OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The median citation count of Neurorehabilitation and Neural Repair is 4. 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 2022-01-01 to 2026-01-01.)

Article	Citations
Effect of COMT Val158Met Polymorphism on Stroke Functional Outcome and Recovery	67
Gait Responses in People with Parkinson Disease During Autonomous Closed-loop Rhythmic Auditory Stimulation: An Exploratory Analysis	61
Altered Dynamic Resting State Functional Connectivity Associated With Somatosensory Impairments in the Upper Limb in the Early Sub-Acute Phase Post-Stroke	47
Individuals with Higher Levels of Physical Activity after Stroke Show Comparable Patterns of Myelin to Healthy Older Adults	46
Impact of Early Mobilization on Patients With Acute Ischemic Stroke Treated With Thrombolysis or Thrombectomy: A Randomized Controlled Trial	43
Implantable Neural Speech Decoders: Recent Advances, Future Challenges	42
Influence of Perceptual Load on Attentional Orienting in Post-Stroke Fatigue: A Study of Auditory Evoked Potentials	37
Effectiveness of Motor Imagery in the Rehabilitation of People With Parkinson’s Disease: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis	35
Relationships Between Cognitive Impairments and Motor Learning After Stroke: A Scoping Review	32
Beyond Arm Capacity in Chronic Stroke: Evaluating Paretic Arm Non-Use Through Arm Efficiency—A Cross-Sectional Study	31
A Wearable Anti-Gravity Supplement to Therapy Does Not Improve Arm Function in Chronic Stroke: A Randomized Pilot Trial	28
The Kinematics of 3D Arm Movements in Sub-Acute Stroke: Impaired Inter-Joint Coordination is Attributable to Both Weakness and Flexor Synergy Intrusion	27
Moderate-to-Vigorous Physical Activity is Related With Retinal Neuronal and Axonal Integrity in Persons With Multiple Sclerosis	26
Applications of Repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation to Improve Upper Limb Motor Performance After Stroke: A Systematic Review	26
Exercise Therapy in Early Multiple Sclerosis Improves Physical Function But Not Cognition: Secondary Analyses From a Randomized Controlled Trial	26
Task-Oriented Training by a Personalized Electromyography-Driven Soft Robotic Hand in Chronic Stroke: A Randomized Controlled Trial	26
Paired DBS and TMS Reveals Dentato-Cortical Facilitation Underlying Upper Extremity Movement in Chronic Stroke Survivors	26
Whole-Brain Metabolic Abnormalities Are Associated With Mobility in Older Adults With Multiple Sclerosis	25
Choice of Arm Use in Stroke Survivors is Largely Driven by the Energetic Cost of the Movement	24
Free-Living Peak Cadence in Multiple Sclerosis: A New Measure of Real-World Walking?	24
Impact of Neglect on the Relationship Between Upper Limb Motor Function and Upper Limb Performance in the (Hyper)acute Poststroke Phase	24
Mild Stroke, Serious Problems: Limitations in Balance and Gait Capacity and the Impact on Fall Rate, and Physical Activity	22
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	21
Functional Brain Changes Following Burn Injury: A Narrative Review	21
aBnormal motION capture In aCute Stroke (BIONICS): A Low-Cost Tele-Evaluation Tool for Automated Assessment of Upper Extremity Function in Stroke Patients	21

Alternate Day Fasting Leads to Improved Post-Stroke Motor Recovery in Mice	20
Feasibility and Sensitivity of Wearable Sensors for Daily Activity Monitoring in Spinal Cord Injury Trials	20
Talking While Walking After Concussion: Acute Effects of Concussion on Speech Pauses and Gait Speed	20
Histone Deacetylase 3 Inhibition Ameliorates Microglia-Mediated Neuro-Inflammation Via the SIRT1/Nrf2 Pathway After Traumatic Spinal Cord Injury	19
Discordance Between Balance Ability and Perception Is Associated With Falls in Parkinson’s Disease: A Coordinated Analysis	19
Optimized Home Rehabilitation Technology Reduces Upper Extremity Impairment Compared to a Conventional Home Exercise Program: A Randomized, Controlled, Single-Blind Trial in Subacute Stroke	19
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	17
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	17
Differential Associations of Mobility With Fronto-Striatal Integrity and Lesion Load in Older Adults With and Without Multiple Sclerosis	15
Neuroplastic Changes Associated With Hybrid Exercise-Cognitive Training in Stroke Survivors With Mild Cognitive Decline: A Randomized Controlled Trial	15
Impairments in Cognitive Control Using a Reverse Visually Guided Reaching Task Following Stroke	15
Gait-Adaptability Training in People With Hereditary Spastic Paraplegia: A Randomized Clinical 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	14
High Intensity Interval Training POst-STroke (HIIT-POST): Perspectives of People Living With Stroke and Health Professionals	14
Altered Corticospinal and Intracortical Excitability After Stroke: A Systematic Review With Meta-Analysis	14
Upper Extremity-Cognitive Dual-Task Capacity Post-Stroke	13
Structure Changes in the Cervical Spinal Cord and Brain in Children With Complete Thoracolumbar Spinal Cord Injury	13
Clinical Relevance of the Tonic Stretch Reflex Threshold and μ as Measures of Upper Limb Spasticity and Motor Impairment After Stroke	13
Treating Traumatic Brain Injury with Exercise: Onset Delay and Previous Training as Key Factors Determining its Efficacy	12
Baseline Predictors of Response to Repetitive Task Practice in Chronic Stroke	12
Cognitive Impairments After Stroke Do Not Attenuate Explicit Visuomotor Adaptation in Reaching and Savings With the Unaffected Arm	12
Does a Cognitive Network Contribute to Motor Recovery After Ischemic Stroke?	12
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	12
Patterns of Visual Attention During Action Observation in Stroke Rehabilitation: A Feasibility and Exploratory Study	11
2024 Reviewer Thank You	11
Corticospinal Excitability Quantification During a Visually-Guided Precision Walking Task in Humans: Potential for Neurorehabilitation	11
Conditioning Electrical Stimulation Fails to Enhance Sympathetic Axon Regeneration	11
Poststroke Ipsilesional Motor Performance: Microstructural Biomarkers and Their Associations With Executive Function	11
Prefrontal Cortex Activity During Gait in People With Persistent Symptoms After Concussion	11
Multimodal Agility-Based Exercise Training for Persons With Multiple Sclerosis: A New Framework	11
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
Speed- and Endurance-Based Classifications of Community Ambulation Post-Stroke Revisited: The Importance of Location in Walking Performance Measurement	10
Higher Intensity Walking Training in Individuals With Chronic Motor Incomplete Spinal Cord Injury: A Randomized Clinical Trial	10
The Prognostic Utility of Electroencephalography in Stroke Recovery: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis	10
Digital Cueing With Laser Shoes Does Not Improve Walking in Parkinson’s Disease: Evidence Across Disease Severity and Freezing Status	10
Understanding the Neuroplastic Effects of Auricular Vagus Nerve Stimulation in Animal Models of Stroke: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis	10
Comparison of Upper Extremity Function and Daily Use in Individuals with and without Post Stroke Depression	10
High-Definition Transcranial Direct Current with Electrical Theta Burst on Post-Stroke Motor Rehabilitation: A Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial	10
The Reaching Phase of Feeding and Self-Care Actions Optimizes Action Observation Effects in Chronic Stroke Subjects	10
Efficacy of Intervention of Participation and Executive Functions (I-PEX) for Adults Following Traumatic Brain Injury: A Preliminary Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial	9
Using a Functional Upper Limb Motor Task to Predict Cognitive and Functional Decline in Mild Cognitive Impairment and Alzheimer’s Disease	9
Acknowledgment of Reviewers	9
Conducting Implementation Research in Stroke Rehabilitation: A Case Example and Considerations for Study Design	9
Altered Anticipatory Postural Adjustments During Whole-Body Reaching in Subjects With Stroke	9
Autonomous Control of Music to Retrain Walking After Stroke	9
Construct Validity of the Gait Deviation Index for People With Incomplete Spinal Cord Injury (GDI-SCI)	9
Genetic and Neurophysiological Biomarkers of Neuroplasticity Inform Post-Stroke Language Recovery	9
The Power of Placebo to Restore Neurological Function After Spinal Cord Injury: Implications for Neuromodulation	9

Cognition and Measures of Physical Activity, Mobility, and Gait in Individuals With Multiple Sclerosis: A Systematic Review	9
IpsiHand Brain–Computer Interface Therapy Induces Broad Upper Extremity Motor Rehabilitation in Chronic Stroke	9
Telerehabilitation Initiated Early in Post-Stroke Recovery: A Feasibility Study	9
The Use of Extrinsic Performance Feedback and Reward to Enhance Upper Limb Motor Behavior and Recovery Post-Stroke: A Scoping Review	9
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	9
rTMS for Poststroke Pusher Syndrome: A Randomized, Patient-Blinded Controlled Clinical Trial	9
Effects of Repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation on Poststroke Hemineglect: A Systematic Review and Network Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials	9
International Stroke Recovery and Rehabilitation Roundtable Consensus Statements Are Driving Growth and Progress in Our Field	8
Thanks to Reviewers	8
The Detrimental Effect of Stroke on Motor Adaptation	8
The Utilization of Forced-Rate Cycling to Facilitate Motor Recovery Following Stroke: A Randomized Clinical Trial	8
Intensity-Dependent Effects of Low-Frequency Subthreshold rTMS on Primary Motor Cortex Excitability and Interhemispheric Inhibition in Elderly Participants: A Randomized Trial	8
Cognitive Impairments Impact Functional Mobility in Stroke Survivors	8
Effects of a Virtual Reality–Based Mirror Therapy Program on Improving Sensorimotor Function of Hands in Chronic Stroke Patients: A Randomized Controlled Trial	8
Bilateral Cerebellar Intermittent Theta Burst Stimulation Combined With Swallowing Speech Therapy for Dysphagia After Stroke: A Randomized, Double-Blind, Sham-Controlled, Clinical Trial	8
Motor Cognitive Dual-Task Testing to Predict Future Falls in Multiple Sclerosis: A Systematic Review	8
Functional Connectivity in Patients With Parkinson’s Disease and Freezing of Gait Using Resting-State EEG and Graph Theory	8
Mapping Trajectories of Gait Recovery in Clinical Stroke Rehabilitation	8
Loss of Joint Individuation and Abnormal Synergy Post Stroke in Upper Limb Movements	8
Motor Activated Auricular Vagus Nerve Stimulation as a Potential Neuromodulation Approach for Post-Stroke Motor Rehabilitation: A Pilot Study	8
Motor Decision-Making as a Common Denominator in Motor Pathology and a Possible Rehabilitation Target	8
The Experience of Adult-Onset Hearing Loss and Adaptation to a Cochlear Implant	8
Advances in Stroke Recovery Scientific Conference 2023 Abstracts	8
Point of View on Outcome Prediction Models in Post-Stroke Motor Recovery	8
Rehabilitation to Improve Gaze and Postural Stability in People With Multiple Sclerosis: A Randomized Clinical Trial	7
Measuring Neuroplasticity in Response to Cardiovascular Exercise in People With Stroke: A Critical Perspective	7
Beyond the Wrist: Finger-Worn Accelerometers Enhance Assessment of Post-Stroke Motor Performance	7
Effects of Neurofeedback on Cognitive Function, Productive Activity, and Quality of Life in Patients With Traumatic Brain Injury: A Randomized Controlled Trial	7
ParkinSong Online: Feasibility of Telehealth Delivery and Remote Data Collection for a Therapeutic Group Singing Study in Parkinson’s	7
Musical Hallucinosis: Auditory Illusions After Hearing Loss and Cochlear Implantation	7
New Artificial Intelligence-Integrated Electromyography-Driven Robot Hand for Upper Extremity Rehabilitation of Patients With Stroke: A Randomized, Controlled Trial	7
Hemodynamics of the Frontopolar and Dorsolateral Pre-Frontal Cortex in People with Multiple Sclerosis During Walking, Cognitive Subtraction, and Cognitive-Motor Dual-Task	7
Serum Soluble Low-Density Lipoprotein Receptor-Related Protein 1 (sLRP1) is Negatively Associated With Functional Outcome Improvement From 3 to 12 Months After Acute Ischemic Stroke	7
Rehabilitation Definition for Research Purposes. A Global Stakeholders’ Initiative by Cochrane Rehabilitation	6
Effects of Exercise Training on the Phosphoproteomics of the Medial Prefrontal Cortex in Rats With Autism Spectrum Disorder Induced by Valproic Acid	6
Machine Learning-Based Model for Prediction of Early Post-Stroke Fatigue in Patients With Stroke: A Longitudinal Study	6
Is Handgrip Strength Associated With Parkinson’s Disease? Longitudinal Study of 71 702 Older Adults	6
Influences of Aerobic Exercise on Motor Sequence Learning and Corticomotor Excitability in People With Parkinson’s Disease	6
Disability Moderates Dual Task Walking Performance and Neural Efficiency in Older Adults With Multiple Sclerosis	6
The Specific Forces Applied During Robotic Training That Optimize Recovery of Locomotion in a Rat Model of Spinal Cord Injury	6
Recovery of Quiet Standing Balance and Lower Limb Motor Impairment Early Poststroke: How Are They Related?	6
Predicting Long-Term Outcome of Prolonged Disorder of Consciousness in Children Through Machine Learning Based on Conventional Structural Magnetic Resonance Imaging	6
Characterization of an Algorithm for Autonomous, Closed-Loop Neuromodulation During Motor Rehabilitation	6
The Evolution of Hand Proprioceptive and Motor Impairments in the Sub-Acute Phase After Stroke	6
Acute and Longitudinal Effects of Concussion on Reactive Balance in Collegiate Athletes	6
Meeting the Needs of People With Severe Quadriplegia in the 21st Century: The Case for Implanted Brain–Computer Interfaces	6
Effects of Cognitive Task Type and Complexity on Dual-Task Interference During Level-Ground Walking and Obstacle Negotiation in Individuals with Stroke	6
Dexterity in the Acute Phase of Stroke: Impairments and Neural Substrates	6
Individual Differences in Response to Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation With Language Therapy in Subacute Stroke	6
Association of Dual-Task Gait Cost and White Matter Hyperintensity Burden Poststroke: Results From the ONDRI	5
Effective Delivery of Vagus Nerve Stimulation Requires Many Stimulations Per Session and Many Sessions Per Week Over Many Weeks to Improve Recovery of Somatosensation	5
Effectiveness of Functional Electrical Stimulation Assisted Locomotor Training on walking Outcomes Following Incomplete Spinal Cord Injury: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis	5
Prediction of Motor Recovery after Subacute Cerebral Infarction: Role of Corticocerebellar Pathway Integrity	5
2022 MR3 Network Scientific Retreat Abstracts	5
Modulating Phonological Short-Term Memory in Stroke Survivors With Aphasia Using Transcranial Alternating Current Stimulation	5
Comparative Effectiveness of Combined and Single Neurostimulation and Traditional Dysphagia Therapies for Post-Stroke Dysphagia: A Network Meta-Analysis	5
12-Week Aerobic Interval Training Boosts Neuroplasticity and Motor Function in Parkinson’s Disease: Insights From BDNF, [ ¹⁸ F]Fluorodopa PET/CT, and EEG	5
The Differential Effects of Fast Walking Speed on Muscle Coactivation in the Paretic and Non-Paretic Extremities Post-Stroke	5
A Systematic Review on the Effects of Acute Aerobic Exercise on Neurophysiological, Molecular, and Behavioral Measures in Chronic Stroke	5
Telerehabilitation for Stroke is Here to Stay. But at What Cost?	5
Sensitive Identification of Asymmetries and Neuromuscular Deficits in Lower Limb Function in Early Multiple Sclerosis	5
Predicting Motor Outcomes Using Atlas-Based Voxel Features of Post-Stroke Neuroimaging: A Scoping Review	5
Abstracts from the 2024 Annual Meeting of the American Society of Neurorehabilitation	5
Correlates of Processing Speed Change With Combined Cognitive Rehabilitation and Exercise in Progressive MS: Secondary Analysis of the CogEx Trial	5
Effects of a Cognitively Challenging Agility Boot Camp Program on Balance and Gait in People With Parkinson’s Disease: Does Freezing of Gait Status Matter?	5
Editorial: Mechanism Matters	5
Prevalence of Arm Weakness, Pre-Stroke Outcomes and Other Post-Stroke Impairments Using Routinely Collected Clinical Data on an Acute Stroke Unit	5
Development of a Remote Version of the Graded Redefined Assessment of Strength, Sensation, and Prehension (GRASSP): Validity and Reliability	5
Evaluating the Hierarchy of Rating Scale Categories for the Coma Recovery Scale-Revised in Non-Traumatic Brain Injury: A Rasch Analysis	5
Between-Day Reliability of the Gait Characteristics and Their Changes During the 6-Minute Walking Test in People With Multiple Sclerosis	5
Assessment of Neurological Impairment and Recovery Using Statistical Models of Neurologically Healthy Behavior	4
Cognitive Workload During a Sustained Visual Attention Task in Middle-Aged and Older Adults With Persistent Symptoms After a Mild Traumatic Brain Injury	4
Proportional Recovery After Stroke: Addressing Concerns Regarding Mathematical Coupling and Ceiling Effects	4
Evaluating Motor Imagery Capabilities in Fatigued Versus Non-Fatigued Individuals With Multiple Sclerosis Without Cognitive Impairment	4
Rigorous Qualitative Research Involving Data Collected Remotely From People With Communication Disorders: Experience From a Telerehabilitation Trial	4
Cortical Activation During Split-Belt Treadmill Walking in People With Parkinson’s Disease and Healthy Controls	4
Relationship Between the Gut Microbiota and Neurological Deficits in Patients With Cerebral Ischemic Stroke	4
A Randomized Control Trial of a Virtually Delivered Program for Increasing Upper Limb Activity After Stroke	4
Striking the Balance: Embracing Technology While Upholding Humanistic Principles in Neurorehabilitation	4
Greater and More Natural Use of the Upper Limbs During Everyday Life by Former Amputees Versus Prosthesis Users	4

Children With Bilateral Cerebral Palsy Exhibit Bimanual Asymmetric Motor Deficits and EEG Evidence of Dominant Sensorimotor Hemisphere Overreliance During Reaching	4
Reinforcement Learning is Impaired in the Sub-acute Post-stroke Period	4
Pre-Frontal Cortical Activity During Gait is Altered in Pre-Manifest and Early Spinocerebellar Ataxia	4
Gamified Practice Improves Paretic Arm Motor Behavior in Individuals With Stroke	4
A Randomized Clinical Trial to Evaluate a Digital Therapeutic to Enhance Gait Function in Individuals With Parkinson’s Disease	4
Brain Stimulation and Constraint Induced Movement Therapy in Children With Unilateral Cerebral Palsy: A Randomized Controlled Trial	4
Differential Effects of Speech and Language Therapy and rTMS in Chronic Versus Subacute Post-stroke Aphasia: Results of the NORTHSTAR-CA Trial	4
Balance Training Modulates Cortical Inhibition in Individuals with Parkinson’s Disease: A Randomized Controlled Trial	4
Tactile Sensation Improves Following Motor Rehabilitation for Chronic Stroke: The VIGoROUS Randomized Controlled Trial	4
Assisted Movement With Proprioceptive Stimulation Augments Recovery From Moderate-To-Severe Upper Limb Impairment During Subacute Stroke Period: A Randomized Clinical Trial	4