Raf Meesen

2.5k total citations
83 papers, 1.8k citations indexed

About

Raf Meesen is a scholar working on Cognitive Neuroscience, Neurology and Biomedical Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Raf Meesen has authored 83 papers receiving a total of 1.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 47 papers in Cognitive Neuroscience, 47 papers in Neurology and 27 papers in Biomedical Engineering. Recurrent topics in Raf Meesen's work include Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation Studies (46 papers), Muscle activation and electromyography studies (26 papers) and Motor Control and Adaptation (25 papers). Raf Meesen is often cited by papers focused on Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation Studies (46 papers), Muscle activation and electromyography studies (26 papers) and Motor Control and Adaptation (25 papers). Raf Meesen collaborates with scholars based in Belgium, United States and Germany. Raf Meesen's co-authors include Koen Cuypers, Stephan P. Swinnen, Herbert Thijs, Oron Levin, Nicole Wenderoth, Michael A. Nitsche, Stefanie Verstraelen, Xue Zhang, Kim van Dun and Alice Nieuwboer and has published in prestigious journals such as PLoS ONE, NeuroImage and Journal of Neurophysiology.

In The Last Decade

Raf Meesen

76 papers receiving 1.7k citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Raf Meesen Belgium 25 1.0k 831 496 271 173 83 1.8k
Julia B. Pitcher Australia 23 1.1k 1.1× 855 1.0× 540 1.1× 238 0.9× 152 0.9× 44 1.8k
Koen Cuypers Belgium 23 734 0.7× 912 1.1× 345 0.7× 199 0.7× 193 1.1× 66 1.5k
Michael I. Garry Australia 23 1.0k 1.0× 1.0k 1.2× 512 1.0× 437 1.6× 123 0.7× 48 1.8k
Joachim Liepert Germany 17 914 0.9× 894 1.1× 500 1.0× 355 1.3× 184 1.1× 26 1.7k
Mitchell R. Goldsworthy Australia 25 1.1k 1.1× 927 1.1× 322 0.6× 200 0.7× 157 0.9× 48 1.7k
Cameron S. Mang Canada 19 595 0.6× 556 0.7× 553 1.1× 433 1.6× 210 1.2× 40 1.5k
Maryam Zoghi Australia 31 1.7k 1.7× 806 1.0× 627 1.3× 299 1.1× 165 1.0× 99 2.2k
Martin V. Sale Australia 21 923 0.9× 1.1k 1.4× 434 0.9× 139 0.5× 174 1.0× 43 1.7k
Aimee J. Nelson Canada 27 1.3k 1.3× 1.3k 1.6× 577 1.2× 179 0.7× 286 1.7× 90 2.4k
Woo‐Kyoung Yoo South Korea 21 1.0k 1.0× 733 0.9× 299 0.6× 368 1.4× 157 0.9× 85 1.8k

Countries citing papers authored by Raf Meesen

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Fields of papers citing papers by Raf Meesen

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Raf Meesen

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Raf Meesen. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Raf Meesen 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 Raf Meesen. Raf Meesen is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Beck, Mikkel Malling, Axel Thielscher, Raf Meesen, et al.. (2025). Rostro-caudal TMS mapping of immediate transcranial evoked potentials reveals a pericentral crescendo-decrescendo pattern. NeuroImage. 319. 121446–121446.
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Milani, Maurício, Felipe Machado, Matthias Wilhelm, et al.. (2024). Accurate prediction equations for ventilatory thresholds in cardiometabolic disease when gas exchange analysis is unavailable: development and validation. European Journal of Preventive Cardiology. 31(16). 1914–1924. 2 indexed citations
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Meesen, Raf, et al.. (2024). Probing intrahemispheric interactions with a novel dual-site TMS setup. Clinical Neurophysiology. 158. 180–195. 4 indexed citations
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Verstraelen, Stefanie, et al.. (2024). Continuous theta burst stimulation at 30 hz does not modulate cortical excitability in a sham-controlled study. Scientific Reports. 14(1). 30324–30324.
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Zhang, Xue, Raf Meesen, Stephan P. Swinnen, et al.. (2024). Combining muscle-computer interface guided training with bihemispheric tDCS improves upper limb function in patients with chronic stroke. Journal of Neurophysiology. 131(6). 1286–1298. 1 indexed citations
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Dun, Kim van, et al.. (2023). Optimizing the Effect of tDCS on Motor Sequence Learning in the Elderly. Brain Sciences. 13(1). 137–137. 9 indexed citations
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Dun, Kim van, et al.. (2023). Midfrontal Theta and Cognitive Control During Interlimb Coordination Across the Adult Lifespan. Journal of Motor Behavior. 55(3). 278–288. 2 indexed citations
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Dun, Kim van, Stefanie Verstraelen, Veerle Ross, et al.. (2022). Age-related changes in midfrontal theta activity during steering control: A driving simulator study. Neurobiology of Aging. 123. 145–153. 5 indexed citations
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Vigorito, Carlo, Francesco Giallauria, Paul Dendale, et al.. (2022). Frailty Test Battery Development including Physical, Socio-Psychological and Cognitive Domains for Cardiovascular Disease Patients: A Preliminary Study. Journal of Clinical Medicine. 11(7). 1926–1926. 7 indexed citations
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Verstraelen, Stefanie, Kim van Dun, Asif Jamil, et al.. (2021). Dissociating the causal role of left and right dorsal premotor cortices in planning and executing bimanual movements – A neuro-navigated rTMS study. Brain stimulation. 14(2). 423–434. 16 indexed citations
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Mosayebi-Samani, Mohsen, et al.. (2020). Age-related differences of motor cortex plasticity in adults: A transcranial direct current stimulation study. Brain stimulation. 13(6). 1588–1599. 62 indexed citations
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Jamil, Asif, Giorgi Batsikadze, Hsiao-I Kuo, et al.. (2019). Current intensity‐ and polarity‐specific online and aftereffects of transcranial direct current stimulation: An fMRI study. Human Brain Mapping. 41(6). 1644–1666. 80 indexed citations
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Severijns, Deborah, Koen Cuypers, Raf Meesen, Peter Feys, & Inge Zijdewind. (2018). Force decline after low and high intensity contractions in persons with multiple sclerosis. Clinical Neurophysiology. 130(3). 359–367. 7 indexed citations
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Leunissen, Inge, Toon Huysmans, Koen Cuypers, et al.. (2015). Subcortical volumetric changes across the adult lifespan: Subregional thalamic atrophy accounts for age-related sensorimotor performance declines. Cortex. 65. 128–138. 33 indexed citations
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Beets, Iseult A. M., Marc J.‐M. Macé, Raf Meesen, et al.. (2012). Active versus Passive Training of a Complex Bimanual Task: Is Prescriptive Proprioceptive Information Sufficient for Inducing Motor Learning?. PLoS ONE. 7(5). e37687–e37687. 58 indexed citations
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Meesen, Raf, Koen Cuypers, John C. Rothwell, Stephan P. Swinnen, & Oron Levin. (2010). The effect of long‐term TENS on persistent neuroplastic changes in the human cerebral cortex. Human Brain Mapping. 32(6). 872–882. 55 indexed citations
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Roelandts, Martine, Geert Alders, Tom Broekmans, et al.. (2007). The effects of resistance training and whole body vibration on strength and functional mobility in multiple sclerosis. Multiple Sclerosis Journal. 1 indexed citations
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Meesen, Raf, Nicole Wenderoth, Jean-Jacques Temprado, Jeffery J. Summers, & Stephan P. Swinnen. (2006). The coalition of constraints during coordination of the ipsilateral and heterolateral limbs. Experimental Brain Research. 174(2). 367–375. 31 indexed citations

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