Saskia Haegens

6.1k total citations · 2 hit papers
46 papers, 3.6k citations indexed

About

Saskia Haegens is a scholar working on Cognitive Neuroscience, Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience and Experimental and Cognitive Psychology. According to data from OpenAlex, Saskia Haegens has authored 46 papers receiving a total of 3.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 44 papers in Cognitive Neuroscience, 12 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience and 5 papers in Experimental and Cognitive Psychology. Recurrent topics in Saskia Haegens's work include Neural dynamics and brain function (38 papers), EEG and Brain-Computer Interfaces (26 papers) and Neural and Behavioral Psychology Studies (9 papers). Saskia Haegens is often cited by papers focused on Neural dynamics and brain function (38 papers), EEG and Brain-Computer Interfaces (26 papers) and Neural and Behavioral Psychology Studies (9 papers). Saskia Haegens collaborates with scholars based in United States, Netherlands and United Kingdom. Saskia Haegens's co-authors include Ole Jensen, Bernhard Spitzer, Ranulfo Romo, Verónica Nácher, Rogelio Luna, Barbara Händel, Elana Zion Golumbic, George Wallis, Paul J. Harrison and Helena Cousijn and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Nature Communications and Journal of Neuroscience.

In The Last Decade

Saskia Haegens

41 papers receiving 3.6k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

α-Oscillations in the monkey sensorimotor network influence discrimination performance by rhythmical inhibition of neuronal spiking

2011 532 citations Saskia Haegens, Ranulfo Romo et al. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences profile →
Beyond the Status Quo: A Role for Beta Oscillations in Endogenous Content (Re)Activation

2017 366 citations Bernhard Spitzer, Saskia Haegens eNeuro profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Saskia Haegens United States	25	3.3k	655	350	206	161	46	3.6k
Freek van Ede United Kingdom	31	3.0k 0.9×	351 0.5×	423 1.2×	159 0.8×	281 1.7×	91	3.3k
Yuri B. Saalmann United States	22	2.6k 0.8×	781 1.2×	223 0.6×	107 0.5×	121 0.8×	39	3.1k
Joerg F. Hipp Switzerland	24	2.5k 0.7×	446 0.7×	282 0.8×	114 0.6×	82 0.5×	51	3.0k
Roman Freunberger Austria	21	3.0k 0.9×	387 0.6×	393 1.1×	140 0.7×	201 1.2×	24	3.3k
Ryan T. Canolty United States	14	4.3k 1.3×	1.5k 2.2×	280 0.8×	225 1.1×	184 1.1×	15	4.6k
Lluís Fuentemilla Spain	32	2.3k 0.7×	574 0.9×	478 1.4×	127 0.6×	186 1.2×	73	2.8k
Canan Başar‐Eroğlu Germany	34	4.3k 1.3×	944 1.4×	441 1.3×	182 0.9×	286 1.8×	72	4.8k
David Clewett United States	19	1.7k 0.5×	321 0.5×	308 0.9×	120 0.6×	163 1.0×	38	2.1k
Martin G. Bleichner Germany	25	2.4k 0.7×	790 1.2×	310 0.9×	65 0.3×	213 1.3×	66	2.7k
Mark A. Pinsk United States	22	4.7k 1.4×	581 0.9×	577 1.6×	244 1.2×	328 2.0×	32	5.2k

Countries citing papers authored by Saskia Haegens

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Saskia Haegens

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20 of 20 papers shown

Rodriguez‐Larios, Julio, et al.. (2025). Beta-band frequency shifts signal decisions in human prefrontal cortex. iScience. 28(11). 113806–113806.

Kavanaugh, Brian C., et al.. (2025). The Association between Oscillatory Burst Features and Human Working Memory Accuracy. Journal of Cognitive Neuroscience. 38(2). 281–298.

Zhou, Ying, et al.. (2025). Distinct alpha networks modulate different aspects of perceptual decision-making. PLoS Biology. 23(10). e3003461–e3003461.

Rodriguez‐Larios, Julio, et al.. (2024). Common neural mechanisms supporting time judgements in humans and monkeys. PeerJ. 12. e18477–e18477.

Fulvio, Jacqueline M., Saskia Haegens, & Bradley R. Postle. (2024). Single-pulse Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation Affects Working-memory Performance via Posterior Beta-band Oscillations. Journal of Cognitive Neuroscience. 36(9). 1827–1846. 1 indexed citations

Ζιώγα, Ιωάννα, et al.. (2024). Alpha and Beta Oscillations Differentially Support Word Production in a Rule-Switching Task. eNeuro. 11(4). ENEURO.0312–23.2024. 3 indexed citations

Zhang, Yi, et al.. (2023). β Band Rhythms Influence Reaction Times. eNeuro. 10(6). ENEURO.0473–22.2023. 7 indexed citations

Ζιώγα, Ιωάννα, et al.. (2023). Naturalistic spoken language comprehension is supported by alpha and beta oscillations. Journal of Neuroscience. 43(20). JN–RM. 13 indexed citations

Zhou, Ying, et al.. (2023). Alpha oscillations protect working memory against distracters in a modality-specific way. NeuroImage. 278. 120290–120290. 9 indexed citations

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Rodriguez‐Larios, Julio, et al.. (2022). Visual Working Memory Recruits Two Functionally Distinct Alpha Rhythms in Posterior Cortex. eNeuro. 9(5). ENEURO.0159–22.2022. 13 indexed citations

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Ibarra‐Lecue, Inés, Saskia Haegens, & Alexander Z. Harris. (2022). Breaking Down a Rhythm: Dissecting the Mechanisms Underlying Task-Related Neural Oscillations. Frontiers in Neural Circuits. 16. 846905–846905. 10 indexed citations

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Wilsch, Anna, et al.. (2021). No behavioural evidence for rhythmic facilitation of perceptual discrimination. European Journal of Neuroscience. 55(11-12). 3352–3364. 26 indexed citations

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Leszczyński, Marcin, Annamaria Barczak, Yoshinao Kajikawa, et al.. (2020). Dissociation of broadband high-frequency activity and neuronal firing in the neocortex. Science Advances. 6(33). eabb0977–eabb0977. 97 indexed citations

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Haegens, Saskia, et al.. (2017). Beta oscillations reflect supramodal information during perceptual judgment. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 114(52). 13810–13815. 35 indexed citations

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Spitzer, Bernhard & Saskia Haegens. (2017). Beyond the Status Quo: A Role for Beta Oscillations in Endogenous Content (Re)Activation. eNeuro. 4(4). ENEURO.0170–17.2017. 366 indexed citations breakdown →

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Cousijn, Helena, Saskia Haegens, George Wallis, et al.. (2014). Resting GABA and Glutamate Concentrations Do Not Predict Visual Gamma Frequency or Amplitude. SSRN Electronic Journal. 2 indexed citations

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Cousijn, Helena, Saskia Haegens, George Wallis, et al.. (2014). Resting GABA and glutamate concentrations do not predict visual gamma frequency or amplitude. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 111(25). 9301–9306. 84 indexed citations

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Haegens, Saskia, Yuriria Vázquez, Antonio Zainos, et al.. (2014). Thalamocortical rhythms during a vibrotactile detection task. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 111(17). E1797–805. 28 indexed citations

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Haegens, Saskia, Barbara Händel, & Ole Jensen. (2011). Top-Down Controlled Alpha Band Activity in Somatosensory Areas Determines Behavioral Performance in a Discrimination Task. Journal of Neuroscience. 31(14). 5197–5204. 353 indexed citations

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Haegens, Saskia, et al.. (2011). Somatosensory Anticipatory Alpha Activity Increases to Suppress Distracting Input. Journal of Cognitive Neuroscience. 24(3). 677–685. 169 indexed citations

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