Bernhard Elsner

5.2k total citations · 3 hit papers
71 papers, 3.1k citations indexed

About

Bernhard Elsner is a scholar working on Rehabilitation, Neurology and Psychiatry and Mental health. According to data from OpenAlex, Bernhard Elsner has authored 71 papers receiving a total of 3.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 42 papers in Rehabilitation, 21 papers in Neurology and 20 papers in Psychiatry and Mental health. Recurrent topics in Bernhard Elsner's work include Stroke Rehabilitation and Recovery (42 papers), Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation Studies (18 papers) and Cerebral Palsy and Movement Disorders (17 papers). Bernhard Elsner is often cited by papers focused on Stroke Rehabilitation and Recovery (42 papers), Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation Studies (18 papers) and Cerebral Palsy and Movement Disorders (17 papers). Bernhard Elsner collaborates with scholars based in Germany, United Kingdom and Austria. Bernhard Elsner's co-authors include Jan Mehrholz, Joachim Kügler, Marcus Pohl, Simone Thomas, Thomas Platz, Carsten Werner, Alexander Storch, Kathleen Hirsch, Gert Kwakkel and Lisa A. Harvey and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, Stroke and Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews.

In The Last Decade

Bernhard Elsner

59 papers receiving 3.1k citations

Hit Papers

Electromechanical and robot-assisted arm training for imp... 2015 2026 2018 2022 2015 2017 2017 100 200 300 400
What are hit papers?

Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if it has ≥500 total citations, achieves ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (this is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it), or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

  1. Electromechanical and robot-assisted arm training for improving activities of daily living, arm function, and arm muscle strength after stroke
    2015 482 citations Jan Mehrholz, Marcus Pohl et al. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews profile →
  2. Electromechanical-assisted training for walking after stroke
    2017 293 citations Jan Mehrholz, Simone Thomas et al. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews profile →
  3. Treadmill training and body weight support for walking after stroke
    2017 237 citations Jan Mehrholz, Simone Thomas et al. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Bernhard Elsner Germany 25 2.1k 929 863 848 802 71 3.1k
Deborah S. Nichols‐Larsen United States 20 2.6k 1.2× 1.2k 1.3× 1.3k 1.5× 691 0.8× 570 0.7× 28 3.6k
Cynthia J. Danells Canada 17 2.2k 1.1× 1.0k 1.1× 820 1.0× 414 0.5× 472 0.6× 36 2.9k
Larry W. Forrester United States 34 2.9k 1.4× 1.4k 1.5× 630 0.7× 570 0.7× 1.3k 1.6× 58 4.4k
Gerard E. Francisco United States 37 2.1k 1.0× 1.2k 1.2× 1.8k 2.1× 533 0.6× 1.2k 1.5× 152 4.3k
Janne M. Veerbeek Switzerland 19 2.7k 1.3× 966 1.0× 1.0k 1.2× 393 0.5× 533 0.7× 47 3.3k
Carol Giuliani United States 25 2.0k 0.9× 1.2k 1.3× 1.0k 1.2× 426 0.5× 664 0.8× 47 4.0k
Dorian K. Rose United States 25 2.4k 1.2× 1.2k 1.3× 719 0.8× 318 0.4× 507 0.6× 67 3.2k
Thomas Platz Germany 35 2.9k 1.4× 1.4k 1.5× 1.8k 2.1× 640 0.8× 838 1.0× 126 4.4k
Kathye E. Light United States 27 2.7k 1.3× 1.4k 1.5× 1.4k 1.6× 702 0.8× 693 0.9× 53 4.0k
Kathryn S. Hayward Australia 25 2.1k 1.0× 730 0.8× 774 0.9× 537 0.6× 288 0.4× 101 3.0k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Bernhard Elsner

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Bernhard Elsner

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Bernhard Elsner. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Bernhard Elsner based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with Bernhard Elsner. Bernhard Elsner is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Elsner, Bernhard, et al.. (2025). A Strategic Plan for a Physiotherapy Information System in a German Medical Center. Studies in health technology and informatics. 327. 747–748.
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Mehrholz, Jan, et al.. (2025). Electromechanical-assisted training for walking after stroke. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews. 2025(5). CD006185–CD006185. 2 indexed citations
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Braun, Tobias, Bernhard Elsner, Christian Kopkow, et al.. (2024). Evidence gaps in conservative non-pharmacological interventions and guideline implementation for high-burden non-communicable diseases: protocol for an overview of reviews. BMJ Open Sport & Exercise Medicine. 10(4). e002032–e002032.
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Elsner, Bernhard, Brigitta Erschbamer, Florian Haas, et al.. (2023). Primary succession and its driving variables – a sphere-spanning approach applied in proglacial areas in the upper Martell Valley (Eastern Italian Alps). Biogeosciences. 20(14). 2919–2939. 2 indexed citations
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Mehrholz, Jan, Alex Pollock, Marcus Pohl, Joachim Kügler, & Bernhard Elsner. (2020). Systematic review with network meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials of robotic-assisted arm training for improving activities of daily living and upper limb function after stroke. Journal of NeuroEngineering and Rehabilitation. 17(1). 83–83. 76 indexed citations
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Elsner, Bernhard, Joachim Kügler, & Jan Mehrholz. (2020). Transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) for improving aphasia after stroke: a systematic review with network meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials. Journal of NeuroEngineering and Rehabilitation. 17(1). 88–88. 37 indexed citations
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Thomas, Simone, Jan Mehrholz, Ulf Bodechtel, & Bernhard Elsner. (2019). Effect of physiotherapy on regaining independent walking in patients with intensive-care-unit-acquired muscle weakness: A cohort study. Journal of Rehabilitation Medicine. 51(10). 797–804. 12 indexed citations
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Elsner, Bernhard, et al.. (2018). Immediate effects of rest periods on balance control in patients after stroke. A randomized controlled pilot trial. BMC Research Notes. 11(1). 338–338. 2 indexed citations
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Mehrholz, Jan, Marcus Pohl, Joachim Kügler, & Bernhard Elsner. (2018). The Improvement of Walking Ability Following Stroke. Deutsches Ärzteblatt international. 115(39). 639–645. 36 indexed citations
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Elsner, Bernhard, Gert Kwakkel, Joachim Kügler, & Jan Mehrholz. (2017). Transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) for improving capacity in activities and arm function after stroke: a network meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials. Journal of NeuroEngineering and Rehabilitation. 14(1). 95–95. 116 indexed citations
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Mehrholz, Jan, Simone Thomas, & Bernhard Elsner. (2017). Treadmill training and body weight support for walking after stroke. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews. 2017(8). CD002840–CD002840. 237 indexed citations breakdown →
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Mehrholz, Jan, Simone Thomas, Carsten Werner, et al.. (2017). Electromechanical-assisted training for walking after stroke. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews. 10. CD006185–CD006185. 293 indexed citations breakdown →
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Thomas, Simone, Bernhard Elsner, & Jan Mehrholz. (2017). Virtuelle Realität für die motorische Erholung nach Schlaganfall. 9(1). 24–29. 1 indexed citations
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Mehrholz, Jan, Simone Thomas, Jane Burridge, et al.. (2016). Fitness and mobility training in patients with Intensive Care Unit-acquired muscle weakness (FITonICU): study protocol for a randomised controlled trial. Trials. 17(1). 559–559. 12 indexed citations
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Elsner, Bernhard, Joachim Kügler, M. Pohl, & Jan Mehrholz. (2016). Transcranial direct current stimulation for improving spasticity after stroke: A systematic review with meta-analysis. Journal of Rehabilitation Medicine. 48(7). 565–570. 30 indexed citations
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Elsner, Bernhard, Joachim Kügler, Marcus Pohl, & Jan Mehrholz. (2013). Transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) for improving function and activities of daily living in patients after stroke. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews. CD009645–CD009645. 92 indexed citations
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Elsner, Bernhard, Joachim Kügler, Marcus Pohl, & Jan Mehrholz. (2013). Transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) for improving aphasia in patients after stroke. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews. CD009760–CD009760. 33 indexed citations
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Elsner, Bernhard. (1999). Hyperelliptic action integral. Annales de l’institut Fourier. 49(1). 303–331. 1 indexed citations

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