OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The H4-Index of Journal of Neuroengineering and Rehabilitation is 34. 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
Systematic review on wearable lower-limb exoskeletons for gait training in neuromuscular impairments	209
Review of control strategies for lower-limb exoskeletons to assist gait	158
Brain–computer interface robotics for hand rehabilitation after stroke: a systematic review	103
Measuring freezing of gait during daily-life: an open-source, wearable sensors approach	90
Immersive virtual reality health games: a narrative review of game design	86
Immersive virtual reality during gait rehabilitation increases walking speed and motivation: a usability evaluation with healthy participants and patients with multiple sclerosis and stroke	85
OpenSense: An open-source toolbox for inertial-measurement-unit-based measurement of lower extremity kinematics over long durations	70
State of the art in parallel ankle rehabilitation robot: a systematic review	61
Serious games for upper limb rehabilitation after stroke: a meta-analysis	58
Effects of transcranial magnetic stimulation in modulating cortical excitability in patients with stroke: a systematic review and meta-analysis	56
Validation of IMU-based gait event detection during curved walking and turning in older adults and Parkinson’s Disease patients	55
Evidence of neuroplasticity with robotic hand exoskeleton for post-stroke rehabilitation: a randomized controlled trial	55
A usability study in patients with stroke using MERLIN, a robotic system based on serious games for upper limb rehabilitation in the home setting	55
Comparison between the effects of exergame intervention and traditional physical training on improving balance and fall prevention in healthy older adults: a systematic review and meta-analysis	54
Systematic review on the application of wearable inertial sensors to quantify everyday life motor activity in people with mobility impairments	52
Deep reinforcement learning for modeling human locomotion control in neuromechanical simulation	51
Non-invasive brain stimulation for improving gait, balance, and lower limbs motor function in stroke	49
Laboratory versus daily life gait characteristics in patients with multiple sclerosis, Parkinson’s disease, and matched controls	48
Prediction and detection of freezing of gait in Parkinson’s disease from plantar pressure data using long short-term memory neural-networks	45
Machine learning methods for functional recovery prediction and prognosis in post-stroke rehabilitation: a systematic review	44
Upper limb soft robotic wearable devices: a systematic review	43
Prosthetic embodiment: systematic review on definitions, measures, and experimental paradigms	43
Examining the effectiveness of virtual, augmented, and mixed reality (VAMR) therapy for upper limb recovery and activities of daily living in stroke patients: a systematic review and meta-analysis	42
Utilization of wearable technology to assess gait and mobility post-stroke: a systematic review	42
Functional electrical stimulation cycling exercise after spinal cord injury: a systematic review of health and fitness-related outcomes	40

Inertial sensor-based gait parameters reflect patient-reported fatigue in multiple sclerosis	38
A robot goes to rehab: a novel gamified system for long-term stroke rehabilitation using a socially assistive robot—methodology and usability testing	38
Effects of wearable ankle robotics for stair and over-ground training on sub-acute stroke: a randomized controlled trial	37
Feasibility of a virtual reality-based exercise intervention and low-cost motion tracking method for estimation of motor proficiency in youth with autism spectrum disorder	37
Concurrent validity of an immersive virtual reality version of the Box and Block Test to assess manual dexterity among patients with stroke	37
Usability and performance validation of an ultra-lightweight and versatile untethered robotic ankle exoskeleton	37
Effect of robotic-assisted gait training on objective biomechanical measures of gait in persons post-stroke: a systematic review and meta-analysis	36
How wearable sensors have been utilised to evaluate frailty in older adults: a systematic review	35
Development of the Home based Virtual Rehabilitation System (HoVRS) to remotely deliver an intense and customized upper extremity training	34
Control strategies used in lower limb exoskeletons for gait rehabilitation after brain injury: a systematic review and analysis of clinical effectiveness	34