Thomas Brandt

27.1k total citations · 2 hit papers
340 papers, 17.5k citations indexed

About

Thomas Brandt is a scholar working on Neurology, Pathology and Forensic Medicine and Cognitive Neuroscience. According to data from OpenAlex, Thomas Brandt has authored 340 papers receiving a total of 17.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 219 papers in Neurology, 111 papers in Pathology and Forensic Medicine and 103 papers in Cognitive Neuroscience. Recurrent topics in Thomas Brandt's work include Vestibular and auditory disorders (217 papers), Ophthalmology and Eye Disorders (105 papers) and Visual perception and processing mechanisms (54 papers). Thomas Brandt is often cited by papers focused on Vestibular and auditory disorders (217 papers), Ophthalmology and Eye Disorders (105 papers) and Visual perception and processing mechanisms (54 papers). Thomas Brandt collaborates with scholars based in Germany, United States and United Kingdom. Thomas Brandt's co-authors include Marianne Dieterich, Michael Strupp, Klaus Jahn, Thomas Stephan, Doreen Huppert, Angela Deutschländer, Sandra Bense, Andreas Zwergal, Marianne Dieterich and Stefan Glasauer and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, New England Journal of Medicine and SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología.

In The Last Decade

Thomas Brandt

333 papers receiving 16.8k 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.

Benign paroxysmal positional vertigo: Diagnostic criteria

2015 519 citations Thomas Brandt et al. profile →
Diagnostic criteria for persistent postural-perceptual dizziness (PPPD): Consensus document of the committee for the Classification of Vestibular Disorders of the Bárány Society

2017 474 citations Michael Strupp, Thomas Brandt et al. profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Thomas Brandt Germany	71	10.7k	5.2k	4.7k	3.0k	2.4k	340	17.5k
Marianne Dieterich Germany	64	9.4k 0.9×	5.2k 1.0×	3.9k 0.8×	2.1k 0.7×	2.0k 0.8×	352	14.0k
Michael Strupp Germany	69	11.3k 1.1×	2.3k 0.4×	5.2k 1.1×	4.4k 1.5×	3.4k 1.4×	383	16.5k
Adolfo M. Bronstein United Kingdom	58	6.9k 0.6×	3.5k 0.7×	3.0k 0.6×	1.5k 0.5×	1.6k 0.7×	301	11.0k
Robert W. Baloh United States	71	9.3k 0.9×	2.0k 0.4×	4.7k 1.0×	3.0k 1.0×	3.1k 1.3×	292	15.8k
David S. Zee United States	70	11.8k 1.1×	5.8k 1.1×	6.6k 1.4×	2.9k 1.0×	5.8k 2.4×	411	20.8k
Joseph M. Furman United States	56	6.7k 0.6×	1.5k 0.3×	2.7k 0.6×	1.7k 0.6×	1.3k 0.5×	201	11.0k
Ian S. Curthoys Australia	70	13.7k 1.3×	2.9k 0.6×	6.9k 1.5×	6.8k 2.2×	2.4k 1.0×	312	16.0k
James G. Colebatch Australia	55	9.4k 0.9×	4.4k 0.9×	3.7k 0.8×	5.3k 1.8×	2.1k 0.9×	185	13.4k
Bernard Cohen United States	62	7.9k 0.7×	4.9k 0.9×	3.7k 0.8×	1.8k 0.6×	1.1k 0.5×	239	12.2k
Klaus Jahn Germany	51	4.3k 0.4×	1.7k 0.3×	1.6k 0.4×	1.4k 0.5×	1.7k 0.7×	243	8.2k

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Dieterich, Marianne & Thomas Brandt. (2025). Vestibular paroxysmia: a systematic review. Journal of Neurology. 272(3). 188–188.

Dieterich, Marianne & Thomas Brandt. (2023). Central vestibular networking for sensorimotor control, cognition, and emotion. Current Opinion in Neurology. 37(1). 74–82. 10 indexed citations

Kośmider, Beata, Thomas Brandt, Wissam Chatila, et al.. (2023). The Regulation of Fatty Acid Synthase by Exosomal miR-143-5p and miR-342-5p in Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis. American Journal of Respiratory Cell and Molecular Biology. 70(4). 259–282. 13 indexed citations

Filippopulos, Filipp, Ralf Strobl, Eva Grill, et al.. (2022). Validation of a comprehensive diagnostic algorithm for patients with acute vertigo and dizziness. European Journal of Neurology. 29(10). 3092–3101. 9 indexed citations

Schniepp, Roman, Cornelia Schlick, Marianne Dieterich, et al.. (2021). Fall prediction in neurological gait disorders: differential contributions from clinical assessment, gait analysis, and daily-life mobility monitoring. Journal of Neurology. 268(9). 3421–3434. 35 indexed citations

Filippopulos, Filipp, et al.. (2020). Computerized clinical decision system and mobile application with expert support to optimize management of vertigo in primary care: study protocol for a pragmatic cluster-randomized controlled trial. Journal of Neurology. 267(S1). 45–50. 6 indexed citations

Antoine, Michelle, Xiaoxia Zhu, Marianne Dieterich, et al.. (2018). Early uneven ear input induces long-lasting differences in left–right motor function. PLoS Biology. 16(3). e2002988–e2002988. 4 indexed citations

Kremmyda, Olympia, Katharina Hüfner, Virginia L. Flanagin, et al.. (2016). Beyond Dizziness: Virtual Navigation, Spatial Anxiety and Hippocampal Volume in Bilateral Vestibulopathy. Frontiers in Human Neuroscience. 10. 139–139. 133 indexed citations

Kapfhammer, Hans‐Peter, et al.. (2016). Visual height intolerance and acrophobia: distressing partners for life. Journal of Neurology. 263(10). 1946–1953. 9 indexed citations

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Bles, Willem, et al.. (2015). Somatosensory Nystagmus: Physiological and Clinical Aspects. Advances in oto-rhino-laryngology. 30–33.

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Kalla, Roger, Thomas Brandt, N. Rettinger, et al.. (2010). Evaluation of a Community-Based Intervention to Enhance Road Safety. Journal of Prevention & Intervention in the Community. 38(4). 306–315. 5 indexed citations

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Huber, Markus A., Alois Knoll, Thomas Brandt, & Stefan Glasauer. (2009). Handing Over a Cube. Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences. 1164(1). 380–382. 16 indexed citations

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Jahn, Klaus, Angela Deutschländer, Thomas Stephan, et al.. (2008). Supraspinal locomotor control in quadrupeds and humans. Progress in brain research. 171. 353–362. 110 indexed citations

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Marx, Esther, Angela Deutschländer, Thomas Stephan, et al.. (2004). Eyes open and eyes closed as rest conditions: impact on brain activation patterns. NeuroImage. 21(4). 1818–1824. 177 indexed citations

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Brandt, Thomas, et al.. (2004). Affordable Visual Driver Monitoring System for Fatigue and Monotony. QUT ePrints (Queensland University of Technology). 51 indexed citations

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Theil, Diethilde, Tobias Derfuß, Simone Herberger, et al.. (2003). Latent Herpesvirus Infection in Human Trigeminal Ganglia Causes Chronic Immune Response. American Journal Of Pathology. 163(6). 2179–2184. 227 indexed citations

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Krafczyk, S., et al.. (2000). Patients with somatoform phobic postural vertigo: the more difficult the balance task, the better the balance performance. Neuroscience Letters. 285(1). 21–24. 66 indexed citations

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Brandt, Thomas & Marianne Dieterich. (1994). Vestibular syndromes in the roll plane: Topographic diagnosis from brainstem to cortex. Annals of Neurology. 36(3). 337–347. 232 indexed citations

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Brandt, Thomas. (1990). Disorders of posture and gait, 1990 : Xth International Symposium of Society for Postural and Gait Research, München, September 2-6, 1990. 1 indexed citations

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Brandt, Thomas, Dieter Wenzel, & Johannes Dichgans. (1976). Visual stabilization of free stance in infants: A sign of maturity.. European Archives of Psychiatry and Clinical Neuroscience. 34 indexed citations

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