Nicolas Lang

15.5k total citations · 7 hit papers
75 papers, 10.7k citations indexed

About

Nicolas Lang is a scholar working on Neurology, Cognitive Neuroscience and Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience. According to data from OpenAlex, Nicolas Lang has authored 75 papers receiving a total of 10.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 52 papers in Neurology, 30 papers in Cognitive Neuroscience and 22 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience. Recurrent topics in Nicolas Lang's work include Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation Studies (50 papers), Vestibular and auditory disorders (18 papers) and Motor Control and Adaptation (17 papers). Nicolas Lang is often cited by papers focused on Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation Studies (50 papers), Vestibular and auditory disorders (18 papers) and Motor Control and Adaptation (17 papers). Nicolas Lang collaborates with scholars based in Germany, United Kingdom and Switzerland. Nicolas Lang's co-authors include Walter Paulus, Michael A. Nitsche, Frithjof Tergau, David Liebetanz, Andrea Antal, John C. Rothwell, Hartwig R. Siebner, Felipe Fregni, Eric M. Wassermann and Álvaro Pascual‐Leone and has published in prestigious journals such as Physical Review Letters, Journal of Neuroscience and Neurology.

In The Last Decade

Nicolas Lang

72 papers receiving 10.6k citations

Hit Papers

Transcranial direct current stimulation: State of the art... 2003 2026 2010 2018 2008 2003 2003 2005 2005 500 1000 1.5k 2.0k
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. Transcranial direct current stimulation: State of the art 2008
    2008 2.3k citations Michael A. Nitsche, Nicolas Lang et al. Brain stimulation profile →
  2. Pharmacological Modulation of Cortical Excitability Shifts Induced by Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation in Humans
    2003 1.2k citations Michael A. Nitsche, K. Fricke et al. The Journal of Physiology profile →
  3. Facilitation of Implicit Motor Learning by Weak Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation of the Primary Motor Cortex in the Human
    2003 768 citations Michael A. Nitsche, Nicolas Lang et al. profile →
  4. How does transcranial DC stimulation of the primary motor cortex alter regional neuronal activity in the human brain?
    2005 616 citations Nicolas Lang, Hartwig R. Siebner et al. European Journal of Neuroscience profile →
  5. Modulating parameters of excitability during and after transcranial direct current stimulation of the human motor cortex
    2005 590 citations Michael A. Nitsche, K. Fricke et al. The Journal of Physiology profile →
  6. Shaping the Effects of Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation of the Human Motor Cortex
    2007 581 citations Michael A. Nitsche, Andrea Antal et al. profile →
  7. Preconditioning of Low-Frequency Repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation with Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation: Evidence for Homeostatic Plasticity in the Human Motor Cortex
    2004 546 citations Hartwig R. Siebner, Nicolas Lang 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
Nicolas Lang Germany 38 9.2k 5.8k 2.1k 1.6k 1.4k 75 10.7k
David Liebetanz Germany 37 8.6k 0.9× 5.1k 0.9× 2.0k 0.9× 2.0k 1.2× 1.2k 0.8× 89 10.5k
Frithjof Tergau Germany 41 7.4k 0.8× 4.6k 0.8× 1.9k 0.9× 1.3k 0.8× 881 0.6× 79 8.7k
Michael C. Ridding Australia 50 8.1k 0.9× 5.3k 0.9× 3.2k 1.5× 1.2k 0.8× 657 0.5× 145 10.5k
Pablo Celnik United States 53 8.0k 0.9× 7.2k 1.3× 2.8k 1.3× 1.4k 0.9× 1.0k 0.7× 127 12.5k
Sergio P. Rigonatti Brazil 29 5.8k 0.6× 3.1k 0.5× 1.2k 0.6× 696 0.4× 1.1k 0.8× 53 7.0k
Friedhelm C. Hummel Germany 55 8.6k 0.9× 8.5k 1.5× 2.8k 1.3× 1.5k 0.9× 1.1k 0.8× 191 14.3k
Charlotte J. Stagg United Kingdom 46 5.7k 0.6× 5.1k 0.9× 1.4k 0.7× 1.6k 1.0× 929 0.7× 134 9.7k
Andrea Antal Germany 62 14.6k 1.6× 11.8k 2.0× 2.7k 1.2× 3.1k 1.9× 2.3k 1.6× 226 19.1k
Yoshikazu Ugawa Japan 59 7.3k 0.8× 4.8k 0.8× 2.4k 1.1× 2.0k 1.2× 762 0.5× 412 12.1k
Hartwig R. Siebner Germany 37 5.4k 0.6× 3.3k 0.6× 1.5k 0.7× 954 0.6× 480 0.3× 45 6.7k

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Lang, Nicolas & David J. Wilson. (2022). Axial-Vector D1 Hadrons in D*π Scattering from QCD. Physical Review Letters. 129(25). 252001–252001. 10 indexed citations
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Kellinghaus, Christoph, Andrea O. Rossetti, Eugen Trinka, et al.. (2019). Factors predicting cessation of status epilepticus in clinical practice: Data from a prospective observational registry (SENSE). Annals of Neurology. 85(3). 421–432. 91 indexed citations
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Lang, Nicolas, Max Lange, Friedhelm C. Schmitt, et al.. (2016). Intravenous lacosamide in clinical practice–Results from an independent registry. Seizure. 39. 5–9. 21 indexed citations
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Lang, Nicolas, Stefan Evers, Christoph Kellinghaus, et al.. (2015). Intravenous levetiracetam in clinical practice – Results from an independent registry. Seizure. 29. 109–113. 6 indexed citations
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Kellinghaus, Christoph, Nicolas Lang, Andrea O. Rossetti, et al.. (2015). Making SENSE - Sustained Effort Network for treatment of Status Epilepticus as a multicenter prospective registry. BMC Neurology. 15(1). 230–230. 12 indexed citations
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Spiczak, Sarah von, et al.. (2013). Seizure control in a patient with Dravet syndrome and cystic fibrosis. Epilepsy & Behavior Case Reports. 1. 42–44. 1 indexed citations
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Sommer, Martin, et al.. (2012). Opposite Optimal Current Flow Directions for Induction of Neuroplasticity and Excitation Threshold in the Human Motor Cortex. Brain stimulation. 6(3). 363–370. 42 indexed citations
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Antal, Andrea, et al.. (2011). Cathodal transcranial direct current stimulation of the visual cortex in the prophylactic treatment of migraine. Cephalalgia. 31(7). 820–828. 137 indexed citations
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Lang, Nicolas, Holger Rothkegel, Hansotto Reiber, et al.. (2011). Circadian Modulation of GABA-Mediated Cortical Inhibition. Cerebral Cortex. 21(10). 2299–2306. 58 indexed citations
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Lang, Nicolas, et al.. (2010). Axonal integrity of corticospinal projections to the upper limbs in patients with pure hereditary spastic paraplegia. Clinical Neurophysiology. 122(7). 1417–1420. 6 indexed citations
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Thirugnanasambandam, Nivethida, et al.. (2010). Nicotinergic Impact on Focal and Non-Focal Neuroplasticity Induced by Non-Invasive Brain Stimulation in Non-Smoking Humans. Neuropsychopharmacology. 36(4). 879–886. 65 indexed citations
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Kuo, Min‐Fang, David Liebetanz, Nicolas Lang, et al.. (2008). Limited impact of homeostatic plasticity on motor learning in humans. Neuropsychologia. 46(8). 2122–2128. 142 indexed citations
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Lang, Nicolas, et al.. (2007). Dopaminergic Potentiation of rTMS-Induced Motor Cortex Inhibition. Biological Psychiatry. 63(2). 231–233. 41 indexed citations
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Lang, Nicolas, Thomas Weyh, Roger Lemon, et al.. (2006). Stimulus intensity and coil characteristics influence the efficacy of rTMS to suppress cortical excitability. Clinical Neurophysiology. 117(10). 2292–2301. 102 indexed citations
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Lang, Nicolas, Hartwig R. Siebner, Nick Ward, et al.. (2005). How does transcranial DC stimulation of the primary motor cortex alter regional neuronal activity in the human brain?. European Journal of Neuroscience. 22(2). 495–504. 616 indexed citations breakdown →
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Nitsche, Michael A., K. Fricke, David Liebetanz, et al.. (2005). Modulating parameters of excitability during and after transcranial direct current stimulation of the human motor cortex. The Journal of Physiology. 568(1). 291–303. 590 indexed citations breakdown →
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Nitsche, Michael A., David Liebetanz, K. Fricke, et al.. (2004). GABAergic modulation of DC stimulation‐induced motor cortex excitability shifts in humans. European Journal of Neuroscience. 19(10). 2720–2726. 276 indexed citations
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Lang, Nicolas, Michael A. Nitsche, Martin Sommer, Frithjof Tergau, & Walter Paulus. (2003). Chapter 28 Modulation of motor consolidation by external DC stimulation. Supplements to Clinical neurophysiology. 56. 277–281. 18 indexed citations
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Nitsche, Michael A., David Liebetanz, Andrea Antal, et al.. (2003). Chapter 27 Modulation of cortical excitability by weak direct current stimulation – technical, safety and functional aspects. Supplements to Clinical neurophysiology. 56. 255–276. 498 indexed citations

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