Kelly J. Cole

4.7k total citations · 1 hit paper
56 papers, 3.5k citations indexed

About

Kelly J. Cole is a scholar working on Cognitive Neuroscience, Biomedical Engineering and Orthopedics and Sports Medicine. According to data from OpenAlex, Kelly J. Cole has authored 56 papers receiving a total of 3.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 40 papers in Cognitive Neuroscience, 39 papers in Biomedical Engineering and 7 papers in Orthopedics and Sports Medicine. Recurrent topics in Kelly J. Cole's work include Muscle activation and electromyography studies (38 papers), Motor Control and Adaptation (35 papers) and Tactile and Sensory Interactions (29 papers). Kelly J. Cole is often cited by papers focused on Muscle activation and electromyography studies (38 papers), Motor Control and Adaptation (35 papers) and Tactile and Sensory Interactions (29 papers). Kelly J. Cole collaborates with scholars based in United States and Sweden. Kelly J. Cole's co-authors include James H. Abbs, Roland S. Johansson, Guang H. Yue, Diane L. Rotella, Andrew M. Gordon, G. Westling, Vincent L. Gracco, Warren G. Darling, Barbara M. Quaney and John R. Blackwell and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Neuroscience, PLoS ONE and Brain.

In The Last Decade

Kelly J. Cole

54 papers receiving 3.4k 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.

  1. Strength increases from the motor program: comparison of training with maximal voluntary and imagined muscle contractions
    1992 547 citations Kelly J. Cole et al. Journal of Neurophysiology profile →

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Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Kelly J. Cole United States 30 2.6k 1.7k 749 474 286 56 3.5k
Charles B. Walter United States 24 2.2k 0.9× 1.1k 0.6× 904 1.2× 665 1.4× 362 1.3× 47 3.1k
Deborah J. Serrien United Kingdom 34 3.0k 1.2× 943 0.5× 860 1.1× 541 1.1× 329 1.2× 86 3.8k
Paul L. Gribble Canada 37 4.0k 1.5× 2.3k 1.3× 1.5k 2.0× 515 1.1× 639 2.2× 98 5.0k
Howard N. Zelaznik United States 34 4.2k 1.6× 1.0k 0.6× 1.1k 1.5× 1.1k 2.3× 577 2.0× 77 5.4k
Marco Santello United States 35 3.7k 1.4× 3.6k 2.1× 839 1.1× 210 0.4× 299 1.0× 152 5.7k
Gyan C. Agarwal United States 31 2.5k 1.0× 2.3k 1.3× 452 0.6× 243 0.5× 532 1.9× 89 3.9k
Myrka Zago Italy 30 2.2k 0.9× 873 0.5× 747 1.0× 274 0.6× 587 2.1× 61 3.2k
Ronald G. Marteniuk Canada 24 3.1k 1.2× 1.4k 0.8× 1.1k 1.4× 728 1.5× 436 1.5× 63 3.8k
James R. Tresilian Australia 34 3.1k 1.2× 963 0.6× 858 1.1× 387 0.8× 329 1.2× 99 3.7k
G. Westling Sweden 23 5.3k 2.1× 3.7k 2.2× 993 1.3× 432 0.9× 401 1.4× 29 6.4k

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All Works

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Yack, H. John, et al.. (2024). Intra- and interlimb effects of gait retraining in individuals with knee hyperextension. Clinical Biomechanics. 120. 106357–106357.
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Hussain, Sara J., Warren G. Darling, & Kelly J. Cole. (2016). Recent History of Effector Use Modulates Practice-Dependent Changes in Corticospinal Excitability but Not Motor Learning. Brain stimulation. 9(4). 584–593. 6 indexed citations
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Cole, Kelly J., et al.. (2015). Effects of Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation on the Control of Finger Force during Dexterous Manipulation in Healthy Older Adults. PLoS ONE. 10(4). e0124137–e0124137. 13 indexed citations
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Cole, Kelly J., et al.. (2013). Transfer of learning between hands to handle a novel object in old age. Experimental Brain Research. 227(1). 9–18. 12 indexed citations
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Cole, Kelly J., et al.. (2011). Limited persistence of the sensorimotor memory when transferred across prehension tasks. Neuroscience Letters. 494(2). 94–98. 7 indexed citations
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Cole, Kelly J., et al.. (2009). Slowing of dexterous manipulation in old age: force and kinematic findings from the ‘nut-and-rod’ task. Experimental Brain Research. 201(2). 239–247. 17 indexed citations
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Cole, Kelly J.. (2008). Lifting a familiar object: visual size analysis, not memory for object weight, scales lift force. Experimental Brain Research. 188(4). 551–557. 45 indexed citations
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Cole, Kelly J., et al.. (2007). Failure to disrupt the ‘sensorimotor’ memory for lifting objects with a precision grip. Experimental Brain Research. 184(2). 157–163. 13 indexed citations
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Cole, Kelly J.. (2006). Age-related directional bias of fingertip force. Experimental Brain Research. 175(2). 285–291. 34 indexed citations
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Quaney, Barbara M., Randolph J. Nudo, & Kelly J. Cole. (2005). Can Internal Models of Objects be Utilized for Different Prehension Tasks?. Journal of Neurophysiology. 93(4). 2021–2027. 20 indexed citations
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Cole, Kelly J. & Diane L. Rotella. (2002). Old age impairs the use of arbitrary visual cues for predictive control of fingertip forces during grasp. Experimental Brain Research. 143(1). 35–41. 68 indexed citations
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Gable, Sara & Kelly J. Cole. (2000). Parents' Child Care Arrangements and their Ecological Correlates. Early Education and Development. 11(5). 549–572. 18 indexed citations
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Cole, Kelly J., et al.. (1999). Mechanisms for Age-Related Changes of Fingertip Forces during Precision Gripping and Lifting in Adults. Journal of Neuroscience. 19(8). 3238–3247. 153 indexed citations
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Cole, Kelly J., et al.. (1998). Tactile impairments cannot explain the effect of age on a grasp and lift task. Experimental Brain Research. 121(3). 263–269. 59 indexed citations
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Cole, Kelly J., et al.. (1994). The Stability of Precision Grip Force in Older Adults. Journal of Motor Behavior. 26(2). 171–177. 45 indexed citations
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Blackwell, John R. & Kelly J. Cole. (1994). Wrist kinematics differ in expert and novice tennis players performing the backhand stroke: Implications for tennis elbow. Journal of Biomechanics. 27(5). 509–516. 65 indexed citations
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Cole, Kelly J., et al.. (1992). Sensory-motor coordination during grasping and manipulative actions. Current Biology. 2(12). 648–648. 9 indexed citations
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Cole, Kelly J., James H. Abbs, & Greg S. Turner. (1988). DEFICITS FORCES THE PRODUCTION OF GRIP DOWN SYNDROME. Developmental Medicine & Child Neurology. 30(6). 752–758. 65 indexed citations
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Cole, Kelly J. & James H. Abbs. (1988). Grip force adjustments evoked by load force perturbations of a grasped object. Journal of Neurophysiology. 60(4). 1513–1522. 169 indexed citations
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Abbs, James H., Vincent L. Gracco, & Kelly J. Cole. (1984). Control of Multimovement Coordination. Journal of Motor Behavior. 16(2). 195–232. 147 indexed citations

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