Nancy McNevin

4.2k total citations · 1 hit paper
36 papers, 3.0k citations indexed

About

Nancy McNevin is a scholar working on Cognitive Neuroscience, Developmental and Educational Psychology and Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation. According to data from OpenAlex, Nancy McNevin has authored 36 papers receiving a total of 3.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 16 papers in Cognitive Neuroscience, 15 papers in Developmental and Educational Psychology and 7 papers in Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation. Recurrent topics in Nancy McNevin's work include Motor Control and Adaptation (12 papers), Sport Psychology and Performance (11 papers) and Balance, Gait, and Falls Prevention (6 papers). Nancy McNevin is often cited by papers focused on Motor Control and Adaptation (12 papers), Sport Psychology and Performance (11 papers) and Balance, Gait, and Falls Prevention (6 papers). Nancy McNevin collaborates with scholars based in United States, Canada and United Kingdom. Nancy McNevin's co-authors include Gabriele Wulf, Charles H. Shea, John A. Mercer, Jason T. Vance, Thomas Töllner, Damian Poulter, Matthias Weigelt, Debra Boardley, Mariane Fahlman and Amy L. Morgan and has published in prestigious journals such as Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise, Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation and Physical Therapy.

In The Last Decade

Nancy McNevin

34 papers receiving 2.8k 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.

The automaticity of complex motor skill learning as a function of attentional focus

2001 818 citations Gabriele Wulf, Nancy McNevin et al. The Quarterly Journal of Experimental Psychology Section A profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Nancy McNevin United States	20	1.7k	1.2k	999	907	586	36	3.0k
Mark A. Guadagnoli United States	17	800 0.5×	786 0.7×	683 0.7×	423 0.5×	293 0.5×	32	2.2k
Maurizio Bertollo Italy	31	1.2k 0.7×	724 0.6×	955 1.0×	1.1k 1.2×	213 0.4×	124	3.2k
Chantal Bard Canada	32	529 0.3×	2.0k 1.6×	526 0.5×	586 0.6×	1.3k 2.3×	63	3.5k
Vincent Nougier France	38	540 0.3×	1.5k 1.2×	1.3k 1.3×	530 0.6×	1.7k 2.9×	100	3.8k
Michael Kellmann Germany	38	1.5k 0.9×	293 0.2×	3.5k 3.5×	1.0k 1.1×	235 0.4×	180	5.7k
Dave Smith United Kingdom	30	916 0.5×	356 0.3×	917 0.9×	655 0.7×	120 0.2×	68	2.2k
Sebastian Ludyga Switzerland	32	843 0.5×	762 0.6×	223 0.2×	428 0.5×	182 0.3×	143	3.3k
Tsung‐Min Hung Taiwan	32	839 0.5×	1.3k 1.1×	350 0.4×	281 0.3×	121 0.2×	112	2.6k
Frederik Deconinck Belgium	24	1.1k 0.6×	317 0.3×	358 0.4×	242 0.3×	187 0.3×	87	1.9k
Marc Roig Canada	31	344 0.2×	970 0.8×	563 0.6×	131 0.1×	413 0.7×	69	3.5k

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Owen, Robin, et al.. (2019). An internal focus of attention is optimal when congruent with afferent proprioceptive task information. Psychology of sport and exercise. 47. 101634–101634. 23 indexed citations

Casey, Joseph E., et al.. (2015). Development of graphomotor fluency in adults with ADHD: Evidence of attenuated procedural learning. Human Movement Science. 44. 1–10. 5 indexed citations

Casey, Joseph E., et al.. (2014). Variability of kinematic graphomotor fluency in adults with ADHD. Human Movement Science. 38. 331–342. 8 indexed citations

McNevin, Nancy, et al.. (2013). Effects of Attentional Focus and Age on Suprapostural Task Performance and Postural Control. Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport. 84(1). 96–103. 27 indexed citations

Badrov, Mark B., et al.. (2013). Effects of isometric handgrip training dose on resting blood pressure and resistance vessel endothelial function in normotensive women. European Journal of Applied Physiology. 113(8). 2091–2100. 75 indexed citations

Fahlman, Mariane, Nancy McNevin, Debra Boardley, Amy L. Morgan, & Robert Topp. (2011). Effects of Resistance Training on Functional Ability in Elderly Individuals. American Journal of Health Promotion. 25(4). 237–243. 45 indexed citations

Fahlman, Mariane, Amy L. Morgan, Nancy McNevin, Robert Topp, & Debra Boardley. (2007). Combination Training and Resistance Training as Effective Interventions to Improve Functioning in Elders. Journal of Aging and Physical Activity. 15(2). 195–205. 30 indexed citations

Boardley, Debra, Mariane Fahlman, Robert Topp, Amy L. Morgan, & Nancy McNevin. (2007). The Impact of Exercise Training on Blood Lipids in Older Adults. The American Journal of Geriatric Cardiology. 16(1). 30–35. 57 indexed citations

Vance, Jason T., Gabriele Wulf, Thomas Töllner, Nancy McNevin, & John A. Mercer. (2004). EMG Activity as a Function of the Performer's Focus of Attention. Journal of Motor Behavior. 36(4). 450–459. 246 indexed citations

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Wulf, Gabriele, John A. Mercer, Nancy McNevin, & Mark A. Guadagnoli. (2004). Reciprocal Influences of Attentional Focus on Postural and Suprapostural Task Performance. Journal of Motor Behavior. 36(2). 189–199. 130 indexed citations

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Topp, Robert, et al.. (2003). Rehabilitation of a Functionally Limited, Chronically Ill Older Adult: A Case Study. Rehabilitation Nursing. 28(5). 154–158. 3 indexed citations

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Magill, Richard A., William F. Waters, George A. Bray, et al.. (2003). Effects of Tyrosine, Phentermine, Caffeine_d-amphetamine, and Placebo on Cognitive and Motor Performance Deficits During Sleep Deprivation. Nutritional Neuroscience. 6(4). 237–246. 79 indexed citations

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McNevin, Nancy, Charles H. Shea, & Gabriele Wulf. (2003). Increasing the distance of an external focus of attention enhances learning. Psychological Research. 67(1). 22–29. 454 indexed citations

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Wulf, Gabriele, Matthias Weigelt, Damian Poulter, & Nancy McNevin. (2003). Attentional Focus on Suprapostural Tasks Affects Balance Learning. The Quarterly Journal of Experimental Psychology Section A. 56(7). 1191–1211. 143 indexed citations

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Fahlman, Mariane, et al.. (2002). MUCOSAL IGA AND THE ELDERLY. Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise. 34(5). S20–S20.

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Lysack, Catherine L., Nancy McNevin, & Kim Dunleavy. (2001). Job choice and personality: a profile of Michigan occupational and physical therapists.. PubMed. 30(2). 75–82. 12 indexed citations

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Wulf, Gabriele, Nancy McNevin, & Charles H. Shea. (2001). The automaticity of complex motor skill learning as a function of attentional focus. The Quarterly Journal of Experimental Psychology Section A. 54(4). 1143–1154. 818 indexed citations breakdown →

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McNevin, Nancy, et al.. (2000). Gait in adolescent cerebral palsy: The effect of partial unweighting. Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation. 81(4). 525–528. 32 indexed citations

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Wulf, Gabriele, Nancy McNevin, Charles H. Shea, & David L. Wright. (1999). Learning phenomena: Future challenges for the dynamical systems approach to understanding the learning of complex motor skills. International journal of sport psychology. 30(4). 531–557. 12 indexed citations

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McNevin, Nancy, Richard A. Magill, & Martinus Buekers. (1994). The Effects of Erroneous Knowledge of Results on Transfer of Anticipation Timing. Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport. 65(4). 324–329. 15 indexed citations

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