Å. B. Vallbo

15.8k total citations · 4 hit papers
71 papers, 11.5k citations indexed

About

Å. B. Vallbo is a scholar working on Cognitive Neuroscience, Biomedical Engineering and Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience. According to data from OpenAlex, Å. B. Vallbo has authored 71 papers receiving a total of 11.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 52 papers in Cognitive Neuroscience, 42 papers in Biomedical Engineering and 14 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience. Recurrent topics in Å. B. Vallbo's work include Muscle activation and electromyography studies (33 papers), Tactile and Sensory Interactions (33 papers) and Motor Control and Adaptation (28 papers). Å. B. Vallbo is often cited by papers focused on Muscle activation and electromyography studies (33 papers), Tactile and Sensory Interactions (33 papers) and Motor Control and Adaptation (28 papers). Å. B. Vallbo collaborates with scholars based in Sweden, United Kingdom and Canada. Å. B. Vallbo's co-authors include Roland S. Johansson, K E Hagbarth, Johan Wessberg, B. Gunnar Wallin, Håkan Olausson, H. E. Torebjörk, Benoni B. Edin, M. Knibestöl, Francis McGlone and M. Hulliger and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Neuroscience, Physiological Reviews and Nature Neuroscience.

In The Last Decade

Å. B. Vallbo

71 papers receiving 10.9k citations

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Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if it has ≥500 total citations, achieves ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (this is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it), or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

Somatosensory, proprioceptive, and sympathetic activity in human peripheral nerves

1979 1.2k citations Å. B. Vallbo, K E Hagbarth et al. profile →
Tactile sensibility in the human hand: relative and absolute densities of four types of mechanoreceptive units in glabrous skin.

1979 908 citations Å. B. Vallbo et al. The Journal of Physiology profile →
Unmyelinated tactile afferents signal touch and project to insular cortex

2002 724 citations Håkan Olausson, B. Gunnar Wallin et al. profile →
Properties of cutaneous mechanoreceptors in the human hand related to touch sensation.

1984 683 citations Å. B. Vallbo et al. profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Å. B. Vallbo Sweden	51	7.1k	3.5k	1.6k	1.6k	1.5k	71	11.5k
D.I. McCloskey Australia	45	4.1k 0.6×	2.6k 0.7×	2.0k 1.2×	806 0.5×	1.1k 0.8×	118	9.1k
K E Hagbarth Sweden	50	3.3k 0.5×	3.4k 1.0×	3.1k 1.9×	1.5k 1.0×	817 0.5×	90	11.1k
Uwe Proske Australia	59	4.0k 0.6×	4.9k 1.4×	843 0.5×	1.1k 0.7×	944 0.6×	233	12.2k
Ryusuke Kakigi Japan	56	8.6k 1.2×	823 0.2×	567 0.3×	964 0.6×	851 0.6×	425	12.5k
B. Conrad Germany	56	4.0k 0.6×	1.3k 0.4×	780 0.5×	1.4k 0.9×	669 0.4×	181	9.9k
Janet L. Taylor Australia	71	5.7k 0.8×	7.3k 2.1×	1.0k 0.6×	921 0.6×	656 0.4×	284	15.7k
Roland S. Johansson Sweden	72	16.7k 2.4×	10.7k 3.0×	244 0.1×	2.2k 1.3×	3.2k 2.1×	150	21.8k
Roger M. Enoka United States	81	9.2k 1.3×	16.0k 4.5×	1.0k 0.6×	2.6k 1.6×	1.1k 0.7×	335	22.8k
François Mauguı̀ere France	75	9.3k 1.3×	803 0.2×	704 0.4×	3.3k 2.1×	673 0.4×	347	17.9k
André Mouraux Belgium	46	5.6k 0.8×	692 0.2×	846 0.5×	821 0.5×	673 0.4×	210	8.7k

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Vallbo, Å. B.. (2018). Microneurography: how it started and how it works. Journal of Neurophysiology. 120(3). 1415–1427. 53 indexed citations

Björnsdotter, Malin, Line S. Löken, Håkan Olausson, Å. B. Vallbo, & Johan Wessberg. (2009). Somatotopic Organization of Gentle Touch Processing in the Posterior Insular Cortex. Journal of Neuroscience. 29(29). 9314–9320. 199 indexed citations

McGlone, Francis, Å. B. Vallbo, Håkan Olausson, Line S. Löken, & Johan Wessberg. (2007). Discriminative touch and emotional touch.. Canadian Journal of Experimental Psychology/Revue canadienne de psychologie expérimentale. 61(3). 173–183. 220 indexed citations

Wessberg, Johan, et al.. (2003). Receptive Field Properties of Unmyelinated Tactile Afferents in the Human Skin. Journal of Neurophysiology. 89(3). 1567–1575. 124 indexed citations

Jones, Kelvin E., Johan Wessberg, & Å. B. Vallbo. (2001). Directional tuning of human forearm muscle afferents during voluntary wrist movements. The Journal of Physiology. 536(2). 635–647. 73 indexed citations

Jones, Kelvin E., et al.. (2001). Proprioceptive feedback is reduced during adaptation to a visuomotor transformation: preliminary findings. Neuroreport. 12(18). 4029–4033. 55 indexed citations

Wessberg, Johan & Å. B. Vallbo. (1995). Coding of pulsatile motor output by human muscle afferents during slow finger movements.. The Journal of Physiology. 485(1). 271–282. 67 indexed citations

Macefield, Vaughan G., B. Gunnar Wallin, & Å. B. Vallbo. (1994). The discharge behaviour of single vasoconstrictor motoneurones in human muscle nerves.. The Journal of Physiology. 481(3). 799–809. 209 indexed citations

Wallin, B. Gunnar, Vaughan G. Macefield, Å. B. Vallbo, Simon C. Gandevia, & David Burke. (1993). Baroreflex and respiratory modulation of single and multi-unit sympathetic activity in human muscle nerves. Journal of the Autonomic Nervous System. 43. 51–51. 1 indexed citations

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Vallbo, Å. B., et al.. (1990). Human muscle spindle response in a motor learning task.. The Journal of Physiology. 421(1). 553–568. 61 indexed citations

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Nagaoka, Masanori, et al.. (1990). RESPONSE PROFILES OF HUMAN MUSCLE: AFFERENTS DURING ACTIVE FINGER MOVEMENTS. Brain. 113(2). 325–346. 76 indexed citations

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Edin, Benoni B. & Å. B. Vallbo. (1990). Muscle afferent responses to isometric contractions and relaxations in humans. Journal of Neurophysiology. 63(6). 1307–1313. 125 indexed citations

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Nagaoka, Masanori, et al.. (1990). Lack of fusimotor modulation in a motor adaptation task in man. Acta Physiologica Scandinavica. 140(1). 23–30. 7 indexed citations

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Vallbo, Å. B., et al.. (1988). Role of the human fusimotor system in a motor adaptation task.. The Journal of Physiology. 401(1). 77–95. 48 indexed citations

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Torebjörk, H. E., Å. B. Vallbo, & J. L. Ochoa. (1987). INTRANEURAL MICROSTIMULATION IN MAN. Brain. 110(6). 1509–1529. 133 indexed citations

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Hulliger, M., Erik Nordh, & Å. B. Vallbo. (1985). Discharge in muscle spindle afferents related to direction of slow precision movements in man.. The Journal of Physiology. 362(1). 437–453. 55 indexed citations

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Vallbo, Å. B.. (1974). Afferent Discharge from Human Muscle Spindles in Non‐Contracting Muscles. Steady State Impulse Frequency as a Function of Joint Angle. Acta Physiologica Scandinavica. 90(2). 303–318. 108 indexed citations

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Vallbo, Å. B.. (1971). C5: Time Difference between Onset of Spindle Acceleration and Skeletomotor Activation in Isometric Voluntary Contractions in Man. Acta Physiologica Scandinavica. 82(s1). 15A–16A. 5 indexed citations

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Vallbo, Å. B.. (1970). Discharge Patterns in Human Muscle Spindle Afferents during Isometric Voluntary Contractions. Acta Physiologica Scandinavica. 80(4). 552–566. 135 indexed citations

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Hagbarth, K E & Å. B. Vallbo. (1968). Pulse and Respiratory Grouping of Sympathetic Impulses in Human Muscle Nerves. Acta Physiologica Scandinavica. 74(1-2). 96–108. 317 indexed citations

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