Christian Gerloff

35.6k total citations · 4 hit papers
430 papers, 21.2k citations indexed

About

Christian Gerloff is a scholar working on Cognitive Neuroscience, Neurology and Neurology. According to data from OpenAlex, Christian Gerloff has authored 430 papers receiving a total of 21.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 143 papers in Cognitive Neuroscience, 133 papers in Neurology and 121 papers in Neurology. Recurrent topics in Christian Gerloff's work include Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation Studies (87 papers), Acute Ischemic Stroke Management (80 papers) and Functional Brain Connectivity Studies (59 papers). Christian Gerloff is often cited by papers focused on Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation Studies (87 papers), Acute Ischemic Stroke Management (80 papers) and Functional Brain Connectivity Studies (59 papers). Christian Gerloff collaborates with scholars based in Germany, United States and United Kingdom. Christian Gerloff's co-authors include Friedhelm C. Hummel, Mark Hallett, Götz Thomalla, Pablo Celnik, Joseph Claßen, Paul Sauseng, Eric M. Wassermann, Leonardo G. Cohen, Mark Hallett and Wolfgang Klimesch and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and Circulation.

In The Last Decade

Christian Gerloff

414 papers receiving 20.9k citations

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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.

Depression of motor cortex excitability by low‐frequency transcranial magnetic stimulation

1997 1.7k citations Christian Gerloff, Pablo Celnik et al. Neurology profile →
Temporal and Spatial Dynamics of Cerebral Immune Cell Accumulation in Stroke

2009 847 citations Chi‐un Choe, Christian Gerloff et al. Stroke profile →
Functional relevance of cross-modal plasticity in blind humans

1997 643 citations Pablo Celnik, Christian Gerloff et al. profile →
Brain Oscillatory Substrates of Visual Short-Term Memory Capacity

2009 539 citations Kirstin-Friederike Heise, Christian Gerloff et al. profile →

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#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Compensatory Proximal Adjustments Characterize Effective Reaching Movements After Stroke 2025 ·Stroke ·(unknown), (unknown), Naveen Elangovan, Hanna Braaß, Jan Feldheim, (unknown), Fanny Quandt, Robert Schulz, Jürgen Konczak, Christian Gerloff	0
2	Neurotransmitter-informed connectivity maps and their application for outcome inference after stroke 2025 ·Brain ·Philipp Koch, Benedikt M. Frey, (unknown), Nora Petersen, Gabriel Girard, (unknown), Hanna Braaß, Marlene Bönstrup, (unknown), Bastian Cheng, Götz Thomalla, Christian Gerloff, (unknown), Peter Schramm, Georg Royl, Fanny Quandt, Robert Schulz	2
3	Altered Functional Connectivity Between Cortical Premotor Areas and the Spinal Cord in Chronic Stroke 2025 ·Stroke ·Hanna Braaß, (unknown), Jan Feldheim, (unknown), Alexandra Tinnermann, Jürgen Finsterbusch, Christian Büchel, Christian Gerloff, Robert Schulz	1
4	A translational roadmap for transcranial magnetic and direct current stimulation in stroke rehabilitation: Consensus-based core recommendations from the Third Stroke Recovery and Rehabilitation Roundtable 2024 ·Clinical Neurophysiology ·Jodi D. Edwards, (unknown), Charlotte Rosso, Meret Branscheidt, Lisa Sheehy, Fanny Quandt, (unknown), Melanie K. Fleming, (unknown), Robert A. Mooney, Charlotte J. Stagg, Christian Gerloff, Símone Rossi, Leonardo G. Cohen, Pablo Celnik, Michael A. Nitsche, Cathrin M. Buetefisch, Numa Dancause	1
5	Cortical microstructure and hemispheric specialization—A diffusion‐imaging analysis in younger and older adults 2024 ·European Journal of Neuroscience ·(unknown), Hanna Braaß, Benedikt M. Frey, Marlene Bönstrup, (unknown), Lukas Frontzkowski, Jan Feldheim, Bastian Cheng, Yogesh Rathi, Ofer Pasternak, Götz Thomalla, Inga K. Koerte, Martha E. Shenton, Christian Gerloff, Fanny Quandt, (unknown), Robert Schulz	1
6	Functional MRI brain state occupancy in the presence of cerebral small vessel disease—a pre-registered replication analysis of the Hamburg City Health Study 2024 ·Imaging Neuroscience ·(unknown), Carola Mayer, Marvin Petersen, Benedikt M. Frey, Jens Fiehler, Uta Hanning, Simone Kühn, Jürgen Gallinat, Raphael Twerenbold, Christian Gerloff, Bastian Cheng, Götz Thomalla, Eckhard Schlemm	0
7	The effect of deep brain stimulation on cortico-subcortical networks in Parkinson’s disease patients with freezing of gait: Exhaustive exploration of a basic model 2024 ·Network Neuroscience ·(unknown), Arnaud Messé, Alessandro Gulberti, Christian Gerloff, Monika Pötter‐Nerger, Claus C. Hilgetag	1
8	Early functional connectivity alterations in contralesional motor networks influence outcome after severe stroke: a preliminary analysis 2023 ·Scientific Reports ·Hanna Braaß, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Fanny Quandt, Chi‐un Choe, Christian Gerloff, Robert Schulz	3
9	Predictors of Early Neurological Improvement and Its Relationship to Thrombolysis Treatment and Long-Term Outcome in the WAKE-UP Study 2023 ·Cerebrovascular Diseases ·(unknown), Bastian Cheng, Tae‐Hee Cho, (unknown), Matthias Endres, Jochen B. Fiebach, Jens Fiehler, Josep Puig, Robin Lemmens, Vincent Thijs, Keith W. Muir, Norbert Nighoghossian, (unknown), Märit Jensen, Ewgenia Barow, (unknown), Salvador Pedraza, Claus Z. Simonsen, Christian Gerloff, Götz Thomalla	1
10	Patient-Reported Quality of Life After Intravenous Alteplase for Stroke in the WAKE-UP Trial 2022 ·Neurology ·Märit Jensen, Susanne Sehner, Bastian Cheng, Eckhard Schlemm, Fanny Quandt, Ewgenia Barow, Karl Wegscheider, Florent Boutitie, Martin Ebinger, Matthias Endres, Jochen B. Fiebach, Vincent Thijs, Robin Lemmens, Keith W. Muir, Norbert Nighoghossian, Salvador Pedraza, Claus Z. Simonsen, Götz Thomalla, Christian Gerloff	2
11	A recurrent machine learning model predicts intracranial hypertension in neurointensive care patients 2021 ·Brain ·Nils Schweingruber, Marius Marc-Daniel Mader, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Stefan Kluge, Manfred Westphal, Patrick Czorlich, Christian Gerloff	38
12	Health-related quality of life after thrombectomy in young-onset versus older stroke patients: a multicenter analysis 2021 ·Journal of NeuroInterventional Surgery ·Milani Deb‐Chatterji, João Pinho, Fabian Flottmann, Lukas Meyer, Gabriel Broocks, Caspar Brekenfeld, Arno Reich, Jens Fiehler, Christian Gerloff, Götz Thomalla	9
13	Corticospinal Tract Microstructure Correlates With Beta Oscillatory Activity in the Primary Motor Cortex After Stroke 2021 ·Stroke ·Robert Schulz, Marlene Bönstrup, (unknown), Jingchun Liu, Benedikt M. Frey, Fanny Quandt, Lutz A. Krawinkel, Bastian Cheng, Götz Thomalla, Christian Gerloff	8
14	The ability of the eating assessment tool-10 to detect penetration and aspiration in Parkinson’s disease 2020 ·European Archives of Oto-Rhino-Laryngology ·(unknown), Julie Cläre Nienstedt, Ulrike Frank, Odette Fründt, Monika Pötter‐Nerger, Christian Gerloff, Carsten Buhmann, Frank Müller, Susanne Lezius, (unknown), Christina Pflug	5
15	Is the Munich dysphagia Test–Parkinson's disease (MDT-PD) a valid screening tool for patients at risk for aspiration? 2018 ·Parkinsonism & Related Disorders ·Carsten Buhmann, (unknown), Moritz Bihler, Christian Gerloff, Almut Nießen, Ute Hidding, Julie Cläre Nienstedt, Christina Pflug	14
16	Impact of Combined Subthalamic Nucleus and Substantia Nigra Stimulation on Neuropsychiatric Symptoms in Parkinson’s Disease Patients 2017 ·Parkinson s Disease ·Ute Hidding, Alessandro Gulberti, Andreas Horn, Carsten Buhmann, Wolfgang Hamel, (unknown), Manfred Westphal, Andreas K. Engel, Christian Gerloff, (unknown), Christian K.E. Moll, Monika Pötter‐Nerger	14
17	Critical Dysphagia is Common in Parkinson Disease and Occurs Even in Early Stages: A Prospective Cohort Study 2017 ·Dysphagia ·Christina Pflug, Moritz Bihler, (unknown), Almut Nießen, Julie Cläre Nienstedt, (unknown), (unknown), Rosemarie Plaetke, Ute Hidding, Christian Gerloff, Carsten Buhmann	101
18	Modulation of Training by Single-Session Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation to the Intact Motor Cortex Enhances Motor Skill Acquisition of the Paretic Hand 2012 ·Stroke ·Máximo Zimerman, Kirstin-Friederike Heise, Julia Hoppe, Leonardo G. Cohen, Christian Gerloff, Friedhelm C. Hummel	166
19	Acquired Control of Ventral Premotor Cortex Activity by Feedback Training 2011 ·Neurorehabilitation and neural repair ·Ranganatha Sitaram, Ralf Veit, (unknown), Andrea Carìa, Christian Gerloff, Niels Birbaumer, Friedhelm C. Hummel	116
20	Older Age and Greater Carotid Intima-Media Thickness Predict Ischemic Events Associated with Carotid-Artery Stenting 2010 ·Cerebrovascular Diseases ·Michael Rosenkranz, Götz Thomalla, (unknown), Oliver Wittkugel, Bastian Cheng, Anna Krützelmann, Jens Fiehler, Christian Gerloff	16

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