Niels Birbaumer

92.8k total citations · 19 hit papers
710 papers, 62.2k citations indexed

About

Niels Birbaumer is a scholar working on Cognitive Neuroscience, Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience and Biomedical Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Niels Birbaumer has authored 710 papers receiving a total of 62.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 530 papers in Cognitive Neuroscience, 136 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience and 82 papers in Biomedical Engineering. Recurrent topics in Niels Birbaumer's work include EEG and Brain-Computer Interfaces (335 papers), Neural dynamics and brain function (158 papers) and Functional Brain Connectivity Studies (144 papers). Niels Birbaumer is often cited by papers focused on EEG and Brain-Computer Interfaces (335 papers), Neural dynamics and brain function (158 papers) and Functional Brain Connectivity Studies (144 papers). Niels Birbaumer collaborates with scholars based in Germany, Italy and United States. Niels Birbaumer's co-authors include Jonathan R. Wolpaw, Dennis J. McFarland, Herta Flor, Theresa M. Vaughan, Thomas Elbert, Werner Lutzenberger, Gert Pfurtscheller, Andrea Kübler, Thilo Hinterberger and Ralf Veit and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

In The Last Decade

Niels Birbaumer

693 papers receiving 59.8k citations

Hit Papers

Brain–computer interfaces for communication ... 1980 2026 1995 2010 2002 2004 2000 2000 1995 1000 2.0k 3.0k 4.0k 5.0k

Peers

Niels Birbaumer
Comparison fields: 5 of 204
  • Cognitive Neuroscience 47.9k
  • Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience 16.9k
  • Biomedical Engineering 6.2k
  • Experimental and Cognitive Psychology 5.6k
  • Human-Computer Interaction 5.3k
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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Niels Birbaumer

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Brain‐computer interfaces for post‐stroke motor rehabilitation: a meta‐analysis breakdown →
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6 59
7 16
8 116
9 167
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Real-time fMRI of human anterior insula during emotional processing
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Near infrared spectroscopy based brain-computer interface
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Can We Learn to Increase Our Emotional Involvement? Real-Time fMRI of Anterior Cingulate Cortex During Emotional Processing
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Single-shot compensation of image optimization using multi-echo EPI distortions and BOLD contrast for real-time fMRI
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Anwendungen der Verhaltensmedizin
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Phantom limb pain [8]
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Combined transcranial stimulation and neuroelectric source imaging reveal reorganization of somatosensory and motor cortical areas in phantom limb pain
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Kommunikations- und Problemlöseverhalten von chronischen Schmerzpatienten und ihren Partnern
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The effects of externally applied transcephalic weak direct currents on lateralization in choice reaction tasks
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[Psychotropic effect of carbamazepin in nonepileptic children].
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