Álvaro Pascual‐Leone

122.4k total citations · 35 hit papers
851 papers, 78.3k citations indexed

About

Álvaro Pascual‐Leone is a scholar working on Cognitive Neuroscience, Neurology and Psychiatry and Mental health. According to data from OpenAlex, Álvaro Pascual‐Leone has authored 851 papers receiving a total of 78.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 483 papers in Cognitive Neuroscience, 469 papers in Neurology and 123 papers in Psychiatry and Mental health. Recurrent topics in Álvaro Pascual‐Leone's work include Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation Studies (444 papers), Functional Brain Connectivity Studies (161 papers) and Neural and Behavioral Psychology Studies (115 papers). Álvaro Pascual‐Leone is often cited by papers focused on Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation Studies (444 papers), Functional Brain Connectivity Studies (161 papers) and Neural and Behavioral Psychology Studies (115 papers). Álvaro Pascual‐Leone collaborates with scholars based in United States, Spain and Italy. Álvaro Pascual‐Leone's co-authors include Felipe Fregni, Mark Hallett, Paulo S. Boggio, Michael A. Nitsche, Símone Rossi, Mark Hallett, Paolo Maria Rossini, Lotfi B. Merabet, Eric M. Wassermann and Josep M. Tormos and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Cell.

In The Last Decade

Álvaro Pascual‐Leone

823 papers receiving 76.6k citations

Hit Papers

Safety, ethical considerations, and applica... 1992 2026 2003 2014 2009 2008 2005 2006 1994 1000 2.0k 3.0k
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  1. Safety, ethical considerations, and application guidelines for the use of transcranial magnetic stimulation in clinical practice and research
    2009 3.9k citations Álvaro Pascual‐Leone et al. Clinical Neurophysiology profile →
  2. Transcranial direct current stimulation: State of the art 2008
    2008 2.3k citations Michael A. Nitsche, Paulo S. Boggio et al. Brain stimulation profile →
  3. THE PLASTIC HUMAN BRAIN CORTEX
    2005 1.2k citations Álvaro Pascual‐Leone, Felipe Fregni et al. profile →
  4. α-Band Electroencephalographic Activity over Occipital Cortex Indexes Visuospatial Attention Bias and Predicts Visual Target Detection
    2006 1.2k citations Álvaro Pascual‐Leone et al. profile →
  5. Responses to rapid-rate transcranial magnetic stimulation of the human motor cortex
    1994 1.1k citations Álvaro Pascual‐Leone et al. profile →
  6. Clinical research with transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS): Challenges and future directions
    2011 1.1k citations Michael A. Nitsche, Nadia Bolognini et al. Brain stimulation profile →
  7. Modulation of muscle responses evoked by transcranial magnetic stimulation during the acquisition of new fine motor skills
    1995 1.0k citations Álvaro Pascual‐Leone et al. profile →
  8. Transcranial magnetic stimulation in neurology
    2003 955 citations Masahito Kobayashi, Álvaro Pascual‐Leone profile →
  9. Anodal transcranial direct current stimulation of prefrontal cortex enhances working memory
    2005 896 citations Felipe Fregni, Paulo S. Boggio et al. profile →
  10. Activation of the primary visual cortex by Braille reading in blind subjects
    1996 857 citations Álvaro Pascual‐Leone et al. profile →
  11. Efficacy of Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation Targets for Depression Is Related to Intrinsic Functional Connectivity with the Subgenual Cingulate
    2012 782 citations Álvaro Pascual‐Leone et al. profile →
  12. Diminishing Reciprocal Fairness by Disrupting the Right Prefrontal Cortex
    2006 693 citations Daria Knoch, Álvaro Pascual‐Leone et al. Science profile →
  13. Technology Insight: noninvasive brain stimulation in neurology—perspectives on the therapeutic potential of rTMS and tDCS
    2007 648 citations Felipe Fregni, Álvaro Pascual‐Leone profile →
  14. Noninvasive Human Brain Stimulation
    2007 645 citations Antoni Valero‐Cabré, Álvaro Pascual‐Leone et al. profile →
  15. Study and Modulation of Human Cortical Excitability With Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation
    1998 623 citations Álvaro Pascual‐Leone, Josep M. Tormos et al. profile →
  16. Microstates in resting-state EEG: Current status and future directions
    2014 613 citations Álvaro Pascual‐Leone et al. Neuroscience & Biobehavioral Reviews profile →
  17. Modulation of Cortical Motor Output Maps During Development of Implicit and Explicit Knowledge
    1994 596 citations Álvaro Pascual‐Leone et al. Science profile →
  18. Noninvasive Deep Brain Stimulation via Temporally Interfering Electric Fields
    2017 592 citations Álvaro Pascual‐Leone et al. profile →
  19. Fast Backprojections from the Motion to the Primary Visual Area Necessary for Visual Awareness
    2001 589 citations Álvaro Pascual‐Leone et al. Science profile →
  20. Modulation of corticospinal excitability by repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation
    2000 557 citations Fumiko Maeda, Julian Paul Keenan et al. Clinical Neurophysiology profile →
  21. A sham-controlled, phase II trial of transcranial direct current stimulation for the treatment of central pain in traumatic spinal cord injury
    2006 548 citations Felipe Fregni, Paulo S. Boggio et al. profile →
  22. Human motor evoked responses to paired transcranial magnetic stimuli
    1992 539 citations Álvaro Pascual‐Leone et al. profile →
  23. The Role of Area 17 in Visual Imagery: Convergent Evidence from PET and rTMS
    1999 524 citations Álvaro Pascual‐Leone, Julian Paul Keenan et al. Science profile →
  24. Neural reorganization following sensory loss: the opportunity of change
    2009 503 citations Lotfi B. Merabet, Álvaro Pascual‐Leone profile →
  25. Interindividual variability of the modulatory effects of repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation on cortical excitability
    2000 502 citations Fumiko Maeda, Julian Paul Keenan et al. profile →
  26. Consensus: Motor cortex plasticity protocols
    2008 483 citations Michael A. Nitsche, Álvaro Pascual‐Leone et al. Brain stimulation profile →
  27. Focused ultrasound modulates region-specific brain activity
    2011 473 citations Álvaro Pascual‐Leone et al. profile →
  28. Resting-state networks link invasive and noninvasive brain stimulation across diverse psychiatric and neurological diseases
    2014 429 citations Álvaro Pascual‐Leone et al. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences profile →
  29. The Clinical TMS Society Consensus Review and Treatment Recommendations for TMS Therapy for Major Depressive Disorder
    2016 428 citations Álvaro Pascual‐Leone et al. Brain stimulation profile →
  30. Network localization of neurological symptoms from focal brain lesions
    2015 344 citations Álvaro Pascual‐Leone et al. profile →
  31. Cerebellar-Prefrontal Network Connectivity and Negative Symptoms in Schizophrenia
    2019 252 citations Álvaro Pascual‐Leone et al. profile →
  32. A framework for concepts of reserve and resilience in aging
    2022 148 citations Álvaro Pascual‐Leone et al. profile →
  33. Assessing the mechanisms of brain plasticity by transcranial magnetic stimulation
    2022 135 citations Ali Jannati, Lindsay M. Oberman et al. profile →
  34. Non-invasive temporal interference electrical stimulation of the human hippocampus
    2023 115 citations Álvaro Pascual‐Leone et al. profile →
  35. The Multisensory Museum: Cross-Disciplinary Perspectives on Touch, Sound, Smell, Memory, and Space
    2017 92 citations Álvaro Pascual‐Leone et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Álvaro Pascual‐Leone United States 142 47.7k 43.6k 9.9k 8.8k 8.6k 851 78.3k
John C. Rothwell United Kingdom 152 42.3k 0.9× 54.6k 1.3× 20.7k 2.1× 6.9k 0.8× 22.4k 2.6× 1.1k 90.0k
Walter Paulus Germany 111 30.2k 0.6× 40.5k 0.9× 8.9k 0.9× 5.8k 0.7× 7.1k 0.8× 541 54.0k
Leonardo G. Cohen United States 117 26.1k 0.5× 28.3k 0.6× 12.0k 1.2× 3.8k 0.4× 5.5k 0.6× 339 46.7k
Michael A. Nitsche Germany 102 27.9k 0.6× 40.5k 0.9× 8.2k 0.8× 6.4k 0.7× 4.2k 0.5× 513 49.4k
Mark Hallett United States 133 26.9k 0.6× 17.3k 0.4× 8.6k 0.9× 9.7k 1.1× 28.2k 3.3× 854 67.1k
Paolo Maria Rossini Italy 99 25.4k 0.5× 16.4k 0.4× 6.1k 0.6× 4.7k 0.5× 4.9k 0.6× 774 44.9k
Felipe Fregni United States 103 19.4k 0.4× 30.5k 0.7× 5.7k 0.6× 7.1k 0.8× 4.7k 0.5× 588 42.7k
Gereon R. Fink Germany 113 36.2k 0.8× 9.0k 0.2× 2.6k 0.3× 6.9k 0.8× 6.0k 0.7× 940 58.2k
R. S. J. Frackowiak United Kingdom 166 70.5k 1.5× 12.5k 0.3× 3.2k 0.3× 17.3k 2.0× 13.4k 1.6× 544 110.1k
Mark S. George United States 103 16.9k 0.4× 20.1k 0.5× 1.7k 0.2× 7.4k 0.8× 5.1k 0.6× 587 35.3k

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Toro‐Serey, Claudio, Ali Jannati, Russell Banks, et al.. (2024). Detecting functional impairment with the Digital Clock and Recall. Journal of Alzheimer s Disease. 102(2). 329–337. 1 indexed citations
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Mintz, G, Edward R. Marcantonio, Jeremy Walston, et al.. (2024). Inflammatory Indices and Their Associations With Postoperative Delirium. The Journals of Gerontology Series A. 80(1).
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Sánchez, Javier Solana, et al.. (2024). Lifestyle trajectories in middle-aged adults and their relationship with health indicators. Frontiers in Public Health. 12. 1412547–1412547. 2 indexed citations
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Yoo, Woo‐Kyoung, Marine Vernet, Jung‐Hoon Kim, et al.. (2020). Interhemispheric and Intrahemispheric Connectivity From the Left Pars Opercularis Within the Language Network Is Modulated by Transcranial Stimulation in Healthy Subjects. Frontiers in Human Neuroscience. 14. 249–249. 3 indexed citations
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Abellaneda‐Pérez, Kilian, Lídia Vaqué‐Alcázar, Núria Bargalló, et al.. (2020). Differential tDCS and tACS Effects on Working Memory-Related Neural Activity and Resting-State Connectivity. Frontiers in Neuroscience. 13. 1440–1440. 64 indexed citations
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Plessow, Franziska, Álvaro Pascual‐Leone, Caitlin M. McCracken, et al.. (2019). Self-Reported Cognitive Function and Mental Health Diagnoses among Former Professional American-Style Football Players. Journal of Neurotrauma. 37(8). 1021–1028. 20 indexed citations
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Morris, Timothy P., Peter J. Fried, Alexandra Stillman, et al.. (2019). Light aerobic exercise modulates executive function and cortical excitability. European Journal of Neuroscience. 51(7). 1723–1734. 39 indexed citations
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Valero‐Cabré, Antoni, Julià L. Amengual, Chloé Stengel, Álvaro Pascual‐Leone, & Olivier A. Coubard. (2018). Corrigendumto “Transcranial magnetic stimulation in basic and clinical neuroscience: A comprehensive review of fundamental principles and novel insights” [Neurosci. Biobehav. Rev. 83 (2017) 381–404]. Neuroscience & Biobehavioral Reviews. 96. 414–414. 1 indexed citations
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Valero‐Cabré, Antoni, Julià L. Amengual, Chloé Stengel, Álvaro Pascual‐Leone, & Olivier A. Coubard. (2017). Transcranial magnetic stimulation in basic and clinical neuroscience: A comprehensive review of fundamental principles and novel insights. Neuroscience & Biobehavioral Reviews. 83. 381–404. 260 indexed citations
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Jannati, Ali, Gabrielle Block, Lindsay M. Oberman, Alexander Rotenberg, & Álvaro Pascual‐Leone. (2017). Interindividual variability in response to continuous theta-burst stimulation in healthy adults. Clinical Neurophysiology. 128(11). 2268–2278. 75 indexed citations
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Bolognini, Nadia, Carlo Cecchetto, Carlo Geraci, et al.. (2011). Hearing Shapes Our Perception of Time: Temporal Discrimination of Tactile Stimuli in Deaf People. Journal of Cognitive Neuroscience. 24(2). 276–286. 51 indexed citations
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Freitas, Catarina, Chester Pearlman, & Álvaro Pascual‐Leone. (2011). Treatment of auditory verbal hallucinations with transcranial magnetic stimulation in a patient with psychotic major depression: One-year follow-up. Neurocase. 18(1). 57–65. 4 indexed citations
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Müller, Paul, Álvaro Pascual‐Leone, & Alexander Rotenberg. (2011). Safety and tolerability of repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation in patients with pathologic positive sensory phenomena: A review of literature. Brain stimulation. 5(3). 320–329.e27. 27 indexed citations
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Boggio, Paulo S., Sergio P. Rigonatti, Rafael Bernardon Ribeiro, et al.. (2007). A randomized, double-blind clinical trial on the efficacy of cortical direct current stimulation for the treatment of major depression. The International Journal of Neuropsychopharmacology. 11(2). 249–254. 423 indexed citations
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Knoch, Daria, Álvaro Pascual‐Leone, Kaspar Meyer, Valérie Treyer, & Ernst Fehr. (2006). Diminishing Reciprocal Fairness by Disrupting the Right Prefrontal Cortex. Science. 314(5800). 829–832. 693 indexed citations breakdown →
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Rosa, Moacyr Alexandro, Moacyr Alexandro Rosa, Wagner F. Gattaz, et al.. (2006). Comparison of repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation and electroconvulsive therapy in unipolar non-psychotic refractory depression: a randomized, single-blind study. The International Journal of Neuropsychopharmacology. 9(6). 667–667. 53 indexed citations
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Cohen, Daniel, Álvaro Pascual‐Leone, Daniel Z. Press, & Edwin M. Robertson. (2005). Off-line learning of motor skill memory: A double dissociation of goal and movement. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 102(50). 18237–18241. 216 indexed citations
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Mottaghy, Felix M., Christian E. Keller, Massimo Gangitano, et al.. (2002). Correlation of cerebral blood flow and treatment effects of repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation in depressed patients. Psychiatry Research Neuroimaging. 115(1-2). 1–14. 122 indexed citations
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Merabet, Lotfi B., Masahito Kobayashi, Jason J.S. Barton, & Álvaro Pascual‐Leone. (2002). SUPPRESSION OF VISUAL HALLUCINATIONS FOLLOWING OCCIPITAL STROKE DAMAGE: A PRELIMINARY TRIAL USING TRANSCRANIAL MAGNETIC STIMULATION.. Optometry and Vision Science. 79(Supplement). 57–57. 1 indexed citations
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Maeda, Fumiko, Julian Paul Keenan, & Álvaro Pascual‐Leone. (2000). Interhemispheric asymmetry of motor cortical excitability in major depression as measured by transcranial magnetic stimulation. The British Journal of Psychiatry. 177(2). 169–173. 117 indexed citations

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