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One of the most important feature when using a software package is usage and community.
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One of the most important features when using a software package is usage and community.
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If the community is large and the software is popular, it is a safer
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choice as this ensures many problems people encounter have
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been solved - it also means that the code is probably more stable and
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has fewer bugs.
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As of 2020, 56% of the citations of the
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papers below go to EEGLAB, then 25% go to Fieldtrip, and 19% go to
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Brainstorm and various versions of MNE. Note that EEGLAB and Fieldtrip
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are intertwined where Fieldtrip users can write [EEGLAB
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plugins](/others/EEGLAB_and_Fieldtrip.html)
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by adding simple wrappers on their Fieldtrip code. So the pair
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EEGLAB+Fieldtrip comprises 81% of the citations, and it is continuing to
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grow, with the MATLAB-based tools (which include Brainstorm) gathering
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about 90% of all citations. This is a strong argument for using MATLAB
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based tools - and in particular EEGLAB - instead of Python-based tools
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(i.e., MNE).
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Below is an analysis of papers referencing EEGLAB, FieldTrip, MNE,
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MNE-Python, and Brainstorm since 2004. Data were obtained from Google Scholar.
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The number of citation per year corresponds to the following five papers:
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-**EEGLAB**: Delorme, A. and Makeig, S., 2004. EEGLAB: an open source
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toolbox for analysis of single-trial EEG dynamics including
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independent component analysis. Journal of neuroscience methods,
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134(1), pp.9-21
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-**Fieldtrip**: Oostenveld, R., Fries, P., Maris, E., Schoffelen, JM
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(2011). FieldTrip: Open Source Software for Advanced Analysis of
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MEG, EEG, and Invasive Electrophysiological Data. Computational
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Intelligence and Neuroscience, Volume 2011 (2011)
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-**MNE 1**: A. Gramfort, M. Luessi, E. Larson, D. Engemann, D.
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Strohmeier, C. Brodbeck, L. Parkkonen, M. Hämäläinen, MNE software
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for processing MEG and EEG data, NeuroImage, Volume 86, 1 February
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2014, Pages 446-460, ISSN 1053-8119,
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-**MNE Python**: A. Gramfort, M. Luessi, E. Larson, D. Engemann, D.
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Strohmeier, C. Brodbeck, R. Goj, M. Jas, T. Brooks, L. Parkkonen, M.
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Hämäläinen, MEG and EEG data analysis with MNE-Python, Frontiers in
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Neuroscience, Volume 7, 2013, ISSN 1662-453X
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-**Brainstorm**: Tadel, F., Baillet, S., Mosher, J.C., Pantazis, D.
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and Leahy, R.M., 2011. Brainstorm: a user-friendly application for
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MEG/EEG analysis. Computational intelligence and neuroscience, 2011,
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p.8.
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See also this third-party [report](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.neuri.2023.100154) which compares EEGLAB citations with other EEG analysis software packages.
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Below is the figure in an independent [2024 article](https://apertureneuro.org/article/116386-the-art-of-brainwaves-a-survey-on-event-related-potential-visualization-practices) showing the popularity of all software packages.
See also this third-party [2023 report](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.neuri.2023.100154), which compares EEGLAB citations with other EEG analysis software packages.
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