OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The H4-Index of Journal of Neuroengineering and Rehabilitation is 35. 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 2021-05-01 to 2025-05-01.)

Article	Citations
Reliable and valid robot-assisted assessments of hand proprioceptive, motor and sensorimotor impairments after stroke	204
In-depth quantification of bimanual coordination using the Kinarm exoskeleton robot in children with unilateral cerebral palsy	96
Enhancing fall risk assessment: instrumenting vision with deep learning during walks	78
Artificial intelligence tools for engagement prediction in neuromotor disorder patients during rehabilitation	77
Can a passive unilateral hip exosuit diminish walking asymmetry? A randomized trial	74
Can a powered knee-ankle prosthesis improve weight-bearing symmetry during stand-to-sit transitions in individuals with above-knee amputations?	72
Enhanced gait tracking measures for individuals with stroke using leg-worn inertial sensors	70
A robot-based interception task to quantify upper limb impairments in proprioceptive and visual feedback after stroke	67
Interaction of network and rehabilitation therapy parameters in defining recovery after stroke in a Bilateral Neural Network	66
Unsupervised robot-assisted rehabilitation after stroke: feasibility, effect on therapy dose, and user experience	63
Under pressure: design and validation of a pressure-sensitive insole for ankle plantar flexion biofeedback during neuromuscular gait training	61
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	58
A unilateral robotic knee exoskeleton to assess the role of natural gait assistance in hemiparetic patients	56
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	55
Physiotherapy using a free-standing robotic exoskeleton for patients with spinal cord injury: a feasibility study	54
Systematic review of AI/ML applications in multi-domain robotic rehabilitation: trends, gaps, and future directions	54
Boosting brain–computer interfaces with functional electrical stimulation: potential applications in people with locked-in syndrome	54
A scoping review on examination approaches for identifying tactile deficits at the upper extremity in individuals with stroke	48
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	48
The impact of external and internal focus of attention on visual dependence and EEG alpha oscillations during postural control	46
A new approach of inducing proprioceptive illusion by transcutaneous electrical stimulation	46
Effect of mobile application types on stroke rehabilitation: a systematic review	46
The SoftHand Pro platform: a flexible prosthesis with a user-centered approach	45
Exoskeleton-guided passive movement elicits standardized EEG patterns for generalizable BCIs in stroke rehabilitation	45
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	45

Deep reinforcement learning for modeling human locomotion control in neuromechanical simulation	42
Multi-scale attention patching encoder network: a deployable model for continuous estimation of hand kinematics from surface electromyographic signals	42
The inertial-based gait normalcy index of dual task cost during turning quantifies gait automaticity improvement in early-stage Parkinson’s rehabilitation	41
Automated calibration of somatosensory stimulation using reinforcement learning	38
Resting motor threshold in the course of hand motor recovery after stroke: a systematic review	37
Clinical indications and protocol considerations for selecting initial body weight support levels in gait rehabilitation: a systematic review	37
An analysis of usability evaluation practices and contexts of use in wearable robotics	37
Effects of ATLAS 2030 gait exoskeleton on strength and range of motion in children with spinal muscular atrophy II: a case series	36
Comparison of synergy extrapolation and static optimization for estimating multiple unmeasured muscle activations during walking	35
Effects of high-intensity gait training with and without soft robotic exosuits in people post-stroke: a development-of-concept pilot crossover trial	35
Going beyond PA: Assessing sensorimotor capacity with wearables in multiple sclerosis—a cross-sectional study	35
Immediate application of low-intensity electrical noise reduced responses to visual perturbations during walking in individuals with cerebral palsy	35