2026 Winston D. Byblow: Neuroscience Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Neuroscience	69	2633	2409	6	5	274	16797

Discipline name

D-Index

World Ranking

Current World Ranking

National Ranking

Current National Ranking

Publications

Citations

Neuroscience

2633

2409

274

16797

Research.com Recognitions

2026 - Research.com Neuroscience in New Zealand Leader Award
2025 - Research.com Neuroscience in New Zealand Leader Award
2022 - Research.com Neuroscience in New Zealand Leader Award

Overview

Winston D. Byblow is affiliated with the University of Auckland in New Zealand, with a research focus spanning neuroscience and medicine. Their work is concentrated in the subfields of cognitive neuroscience, neurology, rehabilitation, biomedical engineering, and epidemiology.

The primary topics addressed in their research include:

Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation Studies
Stroke Rehabilitation and Recovery
Motor Control and Adaptation
Muscle activation and electromyography studies
Neural and Behavioral Psychology Studies
EEG and Brain-Computer Interfaces
Acute Ischemic Stroke Management

Byblow's frequent co-authors are:

Cathy M. Stinear
John Cirillo
Corey G. Wadsley
Arne Nieuwenhuys
Michael R. Borich

The venues in which they commonly publish include:

Experimental Brain Research
bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
Journal of Neurophysiology
Clinical Neurophysiology
Brain Stimulation

Some recent papers illustrating their research contributions are:

"Advances and challenges in stroke rehabilitation," 2020, The Lancet Neurology
"The ENIGMA Stroke Recovery Working Group: Big data neuroimaging to study brain-behavior relationships after stroke," 2020, Human Brain Mapping
"Association of Brain Age, Lesion Volume, and Functional Outcome in Patients With Stroke," 2023, Neurology
"The role of interhemispheric communication during complete and partial cancellation of bimanual responses," 2021, Journal of Neurophysiology
"Neurochemical balance and inhibition at the subacute stage after stroke," 2020, Journal of Neurophysiology

Best Publications

Functional potential in chronic stroke patients depends on corticospinal tract integrity

Cathy M. Stinear;P. Alan Barber;Peter R. Smale;James P. Coxon

1053
Citations
Consensus: Motor cortex plasticity protocols

Ulf Ziemann;Walter Paulus;Michael A. Nitsche;Alvaro Pascual-Leone

706
Citations
Advances and challenges in stroke rehabilitation.

Cathy M Stinear;Catherine E Lang;Steven Zeiler;Winston D Byblow

678
Citations
The PREP algorithm predicts potential for upper limb recovery after stroke.

Cathy M. Stinear;P. Alan Barber;P. Alan Barber;Matthew Petoe;Samir Anwar

602
Citations
Kinesthetic, but not visual, motor imagery modulates corticomotor excitability

Cathy M. Stinear;Winston D. Byblow;Maarten Steyvers;Oron Levin

561
Citations
Stride length regulation in Parkinson's disease: the use of extrinsic, visual cues.

Gwyn N. Lewis;Winston D. Byblow;Sharon E. Walt

462
Citations
Proportional recovery after stroke depends on corticomotor integrity

Winston D. Byblow;Cathy M. Stinear;P. Alan Barber;Matthew A. Petoe;Matthew A. Petoe

431
Citations
Intracortical inhibition during volitional inhibition of prepared action

James Peter Coxon;Cathy M Stinear;Winston D Byblow

391
Citations
PREP2: A biomarker-based algorithm for predicting upper limb function after stroke

Cathy M. Stinear;Winston D. Byblow;Suzanne J. Ackerley;Marie-Claire Smith

333
Citations
Priming the motor system enhances the effects of upper limb therapy in chronic stroke

Cathy M. Stinear;P. Alan Barber;James P. Coxon;Melanie K. Fleming

318
Citations
Expressions of asymmetries and anchoring in bimanual coordination

Winston D. Byblow;Richard G. Carson;David Goodman

299
Citations
Contralesional Hemisphere Control of the Proximal Paretic Upper Limb following Stroke

Lynley Bradnam;Cathy Stinear;Peter Barber;Winston Byblow

275
Citations
Role of intracortical inhibition in selective hand muscle activation.

Cathy M. Stinear;Winston D. Byblow

224
Citations
Combining Theta Burst Stimulation With Training After Subcortical Stroke

Suzanne J. Ackerley;Cathy M. Stinear;P. Alan Barber;Winston D. Byblow

220
Citations
Primary motor cortex and movement prevention: Where Stop meets Go

Cathy M Stinear;James Peter Coxon;Winston D Byblow

216
Citations
Selective inhibition of movement

James Peter Coxon;Cathy M Stinear;Winston D Byblow

212
Citations
Carbohydrate in the mouth immediately facilitates motor output

Nicholas Gant;Cathy M. Stinear;Winston D. Byblow

205
Citations
Prediction Tools for Stroke Rehabilitation

Cathy M. Stinear;Marie-Claire Smith;Winston D. Byblow

203
Citations
Excitability changes in human forearm corticospinal projections and spinal reflex pathways during rhythmic voluntary movement of the opposite limb

Richard Carson;S. Riek;D.C. Mackey;D.C. Mackey;D.P. Meichenbaum;D.P. Meichenbaum

199
Citations
Rhythmic bilateral movement training modulates corticomotor excitability and enhances upper limb motricity poststroke: A pilot study

James W. Stinear;Winston D. Byblow

197
Citations
Predicting Recovery Potential for Individual Stroke Patients Increases Rehabilitation Efficiency.

Cathy M. Stinear;Winston D. Byblow;Suzanne J. Ackerley;P. Alan Barber

173
Citations