Stephan P. Swinnen

30.5k total citations · 4 hit papers
422 papers, 22.7k citations indexed

About

Stephan P. Swinnen is a scholar working on Cognitive Neuroscience, Biomedical Engineering and Social Psychology. According to data from OpenAlex, Stephan P. Swinnen has authored 422 papers receiving a total of 22.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 328 papers in Cognitive Neuroscience, 93 papers in Biomedical Engineering and 87 papers in Social Psychology. Recurrent topics in Stephan P. Swinnen's work include Motor Control and Adaptation (211 papers), Muscle activation and electromyography studies (90 papers) and Action Observation and Synchronization (82 papers). Stephan P. Swinnen is often cited by papers focused on Motor Control and Adaptation (211 papers), Muscle activation and electromyography studies (90 papers) and Action Observation and Synchronization (82 papers). Stephan P. Swinnen collaborates with scholars based in Belgium, United States and Netherlands. Stephan P. Swinnen's co-authors include Nicole Wenderoth, Deborah J. Serrien, Sabine Verschueren, Stefan Sunaert, Oron Levin, Filiep Debaere, Charles B. Walter, James P. Coxon, Karen Caeyenberghs and Kaat Alaerts 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

Stephan P. Swinnen

414 papers receiving 22.2k 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.

Effect of 6-Month Whole Body Vibration Training on Hip Density, Muscle Strength, and Postural Control in Postmenopausal Women: A Randomized Controlled Pilot Study

2004 628 citations Stephan P. Swinnen et al. profile →
Intermanual coordination: From behavioural principles to neural-network interactions

2002 606 citations Stephan P. Swinnen profile →
Neural correlates of action: Comparing meta-analyses of imagery, observation, and execution

2018 506 citations Robert M. Hardwick, Svenja Caspers et al. Neuroscience & Biobehavioral Reviews profile →
Topological correlations of structural and functional networks in patients with traumatic brain injury

2013 417 citations Karen Caeyenberghs, Stephan P. Swinnen et al. profile →

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Stephan P. Swinnen Belgium	78	14.7k	4.8k	4.5k	3.8k	2.8k	422	22.7k
John W. Krakauer United States	74	13.9k 0.9×	4.5k 0.9×	5.8k 1.3×	5.0k 1.3×	1.8k 0.6×	152	21.7k
Simon C. Gandevia Australia	106	14.1k 1.0×	2.7k 0.6×	16.8k 3.7×	7.6k 2.0×	2.4k 0.9×	571	40.3k
Reza Shadmehr United States	72	17.6k 1.2×	6.0k 1.2×	7.2k 1.6×	3.5k 0.9×	2.5k 0.9×	157	20.8k
Richard B. Ivry United States	83	19.6k 1.3×	5.7k 1.2×	2.6k 0.6×	6.0k 1.6×	753 0.3×	297	25.3k
Hans Forssberg Sweden	71	7.6k 0.5×	2.0k 0.4×	2.9k 0.7×	1.6k 0.4×	1.2k 0.4×	215	20.0k
Julien Doyon Canada	69	12.3k 0.8×	2.6k 0.5×	1.3k 0.3×	2.8k 0.7×	610 0.2×	235	17.5k
Jörn Diedrichsen United Kingdom	60	10.8k 0.7×	3.3k 0.7×	2.6k 0.6×	3.5k 0.9×	670 0.2×	178	14.4k
R. Chris Miall United Kingdom	60	12.2k 0.8×	3.9k 0.8×	2.3k 0.5×	4.1k 1.1×	740 0.3×	199	15.7k
Amy J. Bastian United States	55	5.7k 0.4×	1.4k 0.3×	3.4k 0.8×	2.1k 0.5×	2.9k 1.0×	144	10.3k
Nicole Wenderoth Belgium	55	7.4k 0.5×	1.8k 0.4×	1.6k 0.3×	2.7k 0.7×	799 0.3×	195	11.1k

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King, Bradley R., Latifa Lazzouni, Gaëlle Leroux, et al.. (2025). Unraveling the neurophysiological correlates of phase-specific enhancement of motor memory consolidation via slow-wave closed-loop targeted memory reactivation. Nature Communications. 16(1). 2644–2644. 2 indexed citations

Mantini, Dante, et al.. (2024). Association between Inhibitory–Excitatory Balance and Brain Activity Response during Cognitive Flexibility in Young and Older Individuals. Journal of Neuroscience. 44(36). e0355242024–e0355242024. 2 indexed citations

Driemeier, Larissa, et al.. (2024). A comparison study of myoelectric regression performances when estimating different types of joint kinematic data. Expert Systems with Applications. 254. 124345–124345. 2 indexed citations

Samogin, Jessica, et al.. (2023). Frequency‐dependent connectivity in large‐scale resting‐state brain networks during sleep. European Journal of Neuroscience. 59(4). 686–702. 6 indexed citations

Rasooli, Amirhossein, Hamed Zivari Adab, Peter van Ruitenbeek, et al.. (2023). White matter and neurochemical mechanisms underlying age-related differences in motor processing speed. iScience. 26(6). 106794–106794. 1 indexed citations

Samogin, Jessica, et al.. (2022). Connectivity in Large-Scale Resting-State Brain Networks Is Related to Motor Learning: A High-Density EEG Study. Brain Sciences. 12(5). 530–530. 8 indexed citations

Samogin, Jessica, et al.. (2022). Age-Related Differences of Frequency-Dependent Functional Connectivity in Brain Networks and Their Link to Motor Performance. Brain Connectivity. 12(8). 686–698. 13 indexed citations

Maes, Celine, Koen Cuypers, Kirstin-Friederike Heise, et al.. (2021). GABA levels are differentially associated with bimanual motor performance in older as compared to young adults. NeuroImage. 231. 117871–117871. 21 indexed citations

Gooijers, Jolien, et al.. (2021). Representational similarity scores of digits in the sensorimotor cortex are associated with behavioral performance. Cerebral Cortex. 32(17). 3848–3863. 2 indexed citations

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Swinnen, Stephan P., et al.. (2020). Skill acquisition is enhanced by reducing trial-to-trial repetition. Journal of Neurophysiology. 123(4). 1460–1471. 13 indexed citations

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Hardwick, Robert M., Svenja Caspers, Simon B. Eickhoff, & Stephan P. Swinnen. (2018). Neural correlates of action: Comparing meta-analyses of imagery, observation, and execution. Neuroscience & Biobehavioral Reviews. 94. 31–44. 506 indexed citations breakdown →

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Díez, Ibai, David Drijkoningen, Sebastiano Stramaglia, et al.. (2017). Enhanced prefrontal functional–structural networks to support postural control deficits after traumatic brain injury in a pediatric population. Network Neuroscience. 1(2). 116–142. 22 indexed citations

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Drijkoningen, David, et al.. (2015). Associations between Muscle Strength Asymmetry and Impairments in Gait and Posture in Young Brain-Injured Patients. Journal of Neurotrauma. 32(17). 1324–1332. 22 indexed citations

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Pijnenburg, Madelon, Karen Caeyenberghs, Lotte Janssens, et al.. (2014). Microstructural Integrity of the Superior Cerebellar Peduncle Is Associated with an Impaired Proprioceptive Weighting Capacity in Individuals with Non-Specific Low Back Pain. PLoS ONE. 9(6). e100666–e100666. 51 indexed citations

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Woolley, Daniel G., Annelies Laeremans, Ilse Gantois, et al.. (2013). Homologous involvement of striatum and prefrontal cortex in rodent and human water maze learning. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 110(8). 3131–3136. 72 indexed citations

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Winckel, Ann Van de, Nicole Wenderoth, Willy De Weerdt, et al.. (2012). Frontoparietal involvement in passively guided shape and length discrimination: a comparison between subcortical stroke patients and healthy controls. Experimental Brain Research. 220(2). 179–189. 24 indexed citations

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Swinnen, Stephan P., et al.. (2011). Excitability of the Motor Cortex Ipsilateral to the Moving Body Side Depends on Spatio-Temporal Task Complexity and Hemispheric Specialization. PLoS ONE. 6(3). e17742–e17742. 37 indexed citations

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Walter, Charles B., et al.. (2002). Generation of Bimanual Trajectories of Disparate Eccentricity: Levels of Interference and Spontaneous Changes Over Practice. Journal of Motor Behavior. 34(2). 183–195. 9 indexed citations

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Serrien, Deborah J., Stephan P. Swinnen, & George E. Stelmach. (2000). Age-Related Deterioration of Coordinated Interlimb Behavior. The Journals of Gerontology Series B. 55(5). P295–P303. 98 indexed citations

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Swinnen, Stephan P., et al.. (1997). Egocentric and Allocentric Constraints in the Expression of Patterns of Interlimb Coordination. Journal of Cognitive Neuroscience. 9(3). 348–377. 162 indexed citations

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