Brett W. Fling

5.0k total citations · 1 hit paper
83 papers, 3.6k citations indexed

About

Brett W. Fling is a scholar working on Psychiatry and Mental health, Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation and Pathology and Forensic Medicine. According to data from OpenAlex, Brett W. Fling has authored 83 papers receiving a total of 3.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 37 papers in Psychiatry and Mental health, 31 papers in Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation and 22 papers in Pathology and Forensic Medicine. Recurrent topics in Brett W. Fling's work include Cerebral Palsy and Movement Disorders (35 papers), Balance, Gait, and Falls Prevention (31 papers) and Multiple Sclerosis Research Studies (21 papers). Brett W. Fling is often cited by papers focused on Cerebral Palsy and Movement Disorders (35 papers), Balance, Gait, and Falls Prevention (31 papers) and Multiple Sclerosis Research Studies (21 papers). Brett W. Fling collaborates with scholars based in United States, Netherlands and India. Brett W. Fling's co-authors include Rachael D. Seidler, Youngbin Kwak, Jessica A. Bernard, Fay B. Horak, David B. Lipps, Joseph T. Gwin, Martina Mancini, John G. Nutt, Rajal G. Cohen and Daniel S. Peterson and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Neuroscience, PLoS ONE and NeuroImage.

In The Last Decade

Brett W. Fling

78 papers receiving 3.6k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Motor control and aging: Links to age-related brain structural, functional, and biochemical effects

2009 1.2k citations Rachael D. Seidler, Brett W. Fling et al. profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Brett W. Fling United States	28	1.3k	944	856	807	792	83	3.6k
Laura Avanzino Italy	35	1.3k 1.0×	915 1.0×	909 1.1×	806 1.0×	1.6k 2.0×	118	4.0k
Richard Staines Canada	39	2.9k 2.1×	667 0.7×	846 1.0×	1.4k 1.7×	347 0.4×	152	4.8k
Jos N. van der Geest Netherlands	31	1.5k 1.1×	689 0.7×	311 0.4×	950 1.2×	521 0.7×	107	3.8k
Ichiro Miyai Japan	31	1.3k 1.0×	835 0.9×	973 1.1×	552 0.7×	832 1.1×	82	4.4k
Christian Dettmers Germany	32	1.8k 1.4×	868 0.9×	244 0.3×	1.1k 1.4×	1.0k 1.3×	108	4.4k
Stephen E. Nadeau United States	33	2.2k 1.7×	1.2k 1.3×	386 0.5×	757 0.9×	1.0k 1.3×	102	5.0k
James P. Coxon Australia	35	2.5k 1.9×	558 0.6×	411 0.5×	1.5k 1.9×	593 0.7×	78	4.3k
Adriana Bastos Conforto Brazil	28	1.0k 0.8×	564 0.6×	233 0.3×	1.5k 1.9×	734 0.9×	130	3.6k
Miguel Fernández‐del‐Olmo Spain	32	1.6k 1.2×	536 0.6×	535 0.6×	1.7k 2.1×	706 0.9×	116	4.0k
Sean P. Dukelow Canada	36	1.6k 1.2×	940 1.0×	265 0.3×	508 0.6×	1.1k 1.3×	175	4.2k

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Fling, Brett W., et al.. (2026). Locomotor adaptation on a split-belt treadmill: mechanisms, modulation, and clinical utility. Journal of Neurophysiology. 135(2). 495–508.

Patrick, Christopher, et al.. (2024). Propulsive Force Modulation Drives Split-Belt Treadmill Adaptation in People with Multiple Sclerosis. Sensors. 24(4). 1067–1067. 4 indexed citations

Ofori, Edward, et al.. (2024). Associating white matter microstructural integrity and improvements in reactive stepping in people with Parkinson’s Disease. Brain Imaging and Behavior. 18(4). 852–862. 1 indexed citations

Fling, Brett W., et al.. (2023). Split-Belt Treadmill Adaptation Improves Spatial and Temporal Gait Symmetry in People with Multiple Sclerosis. Sensors. 23(12). 5456–5456. 7 indexed citations

Swanson, Clayton W. & Brett W. Fling. (2023). Links between Neuroanatomy and Neurophysiology with Turning Performance in People with Multiple Sclerosis. Sensors. 23(17). 7629–7629. 4 indexed citations

Patrick, Christopher, et al.. (2023). Somatosensory Information in Skilled Motor Performance: A Narrative Review. Journal of Motor Behavior. 55(5). 453–474. 3 indexed citations

Hooyman, Andrew, et al.. (2023). Utilizing the ISway to Identify and Compare Balance Domain Deficits in People with Multiple Sclerosis. Multiple Sclerosis and Related Disorders. 73. 104645–104645. 1 indexed citations

Swanson, Clayton W., et al.. (2021). Middle-age people with multiple sclerosis demonstrate similar mobility characteristics to neurotypical older adults. Multiple Sclerosis and Related Disorders. 51. 102924–102924. 14 indexed citations

Swanson, Clayton W. & Brett W. Fling. (2021). Discriminative Mobility Characteristics between Neurotypical Young, Middle-Aged, and Older Adults Using Wireless Inertial Sensors. Sensors. 21(19). 6644–6644. 6 indexed citations

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Peterson, Daniel S., Katrijn Smulders, Martina Mancini, et al.. (2020). Relating Response Inhibition, Brain Connectivity, and Freezing of Gait in People with Parkinson’s Disease. Journal of the International Neuropsychological Society. 27(7). 733–743. 1 indexed citations

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Fling, Brett W., et al.. (2019). Setting boundaries: Utilization of time to boundary for objective evaluation of the balance error scoring system. Journal of Sports Sciences. 38(1). 21–28. 13 indexed citations

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Fling, Brett W., et al.. (2019). Transcallosal Control of Bilateral Actions. Exercise and Sport Sciences Reviews. 47(4). 251–257. 13 indexed citations

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Martini, Douglas N., et al.. (2018). ADSTEP: Preliminary Investigation of a Multicomponent Walking Aid Program in People With Multiple Sclerosis. Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation. 99(10). 2050–2058. 19 indexed citations

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Swanson, Clayton W. & Brett W. Fling. (2018). Associations between gait coordination, variability and motor cortex inhibition in young and older adults. Experimental Gerontology. 113. 163–172. 21 indexed citations

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Kindred, John H., et al.. (2017). Cannabis use in people with Parkinson’s disease and Multiple Sclerosis: A web-based investigation. Complementary Therapies in Medicine. 33. 99–104. 56 indexed citations

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Hildebrand, Andrea, Douglas N. Martini, Brett W. Fling, & Michelle Cameron. (2017). Ambulation Assistive Device Training Prevents Falls, Increases Device Satisfaction and May Decrease Sitting and Increase Walking in MS: A Randomized-Controlled Pilot Study (S24.004). Neurology. 88(16_supplement). 1 indexed citations

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Dale, Marian L., Martina Mancini, Carolin Curtze, Fay B. Horak, & Brett W. Fling. (2016). Freezing of gait associated with a corpus callosum lesion. PubMed. 3(1). 2–2. 6 indexed citations

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Peterson, Daniel S., Geetanjali Gera, Fay B. Horak, & Brett W. Fling. (2016). Corpus Callosum Structural Integrity Is Associated With Postural Control Improvement in Persons With Multiple Sclerosis Who Have Minimal Disability. Neurorehabilitation and neural repair. 31(4). 343–353. 22 indexed citations

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Dodakian, Lucy, Kelli Sharp, Jill See, et al.. (2013). Targeted engagement of a dorsal premotor circuit in the treatment of post-stroke paresis. Neurorehabilitation. 33(1). 13–24. 15 indexed citations

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Fling, Brett W. & Rachael D. Seidler. (2011). Fundamental Differences in Callosal Structure, Neurophysiologic Function, and Bimanual Control in Young and Older Adults. Cerebral Cortex. 22(11). 2643–2652. 95 indexed citations

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