Johan Samanta

3.5k total citations · 1 hit paper
19 papers, 2.5k citations indexed

About

Johan Samanta is a scholar working on Neurology, Cognitive Neuroscience and Speech and Hearing. According to data from OpenAlex, Johan Samanta has authored 19 papers receiving a total of 2.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 18 papers in Neurology, 4 papers in Cognitive Neuroscience and 4 papers in Speech and Hearing. Recurrent topics in Johan Samanta's work include Parkinson's Disease Mechanisms and Treatments (15 papers), Neurological disorders and treatments (12 papers) and Dysphagia Assessment and Management (4 papers). Johan Samanta is often cited by papers focused on Parkinson's Disease Mechanisms and Treatments (15 papers), Neurological disorders and treatments (12 papers) and Dysphagia Assessment and Management (4 papers). Johan Samanta collaborates with scholars based in United States, Netherlands and Canada. Johan Samanta's co-authors include Michael J. Frank, Scott J. Sherman, Ahmed A. Moustafa, Mark Stacy, Erika Driver‐Dunckley, Michael X Cohen, James F. Cavanagh, Thomas V. Wiecki, Christina M. Figueroa and Holly A. Shill and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Nature Neuroscience and Brain.

In The Last Decade

Johan Samanta

19 papers receiving 2.5k citations

Hit Papers

Hold Your Horses: Impulsivity, Deep Brain Stimulation, an... 2007 2026 2013 2019 2007 250 500 750
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. Hold Your Horses: Impulsivity, Deep Brain Stimulation, and Medication in Parkinsonism
    2007 810 citations Michael J. Frank, Johan Samanta et al. Science profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Johan Samanta United States 15 1.7k 926 672 339 313 19 2.5k
Marjan Jahanshahi United Kingdom 30 1.4k 0.8× 1.1k 1.2× 416 0.6× 204 0.6× 449 1.4× 66 2.7k
Francesca Mancini Italy 27 2.0k 1.2× 711 0.8× 397 0.6× 102 0.3× 154 0.5× 64 2.7k
Kevin Dat Vuong United States 21 1.6k 1.0× 618 0.7× 456 0.7× 298 0.9× 85 0.3× 28 2.1k
Marie‐Laure Welter France 31 2.7k 1.6× 734 0.8× 1.2k 1.7× 277 0.8× 522 1.7× 73 3.4k
Galit Kleiner‐Fisman Canada 23 2.2k 1.4× 511 0.6× 907 1.3× 96 0.3× 456 1.5× 32 3.0k
Mónica Kurtis Spain 18 1.7k 1.0× 344 0.4× 254 0.4× 131 0.4× 161 0.5× 36 2.0k
Liesl M. Allcock United Kingdom 15 1.2k 0.7× 323 0.3× 221 0.3× 108 0.3× 125 0.4× 17 1.9k
Berta Pascual‐Sedano Spain 34 2.7k 1.6× 833 0.9× 910 1.4× 172 0.5× 347 1.1× 83 3.4k
Fabian Klostermann Germany 26 1.3k 0.8× 949 1.0× 562 0.8× 49 0.1× 288 0.9× 97 2.2k
Mitsuru Kawamura Japan 24 984 0.6× 1.4k 1.5× 297 0.4× 162 0.5× 231 0.7× 231 2.6k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Johan Samanta

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Johan Samanta

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Johan Samanta. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Johan Samanta based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with Johan Samanta. Johan Samanta is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

19 of 19 papers shown
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Shill, Holly A., et al.. (2016). Polestriding Intervention Improves Gait and Axial Symptoms in Mild to Moderate Parkinson Disease. Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation. 98(4). 613–621. 5 indexed citations
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Mu, Liancai, Jingming Chen, Stanisław Sobótka, et al.. (2015). Alpha-Synuclein Pathology in Sensory Nerve Terminals of the Upper Aerodigestive Tract of Parkinson’s Disease Patients. Dysphagia. 30(4). 404–417. 38 indexed citations
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Abbas, James J., et al.. (2015). A System for Real-Time Feedback to Improve Gait and Posture in Parkinson's Disease. IEEE Journal of Biomedical and Health Informatics. 19(6). 1809–1819. 20 indexed citations
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Mirzadeh, Zaman, Kristina Chapple, Margaret Lambert, et al.. (2015). Parkinson’s disease outcomes after intraoperative CT-guided “asleep” deep brain stimulation in the globus pallidus internus. Journal of neurosurgery. 124(4). 902–907. 73 indexed citations
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Mu, Liancai, Stanisław Sobótka, Jingming Chen, et al.. (2013). Alpha-Synuclein Pathology and Axonal Degeneration of the Peripheral Motor Nerves Innervating Pharyngeal Muscles in Parkinson Disease. Journal of Neuropathology & Experimental Neurology. 72(2). 119–129. 111 indexed citations
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Mu, Liancai, Stanisław Sobótka, Jingming Chen, et al.. (2013). Parkinson Disease Affects Peripheral Sensory Nerves in the Pharynx. Journal of Neuropathology & Experimental Neurology. 72(7). 614–623. 116 indexed citations
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Samanta, Johan, et al.. (2012). Deep brain stimulation amplitude alters posture shift velocity in Parkinson’s disease. Cognitive Neurodynamics. 6(4). 325–332. 14 indexed citations
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Mu, Liancai, Stanisław Sobótka, Jingming Chen, et al.. (2012). Altered Pharyngeal Muscles in Parkinson Disease. Journal of Neuropathology & Experimental Neurology. 71(6). 520–530. 114 indexed citations
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Cavanagh, James F., Thomas V. Wiecki, Michael X Cohen, et al.. (2011). Subthalamic nucleus stimulation reverses mediofrontal influence over decision threshold. Nature Neuroscience. 14(11). 1462–1467. 466 indexed citations
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Shill, Holly A., et al.. (2009). Motor learning in essential tremor. Movement Disorders. 24(6). 926–928. 19 indexed citations
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Voon, Valerie, Paul Krack, Anthony E. Lang, et al.. (2009). Reply: Parkinson's disease, DBS and suicide: a role for serotonin?. Brain. 132(10). e127–e127. 5 indexed citations
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Samanta, Johan, et al.. (2009). Effects of Deep Brain Stimulation on dynamic posture shifts in Parkinson's disease. 73. 1–6. 2 indexed citations
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Voon, Valerie, Paul Krack, Anthony E. Lang, et al.. (2008). A multicentre study on suicide outcomes following subthalamic stimulation for Parkinson's disease. Brain. 131(10). 2720–2728. 302 indexed citations
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Samanta, Johan & Robert A. Hauser. (2007). Duodenal levodopa infusion for the treatment of Parkinson’s disease. Expert Opinion on Pharmacotherapy. 8(5). 657–664. 35 indexed citations
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Sabbagh, Marwan N., Donald J. Connor, John N. Caviness, et al.. (2007). Functional Ability Correlates with Cognitive Impairment in Parkinson’s Disease and Alzheimer’s Disease. Dementia and Geriatric Cognitive Disorders. 24(5). 327–334. 33 indexed citations
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Caviness, John N., Joseph G. Hentz, Virgilio Gerald H. Evidente, et al.. (2007). Both early and late cognitive dysfunction affects the electroencephalogram in Parkinson's disease. Parkinsonism & Related Disorders. 13(6). 348–354. 100 indexed citations
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Frank, Michael J., Johan Samanta, Ahmed A. Moustafa, & Scott J. Sherman. (2007). Hold Your Horses: Impulsivity, Deep Brain Stimulation, and Medication in Parkinsonism. Science. 318(5854). 1309–1312. 810 indexed citations breakdown →
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Driver‐Dunckley, Erika, Johan Samanta, & Mark Stacy. (2003). Pathological gambling associated with dopamine agonist therapy in Parkinson’s disease. Neurology. 61(3). 422–423. 234 indexed citations
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Baev, K. V., Karl A. Greene, Frederick F. Marciano, et al.. (2002). Physiology and pathophysiology of cortico-basal ganglia–thalamocortical loops: Theoretical and practical aspects. Progress in Neuro-Psychopharmacology and Biological Psychiatry. 26(4). 771–804. 28 indexed citations

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