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Silvestro Micera publication distribution in Engineering and Technology in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Engineering and Technology in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Silvestro Micera sits on this spectrum.

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38 publications 804+

This scientist: 616 publications — 97th percentile

97% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 804 publications or more.

Silvestro Micera D-index placement in Engineering and Technology in 2026

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

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30 D-Index 107+

This scientist: 84 D-Index — 96th percentile

96% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 107 D-Index or more.

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Engineering and Technology in Italy Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Engineering and Technology in Italy Leader Award

Overview

Silvestro Micera is affiliated with the Sant'Anna School of Advanced Studies in Italy. Their research spans multiple fields related to neuroscience, engineering, and medicine, with a notable focus on neural engineering and rehabilitation technologies.

Micera's recent published work includes:

  • Activity-dependent spinal cord neuromodulation rapidly restores trunk and leg motor functions after complete paralysis, 2022, Nature Medicine
  • Toward higher-performance bionic limbs for wider clinical use, 2021, Nature Biomedical Engineering
  • Restoration of sensory information via bionic hands, 2020, Nature Biomedical Engineering
  • Advanced Neurotechnologies for the Restoration of Motor Function, 2020, Neuron
  • Deep learning-based BCI for gait decoding from EEG with LSTM recurrent neural network, 2020, Journal of Neural Engineering

The scientist's work is frequently published in venues such as:

  • Journal of Neural Engineering
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • arXiv (Cornell University)
  • Scientific Reports
  • iScience

Among the frequent coauthors that collaborate with Micera are:

  • Alberto Mazzoni
  • Solaiman Shokur
  • Ivo Strauss
  • Simone Romeni
  • Thomas Stieglitz

The main fields of study associated with Micera include:

  • Neuroscience
  • Engineering
  • Medicine

Within these broader areas, significant subfields of study are:

  • Cognitive Neuroscience
  • Biomedical Engineering
  • Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience
  • Neurology
  • Rehabilitation

Key topics covered in their research focus on:

  • Neuroscience and Neural Engineering
  • EEG and Brain-Computer Interfaces
  • Muscle activation and electromyography studies
  • Neural dynamics and brain function
  • Stroke Rehabilitation and Recovery
  • Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation Studies
  • Vagus Nerve Stimulation Research

Best Publications

  • Restoring Natural Sensory Feedback in Real-Time Bidirectional Hand Prostheses

    Stanisa Raspopovic;Stanisa Raspopovic;Marco Capogrosso;Marco Capogrosso;Francesco Maria Petrini;Marco Bonizzato

  • Electronic dura mater for long-term multimodal neural interfaces

    Ivan R. Minev;Pavel Musienko;Arthur Hirsch;Quentin Barraud

  • A critical review of interfaces with the peripheral nervous system for the control of neuroprostheses and hybrid bionic systems

    Xavier Navarro;Thilo B. Krueger;Thilo B. Krueger;Natalia Lago;Silvestro Micera

  • Control of Multifunctional Prosthetic Hands by Processing the Electromyographic Signal

    Massimiliano Zecca;S Micera;MC Carrozza;P Dario

  • Restoring Voluntary Control of Locomotion after Paralyzing Spinal Cord Injury

    Rubia van den Brand;Janine Heutschi;Janine Heutschi;Quentin Barraud;Quentin Barraud;Jack DiGiovanna

  • A brain–spine interface alleviating gait deficits after spinal cord injury in primates

    Marco Capogrosso;Tomislav Milekovic;David Borton;David Borton;Fabien Wagner

  • Control of multifunctional prosthetic hands by processing the electromyographic signal.

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  • On the Shared Control of an EMG-Controlled Prosthetic Hand: Analysis of User–Prosthesis Interaction

    C. Cipriani;F. Zaccone;S. Micera;M.C. Carrozza

  • Activity-dependent spinal cord neuromodulation rapidly restores trunk and leg motor functions after complete paralysis

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  • Robotic techniques for upper limb evaluation and rehabilitation of stroke patients

    R. Colombo;F. Pisano;S. Micera;A. Mazzone

  • Control of Hand Prostheses Using Peripheral Information

    S Micera;J Carpaneto;S Raspopovic

  • Design strategies to improve patient motivation during robot-aided rehabilitation

    Roberto Colombo;Fabrizio Pisano;Alessandra Mazzone;Carmen Delconte

  • Double nerve intraneural interface implant on a human amputee for robotic hand control.

    Paolo M. Rossini;Silvestro Micera;Silvestro Micera;Antonella Benvenuto;Jacopo Carpaneto

  • A Computational Model for Epidural Electrical Stimulation of Spinal Sensorimotor Circuits

    Marco Capogrosso;Marco Capogrosso;Nikolaus Wenger;Stanisa Raspopovic;Stanisa Raspopovic;Pavel Musienko

  • Design of a cybernetic hand for perception and action

    M. C. Carrozza;G. Cappiello;S. Micera;B. B. Edin

  • Spatiotemporal neuromodulation therapies engaging muscle synergies improve motor control after spinal cord injury

    Nikolaus Wenger;Nikolaus Wenger;Eduardo Martin Moraud;Jerome Gandar;Pavel Musienko

  • Intraneural stimulation elicits discrimination of textural features by artificial fingertip in intact and amputee humans

    Calogero M. Oddo;Stanisa Raspopovic;Stanisa Raspopovic;Fiorenzo Artoni;Fiorenzo Artoni;Alberto Mazzoni

  • Biomimetic Intraneural Sensory Feedback Enhances Sensation Naturalness, Tactile Sensitivity, and Manual Dexterity in a Bidirectional Prosthesis.

    Giacomo Valle;Giacomo Valle;Alberto Mazzoni;Francesco Iberite;Edoardo D’Anna

  • Electrical spinal cord stimulation must preserve proprioception to enable locomotion in humans with spinal cord injury.

    Emanuele Formento;Karen Minassian;Fabien Wagner;Jean-Baptiste Mignardot

  • A closed-loop hand prosthesis with simultaneous intraneural tactile and position feedback.

    Edoardo D’Anna;Giacomo Valle;Giacomo Valle;Alberto Mazzoni;Ivo Strauss;Ivo Strauss

  • Sensory feedback restoration in leg amputees improves walking speed, metabolic cost and phantom pain.

    Francesco Maria Petrini;Francesco Maria Petrini;Marko Bumbasirevic;Giacomo Valle;Giacomo Valle;Vladimir Ilic

  • Closed-loop neuromodulation of spinal sensorimotor circuits controls refined locomotion after complete spinal cord injury

    Nikolaus Wenger;Eduardo Martin Moraud;Stanisa Raspopovic;Marco Bonizzato

Frequent Co-Authors

Paolo Dario
Paolo Dario Sant'Anna School of Advanced Studies
Maria Chiara Carrozza
Maria Chiara Carrozza Sant'Anna School of Advanced Studies
Thomas Stieglitz
Thomas Stieglitz University of Freiburg
Grégoire Courtine
Grégoire Courtine École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne
Xavier Navarro
Xavier Navarro Autonomous University of Barcelona
Matteo Caleo
Matteo Caleo University of Padua
Eugenio Guglielmelli
Eugenio Guglielmelli Università Campus Bio-Medico
Ken Yoshida
Ken Yoshida Indiana University – Purdue University Indianapolis
Paolo Maria Rossini
Paolo Maria Rossini Catholic University of the Sacred Heart
Christian Cipriani
Christian Cipriani Sant'Anna School of Advanced Studies

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