Paulo S. Boggio

34.9k total citations · 6 hit papers
199 papers, 18.8k citations indexed

About

Paulo S. Boggio is a scholar working on Cognitive Neuroscience, Neurology and Experimental and Cognitive Psychology. According to data from OpenAlex, Paulo S. Boggio has authored 199 papers receiving a total of 18.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 120 papers in Cognitive Neuroscience, 107 papers in Neurology and 29 papers in Experimental and Cognitive Psychology. Recurrent topics in Paulo S. Boggio's work include Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation Studies (107 papers), Neural and Behavioral Psychology Studies (70 papers) and Pain Management and Treatment (17 papers). Paulo S. Boggio is often cited by papers focused on Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation Studies (107 papers), Neural and Behavioral Psychology Studies (70 papers) and Pain Management and Treatment (17 papers). Paulo S. Boggio collaborates with scholars based in Brazil, United States and Italy. Paulo S. Boggio's co-authors include Felipe Fregni, Álvaro Pascual‐Leone, Michael A. Nitsche, Sergio P. Rigonatti, Alberto Priori, André R. Brunoni, Andrea Antal, Walter Paulus, Shirley Fecteau and Leonardo G. Cohen and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Neuroscience, SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología and PLoS ONE.

In The Last Decade

Paulo S. Boggio

190 papers receiving 18.4k citations

Hit Papers

Transcranial direct current stimulation: State of the art... 2005 2026 2012 2019 2008 2011 2015 2005 2006 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, Alberto Priori et al. profile →
  2. Clinical research with transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS): Challenges and future directions
    2011 1.1k citations André R. Brunoni, Michael A. Nitsche et al. profile →
  3. A technical guide to tDCS, and related non-invasive brain stimulation tools
    2015 962 citations Paulo S. Boggio, André R. Brunoni et al. profile →
  4. Anodal transcranial direct current stimulation of prefrontal cortex enhances working memory
    2005 896 citations Felipe Fregni, Paulo S. Boggio et al. profile →
  5. A sham-controlled, phase II trial of transcranial direct current stimulation for the treatment of central pain in traumatic spinal cord injury
    2006 548 citations Felipe Fregni, Paulo S. Boggio et al. profile →
  6. The Sertraline vs Electrical Current Therapy for Treating Depression Clinical Study
    2013 402 citations André R. Brunoni, Paulo S. Boggio 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
Paulo S. Boggio Brazil 61 14.8k 10.0k 2.9k 2.5k 2.0k 199 18.8k
Eric M. Wassermann United States 77 18.5k 1.2× 13.2k 1.3× 3.4k 1.1× 4.4k 1.8× 1.9k 1.0× 207 24.7k
Andrea Antal Germany 62 14.6k 1.0× 11.8k 1.2× 2.3k 0.8× 2.7k 1.1× 1.5k 0.8× 226 19.1k
Paul B. Fitzgerald Australia 90 15.9k 1.1× 15.9k 1.6× 6.9k 2.3× 1.8k 0.7× 1.9k 1.0× 617 29.4k
Alberto Priori Italy 71 12.8k 0.9× 9.1k 0.9× 2.2k 0.8× 2.9k 1.2× 1.1k 0.6× 394 21.2k
Marom Bikson United States 68 13.2k 0.9× 10.0k 1.0× 1.9k 0.6× 3.6k 1.5× 1.4k 0.7× 297 18.7k
Sarah H. Lisanby United States 66 10.0k 0.7× 6.6k 0.7× 5.6k 1.9× 1.1k 0.4× 1.2k 0.6× 245 16.5k
Mark Hallett United States 82 19.4k 1.3× 15.0k 1.5× 2.6k 0.9× 6.4k 2.6× 1.7k 0.8× 201 28.9k
Friedhelm C. Hummel Germany 55 8.6k 0.6× 8.5k 0.8× 1.1k 0.4× 2.8k 1.1× 659 0.3× 191 14.3k
Hartwig R. Siebner Denmark 72 7.2k 0.5× 9.4k 0.9× 2.0k 0.7× 2.2k 0.9× 370 0.2× 482 17.9k
Nicolas Lang Germany 38 9.2k 0.6× 5.8k 0.6× 1.4k 0.5× 2.1k 0.9× 914 0.5× 75 10.7k

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Airoldi, Chiara, et al.. (2024). Mohs micrographic technique in high-risk basal cell carcinoma: a 3D prediction of safety margins. Journal of Wound Care. 33(Sup8a). cxciv–cxcviii.
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Ruggeri, Kai, Samantha Vanderslott, Yuki Yamada, et al.. (2024). Behavioural interventions to reduce vaccine hesitancy driven by misinformation on social media. BMJ. 384. e076542–e076542. 26 indexed citations
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Wingenbach, Tanja S. H., et al.. (2021). Implicit responses in the judgment of attractiveness in faces with differing levels of makeup.. Psychology of Aesthetics Creativity and the Arts. 17(1). 29–42. 2 indexed citations
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Manfredi, Mirella, et al.. (2021). Crossmodal processing of environmental sounds and everyday life actions: An ERP study. Heliyon. 7(9). e07937–e07937. 2 indexed citations
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Gruber, June, et al.. (2020). Associations between hypomania proneness and attentional bias to happy, but not angry or fearful, faces in emerging adults. Cognition & Emotion. 35(1). 207–213. 5 indexed citations
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Marques, Lucas Murrins, Scott Clifford, V. Iyengar, et al.. (2020). Translation and validation of the Moral Foundations Vignettes (MFVs) for the Portuguese language in a Brazilian sample. Judgment and Decision Making. 15(1). 149–158. 3 indexed citations
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Gironi, Laura Cristina, et al.. (2020). The impact of COVID-19 pandemics on dermatologic surgery: real-life data from the Italian Red-Zone. Journal of Dermatological Treatment. 33(2). 897–903. 22 indexed citations
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Veronese, Federica, Paulo S. Boggio, Rossana Tiberio, et al.. (2018). Gorlin-Goltz syndrome: a case series from north Italy. European Journal of Dermatology. 28(5). 687–688. 4 indexed citations
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Vanderhasselt, Marie–Anne, Rudi De Raedt, Paulo A. Lotufo, et al.. (2014). Transcranial electric stimulation and neurocognitive training in clinically depressed patients: A pilot study of the effects on rumination. Progress in Neuro-Psychopharmacology and Biological Psychiatry. 57. 93–99. 79 indexed citations
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Boggio, Paulo S., et al.. (2013). A música por uma óptica neurocientífica A neuroscientific perspective on music. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 1 indexed citations
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Brunoni, André R., Roberta Ferrucci, Marco Bortolomasi, et al.. (2012). Interactions between transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) and pharmacological interventions in the Major Depressive Episode: Findings from a naturalistic study. European Psychiatry. 28(6). 356–361. 108 indexed citations
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Boggio, Paulo S., et al.. (2011). “Opposite Semilunar” Variant of Burow Triangle in Rotation and Advancement Flaps. Journal of Craniofacial Surgery. 22(6). 2193–2194.
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Brunoni, André R., et al.. (2010). Clinical Predictors Associated With Duration of Repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation Treatment for Remission in Bipolar Depression. The Journal of Nervous and Mental Disease. 198(9). 679–681. 27 indexed citations
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Boggio, Paulo S.. (2010). Resenha sobre o livro Publicar em Psicologia: um enfoque para a revista científica, de SABADINI, A. A. Z. P.; SAMPAIO, M. I. C.; KOLLER, S. H. (Org.). Americanae (AECID Library).
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Boggio, Paulo S., Cláudia Aparecida Valasek, Zahid H. Bajwa, et al.. (2009). Transcranial DC Stimulation Coupled With TENS for the Treatment of Chronic Pain. Clinical Journal of Pain. 25(8). 691–695. 94 indexed citations
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Boggio, Paulo S.. (2009). Resenha sobre o livro Publicar em Psicologia: um enfoque para a revista científica, de Sabadini, Sampaio e Koller (Org.). 11(3). 237–241. 1 indexed citations
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Brunoni, André R., Paulo S. Boggio, & Felipe Fregni. (2008). Can the ‘yin and yang’ BDNF hypothesis be used to predict the effects of rTMS treatment in neuropsychiatry?. Medical Hypotheses. 71(2). 279–282. 18 indexed citations
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Boggio, Paulo S., Sergio P. Rigonatti, Rafael Bernardon Ribeiro, et al.. (2007). A randomized, double-blind clinical trial on the efficacy of cortical direct current stimulation for the treatment of major depression. The International Journal of Neuropsychopharmacology. 11(2). 249–254. 423 indexed citations
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Cardoso, Ellison Fernando, Felipe Fregni, Fernanda Carvalho, et al.. (2007). rTMS treatment for depression in Parkinson's disease increases BOLD responses in the left prefrontal cortex. The International Journal of Neuropsychopharmacology. 11(2). 173–83. 67 indexed citations
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Fecteau, Shirley, et al.. (2007). Diminishing Risk-Taking Behavior by Modulating Activity in the Prefrontal Cortex: A Direct Current Stimulation Study. Journal of Neuroscience. 27(46). 12500–12505. 368 indexed citations

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