Marjorie Woollacott

23.5k total citations · 6 hit papers
155 papers, 17.3k citations indexed

About

Marjorie Woollacott is a scholar working on Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation, Psychiatry and Mental health and Cognitive Neuroscience. According to data from OpenAlex, Marjorie Woollacott has authored 155 papers receiving a total of 17.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 84 papers in Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation, 72 papers in Psychiatry and Mental health and 42 papers in Cognitive Neuroscience. Recurrent topics in Marjorie Woollacott's work include Balance, Gait, and Falls Prevention (83 papers), Cerebral Palsy and Movement Disorders (67 papers) and Motor Control and Adaptation (28 papers). Marjorie Woollacott is often cited by papers focused on Balance, Gait, and Falls Prevention (83 papers), Cerebral Palsy and Movement Disorders (67 papers) and Motor Control and Adaptation (28 papers). Marjorie Woollacott collaborates with scholars based in United States, Canada and United Kingdom. Marjorie Woollacott's co-authors include Anne Shumway‐Cook, Sandra Brauer, A. Shumway‐Cook, Paul van Donkelaar, Lewis M. Nashner, Pei‐Fang Tang, Mark A. Baldwin, Kimberly A. Kerns, Ka‐Chun Siu and Lesley A. Brown and has published in prestigious journals such as New England Journal of Medicine, Journal of Neurophysiology and Brain Research.

In The Last Decade

Marjorie Woollacott

151 papers receiving 16.3k citations

Hit Papers

Predicting the Probabilit... 1986 2026 1999 2012 2000 2002 2006 1995 1997 500 1000 1.5k 2.0k 2.5k
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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. Predicting the Probability for Falls in Community-Dwelling Older Adults Using the Timed Up & Go Test
    2000 2.6k citations Anne Shumway‐Cook, Marjorie Woollacott et al. profile →
  2. Attention and the control of posture and gait: a review of an emerging area of research
    2002 2.0k citations Marjorie Woollacott, Anne Shumway‐Cook Gait & Posture profile →
  3. Motor Control: Translating Research into Clinical Practice
    2006 1.4k citations Anne Shumway‐Cook, Marjorie Woollacott profile →
  4. Motor Control: Theory and Practical Applications
    1995 1.1k citations Anne Shumway‐Cook, Marjorie Woollacott profile →
  5. The Effects of Two Types of Cognitive Tasks on Postural Stability in Older Adults With and Without a History of Falls
    1997 577 citations Marjorie Woollacott et al. profile →
  6. Aging and Posture Control: Changes in Sensory Organization and Muscular Coordination
    1986 537 citations Marjorie Woollacott, Anne Shumway‐Cook et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Marjorie Woollacott United States 61 10.1k 8.0k 3.1k 3.0k 2.5k 155 17.3k
Anne Shumway‐Cook United States 48 10.4k 1.0× 8.2k 1.0× 2.0k 0.6× 3.7k 1.2× 2.0k 0.8× 83 17.4k
Brian E. Maki Canada 51 10.7k 1.1× 6.8k 0.8× 2.0k 0.7× 2.6k 0.9× 2.3k 0.9× 117 14.2k
William E. McIlroy Canada 67 7.6k 0.7× 4.9k 0.6× 3.8k 1.2× 4.3k 1.4× 1.5k 0.6× 263 14.4k
Meg E. Morris Australia 75 7.2k 0.7× 7.7k 1.0× 1.4k 0.4× 2.6k 0.9× 2.1k 0.9× 381 19.6k
Janice J. Eng Canada 80 5.9k 0.6× 7.2k 0.9× 1.5k 0.5× 12.2k 4.0× 1.6k 0.6× 341 22.0k
Jacques Duysens Netherlands 64 5.0k 0.5× 3.6k 0.4× 5.1k 1.7× 1.9k 0.6× 1.7k 0.7× 318 14.3k
Steven L. Wolf United States 70 4.8k 0.5× 6.5k 0.8× 2.6k 0.8× 11.0k 3.6× 880 0.4× 282 18.9k
Alexander C. H. Geurts Netherlands 55 4.0k 0.4× 4.7k 0.6× 1.4k 0.4× 5.2k 1.7× 916 0.4× 268 11.8k
Aftab E. Patla Canada 49 6.0k 0.6× 3.1k 0.4× 2.4k 0.8× 1.0k 0.3× 1.5k 0.6× 98 9.7k
Fay B. Horak United States 94 20.6k 2.0× 12.4k 1.6× 6.8k 2.2× 2.8k 0.9× 4.7k 1.9× 414 33.1k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Marjorie Woollacott

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Greyson, Bruce, Jeffrey D. Long, Janice Miner Holden, et al.. (2025). The veridical Near-Death Experience Scale: construction and a first validation with human and artificial raters. Frontiers in Psychology. 16. 1661390–1661390.
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Miller, Lisa, et al.. (2025). Spirituality in Professional Higher Education. Journal of Human Values. 1 indexed citations
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Woollacott, Marjorie. (2024). Near-death experience: memory recovery during hypnosis. EXPLORE. 20(6). 103036–103036. 1 indexed citations
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Woollacott, Marjorie, et al.. (2024). Fire Kasina advanced meditation produces experiences comparable to psychedelic and near-death experiences: A pilot study. EXPLORE. 20(6). 103056–103056. 2 indexed citations
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Woollacott, Marjorie, et al.. (2014). Tai Chi and meditation-plus-exercise benefit neural substrates of executive function: a cross-sectional, controlled study. Journal of Complementary and Integrative Medicine. 11(4). 279–288. 23 indexed citations
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Schaefer, Sabine, Michael Schellenbach, Ulman Lindenberger, & Marjorie Woollacott. (2014). Walking in high-risk settings: Do older adults still prioritize gait when distracted by a cognitive task?. Experimental Brain Research. 233(1). 79–88. 54 indexed citations
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Woollacott, Marjorie, et al.. (2013). Cross-Sectional Comparison of Executive Attention Function in Normally Aging Long-Term T'ai Chi , Meditation, and Aerobic Fitness Practitioners Versus Sedentary Adults. The Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine. 20(3). 178–184. 23 indexed citations
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Silsupadol, Patima, Vipul Lugade, Anne Shumway‐Cook, et al.. (2009). Training-related changes in dual-task walking performance of elderly persons with balance impairment: A double-blind, randomized controlled trial. Gait & Posture. 29(4). 634–639. 169 indexed citations
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Donkelaar, Paul van, et al.. (2008). Interaction Between the Development of Postural Control and the Executive Function of Attention. Journal of Motor Behavior. 40(2). 90–102. 41 indexed citations
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Woollacott, Marjorie, et al.. (2008). The Interaction Between Executive Attention and Postural Control in Dual-Task Conditions: Children With Cerebral Palsy. Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation. 89(5). 834–842. 70 indexed citations
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Woollacott, Marjorie, et al.. (2007). Effects of Level of Meditation Experience on Attentional Focus: Is the Efficiency of Executive or Orientation Networks Improved?. The Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine. 13(6). 651–658. 192 indexed citations
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Chen, Jessie & Marjorie Woollacott. (2007). Lower Extremity Kinetics for Balance Control in Children With Cerebral Palsy. Journal of Motor Behavior. 39(4). 306–316. 48 indexed citations
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Saavedra, Sandy, Marjorie Woollacott, & Paul van Donkelaar. (2007). Effects of postural support on eye hand interactions across development. Experimental Brain Research. 180(3). 557–567. 11 indexed citations
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Chen, Jessie, et al.. (2006). Accuracy and underlying mechanisms of shifting movements in cellists. Experimental Brain Research. 174(3). 467–476. 11 indexed citations
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Woollacott, Marjorie, Anne Shumway‐Cook, Susan Hutchinson, et al.. (2005). Effect of balance training on muscle activity used in recovery of stability in children with cerebral palsy: a pilot study. Developmental Medicine & Child Neurology. 47(7). 455–461. 79 indexed citations
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Schmitz, Christina, et al.. (2005). From Egocentric to Exocentric Spatial Orientation: Development of Posture Control in Bimanual and Trunk Inclination Tasks. Journal of Motor Behavior. 37(5). 404–416. 35 indexed citations
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Shumway‐Cook, Anne, et al.. (2003). Effect of balance training on recovery of stability in children with cerebral palsy. Developmental Medicine & Child Neurology. 45(9). 591–602. 116 indexed citations
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Ferber, Reed, et al.. (2003). Gait perturbation response in chronic anterior cruciate ligament deficiency and repair. Clinical Biomechanics. 18(2). 132–141. 30 indexed citations
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Tang, Pei‐Fang, Marjorie Woollacott, & Raymond Chong. (1998). Control of reactive balance adjustments in perturbed human walking: roles of proximal and distal postural muscle activity. Experimental Brain Research. 119(2). 141–152. 190 indexed citations
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Williams, Harriet G., Marjorie Woollacott, & Richard B. Ivry. (1992). Timing and Motor Control in Clumsy Children. Journal of Motor Behavior. 24(2). 165–172. 106 indexed citations

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