R.R. Tasker

2.0k total citations
37 papers, 1.4k citations indexed

About

R.R. Tasker is a scholar working on Neurology, Cognitive Neuroscience and Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience. According to data from OpenAlex, R.R. Tasker has authored 37 papers receiving a total of 1.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 20 papers in Neurology, 13 papers in Cognitive Neuroscience and 10 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience. Recurrent topics in R.R. Tasker's work include Neurological disorders and treatments (16 papers), Neuroscience and Neural Engineering (9 papers) and Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation Studies (8 papers). R.R. Tasker is often cited by papers focused on Neurological disorders and treatments (16 papers), Neuroscience and Neural Engineering (9 papers) and Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation Studies (8 papers). R.R. Tasker collaborates with scholars based in Canada, United States and Japan. R.R. Tasker's co-authors include Andrés M. Lozano, Jonathan O. Dostrovsky, L.W. Organ, William D. Hutchison, Ron Levy, P. Hawrylyshyn, Junhao Wu, Zelma H. T. Kiss, J. O. Dostrovsky and H.C. Kwan and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Neurophysiology, Pain and Journal of neurosurgery.

In The Last Decade

R.R. Tasker

36 papers receiving 1.4k citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
R.R. Tasker Canada 15 841 616 278 274 196 37 1.4k
Giuseppe Messina Italy 18 761 0.9× 252 0.4× 227 0.8× 179 0.7× 131 0.7× 81 1.2k
Erich O. Richter United States 14 581 0.7× 312 0.5× 93 0.3× 118 0.4× 195 1.0× 31 1.1k
Ilona Mogyoros Australia 21 844 1.0× 824 1.3× 95 0.3× 62 0.2× 217 1.1× 42 1.7k
T. Riechert Germany 20 926 1.1× 493 0.8× 66 0.2× 101 0.4× 202 1.0× 79 1.4k
T. Tsubokawa Japan 18 574 0.7× 250 0.4× 69 0.2× 156 0.6× 192 1.0× 43 1.3k
U. Steude Germany 16 555 0.7× 232 0.4× 200 0.7× 68 0.2× 70 0.4× 43 945
Detlef Claus Germany 18 410 0.5× 203 0.3× 66 0.2× 116 0.4× 151 0.8× 27 1.0k
Austen Peter Moore United Kingdom 18 668 0.8× 254 0.4× 166 0.6× 156 0.6× 132 0.7× 33 1.0k
Fumio Shima Japan 20 803 1.0× 527 0.9× 57 0.2× 110 0.4× 335 1.7× 59 1.4k
Geoffrey Sheean United States 14 558 0.7× 193 0.3× 143 0.5× 126 0.5× 80 0.4× 31 941

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of R.R. Tasker

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Tasker, R.R.. (2001). History of Lesioning for Pain. Stereotactic and Functional Neurosurgery. 77(1-4). 163–165. 1 indexed citations
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Dostrovsky, Jonathan O., Ron Levy, Junhao Wu, et al.. (2000). Microstimulation-Induced Inhibition of Neuronal Firing in Human Globus Pallidus. Journal of Neurophysiology. 84(1). 570–574. 339 indexed citations
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Gross, Robert E., Wendy J. Lombardi, W. D. Hutchison, et al.. (1999). Variability in lesion location after microelectrode-guided pallidotomy for Parkinson's disease: anatomical, physiological, and technical factors that determine lesion distribution. Journal of neurosurgery. 90(3). 468–477. 36 indexed citations
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Yamashiro, Katsumi, Naoki Tomiyama, Akihiko Ishida, et al.. (1997). Characteristics of Neurons with High-Frequency Discharge in the Central Nervous System and Their Relationship to Chronic Pain. Stereotactic and Functional Neurosurgery. 68(1-4). 149–154. 6 indexed citations
5.
Macdonald, R. Loch, Michael G. Fehlings, Charles H. Tator, et al.. (1997). Multilevel anterior cervical corpectomy and fibular allograft fusion for cervical myelopathy. Journal of neurosurgery. 86(6). 990–997. 209 indexed citations
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Tasker, R.R., Michael Münz, Fred Junn, et al.. (1997). Deep Brain Stimulation and Thalamotomy for Tremor Compared. Acta neurochirurgica. Supplementum. 68. 49–53. 72 indexed citations
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Soo, Teck M., et al.. (1995). Failed stereotactic biopsy in a series of 518 cases.. PubMed. 64(4). 183–96. 62 indexed citations
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Tasker, R.R. & Zelma H. T. Kiss. (1995). The Role of the Thalamus in Functional Neurosurgery. Neurosurgery Clinics of North America. 6(1). 73–104. 54 indexed citations
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Kiss, Zelma H. T., J. O. Dostrovsky, & R.R. Tasker. (1994). Plasticity in Human Somatosensory Thalamus as a Result of Deafferentation. Stereotactic and Functional Neurosurgery. 62(1-4). 153–163. 35 indexed citations
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Parrent, Andrew G., R.R. Tasker, & Jonathan O. Dostrovsky. (1993). Tremor Reduction by Microinjection of Lidocaine During Stereotactic Surgery. PubMed. 58. 45–47. 3 indexed citations
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Dostrovsky, J. O., et al.. (1993). Electrical stimulation-induced effects in the human thalamus.. PubMed. 63. 219–29. 11 indexed citations
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Tasker, R.R., et al.. (1992). Intractable pain of spinal cord origin: clinical features and implications for surgery. Journal of neurosurgery. 77(3). 373–378. 90 indexed citations
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Yamashiro, Katsumi & R.R. Tasker. (1990). Microstimulation for Stereotactic Neurosurgery. Stereotactic and Functional Neurosurgery. 54(1-8). 168–171. 1 indexed citations
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Yamashiro, Katsumi, et al.. (1989). Evoked Potentials from the Human Thalamus: Correlation with Microstimulation and Single Unit Recording. Stereotactic and Functional Neurosurgery. 52(2-4). 127–135. 6 indexed citations
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Tasker, R.R., John P. Gorecki, Fredrick A. Lenz, Teruyasu Hirayama, & Jonathan O. Dostrovsky. (1987). Thalamic Microelectrode Recording and Microstimulation in Central and Deafferentation Pain. Stereotactic and Functional Neurosurgery. 50(1-6). 414–417. 34 indexed citations
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Lenz, Frederick A., R.R. Tasker, H.C. Kwan, et al.. (1987). Selection of the Optimal Lesion Site for the Relief of Parkinsonian Tremor on the Basis of Spectral Analysis of Neuronal Firing Patterns. Stereotactic and Functional Neurosurgery. 50(1-6). 338–343. 13 indexed citations
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Lenz, Fredrick A., R.R. Tasker, R.H. Kwong, et al.. (1987). The Role of Feedback in the Tremor Frequency Activity of Tremor Cells in the Ventral Nuclear Group of Human Thalamus. Acta neurochirurgica. Supplementum. 39. 54–56. 10 indexed citations
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Tasker, R.R., L.W. Organ, & P. Hawrylyshyn. (1980). Visual Phenomena Evoked by Electrical Stimulation of the Human Brain Stem. Stereotactic and Functional Neurosurgery. 43(3-5). 89–95. 9 indexed citations
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Tasker, R.R., et al.. (1972). Anatomical Correlation of Detailed Sensory Mapping of the Human Thalamus. Stereotactic and Functional Neurosurgery. 34(1-4). 184–196. 8 indexed citations
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Tasker, R.R. & Raimond Emmers. (1967). Patterns of Somesthetic Projection in S I and S II of the Human Thalamus. Stereotactic and Functional Neurosurgery. 29(2-5). 160–160. 10 indexed citations

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