Dennis J. McFarland

31.2k total citations · 10 hit papers
155 papers, 22.4k citations indexed

About

Dennis J. McFarland is a scholar working on Cognitive Neuroscience, Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience and Experimental and Cognitive Psychology. According to data from OpenAlex, Dennis J. McFarland has authored 155 papers receiving a total of 22.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 120 papers in Cognitive Neuroscience, 64 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience and 20 papers in Experimental and Cognitive Psychology. Recurrent topics in Dennis J. McFarland's work include EEG and Brain-Computer Interfaces (91 papers), Neuroscience and Neural Engineering (58 papers) and Neural dynamics and brain function (37 papers). Dennis J. McFarland is often cited by papers focused on EEG and Brain-Computer Interfaces (91 papers), Neuroscience and Neural Engineering (58 papers) and Neural dynamics and brain function (37 papers). Dennis J. McFarland collaborates with scholars based in United States, Austria and Italy. Dennis J. McFarland's co-authors include Jonathan R. Wolpaw, Theresa M. Vaughan, Niels Birbaumer, Gert Pfurtscheller, Gerwin Schalk, Dean J. Krusienski, Thilo Hinterberger, Eric W. Sellers, William A. Sarnacki and Anthony T. Cacace and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, PLoS ONE and Neurology.

In The Last Decade

Dennis J. McFarland

154 papers receiving 21.4k citations

Hit Papers

Brain–computer interfaces for communication and control 1991 2026 2002 2014 2002 2004 2000 2004 1991 1000 2.0k 3.0k 4.0k 5.0k
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. Brain–computer interfaces for communication and control
    2002 5.6k citations Jonathan R. Wolpaw, Niels Birbaumer et al. Clinical Neurophysiology profile →
  2. BCI2000: A General-Purpose Brain-Computer Interface (BCI) System
    2004 2.1k citations Gerwin Schalk, Dennis J. McFarland et al. profile →
  3. Brain-computer interface technology: a review of the first international meeting
    2000 1.7k citations Jonathan R. Wolpaw, Niels Birbaumer et al. profile →
  4. Control of a two-dimensional movement signal by a noninvasive brain-computer interface in humans
    2004 1.1k citations Jonathan R. Wolpaw, Dennis J. McFarland profile →
  5. An EEG-based brain-computer interface for cursor control
    1991 787 citations Jonathan R. Wolpaw, Dennis J. McFarland et al. Electroencephalography and Clinical Neurophysiology profile →
  6. Spatial filter selection for EEG-based communication
    1997 693 citations Dennis J. McFarland, Lynn M. McCane et al. Electroencephalography and Clinical Neurophysiology profile →
  7. Mu and Beta Rhythm Topographies During Motor Imagery and Actual Movements
    2000 649 citations Dennis J. McFarland et al. profile →
  8. A comparison of classification techniques for the P300 Speller
    2006 563 citations Dean J. Krusienski, Eric W. Sellers et al. Journal of Neural Engineering profile →
  9. Toward enhanced P300 speller performance
    2007 546 citations Dean J. Krusienski, Eric W. Sellers et al. Journal of Neuroscience Methods profile →
  10. EMG contamination of EEG: spectral and topographical characteristics
    2003 500 citations Dennis J. McFarland, Theresa M. Vaughan et al. Clinical Neurophysiology profile →

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Dennis J. McFarland United States 52 21.1k 11.6k 4.7k 3.9k 3.0k 155 22.4k
Gert Pfurtscheller Austria 57 18.4k 0.9× 8.9k 0.8× 3.6k 0.8× 3.3k 0.8× 2.6k 0.9× 194 19.6k
G. Pfurtscheller Austria 70 26.4k 1.3× 10.3k 0.9× 3.4k 0.7× 3.5k 0.9× 4.1k 1.4× 154 28.3k
Benjamin Blankertz Germany 60 16.5k 0.8× 6.6k 0.6× 2.9k 0.6× 3.2k 0.8× 3.9k 1.3× 175 17.8k
Gerwin Schalk United States 54 14.9k 0.7× 7.8k 0.7× 2.2k 0.5× 2.9k 0.8× 2.1k 0.7× 149 15.9k
Christa Neuper Austria 73 15.9k 0.8× 6.2k 0.5× 2.4k 0.5× 2.1k 0.5× 1.5k 0.5× 211 17.9k
Jonathan R. Wolpaw United States 78 29.2k 1.4× 16.5k 1.4× 6.1k 1.3× 5.4k 1.4× 3.9k 1.3× 256 33.5k
Theresa M. Vaughan United States 30 12.9k 0.6× 7.3k 0.6× 3.2k 0.7× 2.5k 0.6× 2.1k 0.7× 42 13.4k
José del R. Millán Spain 63 10.2k 0.5× 5.0k 0.4× 2.8k 0.6× 5.7k 1.5× 1.3k 0.4× 545 18.4k
Gernot Müller-Putz Austria 57 10.8k 0.5× 5.4k 0.5× 2.2k 0.5× 1.8k 0.5× 1.0k 0.3× 327 11.8k
Tzyy‐Ping Jung United States 74 23.7k 1.1× 5.0k 0.4× 2.6k 0.6× 2.4k 0.6× 6.1k 2.0× 353 28.9k

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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McFarland, Dennis J., Sumner L. Norman, William A. Sarnacki, et al.. (2020). BCI-based sensorimotor rhythm training can affect individuated finger movements. 7(1-2). 38–46. 7 indexed citations
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Sample, Matthew, Marjorie Aunos, Stefanie Blain‐Moraes, et al.. (2019). Brain–computer interfaces and personhood: interdisciplinary deliberations on neural technology. Journal of Neural Engineering. 16(6). 63001–63001. 23 indexed citations
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Norman, Sumner L., Dennis J. McFarland, Steven C. Cramer, et al.. (2018). Controlling pre-movement sensorimotor rhythm can improve finger extension after stroke. Journal of Neural Engineering. 15(5). 56026–56026. 36 indexed citations
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Mak, Joseph N., Dennis J. McFarland, Theresa M. Vaughan, et al.. (2012). EEG correlates of P300-based brain–computer interface (BCI) performance in people with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. Journal of Neural Engineering. 9(2). 26014–26014. 79 indexed citations
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McFarland, Dennis J., William A. Sarnacki, & Jonathan R. Wolpaw. (2011). Should the parameters of a BCI translation algorithm be continually adapted?. Journal of Neuroscience Methods. 199(1). 103–107. 37 indexed citations
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Cacace, Anthony T. & Dennis J. McFarland. (2009). Controversies in central auditory processing disorder. 23 indexed citations
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McFarland, Dennis J. & Jonathan R. Wolpaw. (2008). Sensorimotor rhythm-based brain–computer interface (BCI): model order selection for autoregressive spectral analysis. Journal of Neural Engineering. 5(2). 155–162. 136 indexed citations
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Allison, Brendan Z., et al.. (2008). Towards an independent brain–computer interface using steady state visual evoked potentials. Clinical Neurophysiology. 119(2). 399–408. 232 indexed citations
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Nijboer, Femke, Adrian Furdea, Jürgen Mellinger, et al.. (2007). An auditory brain–computer interface (BCI). Journal of Neuroscience Methods. 167(1). 43–50. 272 indexed citations
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Krusienski, Dean J., Eric W. Sellers, Dennis J. McFarland, Theresa M. Vaughan, & Jonathan R. Wolpaw. (2007). Toward enhanced P300 speller performance. Journal of Neuroscience Methods. 167(1). 15–21. 546 indexed citations breakdown →
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Sejnowski, Terrence J., Guido Dornhege, José del R. Millán, et al.. (2007). Toward Brain-Computer Interfacing (Neural Information Processing). The MIT Press eBooks. 24 indexed citations
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McFarland, Dennis J., Charles W. Anderson, K. Müller, Alois Schlögl, & Dean J. Krusienski. (2006). BCI meeting 2005-workshop on BCI signal processing: feature extraction and translation. IEEE Transactions on Neural Systems and Rehabilitation Engineering. 14(2). 135–138. 143 indexed citations
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McFarland, Dennis J. & Anthony T. Cacace. (2004). Separating stimulus-locked and unlocked components of the auditory event-related potential. Hearing Research. 193(1-2). 111–120. 10 indexed citations
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McFarland, Dennis J., et al.. (2004). Conversion of EEG activity into cursor movement by a brain-computer interface (BCI). IEEE Transactions on Neural Systems and Rehabilitation Engineering. 12(3). 331–338. 207 indexed citations
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McFarland, Dennis J. & Jonathan R. Wolpaw. (2003). EEG-Based Communication and Control: Speed–Accuracy Relationships. Applied Psychophysiology and Biofeedback. 28(3). 217–231. 55 indexed citations
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McFarland, Dennis J., et al.. (2003). Electroencephalographic(EEG)-based communication: EEG control versus system performance in humans. Neuroscience Letters. 345(2). 89–92. 50 indexed citations
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McFarland, Dennis J., et al.. (1998). Answering questions with an electroencephalogram-based brain-computer interface. Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation. 79(9). 1029–1033. 60 indexed citations
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McFarland, Dennis J., Lynn M. McCane, Stephen V. David, & Jonathan R. Wolpaw. (1997). Spatial filter selection for EEG-based communication. Electroencephalography and Clinical Neurophysiology. 103(3). 386–394. 693 indexed citations breakdown →
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Wolpaw, Jonathan R., Doris Flotzinger, Gert Pfurtscheller, & Dennis J. McFarland. (1997). Timing of EEG-Based Cursor Control. Journal of Clinical Neurophysiology. 14(6). 529–538. 45 indexed citations

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