Hans‐Otto Karnath

19.8k total citations · 4 hit papers
226 papers, 13.2k citations indexed

About

Hans‐Otto Karnath is a scholar working on Cognitive Neuroscience, Pharmacology and Experimental and Cognitive Psychology. According to data from OpenAlex, Hans‐Otto Karnath has authored 226 papers receiving a total of 13.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 192 papers in Cognitive Neuroscience, 26 papers in Pharmacology and 20 papers in Experimental and Cognitive Psychology. Recurrent topics in Hans‐Otto Karnath's work include Spatial Neglect and Hemispheric Dysfunction (128 papers), Visual perception and processing mechanisms (74 papers) and Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation (26 papers). Hans‐Otto Karnath is often cited by papers focused on Spatial Neglect and Hemispheric Dysfunction (128 papers), Visual perception and processing mechanisms (74 papers) and Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation (26 papers). Hans‐Otto Karnath collaborates with scholars based in Germany, United States and Switzerland. Hans‐Otto Karnath's co-authors include Chris Rorden, Leonardo Bonilha, Marc Himmelbach, Susanne Ferber, Christoph Sperber, Bernhard Baier, L. Johannsen, Bianca de Haan, Marie-Thérèse Perenin and Jörg Lewald and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

In The Last Decade

Hans‐Otto Karnath

215 papers receiving 12.9k citations

Hit Papers

Improving Lesion-Symptom Mapping 2001 2026 2009 2017 2007 2001 2012 2004 250 500 750 1000
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. Improving Lesion-Symptom Mapping
    2007 1.1k citations Chris Rorden, Hans‐Otto Karnath et al. profile →
  2. Spatial awareness is a function of the temporal not the posterior parietal lobe
    2001 609 citations Hans‐Otto Karnath, Marc Himmelbach et al. profile →
  3. Age-specific CT and MRI templates for spatial normalization
    2012 565 citations Chris Rorden, Leonardo Bonilha et al. profile →
  4. Using human brain lesions to infer function: a relic from a past era in the fMRI age?
    2004 517 citations Chris Rorden, Hans‐Otto Karnath Nature reviews. Neuroscience profile →

Peers

Hans‐Otto Karnath
Gian Domenico Iannetti United Kingdom
Martín Lotze Germany
Giuseppe Vallar Italy
Chris Rorden United States
Karen D. Davis Canada
H. Branch Coslett United States
Julien Doyon Canada
Chiang‐Shan R. Li United States
Bogdan Draganski Germany
Paolo Bartolomeo France
Gian Domenico Iannetti United Kingdom
Hans‐Otto Karnath
Citations per year, relative to Hans‐Otto Karnath Hans‐Otto Karnath (= 1×) peers Gian Domenico Iannetti

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Fields of papers citing papers by Hans‐Otto Karnath

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Hans‐Otto Karnath

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Karnath, Hans‐Otto, et al.. (2025). Left neck and right biceps muscle vibrations have similar effects on perceived body orientation. Experimental Brain Research. 243(2). 52–52.
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Li, Dongyun, et al.. (2024). Predicting individual long-term prognosis of spatial neglect based on acute stroke patient data. Brain Communications. 7(1). fcaf047–fcaf047. 1 indexed citations
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Rennig, Johannes, et al.. (2024). Beyond visual integration: sensitivity of the temporal-parietal junction for objects, places, and faces. Behavioral and Brain Functions. 20(1). 8–8.
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Karnath, Hans‐Otto, et al.. (2024). Augmented und Virtual Reality in der Diagnostik und Therapie von Neglect nach Hirnschädigung. Zeitschrift für Neuropsychologie. 35(4). 223–236.
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Karnath, Hans‐Otto, et al.. (2024). Structural Disconnections Caused by White Matter Hyperintensities in Post‐Stroke Spatial Neglect. Human Brain Mapping. 45(17). e70078–e70078.
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Sperber, Christoph, et al.. (2023). Reducing alertness does not affect line bisection bias in neurotypical participants. Experimental Brain Research. 242(1). 195–204.
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Schuster, Thomas, et al.. (2023). Negami: An Augmented Reality App for the Treatment of Spatial Neglect After Stroke. JMIR Serious Games. 11. e40651–e40651. 12 indexed citations
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Karnath, Hans‐Otto, Thomas Schenk, Thomas Benke, et al.. (2023). Kurzfassung der S2k-Leitlinie „Diagnostik und Therapie von Neglect und anderen Störungen der Raumkognition“ (AWMF-030/126). Zeitschrift für Neuropsychologie. 34(3). 119–128. 1 indexed citations
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Karnath, Hans‐Otto, et al.. (2023). “Look straight ahead”—A new test to diagnose spatial neglect by computed tomography. PLoS ONE. 18(4). e0284033–e0284033. 4 indexed citations
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Basilakos, Alexandra, Grigori Yourganov, Leonardo Bonilha, et al.. (2022). Mapping the human praxis network: an investigation of white matter disconnection in limb apraxia of gesture production. Brain Communications. 4(1). fcac004–fcac004. 15 indexed citations
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Ilg, Winfried, et al.. (2022). Tilted 3D visual scenes influence lateropulsion: A single case study of pusher syndrome. Journal of Clinical and Experimental Neuropsychology. 44(7). 478–486. 2 indexed citations
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Lindner, Axel, et al.. (2021). Lying in a 3T MRI scanner induces neglect-like spatial attention bias. eLife. 10. 5 indexed citations
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Karnath, Hans‐Otto, et al.. (2020). Training of vertical versus horizontal reading in patients with hemianopia – a randomized and controlled study. Graefe s Archive for Clinical and Experimental Ophthalmology. 259(3). 745–757. 10 indexed citations
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Karnath, Hans‐Otto, Simone Claire Mölbert, Joachim Tesch, et al.. (2019). Visual perception of one’s own body under vestibular stimulation using biometric self-avatars in virtual reality. PLoS ONE. 14(3). e0213944–e0213944. 7 indexed citations
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Umarova, Roza M., Christoph Sperber, Christoph P. Kaller, et al.. (2019). Cognitive reserve impacts on disability and cognitive deficits in acute stroke. Journal of Neurology. 266(10). 2495–2504. 56 indexed citations
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Richter, Stefanie, et al.. (2009). Movement Orientation is Related to Mental Rotation in Childhood. Developmental Neuropsychology. 34(3). 284–295. 2 indexed citations
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Karnath, Hans‐Otto, et al.. (2009). The Anatomy of Object Recognition—Visual Form Agnosia Caused by Medial Occipitotemporal Stroke. Journal of Neuroscience. 29(18). 5854–5862. 97 indexed citations
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Richter, Stefanie, Marcus Gerwig, Hans Wilhelm, et al.. (2007). Cognitive functions in patients with MR-defined chronic focal cerebellar lesions. Journal of Neurology. 254(9). 1193–1203. 70 indexed citations
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Karnath, Hans‐Otto. (2001). New insights into the functions of the superior temporal cortex. Nature reviews. Neuroscience. 2(8). 568–576. 269 indexed citations

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