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Thomas Sinkjær

Thomas Sinkjær

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Neuroscience
Denmark
2023

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Neuroscience

D-Index
75
Citations
17152
World Ranking
2046
National Ranking
17

Thomas Sinkjær 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 Thomas Sinkjær sits on this spectrum.

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38 publications 887+

This scientist: 539 publications — 96th percentile

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

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

Thomas Sinkjær 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 Thomas Sinkjær sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 163+

This scientist: 75 D-Index — 80th percentile

80% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2023 - Research.com Neuroscience in Denmark Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Neuroscience in Denmark Leader Award

Overview

Thomas Sinkjær is affiliated with Aalborg University in Denmark and has contributed extensively to biomedical and neurological research, focusing on the interaction between muscle function and neurological control mechanisms. Their work spans the fields of Medicine, Neuroscience, and Engineering, with a particular emphasis on Neurology and Biomedical Engineering.

The scientist's research topics encompass multiple areas including:

  • Muscle activation and electromyography studies
  • Cerebral Palsy and Movement Disorders
  • Botulinum Toxin and Related Neurological Disorders
  • Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation Studies
  • Spinal Cord Injury Research
  • Motor Control and Adaptation
  • Neuroscience and Neural Engineering

Recent papers authored or co-authored by Thomas Sinkjær include:

  • Contribution of sensory feedback to soleus muscle activity during voluntary contraction in humans, 2022, Journal of Neurophysiology
  • Can Operant Conditioning of EMG-Evoked Responses Help to Target Corticospinal Plasticity for Improving Motor Function in People With Multiple Sclerosis?, 2020, Frontiers in Neurology
  • Generation and modification of human locomotor EMG activity when walking faster and carrying additional weight, 2025, Experimental Physiology
  • Philanthropic funding in cerebral palsy research: translating new knowledge into improved quality of life, 2021, Developmental Medicine & Child Neurology
  • Low multiscale entropy of ankle joint position during toe gait in children with cerebral palsy is related to contracture development, 2025, Clinical Biomechanics

Thomas Sinkjær has collaborated frequently with colleagues including:

  • Jens Bo Nielsen
  • Aiko K. Thompson
  • Jakob Lorentzen
  • Rasmus Feld Frisk
  • Aqella Rasul

The scientist's work has been featured in several specialized journals, emphasizing their involvement across various domains of neurophysiology and clinical neurology:

  • Journal of Neurophysiology
  • Frontiers in Neurology
  • Experimental Physiology
  • Developmental Medicine & Child Neurology
  • Clinical Biomechanics

In addition to journal publications, Thomas Sinkjær has contributed to book publications, including a title associated with King's College London: Forskningskvalitet - udvælges de bedste ved projektansøgninger, ansættelser og strategiske satsninger?: Hvidbog til Forskningspolitisk Årsmøde 2020, published in 2020.

Best Publications

  • Spastic movement disorder: impaired reflex function and altered muscle mechanics

    Volker Dietz;Thomas Sinkjaer

  • Muscle stiffness in human ankle dorsiflexors: intrinsic and reflex components.

    Thomas Sinkjær;Egon Toft;Steen Andreassen;Birte C. Hornemann

  • Major role for sensory feedback in soleus EMG activity in the stance phase of walking in man.

    Thomas Sinkjær;Jacob Buus Andersen;Michel Ladouceur;Lars O. D. Christensen

  • Passive, intrinsic and reflex-mediated stiffness in the ankle extensors of hemiparetic patients

    Thomas Sinkjær;I. Magnussen

  • Control of movement for the physically disabled: control for rehabilitation technology

    Dejan B. Popovic;Thomas Sinkjær

  • A review of portable FES-based neural orthoses for the correction of drop foot

    G.M. Lyons;T. Sinkjaer;J.H. Burridge;D.J. Wilcox

  • Soleus stretch reflex modulation during gait in humans.

    Thomas Sinkjær;Jacob Buus Andersen;Birgit Tine Larsen

  • Group II muscle afferents probably contribute to the medium latency soleus stretch reflex during walking in humans.

    Michael J. Grey;Michel Ladouceur;Jacob B. Andersen;Jens Bo Nielsen

  • Cerebral activation during bicycle movements in man.

    Lars O. D. Christensen;P. Johannsen;Thomas Sinkjær;N. Petersen

  • Clinical evaluation of Functional Electrical Therapy in acute hemiplegic subjects

    Mirjana B Popovic;Dejan B Popovic;Thomas Sinkjaer;Aleksandra Stefanovic

  • Cutaneous whole nerve recordings used for correction of footdrop in hemiplegic man

    M.K. Haugland;T. Sinkjaer

  • Non-reflex and reflex mediated ankle joint stiffness in multiple sclerosis patients with spasticity.

    T Sinkjaer;E Toft;K Larsen;S Andreassen

  • Evidence that a transcortical pathway contributes to stretch reflexes in the tibialis anterior muscle in man

    N. Petersen;L. O. D. Christensen;H. Morita;Thomas Sinkjær

  • Mechanical and electromyographic responses to stretch of the human ankle extensors.

    Egon Toft;Thomas Sinkjær;Steen Andreassen;K. Larsen

  • Implantable system for neural sensing and nerve stimulation

    Morten Haugland;Thomas Sinkjaer

  • Experimental muscle pain increases the human stretch reflex

    Dagfinn Andrè Matre;Thomas Sinkjær;Peter Svensson;Peter Svensson;Lars Arendt-Nielsen

  • Afferent feedback in the control of human gait.

    J.B. Nielsen;Thomas Sinkjær

  • Sensitivity of H-reflexes and stretch reflexes to presynaptic inhibition in humans.

    H. Morita;N. Petersen;L. O. D. Christensen;Thomas Sinkjær

  • Control of Movement for the Physically Disabled

    Dejan B. Popović;Thomas Sinkjær

  • Motor cortex excitability following repetitive electrical stimulation of the common peroneal nerve depends on the voluntary drive.

    Svetlana Khaslavskaia;Thomas Sinkjaer

  • Increase in tibialis anterior motor cortex excitability following repetitive electrical stimulation of the common peroneal nerve

    Svetlana O. Khaslavskaia;Michel Ladouceur;Michel Ladouceur;Thomas Sinkjær

Frequent Co-Authors

Dejan B. Popovic
Dejan B. Popovic Serbian Academy of Sciences and Arts
Jens Nielsen
Jens Nielsen Chalmers University of Technology
Lars Arendt-Nielsen
Lars Arendt-Nielsen Aalborg University
Paavo V. Komi
Paavo V. Komi University of Jyväskylä
Dario Farina
Dario Farina Imperial College London
Peter H. Veltink
Peter H. Veltink University of Twente
James C. Houk
James C. Houk Northwestern University
Fin Biering-Sørensen
Fin Biering-Sørensen University of Copenhagen
Warren M. Grill
Warren M. Grill Duke University
Nicolas T. Petersen
Nicolas T. Petersen University of Copenhagen

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