Eckart Altenmüller

18.2k total citations · 2 hit papers
332 papers, 11.4k citations indexed

About

Eckart Altenmüller is a scholar working on Cognitive Neuroscience, Rehabilitation and Neurology. According to data from OpenAlex, Eckart Altenmüller has authored 332 papers receiving a total of 11.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 211 papers in Cognitive Neuroscience, 92 papers in Rehabilitation and 76 papers in Neurology. Recurrent topics in Eckart Altenmüller's work include Neuroscience and Music Perception (141 papers), Musicians’ Health and Performance (79 papers) and Motor Control and Adaptation (77 papers). Eckart Altenmüller is often cited by papers focused on Neuroscience and Music Perception (141 papers), Musicians’ Health and Performance (79 papers) and Motor Control and Adaptation (77 papers). Eckart Altenmüller collaborates with scholars based in Germany, United States and Japan. Eckart Altenmüller's co-authors include Thomas F. Münte, Hans‐Christian Jabusch, Reinhard Kopiez, Marc Bangert, Lutz Jäncke, Oliver Grewe, Shinichi Furuya, Gottfried Schlaug, Frederik Nagel and Thomas Rammsayer and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Journal of Neuroscience and SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología.

In The Last Decade

Eckart Altenmüller

315 papers receiving 10.9k citations

Hit Papers

The musician's brain as a model of neuroplasticity 2002 2026 2010 2018 2002 2017 200 400 600
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. The musician's brain as a model of neuroplasticity
    2002 671 citations Thomas F. Münte, Eckart Altenmüller et al. profile →
  2. Music-based interventions in neurological rehabilitation
    2017 315 citations Eckart Altenmüller et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Eckart Altenmüller Germany 59 8.0k 3.3k 2.0k 1.9k 1.6k 332 11.4k
Michael H. Thaut United States 48 4.7k 0.6× 2.5k 0.8× 949 0.5× 1.1k 0.6× 677 0.4× 160 7.6k
Christo Pantev Germany 67 12.8k 1.6× 1.2k 0.4× 655 0.3× 516 0.3× 2.8k 1.7× 216 16.3k
Martín Lotze Germany 54 6.3k 0.8× 2.2k 0.7× 614 0.3× 1.0k 0.5× 1.7k 1.0× 228 11.2k
Alan M. Wing United Kingdom 50 6.6k 0.8× 1.9k 0.6× 471 0.2× 815 0.4× 776 0.5× 208 9.0k
Deborah L. Harrington United States 48 6.1k 0.8× 1.2k 0.4× 1.4k 0.7× 286 0.2× 1.2k 0.8× 96 8.0k
Virginia B. Penhune Canada 45 9.3k 1.2× 2.3k 0.7× 301 0.2× 265 0.1× 2.4k 1.5× 101 10.7k
H. Branch Coslett United States 61 9.3k 1.2× 2.2k 0.7× 775 0.4× 641 0.3× 1.7k 1.1× 195 11.7k
Jörn Diedrichsen United Kingdom 60 10.8k 1.4× 3.3k 1.0× 931 0.5× 572 0.3× 736 0.5× 178 14.4k
Lawrence M. Parsons United States 42 7.2k 0.9× 2.7k 0.8× 393 0.2× 208 0.1× 1.7k 1.0× 59 10.1k
Stephan P. Swinnen Belgium 78 14.7k 1.8× 4.8k 1.5× 2.2k 1.1× 1.7k 0.9× 915 0.6× 422 22.7k

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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All Works

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Marié, Damien, et al.. (2025). Quality of life in older adults is enhanced by piano practice: Results from a randomized controlled trial. Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences. 1550(1). 239–254.
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Altenmüller, Eckart, et al.. (2024). Gender Differences in Task Specific Dystonia: What Can we Learn from Musician's Dystonia?. Movement Disorders Clinical Practice. 11(5). 526–533. 1 indexed citations
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Altenmüller, Eckart, et al.. (2023). The effects of anxiety on practice behaviors and performance quality in expert pianists. Frontiers in Psychology. 14. 1152900–1152900. 7 indexed citations
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James, Clara E., Christopher Sinke, Tillmann H. C. Krüger, et al.. (2023). Fine motor control improves in older adults after 1 year of piano lessons: Analysis of individual development and its coupling with cognition and brain structure. European Journal of Neuroscience. 57(12). 2040–2061. 9 indexed citations
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McCrary, J. Matt, Michael Großbach, & Eckart Altenmüller. (2022). Are culturally vibrant communities healthier? Relationships between performing arts activity and health outcomes in the 500 largest US cities. Perspectives in Public Health. 142(2). 94–101. 1 indexed citations
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Lee, André, et al.. (2021). Nonlinear Changes in Botulinum Toxin Treatment of Task-Specific Dystonia during Long-Term Treatment. Toxins. 13(6). 371–371. 3 indexed citations
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Bravi, Riccardo, Christos I. Ioannou, Diego Minciacchi, & Eckart Altenmüller. (2019). Assessment of the effects of Kinesiotaping on musical motor performance in musicians suffering from focal hand dystonia: a pilot study. Clinical Rehabilitation. 33(10). 1636–1648. 12 indexed citations
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Altenmüller, Eckart, et al.. (2019). Enhanced auditory disembedding in an interleaved melody recognition test is associated with absolute pitch ability. Scientific Reports. 9(1). 7838–7838. 10 indexed citations
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Snowdon, Charles T., Elke Zimmermann, & Eckart Altenmüller. (2015). Music evolution and neuroscience. Progress in brain research. 217. 17–34. 26 indexed citations
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Vaquero, Lucía, Karl Hartmann, Pablo Ripollés, et al.. (2015). Structural neuroplasticity in expert pianists depends on the age of musical training onset. NeuroImage. 126. 106–119. 96 indexed citations
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Altenmüller, Eckart, Stanley Finger, & François Boller. (2015). Evolution, the musical brain, medical conditions, and therapies. Elsevier eBooks.
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Altenmüller, Eckart, Christos I. Ioannou, & André Lee. (2015). Apollo's curse. Progress in brain research. 217. 89–106. 36 indexed citations
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Schoonderwaldt, Erwin, et al.. (2013). Acoustical constraints and individual preference in the coordination of complex bowing patterns. Ghent University Academic Bibliography (Ghent University). 1 indexed citations
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Baur, Volker, et al.. (2011). Single-session tDCS-supported retraining does not improve fine motor control in musician's dystonia. Restorative Neurology and Neuroscience. 29(2). 85–90. 34 indexed citations
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Altenmüller, Eckart, et al.. (2009). Krankheiten großer Musiker und Musikerinnen : Reflexionen am Schnittpunkt von Musikwissenschaft und Medizin. G. Olms eBooks.
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Schumacher, Ralph, Eckart Altenmüller, Werner Deutsch, et al.. (2007). Macht Mozart schlau?: Die Förderung kognitiver Kompetenzen durch Musik. 18. 1–181. 5 indexed citations
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Altenmüller, Eckart. (2002). Neurología de la percepción musical. 48–55.

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