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Wolfgang Klimesch

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Neuroscience
Austria
2026

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Neuroscience

D-Index
92
Citations
50718
World Ranking
1005
National Ranking
10

Wolfgang Klimesch 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 Wolfgang Klimesch sits on this spectrum.

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38 publications 887+

This scientist: 253 publications — 75th percentile

75% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Wolfgang Klimesch 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 Wolfgang Klimesch sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 163+

This scientist: 92 D-Index — 90th percentile

90% 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

  • 2026 - Research.com Neuroscience in Austria Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Neuroscience in Austria Leader Award
  • 2023 - Research.com Neuroscience in Austria Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Neuroscience in Austria Leader Award

Overview

Wolfgang Klimesch is a researcher affiliated with the University of Salzburg in Austria. Their work primarily spans the fields of neuroscience and medicine, with a specific focus on cognitive neuroscience and cardiology-related studies.

Their research topics include the following areas:

  • Functional Brain Connectivity Studies
  • Heart Rate Variability and Autonomic Control
  • EEG and Brain-Computer Interfaces
  • Neural Dynamics and Brain Function
  • Advanced MRI Techniques and Applications
  • Neuroscience of Respiration and Sleep
  • Sleep and Wakefulness Research

Wolfgang Klimesch has published extensively in several scientific venues. The most frequent publication outlets include:

  • Scientific Reports
  • Frontiers in Neuroscience
  • Journal of Integrative Neuroscience
  • Cardiovascular Research
  • Brain Research

Their recent papers are as follows:

  • "Verification of a Central Pacemaker in Brain Stem by Phase-Coupling Analysis Between HR Interval- and BOLD-Oscillations in the 0.10-0.15 Hz Frequency Band" (2020) published in Frontiers in Neuroscience
  • "Processing of fMRI-related anxiety and bi-directional information flow between prefrontal cortex and brain stem" (2021) published in Scientific Reports
  • "Processing of fMRI-related anxiety and information flow between brain and body revealed a preponderance of oscillations at 0.15/0.16 Hz" (2022) published in Scientific Reports
  • "Respiration-entrained brain oscillations in healthy fMRI participants with high anxiety" (2023) published in Scientific Reports
  • "Heartbeat, Brain Oscillations and Body Awareness: A Commentary" (2023) published in the Journal of Integrative Neuroscience

Wolfgang Klimesch has collaborated frequently with various co-authors. Notable collaborators include:

  • Beate Raßler
  • Gerhard Schwarz
  • Gert Pfurtscheller
  • Maciej Kamiński
  • Katarzyna J. Blinowska

Best Publications

  • EEG alpha and theta oscillations reflect cognitive and memory performance: a review and analysis

    Wolfgang Klimesch

  • EEG alpha oscillations: The inhibition–timing hypothesis

    Wolfgang Klimesch;Paul Sauseng;Simon Hanslmayr

  • Alpha-band oscillations, attention, and controlled access to stored information

    Wolfgang Klimesch

  • Memory processes, brain oscillations and EEG synchronization

    Wolfgang Klimesch

  • Induced alpha band power changes in the human EEG and attention

    W Klimesch;M Doppelmayr;H Russegger;T Pachinger

  • A shift of visual spatial attention is selectively associated with human EEG alpha activity

    Paul Sauseng;Wolfgang Klimesch;Waltraud Stadler;M. Schabus

  • Fronto-parietal EEG coherence in theta and upper alpha reflect central executive functions of working memory.

    Paul Sauseng;Wolfgang Klimesch;Manuel Schabus;Michael Doppelmayr

  • EEG-alpha rhythms and memory processes.

    W. Klimesch

  • Control mechanisms in working memory: A possible function of EEG theta oscillations

    Paul Sauseng;Birgit Griesmayr;Roman Freunberger;Wolfgang Klimesch

  • Prestimulus oscillations predict visual perception performance between and within subjects.

    Simon Hanslmayr;Alp Aslan;Tobias Staudigl;Wolfgang Klimesch

  • Brain oscillatory substrates of visual short-term memory capacity.

    Paul Sauseng;Paul Sauseng;Wolfgang Klimesch;Kirstin F. Heise;Walter R. Gruber

  • What does phase information of oscillatory brain activity tell us about cognitive processes

    Paul Sauseng;Wolfgang Klimesch

  • Alpha frequency, cognitive load and memory performance.

    Wolfgang Klimesch;Hannes Schimke;Gert Pfurtscheller

  • Sleep spindles and their significance for declarative memory consolidation.

    Manuel Schabus;Georg Gruber;Silvia Parapatics;Cornelia Sauter

  • Episodic and semantic memory: an analysis in the EEG theta and alpha band.

    Wolfgang Klimesch;H Schimke;J Schwaiger

  • `Paradoxical' alpha synchronization in a memory task

    W. Klimesch;M. Doppelmayr;J. Schwaiger;P. Auinger

  • Increasing individual upper alpha power by neurofeedback improves cognitive performance in human subjects.

    Simon Hanslmayr;Paul Sauseng;Michael Doppelmayr;Manuel Schabus

  • Theta band power in the human scalp EEG and the encoding of new information.

    W Klimesch;M Doppelmayr;H Russegger;T Pachinger

  • Theta synchronization and alpha desynchronization in a memory task

    Wolfgang Klimesch;Michael Doppelmayr;Hannes Schimke;Barbara Ripper

  • EEG alpha synchronization and functional coupling during top-down processing in a working memory task

    Paul Sauseng;Wolfgang Klimesch;Michael Doppelmayr;Thomas Pecherstorfer

  • Report Brain Oscillatory Substrates of Visual Short-Term Memory Capacity

    Paul Sauseng;Wolfgang Klimesch;Kirstin F. Heise;Walter R. Gruber

Frequent Co-Authors

Michael Doppelmayr
Michael Doppelmayr Johannes Gutenberg University of Mainz
Manuel Schabus
Manuel Schabus University of Salzburg
Simon Hanslmayr
Simon Hanslmayr University of Glasgow
Peter Anderer
Peter Anderer Philips (Finland)
Josef Zeitlhofer
Josef Zeitlhofer Medical University of Vienna
Paul Sauseng
Paul Sauseng Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München
Niels Birbaumer
Niels Birbaumer University of Tübingen
Gert Pfurtscheller
Gert Pfurtscheller Graz University of Technology
Friedhelm C. Hummel
Friedhelm C. Hummel École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne
Christian Gerloff
Christian Gerloff University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf

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