida
R. Mark Richardson
R. Mark Richardson Harvard University

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