Rubia van den Brand

3.3k total citations · 2 hit papers
19 papers, 2.0k citations indexed

About

Rubia van den Brand is a scholar working on Pathology and Forensic Medicine, Biomedical Engineering and Neurology. According to data from OpenAlex, Rubia van den Brand has authored 19 papers receiving a total of 2.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 14 papers in Pathology and Forensic Medicine, 8 papers in Biomedical Engineering and 6 papers in Neurology. Recurrent topics in Rubia van den Brand's work include Spinal Cord Injury Research (14 papers), Muscle activation and electromyography studies (7 papers) and Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation Studies (6 papers). Rubia van den Brand is often cited by papers focused on Spinal Cord Injury Research (14 papers), Muscle activation and electromyography studies (7 papers) and Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation Studies (6 papers). Rubia van den Brand collaborates with scholars based in Switzerland, United States and Russia. Rubia van den Brand's co-authors include Grégoire Courtine, Pavel Musienko, Lucia Friedli, Roland R. Roy, Hui Zhong, V. Reggie Edgerton, Yury Gerasimenko, Igor Lavrov, Silvestro Micera and Nadia Dominici and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Nature Medicine and Journal of Neuroscience.

In The Last Decade

Rubia van den Brand

19 papers receiving 2.0k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Restoring Voluntary Control of Locomotion after Paralyzing Spinal Cord Injury

2012 554 citations Rubia van den Brand, Quentin Barraud et al. Science profile →
Transformation of nonfunctional spinal circuits into functional states after the loss of brain input

2009 517 citations Grégoire Courtine, Yury Gerasimenko et al. Nature Neuroscience profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Rubia van den Brand Switzerland	17	1.3k	628	564	453	388	19	2.0k
Ronaldo M. Ichiyama United States	24	1.9k 1.4×	861 1.4×	502 0.9×	641 1.4×	558 1.4×	47	2.8k
Michel Lemay United States	22	899 0.7×	826 1.3×	661 1.2×	354 0.8×	166 0.4×	63	1.9k
Pavel Musienko Russia	27	1.6k 1.3×	904 1.4×	908 1.6×	552 1.2×	634 1.6×	90	3.0k
Björn Zörner Switzerland	23	839 0.6×	672 1.1×	214 0.4×	216 0.5×	332 0.9×	43	1.9k
Hugues Leblond Canada	24	928 0.7×	316 0.5×	359 0.6×	222 0.5×	259 0.7×	58	1.6k
Igor Lavrov United States	28	2.5k 1.9×	1.1k 1.8×	924 1.6×	1.1k 2.4×	826 2.1×	93	3.8k
Lucia Friedli Switzerland	7	661 0.5×	366 0.6×	285 0.5×	220 0.5×	222 0.6×	7	1.1k
Thierry Wannier Switzerland	22	597 0.5×	666 1.1×	389 0.7×	226 0.5×	569 1.5×	37	2.0k
Michaela M. Pinter Austria	21	753 0.6×	593 0.9×	470 0.8×	366 0.8×	449 1.2×	38	2.3k
Christine K. Thomas United States	36	1.1k 0.8×	892 1.4×	1.7k 3.1×	495 1.1×	376 1.0×	93	3.2k

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19 of 19 papers shown

Mignardot, Jean-Baptiste, Rubia van den Brand, Marco Capogrosso, et al.. (2017). A multidirectional gravity-assist algorithm that enhances locomotor control in patients with stroke or spinal cord injury. Science Translational Medicine. 9(399). 41 indexed citations

DiGiovanna, Jack, Nadia Dominici, Lucia Friedli, et al.. (2016). Engagement of the Rat Hindlimb Motor Cortex across Natural Locomotor Behaviors. Journal of Neuroscience. 36(40). 10440–10455. 60 indexed citations

Florez, Juan Manuel, Manan Shah, Eduardo Martin Moraud, et al.. (2016). Rehabilitative Soft Exoskeleton for Rodents. IEEE Transactions on Neural Systems and Rehabilitation Engineering. 25(2). 107–118. 16 indexed citations

Brand, Rubia van den, Jean-Baptiste Mignardot, Joachim von Zitzewitz, et al.. (2015). Neuroprosthetic technologies to augment the impact of neurorehabilitation after spinal cord injury. Annals of Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine. 58(4). 232–237. 24 indexed citations

Rigosa, Jacopo, Alessandro Panarese, Nadia Dominici, et al.. (2015). Decoding bipedal locomotion from the rat sensorimotor cortex. Journal of Neural Engineering. 12(5). 56014–56014. 28 indexed citations

Brand, Rubia van den, Quentin Barraud, Lucia Friedli, et al.. (2013). Undirected compensatory plasticity contributes to neuronal dysfunction after severe spinal cord injury. Brain. 136(11). 3347–3361. 81 indexed citations

Song, Yun Seong, Yi Sun, Rubia van den Brand, et al.. (2013). Soft robot for gait rehabilitation of spinalized rodents. Infoscience (Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne). 971–976. 45 indexed citations

Brand, Rubia van den, Quentin Barraud, Jack DiGiovanna, et al.. (2012). Restoring Voluntary Control of Locomotion after Paralyzing Spinal Cord Injury. Science. 336(6085). 1182–1185. 554 indexed citations breakdown →

Dominici, Nadia, Urs Keller, Heike Vallery, et al.. (2012). Versatile robotic interface to evaluate, enable and train locomotion and balance after neuromotor disorders. Nature Medicine. 18(7). 1142–1147. 81 indexed citations

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Horst, Maya, Rubia van den Brand, Karl‐Erik Andersson, et al.. (2012). Multisystem Neuroprosthetic Training Improves Bladder Function After Severe Spinal Cord Injury. The Journal of Urology. 189(2). 747–753. 27 indexed citations

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Musienko, Pavel, et al.. (2011). Controlling Specific Locomotor Behaviors through Multidimensional Monoaminergic Modulation of Spinal Circuitries. Journal of Neuroscience. 31(25). 9264–9278. 108 indexed citations

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Musienko, Pavel, et al.. (2011). Multi-system neurorehabilitative strategies to restore motor functions following severe spinal cord injury. Experimental Neurology. 235(1). 100–109. 48 indexed citations

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Takeoka, Aya, Devin L. Jindrich, Cintia Muñoz-Quiles, et al.. (2011). Axon Regeneration Can Facilitate or Suppress Hindlimb Function after Olfactory Ensheathing Glia Transplantation. Journal of Neuroscience. 31(11). 4298–4310. 66 indexed citations

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Horst, Maya, Rubia van den Brand, Pavel Musienko, et al.. (2011). 424 MULTI-SYSTEMS NEUROREHABILITATION IMPROVES BLADDER FUNCTION AFTER SPINAL CORD INJURY. The Journal of Urology. 185(4S). 2 indexed citations

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Musienko, Pavel, et al.. (2009). Combinatory Electrical and Pharmacological Neuroprosthetic Interfaces to Regain Motor Function After Spinal Cord Injury. IEEE Transactions on Biomedical Engineering. 56(11). 2707–2711. 36 indexed citations

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Courtine, Grégoire, Yury Gerasimenko, Rubia van den Brand, et al.. (2009). Transformation of nonfunctional spinal circuits into functional states after the loss of brain input. Nature Neuroscience. 12(10). 1333–1342. 517 indexed citations breakdown →

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Ichiyama, Ronaldo M., Grégoire Courtine, Yury Gerasimenko, et al.. (2008). Step Training Reinforces Specific Spinal Locomotor Circuitry in Adult Spinal Rats. Journal of Neuroscience. 28(29). 7370–7375. 133 indexed citations

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Lavrov, Igor, Grégoire Courtine, Christine J. Dy, et al.. (2008). Facilitation of Stepping with Epidural Stimulation in Spinal Rats: Role of Sensory Input. Journal of Neuroscience. 28(31). 7774–7780. 119 indexed citations

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Westendorp, R. G. J., et al.. (1995). Predictive value of tetrapolar body impedance measurements for hydration status in critically ill patients. Intensive Care Medicine. 21(2). 125–131. 15 indexed citations

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