Navzer D. Engineer

3.3k total citations · 1 hit paper
35 papers, 2.1k citations indexed

About

Navzer D. Engineer is a scholar working on Neurology, Cognitive Neuroscience and Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience. According to data from OpenAlex, Navzer D. Engineer has authored 35 papers receiving a total of 2.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 23 papers in Neurology, 20 papers in Cognitive Neuroscience and 10 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience. Recurrent topics in Navzer D. Engineer's work include Vagus Nerve Stimulation Research (21 papers), Neuroscience and Neural Engineering (9 papers) and Neural dynamics and brain function (8 papers). Navzer D. Engineer is often cited by papers focused on Vagus Nerve Stimulation Research (21 papers), Neuroscience and Neural Engineering (9 papers) and Neural dynamics and brain function (8 papers). Navzer D. Engineer collaborates with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and New Zealand. Navzer D. Engineer's co-authors include Michael P. Kilgard, Jonathan Riley, Michael S. Borland, Pritesh K. Pandya, Raluca Moucha, Jesse Dawson, Teresa J. Kimberley, Sven Vanneste, Daniel L. Rathbun and David M. Pierce and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Stroke and Journal of Neurophysiology.

In The Last Decade

Navzer D. Engineer

34 papers receiving 2.1k citations

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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.

Reversing pathological neural activity using targeted plasticity

2011 492 citations Navzer D. Engineer, Jonathan Riley et al. Nature profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Navzer D. Engineer United States	19	1.4k	1.4k	552	507	285	35	2.1k
Jonathan Riley United States	13	781 0.6×	679 0.5×	289 0.5×	300 0.6×	370 1.3×	22	1.5k
Marcus Gerwig Germany	26	973 0.7×	1.3k 1.0×	258 0.5×	538 1.1×	56 0.2×	62	2.7k
Keith S. Garcia United States	17	901 0.6×	852 0.6×	399 0.7×	349 0.7×	113 0.4×	20	2.0k
Christian Plewnia Germany	34	2.2k 1.5×	2.4k 1.7×	475 0.9×	407 0.8×	74 0.3×	130	3.8k
Vito Enrico Pettorossi Italy	28	448 0.3×	1.0k 0.7×	412 0.7×	756 1.5×	70 0.2×	131	2.4k
Mark A. Halko United States	21	2.0k 1.4×	1.3k 0.9×	109 0.2×	294 0.6×	53 0.2×	45	2.9k
Miguel Alonso‐Alonso United States	22	826 0.6×	963 0.7×	69 0.1×	252 0.5×	129 0.5×	56	2.2k
Ulf Baumgärtner Germany	28	1.1k 0.8×	377 0.3×	182 0.3×	252 0.5×	199 0.7×	67	2.8k
Angela Deutschländer Germany	20	1.1k 0.8×	749 0.5×	154 0.3×	152 0.3×	48 0.2×	39	1.9k
A.G.M. Canavan Germany	26	2.0k 1.5×	518 0.4×	124 0.2×	439 0.9×	53 0.2×	37	2.7k

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Guglielmo, Luiz Guilherme Antonacci, et al.. (2025). Paired Vagus Nerve Stimulation for Chronic Stroke: Preliminary Findings of Real-World Feasibility in the Home Environment. Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation. 106(4). e70–e71.

Francisco, Gerard E., Navzer D. Engineer, Jesse Dawson, et al.. (2023). Vagus Nerve Stimulation Paired With Upper-Limb Rehabilitation After Stroke: 2- and 3-Year Follow-up From the Pilot Study. Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation. 104(8). 1180–1187. 19 indexed citations

Kimberley, Teresa J., Navzer D. Engineer, Steven C. Cramer, et al.. (2023). Abstract 150: Vagus Nerve Stimulation (VNS) Paired With Upper Extremity Rehabilitation In Chronic Stroke: Improvements In Wrist And Hand Impairment And Function. Stroke. 54(Suppl_1). 1 indexed citations

Kimberley, Teresa J., et al.. (2023). Vagus Nerve Stimulation Paired With Mobility Training in Chronic Ischemic Stroke: A Case Report. Physical Therapy. 103(12). 8 indexed citations

Dawson, Jesse, Navzer D. Engineer, Cecília N. Prudente, et al.. (2020). Vagus Nerve Stimulation Paired With Upper-Limb Rehabilitation After Stroke: One-Year Follow-up. Neurorehabilitation and neural repair. 34(7). 609–615. 50 indexed citations

Prudente, Cecília N., Navzer D. Engineer, David M. Pierce, et al.. (2019). Study protocol for a pivotal randomised study assessing vagus nerve stimulation during rehabilitation for improved upper limb motor function after stroke. European Stroke Journal. 4(4). 363–377. 17 indexed citations

Engineer, Navzer D., Teresa J. Kimberley, Cecília N. Prudente, et al.. (2019). Targeted Vagus Nerve Stimulation for Rehabilitation After Stroke. Frontiers in Neuroscience. 13. 280–280. 115 indexed citations

Kimberley, Teresa J., David M. Pierce, Cecília N. Prudente, et al.. (2018). Vagus Nerve Stimulation Paired With Upper Limb Rehabilitation After Chronic Stroke. Stroke. 49(11). 2789–2792. 139 indexed citations

Ridder, Dirk De, Michael P. Kilgard, Navzer D. Engineer, & Sven Vanneste. (2015). Placebo-Controlled Vagus Nerve Stimulation Paired With Tones in a Patient With Refractory Tinnitus. Otology & Neurotology. 36(4). 575–580. 45 indexed citations

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Dawson, Jesse, David M. Pierce, Anand Dixit, et al.. (2015). Safety, Feasibility, and Efficacy of Vagus Nerve Stimulation Paired With Upper-Limb Rehabilitation After Ischemic Stroke. Stroke. 47(1). 143–150. 222 indexed citations

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Ridder, Dirk De, Sven Vanneste, Navzer D. Engineer, & Michael P. Kilgard. (2013). Safety and Efficacy of Vagus Nerve Stimulation Paired With Tones for the Treatment of Tinnitus: A Case Series. Neuromodulation Technology at the Neural Interface. 17(2). 170–179. 119 indexed citations

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Engineer, Navzer D., Aage R. Møller, & Michael P. Kilgard. (2012). Directing neural plasticity to understand and treat tinnitus. Hearing Research. 295. 58–66. 67 indexed citations

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Engineer, Navzer D., et al.. (2012). Wireless peripheral nerve stimulation increases pain threshold in two neuropathic rat models. Experimental Neurology. 235(2). 621–626. 5 indexed citations

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Engineer, Navzer D., et al.. (2011). Reversing pathological neural activity using targeted plasticity. Nature. 470(7332). 101–104. 492 indexed citations breakdown →

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Yoo, Paul B., et al.. (2011). A Voltage-Controlled Capacitive Discharge Method for Electrical Activation of Peripheral Nerves. Neuromodulation Technology at the Neural Interface. 14(6). 493–500. 7 indexed citations

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Engineer, Navzer D., et al.. (2011). Pairing tone trains with vagus nerve stimulation induces temporal plasticity in auditory cortex. Experimental Neurology. 233(1). 342–349. 66 indexed citations

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Engineer, Navzer D., et al.. (2005). Environmental Enrichment Increases Paired-Pulse Depression in Rat Auditory Cortex. Journal of Neurophysiology. 94(5). 3590–3600. 45 indexed citations

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Moucha, Raluca, Pritesh K. Pandya, Navzer D. Engineer, Daniel L. Rathbun, & Michael P. Kilgard. (2004). Background sounds contribute to spectrotemporal plasticity in primary auditory cortex. Experimental Brain Research. 162(4). 417–427. 22 indexed citations

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Engineer, Navzer D., et al.. (2004). Environmental Enrichment Improves Response Strength, Threshold, Selectivity, and Latency of Auditory Cortex Neurons. Journal of Neurophysiology. 92(1). 73–82. 161 indexed citations

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Kilgard, Michael P., et al.. (2001). Spectral Features Control Temporal Plasticity in Auditory Cortex. Audiology and Neurotology. 6(4). 196–202. 18 indexed citations

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