Edward V. Evarts

10.4k total citations · 3 hit papers
75 papers, 7.3k citations indexed

About

Edward V. Evarts is a scholar working on Cognitive Neuroscience, Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience and Biomedical Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Edward V. Evarts has authored 75 papers receiving a total of 7.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 37 papers in Cognitive Neuroscience, 19 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience and 10 papers in Biomedical Engineering. Recurrent topics in Edward V. Evarts's work include EEG and Brain-Computer Interfaces (16 papers), Motor Control and Adaptation (14 papers) and Neural dynamics and brain function (14 papers). Edward V. Evarts is often cited by papers focused on EEG and Brain-Computer Interfaces (16 papers), Motor Control and Adaptation (14 papers) and Neural dynamics and brain function (14 papers). Edward V. Evarts collaborates with scholars based in United States, Czechia and Sweden. Edward V. Evarts's co-authors include J. Tanji, Christoph Fromm, W. T. Thach, H. Teräväinen, Donald B. Calne, Jun Tanji, Minoru Kimura, Steven P. Wise, Janusz Rajkowski and Marinos C. Dalakas and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

In The Last Decade

Edward V. Evarts

73 papers receiving 6.7k citations

Hit Papers

Relation of pyramidal tract activity to force exerted dur... 1968 2026 1987 2006 1968 1976 1981 250 500 750
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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. Relation of pyramidal tract activity to force exerted during voluntary movement.
    1968 871 citations Edward V. Evarts Journal of Neurophysiology profile →
  2. Anticipatory activity of motor cortex neurons in relation to direction of an intended movement
    1976 505 citations Edward V. Evarts et al. Journal of Neurophysiology profile →
  3. REACTION TIME IN PARKINSON'S DISEASE
    1981 390 citations Edward V. Evarts et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Edward V. Evarts United States 42 5.3k 2.0k 1.8k 1.3k 855 75 7.3k
James C. Houk United States 49 5.1k 1.0× 1.9k 0.9× 2.4k 1.3× 2.6k 2.1× 1.1k 1.3× 118 8.0k
Kisou Kubota Japan 39 3.3k 0.6× 1.0k 0.5× 1.2k 0.6× 595 0.5× 524 0.6× 97 5.6k
Jerome N. Sanes United States 38 4.5k 0.9× 1.7k 0.8× 1.4k 0.8× 2.0k 1.6× 711 0.8× 82 6.6k
Steven P. Wise United States 50 8.1k 1.5× 2.6k 1.3× 1.3k 0.7× 1.7k 1.4× 1.4k 1.7× 97 10.4k
A. P. Georgopoulos United States 23 5.7k 1.1× 1.5k 0.7× 1.4k 0.7× 604 0.5× 1.1k 1.3× 46 7.0k
James B. Ranck United States 20 4.4k 0.8× 4.0k 2.0× 319 0.2× 780 0.6× 296 0.3× 27 6.4k
Eberhard E. Fetz United States 61 9.5k 1.8× 5.4k 2.6× 3.5k 1.9× 1.9k 1.5× 795 0.9× 143 11.6k
Jun Tanji Japan 52 7.4k 1.4× 1.3k 0.6× 1.1k 0.6× 1.4k 1.1× 1.5k 1.7× 109 9.0k
Raǵnar Granit Sweden 36 1.7k 0.3× 1.8k 0.9× 1.2k 0.7× 962 0.8× 233 0.3× 83 4.4k
C.A. Terzuolo United States 33 2.3k 0.4× 1.1k 0.5× 962 0.5× 501 0.4× 601 0.7× 76 3.7k

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Evarts, Edward V. & Steven P. Wise. (1984). Basal Ganglia Outputs and Motor Control. Novartis Foundation symposium. 107. 83–113. 53 indexed citations
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Evarts, Edward V., et al.. (1983). Motor Cortex control of finely graded forces. Journal of Neurophysiology. 49(5). 1199–1215. 176 indexed citations
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Fromm, Christoph & Edward V. Evarts. (1982). Pyramidal tract neurons in somatosensory cortex: central and peripheral inputs during voluntary movement. Brain Research. 238(1). 186–191. 81 indexed citations
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Fromm, Christoph & Edward V. Evarts. (1977). Relation of motor cortex neurons to precisely controlled and ballistic movements. Neuroscience Letters. 5(5). 259–265. 78 indexed citations
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Evarts, Edward V. & Raǵnar Granit. (1976). Relations of Reflexes and Intended Movements. Progress in brain research. 44. 1–14. 98 indexed citations
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Schwartz, William J., et al.. (1976). Unilateral electrolytic lesions of the substantia nigra cause contralateral circling in rats. Brain Research. 105(2). 358–361. 40 indexed citations
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Evarts, Edward V.. (1975). Central processing of sensory input leading to motor output. MIT Press eBooks. 7 indexed citations
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Evarts, Edward V.. (1972). Contrasts between activity of precentral and postcentral neurons of cerebral cortex during movement in the monkey. Brain Research. 40(1). 25–31. 67 indexed citations
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Evarts, Edward V.. (1971). Central control of movement. V. Feedback and corollary discharge: a merging of the concepts.. PubMed. 9(1). 86–112. 70 indexed citations
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Evarts, Edward V.. (1969). Activity of pyramidal tract neurons during postural fixation.. Journal of Neurophysiology. 32(3). 375–385. 132 indexed citations
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Kety, Seymour S., Edward V. Evarts, & Harold L. Williams. (1967). Sleep and altered states of consciousness : proceedings of the association, December 3 and 4, 1965, New York, N.Y.. 2 indexed citations
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Evarts, Edward V.. (1965). RELATION OF DISCHARGE FREQUENCY TO CONDUCTION VELOCITY IN PYRAMIDAL TRACT NEURONS. Journal of Neurophysiology. 28(2). 216–228. 181 indexed citations
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Evarts, Edward V.. (1965). Relation of Cell Size to Effects of Sleep in Pyramidal Tract Neurons. Progress in brain research. 18. 81–91. 15 indexed citations
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Evarts, Edward V., et al.. (1962). Spontaneous Discharge of Single Neurons during Sleep and Waking. Science. 135(3505). 726–728. 72 indexed citations
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Evarts, Edward V., et al.. (1961). An evoked response detector. Electroencephalography and Clinical Neurophysiology. 13(3). 478–480. 5 indexed citations
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Evarts, Edward V. & John R. Hughes. (1957). Relation of Posttetanic Potentiation to Subnormality of Lateral Geniculate Potentials. American Journal of Physiology-Legacy Content. 188(2). 238–244. 19 indexed citations
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Evarts, Edward V.. (1956). Some Effects of Bufotenine and Lysergic Acid Diethylamide on the Monkey. Archives of Neurology And Psychiatry. 75(1). 49–49. 41 indexed citations
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Hughes, John R., Edward V. Evarts, & Wade H. Marshall. (1956). Post-Tetanic Potentiation in the Visual System of Cats. American Journal of Physiology-Legacy Content. 186(3). 483–487. 27 indexed citations
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Evarts, Edward V.. (1953). TEST OF "THE ABSTRACT ATTITUDE" IN CHIMPANZEES FOLLOWING ABLATION OF PREFRONTAL CORTEX. Archives of Neurology And Psychiatry. 69(3). 323–323. 4 indexed citations
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Evarts, Edward V.. (1952). EFFECT OF AUDITORY CORTEX ABLATION ON FREQUENCY DISCRIMINATION IN MONKEY. Journal of Neurophysiology. 15(6). 443–448. 24 indexed citations

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