John G. Semmler

6.1k total citations
108 papers, 4.5k citations indexed

About

John G. Semmler is a scholar working on Biomedical Engineering, Cognitive Neuroscience and Neurology. According to data from OpenAlex, John G. Semmler has authored 108 papers receiving a total of 4.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 74 papers in Biomedical Engineering, 72 papers in Cognitive Neuroscience and 71 papers in Neurology. Recurrent topics in John G. Semmler's work include Muscle activation and electromyography studies (74 papers), Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation Studies (71 papers) and Motor Control and Adaptation (54 papers). John G. Semmler is often cited by papers focused on Muscle activation and electromyography studies (74 papers), Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation Studies (71 papers) and Motor Control and Adaptation (54 papers). John G. Semmler collaborates with scholars based in Australia, United States and Germany. John G. Semmler's co-authors include Roger M. Enoka, Michael A. Nordstrom, George M. Opie, Michael C. Ridding, John Cirillo, Kurt W. Kornatz, Martin V. Sale, Nigel C. Rogasch, Jacques Duchateau and Sandra K. Hunter and has published in prestigious journals such as PLoS ONE, The Journal of Physiology and Journal of Neurophysiology.

In The Last Decade

John G. Semmler

103 papers receiving 4.5k citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
John G. Semmler Australia 37 2.7k 2.4k 1.8k 942 490 108 4.5k
Timothy J. Carroll Australia 37 2.7k 1.0× 2.2k 0.9× 1.5k 0.8× 1.3k 1.4× 177 0.4× 112 4.6k
N. Petersen Denmark 44 2.7k 1.0× 2.1k 0.9× 2.4k 1.3× 520 0.6× 613 1.3× 84 5.2k
Richard G. Carson Australia 47 2.5k 0.9× 4.2k 1.7× 1.5k 0.8× 725 0.8× 195 0.4× 154 6.4k
Stephan Riek Australia 34 1.8k 0.6× 2.1k 0.9× 1.1k 0.6× 973 1.0× 130 0.3× 111 4.2k
E. Paul Zehr Canada 44 3.3k 1.2× 2.4k 1.0× 1.9k 1.1× 967 1.0× 216 0.4× 146 5.8k
Miguel Fernández‐del‐Olmo Spain 32 967 0.4× 1.6k 0.7× 1.7k 0.9× 564 0.6× 243 0.5× 116 4.0k
Gary Kamen United States 35 2.6k 1.0× 1.3k 0.5× 642 0.4× 1.5k 1.6× 253 0.5× 91 4.4k
Alain Martin France 43 3.0k 1.1× 1.1k 0.5× 840 0.5× 2.4k 2.5× 325 0.7× 132 4.8k
Inge Zijdewind Netherlands 34 1.4k 0.5× 1.1k 0.5× 641 0.4× 543 0.6× 249 0.5× 86 3.0k
Jaynie F. Yang Canada 43 2.9k 1.1× 1.6k 0.6× 871 0.5× 529 0.6× 550 1.1× 81 5.3k

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Fields of papers citing papers by John G. Semmler

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of John G. Semmler

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All Works

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Atherton, Philip J., et al.. (2025). Theta-gamma transcranial alternating current stimulation enhances ballistic motor performance in healthy young and older adults. Neurobiology of Aging. 152. 1–12. 1 indexed citations
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Phillips, Bethan E., et al.. (2025). Bilateral neuromuscular adaptation to acute unilateral resistance exercise in healthy older adults. GeroScience. 47(6). 6851–6867.
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Opie, George M., et al.. (2024). The effects of intermittent theta burst stimulation over dorsal premotor cortex on primary motor cortex plasticity in young and older adults. European Journal of Neuroscience. 60(2). 4019–4033. 5 indexed citations
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Opie, George M., et al.. (2023). Modulation of dorsal premotor cortex differentially influences I‐wave excitability in primary motor cortex of young and older adults. The Journal of Physiology. 601(14). 2959–2974. 9 indexed citations
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Graetz, Lynton, Ashleigh E. Smith, Brenton Hordacre, et al.. (2022). Do age-related differences in aperiodic neural activity explain differences in resting EEG alpha?. Neurobiology of Aging. 121. 78–87. 65 indexed citations
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Sasaki, Ryoki, John G. Semmler, & George M. Opie. (2022). Threshold Tracked Short-Interval Intracortical Inhibition More Closely Predicts the Cortical Response to Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation. Neuromodulation Technology at the Neural Interface. 25(4). 614–623. 5 indexed citations
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Opie, George M., et al.. (2021). Motor cortex plasticity and visuomotor skill learning in upper and lower limbs of endurance-trained cyclists. European Journal of Applied Physiology. 122(1). 169–184. 6 indexed citations
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Graetz, Lynton, et al.. (2020). Load‐dependent modulation of alpha oscillations during working memory encoding and retention in young and older adults. Psychophysiology. 58(2). e13719–e13719. 16 indexed citations
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Opie, George M., et al.. (2019). Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation-Electroencephalography Measures of Cortical Neuroplasticity Are Altered after Mild Traumatic Brain Injury. Journal of Neurotrauma. 36(19). 2774–2784. 15 indexed citations
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Ridding, Michael C., et al.. (2017). Supplementary motor area—primary motor cortex facilitation in younger but not older adults. Neurobiology of Aging. 64. 85–91. 33 indexed citations
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Opie, George M. & John G. Semmler. (2014). Age-related Differences in Short- and Long-interval Intracortical Inhibition in a Human Hand Muscle. Brain stimulation. 7(5). 665–672. 45 indexed citations
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Trinder, John, et al.. (2013). Motor unit activity in upper airway muscles genioglossus and tensor palatini. Respiratory Physiology & Neurobiology. 188(3). 362–369. 11 indexed citations
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Opie, George M., Peter Catcheside, Zafar A Usmani, Michael C. Ridding, & John G. Semmler. (2013). Motor cortex plasticity induced by theta burst stimulation is impaired in patients with obstructive sleep apnoea. European Journal of Neuroscience. 37(11). 1844–1852. 22 indexed citations
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Cirillo, John, James Hughes, Michael C. Ridding, Paul Q. Thomas, & John G. Semmler. (2012). Differential modulation of motor cortex excitability in BDNF Met allele carriers following experimentally induced and use‐dependent plasticity. European Journal of Neuroscience. 36(5). 2640–2649. 67 indexed citations
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Semmler, John G., Kylie Tucker, Trevor Allen, & Uwe Proske. (2007). Eccentric exercise increases EMG amplitude and force fluctuations during submaximal contractions of elbow flexor muscles. Journal of Applied Physiology. 103(3). 979–989. 81 indexed citations
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Semmler, John G., Martin V. Sale, François G. Meyer, & Michael A. Nordstrom. (2004). Motor-Unit Coherence and Its Relation With Synchrony Are Influenced by Training. Journal of Neurophysiology. 92(6). 3320–3331. 89 indexed citations
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Semmler, John G., et al.. (2003). MOTOR UNIT DISCHARGE DIFFERS WITH INTENSITY AND TYPE OF ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION PERFORMED WITH THE ELBOW FLEXOR MUSCLES. Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise. 35(Supplement 1). S280–S280. 6 indexed citations
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Semmler, John G.. (2002). Motor Unit Synchronization and Neuromuscular Performance. Exercise and Sport Sciences Reviews. 30(1). 8–14. 187 indexed citations
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Semmler, John G., et al.. (2000). Limb immobilization alters muscle activation patterns during a fatiguing isometric contraction. Muscle & Nerve. 23(9). 1381–1392. 2 indexed citations

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