Caterina Breitenstein

6.8k total citations · 1 hit paper
74 papers, 4.5k citations indexed

About

Caterina Breitenstein is a scholar working on Cognitive Neuroscience, Neurology and Rehabilitation. According to data from OpenAlex, Caterina Breitenstein has authored 74 papers receiving a total of 4.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 53 papers in Cognitive Neuroscience, 21 papers in Neurology and 13 papers in Rehabilitation. Recurrent topics in Caterina Breitenstein's work include Neurobiology of Language and Bilingualism (33 papers), Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation Studies (17 papers) and Stroke Rehabilitation and Recovery (13 papers). Caterina Breitenstein is often cited by papers focused on Neurobiology of Language and Bilingualism (33 papers), Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation Studies (17 papers) and Stroke Rehabilitation and Recovery (13 papers). Caterina Breitenstein collaborates with scholars based in Germany, United States and United Kingdom. Caterina Breitenstein's co-authors include Stefan Knecht, Agnes Flöel, Irene Daum, Marcus Meinzer, Nina Rösser, Diana Van Lancker, Catharina Korsukewitz, Frank C. Mooren, Bernward Winter and Michael Deppe and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature Neuroscience, NeuroImage and Neurology.

In The Last Decade

Caterina Breitenstein

69 papers receiving 4.4k citations

Hit Papers

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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. High impact running improves learning
    2006 589 citations Caterina Breitenstein, Catharina Korsukewitz et al. profile →

Peers

Caterina Breitenstein
Margaret A. Naeser United States
Christian Wienbruch Germany
Michel Rijntjes Germany
Rosa Manenti Italy
Maria Cotelli Italy
Patrick Ragert Germany
Bruce Crosson United States
Roy H. Hamilton United States
Francesco Tomaiuolo Italy
Volkmar Glauche Germany
Margaret A. Naeser United States
Caterina Breitenstein
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Countries citing papers authored by Caterina Breitenstein

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Caterina Breitenstein

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Caterina Breitenstein. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Caterina Breitenstein 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 Caterina Breitenstein. Caterina Breitenstein 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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Breitenstein, Caterina, Katerina Hilari, Annette Baumgaertner, et al.. (2025). Psychometric properties of the German Stroke and Aphasia Quality of Life Scale 39 generic version. European Journal of Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine. 61(3). 425–436.
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Behn, Nicholas, Madeleine Harrison, Marian Brady, et al.. (2022). Developing, monitoring, and reporting of fidelity in aphasia trials: core recommendations from the collaboration of aphasia trialists (CATs) trials for aphasia panel. Aphasiology. 37(11). 1733–1755. 10 indexed citations
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Breitenstein, Caterina, et al.. (2021). A systematic review of maintenance following intensive therapy programs in chronic post-stroke aphasia: importance of individual response analysis. Disability and Rehabilitation. 44(20). 5811–5826. 33 indexed citations
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Breitenstein, Caterina, Stefanie Abel, Annette Baumgaertner, et al.. (2018). Impact of daily item training on short- and long-term success of intensive cognitive-linguistic therapy in chronic aphasia. Aphasiology. 32(sup1). 26–29.
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Külzow, Nadine, Lucia Kerti, A. Veronica Witte, et al.. (2014). An object location memory paradigm for older adults with and without mild cognitive impairment. Journal of Neuroscience Methods. 237. 16–25. 16 indexed citations
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Breitenstein, Caterina. (2012). Lernen aus neurowissenschaftlicher Sicht: Von der Assoziation zur Kognition. Social Science Open Access Repository (GESIS – Leibniz Institute for the Social Sciences). 7(4). 405–418. 1 indexed citations
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Flöel, Agnes, et al.. (2011). Non-invasive brain stimulation improves object-location learning in the elderly. Neurobiology of Aging. 33(8). 1682–1689. 135 indexed citations
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Rösser, Nina, Peter U. Heuschmann, Heike Wersching, et al.. (2008). Levodopa Improves Procedural Motor Learning in Chronic Stroke Patients. Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation. 89(9). 1633–1641. 69 indexed citations
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Breitenstein, Caterina, Klaus Kramer, Marcus Meinzer, et al.. (2008). Intensives Sprachtraining bei Aphasie. Der Nervenarzt. 80(2). 149–154. 12 indexed citations
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Rösser, Nina, et al.. (2008). Lack of improvement in odor identification by levodopa in humans. Physiology & Behavior. 93(4-5). 1024–1029. 15 indexed citations
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Flöel, Agnes, et al.. (2008). Levodopa improves skilled hand functions in the elderly. European Journal of Neuroscience. 27(5). 1301–1307. 38 indexed citations
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Meinzer, Marcus, Tobias Flaisch, Caterina Breitenstein, et al.. (2007). Functional re-recruitment of dysfunctional brain areas predicts language recovery in chronic aphasia. NeuroImage. 39(4). 2038–2046. 147 indexed citations
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Flöel, Agnes, Gaëtan Garraux, Benjamin Xu, et al.. (2006). Levodopa increases memory encoding and dopamine release in the striatum in the elderly. Neurobiology of Aging. 29(2). 267–279. 68 indexed citations
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Breitenstein, Caterina, et al.. (2006). Tonic Dopaminergic Stimulation Impairs Associative Learning in Healthy Subjects. Neuropsychopharmacology. 31(11). 2552–2564. 72 indexed citations
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Breitenstein, Caterina, Andreas Jansen, Michael Deppe, et al.. (2005). Hippocampus activity differentiates good from poor learners of a novel lexicon. NeuroImage. 25(3). 958–968. 223 indexed citations
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Rogalewski, Andreas, Caterina Breitenstein, Michael A. Nitsche, Walter Paulus, & Stefan Knecht. (2004). Transcranial direct current stimulation disrupts tactile perception. European Journal of Neuroscience. 20(1). 313–316. 117 indexed citations
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Kamping, Sandra, et al.. (2003). Learning of tactile frequency discrimination in humans. Human Brain Mapping. 18(4). 260–271. 17 indexed citations
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Breitenstein, Caterina & Stefan Knecht. (2002). Development and validation of a language learning model for behavioral and functional-imaging studies. Journal of Neuroscience Methods. 114(2). 173–179. 64 indexed citations
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Breitenstein, Caterina, Irene Daum, & Hermann Ackermann. (1998). Emotional Processing following Cortical and Subcortical Brain Damage: Contribution of the Fronto‐Striatal Circuitry. Behavioural Neurology. 11(1). 29–42. 121 indexed citations
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Breitenstein, Caterina, Herta Flor, & Niels Birbaumer. (1994). Kommunikations- und Problemlöseverhalten von chronischen Schmerzpatienten und ihren Partnern. 23(2). 105–116. 3 indexed citations

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