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. 2025 Feb 23;17(2):e79509. doi: 10.7759/cureus.79509

Table 1. Top 20 papers according to citation count in all databases.

WOS: Web of Science, rTMS: repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation

Author Title Journal Type References Citation (WOS) Citation (all database)
Takeuchi et al. [10] Repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation of the Contralesional Primary Motor Cortex Improves Hand Function After a Stroke Stroke Article 20 446 521
Mansur et al. [11] A Sham Stimulation-Controlled Trial of rTMS of the Unaffected Hemisphere in Stroke Patients Neurology Article 10 429 495
Fregni et al. [12] A Sham-Controlled Trial of a 5-Day Course of Repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation of the Unaffected Hemisphere in Stroke Patients Stroke Article 15 388 430
Khedr et al. [13] Therapeutic Trial of Repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation After Acute Ischemic Stroke Neurology Article 10 356 428
Kim et al. [14] Repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation-Induced Corticomotor Excitability and Associated Motor Skill Acquisition in Chronic Stroke Stroke Article 26 358 407
Grefkes et al. [15] Modulating cortical connectivity in stroke patients by rTMS assessed with fMRI and dynamic causal modeling Neuroimage Article 63 262 294
Hsu et al. [16] Effects of Repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation on Motor Functions in Patients With Stroke A Meta-Analysis Stroke Article 54 242 284
Nowak et al. [17] Effects of Low-Frequency Repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation of the Contralesional Primary Motor Cortex on Movement Kinematics and Neural Activity in Subcortical Stroke Archives of Neurology Article 30 233 265
Ameli et al. [18] Differential Effects of High-Frequency Repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation Over Ipsilesional Primary Motor Cortex in Cortical and Subcortical Middle Cerebral Artery Stroke Annals of Neurology Article 48 215 256
Kirton et al. [19] Contralesional Repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation for Chronic Hemiparesis in Subcortical Paediatric Stroke: A Randomised Trial Lancet Neurology Article 38 169 202
Khedr et al. [20] Long-Term Effect of Repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation on Motor Function Recovery After Acute Ischemic Stroke Acta Neurologica Scandinavica Article 19 157 198
Avenanti et al. [21] Low-Frequency rTMS Promotes Use-Dependent Motor Plasticity in Chronic Stroke: A Randomized Trial Neurology Article 37 166 186
Khedr et al. [22] Treatment of Post-stroke Dysphagia with Repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation Acta Neurologica Scandinavica Article 21 145 184
Khedr et al. [23] Role of 1 and 3 Hz Repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation on Motor Function Recovery After Acute Ischaemic Stroke European Journal of Neurology Article 28 149 182
Takeuchi et al. [24] Inhibition of the Unaffected Motor Cortex by 1 Hz Repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation Enhances Motor Performance and Training Effect of the Paretic Hand in Patients with Chronic Stroke Journal of Rehabilitation Medicine Article 27 157 179
Weiduschat et al. [25] Effects of Repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation in Aphasic Stroke: A Randomized Controlled Pilot Study Stroke Article 46 140 165
Hao et al. [26] Repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation for Improving Function After Stroke Sao Paulo Medical Journal Editorial 1 146 163
Chang et al. [27] Long-Term Effects of Rtms on Motor Recovery in Patients After Subacute Stroke Journal of Rehabilitation Medicine Article 35 134 159
Lefaucheur [28] Stroke Recovery Can Be Enhanced by Using Repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (rTMS) Clinical Neurophysiology Review 107 118 146
Dionisio et al. [29] The Use of Repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation for Stroke Rehabilitation: A Systematic Review Journal of Stroke & Cerebrovascular Diseases Review 91 119 145