OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Neurorehabilitation and Neural Repair is 8. 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 2021-06-01 to 2025-06-01.)

Article	Citations
Relationships Between Cognitive Impairments and Motor Learning After Stroke: A Scoping Review	86
Impact of Early Mobilization on Patients With Acute Ischemic Stroke Treated With Thrombolysis or Thrombectomy: A Randomized Controlled Trial	50
Machine Learning for Predicting Motor Improvement After Acute Subcortical Infarction Using Baseline Whole Brain Volumes	49
Altered Dynamic Resting State Functional Connectivity Associated With Somatosensory Impairments in the Upper Limb in the Early Sub-Acute Phase Post-Stroke	48
Influence of Perceptual Load on Attentional Orienting in Post-Stroke Fatigue: A Study of Auditory Evoked Potentials	47
Individuals with Higher Levels of Physical Activity after Stroke Show Comparable Patterns of Myelin to Healthy Older Adults	42
Challenges of Estimating Accurate Prevalence of Arm Weakness Early After Stroke	42
Effect of COMT Val158Met Polymorphism on Stroke Functional Outcome and Recovery	41
Effectiveness of Motor Imagery in the Rehabilitation of People With Parkinson’s Disease: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis	41
Gait Responses in People with Parkinson Disease During Autonomous Closed-loop Rhythmic Auditory Stimulation: An Exploratory Analysis	38
aBnormal motION capture In aCute Stroke (BIONICS): A Low-Cost Tele-Evaluation Tool for Automated Assessment of Upper Extremity Function in Stroke Patients	32
Whole-Brain Metabolic Abnormalities Are Associated With Mobility in Older Adults With Multiple Sclerosis	32
Moderate-to-Vigorous Physical Activity is Related With Retinal Neuronal and Axonal Integrity in Persons With Multiple Sclerosis	32
Applications of Repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation to Improve Upper Limb Motor Performance After Stroke: A Systematic Review	32
Task-Oriented Training by a Personalized Electromyography-Driven Soft Robotic Hand in Chronic Stroke: A Randomized Controlled Trial	32
The Kinematics of 3D Arm Movements in Sub-Acute Stroke: Impaired Inter-Joint Coordination is Attributable to Both Weakness and Flexor Synergy Intrusion	31
Continuous Head Motion is a Greater Motor Control Challenge than Transient Head Motion in Patients with Loss of Vestibular Function	30
Choice of Arm Use in Stroke Survivors is Largely Driven by the Energetic Cost of the Movement	28
Impact of Neglect on the Relationship Between Upper Limb Motor Function and Upper Limb Performance in the (Hyper)acute Poststroke Phase	27
Beyond Arm Capacity in Chronic Stroke: Evaluating Paretic Arm Non-Use Through Arm Efficiency—A Cross-Sectional Study	26
Cerebellar Dysfunction in Multiple Sclerosis: Considerations for Research and Rehabilitation Therapy	23
Functional Brain Changes Following Burn Injury: A Narrative Review	23
Cerebrospinal Fluid Pressure Dynamics as a Bedside Test in Traumatic Spinal Cord Injury to Assess Surgical Spinal Cord Decompression: Safety, Feasibility, and Proof-of-Concept	23
Exercise Therapy in Early Multiple Sclerosis Improves Physical Function But Not Cognition: Secondary Analyses From a Randomized Controlled Trial	22
Mild Stroke, Serious Problems: Limitations in Balance and Gait Capacity and the Impact on Fall Rate, and Physical Activity	22

Free-Living Peak Cadence in Multiple Sclerosis: A New Measure of Real-World Walking?	22
Histone Deacetylase 3 Inhibition Ameliorates Microglia-Mediated Neuro-Inflammation Via the SIRT1/Nrf2 Pathway After Traumatic Spinal Cord Injury	21
Paired DBS and TMS Reveals Dentato-Cortical Facilitation Underlying Upper Extremity Movement in Chronic Stroke Survivors	21
Discordance Between Balance Ability and Perception Is Associated With Falls in Parkinson’s Disease: A Coordinated Analysis	20
Alternate Day Fasting Leads to Improved Post-Stroke Motor Recovery in Mice	20
Combining Optogenetic Stimulation and Motor Training Improves Functional Recovery and Perilesional Cortical Activity	20
Optimized Home Rehabilitation Technology Reduces Upper Extremity Impairment Compared to a Conventional Home Exercise Program: A Randomized, Controlled, Single-Blind Trial in Subacute Stroke	20
Motor Cortical Network Flexibility is Associated With Biomechanical Walking Impairment in Chronic Stroke	19
Upper Limb Performance in Daily Life Approaches Plateau Around Three to Six Weeks Post-stroke	19
Neuroplastic Changes Associated With Hybrid Exercise-Cognitive Training in Stroke Survivors With Mild Cognitive Decline: A Randomized Controlled Trial	18
Talking While Walking After Concussion: Acute Effects of Concussion on Speech Pauses and Gait Speed	18
Reaching a Tipping Point for Neurorehabilitation Research: Obstacles and Opportunities in Trial Design, Description, and Pooled Analysis	17
Effects of Priming Intermittent Theta Burst Stimulation With High-Definition tDCS on Upper Limb Function in Hemiparetic Patients With Stroke: A Randomized Controlled Study	16
Impairments in Cognitive Control Using a Reverse Visually Guided Reaching Task Following Stroke	16
Altered Corticospinal and Intracortical Excitability After Stroke: A Systematic Review With Meta-Analysis	16
The Emergence of Stereotyped Kinematic Synergies when Mice Reach to Grasp Following Stroke	16
Corticospinal Tract Lesion Load Originating From Both Ventral Premotor and Primary Motor Cortices Are Associated With Post-stroke Motor Severity	15
Gait-Adaptability Training in People With Hereditary Spastic Paraplegia: A Randomized Clinical Trial	15
Differential Associations of Mobility With Fronto-Striatal Integrity and Lesion Load in Older Adults With and Without Multiple Sclerosis	15
High Intensity Interval Training POst-STroke (HIIT-POST): Perspectives of People Living With Stroke and Health Professionals	14
Cognitive Impairments After Stroke Do Not Attenuate Explicit Visuomotor Adaptation in Reaching and Savings With the Unaffected Arm	14
The Effect of Botulinum Toxin Type A Injection in the Rectus Femoris in Stroke Patients Walking With a Stiff Knee Gait: A Randomized Controlled Trial	14
Corrigendum to “Tamplin J, Haines SJ, Baker FA, et al. ParkinSong Online: Feasibility of Telehealth Delivery and Remote Data Collection for a Therapeutic Group Singing Study in Parkinson’s. Neurorehab	13
Treating Traumatic Brain Injury with Exercise: Onset Delay and Previous Training as Key Factors Determining its Efficacy	13
A translational roadmap for transcranial magnetic and direct current stimulation in stroke rehabilitation: Consensus-based core recommendations from the third stroke recovery and rehabilitation roundt	13
Resting-state Functional Connectivity After Occipital Stroke	13
Baseline Predictors of Response to Repetitive Task Practice in Chronic Stroke	12
Prognostic Utility of Serum Biomarkers in Intracerebral Hemorrhage: A Systematic Review	12
Clinical Relevance of the Tonic Stretch Reflex Threshold and μ as Measures of Upper Limb Spasticity and Motor Impairment After Stroke	11
Poststroke Ipsilesional Motor Performance: Microstructural Biomarkers and Their Associations With Executive Function	11
Does a Cognitive Network Contribute to Motor Recovery After Ischemic Stroke?	11
Comparison of Upper Extremity Function and Daily Use in Individuals with and without Post Stroke Depression	11
Multimodal Agility-Based Exercise Training for Persons With Multiple Sclerosis: A New Framework	11
Corticospinal Excitability Quantification During a Visually-Guided Precision Walking Task in Humans: Potential for Neurorehabilitation	11
2024 Reviewer Thank You	11
Upper Extremity-Cognitive Dual-Task Capacity Post-Stroke	11
Upper Limb Motor Improvement after Traumatic Brain Injury: Systematic Review of Interventions	11
Conditioning Electrical Stimulation Fails to Enhance Sympathetic Axon Regeneration	11
A Self-Empowered Upper Limb Repetitive Engagement Program to Improve Upper Limb Recovery Early Post-Stroke: Phase II Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial	11
Acute Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor DNA Methylation Trajectories in Cerebrospinal Fluid and Associations With Outcomes Following Severe Traumatic Brain Injury in Adults	10
High-Definition Transcranial Direct Current with Electrical Theta Burst on Post-Stroke Motor Rehabilitation: A Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial	10
Prefrontal Cortex Activity During Gait in People With Persistent Symptoms After Concussion	10
The Reaching Phase of Feeding and Self-Care Actions Optimizes Action Observation Effects in Chronic Stroke Subjects	10
In Memoriam	10
Anti-Nogo-A Antibody Therapy Improves Functional Outcome Following Traumatic Brain Injury	10
Impacts of Prism Adaptation Treatment on Spatial Neglect and Rehabilitation Outcome: Dosage Matters	10
The Prognostic Utility of Electroencephalography in Stroke Recovery: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis	10
Understanding the Neuroplastic Effects of Auricular Vagus Nerve Stimulation in Animal Models of Stroke: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis	9
The Use of Extrinsic Performance Feedback and Reward to Enhance Upper Limb Motor Behavior and Recovery Post-Stroke: A Scoping Review	9
Telerehabilitation Initiated Early in Post-Stroke Recovery: A Feasibility Study	9

Speed- and Endurance-Based Classifications of Community Ambulation Post-Stroke Revisited: The Importance of Location in Walking Performance Measurement	9
ASNR 2021 Poster Abstracts	9
Cerebral Hemodynamic Responses to the Difficulty Level of Ambulatory Tasks in Patients With Parkinson’s Disease: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis	8
Using a Functional Upper Limb Motor Task to Predict Cognitive and Functional Decline in Mild Cognitive Impairment and Alzheimer’s Disease	8
Efficacy of Intervention of Participation and Executive Functions (I-PEX) for Adults Following Traumatic Brain Injury: A Preliminary Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial	8
rTMS for Poststroke Pusher Syndrome: A Randomized, Patient-Blinded Controlled Clinical Trial	8
Effects of Repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation on Poststroke Hemineglect: A Systematic Review and Network Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials	8
Motor Activated Auricular Vagus Nerve Stimulation as a Potential Neuromodulation Approach for Post-Stroke Motor Rehabilitation: A Pilot Study	8
The Power of Placebo to Restore Neurological Function After Spinal Cord Injury: Implications for Neuromodulation	8
Construct Validity of the Gait Deviation Index for People With Incomplete Spinal Cord Injury (GDI-SCI)	8
Autonomous Control of Music to Retrain Walking After Stroke	8
Theta Burst Magnetic Stimulation Improves Parkinson’s-Related Cognitive Impairment: A Randomised Controlled Study	8
Altered Anticipatory Postural Adjustments During Whole-Body Reaching in Subjects With Stroke	8
Acknowledgment of Reviewers	8
The Detrimental Effect of Stroke on Motor Adaptation	8
Cognition and Measures of Physical Activity, Mobility, and Gait in Individuals With Multiple Sclerosis: A Systematic Review	8
Global statements to produce and implement evidence in the post-COVID-era provide a path forward for rehabilitation – A joint initiative of Cochrane Rehabilitation and the leading journals in the fiel	8
Conducting Implementation Research in Stroke Rehabilitation: A Case Example and Considerations for Study Design	8
Genetic and Neurophysiological Biomarkers of Neuroplasticity Inform Post-Stroke Language Recovery	8
Development and Validation of Crosswalks Between FIM® and SCIM III for Voluntary Musculoskeletal Movement Functions	8
External Validation Confirms Validity of a Simple Model to Predict Bowel Outcome After Traumatic Spinal Cord Injury	8
Motor Cognitive Dual-Task Testing to Predict Future Falls in Multiple Sclerosis: A Systematic Review	8
The Utilization of Forced-Rate Cycling to Facilitate Motor Recovery Following Stroke: A Randomized Clinical Trial	8
IpsiHand Brain–Computer Interface Therapy Induces Broad Upper Extremity Motor Rehabilitation in Chronic Stroke	8