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This study received funding from Research, Development, and Innovation Plan of Junta de Andalucia in Spain, group grant/award number: CTS 586/20

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November 27, 2024
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Brain stimulation: a therapeutic approach for the treatment of neurological disorders

Publicated to:Cns Neuroscience & Therapeutics. 28 (1): 5-18 - 2022-01-01 28(1), DOI: 10.1111/cns.13769

Authors: Antonio Camacho-Conde, Jose; del Rosario Gonzalez-Bermudez, Maria; Carretero-Rey, Marta; Khan, Zafar U

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Inst Hlth Carlos III, CIBERNED, Madrid, Spain - Author
Univ Malaga, Fac Med, Dept Med, Malaga, Spain - Author
Univ Malaga, Lab Neurobiol, CIMES, Malaga, Spain - Author

Abstract

Brain stimulation has become one of the most acceptable therapeutic approaches in recent years and a powerful tool in the remedy against neurological diseases. Brain stimulation is achieved through the application of electric currents using non-invasive as well as invasive techniques. Recent technological advancements have evolved into the development of precise devices with capacity to produce well-controlled and effective brain stimulation. Currently, most used non-invasive techniques are repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS) and transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS), whereas the most common invasive technique is deep brain stimulation (DBS). In last decade, application of these brain stimulation techniques has not only exploded but also expanded to wide variety of neurological disorders. Therefore, in the current review, we will provide an overview of the potential of both non-invasive (rTMS and tDCS) and invasive (DBS) brain stimulation techniques in the treatment of such brain diseases.

Keywords

Alzheimers-diseaseAttention-deficit/hyperactivity disorderAutism spectrum disorderBrainCerebrovascular-diseasChronic painCognitive functionDeep brain stimulationDouble-blindElectrical-stimulationHumansInvasive brain stimulationMental disordersNervous system diseasesNon-invasive brain stimulationRepetitive transcranial magnetic stimulationSynaptic plasticityTranscranial direct current stimulationTranscranial magnetic stimulatioTranscranial magnetic stimulation

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Bibliometric impact. Analysis of the contribution and dissemination channel

The work has been published in the journal Cns Neuroscience & Therapeutics due to its progression and the good impact it has achieved in recent years, according to the agency WoS (JCR), it has become a reference in its field. In the year of publication of the work, 2022, it was in position 48/278, thus managing to position itself as a Q1 (Primer Cuartil), in the category Pharmacology & Pharmacy.

From a relative perspective, and based on the normalized impact indicator calculated from World Citations provided by WoS (ESI, Clarivate), it yields a value for the citation normalization relative to the expected citation rate of: 4.71. This indicates that, compared to works in the same discipline and in the same year of publication, it ranks as a work cited above average. (source consulted: ESI Nov 14, 2024)

This information is reinforced by other indicators of the same type, which, although dynamic over time and dependent on the set of average global citations at the time of their calculation, consistently position the work at some point among the top 50% most cited in its field:

  • Weighted Average of Normalized Impact by the Scopus agency: 5.13 (source consulted: FECYT Feb 2024)
  • Field Citation Ratio (FCR) from Dimensions: 16.1 (source consulted: Dimensions Aug 2025)

Specifically, and according to different indexing agencies, this work has accumulated citations as of 2025-08-09, the following number of citations:

  • WoS: 42
  • Scopus: 41
  • Europe PMC: 32

Impact and social visibility

From the perspective of influence or social adoption, and based on metrics associated with mentions and interactions provided by agencies specializing in calculating the so-called "Alternative or Social Metrics," we can highlight as of 2025-08-09:

  • The use, from an academic perspective evidenced by the Altmetric agency indicator referring to aggregations made by the personal bibliographic manager Mendeley, gives us a total of: 141.
  • The use of this contribution in bookmarks, code forks, additions to favorite lists for recurrent reading, as well as general views, indicates that someone is using the publication as a basis for their current work. This may be a notable indicator of future more formal and academic citations. This claim is supported by the result of the "Capture" indicator, which yields a total of: 141 (PlumX).

With a more dissemination-oriented intent and targeting more general audiences, we can observe other more global scores such as:

  • The Total Score from Altmetric: 2.
  • The number of mentions on the social network X (formerly Twitter): 3 (Altmetric).