Thomas Wichmann

15.2k total citations · 4 hit papers
143 papers, 10.9k citations indexed

About

Thomas Wichmann is a scholar working on Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, Neurology and Cognitive Neuroscience. According to data from OpenAlex, Thomas Wichmann has authored 143 papers receiving a total of 10.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 106 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, 103 papers in Neurology and 24 papers in Cognitive Neuroscience. Recurrent topics in Thomas Wichmann's work include Neurological disorders and treatments (97 papers), Parkinson's Disease Mechanisms and Treatments (73 papers) and Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research (49 papers). Thomas Wichmann is often cited by papers focused on Neurological disorders and treatments (97 papers), Parkinson's Disease Mechanisms and Treatments (73 papers) and Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research (49 papers). Thomas Wichmann collaborates with scholars based in United States, Germany and Spain. Thomas Wichmann's co-authors include Mahlon R. DeLong, Hagai Bergman, Adriana Galván, Yoland Smith, Jesus Soares, Michele A. Kliem, Olivier Darbin, Annaelle Devergnas, Plamen Gatev and Rosa M. Villalba and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Neuron and Journal of Neuroscience.

In The Last Decade

Thomas Wichmann

139 papers receiving 10.7k citations

Hit Papers

Reversal of Experimental Parkinsonism by Lesions of the S... 1990 2026 2002 2014 1990 1994 2007 1996 400 800 1.2k
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.

  1. Reversal of Experimental Parkinsonism by Lesions of the Subthalamic Nucleus
    1990 1.4k citations Thomas Wichmann, Mahlon R. DeLong et al. profile →
  2. The primate subthalamic nucleus. II. Neuronal activity in the MPTP model of parkinsonism
    1994 1.0k citations Thomas Wichmann, Mahlon R. DeLong et al. Journal of Neurophysiology profile →
  3. Circuits and Circuit Disorders of the Basal Ganglia
    2007 765 citations Mahlon R. DeLong, Thomas Wichmann profile →
  4. Functional and pathophysiological models of the basal ganglia
    1996 582 citations Thomas Wichmann, Mahlon R. DeLong profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Thomas Wichmann United States 49 8.2k 7.5k 2.2k 1.0k 958 143 10.9k
William D. Hutchison Canada 52 8.3k 1.0× 6.6k 0.9× 2.6k 1.2× 1.5k 1.5× 415 0.4× 162 11.1k
Gordon W. Arbuthnott United Kingdom 45 3.6k 0.4× 6.9k 0.9× 2.4k 1.1× 840 0.8× 2.2k 2.3× 156 9.6k
Don M. Gash United States 54 3.3k 0.4× 6.4k 0.8× 2.0k 0.9× 910 0.9× 2.2k 2.3× 199 10.2k
José L. Lanciego Spain 49 2.2k 0.3× 3.5k 0.5× 1.3k 0.6× 786 0.8× 1.9k 2.0× 143 7.1k
Jean‐Michel Deniau France 49 2.9k 0.4× 5.8k 0.8× 2.9k 1.3× 503 0.5× 1.2k 1.3× 80 7.2k
Suneil K. Kalia Canada 36 3.2k 0.4× 2.2k 0.3× 808 0.4× 826 0.8× 1.1k 1.2× 184 5.4k
Andrea A. Kühn Germany 66 12.5k 1.5× 8.2k 1.1× 4.8k 2.2× 2.3k 2.3× 261 0.3× 316 15.2k
Yoland Smith United States 80 6.9k 0.8× 12.7k 1.7× 5.4k 2.4× 1.4k 1.4× 4.5k 4.7× 232 18.1k
Yilong Ma United States 46 4.0k 0.5× 3.0k 0.4× 2.1k 1.0× 544 0.5× 997 1.0× 129 7.5k
Vijay Dhawan United States 67 7.8k 1.0× 4.2k 0.6× 2.9k 1.3× 1.2k 1.2× 880 0.9× 220 12.1k

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Chu, Hong‐Yuan, Yoland Smith, William W. Lytton, et al.. (2024). Dysfunction of motor cortices in Parkinson’s disease. Cerebral Cortex. 34(7). 8 indexed citations
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Galván, Adriana & Thomas Wichmann. (2023). Basal ganglia neurons in healthy and parkinsonian primates generate recurring sequences of spikes. Journal of Neurophysiology. 129(5). 1010–1020. 1 indexed citations
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Block, Cady, Benjamin B. Risk, David W. Loring, et al.. (2023). Patients with Cognitive Impairment in Parkinson's Disease Benefit from Deep Brain Stimulation: A Case‐Control Study. Movement Disorders Clinical Practice. 10(3). 382–391. 9 indexed citations
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Kim, Jeonghee, Thomas Wichmann, Omer T. Inan, & Stephen P. DeWeerth. (2020). A Wearable System for Attenuating Essential Tremor Based on Peripheral Nerve Stimulation. IEEE Journal of Translational Engineering in Health and Medicine. 8. 1–11. 19 indexed citations
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Galván, Adriana, et al.. (2019). Structural plasticity of GABAergic and glutamatergic networks in the motor thalamus of parkinsonian monkeys. The Journal of Comparative Neurology. 528(8). 1436–1456. 9 indexed citations
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DeLong, Mahlon R. & Thomas Wichmann. (2015). Basal Ganglia Circuits as Targets for Neuromodulation in Parkinson Disease. JAMA Neurology. 72(11). 1354–1354. 166 indexed citations
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Ma, Yuxian, et al.. (2015). Reduced cortical innervation of the subthalamic nucleus in MPTP-treated parkinsonian monkeys. Brain. 138(4). 946–962. 69 indexed citations
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Smith, Yoland, Thomas Wichmann, & Mahlon R. DeLong. (2013). Corticostriatal and mesocortical dopamine systems: do species differences matter?. Nature reviews. Neuroscience. 15(1). 63–63. 33 indexed citations
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Kennedy, P. D., et al.. (2011). Making the lifetime connection between brain and machine for restoring and enhancing function. Progress in brain research. 194. 1–25. 24 indexed citations
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Jin, Xiao‐Tao, Adriana Galván, Thomas Wichmann, & Yoland Smith. (2011). Localization and Function of GABA Transporters GAT-1 and GAT-3 in the Basal Ganglia. Frontiers in Systems Neuroscience. 5. 63–63. 65 indexed citations
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Ince, Nuri F., Thomas Wichmann, James Ashe, et al.. (2010). Selection of Optimal Programming Contacts Based on Local Field Potential Recordings From Subthalamic Nucleus in Patients With Parkinson's Disease. Neurosurgery. 67(2). 390–397. 69 indexed citations
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Kliem, Michele A., Jean‐François Paré, Zafar U. Khan, Thomas Wichmann, & Yoland Smith. (2010). Ultrastructural localization and function of dopamine D1‐like receptors in the substantia nigra pars reticulata and the internal segment of the globus pallidus of parkinsonian monkeys. European Journal of Neuroscience. 31(5). 836–851. 33 indexed citations
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Galván, Adriana, Xing Hu, Yoland Smith, & Thomas Wichmann. (2010). Localization and function of GABA transporters in the globus pallidus of parkinsonian monkeys. Experimental Neurology. 223(2). 505–515. 38 indexed citations
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Kliem, Michele A., Jean‐François Paré, Zafar U. Khan, Thomas Wichmann, & Yoland Smith. (2009). Comparative Ultrastructural Analysis of D1 and D5 Dopamine Receptor Distribution in the Substantia Nigra and Globus Pallidus of Monkeys. PubMed. 58. 239–253. 10 indexed citations
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Galván, Adriana, et al.. (2009). Effects of stimulation of the centromedian nucleus of the thalamus on the activity of striatal cells in awake rhesus monkeys. European Journal of Neuroscience. 29(3). 588–598. 48 indexed citations
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Gatev, Plamen & Thomas Wichmann. (2008). Interactions between Cortical Rhythms and Spiking Activity of Single Basal Ganglia Neurons in the Normal and Parkinsonian State. Cerebral Cortex. 19(6). 1330–1344. 33 indexed citations
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Galván, Adriana & Thomas Wichmann. (2007). GABAergic circuits in the basal ganglia and movement disorders. Progress in brain research. 160. 287–312. 56 indexed citations
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Galván, Adriana, Rosa M. Villalba, Nigel T. Maidment, et al.. (2005). GABAergic Modulation of the Activity of Globus Pallidus Neurons in Primates: In Vivo Analysis of the Functions of GABA Receptors and GABA Transporters. Journal of Neurophysiology. 94(2). 990–1000. 63 indexed citations
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Wichmann, Thomas, Robert‐Benjamin Illing, & Klaus Starke. (1987). Evidence for a neurotransmitter function of acetylcholine in rabbit superior colliculus. Neuroscience. 23(3). 991–1000. 20 indexed citations
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Wichmann, Thomas, et al.. (1978). [Diagnosis of primary hypercholesteremia--a classification of genetic factors as causes for myocardial infarct].. Munich Personal RePEc Archive (Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich). 33(16). 561–5.

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