P A Merton

8.6k total citations · 4 hit papers
41 papers, 6.1k citations indexed

About

P A Merton is a scholar working on Neurology, Cognitive Neuroscience and Biomedical Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, P A Merton has authored 41 papers receiving a total of 6.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 14 papers in Neurology, 10 papers in Cognitive Neuroscience and 8 papers in Biomedical Engineering. Recurrent topics in P A Merton's work include Neurology and Historical Studies (11 papers), Muscle activation and electromyography studies (8 papers) and Motor Control and Adaptation (6 papers). P A Merton is often cited by papers focused on Neurology and Historical Studies (11 papers), Muscle activation and electromyography studies (8 papers) and Motor Control and Adaptation (6 papers). P A Merton collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, Sweden and Poland. P A Merton's co-authors include Helen Morton, C. D. Marsden, D. K. Hill, R. H. T. Edwards, David A. Jones, Raǵnar Granit, E. Eldred, G. S. Brindley, Granger Sutton and John C. Rothwell and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, The Lancet and Brain.

In The Last Decade

P A Merton

40 papers receiving 5.4k citations

Hit Papers

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What are hit papers?

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.

Voluntary strength and fatigue

1954 1.2k citations P A Merton The Journal of Physiology profile →
Stimulation of the cerebral cortex in the intact human subject

1980 708 citations P A Merton, Helen Morton Nature profile →
Fatigue of long duration in human skeletal muscle after exercise.

1977 629 citations D. K. Hill, P A Merton et al. The Journal of Physiology profile →
Supraspinal control of the muscle spindles and its significance

1953 321 citations E. Eldred, Raǵnar Granit et al. The Journal of Physiology profile →

Peers

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O. C. J. Lippold United Kingdom

Elwood Henneman United States

Douglas G. Stuart United States

D.I. McCloskey Australia

Å. B. Vallbo Sweden

Alan J. McComas Canada

B. Bigland-Ritchie United States

P. D. Thompson United Kingdom

N. Petersen Denmark

Daniel Kernell Netherlands

O. C. J. Lippold United Kingdom

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3.0k ×1.1

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2.2k ×0.9

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1.5k ×1.0

NEURO

1.0k ×1.0

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1.3k ×1.5

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Citations per year, relative to P A Merton P A Merton (= 1×) peers O. C. J. Lippold

Countries citing papers authored by P A Merton

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Citations

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Fields of papers citing papers by P A Merton

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of P A Merton

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

All Works

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Ugawa, Yoshikazu, Brian L. Day, John C. Rothwell, et al.. (1991). Modulation of motor cortical excitability by electrical stimulation over the cerebellum in man.. The Journal of Physiology. 441(1). 57–72. 165 indexed citations

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Britton, Thomas C., Peter Brown, B. L. Day, et al.. (1990). CAN THE CEREBELLUM BE STIMULATED THROUGH THE INTACT SCALP IN MAN. The Journal of Physiology. 420(2). 371–379. 3 indexed citations

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Merton, P A & Helen Morton. (1984). George Dawson (1912–1983) and the invention of averaging techniques in physiology. Trends in Neurosciences. 7(10). 371–374. 2 indexed citations

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Merton, P A, Helen Morton, D. K. Hill, & C. D. Marsden. (1982). SCOPE OF A TECHNIQUE FOR ELECTRICAL STIMULATION OF HUMAN BRAIN, SPINAL CORD, AND MUSCLE. The Lancet. 320(8298). 597–600. 216 indexed citations

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Merton, P A, D. K. Hill, & Helen Morton. (1981). Indirect and Direct Stimulation of Fatigued Human Muscle. Novartis Foundation symposium. 82. 120–129. 35 indexed citations

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Marsden, C. D., P A Merton, & Helen Morton. (1981). HUMAN POSTURAL RESPONSES. Brain. 104(3). 513–534. 175 indexed citations

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Merton, P A & Helen Morton. (1980). Stimulation of the cerebral cortex in the intact human subject. Nature. 285(5762). 227–227. 708 indexed citations breakdown →

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Marsden, C. D., P A Merton, & Helen Morton. (1979). Sensitivity, efficacy and disappearance of servo action in human muscle [proceedings].. PubMed. 292. 56P–56P. 1 indexed citations

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Marsden, C. D., P A Merton, & Helen Morton. (1978). Anticipatory postural responses in the human subject [proceedings].. Munich Personal RePEc Archive (Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich). 275. 47P–48P. 18 indexed citations

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Marsden, C. D., et al.. (1977). THE EFFECT OF POSTERIOR COLUMN LESIONS ON SERVO RESPONSES FROM THE HUMAN LONG THUMB FLEXOR. Brain. 100(1). 185–200. 57 indexed citations

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Merton, P A, Helen Morton, & Cyril Rashbass. (1967). Visual Feedback in Hand Tremor. Nature. 216(5115). 583–584. 33 indexed citations

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Merton, P A. (1965). Physiology of Nervous System. BMJ. 2(5466). 865.3–865. 3 indexed citations

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Merton, P A. (1964). Human position sense and sense of effort.. PubMed. 18. 387–400. 91 indexed citations

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Merton, P A. (1962). Methods in Electrophysiology. Nature. 196(4853). 403–403. 2 indexed citations

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Merton, P A. (1956). PROBLEMS OF MUSCULAR FATIGUE. British Medical Bulletin. 12(3). 219–221. 37 indexed citations

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Merton, P A, et al.. (1956). NERVOUS GRADATION OF MUSCULAR CONTRACTION. British Medical Bulletin. 12(3). 214–218. 156 indexed citations

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Merton, P A. (1954). Voluntary strength and fatigue. The Journal of Physiology. 123(3). 553–564. 1154 indexed citations breakdown →

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Merton, P A. (1954). Interaction between muscle fibres in a twitch. The Journal of Physiology. 124(2). 311–324. 41 indexed citations

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Merton, P A. (1953). Slowly Conducting Muscle Spindle Afferents. Acta Physiologica Scandinavica. 29(1). 87–88. 17 indexed citations

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Eldred, E., Raǵnar Granit, & P A Merton. (1953). Supraspinal control of the muscle spindles and its significance. The Journal of Physiology. 122(3). 498–523. 321 indexed citations breakdown →

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