Lena H. Ting

11.2k total citations · 2 hit papers
141 papers, 7.7k citations indexed

About

Lena H. Ting is a scholar working on Biomedical Engineering, Cognitive Neuroscience and Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation. According to data from OpenAlex, Lena H. Ting has authored 141 papers receiving a total of 7.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 93 papers in Biomedical Engineering, 80 papers in Cognitive Neuroscience and 78 papers in Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation. Recurrent topics in Lena H. Ting's work include Muscle activation and electromyography studies (82 papers), Balance, Gait, and Falls Prevention (78 papers) and Motor Control and Adaptation (74 papers). Lena H. Ting is often cited by papers focused on Muscle activation and electromyography studies (82 papers), Balance, Gait, and Falls Prevention (78 papers) and Motor Control and Adaptation (74 papers). Lena H. Ting collaborates with scholars based in United States, Belgium and Canada. Lena H. Ting's co-authors include Gelsy Torres‐Oviedo, Jane M. Macpherson, J. Lucas McKay, Stacie Chvatal, Seyed A. Safavynia, Felix E. Zajac, Steven A. Kautz, Torrence D. J. Welch, Jessica L. Allen and Reinhard Blickhan and has published in prestigious journals such as Neuron, Journal of Neuroscience and Nature Neuroscience.

In The Last Decade

Lena H. Ting

136 papers receiving 7.6k 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.

Merging of Healthy Motor Modules Predicts Reduced Locomotor Performance and Muscle Coordination Complexity Post-Stroke

2009 642 citations Lena H. Ting et al. Journal of Neurophysiology profile →
A Limited Set of Muscle Synergies for Force Control During a Postural Task

2004 508 citations Lena H. Ting, Jane M. Macpherson Journal of Neurophysiology profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Lena H. Ting United States	43	4.9k	4.1k	3.0k	1.4k	957	141	7.7k
Yuri P. Ivanenko Italy	53	5.5k 1.1×	4.0k 1.0×	3.4k 1.1×	2.0k 1.4×	1.1k 1.2×	165	9.8k
Pietro Morasso Italy	44	3.7k 0.8×	5.3k 1.3×	2.5k 0.9×	908 0.6×	1.1k 1.2×	235	9.0k
Andrea d’Avella Italy	38	5.6k 1.1×	5.7k 1.4×	1.6k 0.5×	712 0.5×	930 1.0×	110	7.8k
John P. Scholz United States	37	4.1k 0.8×	3.2k 0.8×	1.7k 0.6×	765 0.5×	1.3k 1.4×	74	6.4k
Jonathan B. Dingwell United States	43	3.3k 0.7×	1.7k 0.4×	4.2k 1.4×	1.7k 1.2×	444 0.5×	100	6.5k
Anatol G. Feldman Canada	49	4.0k 0.8×	5.6k 1.4×	1.5k 0.5×	908 0.6×	1.2k 1.2×	157	8.3k
Vladimir M. Zatsiorsky United States	58	7.5k 1.5×	7.5k 1.8×	2.8k 1.0×	974 0.7×	516 0.5×	226	11.0k
Arthur D. Kuo United States	50	8.3k 1.7×	1.8k 0.4×	4.6k 1.6×	2.5k 1.8×	745 0.8×	102	12.2k
Dagmar Sternad United States	40	2.5k 0.5×	3.8k 0.9×	1.5k 0.5×	597 0.4×	544 0.6×	167	6.2k
John J. Jeka United States	45	1.4k 0.3×	3.2k 0.8×	4.0k 1.4×	1.5k 1.1×	387 0.4×	112	6.5k

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Ting, Lena H., et al.. (2025). Excellent test-retest reliability of perturbation-evoked cortical responses supports feasibility of the balance N1 as a clinical biomarker. Journal of Neurophysiology. 133(3). 987–1001.

Ting, Lena H., et al.. (2025). Low-Force Physical Human-Robot Interaction at the Hands Influence Changes to Gait Coordination through Sensorimotor Engagement Instead of Direct Gait Propulsion. ACM Transactions on Human-Robot Interaction. 14(3). 1–21. 1 indexed citations

Martino, Giovanni, et al.. (2024). Center of mass states render multijoint torques throughout standing balance recovery. Journal of Neurophysiology. 133(1). 206–221.

Berman, Gordon J, et al.. (2024). Gait signature changes with walking speed are similar among able-bodied young adults despite persistent individual-specific differences. Scientific Reports. 14(1). 19730–19730. 4 indexed citations

Hackney, Madeleine E., Agnieszka Z. Burzynska, & Lena H. Ting. (2024). The cognitive neuroscience and neurocognitive rehabilitation of dance. BMC Neuroscience. 25(1). 58–58. 5 indexed citations

Martino, Giovanni, et al.. (2023). Increased muscle responses to balance perturbations in children with cerebral palsy can be explained by increased sensitivity to center of mass movement. Gait & Posture. 107. 121–129. 7 indexed citations

Beck, Owen N., et al.. (2023). Exoskeletons need to react faster than physiological responses to improve standing balance. Science Robotics. 8(75). eadf1080–eadf1080. 49 indexed citations

Martino, Giovanni, Owen N. Beck, & Lena H. Ting. (2023). Voluntary muscle coactivation in quiet standing elicits reciprocal rather than coactive agonist-antagonist control of reactive balance. Journal of Neurophysiology. 129(6). 1378–1388. 7 indexed citations

Simha, Surabhi N., et al.. (2023). Attenuation of muscle spindle firing with artificially increased series compliance during stretch of relaxed muscle. Experimental Physiology. 109(1). 148–158. 3 indexed citations

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Payne, Aiden M., J. Lucas McKay, & Lena H. Ting. (2022). The cortical N1 response to balance perturbation is associated with balance and cognitive function in different ways between older adults with and without Parkinson’s disease. Cerebral Cortex Communications. 3(3). tgac030–tgac030. 7 indexed citations

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McCracken, Courtney, et al.. (2021). Diffuse Optical Spectroscopy Assessment of Resting Oxygen Metabolism in the Leg Musculature. Metabolites. 11(8). 496–496. 6 indexed citations

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Palmer, Jacqueline A., et al.. (2020). Cortical Beta Oscillatory Activity Evoked during Reactive Balance Recovery Scales with Perturbation Difficulty and Individual Balance Ability. Brain Sciences. 10(11). 860–860. 20 indexed citations

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Payne, Aiden M., Andrew Sawers, Jessica L. Allen, et al.. (2020). Reorganization of motor modules for standing reactive balance recovery following pyridoxine-induced large-fiber peripheral sensory neuropathy in cats. Journal of Neurophysiology. 124(3). 868–882. 5 indexed citations

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Martino, Giovanni, J. Lucas McKay, Stewart A. Factor, & Lena H. Ting. (2020). Neuromechanical Assessment of Activated vs. Resting Leg Rigidity Using the Pendulum Test Is Associated With a Fall History in People With Parkinson’s Disease. Frontiers in Human Neuroscience. 14. 602595–602595. 2 indexed citations

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Allen, Jessica L., Trisha M. Kesar, & Lena H. Ting. (2019). Motor module generalization across balance and walking is impaired after stroke. Journal of Neurophysiology. 122(1). 277–289. 38 indexed citations

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Hackney, Madeleine E., et al.. (2019). Antagonist muscle activity during reactive balance responses is elevated in Parkinson’s disease and in balance impairment. PLoS ONE. 14(1). e0211137–e0211137. 34 indexed citations

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Allen, Jessica L., J. Lucas McKay, Andrew Sawers, Madeleine E. Hackney, & Lena H. Ting. (2017). Increased neuromuscular consistency in gait and balance after partnered, dance-based rehabilitation in Parkinson’s disease. Journal of Neurophysiology. 118(1). 363–373. 75 indexed citations

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Sawers, Andrew, Yi‐Chung Pai, Tanvi Bhatt, & Lena H. Ting. (2016). Neuromuscular responses differ between slip-induced falls and recoveries in older adults. Journal of Neurophysiology. 117(2). 509–522. 50 indexed citations

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Sawers, Andrew, Jessica L. Allen, & Lena H. Ting. (2015). Long-term training modifies the modular structure and organization of walking balance control. Journal of Neurophysiology. 114(6). 3359–3373. 115 indexed citations

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Ting, Lena H., et al.. (2014). Individuals with transtibial limb loss use interlimb force asymmetries to maintain multi-directional reactive balance control. Clinical Biomechanics. 29(9). 1039–1047. 28 indexed citations

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