OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The median citation count of Applied Psychophysiology and Biofeedback is 1. The table below lists those papers that are above that threshold based on CrossRef citation counts [max. 250 papers]. The publications cover those that have been published in the past four years, i.e., from 2020-11-01 to 2024-11-01.)

Article	Citations
Virtual Reality Biofeedback in Health: A Scoping Review	35
Methods for Heart Rate Variability Biofeedback (HRVB): A Systematic Review and Guidelines	24
Heart Rate Variability: A Measure of Cardiovascular Health and Possible Therapeutic Target in Dysautonomic Mental and Neurological Disorders	21
Session Frequency Matters in Neurofeedback Training of Athletes	20
Pilot Study on Reducing Symptoms of Anxiety with a Heart Rate Variability Biofeedback Wearable and Remote Stress Management Coach	19
Gender Differences in Cardiac Chronotropic Control: Implications for Heart Rate Variability Research	19
Reliability of the BodyGuard2 (FirstBeat) in the Detection of Heart Rate Variability	15
Can HRV Biofeedback Improve Short-Term Effort Recovery? Implications for Intermittent Load Sports	15
My Life in HRV Biofeedback Research	15
Musical Auditory Alpha Wave Neurofeedback: Validation and Cognitive Perspectives	14
Ringing Decay of Gamma Oscillations and Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation Therapy in Autism Spectrum Disorder	13
Mindfulness Effects on Mind Wandering and Autonomic Balance	11
The Effect of Stress Management Programs on Physiological and Psychological Components of Stress: The Influence of Baseline Physiological State	11
Comparison of Biofeedback and Combined Interventions on Athlete’s Performance	11
The Effects of Neurofeedback on Aging-Associated Cognitive Decline: A Systematic Review	10
Bayesian Data Analysis: A Fresh Approach to Power Issues and Null Hypothesis Interpretation	10
Results of Neurofeedback in Treatment of Children with ADHD: A Systematic Review of Randomized Controlled Trials	9
Changes in Medial Prefrontal Cortex Mediate Effects of Heart Rate Variability Biofeedback on Positive Emotional Memory Biases	8
A Method for More Accurate Determination of Resonance Frequency of the Cardiovascular System, and Evaluation of a Program to Perform It	8
Reducing Test Anxiety and Related Symptoms Using a Biofeedback Respiratory Practice Device: A Randomized Control Trial	8
A Randomized Controlled Trial Comparing Neurofeedback and Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy for Insomnia Patients: Pilot Study	7
Evaluation of the URGOnight Tele-neurofeedback Device: An Open-label Feasibility Study with Follow-up	7
A Pilot Study of a Three-Session Heart Rate Variability Biofeedback Intervention for Veterans with Posttraumatic Stress Disorder	7
Effects of a Randomised Trial of 5-Week Heart Rate Variability Biofeedback Intervention on Cognitive Function: Possible Benefits for Inhibitory Control	7
Can Heart Rate Variability be Viewed as a Biomarker of Problematic Internet Use? A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis	7

Evaluation of Neurofeedback Learning in Patients with ADHD: A Systematic Review	7
The Association Between Heart Rate Variability and Quality of Life in Patients with Functional Somatic Syndrome and Healthy Controls	6
Heart Rate Variability Reactivity to Food Image Stimuli is Associated with Body Mass Index	6
Rhythmic Skeletal Muscle Tension Increases Heart Rate Variability at 1 and 6 Contractions Per Minute	6
The Evaluation of Biomarkers of Physical Activity on Stress Resistance and Wellness	6
Four Sessions of Combining Wearable Devices and Heart Rate Variability (HRV) Biofeedback are Needed to Increase HRV Indices and Decrease Breathing Rates	6
Alpha/Theta Ratio Neurofeedback Training for Attention Enhancement in Normal Developing Children: A Brief Report	6
Following the Rhythm of the Heart: HeartMath Institute’s Path to HRV Biofeedback	6
Evaluation of Heart Rate Variability and Application of Heart Rate Variability Biofeedback: Toward Further Research on Slow-Paced Abdominal Breathing in Zen Meditation	5
Brain–Computer Interface Training of mu EEG Rhythms in Intellectually Impaired Children with Autism: A Feasibility Case Series	5
Neurofeedback Effect on Symptoms of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis	5
Gut-Brain Coupling and Multilevel Physiological Response to Biofeedback Relaxation After a Stressful Task Under Virtual Reality Immersion: A Pilot Study	5
Performance Gains in an Open Skill Video-Game Task: The Role of Neural Efficiency and Neural Proficiency	5
Meditation and Aerobic Exercise Enhance Mental Health Outcomes and Pattern Separation Learning Without Changing Heart Rate Variability in Women with HIV	4
Effect of Yoga Based Cardiac Rehabilitation on Blood Pressure Variability and Baroreflex Sensitivity: RCT in Patients Post MI	4
The Effect of Neurofeedback Training on Executive Control Network of Attention and Dart-Throwing Performance in Individuals with Trait Anxiety	4
EEG Connectivity in ADHD Compared to a Normative Database: A Cohort Analysis of 120 Subjects from the ICAN Study	4
RZ Interval as an Impedance Cardiography Indicator of Effort-Related Cardiac Sympathetic Activity	4
Effects of SMR Neurofeedback on Cognitive Functions in an Adult Population with Sleep Problems: A Tele-neurofeedback Study	4
A Meditation Based Cognitive Therapy (HMBCT) for Primary Insomnia: A Treatment Feasibility Pilot Study	4
The Process of Heart Rate Variability, Resonance at 0.1 hz, and the Three Baroreflex Loops: A Tribute to Evgeny Vaschillo	4
Heart Rate Variability and Erectile Function in Younger Men: A Pilot Study	4
Cancer Patients’ Age-Related Benefits from Mobile Neurofeedback-Therapy in Quality of Life and Self-efficacy: A Clinical Waitlist Control Study	4
Psychophysiological and Psychosocial Profile of Patients Attending Drug Addiction Centers	3
Adding Core Muscle Contraction to Wrist-Ankle Rhythmical Skeletal Muscle Tension Increases Respiratory Sinus Arrhythmia and Low-Frequency Power	3
History and Recent Advances of the Japanese Society of Biofeedback Research	3
Effect of Biofeedback-Based Interventions on the Psychological Outcomes of Pediatric Populations: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis	3
End-Tidal CO2 in Patients with Panic Disorder, Stress-Related or Functional Syndromes, Versus Healthy Controls	3
Computer Gaming and Physiological Changes in the Brain: An Insight from QEEG Complexity Analysis	3
Correction to: Heart Rate Variability Biofeedback Improves Emotional and Physical Health and Performance: A Systematic Review and Meta Analysis	3
Heart Rate Variability: A Personal Journey	3
Dynamic Phase Extraction: Applications in Pulse Rate Variability	3
The Effects of Heart Rate Variability (HRV) Biofeedback on HRV Reactivity and Recovery During and After Anger Recall Task for Patients with Coronary Artery Disease	3
Unpleasant Pictures Exposure Evokes Different Repercussion on Emotional State and Heart Rate Response in Healthy Women and Men	3
EEG Biofeedback for Treatment of Psychogenic Non-Epileptic Seizures (PNES) in Multiple Sclerosis: A Case Report	2
An Independent Validation of the EEG-Based Complex Trial Protocol with Autobiographical Data and Corroboration of its Resistance to a Cognitively Charged Countermeasure	2
Increasing Visual Biofeedback Scale Changes Postural Control Complexity	2
Virtual Reality Breathing Interventions for Mental Health: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials	2
The Between-Day Reliability of Correlation Properties of Heart Rate Variability During Running	2
A Contemplative Biofeedback Intervention for Adults with Autism Spectrum Disorder: Feasibility of a Community-Based Treatment	2
Influence of Respiratory Frequency of Slow-Paced Breathing on Vagally-Mediated Heart Rate Variability	2
Neural Efficiency and Ability to Produce Accurate Efforts in Different Perceived Intensity Zones	2
Elevated Heart Rate and Pain During a Cold Pressor Test Correlates to Pain Catastrophizing	2
Does Wearable-Measured Heart Rate Variability During Sleep Predict Perceived Morning Mental and Physical Fitness?	2
Autonomic Dysregulation in Child Social Anxiety Disorder: An Experimental Design Using CBT Treatment	2
Effectiveness of Paced Breathing Guided by Biofeedback on Clinical and Functional Outcomes Patients with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease: An Uncontrolled Pilot Study	2
A Pilot Study of the Biofeedback Training to Reduce Salivary Cortisol Level and Improve Mental Health in Highly-Trained Female Athletes	2
The Potential of Heart Rate Variability Monitoring for Mental Health Assessment in Top Wheel Gymnastics Athletes: A Single Case Design	2
The Effect of Heart Rate Variability Biofeedback on Basketball Performance Tests	2
Investigation of a Capnometry Guided Respiratory Intervention in the Treatment of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder	2

Review of I. Z. Khazan (2019), Biofeedback and Mindfulness in Everyday Life: Practical Solutions for Improving Your Health and Performance. W. W. Norton and Company	2
The Pulse of Singapore: Short-Term HRV Norms	2
Reliability of the Heartbeat Tracking Task to Assess Interoception	2
Review of Paul M. Lehrer & Robert L. Woolfolk (eds.). (2021). Principles and practice of stress management (fourth edition). Guilford.	1
Heart Rate Variability in Surgical Patients Experiencing Live Bedside Music; An Explorative Study	1
Efficacy of a Brief Biofeedback Intervention on Mood, Arousal, Mental Workload, Movement Time, and Biofeedback Device Preference	1
sEMG Biofeedback for Episodic Migraines: A Pilot Randomized Clinical Trial	1
Rhythmic Attention and ADHD: A Narrative and Systematic Review	1
Cardiovascular Autonomic Regulation, ETCO2 and the Heart Rate Response to the Tilt Table Test in Patients with Orthostatic Intolerance	1
Decoding the Debate: A Comparative Study of Brain-Computer Interface and Neurofeedback	1
Heart Rate Variability Biofeedback for Mild Traumatic Brain Injury: A Randomized-Controlled Study	1
Intracranial Neurofeedback Modulating Neural Activity in the Mesial Temporal Lobe During Memory Encoding: A Pilot Study	1
Do Longer Exhalations Increase HRV During Slow-Paced Breathing?	1
Expiratory-gated Transcutaneous Auricular Vagus Nerve Stimulation (taVNS) does not Further Augment Heart Rate Variability During Slow Breathing at 0.1 Hz	1
Decrements in Adolescent Cardiac Complexity During Mother-Adolescent Conflicts	1
An Undergraduate Program with Heart: Thirty Years of Truman HRV Research	1
DSM-5 Adult Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder: Sex Differences in EEG Activity	1
Increasing Value and Reducing Waste of Research on Neurofeedback Effects in Post-traumatic Stress Disorder: A State-of-the-Art-Review	1
Common Factors in Biofeedback Administered by Psychotherapists	1
Correction: Effects of a Randomised Trial of 5-Week Heart Rate Variability Biofeedback Intervention on Cognitive Function: Possible Benefits for Inhibitory Control	1
Short-Term Effects of Heart Rate Variability Biofeedback on Working Memory	1
From GSR to Heart Rate Variability: A Long and Winding (Actually, Wiggly) Road	1
Spontaneous Breathing Rate Variations Linked to Social Exclusion and Emotion Self-assessment	1
Evaluation of the Heart Rhythm Coherence Ratio During Sleep: A Pilot Study With Polysomnography	1
Distinguishing Voluntarily Upregulation of Localized Central Alpha from Widespread Posterior Alpha	1