Carol L. Richards

15.5k total citations · 3 hit papers
131 papers, 11.7k citations indexed

About

Carol L. Richards is a scholar working on Rehabilitation, Psychiatry and Mental health and Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation. According to data from OpenAlex, Carol L. Richards has authored 131 papers receiving a total of 11.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 66 papers in Rehabilitation, 54 papers in Psychiatry and Mental health and 33 papers in Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation. Recurrent topics in Carol L. Richards's work include Stroke Rehabilitation and Recovery (66 papers), Cerebral Palsy and Movement Disorders (53 papers) and Balance, Gait, and Falls Prevention (33 papers). Carol L. Richards is often cited by papers focused on Stroke Rehabilitation and Recovery (66 papers), Cerebral Palsy and Movement Disorders (53 papers) and Balance, Gait, and Falls Prevention (33 papers). Carol L. Richards collaborates with scholars based in Canada, United States and Australia. Carol L. Richards's co-authors include Francine Malouin, Julien Doyon, Sandra J. Olney, Philip L. Jackson, Catherine M. Dean, Anouk Lamontagne, Martin F. Lafleur, Sharon Wood-Dauphinée, E. Knutsson and Anne Durand and has published in prestigious journals such as NeuroImage, Brain and Neurology.

In The Last Decade

Carol L. Richards

130 papers receiving 11.2k 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.

Effects of Augmented Exercise Therapy Time After Stroke

2004 813 citations Carol L. Richards et al. profile →
Hemiparetic gait following stroke. Part I: Characteristics

1996 695 citations Carol L. Richards et al. Gait & Posture profile →
Task-related circuit training improves performance of locomotor tasks in chronic stroke: A randomized, controlled pilot trial

2000 502 citations Catherine M. Dean, Carol L. Richards et al. Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Carol L. Richards Canada	56	5.8k	4.0k	2.9k	2.7k	1.9k	131	11.7k
Francine Malouin Canada	53	3.4k 0.6×	2.7k 0.7×	1.8k 0.6×	2.6k 1.0×	1.5k 0.8×	118	9.1k
Carolee J. Winstein United States	55	8.5k 1.5×	3.5k 0.9×	1.6k 0.5×	4.0k 1.5×	2.3k 1.2×	220	13.3k
Mindy F. Levin Canada	56	7.5k 1.3×	3.9k 1.0×	1.7k 0.6×	4.0k 1.5×	3.2k 1.6×	221	12.3k
Marjorie Woollacott United States	61	3.0k 0.5×	8.0k 2.0×	10.1k 3.5×	3.1k 1.1×	2.3k 1.2×	155	17.3k
Anne Shumway‐Cook United States	48	3.7k 0.6×	8.2k 2.1×	10.4k 3.6×	2.0k 0.7×	1.8k 1.0×	83	17.4k
Alexander C. H. Geurts Netherlands	55	5.2k 0.9×	4.7k 1.2×	4.0k 1.4×	1.4k 0.5×	2.2k 1.2×	268	11.8k
Steven L. Wolf United States	70	11.0k 1.9×	6.5k 1.6×	4.8k 1.7×	2.6k 0.9×	2.9k 1.5×	282	18.9k
Jacques Duysens Netherlands	64	1.9k 0.3×	3.6k 0.9×	5.0k 1.8×	5.1k 1.9×	5.8k 3.0×	318	14.3k
Steven C. Cramer United States	78	10.1k 1.7×	3.1k 0.8×	837 0.3×	6.0k 2.2×	3.1k 1.6×	324	21.1k
Lorie Richards United States	37	5.6k 1.0×	2.4k 0.6×	1.1k 0.4×	1.5k 0.6×	1.1k 0.6×	99	8.1k

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Malouin, Francine, et al.. (2020). Effects of prolonged muscle stretch on reflex and voluntary muscle activations in children with spastic cerebral palsy. Journal of Rehabilitation Medicine. 22(4). 171–180. 5 indexed citations

Duclos, Cyril, et al.. (2013). Effects of walking with loads above the ankle on gait parameters of persons with hemiparesis after stroke. Clinical Biomechanics. 29(3). 265–271. 17 indexed citations

Malouin, Francine, Philip L. Jackson, & Carol L. Richards. (2013). Towards the integration of mental practice in rehabilitation programs. A critical review. Frontiers in Human Neuroscience. 7. 576–576. 147 indexed citations

Richards, Carol L., et al.. (2013). The value of mental health nurses working in primary care mental health teams. Mental Health Practice. 16(10). 19–23. 2 indexed citations

Maltais, Désirée B., et al.. (2012). Measuring steady-state oxygen uptake during the 6-min walk test in adults with cerebral palsy. International Journal of Rehabilitation Research. 35(2). 181–183. 6 indexed citations

Guillot, Aymeric, et al.. (2008). Brain activity during visual versus kinesthetic imagery: An fMRI study. Human Brain Mapping. 30(7). 2157–2172. 427 indexed citations

Guillot, Aymeric, et al.. (2008). Functional neuroanatomical networks associated with expertise in motor imagery. NeuroImage. 41(4). 1471–1483. 236 indexed citations

Fung, Joyce, Carol L. Richards, Francine Malouin, Bradford J. McFadyen, & Anouk Lamontagne. (2006). A Treadmill and Motion Coupled Virtual Reality System for Gait Training Post-Stroke. CyberPsychology & Behavior. 9(2). 157–162. 213 indexed citations

Fung, Joyce, Francine Malouin, Bradford J. McFadyen, et al.. (2005). Locomotor rehabilitation in a complex virtual environment. PubMed. 4. 4859–4861. 39 indexed citations

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Richards, Carol L., et al.. (2005). The circumvention of obstacles during walking in different environmental contexts: A comparison between older and younger adults. Gait & Posture. 24(3). 364–369. 77 indexed citations

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Salbach, Nancy M., Nancy E. Mayo, Johanne Higgins, et al.. (2001). Responsiveness and predictability of gait speed and other disability measures in acute stroke. Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation. 82(9). 1204–1212. 340 indexed citations

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Lamontagne, Anouk, Francine Malouin, & Carol L. Richards. (2001). Locomotor-specific measure of spasticity of plantarflexor muscles after stroke. Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation. 82(12). 1696–1704. 95 indexed citations

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Richards, Carol L., Francine Malouin, & Catherine M. Dean. (2000). Maximizing locomotor recovery after stroke. Archives of Physiology and Biochemistry. 108. 2 indexed citations

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Malouin, Francine & Carol L. Richards. (2000). Preparatory adjustments during gait initiation in 4–6-year-old children. Gait & Posture. 11(3). 239–253. 45 indexed citations

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Moffet, Hélène, et al.. (1998). Effects of the type of meniscal lesion on knee function. Journal of Electromyography and Kinesiology. 8(6). 411–422. 7 indexed citations

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Lamontagne, Anouk, Francine Malouin, Carol L. Richards, & Francine Dumas. (1997). Impaired viscoelastic behaviour of spastic plantarflexors during passive stretch at different velocities. Clinical Biomechanics. 12(7-8). 508–515. 26 indexed citations

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Moffet, Hélène, Carol L. Richards, Francine Malouin, & Gina Bravo. (1993). Impact of knee extensor strength deficits on stair ascent performance in patients after medial meniscectomy. Journal of Rehabilitation Medicine. 25(2). 63–71. 29 indexed citations

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Richards, Carol L., Francine Malouin, Sharon Wood-Dauphinée, et al.. (1993). Task-specific physical therapy for optimization of gait recovery in acute stroke patients. Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation. 74(6). 612–620. 276 indexed citations

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Malouin, Francine, et al.. (1989). Effects of prolonged muscle stretch on reflex and voluntary muscle activations in children with spastic cerebral palsy. Journal of Rehabilitation Medicine. 22(4). 171–180. 12 indexed citations

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Barbeau, H., Carol L. Richards, & P.J. Bédard. (1982). Action of cyproheptadine in spastic paraparetic patients.. Journal of Neurology Neurosurgery & Psychiatry. 45(10). 923–926. 40 indexed citations

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