Alan J. McComas

11.4k total citations · 3 hit papers
156 papers, 8.8k citations indexed

About

Alan J. McComas is a scholar working on Biomedical Engineering, Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience and Molecular Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Alan J. McComas has authored 156 papers receiving a total of 8.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 79 papers in Biomedical Engineering, 46 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience and 39 papers in Molecular Biology. Recurrent topics in Alan J. McComas's work include Muscle activation and electromyography studies (79 papers), Neuroscience and Neural Engineering (27 papers) and Muscle Physiology and Disorders (26 papers). Alan J. McComas is often cited by papers focused on Muscle activation and electromyography studies (79 papers), Neuroscience and Neural Engineering (27 papers) and Muscle Physiology and Disorders (26 papers). Alan J. McComas collaborates with scholars based in Canada, United Kingdom and Australia. Alan J. McComas's co-authors include R. E. P. Sica, M. J. Campbell, Alain Bélanger, Anthony A. Vandervoort, A.R.M. Upton, Jonathan I. Quinlan, D. G. Sale, Frank Petito, P. Fawcett and Audrey L. Hicks and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, New England Journal of Medicine and The Lancet.

In The Last Decade

Alan J. McComas

152 papers receiving 8.3k citations

Hit Papers

Physiological changes in ageing muscles 1971 2026 1989 2007 1973 1971 1986 100 200 300 400 500
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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.

  1. Physiological changes in ageing muscles
    1973 579 citations Alan J. McComas et al. Journal of Neurology Neurosurgery & Psychiatry profile →
  2. Electrophysiological estimation of the number of motor units within a human muscle
    1971 509 citations Alan J. McComas, R. E. P. Sica et al. Journal of Neurology Neurosurgery & Psychiatry profile →
  3. Contractile changes in opposing muscles of the human ankle joint with aging
    1986 434 citations Anthony A. Vandervoort, Alan J. McComas Journal of Applied Physiology profile →

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Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Alan J. McComas Canada 51 4.6k 2.0k 1.8k 1.7k 1.6k 156 8.8k
Machiel J. Zwarts Netherlands 48 2.9k 0.6× 897 0.4× 1.6k 0.9× 1.2k 0.7× 1.1k 0.6× 166 8.1k
B. Bigland-Ritchie United States 41 5.6k 1.2× 2.4k 1.2× 1.5k 0.8× 539 0.3× 2.2k 1.4× 52 7.7k
David Burke Australia 63 4.6k 1.0× 1.3k 0.7× 3.1k 1.7× 1.1k 0.7× 4.8k 3.0× 204 12.8k
V. Reggie Edgerton United States 50 2.7k 0.6× 1.3k 0.6× 1.1k 0.6× 1.8k 1.0× 739 0.5× 152 7.3k
Elwood Henneman United States 28 3.7k 0.8× 1.1k 0.5× 2.0k 1.1× 768 0.5× 2.6k 1.6× 45 7.1k
Erik Stålberg Sweden 57 4.5k 1.0× 368 0.2× 2.5k 1.4× 1.2k 0.7× 1.7k 1.0× 338 10.7k
D.I. McCloskey Australia 45 2.6k 0.6× 1.3k 0.6× 806 0.5× 475 0.3× 4.1k 2.5× 118 9.1k
Jacques Duchateau Belgium 62 6.9k 1.5× 5.5k 2.7× 898 0.5× 478 0.3× 2.6k 1.6× 212 12.1k
Fritz Buchthal Denmark 51 2.5k 0.5× 342 0.2× 2.3k 1.3× 1.1k 0.7× 1.1k 0.7× 131 7.8k
P A Merton United Kingdom 28 2.9k 0.6× 1.0k 0.5× 917 0.5× 363 0.2× 2.5k 1.5× 41 6.1k

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All Works

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McComas, Alan J. & A.R.M. Upton. (2016). The Migraine Aura: A Problem for Vision Theory?. Critical Reviews in Biomedical Engineering. 44(5). 347–355. 1 indexed citations
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McComas, Alan J.. (2016). Can cross‐talk occur in human myelinated nerve fibers?. Muscle & Nerve. 54(3). 361–365. 1 indexed citations
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McComas, Alan J., et al.. (1999). Denervation and reinnervation in congenital brachial palsy. Muscle & Nerve. 22(5). 600–607. 22 indexed citations
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McComas, Alan J.. (1998). 1998 ISEK Congress Keynote Lecture. Journal of Electromyography and Kinesiology. 8(6). 391–402. 37 indexed citations
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McComas, Alan J., et al.. (1996). Distal dysfunction and recovery in ulnar neuropathy. Muscle & Nerve. 19(12). 1617–1619. 4 indexed citations
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Enoka, Roger M., Simon C. Gandevia, Alan J. McComas, Douglas G. Stuart, & Christine K. Thomas. (1996). Neural and neuromuscular aspects of muscle fatigue: An introduction. Muscle & Nerve. 19(S4). 1–2. 8 indexed citations
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McComas, Alan J., et al.. (1994). Pseudofacilitation: A misleading term. Muscle & Nerve. 17(6). 599–607. 54 indexed citations
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McComas, Alan J.. (1991). Invited review: Motor unit estimation: Methods, results, and present status. Muscle & Nerve. 14(7). 585–597. 108 indexed citations
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Bélanger, Alain & Alan J. McComas. (1989). Contractile properties of human skeletal muscle in childhood and adolescence. European Journal of Applied Physiology. 58(6). 563–567. 84 indexed citations
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Hicks, Audrey L. & Alan J. McComas. (1989). Increased sodium pump activity following repetitive stimulation of rat soleus muscles.. The Journal of Physiology. 414(1). 337–349. 155 indexed citations
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McCartney, Neil, et al.. (1988). The effects of strength training in patients with selected neuromuscular disorders. Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise. 20(4). 362–368. 101 indexed citations
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Jones, Norman L., Neil McCartney, & Alan J. McComas. (1986). Human muscle power. 87 indexed citations
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Vandervoort, Anthony A. & Alan J. McComas. (1986). Contractile changes in opposing muscles of the human ankle joint with aging. Journal of Applied Physiology. 61(1). 361–367. 434 indexed citations breakdown →
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Vandervoort, Anthony A., Jonathan I. Quinlan, & Alan J. McComas. (1983). Twitch potentiation after voluntary contraction. Experimental Neurology. 81(1). 141–152. 274 indexed citations
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Sica, R. E. P. & Alan J. McComas. (1978). The Neural Hypothesis of Muscular Dystrophy — A Review of Recent Experimental Evidence with particular reference to the Duchenne form. Canadian Journal of Neurological Sciences / Journal Canadien des Sciences Neurologiques. 5(2). 189–197. 11 indexed citations
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McComas, Alan J. & R. E. P. Sica. (1978). Automatic Quantitative Analysis of the Electromyogram in Partially Denervated Distal Muscles: Comparison withMotor Unit Counting. Canadian Journal of Neurological Sciences / Journal Canadien des Sciences Neurologiques. 5(4). 377–383. 16 indexed citations
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McComas, Alan J. & R. E. P. Sica. (1970). MUSCULAR DYSTROPHY: MYOPATHY OR NEUROPATHY?. The Lancet. 295(7656). 1119–1119. 40 indexed citations
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McComas, Alan J., et al.. (1968). The nature of the electrophysiological disorder in adynamia episodica.. Journal of Neurology Neurosurgery & Psychiatry. 31(5). 448–452. 20 indexed citations
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McComas, Alan J., et al.. (1968). Electrical properties of muscle fibre membranes in man.. Journal of Neurology Neurosurgery & Psychiatry. 31(5). 434–440. 19 indexed citations

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