Sacha Leinders

792 total citations · 1 hit paper
14 papers, 498 citations indexed

About

Sacha Leinders is a scholar working on Cognitive Neuroscience, Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience and Neurology. According to data from OpenAlex, Sacha Leinders has authored 14 papers receiving a total of 498 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 13 papers in Cognitive Neuroscience, 11 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience and 4 papers in Neurology. Recurrent topics in Sacha Leinders's work include EEG and Brain-Computer Interfaces (13 papers), Neuroscience and Neural Engineering (11 papers) and Neurological disorders and treatments (4 papers). Sacha Leinders is often cited by papers focused on EEG and Brain-Computer Interfaces (13 papers), Neuroscience and Neural Engineering (11 papers) and Neurological disorders and treatments (4 papers). Sacha Leinders collaborates with scholars based in Netherlands, United States and United Kingdom. Sacha Leinders's co-authors include Erik J. Aarnoutse, Mariana P. Branco, Nick F. Ramsey, Mariska J. Vansteensel, Elmar Pels, Timothy Denison, Zachary V. Freudenburg, Peter H. Gosselaar, Max van den Boom and Thomas H. Ottens and has published in prestigious journals such as New England Journal of Medicine, Scientific Reports and Clinical Neurophysiology.

In The Last Decade

Sacha Leinders

11 papers receiving 484 citations

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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.

Fully Implanted Brain–Computer Interface in a Locked-In Patient with ALS

2016 365 citations Mariska J. Vansteensel, Elmar Pels et al. New England Journal of Medicine profile →

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Sacha Leinders Netherlands	7	439	329	122	71	63	14	498
Max van den Boom Netherlands	6	388 0.9×	270 0.8×	99 0.8×	59 0.8×	54 0.9×	14	457
Elmar Pels Netherlands	9	511 1.2×	348 1.1×	126 1.0×	78 1.1×	68 1.1×	15	587
Adam G. Rouse United States	12	456 1.0×	349 1.1×	90 0.7×	102 1.4×	114 1.8×	33	574
Anish A. Sarma United States	8	595 1.4×	459 1.4×	159 1.3×	58 0.8×	136 2.2×	13	673
Jad Saab United States	12	726 1.7×	517 1.6×	232 1.9×	58 0.8×	139 2.2×	13	815
Guillaume Charvet France	12	358 0.8×	359 1.1×	166 1.4×	47 0.7×	122 1.9×	30	486
J. Hill Germany	7	380 0.9×	215 0.7×	64 0.5×	24 0.3×	98 1.6×	12	409
Nicholas Szrama United States	5	444 1.0×	168 0.5×	52 0.4×	26 0.4×	65 1.0×	7	482
Colin M. McCrimmon United States	12	292 0.7×	216 0.7×	65 0.5×	32 0.5×	141 2.2×	19	409
Guy H Wilson United States	4	365 0.8×	145 0.4×	74 0.6×	25 0.4×	42 0.7×	7	430

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Branco, Mariana P., et al.. (2025). Stakeholder’s perspective on brain–computer interfaces for children and young adults with cerebral palsy. Disability and Rehabilitation Assistive Technology. 20(8). 3201–3211.

Vansteensel, Mariska J., Sacha Leinders, Mariana P. Branco, et al.. (2024). Longevity of a Brain–Computer Interface for Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis. New England Journal of Medicine. 391(7). 619–626. 9 indexed citations

Leinders, Sacha, Mariska J. Vansteensel, Giovanni Piantoni, et al.. (2023). Using fMRI to localize target regions for implanted brain-computer interfaces in locked-in syndrome. Clinical Neurophysiology. 155. 1–15. 7 indexed citations

Freudenburg, Zachary V., Sandra Salm, Erik J. Aarnoutse, et al.. (2022). Towards predicting ECoG-BCI performance: assessing the potential of scalp-EEG ^*. Journal of Neural Engineering. 19(4). 46045–46045. 3 indexed citations

Vansteensel, Mariska J., Mariana P. Branco, Sacha Leinders, et al.. (2022). Methodological Recommendations for Studies on the Daily Life Implementation of Implantable Communication-Brain–Computer Interfaces for Individuals With Locked-in Syndrome. Neurorehabilitation and neural repair. 36(10-11). 666–677. 11 indexed citations

Leinders, Sacha, Mariska J. Vansteensel, Mariana P. Branco, et al.. (2020). Dorsolateral prefrontal cortex-based control with an implanted brain–computer interface. Scientific Reports. 10(1). 15448–15448. 14 indexed citations

Aarnoutse, Erik J., Sacha Leinders, Zachary V. Freudenburg, et al.. (2020). Long-term home use of a fully implanted BCI for communication: visual and auditory spelling. TUGraz OPEN Library (Graz University of Technology). 1 indexed citations

Boom, Max van den, Mariana P. Branco, Sacha Leinders, et al.. (2020). Utrecht neuroprosthesis system: new features to accommodate user needs. TUGraz OPEN Library (Graz University of Technology). 1 indexed citations

Pels, Elmar, Erik J. Aarnoutse, Sacha Leinders, et al.. (2019). Stability of a chronic implanted brain-computer interface in late-stage amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. Clinical Neurophysiology. 130(10). 1798–1803. 61 indexed citations

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Freudenburg, Zachary V., Mariana P. Branco, Sacha Leinders, et al.. (2019). Sensorimotor ECoG Signal Features for BCI Control: A Comparison Between People With Locked-In Syndrome and Able-Bodied Controls. Frontiers in Neuroscience. 13. 1058–1058. 21 indexed citations

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Boom, Max van den, Erik J. Aarnoutse, Sacha Leinders, et al.. (2017). Utrecht neuroprosthesis: from brain signal to Independent control.. 1 indexed citations

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Leinders, Sacha, Elmar Pels, Mariska J. Vansteensel, et al.. (2017). Using a One-dimensional control signal for two Different output Commands in an implanted BCI.. 1 indexed citations

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Vansteensel, Mariska J., Elmar Pels, Martin G. Bleichner, et al.. (2016). Fully Implanted Brain–Computer Interface in a Locked-In Patient with ALS. New England Journal of Medicine. 375(21). 2060–2066. 365 indexed citations breakdown →

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Markus, C. Rob, et al.. (2014). Sucrose preload reduces snacking after mild mental stress in healthy participants as a function of 5-hydroxytryptamine transporter gene promoter polymorphism. Stress. 18(2). 149–159. 3 indexed citations

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