Thorsten O. Zander

3.2k total citations · 1 hit paper
45 papers, 1.6k citations indexed

About

Thorsten O. Zander is a scholar working on Cognitive Neuroscience, Human-Computer Interaction and Artificial Intelligence. According to data from OpenAlex, Thorsten O. Zander has authored 45 papers receiving a total of 1.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 41 papers in Cognitive Neuroscience, 9 papers in Human-Computer Interaction and 6 papers in Artificial Intelligence. Recurrent topics in Thorsten O. Zander's work include EEG and Brain-Computer Interfaces (41 papers), Neural dynamics and brain function (20 papers) and Neural and Behavioral Psychology Studies (15 papers). Thorsten O. Zander is often cited by papers focused on EEG and Brain-Computer Interfaces (41 papers), Neural dynamics and brain function (20 papers) and Neural and Behavioral Psychology Studies (15 papers). Thorsten O. Zander collaborates with scholars based in Germany, United States and Netherlands. Thorsten O. Zander's co-authors include Christian Kothe, Laurens R. Krol, Klaus Gramann, Mohammad Jafari, Andreas Bulling, Anne-Marie Brouwer, Roman Vilimek, Peter Gerjets, Niels Birbaumer and Jan B. F. van Erp and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología and Frontiers in Neuroscience.

In The Last Decade

Thorsten O. Zander

41 papers receiving 1.6k 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.

Towards passive brain–computer interfaces: applying brain–computer interface technology to human–machine systems in general

2011 550 citations Thorsten O. Zander, Christian Kothe Journal of Neural Engineering profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Thorsten O. Zander Germany	17	1.3k	350	346	195	173	45	1.6k
Luzheng Bi China	23	1.3k 1.0×	575 1.6×	483 1.4×	235 1.2×	219 1.3×	98	1.8k
Kaleb McDowell United States	21	1.2k 0.9×	258 0.7×	144 0.4×	206 1.1×	127 0.7×	53	1.6k
Fabio Aloise Italy	22	1.5k 1.1×	727 2.1×	452 1.3×	89 0.5×	243 1.4×	53	1.8k
Brent J. Lance United States	19	749 0.6×	170 0.5×	224 0.6×	126 0.6×	150 0.9×	38	1.0k
Hongtao Wang China	25	1.2k 0.9×	329 0.9×	351 1.0×	132 0.7×	269 1.6×	71	1.9k
Ji-Hoon Jeong South Korea	20	897 0.7×	350 1.0×	231 0.7×	60 0.3×	224 1.3×	89	1.4k
Gabriel Pires Portugal	19	997 0.7×	355 1.0×	485 1.4×	49 0.3×	149 0.9×	59	1.3k
Anthony J. Ries United States	19	804 0.6×	168 0.5×	170 0.5×	172 0.9×	84 0.5×	46	1.1k
Min-Ho Lee South Korea	15	1.2k 0.9×	485 1.4×	293 0.8×	54 0.3×	314 1.8×	55	1.5k

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Zander, Thorsten O., et al.. (2025). Towards neuroadaptive chatbots: a feasibility study. PubMed. 6. 1589734–1589734.

Krol, Laurens R., et al.. (2025). An investigation of a passive BCI’s performance for different body postures and presentation modalities. Biomedical Physics & Engineering Express. 11(2). 25052–25052. 1 indexed citations

Zander, Thorsten O., et al.. (2024). Advancing passive BCIs: a feasibility study of two temporal derivative features and effect size-based feature selection in continuous online EEG-based machine error detection. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 5. 1346791–1346791. 1 indexed citations

Krol, Laurens R., et al.. (2024). Modeling of anticipation using instance-based learning: application to automation surprise in aviation using passive BCI and eye-tracking data. User Modeling and User-Adapted Interaction. 34(4). 1251–1281.

Ayala, Guillermo, et al.. (2023). Assessment of mental workload across cognitive tasks using a passive brain-computer interface based on mean negative theta-band amplitudes. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 4. 1233722–1233722. 4 indexed citations

Zander, Thorsten O., et al.. (2022). Investigating the Single Trial Detectability of Cognitive Face Processing by a Passive Brain-Computer Interface. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 2. 754472–754472.

Krol, Laurens R., et al.. (2020). Tracing Pilots’ Situation Assessment by Neuroadaptive Cognitive Modeling. Frontiers in Neuroscience. 14. 795–795. 16 indexed citations

Krol, Laurens R. & Thorsten O. Zander. (2020). Passive Bci-Based Neuroadaptive Systems. TUGraz OPEN Library (Graz University of Technology). 6 indexed citations

Krol, Laurens R., Pim Haselager, & Thorsten O. Zander. (2019). Cognitive and affective probing: a tutorial and review of active learning for neuroadaptive technology. Journal of Neural Engineering. 17(1). 12001–12001. 24 indexed citations

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Jafari, Mohammad, et al.. (2018). A Survey on Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Remote Control Using Brain–Computer Interface. IEEE Transactions on Human-Machine Systems. 48(4). 337–348. 111 indexed citations

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Krol, Laurens R., et al.. (2018). SEREEGA: Simulating event-related EEG activity. Journal of Neuroscience Methods. 309. 13–24. 34 indexed citations

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Krol, Laurens R., et al.. (2017). A task-independent workload classifier for neuroadaptive technology: Preliminary data. DepositOnce. 3171–3174. 3 indexed citations

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Zander, Thorsten O., Laurens R. Krol, Niels Birbaumer, & Klaus Gramann. (2016). Neuroadaptive technology enables implicit cursor control based on medial prefrontal cortex activity. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 113(52). 14898–14903. 101 indexed citations

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Meyer, Timm, Jan Peters, Thorsten O. Zander, Bernhard Schölkopf, & Moritz Grosse‐Wentrup. (2014). Predicting motor learning performance from Electroencephalographic data. Journal of NeuroEngineering and Rehabilitation. 11(1). 24–24. 18 indexed citations

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Gerjets, Peter, Carina Walter, Wolfgang Rosenstiel, Martin Bogdan, & Thorsten O. Zander. (2014). Cognitive state monitoring and the design of adaptive instruction in digital environments: lessons learned from cognitive workload assessment using a passive brain-computer interface approach. Frontiers in Neuroscience. 8. 385–385. 92 indexed citations

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Zander, Thorsten O., et al.. (2011). Towards multimodal error responses. 53–56. 2 indexed citations

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Zander, Thorsten O. & Christian Kothe. (2011). Towards passive brain–computer interfaces: applying brain–computer interface technology to human–machine systems in general. Journal of Neural Engineering. 8(2). 25005–25005. 550 indexed citations breakdown →

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Zander, Thorsten O., Moritz Lehne, Klas Ihme, et al.. (2011). A Dry EEG-System for Scientific Research and Brain–Computer Interfaces. Frontiers in Neuroscience. 5. 53–53. 103 indexed citations

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Zander, Thorsten O., et al.. (2010). Combining Eye Gaze Input With a Brain–Computer Interface for Touchless Human–Computer Interaction. International Journal of Human-Computer Interaction. 27(1). 38–51. 102 indexed citations

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Reindl, Leonhard, et al.. (2006). Angle tracking using FMCW radar based localization system. 1–4. 6 indexed citations

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