John P. Scholz

8.4k total citations · 3 hit papers
74 papers, 6.4k citations indexed

About

John P. Scholz is a scholar working on Cognitive Neuroscience, Biomedical Engineering and Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation. According to data from OpenAlex, John P. Scholz has authored 74 papers receiving a total of 6.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 49 papers in Cognitive Neuroscience, 46 papers in Biomedical Engineering and 25 papers in Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation. Recurrent topics in John P. Scholz's work include Motor Control and Adaptation (49 papers), Muscle activation and electromyography studies (42 papers) and Balance, Gait, and Falls Prevention (25 papers). John P. Scholz is often cited by papers focused on Motor Control and Adaptation (49 papers), Muscle activation and electromyography studies (42 papers) and Balance, Gait, and Falls Prevention (25 papers). John P. Scholz collaborates with scholars based in United States, Germany and Brazil. John P. Scholz's co-authors include Mark L. Latash, Gregor Schöner, Sai K. Banala, Sunil K. Agrawal, Seok Hun Kim, Vijaya Krishnamoorthy, Vladimir M. Zatsiorsky, Thomas S. Buchanan, Wei‐Li Hsu and Santosh Kumari Agrawal and has published in prestigious journals such as PLoS ONE, Journal of Neurophysiology and Brain Research.

In The Last Decade

John P. Scholz

73 papers receiving 6.2k citations

Hit Papers

Motor Control Strategies Revealed in the Structure of Mot... 2002 2026 2010 2018 2002 2008 2007 200 400 600
What are hit papers?

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. Motor Control Strategies Revealed in the Structure of Motor Variability
    2002 618 citations Mark L. Latash, John P. Scholz et al. profile →
  2. Robot Assisted Gait Training With Active Leg Exoskeleton (ALEX)
    2008 576 citations Sai K. Banala, Seok Hun Kim et al. IEEE Transactions on Neural Systems and Rehabilitation Engineering profile →
  3. Toward a New Theory of Motor Synergies
    2007 574 citations Mark L. Latash, John P. Scholz et al. Motor Control profile →

Peers

John P. Scholz
E. Paul Zehr Canada
Kenneth G. Holt United States
Theodore E. Milner Canada
Marco Schieppati Italy
Vladimir M. Zatsiorsky United States
J. Timothy Inglis Canada
Richard G. Carson Australia
Catherine Dißelhorst-Klug Germany
Jaynie F. Yang Canada
Robert L. Sainburg United States
E. Paul Zehr Canada
John P. Scholz
Citations per year, relative to John P. Scholz John P. Scholz (= 1×) peers E. Paul Zehr

Countries citing papers authored by John P. Scholz

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Fields of papers citing papers by John P. Scholz

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of John P. Scholz

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of John P. Scholz. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of John P. Scholz based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with John P. Scholz. John P. Scholz is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Srivastava, Shraddha, Pei-Chun Kao, Darcy S. Reisman, Jill S. Higginson, & John P. Scholz. (2016). Coordination of muscles to control the footpath during over-ground walking in neurologically intact individuals and stroke survivors. Experimental Brain Research. 234(7). 1903–1914. 15 indexed citations
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Mattos, Daniela, et al.. (2013). Motor Equivalence (ME) During Reaching: Is ME Observable at the Muscle Level?. Motor Control. 17(2). 145–175. 31 indexed citations
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Willy, Richard W., John P. Scholz, & Irene S. Davis. (2012). Mirror gait retraining for the treatment of patellofemoral pain in female runners. Clinical Biomechanics. 27(10). 1045–1051. 165 indexed citations
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Freitas, Sandra Maria Sbeghen Ferreira de, John P. Scholz, & Mark L. Latash. (2010). Analyses of joint variance related to voluntary whole-body movements performed in standing. Journal of Neuroscience Methods. 188(1). 89–96. 26 indexed citations
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Scholz, John P.. (2008). Implications of Research on Motor Redundancy for Rehabilitation of Neurological Patients. 35(1). 128–2; author reply 1820. 2 indexed citations
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Banala, Sai K., Seok Hun Kim, Sunil K. Agrawal, & John P. Scholz. (2008). Robot Assisted Gait Training With Active Leg Exoskeleton (ALEX). IEEE Transactions on Neural Systems and Rehabilitation Engineering. 17(1). 2–8. 576 indexed citations breakdown →
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Tseng, Ya-weng, John P. Scholz, & James C. Galloway. (2008). The organization of intralimb and interlimb synergies in response to different joint dynamics. Experimental Brain Research. 193(2). 239–254. 10 indexed citations
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Hsu, Wei‐Li, John P. Scholz, Gregor Schöner, John J. Jeka, & Tim Kiemel. (2007). Control and Estimation of Posture During Quiet Stance Depends on Multijoint Coordination. Journal of Neurophysiology. 97(4). 3024–3035. 234 indexed citations
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Tseng, Ya-weng, et al.. (2006). Effects of Movement Frequency and Joint Kinetics on the Joint Coordination Underlying Bimanual Circle Drawing. Journal of Motor Behavior. 38(5). 383–404. 12 indexed citations
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Scholz, John P., et al.. (2006). The role of kinematic redundancy in adaptation of reaching. Experimental Brain Research. 176(1). 54–69. 94 indexed citations
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Reisman, Darcy S. & John P. Scholz. (2005). Workspace location influences joint coordination during reaching in post-stroke hemiparesis. Experimental Brain Research. 170(2). 265–276. 59 indexed citations
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Tseng, Ya-weng & John P. Scholz. (2005). Unilateral vs. Bilateral coordination of circle-drawing tasks. Acta Psychologica. 120(2). 172–198. 24 indexed citations
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Hsu, Wei‐Li, Vijaya Krishnamoorthy, & John P. Scholz. (2005). An alternative test of electromyographic normalization in patients. Muscle & Nerve. 33(2). 232–241. 39 indexed citations
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Danion, Frédéric, Gregor Schöner, Mark L. Latash, et al.. (2003). A mode hypothesis for finger interaction during multi-finger force-production tasks. Biological Cybernetics. 88(2). 91–98. 128 indexed citations
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Scholz, John P., Ning Kang, David Patterson, & Mark L. Latash. (2003). Uncontrolled manifold analysis of single trials during multi-finger force production by persons with and without Down syndrome. Experimental Brain Research. 153(1). 45–58. 92 indexed citations
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Reisman, Darcy S., John P. Scholz, & Gregor Schöner. (2002). Differential joint coordination in the tasks of standing up and sitting down. Journal of Electromyography and Kinesiology. 12(6). 493–505. 33 indexed citations
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Tseng, Ya-weng, John P. Scholz, & Gregor Schöner. (2002). Goal-Equivalent Joint Coordination in Pointing: Affect of Vision and Arm Dominance. Motor Control. 6(2). 183–207. 76 indexed citations
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Scholz, John P., Gregor Schöner, & Mark L. Latash. (2000). Identifying the control structure of multijoint coordination during pistol shooting. Experimental Brain Research. 135(3). 382–404. 274 indexed citations
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Scholz, John P., et al.. (1995). Neuromuscular Coordination of Squat Lifting, I: Effect of Load Magnitude. Physical Therapy. 75(2). 119–132. 34 indexed citations
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Thoman, Evelyn B., et al.. (1988). Infants at risk for sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS): Differential prediction for three siblings of SIDS infants. Journal of Behavioral Medicine. 11(6). 565–583. 5 indexed citations

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