Stefan Mainka

514 total citations
15 papers, 328 citations indexed

About

Stefan Mainka is a scholar working on Social Psychology, Cognitive Neuroscience and Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation. According to data from OpenAlex, Stefan Mainka has authored 15 papers receiving a total of 328 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 7 papers in Social Psychology, 7 papers in Cognitive Neuroscience and 3 papers in Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation. Recurrent topics in Stefan Mainka's work include Music Therapy and Health (7 papers), Neuroscience and Music Perception (7 papers) and Balance, Gait, and Falls Prevention (3 papers). Stefan Mainka is often cited by papers focused on Music Therapy and Health (7 papers), Neuroscience and Music Perception (7 papers) and Balance, Gait, and Falls Prevention (3 papers). Stefan Mainka collaborates with scholars based in Germany, United Kingdom and France. Stefan Mainka's co-authors include Charles-Étienne Benoit, Hellmuth Obrig, Nicolas Farrugia, Sonja A. Kotz, Simone Dalla Bella, Peter E. Keller, Heinz Völler, Jörg Wissel, Florin Gandor and Walter Maetzler and has published in prestigious journals such as Scientific Reports, Frontiers in Psychology and Frontiers in Human Neuroscience.

In The Last Decade

Stefan Mainka

11 papers receiving 318 citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Stefan Mainka Germany 6 226 97 84 50 49 15 328
Valérie Driss France 8 158 0.7× 37 0.4× 76 0.9× 23 0.5× 94 1.9× 11 266
Natalie de Bruin Canada 9 170 0.8× 64 0.7× 141 1.7× 24 0.5× 108 2.2× 11 336
Nuria Rojo Germany 7 307 1.4× 229 2.4× 26 0.3× 30 0.6× 29 0.6× 7 454
Falisha J. Karpati Canada 6 183 0.8× 120 1.2× 25 0.3× 70 1.4× 11 0.2× 6 286
D.J. O’Boyle United Kingdom 8 217 1.0× 27 0.3× 39 0.5× 61 1.2× 67 1.4× 11 324
Roberta Minino Italy 11 153 0.7× 33 0.3× 56 0.7× 30 0.6× 62 1.3× 27 288
Josephine Cock Switzerland 11 229 1.0× 69 0.7× 51 0.6× 79 1.6× 7 0.1× 14 357
Alba Gómez-Andrés Spain 5 274 1.2× 159 1.6× 7 0.1× 51 1.0× 10 0.2× 7 336
Jeffrey Weiler Canada 14 368 1.6× 41 0.4× 30 0.4× 40 0.8× 27 0.6× 27 445
Xiang Xiao China 11 210 0.9× 39 0.4× 54 0.6× 14 0.3× 34 0.7× 24 418

Countries citing papers authored by Stefan Mainka

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Fields of papers citing papers by Stefan Mainka

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Stefan Mainka

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

All Works

15 of 15 papers shown
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Mainka, Stefan, et al.. (2025). Music therapy newly defined. 17(4).
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Mainka, Stefan, et al.. (2025). Rhythmic Speech Cueing (RSC)®. 167–178.
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Mainka, Stefan, et al.. (2023). Arm swing deviations in patients with Parkinson’s disease at different gait velocities. Journal of Neural Transmission. 130(5). 655–661. 2 indexed citations
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Mainka, Stefan. (2022). Musiktherapie in der Neurorehabilitation. 14(2). 64–68.
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Mainka, Stefan & J. Yoon Irons. (2022). Singen als therapeutische Intervention bei Menschen mit Parkinson. Musiktherapeutische Umschau. 43(3). 210–223. 1 indexed citations
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Mainka, Stefan, Arno Schroll, Elke Warmerdam, et al.. (2021). The Power of Musification: Sensor‐Based Music Feedback Improves Arm Swing in Parkinson's Disease. Movement Disorders Clinical Practice. 8(8). 1240–1247. 9 indexed citations
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Mainka, Stefan, et al.. (2020). Neurologische Musiktherapie und das Atmosphärenkonzept – eine Resonanzbeziehung. Musiktherapeutische Umschau. 41(2). 152–157. 1 indexed citations
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Mainka, Stefan, et al.. (2018). The Use of Rhythmic Auditory Stimulation to Optimize Treadmill Training for Stroke Patients: A Randomized Controlled Trial. Frontiers in Neurology. 9. 755–755. 39 indexed citations
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Mainka, Stefan. (2018). Musiktherapie bei Parkinson-Erkrankung. 10(1). 32–37.
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Bella, Simone Dalla, Charles-Étienne Benoit, Nicolas Farrugia, et al.. (2017). Gait improvement via rhythmic stimulation in Parkinson’s disease is linked to rhythmic skills. Scientific Reports. 7(1). 42005–42005. 123 indexed citations
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Kim, Jin Hyun, et al.. (2017). Musical stimulation with feedback in gait training for Parkinson’s disease.. Psychomusicology Music Mind and Brain. 27(3). 213–218. 5 indexed citations
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Mainka, Stefan. (2015). Music stimulates muscles, mind, and feelings in one go. Frontiers in Psychology. 6. 1547–1547. 9 indexed citations
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Mainka, Stefan, et al.. (2015). Music Therapy in Medical and Neurological Rehabilitation Settings. Oxford University Press eBooks. 2 indexed citations
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Benoit, Charles-Étienne, Simone Dalla Bella, Nicolas Farrugia, et al.. (2014). Musically Cued Gait-Training Improves Both Perceptual and Motor Timing in Parkinson’s Disease. Frontiers in Human Neuroscience. 8. 494–494. 136 indexed citations
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Mainka, Stefan, et al.. (2011). Rhythmisch-Akustische Stimulation bei Morbus Parkinson - Auditives Dopamin. physiopraxis. 9(5). 28–31. 1 indexed citations

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