The top 100 cited neurorehabilitation papers
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Neurorehabilitation covers a large range of disorders, assessment approaches and treatment methods. There have been previous citation analyses of rehabilitation and of its subfields. However, there has never been a comprehensive citation analysis in neurorehabilitation.
OBJECTIVE: The present study reports findings from a citation analysis of the top 100 most cited neurorehabilitation papers to describe the research trends in the field.
METHODS: A de-novo keyword search of papers indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection database yielded 52,581 papers. A candidate pool of the 200 most-cited papers published between 2005 and 2016 was reviewed by the clinician authors. The papers in the top 100 deemed to be irrelevant were discarded and replaced by the most highly-cited articles in the second tier deemed to be clinically relevant.
RESULTS: The most frequently cited neurorehablitation papers appeared in Stroke, Movement Disorders, and Neurology. Papers tended to focus on treatments, especially for stroke. Authorship trends suggest that top cited papers result from group endeavors, with 90% of the papers involving a collaboration among 3 or more authors.
CONCLUSION: Treatment studies, often focused on stroke, appear to have the highest impact in the field of neurorehabilitation.
1Introduction
The number of citations a manuscript receives is often considered a measure of impact and merit. Citation analyses, or the systematic study of patterns in publications, have been used to evaluate scientific activity for many decades (Narin, 1976) and have proliferated in biomedicine in recent years (King, Tam, Fasano, & Lozano, 2016; Sorenson & Weedon, 2011). These analyses are effective for describing the trends in scholarship in a particular area of study.
As a multidisciplinary field, rehabilitation encompasses diverse clinical and research settings. Consequently, results from citation analyses in rehabilitation can be particularly difficult to synthesize, even in the most common areas of practice (Shadgan, Roig, HajGhanbari, & Reid, 2010). Instead, the approach has been to focus on specific subfields in rehabilitation. For instance, the first citation analysis in rehabilitation was an examination of research in physical therapy (Michels, 1982). Subsequent published works have similarly focused on the physical therapy literature (Bohannon & Gibson, 1986; Roberts, 1992; Wakiji, 1997), identifying the core journals in physical therapy (Bohannon & Roberts, 2009), and assessing the relative ranking of a specific rehabilitation journal (Kuhlemeier, 1992).
There has been only one published review of the top cited articles in the broader field of rehabilitation (Shadgan et al., 2010). Findings from this analysis focused on manuscripts published between 1959 and 2002 identified neurorehabilitation as the most common field of study in rehabilitation, accounting for 41% of published papers. There has not, however, been a recent analysis of the growing neurorehabilitation research literature to assess, in a comprehensive manner, the trends in this area. The present manuscript aims to characterize the published literature in neurorehabilitation over the last decade to identify the most frequently cited papers, the journals in which they were published, and the number of authors of these works. This review also provides guidance for future neurorehabilitation research and highlights where there are deficiencies in the current literature.
2Methods
The data used in the tabulation of each article’s citations originate from the Web of Science Core Collection database, which includes, but is not limited to all papers indexed by the NIH’s MEDLINE® database. To start, a de-novo keyword search strategy was developed and applied (see Appendix A). The search strategy yielded 52,581 published papers in 2,781 journals. Manuscripts in 23 languages other than English were excluded. Next, two selection filters were used to determine which papers would be evaluated in the analysis. The first filter applied was temporal. Only papers published and subsequently indexed in Web of Science Core Collection between January 1, 2005 and April 18, 2016 were considered. As shown in Fig. 1, the authors focused on the past decade, characterized by substantial and increasing productivity.
The second filter applied to the search was relevance to neurorehabilitation. A candidate pool of the top 200 most cited was identified. From the top 100, papers irrelevant to neurorehabilitation were excluded and replaced by the most highly-cited articles in the second tier deemed to be clinically relevant. Relevance to rehabilitation was judged by consensus decisions of the clinician authors NZ, JSK and MO.
After compiling the 100 published papers with the most citations, papers were categorized by content. The type of article (e.g., review or evaluation, treatment study), clinical diagnosis of focus (e.g., Parkinson’s disease, stroke), and symptom type (e.g., aphasia, cognitive impairment) were determined by consensus between the clinician authors. These categories were not mutually exclusive, such that one paper could be classified into more than one category (i.e., review paper and stroke).
3Results
The top 100 most cited papers are presented in Table 1.
3.1Journals of top 100 neurorehabilitation papers
To identify journals that were the greatest source of scientific information on neurorehabilitation, a list of the journals in which the most neurorehabilitation articles were published was compiled (see Table 2). With more than one thousand relevant articles published, the journals, Stroke, Movement Disorders, Neurology, Epilepsia, European Journal of Neurology, and International Journal of Stroke were most often a source for neurorehabilitation content.
3.2Most common focus of neurorehabilitation papers
Among the 100 most cited papers in neurorehabilitation, treatment studies emerged as the most common type of article (38% of the papers). Treatments evaluated in these papers included devices for stroke patients, basic studies using animal models, and surgical interventions for neurological conditions. With the exception of a few papers (4%), all treatment studies cited involved human subjects. There was a significant minority of published papers (9%) testing the efficacy of transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) as an intervention for various neurological conditions such as stroke and spinal cord injury.
As would be expected, a number of the most frequently cited papers had to do with approaches to neurorehabilitation. Nine percent of the top 100 papers dealt with advanced treatment guidelines from key governing bodies within the field including the American Heart Association. Another 16% of the papers describe assessment tools for measuring critical outcomes in neurorehabilitation including psychological functioning and cognitive impairment. The relevance of these two outcomes in the literature over the past 10 years is further reflected in the findings that 14% of the top 100 most cited papers focused on psychological symptoms, most frequently depression and anxiety, while another 5% covered cognitive functioning. Another indicator of consensus, review papers, which summarize accumulated evidence on specific areas within neurorehabilitation, also made up 16% of the most frequently cited works.
A look at the most frequently studied disease state among the top 100 cited published papers shed some light on the disease attributes that shape research in this area of the rehabilitation. Stroke was the most commonly studied neurological condition, appearing in 39% of the top 100 cited papers. The high number may speak to the high prevalence of stroke and its widespread global impact. It may also be related to the great potential for rehab gains in cerebrovascular disease. In contrast, Huntington’s disease is a rare and terminal condition, making up only 1% of the top 100 papers. After stroke, the next conditions are considerably less common in the reviewed literature, ranging from 10–12% compared to a 39% for stroke. These conditions included degenerative (Parkinsons’s Disease—11%; Alzheimers/dementia—10%) and other chronic diseases (TBI—11%; epilepsy—12%). Multiple sclerosis, a neurodegenerative disease, accounted for only 4% of the top 100 cited papers. Notably, although spinal cord injury can often co-occur with brain injury, the former appeared in only 6% of the top 100 most cited papers in neurorehabilitation, compared to 11% for TBI.
As with other disorders that compromise functioning, caregivers play a central role in caring for individuals with neurological conditions. This was captured in the 4% of the top 100 papers that focused on caregivers. Most of these papers (75%) focused on the caregivers of individuals with dementia.
3.3Number of authors of top 100 neurorehabilitation papers
Authorship patterns for each paper were examined. The number of authors ranged from a low of 1 (2%) to a high of 44 (1%). One quarter of the papers (25%) had 4 authors or less. Nearly half (46%) of the papers had between 5 and 10 authors. Nearly one quarter (23%) had between 11 and 20 authors. Six percent had between 21 and 44 authors.
4Discussion
Neurorehabilitation is the most common field of study in rehabilitation (Shadgan et al., 2010), yet there have been no citation analyses of neurorehabilitation papers to describe the research trends. The most recent comprehensive citation analysis in the broader rehabilitation field was published over five years ago and only included papers through 2002. The present study updates findings from the 2010 publication by focusing on neurorehabilitation papers appearing in print between 2005 and 2015.
First, findings from this citation analysis of the top 100 most cited neurorehabilitation papers show that over the last decade, the field has been dominated by the study of stroke. Shadagan et al. (2010) similarly found from analyzing rehabilitation papers published more than a decade earlier that 41% of neurorehabilitation articles were on stroke and spinal cord rehabilitation. Very likely, substantial resources in neurorehabilitation have been dedicated to the study of stroke because stroke continues to be the leading cause of adult acquired disability in the United States and worldwide (Brenner, Burke, & Skolarus, 2016).
Second, much of the scientific inquiry in neurorehabilitation has been focused on advancing treatments for neurological disorders. Neurorehabilitation in its most fundamental sense is aimed at improving functioning for individuals affected by neurological disorders. For example, this represents a contrast with the related fields of essential tremor and dystonia, where much of the work up till 2015 has been focused on describing the pathophysiology of the conditions (King et al., 2016).
Included among the dozen most often cited journals were Stroke, Movement Disorders, Neurology, Epilepsia, European Journal of Neurology, International Journal of Stroke, Brain Injury, and Journal of Neurotrauma. Seven of the top 30 journals found in the 2010 citation analysis continue to produce frequently cited manuscripts according to these more recent results.
Lastly, as in all of biomedical literature, the authorship trends show that collaboration continues to be common in top cited manuscripts in neurorehabilitation. Shadagan and colleagues (2010) found that only 7% of the most cited papers were written by a single author, the current findings show an even smaller proportion—2%.
Given the high incidence of neurotrauma and neurological disorders, the field of neurorehabilitation remains an important research area. Increased research productivity is clearly indicated on numerous fronts given the often complex, and long-term needs of this patient population and the dearth of adequate literature in many areas of this subspecialty area of rehabilitation.
Conflict of interest
None.
Acknowledgments
The contents of this manuscript were developed under grants from the National Institute on Disability, Independent Living, and Rehabilitation Research (NIDILRR grant numbers 90DP0033 and 90AR5025). NIDILRR is a Center within the Administration for Community Living (ACL), Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). The contents of this manuscript do not necessarily represent the policy of NIDILRR, ACL, HHS, and you should not assume endorsement by the Federal Government.
Appendices
Appendix A
TI = neurorehabil* OR ((TI = PTSD OR TI = “Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder” OR TI = “disturbed sleep” OR TI = “sleep disruption” OR TI = “functional electrical stimulation” OR TI = evaluat* OR TI = “sleep problems” OR TI = carer* OR TI = nurse* OR TI = nursing OR TI = “quality of life” OR TI = gait* OR TI = employment OR TI = outcome* OR TI = “family intervention” OR TI = “return to work” OR TI = “neurobehavioral disability” OR TI = “family needs” OR TI = “community integration” OR TI = “Community Reintegration” OR TI = “Driver’s Rehabilitation” OR TI = “Life expectancy” OR TI = “Postural imbalance” OR TI = “Suicid*” OR TI = Aggression OR TI = agitation OR TI = depress* OR TI = rehabil* OR TI = restor* OR TI = improve* OR TI = assess* OR TI = “Social Support” OR TI = “Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation” OR TI = tDCS OR TI = “Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation” OR TI = TMS OR TI = “Virtual Reality” OR TI = Psychoeducation OR TI = Psychopathology OR TI = Psychotherapy OR TI = “Resistance Training” OR TI = “Response Bias” OR TI = “Robot Assisted Therapy” OR TI = “Gait Training” OR TI = “Secondary Gain” OR TI = “Self Management” OR TI = “Outcome Assessment” OR TI = “Physical Therapy” OR TI = “Physiotherapy” OR TI = “Motor Learning” OR TI = “Motor Performance” OR TI = “Motor Recovery” OR TI = “Assisted Living” OR TI = “Assistive Technology” OR TI = “Avocational Rehabilitation” OR TI = Caregiver* OR TI = “Independent living” OR TI = “Group Therapy” OR TI = “Family Intervention” OR TI = “Family Therapy” OR TI = “Functional assessment*” OR TI = “Behavior Therapy” OR TI = “Effortless learning”) AND (TI = stroke OR TI = paralys* OR TI = paralyz* OR TI = hemorrhage OR TI = haemorrhage OR TI = “Multiple sclerosis” OR TI = Alzheimer* OR TI = Parkinson* OR TI = Huntington* OR TI = dystonia OR TI = “amyotrophic lateral sclerosis” OR TI = “motor neuron disease” OR TI = “motor neurone disease” OR TI = ALS OR TI = “motor deficit*” OR TI = neurodegenerat* OR TI = dementia OR TI = neurodegenerat* OR TI = neuropathy OR TI = paraplegi* OR TI = hemisect* OR TI = “axon damage” OR TI = “axonal damage” OR TI = “damaged axon*” OR TI = “axon injur*” OR TI = “injured axon*” OR TI = “axon lesion*” OR TI = “axonal lesion*” OR TI = “brain damage” OR TI = “damaged brain” OR TI = “brain injur*” OR TI = “injured brain” OR TI = “brain lesion*” OR TI = “CNS injur*” OR TI = “CNS damage” OR TI = “CNS trauma” OR TI = “CNS lesion*” OR TI = “head trauma” OR TI = “head injur*” OR TI = “nerve damage” OR TI = “nerve injur*” OR TI = “damaged nerve*” OR TI = “nerve lesion*” OR TI = “injured nerve*” OR TI = “nervous system injur*” OR TI = “nervous system disease*” OR TI = “nervous system damage” OR TI = “nervous system lesion*” OR TI = “damaged nervous system” OR TI = “injured nervous system” OR TI = “neural disease*” OR TI = “neural injur*” OR TI = “neural damage” OR TI = “neural lesion*” OR TI = “spinal cord injur*” OR TI = “injured spinal cord” OR TI = “spinal cord damage” OR TI = “spinal cord transect*” OR TI = “transected spinal cord” OR TI = “damaged spinal cord” OR TI = “spinal cord lesion*” OR TI = dystrophy OR TI = myasthenia OR TI = Spasticity OR TI = “Subdural hematoma” OR TI = “Subdural haematoma” OR TI = “Substance Abuse” OR TI = Tetraplegi* OR TI = “Vegetative State” OR TI = Vertigo OR TI = anoxi* OR TI = Polytrauma OR TI = “Post-concussive Disorder” OR TI = “Post-Polio Myelitis” OR TI = “Neuro-endocrine disorder” OR TI = “Neurogenic bladder” OR TI = “Neurogenic bowel” OR TI = Neuropathy OR TI = “Motor Impairment” OR TI = “Adjustment Disorder” OR TI = Agnosia OR TI = “Akinetic mutism” OR TI = Amnesia OR TI = Aphasia OR TI = Apraxia OR TI = “Axonal Pathology” OR TI = “Brain Trauma” OR TI = “Cerebral Palsy” OR TI = “Ischemic Infarct” OR TI = “Minimally Conscious State” OR TI = “Intellectual Disability” OR TI = Hemianopia OR TI = Hemiparesis OR TI = Hydrocephalus OR TI = Dysphagia OR TI = Dysphasia OR TI = Dysphonia OR TI = Dysphoria OR TI = “Epidural Hematoma” OR TI = Epilepsy OR TI = Coma OR TI = “Complex regional pain syndrome” OR TI = concussion OR TI = iplopia OR TI = “Cerebrovascular Disease” OR TI = “Cognitive Impairment” OR TI = “Post-Traumatic vestibulopathy” OR TI = “Anxiety disorder*” OR TI = “vestibular disorder*” OR TI = “vestibular dysfunct*” OR TI = “encephalit*” OR TI = “TBI”)).
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Figures and Tables
Fig.1
Number of neurorehabilitation articles published annually since 2005.
Table 1
Most-cited papers in neurorehabilitation between January 1, 2005 and April 18, 2016
| Rank | Year | Authors | Title | Journal | Total Citations |
| 1 | 2005 | Nasreddine, ZS; Phillips, NA; Bedirian, V; et al. | The Montreal Cognitive Assessment, MoCA: A brief screening tool for mild cognitive impairment | Journal of the American Geriatrics Society | 1,905 |
| 2 | 2006 | Spitzer, RL; Kroenke, K; Williams, JBW; et al. | A brief measure for assessing generalized anxiety disorder – The GAD-7 | Archives of Internal Medicine | 1,196 |
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| 5 | 2005 | Keirstead, HS; Nistor, G; Bernal, G; et al. | Human embryonic stem cell-derived oligodendrocyte progenitor cell transplants remyelinate and restore locomotion after spinal cord injury | Journal of Neuroscience | 629 |
| 6 | 2006 | Albers, GW; Thijs, VN; Wechsle, L; et al. | Magnetic resonance imaging profiles predict clinical response to early reperfusion: The diffusion and perfusion imaging evaluation for understanding stroke evolution (DEFUSE) study | Annals of Neurology | 625 |
| 7 | 2007 | Rha, JH; Saver, JL | The impact of recanalization on ischemic stroke outcome – A meta-analysis | Stroke | 623 |
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| 9 | 2008 | Davis, SM; Donnan, GA; Parsons, MW; et al. | Effects of alteplase beyond 3 h after stroke in the Echoplanar Imaging Thrombolytic Evaluation Trial (EPITHET): a placebo-controlled randomised trial | Lancet Neurology | 514 |
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| 11 | 2009 | Easton, JD; Saver, JL; Albers, GW; et al. | Definition and Evaluation of Transient Ischemic Attack. A Scientific Statement for Healthcare Professionals From the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association Stroke Council; Council on Cardiovascular Surgery and Anesthesia; Council on Cardiovascular Radiology and Intervention; Council on Cardiovascular Nursing; and the Interdisciplinary Council on Peripheral Vascular Disease the American Academy of Neurology affirms the value of this statement as an educational tool for neurologists | Stroke | 487 |
| 12 | 2007 | Broderick, J; Connolly, S; Feldmann, E; et al. | Guidelines for the management of spontaneous intracerebral Hemorrhage in adults – 2007 update | Stroke | 437 |
| 13 | 2005 | Hackett, ML; Yapa, C; Parag, V; et al. | Frequency of depression after stroke – A systematic review of observational studies | Stroke | 423 |
| 14 | 2008 | Kwakkel, G; Kollen, BJ; Krebs, HI | Effects of robot-assisted therapy on upper limb recovery after stroke: A systematic review | Neurorehabilitation and Neural Repair | 413 |
| 15 | 2006 | Ownby, RL; Crocco, E; Acevedo, A; et al. | Depression and risk for Alzheimer disease – Systematic review, meta-analysis, and metaregression analysis | Archives of General Psychiatry | 410 |
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| 18 | 2005 | Remy, P; Doder, M; Lees, A; et al. | Depression in Parkinson’s disease: loss of dopamine and noradrenaline innervation in the limbic system | Brain | 375 |
| 19 | 2005 | Harper, SQ; Staber, PD; He, XH; et al. | RNA interference improves motor and neuropathological abnormalities in a Huntington’s disease mouse model | Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America | 354 |
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| 22 | 2015 | Goyal, M; Demchuk, AM; Menon, BK; et al. | Randomized Assessment of Rapid Endovascular Treatment of Ischemic Stroke | New England Journal of Medicine | 323 |
| 22 | 2008 | Adlard, PA; Cherny, RA; Finkelstein, DI; et al. | Rapid restoration of cognition in Alzheimer’s transgenic mice with 8-hydroxy quinoline analogs is associated with decreased interstitial A beta | Neuron | 323 |
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| 32 | 2009 | Barone, P; Antonini, A; Colosimo, C; et al. | The Priamo Study: a Multicenter Assessment of Nonmotor Symptoms and Their Impact on Quality of Life in Parkinson’s Disease | Movement Disorders | 290 |
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| 35 | 2005 | Duncan, PW; Zorowitz, R; Bates, B; et al. | Management of adult stroke rehabilitation care – A clinical practice guideline | Stroke | 280 |
| 35 | 2005 | Flansbjer, UB; Holmback, AM; Downham, D; et al. | Reliability of gait performance tests in men and women with hemiparesis after stroke | Journal of Rehabilitation Medicine | 280 |
| 37 | 2009 | Schnakers, C; Vanhaudenhuyse, A; Giacino, J; et al. | Diagnostic accuracy of the vegetative and minimally conscious state: clinical consensus versus standardized neurobehavioral assessment | BMC Neurology | 278 |
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| 39 | 2008 | Reijnders, JSAM; Ehrt, U; Weber, WEJ; et al. | A systematic review of prevalence studies of depression in Parkinson’s disease | Movement Disorders | 274 |
| 39 | 2005 | Naeser, MA; Martin, PI; Nicholas, M; et al. | Improved picture naming in chronic aphasia after TMS to part of right Broca’s area: An open-protocol study | Brain and Language | 274 |
| 41 | 2005 | Fregni, F; Boggio, PS; Mansur, CG; et al. | Transcranial direct current stimulation of the unaffected hemisphere in stroke patients | Neuroreport | 269 |
| 42 | 2005 | Takeuchi, N; Chuma, T; Matsuo, Y; et al. | Repetitive Transcranial magnetic stimulation of contralesional primary motor cortex improves hand function after stroke | Stroke | 263 |
| 42 | 2007 | Birbaumer, N; Cohen, LG | Brain-computer interfaces: communication and restoration of movement in paralysis | Journal of Physiology-London | 263 |
| 44 | 2006 | Bourke, SC; Tomlinson, M; Williams, TL; et al. | Effects of non-invasive ventilation on survival and quality of life in patients with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis | Lancet Neurology | 261 |
| 45 | 2006 | Zandbergen, EGJ; Hijdra, A; Koelman, JHTM; et al. | Prediction of poor outcome within the first 3 days of postanoxic coma | Neurology | 257 |
| 46 | 2005 | Slevin, JT; Gerhardt, GA; Smith, CD; et al. | Improvement of bilateral motor functions in patients with Parkinson disease through the unilateral intraputaminal infusion of glial cell line-derived neurotrophic factor | Journal of Neurosurgery | 256 |
| 47 | 2006 | Fregni, F; Boggio, PS; Lima, MC; et al. | A sham-controlled, phase II trial of transcranial direct current stimulation for the treatment of central pain in traumatic spinal cord injury | Pain | 254 |
| 48 | 2005 | Edwards, P; Arango, M; Balica, L; et al. | Final results of MRC CRASH, a randomised placebo-controlled trial of intravenous corticosteroid in adults with head injury – outcomes at 6 months | Lancet | 253 |
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| 50 | 2006 | Aarabi, B; Hesdorffer, DC; Ahn, ES; et al. | Outcome following decompressive craniectomy for malignant swelling due to severe head injury | Journal of Neurosurgery | 250 |
| 51 | 2005 | Geurts, JJG; Pouwels, PJW; Uitdehaag, BMJ; et al. | Intracortical lesions in multiple sclerosis: improved detection with 3D double inversion-recovery MR imaging | Radiology | 249 |
| 51 | 2008 | Steyerberg, EW; Mushkudiani, N; Perel, P; et al. | Predicting outcome after traumatic brain injury: Development and international validation of prognostic scores based on admission characteristics | PLoS Medicine | 249 |
| 53 | 2008 | Perel, P; Arango, M; Clayton, T; et al. | Predicting outcome after traumatic brain injury: practical prognostic models based on large cohort of international patients | British Medical Journal | 248 |
| 54 | 2007 | Schrag, A; Barone, P; Brown, RG; et al. | Depression rating scales in Parkinson’s disease: Critique and recommendations | Movement Disorders | 247 |
| 54 | 2006 | Belle, SH; Burgio, L; Burns, R; et al. | Enhancing the quality of life of dementia caregivers from different ethnic or racial groups - A randomized, controlled trial | Annals of Internal Medicine | 247 |
| 54 | 2005 | Thompson, HJ; Lifshitz, J; Marklund, N; et al. | Lateral fluid percussion brain injury: a 15-year review and evaluation | Journal of Neurotrauma | 247 |
| 57 | 2007 | Kennedy, J; Hill, MD; Ryckborst, KJ; et al. | Fast assessment of stroke and transient ischaemic attack to prevent early recurrence (FASTER): a randomised controlled pilot trial | Lancet Neurology | 246 |
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| 60 | 2008 | Spencer, S; Huh, L | Outcomes of epilepsy surgery in adults and children | Lancet Neurology | 239 |
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| 61 | 2007 | Garcia-Alloza, M; Borrelli, LA; Rozkalne, A; et al. | Curcumin labels amyloid pathology in vivo, disrupts existing plaques, and partially restores distorted neurites in an Alzheimer mouse model | Journal of Neurochemistry | 238 |
| 63 | 2006 | Moser, DK; Alberts, MJ; Kimble, LP; et al. | Reducing delay in seeking treatment by patients with acute coronary syndrome and stroke - A scientific statement from the American Heart Association Council on Cardiovascular Nursing and Stroke Council | Circulation | 236 |
| 64 | 2005 | Yogev, G; Giladi, N; Peretz, C; et al. | Dual tasking, gait rhythmicity, and Parkinson’s disease: Which aspects of gait are attention demanding? | European Journal of Neuroscience | 234 |
| 65 | 2009 | Khatri, P; Abruzzo, T; Yeatts, SD; et al. | Good clinical outcome after ischemic stroke with successful revascularization is time-dependent | Neurology | 231 |
| 66 | 2006 | Fregni, F; Boggio, PS; Valle, AC; et al. | A sham-controlled trial of a 5-day course of repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation of the unaffected hemisphere in stroke patients | Stroke | 229 |
| 66 | 2008 | Bao, AM; Meynen, G; Swaab, DF | The stress system in depression and neurodegeneration: Focus on the human hypothalamus | Brain Research Reviews | 229 |
| 68 | 2005 | Khedr, EM; Ahmed, MA; Fathy, N; et al. | Therapeutic trial of repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation after acute ischemic stroke | Neurology | 228 |
| 69 | 2006 | Jicha, GA; Parisi, JE; Dickson, DW; et al. | Neuropathologic outcome of mild cognitive impairment following progression to clinical dementia | Archives of Neurology | 226 |
| 70 | 2005 | Brambilla, R; Bracchi-Ricard, V; Hu, WH; et al. | Inhibition of astroglial nuclear factor kappa B reduces inflammation and improves functional recovery after spinal cord injury | Journal of Experimental Medicine | 225 |
| 71 | 2011 | Chollet, F; Tardy, J; Albucher, JF; et al. | Fluoxetine for motor recovery after acute ischaemic stroke (FLAME): a randomised placebo-controlled trial | Lancet Neurology | 222 |
| 71 | 2006 | Benedict, RHB; Cookfair, D; Gavett, R; et al. | Validity of the minimal assessment of cognitive function in multiple sclerosis (MACHMS) | Journal of the International Neuropsychological Society | 222 |
| 73 | 2010 | Tsuji, O; Miura, K; Okada, Y; et al. | Therapeutic potential of appropriately evaluated safe-induced pluripotent stem cells for spinal cord injury | Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America | 218 |
| 74 | 2005 | Siegert, RJ; Abernethy, DA | Depression in multiple sclerosis: a review | Journal of Neurology Neurosurgery and Psychiatry | 217 |
| 75 | 2006 | Pinquart, M; Sorensen, S | Helping caregivers of persons with dementia: which interventions work and how large are their effects? | International Psychogeriatrics | 216 |
| 75 | 2006 | Mittelman, MS; Haley, WE; Clay, OJ; et al. | Improving caregiver well-being delays nursing home placement of patients with Alzheimer disease | Neurology | 216 |
| 75 | 2009 | Schwamm, LH; Fonarow, GC; Reeves, MJ; et al. | Get With the Guidelines-Stroke Is Associated With Sustained Improvement in Care for Patients Hospitalized with Acute Stroke or Transient Ischemic Attack | Circulation | 216 |
| 78 | 2007 | Boggio, PS; Nunes, A; Rigonatti, SP; et al. | Repeated sessions of noninvasive brain DC stimulation is associated with motor function improvement in stroke patients | Restorative Neurology and Neuroscience | 215 |
| 78 | 2007 | Rolland, Y; Pillard, F; Klapouszczak, A; et al. | Exercise program for nursing home residents with Alzheimer’s disease: A 1-year randomized, controlled trial | Journal of the American Geriatrics Society | 215 |
| 80 | 2005 | Hackett, ML; Anderson, CS | Predictors of depression after stroke – A systematic review of observational studies | Stroke | 212 |
| 81 | 2006 | Dyet, LE; Kennea, N; Counsell, SJ; et al. | Natural history of brain lesions in extremely preterm infants studied with serial magnetic resonance imaging from birth and neurodevelopmental assessment | Pediatrics | 211 |
| 82 | 2005 | Macko, RF; Ivey, FM; Forrester, LW; et al. | Treadmill exercise rehabilitation improves ambulatory function and cardiovascular fitness in patients with chronic stroke – A randomized, controlled trial | Stroke | 210 |
| 82 | 2005 | Garshick, E; Kelley, A; Cohen, S; et al. | A prospective assessment of mortality in chronic spinal cord injury | Spinal Cord | 210 |
| 84 | 2006 | Barnes, DE; Alexopoulos, GS; Lopez, OL; et al. | Depressive symptoms, vascular disease, and mild cognitive impairment – Findings from the cardiovascular health study | Archives of General Psychiatry | 208 |
| 85 | 2007 | Steeves, JD; Lammertse, D; Curt, A; et al. | Guidelines for the conduct of clinical trials for spinal cord injury (SCI) as developed by the ICCP panel: clinical trial outcome measures | Spinal Cord | 207 |
| 85 | 2012 | Friberg, L; Rosenqvist, M; Lip, GYH | Evaluation of risk stratification schemes for ischaemic stroke and bleeding in 182 678 patients with atrial fibrillation: the Swedish Atrial Fibrillation cohort study | European Heart Journal | 207 |
| 85 | 2008 | Kuhn, AA; Kempf, F; Brucke, C; et al. | High-frequency stimulation of the subthalamic nucleus suppresses oscillatory beta activity in patients with Parkinson’s disease in parallel with improvement in motor performance | Journal of Neuroscience | 207 |
| 88 | 2008 | Sidaros, A; Engberg, A; Sidaros, K; et al. | Diffusion tensor imaging during recovery from severe traumatic brain injury and relation to clinical outcome: a longitudinal study | Brain | 206 |
| 89 | 2006 | Wartenberg, KE; Schmidt, JM; Claassen, J; et al. | Impact of medical complications on outcome after subarachnoid hemorrhage | Critical Care Medicine | 203 |
| 90 | 2005 | Dobkin, BH | Rehabilitation after stroke | New England Journal of Medicine | 202 |
| 91 | 2006 | Kuhn, AA; Kupsch, A; Schneider, GH; et al. | Reduction in subthalamic 8–35 Hz oscillatory activity correlates with clinical improvement in Parkinson’s disease | European Journal of Neuroscience | 201 |
| 92 | 2006 | Kim, YH; You, SH; Ko, MH; et al. | Repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation-induced corticomotor excitability and associated motor skill acquisition in chronic stroke | Stroke | 199 |
| 92 | 2006 | Boggio, PS; Ferrucci, R; Rigonatti, SP; et al. | Effects of transcranial direct current stimulation on working memory in patients with Parkinson’s disease | Journal of the Neurological Sciences | 199 |
| 94 | 2008 | Etters, L; Goodall, D; Harrison, BE | Caregiver burden among dementia patient caregivers: a review of the literature | Journal of the American Academy of Nurse Practitioners | 198 |
| 95 | 2005 | Raina, P; O’Donnell, M; Rosenbaum, P; et al. | The health and well-being of caregivers of children with cerebral palsy | Pediatrics | 197 |
| 95 | 2006 | Yang, QH; Botto, LD; Erickson, JD; et al. | Improvement in stroke mortality in Canada and the United States, 1990 to 2002 | Circulation | 197 |
| 95 | 2008 | Xiao, GM; Wei, J; Yan, WQ; et al. | Improved outcomes from the administration of progesterone for patients with acute severe traumatic brain injury: a randomized controlled trial | Critical Care | 197 |
| 98 | 2005 | Benedict, RHB; Wahlig, E; Bakshi, R; et al. | Predicting quality of life in multiple sclerosis: accounting for physical disability, fatigue, cognition, mood disorder, personality, and behavior change | Journal of the Neurological Sciences | 196 |
| 98 | 2008 | Wahlgren, N; Ahmed, N; Eriksson, N; et al. | Multivariable Analysis of Outcome Predictors and Adjustment of Main Outcome Results to Baseline Data Profile in Randomized Controlled Trials Safe Implementation of Thrombolysis in Stroke-MOnitoring STudy (SITS-MOST) | Stroke | 196 |
| 98 | 2006 | Miyasaki, JM; Shannon, K; Voon, V; et al. | Practice Parameter: evaluation and treatment of depression, psychosis, and dementia in Parkinson disease (an evidence-based review) Report of the Quality Standards Subcommittee of the American Academy of Neurology | Neurology | 196 |
Table 2
Article counts of top 50 journals in which the most neurorehabilitation articles were published
| # | Journal | Article Count |
| 1 | Stroke | 2360 |
| 2 | Movement Disorders | 2181 |
| 3 | Neurology | 1732 |
| 4 | Epilepsia | 1552 |
| 5 | European Journal of Neurology | 1130 |
| 6 | International Journal of Stroke | 1119 |
| 7 | Brain Injury | 954 |
| 8 | Journal of Neurotrauma | 876 |
| 9 | Multiple Sclerosis Journal | 831 |
| 10 | Journal of Neurology | 823 |
| 11 | Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation | 733 |
| 12 | Cerebrovascular Diseases | 624 |
| 13 | International Psychogeriatrics | 594 |
| 14 | Journal of the Neurological Sciences | 549 |
| 15 | PLoS One | 519 |
| 16 | Epilepsy & Behavior | 487 |
| 17 | Journal of Neurology Neurosurgery and Psychiatry | 473 |
| 18 | Multiple Sclerosis | 450 |
| 19 | Disability and Rehabilitation | 412 |
| 20 | Annals of Neurology | 397 |
| 21 | Journal of the American Geriatrics Society | 392 |
| 22 | International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry | 345 |
| 23 | Spinal Cord | 340 |
| 24 | Parkinsonism & Related Disorders | 339 |
| 25 | Value in Health | 334 |
| 26 | Neurosurgery | 333 |
| 27 | Journal of Neurosurgery | 287 |
| 28 | Journal of Rehabilitation Medicine | 283 |
| 29 | American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry | 282 |
| 30 | Archives of Clinical Neuropsychology | 282 |
| 31 | Neurorehabilitation and Neural Repair | 280 |
| 32 | Clinical Rehabilitation | 275 |
| 33 | Journal of Stroke & Cerebrovascular Diseases | 265 |
| 34 | Journal of Head Trauma Rehabilitation | 259 |
| 35 | Gait & Posture | 242 |
| 36 | European Psychiatry | 234 |
| 37 | Topics in Stroke Rehabilitation | 216 |
| 38 | NeuroRehabilitation | 209 |
| 39 | Journal of Physical Therapy Science | 208 |
| 40 | BMC Neurology | 196 |
| 41 | Clinical Neuropsychologist | 196 |
| 42 | Developmental Medicine and Child Neurology | 193 |
| 43 | Journal of Alzheimers Disease | 187 |
| 44 | Critical Care Medicine | 184 |
| 45 | Circulation | 179 |
| 46 | Neuromuscular Disorders | 179 |
| 47 | Quality of Life Research | 179 |
| 48 | Aging & Mental Health | 175 |
| 49 | American Journal of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation | 175 |
| 50 | Dementia and Geriatric Cognitive Disorders | 174 |
