OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The H4-Index of Journal of Neuroengineering and Rehabilitation is 36. 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 2021-08-01 to 2025-08-01.)

Article	Citations
In-depth quantification of bimanual coordination using the Kinarm exoskeleton robot in children with unilateral cerebral palsy	105
Enhancing fall risk assessment: instrumenting vision with deep learning during walks	90
Can a passive unilateral hip exosuit diminish walking asymmetry? A randomized trial	83
Interaction of network and rehabilitation therapy parameters in defining recovery after stroke in a Bilateral Neural Network	80
Systematic review of AI/ML applications in multi-domain robotic rehabilitation: trends, gaps, and future directions	77
A scoping review on examination approaches for identifying tactile deficits at the upper extremity in individuals with stroke	73
Physiotherapy using a free-standing robotic exoskeleton for patients with spinal cord injury: a feasibility study	71
The SoftHand Pro platform: a flexible prosthesis with a user-centered approach	67
A robot-based interception task to quantify upper limb impairments in proprioceptive and visual feedback after stroke	66
Can a powered knee-ankle prosthesis improve weight-bearing symmetry during stand-to-sit transitions in individuals with above-knee amputations?	64
Under pressure: design and validation of a pressure-sensitive insole for ankle plantar flexion biofeedback during neuromuscular gait training	64
A unilateral robotic knee exoskeleton to assess the role of natural gait assistance in hemiparetic patients	60
Dual-task improvement of older adults after treadmill walking combined with blood flow restriction of low occlusion pressure: the effect on the heart–brain axis	57
Unsupervised robot-assisted rehabilitation after stroke: feasibility, effect on therapy dose, and user experience	57
Exoskeleton-guided passive movement elicits standardized EEG patterns for generalizable BCIs in stroke rehabilitation	56
Effects of a dual intervention (motor and virtual reality-based cognitive) on cognition in patients with mild cognitive impairment: a single-blind, randomized controlled trial	53
The impact of external and internal focus of attention on visual dependence and EEG alpha oscillations during postural control	53
Effect of mobile application types on stroke rehabilitation: a systematic review	52
Deep reinforcement learning for modeling human locomotion control in neuromechanical simulation	51
Modifying lumbar flexion pain thresholds in patients with chronic low back pain through visual-proprioceptive manipulation with virtual reality: a cross-sectional study	49
Enhanced gait tracking measures for individuals with stroke using leg-worn inertial sensors	45
Evaluating the health and fitness benefits of a 6-month FES-cycling program on a recumbent trike for individuals with motor complete SCI: a pilot study	45
Boosting brain–computer interfaces with functional electrical stimulation: potential applications in people with locked-in syndrome	45
Effect of task-oriented training assisted by force feedback hand rehabilitation robot on finger grasping function in stroke patients with hemiplegia: a randomised controlled trial	44
Artificial intelligence tools for engagement prediction in neuromotor disorder patients during rehabilitation	44

Efficacy of non-invasive brain stimulation interventions on cognitive impairment: an umbrella review of meta-analyses of randomized controlled trials	44
Comparison of synergy extrapolation and static optimization for estimating multiple unmeasured muscle activations during walking	43
Cortical reorganization to improve dynamic balance control with error amplification feedback	42
Going beyond PA: Assessing sensorimotor capacity with wearables in multiple sclerosis—a cross-sectional study	42
Immediate application of low-intensity electrical noise reduced responses to visual perturbations during walking in individuals with cerebral palsy	42
Two decades of breakthroughs: charting the future of NeuroEngineering and Rehabilitation	41
Feasibility of force myography for the direct control of an assistive robotic hand orthosis in non-impaired individuals	39
Safety & efficacy of a robotic hip exoskeleton on outpatient stroke rehabilitation	38
Extended reality to assess post-stroke manual dexterity: contrasts between the classic box and block test, immersive virtual reality with controllers, with hand-tracking, and mixed-reality tests	37
The inertial-based gait normalcy index of dual task cost during turning quantifies gait automaticity improvement in early-stage Parkinson’s rehabilitation	37
Multi-scale attention patching encoder network: a deployable model for continuous estimation of hand kinematics from surface electromyographic signals	36
Automated calibration of somatosensory stimulation using reinforcement learning	36