Alma S. Merians

4.7k total citations · 1 hit paper
64 papers, 3.4k citations indexed

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Alma S. Merians is a scholar working on Rehabilitation, Neurology and Cognitive Neuroscience. According to data from OpenAlex, Alma S. Merians has authored 64 papers receiving a total of 3.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 54 papers in Rehabilitation, 29 papers in Neurology and 22 papers in Cognitive Neuroscience. Recurrent topics in Alma S. Merians's work include Stroke Rehabilitation and Recovery (54 papers), Botulinum Toxin and Related Neurological Disorders (29 papers) and Cerebral Palsy and Movement Disorders (19 papers). Alma S. Merians is often cited by papers focused on Stroke Rehabilitation and Recovery (54 papers), Botulinum Toxin and Related Neurological Disorders (29 papers) and Cerebral Palsy and Movement Disorders (19 papers). Alma S. Merians collaborates with scholars based in United States, Netherlands and Germany. Alma S. Merians's co-authors include Howard Poizner, Sergei V. Adamovich, Grigore Burdea, Rareș Boian, Gerard G. Fluet, Marilyn Tremaine, Eugene Tunik, Michael Recce, S. V. Adamovich and David Jack and has published in prestigious journals such as Brain, Scientific Reports and Neuropsychologia.

In The Last Decade

Alma S. Merians

62 papers receiving 3.3k citations

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Virtual reality-enhanced stroke rehabilitation

2001 545 citations David Jack, Rareș Boian et al. IEEE Transactions on Neural Systems and Rehabilitation Engineering profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Alma S. Merians United States	30	2.3k	1.0k	836	773	749	64	3.4k
Sergei V. Adamovich United States	27	1.3k 0.6×	931 0.9×	467 0.6×	583 0.8×	569 0.8×	50	2.4k
Heidi Sveistrup Canada	33	1.6k 0.7×	626 0.6×	510 0.6×	478 0.6×	1.3k 1.8×	132	3.6k
Keith R. Lohse United States	30	1.3k 0.6×	1.2k 1.2×	258 0.3×	398 0.5×	580 0.8×	147	3.8k
Joyce Fung Canada	39	1.8k 0.8×	1.1k 1.1×	267 0.3×	519 0.7×	1.5k 1.9×	153	5.1k
Rareș Boian United States	18	1.7k 0.7×	671 0.6×	802 1.0×	439 0.6×	428 0.6×	38	2.5k
Maureen K. Holden United States	16	2.1k 0.9×	495 0.5×	376 0.4×	547 0.7×	1.3k 1.7×	28	3.4k
Derek G. Kamper United States	36	2.5k 1.1×	1.3k 1.2×	443 0.5×	1.3k 1.7×	850 1.1×	131	4.1k
Belinda Lange United States	28	1.5k 0.6×	401 0.4×	949 1.1×	245 0.3×	580 0.8×	92	3.3k
Laura Dipietro United States	24	1.8k 0.8×	1.1k 1.0×	562 0.7×	720 0.9×	476 0.6×	58	3.3k
Christian Dohle Germany	27	1.2k 0.5×	977 0.9×	207 0.2×	489 0.6×	240 0.3×	56	2.4k

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Patel, Jigna, Qinyin Qiu, Gerard G. Fluet, et al.. (2025). A randomized controlled trial of timing and dosage of upper extremity rehabilitation in virtual environments in persons with subacute stroke. Scientific Reports. 15(1). 13834–13834.

Fluet, Gerard G., Pamela Rothpletz‐Puglia, Qinyin Qiu, et al.. (2024). A Convergent Mixed Methods Design to Assess the Use of the Home Virtual Rehabilitation System By Persons with Chronic Stroke. Games for Health Journal. 13(4). 278–287. 2 indexed citations

Patel, Jigna, et al.. (2024). A Review of the Use of Gaze and Pupil Metrics to Assess Mental Workload in Gamified and Simulated Sensorimotor Tasks. Sensors. 24(6). 1759–1759. 5 indexed citations

Qiu, Qinyin, et al.. (2023). Laboratory-Based Examination of the Reliability and Validity of Kinematic Measures of Wrist and Finger Function Collected by a Telerehabilitation System in Persons with Chronic Stroke. Sensors. 23(5). 2656–2656. 3 indexed citations

Qiu, Qinyin, Gerard G. Fluet, Jigna Patel, et al.. (2022). Evaluation of Changes in Kinematic Measures of Three Dimensional Reach to Grasp Movements in the Early Subacute Period of Recovery from Stroke. 2022 44th Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine & Biology Society (EMBC). 2022. 5107–5110. 1 indexed citations

Fluet, Gerard G., et al.. (2019). Autonomous Use of the Home Virtual Rehabilitation System: A Feasibility and Pilot Study. Games for Health Journal. 8(6). 432–438. 27 indexed citations

Fluet, Gerard G., Alma S. Merians, Qinyin Qiu, Amy L. Davidow, & Sergei V. Adamovich. (2014). Comparing integrated training of the hand and arm with isolated training of the same effectors in persons with stroke using haptically rendered virtual environments, a randomized clinical trial. Journal of NeuroEngineering and Rehabilitation. 11(1). 126–126. 29 indexed citations

Fluet, Gerard G., et al.. (2014). Robotic/virtual reality intervention program individualized to meet the specific sensorimotor impairments of an individual patient: a case study. International Journal on Disability and Human Development. 13(3). 401–407. 2 indexed citations

Fluet, Gerard G., et al.. (2012). Robots Integrated With Virtual Reality Simulations for Customized Motor Training in a Person With Upper Extremity Hemiparesis. Journal of Neurologic Physical Therapy. 36(2). 79–86. 24 indexed citations

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Merians, Alma S., et al.. (2011). Learning in a Virtual Environment Using Haptic Systems for Movement Re-Education: Can This Medium Be Used for Remodeling other Behaviors and Actions?. Journal of Diabetes Science and Technology. 5(2). 301–308. 15 indexed citations

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Qiu, Qinyin, et al.. (2011). A comparison of motor adaptations to robotically facilitated upper extremity task practice demonstrated by children with cerebral palsy and adults with stroke. PubMed. 2011. 1–5. 8 indexed citations

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Qiu, Qinyin, et al.. (2010). Integrated versus isolated training of the hemiparetic upper extremity in haptically rendered virtual environments. PubMed. 43. 2255–2258. 8 indexed citations

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Adamovich, S. V., et al.. (2009). A virtual reality-based system integrated with fmri to study neural mechanisms of action observation-execution: A proof of concept study. Restorative Neurology and Neuroscience. 27(3). 209–223. 70 indexed citations

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Adamovich, Sergei V., et al.. (2009). Design of a complex virtual reality simulation to train finger motion for persons with hemiparesis: a proof of concept study. Journal of NeuroEngineering and Rehabilitation. 6(1). 28–28. 101 indexed citations

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Boian, Rareș, et al.. (2006). The Rutgers Arm, a Rehabilitation System in Virtual Reality: A Pilot Study. CyberPsychology & Behavior. 9(2). 148–152. 65 indexed citations

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Lewis, Jeffrey A., et al.. (2006). fMRI Analysis of Neural Mechanisms Underlying Rehabilitation in Virtual Reality: Activating Secondary Motor Areas. Conference proceedings. 2 indexed citations

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Jack, David, Rareș Boian, Alma S. Merians, et al.. (2001). Virtual reality-enhanced stroke rehabilitation. IEEE Transactions on Neural Systems and Rehabilitation Engineering. 9(3). 308–318. 545 indexed citations breakdown →

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Jack, David, Rareș Boian, Alma S. Merians, et al.. (2000). A virtual reality-based exercise program for stroke rehabilitation. View. 56–63. 43 indexed citations

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Merians, Alma S., MaryAnn Clark, Howard Poizner, et al.. (1999). Apraxia Differs in Corticobasal Degeneration and Left-Parietal Stroke: A Case Study. Brain and Cognition. 40(2). 314–335. 21 indexed citations

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Poizner, Howard, Alma S. Merians, Mary Ann Clark, et al.. (1998). Left hemispheric specialization for learned, skilled, and purposeful action.. Neuropsychology. 12(2). 163–182. 29 indexed citations

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