M. D. Crutcher

6.8k total citations · 2 hit papers
15 papers, 5.2k citations indexed

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M. D. Crutcher is a scholar working on Cognitive Neuroscience, Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience and Neurology. According to data from OpenAlex, M. D. Crutcher has authored 15 papers receiving a total of 5.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 9 papers in Cognitive Neuroscience, 6 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience and 5 papers in Neurology. Recurrent topics in M. D. Crutcher's work include Motor Control and Adaptation (6 papers), Neurological disorders and treatments (5 papers) and EEG and Brain-Computer Interfaces (3 papers). M. D. Crutcher is often cited by papers focused on Motor Control and Adaptation (6 papers), Neurological disorders and treatments (5 papers) and EEG and Brain-Computer Interfaces (3 papers). M. D. Crutcher collaborates with scholars based in United States. M. D. Crutcher's co-authors include Garrett E. Alexander, Mahlon R. DeLong, Apostolos P. Georgopoulos, A. P. Georgopoulos, Andrew B. Schwartz, Russell T. Richardson, Susan J. Mitchell, M. R. DeLong, Michel Desmurget and Robert S. Turner and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Neuroscience, Neurology and Journal of Neurophysiology.

In The Last Decade

M. D. Crutcher

15 papers receiving 5.1k citations

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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.

Basal ganglia-thalamocortical circuits: parallel substrates for motor, oculomotor, "prefrontal" and "limbic" functions.

1990 2.0k citations Garrett E. Alexander, M. D. Crutcher et al. PubMed profile →
Preparation for movement: neural representations of intended direction in three motor areas of the monkey

1990 554 citations Garrett E. Alexander, M. D. Crutcher Journal of Neurophysiology profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
M. D. Crutcher United States	15	2.9k	2.3k	2.0k	770	467	15	5.2k
Andrés Ceballos-Baumann Germany	44	2.2k 0.8×	3.6k 1.5×	1.4k 0.7×	982 1.3×	1.0k 2.1×	111	6.5k
P L Strick United States	10	4.4k 1.5×	2.9k 1.3×	2.6k 1.3×	1.1k 1.4×	381 0.8×	12	7.8k
V. Hömberg Germany	38	2.5k 0.9×	996 0.4×	718 0.4×	1.3k 1.7×	458 1.0×	104	4.5k
Edgar García‐Rill United States	47	3.2k 1.1×	1.5k 0.6×	3.5k 1.7×	756 1.0×	251 0.5×	211	6.9k
Maria Felice Ghilardi United States	42	4.7k 1.6×	1.7k 0.7×	1.3k 0.7×	987 1.3×	694 1.5×	112	6.9k
Masahiko Inase Japan	30	2.3k 0.8×	1.5k 0.7×	1.2k 0.6×	897 1.2×	479 1.0×	55	3.8k
Deborah L. Harrington United States	48	6.1k 2.1×	1.4k 0.6×	1.1k 0.5×	746 1.0×	1.2k 2.6×	96	8.0k
Antonella Peppe Italy	41	1.2k 0.4×	3.3k 1.4×	1.6k 0.8×	827 1.1×	162 0.3×	111	4.8k
Jerome N. Sanes United States	38	4.5k 1.6×	1.0k 0.4×	1.7k 0.8×	2.0k 2.6×	711 1.5×	82	6.6k
Michael D. Crutcher United States	5	1.4k 0.5×	1.6k 0.7×	1.6k 0.8×	355 0.5×	150 0.3×	6	3.4k

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15 of 15 papers shown

Grafton, Scott T., Robert S. Turner, Michel Desmurget, et al.. (2006). Normalizing motor-related brain activity. Neurology. 66(8). 1192–1199. 116 indexed citations

Crutcher, M. D., et al.. (2004). Target-, limb-, and context-dependent neural activity in the cingulate and supplementary motor areas of the monkey. Experimental Brain Research. 158(3). 278–88. 24 indexed citations

Alexander, Garrett E., M. D. Crutcher, & Mahlon R. DeLong. (1990). Basal ganglia-thalamocortical circuits: parallel substrates for motor, oculomotor, "prefrontal" and "limbic" functions.. PubMed. 85. 119–46. 1967 indexed citations breakdown →

Alexander, Garrett E. & M. D. Crutcher. (1990). Preparation for movement: neural representations of intended direction in three motor areas of the monkey. Journal of Neurophysiology. 64(1). 133–150. 554 indexed citations breakdown →

Alexander, Garrett E. & M. D. Crutcher. (1990). Neural representations of the target (goal) of visually guided arm movements in three motor areas of the monkey. Journal of Neurophysiology. 64(1). 164–178. 309 indexed citations

Crutcher, M. D. & Garrett E. Alexander. (1990). Movement-related neuronal activity selectively coding either direction or muscle pattern in three motor areas of the monkey. Journal of Neurophysiology. 64(1). 151–163. 252 indexed citations

Georgopoulos, Apostolos P., M. D. Crutcher, & Andrew B. Schwartz. (1989). Cognitive spatial-motor processes. Experimental Brain Research. 75(1). 183–94. 275 indexed citations

DeLong, Mahlon R., M. D. Crutcher, & Apostolos P. Georgopoulos. (1985). Primate globus pallidus and subthalamic nucleus: functional organization. Journal of Neurophysiology. 53(2). 530–543. 424 indexed citations

DeLong, Mahlon R., A. P. Georgopoulos, M. D. Crutcher, et al.. (1984). Functional Organization of the Basal Ganglia: Contributions of Single‐Cell Recording Studies. Novartis Foundation symposium. 107. 64–82. 132 indexed citations

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DeLong, M. R., Garrett E. Alexander, Apostolos P. Georgopoulos, et al.. (1984). Role of basal ganglia in limb movements.. PubMed. 2(4). 235–44. 134 indexed citations

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Crutcher, M. D. & Mahlon R. DeLong. (1984). Single cell studies of the primate putamen. Experimental Brain Research. 53(2). 244–258. 212 indexed citations

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Crutcher, M. D. & Mahlon R. DeLong. (1984). Single cell studies of the primate putamen. Experimental Brain Research. 53(2). 233–243. 292 indexed citations

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DeLong, Mahlon R., A. P. Georgopoulos, & M. D. Crutcher. (1983). Cortico-Basal Ganglia Relations and Coding of Motor Performance. 49. 30–40. 80 indexed citations

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Georgopoulos, A. P., et al.. (1983). Relations between parameters of step-tracking movements and single cell discharge in the globus pallidus and subthalamic nucleus of the behaving monkey. Journal of Neuroscience. 3(8). 1586–1598. 277 indexed citations

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Crutcher, M. D., et al.. (1983). Relations between movement and single cell discharge in the substantia nigra of the behaving monkey. Journal of Neuroscience. 3(8). 1599–1606. 192 indexed citations

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