Byron Lai

2.0k total citations · 1 hit paper
57 papers, 1.2k citations indexed

About

Byron Lai is a scholar working on Psychiatry and Mental health, Rehabilitation and Pathology and Forensic Medicine. According to data from OpenAlex, Byron Lai has authored 57 papers receiving a total of 1.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 31 papers in Psychiatry and Mental health, 18 papers in Rehabilitation and 16 papers in Pathology and Forensic Medicine. Recurrent topics in Byron Lai's work include Cerebral Palsy and Movement Disorders (31 papers), Stroke Rehabilitation and Recovery (18 papers) and Balance, Gait, and Falls Prevention (11 papers). Byron Lai is often cited by papers focused on Cerebral Palsy and Movement Disorders (31 papers), Stroke Rehabilitation and Recovery (18 papers) and Balance, Gait, and Falls Prevention (11 papers). Byron Lai collaborates with scholars based in United States, Brazil and Ireland. Byron Lai's co-authors include James H. Rimmer, C. Scott Bickel, Tapan Mehta, Hui‐Ju Young, Robert W. Motl, Mohanraj Thirumalai, Robert W. Motl, Kathleen A. Martin Ginis, Charlie Foster and Christopher B. McBride and has published in prestigious journals such as The Lancet, SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología and PLoS ONE.

In The Last Decade

Byron Lai

51 papers receiving 1.2k citations

Hit Papers

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Participation of people living with disabilities in physical activity: a global perspective

2021 283 citations Kathleen A. Martin Ginis, Hidde P. van der Ploeg et al. The Lancet profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Byron Lai United States	17	421	328	299	215	179	57	1.2k
Laurie A. Malone United States	23	313 0.7×	439 1.3×	168 0.6×	165 0.8×	150 0.8×	71	1.3k
Krista L. Best Canada	20	676 1.6×	741 2.3×	318 1.1×	175 0.8×	97 0.5×	112	1.4k
Sean Tweedy Australia	22	743 1.8×	599 1.8×	167 0.6×	229 1.1×	241 1.3×	77	1.7k
Amy Rauworth United States	7	321 0.8×	165 0.5×	208 0.7×	237 1.1×	272 1.5×	8	1.1k
Andrea Townson Canada	23	402 1.0×	800 2.4×	371 1.2×	257 1.2×	60 0.3×	43	1.6k
Patricia J. Manns Canada	24	509 1.2×	627 1.9×	725 2.4×	233 1.1×	63 0.4×	66	1.9k
Chelsea Pelletier Canada	17	301 0.7×	452 1.4×	225 0.8×	214 1.0×	81 0.5×	49	1.1k
Ewa Wressle Sweden	22	506 1.2×	100 0.3×	270 0.9×	106 0.5×	94 0.5×	62	1.5k
Fiona Barnett Australia	19	345 0.8×	133 0.4×	189 0.6×	137 0.6×	54 0.3×	54	1.3k
Matthew Plow United States	19	335 0.8×	607 1.9×	122 0.4×	113 0.5×	71 0.4×	51	1.2k

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20 of 20 papers shown

Lai, Byron, Joshua Richman, Drew Davis, et al.. (2024). Extended Reality Gaming for Exercise and Mindfulness Throughout Pediatric Cancer Rehabilitation: Protocol for a Randomized Controlled Trial. JMIR Research Protocols. 13. e64879–e64879. 1 indexed citations

Lai, Byron, Robert A. Oster, Drew Davis, et al.. (2024). Telehealth Movement-to-Music With Arm-Based Sprint-Intensity Interval Training to Improve Cardiometabolic Health and Cardiorespiratory Fitness in Children With Cerebral Palsy: Protocol for a Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial. JMIR Research Protocols. 13. e56499–e56499.

Rimmer, James H., et al.. (2024). Current Trends in Virtual Exercise Interventions Among People With Disabilities: A Scoping Review. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 6(4). 100373–100373. 2 indexed citations

Stanish, Heidi I., et al.. (2023). U.S. Physical Activity Para Report Card for Children and Adolescents With Disabilities. Adapted Physical Activity Quarterly. 40(3). 560–567. 9 indexed citations

Lai, Byron, et al.. (2023). Improving Social Isolation and Loneliness Among Adolescents With Physical Disabilities Through Group-Based Virtual Reality Gaming: Feasibility Pre-Post Trial Study. JMIR Formative Research. 7. e47630–e47630. 7 indexed citations

Rimmer, James H., et al.. (2022). Qualitative Evaluation of a Comprehensive Online Wellness Program (MENTOR) Among People With Spinal Cord Injury. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 3. 917898–917898. 3 indexed citations

Lai, Byron, et al.. (2022). Group Telegaming Through Immersive Virtual Reality to Improve Mental Health Among Adolescents With Physical Disabilities: Pre- and Posttrial Protocol. JMIR Research Protocols. 11(10). e42651–e42651. 3 indexed citations

Lai, Byron, et al.. (2022). The Effects of Virtual Reality Tele-exergaming on Cardiometabolic Indicators of Health Among Youth With Cerebral Palsy: Protocol for a Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial. JMIR Research Protocols. 11(8). e40708–e40708. 3 indexed citations

Cederberg, Katie L.J., Brenda Jeng, Jeffer Eidi Sasaki, et al.. (2021). Accuracy and precision of wrist-worn actigraphy for measuring steps taken during over-ground and treadmill walking in adults with Parkinson's disease. Parkinsonism & Related Disorders. 88. 102–107. 11 indexed citations

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Ginis, Kathleen A. Martin, Hidde P. van der Ploeg, Charlie Foster, et al.. (2021). Participation of people living with disabilities in physical activity: a global perspective. The Lancet. 398(10298). 443–455. 283 indexed citations breakdown →

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Lai, Byron, et al.. (2020). COVID-19 Modifications for Remote Teleassessment and Teletraining of a Complementary Alternative Medicine Intervention for People With Multiple Sclerosis: Protocol for a Randomized Controlled Trial. JMIR Research Protocols. 9(7). e18415–e18415. 29 indexed citations

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Lai, Byron, James H. Rimmer, Hui‐Ju Young, et al.. (2020). Critical factors influencing the decision to enroll in a physical activity intervention among a predominant group of adults with spinal cord injury: a grounded theory study. Spinal Cord. 59(1). 17–25. 12 indexed citations

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Lai, Byron, Jeffer Eidi Sasaki, Brenda Jeng, et al.. (2020). Accuracy and Precision of Three Consumer-Grade Motion Sensors During Overground and Treadmill Walking in People With Parkinson Disease: Cross-Sectional Comparative Study. JMIR Rehabilitation and Assistive Technologies. 7(1). e14059–e14059. 22 indexed citations

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Wilroy, Jereme, et al.. (2020). Correlates of adherence in a home-based, self-managed exercise program tailored to wheelchair users with spinal cord injury. Spinal Cord. 59(1). 55–62. 14 indexed citations

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Rimmer, James H., Tapan Mehta, Jereme Wilroy, et al.. (2019). Rationale and design of a Scale-Up Project Evaluating Responsiveness to Home Exercise And Lifestyle Tele-Health (SUPER-HEALTH) in people with physical/mobility disabilities: a type 1 hybrid design effectiveness trial. BMJ Open. 9(3). e023538–e023538. 13 indexed citations

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Lai, Byron, Yu‐Mi Kim, Jereme Wilroy, et al.. (2018). Sustainability of exercise intervention outcomes among people with disabilities: a secondary review. Disability and Rehabilitation. 41(13). 1584–1595. 36 indexed citations

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Lai, Byron, Katie L.J. Cederberg, Kerri A. Vanderbom, et al.. (2018). Characteristics of Adults With Neurologic Disability Recruited for Exercise Trials: A Secondary Analysis. Adapted Physical Activity Quarterly. 35(4). 476–497. 41 indexed citations

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Thirumalai, Mohanraj, James H. Rimmer, Jereme Wilroy, et al.. (2018). TEAMS (Tele-Exercise and Multiple Sclerosis), a Tailored Telerehabilitation mHealth App: Participant-Centered Development and Usability Study. JMIR mhealth and uhealth. 6(5). e10181–e10181. 37 indexed citations

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Lai, Byron, Hui‐Ju Young, C. Scott Bickel, Robert W. Motl, & James H. Rimmer. (2017). Current Trends in Exercise Intervention Research, Technology, and Behavioral Change Strategies for People With Disabilities. American Journal of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation. 96(10). 748–761. 100 indexed citations

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Rimmer, James H. & Byron Lai. (2015). Framing new pathways in transformative exercise for individuals with existing and newly acquired disability. Disability and Rehabilitation. 39(2). 173–180. 45 indexed citations

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