Masuo Muro

2.3k total citations · 1 hit paper
50 papers, 1.8k citations indexed

About

Masuo Muro is a scholar working on Biomedical Engineering, Orthopedics and Sports Medicine and Cognitive Neuroscience. According to data from OpenAlex, Masuo Muro has authored 50 papers receiving a total of 1.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 34 papers in Biomedical Engineering, 12 papers in Orthopedics and Sports Medicine and 10 papers in Cognitive Neuroscience. Recurrent topics in Masuo Muro's work include Muscle activation and electromyography studies (33 papers), Motor Control and Adaptation (8 papers) and Sports Performance and Training (8 papers). Masuo Muro is often cited by papers focused on Muscle activation and electromyography studies (33 papers), Motor Control and Adaptation (8 papers) and Sports Performance and Training (8 papers). Masuo Muro collaborates with scholars based in Japan, United States and Spain. Masuo Muro's co-authors include Toshio Moritani, Toshio Moritani, Akira Nagata, A. Nagata, Shin‐ichi Muramatsu, Takayoshi Yoshida, Atsuhiko Matsunaga, David Parsons, F. Andrew Gaffney and Michiko Hamba and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Applied Physiology, Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise and Journal of Biomechanics.

In The Last Decade

Masuo Muro

40 papers receiving 1.7k citations

Hit Papers

Critical power as a measure of physical work capacity and... 1981 2026 1996 2011 1981 100 200 300 400
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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. Critical power as a measure of physical work capacity and anaerobic threshold
    1981 465 citations Toshio Moritani, Akira Nagata 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
Masuo Muro Japan 14 1.1k 969 611 374 202 50 1.8k
J. P. Polgár Hungary 5 1.3k 1.2× 758 0.8× 254 0.4× 354 0.9× 240 1.2× 13 2.2k
Lawrence D. Abraham United States 20 624 0.6× 653 0.7× 248 0.4× 453 1.2× 172 0.9× 46 1.8k
Jacques Van Hoecke France 32 1.8k 1.6× 1.7k 1.8× 458 0.7× 480 1.3× 98 0.5× 63 3.2k
Michel Pousson France 25 1.5k 1.4× 1.7k 1.7× 319 0.5× 291 0.8× 65 0.3× 41 2.5k
Miriam González‐Izal Spain 20 690 0.6× 771 0.8× 419 0.7× 168 0.4× 57 0.3× 37 1.5k
Anna Jaskólska Poland 20 523 0.5× 420 0.4× 215 0.4× 234 0.6× 116 0.6× 48 1.3k
Mitsumasa Miyashita Japan 20 672 0.6× 1.0k 1.1× 461 0.8× 136 0.4× 49 0.2× 65 1.6k
Artur Jaskólski Poland 20 501 0.5× 405 0.4× 215 0.4× 225 0.6× 107 0.5× 42 1.3k
Karl Hainaut Belgium 28 2.5k 2.3× 1.5k 1.6× 354 0.6× 840 2.2× 752 3.7× 57 3.7k
Caroline Nicol France 26 1.2k 1.1× 1.7k 1.7× 286 0.5× 170 0.5× 80 0.4× 76 2.3k

Countries citing papers authored by Masuo Muro

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Fields of papers citing papers by Masuo Muro

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Masuo Muro

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Masuo Muro. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Masuo Muro 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 Masuo Muro. Masuo Muro is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

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Sugawara, Hitoshi, et al.. (2014). Increase in rate of force development with skin cooling during isometric knee extension. Journal of Electromyography and Kinesiology. 24(6). 895–901. 9 indexed citations
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Sugawara, Hitoshi, et al.. (2013). Neuromuscular adaptations induced by low load resistance training method with skin cooling. Japanese Journal of Physical Fitness and Sports Medicine. 62(2). 141–149. 2 indexed citations
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Sugawara, Hitoshi, et al.. (2013). Change in EMG with skin friction at different frequencies during elbow flexion. Somatosensory & Motor Research. 30(2). 72–80. 4 indexed citations
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Sugawara, Hitoshi, et al.. (2012). Skin Cold Stimulation of the Dermatome Modulates Activation of the Quadriceps. Journal of Physical Therapy Science. 24(2). 169–174. 6 indexed citations
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Seki, Hiroyuki, et al.. (2011). EFFECTS OF VIBRATION APPLIED ON FOREARM AND UPPER LIMB MUSCLES ON HUMAN VOLUNTARY MULTI-WRIST AND ELBOW MOVEMENTS. Japanese Journal of Physical Fitness and Sports Medicine. 60(2). 229–237. 4 indexed citations
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Arrieta, Francisco, José I. Botella‐Carretero, Masuo Muro, et al.. (2011). Severe ketoacidosis secondary to starvation in a frutarian patient.. PubMed. 25(6). 1049–52. 12 indexed citations
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Matsunaga, Atsuhiko, et al.. (2010). Effect of submaximal isometric wrist extension training on grip strength. European Journal of Applied Physiology. 111(3). 557–565. 37 indexed citations
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Muro, Masuo, et al.. (2005). EFFECT OF ECCENTRIC EXERCISE ON OXIDATIVE DNA DAMAGE IN RAT SKELETAL MUSCLES. Japanese Journal of Physical Fitness and Sports Medicine. 54(2). 143–150.
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Kamibayashi, Kiyotaka & Masuo Muro. (2005). Modulation of pre-programmed muscle activation and stretch reflex to changes of contact surface and visual input during movement to absorb impact. Journal of Electromyography and Kinesiology. 16(5). 432–439. 18 indexed citations
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Muro, Masuo, et al.. (2001). 161 Comparison of Time Constant and Decay Rate of Recovery Heart Rate in Aging. 7(4). 167.
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Muro, Masuo, et al.. (2000). Relationship between the threshold force of motor units and low skin temperature for the diffenet isometric ramp contractions in the biceps muscle. 6(4). 137. 1 indexed citations
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Hamba, Michiko, et al.. (1994). Expression of c-fos-like protein in the rat brain after injection of interleukin-1-beta into the gingiva. Brain Research Bulletin. 34(1). 61–68. 19 indexed citations
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Hamba, Michiko, H. Hisamitsu, & Masuo Muro. (1992). Wind-up of tooth pulp-evoked responses and its suppression in rat trigeminal caudal neurons. Brain Research Bulletin. 29(6). 883–889. 11 indexed citations
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Hamba, Michiko, H. Hisamitsu, & Masuo Muro. (1990). Nociceptive projection from tooth pulp to the lateral hypothalamus in rats. Brain Research Bulletin. 25(3). 355–364. 7 indexed citations
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Moritani, Toshio, Shin‐ichi Muramatsu, & Masuo Muro. (1988). ACTIVITY OF MOTOR UNITS DURING CONCENTRIC AND ECCENTRIC CONTRACTIONS. American Journal of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation. 66(6). 338???350–338???350. 138 indexed citations
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Muro, Masuo, et al.. (1987). Effects during isometric voluntary contractions of elbow flexion muscles on EMG-reaction time (EMG-RT).. The Annals of physiological anthropology. 6(1). 3–10. 1 indexed citations
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Nagata, A., et al.. (1983). [Phenomenon of a quiet period in the myoelectric amplitudes evoked by H-reflex during voluntary muscle contraction].. PubMed. 45(7). 307–13. 2 indexed citations
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Nagata, Akira & Masuo Muro. (1982). . The Japanese Journal of Ergonomics. 18(1). 35–42. 3 indexed citations
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Moritani, Toshio, Akira Nagata, & Masuo Muro. (1981). ELECTROMYOGRAPHIC MANIFESTATIONS OF NEUROMUSCULAR FATIGUE OF DIFFERENT MUSCLE GROUPS DURING EXERCISE AND ARTERIAL OCCLUSION. Japanese Journal of Physical Fitness and Sports Medicine. 30(4). 183–192. 3 indexed citations

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