David Liebetanz

18.5k total citations · 7 hit papers
89 papers, 10.5k citations indexed

About

David Liebetanz is a scholar working on Neurology, Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience and Cognitive Neuroscience. According to data from OpenAlex, David Liebetanz has authored 89 papers receiving a total of 10.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 49 papers in Neurology, 26 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience and 23 papers in Cognitive Neuroscience. Recurrent topics in David Liebetanz's work include Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation Studies (42 papers), Muscle activation and electromyography studies (21 papers) and Neuroscience and Neural Engineering (16 papers). David Liebetanz is often cited by papers focused on Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation Studies (42 papers), Muscle activation and electromyography studies (21 papers) and Neuroscience and Neural Engineering (16 papers). David Liebetanz collaborates with scholars based in Germany, United States and Brazil. David Liebetanz's co-authors include Walter Paulus, Michael A. Nitsche, Frithjof Tergau, Nicolas Lang, Andrea Antal, Min‐Fang Kuo, Kátia Monte‐Silva, K. Fricke, S. Henning and Cornelia Exner and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature Communications, Journal of Neuroscience and PLoS ONE.

In The Last Decade

David Liebetanz

87 papers receiving 10.4k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

  1. Pharmacological Modulation of Cortical Excitability Shifts Induced by Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation in Humans
    2003 1.2k citations Michael A. Nitsche, David Liebetanz et al. profile →
  2. Pharmacological approach to the mechanisms of transcranial DC-stimulation-induced after-effects of human motor cortex excitability
    2002 1.1k citations David Liebetanz profile →
  3. A technical guide to tDCS, and related non-invasive brain stimulation tools
    2015 962 citations Andrea Antal, Felipe Fregni et al. Clinical Neurophysiology profile →
  4. Facilitation of Implicit Motor Learning by Weak Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation of the Primary Motor Cortex in the Human
    2003 768 citations Michael A. Nitsche, Nicolas Lang et al. profile →
  5. Induction of Late LTP-Like Plasticity in the Human Motor Cortex by Repeated Non-Invasive Brain Stimulation
    2012 636 citations Kátia Monte‐Silva, Min‐Fang Kuo et al. profile →
  6. Modulating parameters of excitability during and after transcranial direct current stimulation of the human motor cortex
    2005 590 citations Michael A. Nitsche, David Liebetanz et al. profile →
  7. Shaping the Effects of Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation of the Human Motor Cortex
    2007 581 citations Michael A. Nitsche, Andrea Antal et al. Journal of Neurophysiology profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
David Liebetanz Germany 37 8.6k 5.1k 2.0k 2.0k 1.2k 89 10.5k
Nicolas Lang Germany 38 9.2k 1.1× 5.8k 1.1× 1.6k 0.8× 2.1k 1.1× 870 0.7× 75 10.7k
Frithjof Tergau Germany 41 7.4k 0.9× 4.6k 0.9× 1.3k 0.6× 1.9k 1.0× 1.3k 1.1× 79 8.7k
Ying‐Zu Huang Taiwan 38 6.0k 0.7× 3.7k 0.7× 1.1k 0.6× 1.5k 0.8× 1.8k 1.5× 154 8.4k
Antonio Oliviero Spain 56 8.2k 0.9× 5.7k 1.1× 2.6k 1.3× 3.0k 1.5× 3.2k 2.7× 209 13.4k
Joseph Claßen Germany 56 9.0k 1.0× 7.3k 1.4× 2.0k 1.0× 3.3k 1.7× 2.8k 2.3× 229 14.6k
Yoshikazu Ugawa Japan 59 7.3k 0.8× 4.8k 0.9× 2.0k 1.0× 2.4k 1.2× 3.2k 2.6× 412 12.1k
Sergio P. Rigonatti Brazil 29 5.8k 0.7× 3.1k 0.6× 696 0.3× 1.2k 0.6× 997 0.8× 53 7.0k
Friedhelm C. Hummel Germany 55 8.6k 1.0× 8.5k 1.6× 1.5k 0.7× 2.8k 1.4× 1.3k 1.1× 191 14.3k
Hartwig R. Siebner Germany 37 5.4k 0.6× 3.3k 0.6× 954 0.5× 1.5k 0.8× 1.4k 1.2× 45 6.7k
Paolo Profice Italy 41 5.6k 0.6× 3.4k 0.7× 990 0.5× 2.0k 1.0× 1.2k 1.0× 101 7.2k

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Liebetanz, David, et al.. (2023). Female sex and overweight are associated with a lower quality of life in patients with myasthenia gravis: a single center cohort study. BMC Neurology. 23(1). 366–366. 10 indexed citations
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Muceli, Silvia, Wigand Poppendieck, Aleš Holobar, et al.. (2022). Blind identification of the spinal cord output in humans with high-density electrode arrays implanted in muscles. Science Advances. 8(46). eabo5040–eabo5040. 36 indexed citations
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Kutschenko, Anna, et al.. (2021). Intramuscular tetanus neurotoxin reverses muscle atrophy: a randomized controlled trial in dogs with spinal cord injury. Journal of Cachexia Sarcopenia and Muscle. 13(1). 443–453. 3 indexed citations
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Edemann-Callesen, Henriette, Mark Jackson, Niranjan Khadka, et al.. (2018). Non-invasive modulation reduces repetitive behavior in a rat model through the sensorimotor cortico-striatal circuit. Translational Psychiatry. 8(1). 11–11. 9 indexed citations
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Hahne, Janne M., et al.. (2018). A hybrid auricular control system: direct, simultaneous, and proportional myoelectric control of two degrees of freedom in prosthetic hands. Journal of Neural Engineering. 15(5). 56028–56028. 13 indexed citations
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Liebetanz, David, et al.. (2017). P101 Impact of coil rotation on TMS threshold. Clinical Neurophysiology. 128(3). e61–e61. 1 indexed citations
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Klinker, Florian, et al.. (2017). Dopamine D3 receptor status modulates sexual dimorphism in voluntary wheel running behavior in mice. Behavioural Brain Research. 333. 235–241. 11 indexed citations
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Kutschenko, Anna, et al.. (2016). In-vivo comparison of the neurotoxic potencies of incobotulinumtoxinA, onabotulinumtoxinA, and abobotulinumtoxinA. Neuroscience Letters. 627. 216–221. 30 indexed citations
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Fresnoza, Shane, Florian Klinker, David Liebetanz, et al.. (2014). Dosage-Dependent Effect of Dopamine D2 Receptor Activation on Motor Cortex Plasticity in Humans. Journal of Neuroscience. 34(32). 10701–10709. 53 indexed citations
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Schmitz, Thomas, et al.. (2012). 301 Hyperactivity and Disturbed Motor Coordination in Adolescent Mice after Neonatal Expsoure to Hyperoxia. Archives of Disease in Childhood. 97(Suppl 2). A88–A88. 2 indexed citations
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Monte‐Silva, Kátia, et al.. (2011). P20.13 Induction of l-LTP-like plasticity in the human motor cortex by repeated non-invasive brain stimulation. Clinical Neurophysiology. 122. S149–S149. 4 indexed citations
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Wachter, Dorothee, Arne Wrede, Walter Schulz‐Schaeffer, et al.. (2010). Transcranial direct current stimulation induces polarity-specific changes of cortical blood perfusion in the rat. Experimental Neurology. 227(2). 322–327. 96 indexed citations
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Lewinski, Friederike von, Sabine Hofer, Klaus‐Dietmar Merboldt, et al.. (2009). Efficacy of EMG-triggered electrical arm stimulation in chronic hemiparetic stroke patients. Restorative Neurology and Neuroscience. 27(3). 189–197. 40 indexed citations
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Dowling, Pascal, et al.. (2009). Iron-Deficiency Sensitizes Mice to Acute Pain Stimuli and Formalin-Induced Nociception ,. Journal of Nutrition. 139(11). 2087–2092. 34 indexed citations
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Nitsche, Michael A., et al.. (2009). Serotonin affects transcranial direct current-induced neuroplasticity in humans. Aktuelle Neurologie. 36(S 02). 7 indexed citations
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Nitsche, Michael A., Andrea Antal, David Liebetanz, et al.. (2007). Shaping the Effects of Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation of the Human Motor Cortex. Journal of Neurophysiology. 97(4). 3109–3117. 581 indexed citations breakdown →
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Schaefer, Inga‐Marie, Jens Randel Nyengaard, Heiner Post, et al.. (2007). Effect of voluntary exercise on number and volume of cardiomyocytes and their mitochondria in the mouse left ventricle. Basic Research in Cardiology. 103(1). 12–21. 60 indexed citations
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Fregni, Felipe, David Liebetanz, Kátia Monte‐Silva, et al.. (2006). Effects of transcranial direct current stimulation coupled with repetitive electrical stimulation on cortical spreading depression. Experimental Neurology. 204(1). 462–466. 61 indexed citations
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Nitsche, Michael A., L. Niehaus, Karl‐Titus Hoffmann, et al.. (2004). MRI study of human brain exposed to weak direct current stimulation of the frontal cortex. Clinical Neurophysiology. 115(10). 2419–2423. 107 indexed citations
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Liebetanz, David, Susanne Fauser, Thomas Michaelis, et al.. (2003). Safety aspects of chronic low-frequency transcranial magnetic stimulation based on localized proton magnetic resonance spectroscopy and histology of the rat brain. Journal of Psychiatric Research. 37(4). 277–286. 52 indexed citations

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