Tom Chau

13.2k total citations · 3 hit papers
259 papers, 9.6k citations indexed

About

Tom Chau is a scholar working on Cognitive Neuroscience, Biomedical Engineering and Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience. According to data from OpenAlex, Tom Chau has authored 259 papers receiving a total of 9.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 147 papers in Cognitive Neuroscience, 71 papers in Biomedical Engineering and 35 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience. Recurrent topics in Tom Chau's work include EEG and Brain-Computer Interfaces (100 papers), Muscle activation and electromyography studies (45 papers) and Neuroscience and Neural Engineering (34 papers). Tom Chau is often cited by papers focused on EEG and Brain-Computer Interfaces (100 papers), Muscle activation and electromyography studies (45 papers) and Neuroscience and Neural Engineering (34 papers). Tom Chau collaborates with scholars based in Canada, United States and Australia. Tom Chau's co-authors include Elaine Biddiss, Azadeh Kushki, Catriona M. Steele, Ervin Sejdić, Sarah Power, Andrew Myrden, Dorcas Beaton, Tiago H. Falk, Kelly Tai and E. Glenn Schellenberg and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, PLoS ONE and IEEE Transactions on Pattern Analysis and Machine Intelligence.

In The Last Decade

Tom Chau

246 papers receiving 9.3k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Upper limb prosthesis use and abandonment

2007 755 citations Tom Chau et al. profile →
Short-Term Music Training Enhances Verbal Intelligence and Executive Function

2011 493 citations Sylvain Moreno, Ellen Bialystok et al. Psychological Science profile →
Upper-Limb Prosthetics

2007 446 citations Tom Chau et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Tom Chau Canada	52	4.6k	3.9k	1.7k	906	809	259	9.6k
Steven C. Cramer United States	78	6.0k 1.3×	3.1k 0.8×	2.1k 1.2×	2.1k 2.4×	148 0.2×	324	21.1k
Gert Kwakkel Netherlands	83	4.2k 0.9×	4.1k 1.1×	652 0.4×	692 0.8×	245 0.3×	300	28.4k
Hermie Hermens Netherlands	51	2.4k 0.5×	6.2k 1.6×	746 0.4×	232 0.3×	117 0.1×	307	15.2k
Stephan P. Swinnen Belgium	78	14.7k 3.2×	4.5k 1.2×	1.0k 0.6×	2.2k 2.4×	357 0.4×	422	22.7k
Lynn Rochester United Kingdom	74	2.2k 0.5×	3.1k 0.8×	771 0.5×	453 0.5×	183 0.2×	313	18.3k
Yun‐Hee Kim South Korea	59	4.1k 0.9×	1.7k 0.4×	659 0.4×	1.4k 1.5×	186 0.2×	396	11.9k
Fay B. Horak United States	94	6.8k 1.5×	5.8k 1.5×	1.5k 0.9×	616 0.7×	188 0.2×	414	33.1k
Roberto Merletti Italy	69	6.1k 1.3×	12.3k 3.2×	3.6k 2.1×	250 0.3×	118 0.1×	256	15.5k
Edward Taub United States	74	8.3k 1.8×	2.9k 0.8×	1.8k 1.1×	956 1.1×	117 0.1×	189	24.7k
Michael L. Boninger United States	60	3.6k 0.8×	2.7k 0.7×	2.7k 1.6×	486 0.5×	89 0.1×	367	13.9k

Countries citing papers authored by Tom Chau

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Tom Chau

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20 of 20 papers shown

Chau, Tom, et al.. (2025). Phase resetting with temporal template explains complexity matching in finger tapping to fractal rhythms. Human Movement Science. 104. 103423–103423.

Chau, Tom, et al.. (2025). Wind Speed Probability Distribution Based on Adaptive Bandwidth Kernel Density Estimation Model for Wind Farm Application. Wind Energy. 28(2). 3 indexed citations

Leung, Jason, et al.. (2024). Children with developmental coordination disorder display atypical interhemispheric connectivity during conscious and subconscious rhythmic auditory-motor synchronization. Scientific Reports. 14(1). 19954–19954. 2 indexed citations

Chau, Tom, et al.. (2024). Mindset—A General Purpose Brain–Computer Interface System for End-Users. IEEE Access. 12. 112249–112260.

Sereshkeh, Alborz Rezazadeh, et al.. (2019). Development of a ternary hybrid fNIRS-EEG brain–computer interface based on imagined speech. 6(4). 128–140. 37 indexed citations

Sereshkeh, Alborz Rezazadeh, et al.. (2019). Online detection of error-related potentials in multi-class cognitive task-based BCIs. 6(1-2). 1–12. 8 indexed citations

Sereshkeh, Alborz Rezazadeh, et al.. (2019). Development of a robust asynchronous brain-switch using ErrP-based error correction. Journal of Neural Engineering. 16(6). 66042–66042. 14 indexed citations

Sereshkeh, Alborz Rezazadeh, et al.. (2018). Exploiting error-related potentials in cognitive task based BCI. Biomedical Physics & Engineering Express. 5(1). 15023–15023. 14 indexed citations

Chau, Tom, et al.. (2018). A wearable fabric-based speech-generating device: system design and case demonstration. Disability and Rehabilitation Assistive Technology. 14(5). 434–444. 15 indexed citations

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Sereshkeh, Alborz Rezazadeh, et al.. (2017). EEG Classification of Covert Speech Using Regularized Neural Networks. IEEE/ACM Transactions on Audio Speech and Language Processing. 25(12). 2292–2300. 88 indexed citations

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Chau, Tom, et al.. (2017). Quantifying The Signal-To-Noise Ratio of Silicon- Embedded Sensors for Mechanomyography. 27(1).

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Chau, Tom, et al.. (2017). Development and testing an online near-infrared spectroscopy brain–computer interface tailored to an individual with severe congenital motor impairments. Disability and Rehabilitation Assistive Technology. 13(6). 581–591. 5 indexed citations

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Chau, Tom, et al.. (2015). Development of a low-cost, portable, tablet-based eye tracking system for children with impairments. 5. 4 indexed citations

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Moreno, Sylvain, Ellen Bialystok, Raluca Barac, et al.. (2011). Short-Term Music Training Enhances Verbal Intelligence and Executive Function. Psychological Science. 22(11). 1425–1433. 493 indexed citations breakdown →

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Blain, Stefanie, et al.. (2011). An Integrated Approach to Detecting Communicative Intent Amid Hyperkinetic Movements in Children. Augmentative and Alternative Communication. 27(3). 150–162. 4 indexed citations

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Blain, Stefanie, Patricia McKeever, & Tom Chau. (2010). Bedside computer access for an individual with severe and multiple disabilities: A case study. Disability and Rehabilitation Assistive Technology. 5(5). 359–369. 22 indexed citations

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Falk, Tiago H., et al.. (2010). Assessing the Viability of a Vocal Cord Vibration Switch for Four Children with Multiple Disabilities. 3(1). 3 indexed citations

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Chau, Tom, et al.. (2008). A Multiple Camera Approach to Facial Gesture Recognition for Children with Severe Spastic Quadriplegia. 31. 1 indexed citations

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Silva, Jorge Sá, et al.. (2008). A novel asynchronous access method with binary interfaces. Journal of NeuroEngineering and Rehabilitation. 5(1). 24–24. 4 indexed citations

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Chau, Tom, et al.. (2007). Time-Frequency Classification of the Transient Mechanomyogram. 30. 1 indexed citations

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