R. E. Burke

6.8k total citations · 1 hit paper
35 papers, 4.6k citations indexed

About

R. E. Burke is a scholar working on Biomedical Engineering, Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience and Cognitive Neuroscience. According to data from OpenAlex, R. E. Burke has authored 35 papers receiving a total of 4.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 32 papers in Biomedical Engineering, 14 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience and 11 papers in Cognitive Neuroscience. Recurrent topics in R. E. Burke's work include Muscle activation and electromyography studies (32 papers), Neuroscience and Neural Engineering (13 papers) and Motor Control and Adaptation (8 papers). R. E. Burke is often cited by papers focused on Muscle activation and electromyography studies (32 papers), Neuroscience and Neural Engineering (13 papers) and Motor Control and Adaptation (8 papers). R. E. Burke collaborates with scholars based in United States, Australia and Singapore. R. E. Burke's co-authors include Felix E. Zajac, Peter Tsairis, David N. Levine, P. Rudomín, W.Z. Rymer, Kenro Kanda, Bruce Walmsley, L. Lee Glenn, James W. Fleshman and P. G. Nelson and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, The Journal of Physiology and Trends in Neurosciences.

In The Last Decade

R. E. Burke

34 papers receiving 4.2k 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.

Physiological types and histochemical profiles in motor units of the cat gastrocnemius

1973 1.3k citations R. E. Burke, Peter Tsairis et al. The Journal of Physiology profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
R. E. Burke United States	26	2.4k	1.7k	1.5k	903	639	35	4.6k
Daniel Kernell Netherlands	46	3.2k 1.3×	2.5k 1.4×	2.4k 1.6×	1.1k 1.2×	1.1k 1.8×	103	5.8k
Douglas G. Stuart United States	45	3.4k 1.4×	1.5k 0.9×	2.6k 1.8×	601 0.7×	820 1.3×	147	6.9k
Elwood Henneman United States	28	3.7k 1.5×	2.0k 1.2×	2.6k 1.7×	768 0.9×	1.0k 1.6×	45	7.1k
David N. Levine United States	34	1.2k 0.5×	879 0.5×	2.2k 1.5×	805 0.9×	427 0.7×	60	5.5k
Carlton C. Hunt United States	32	1.1k 0.5×	1.3k 0.8×	981 0.7×	673 0.7×	545 0.9×	48	3.4k
Arthur W. English United States	45	1.7k 0.7×	2.5k 1.4×	837 0.6×	1.5k 1.6×	478 0.7×	137	6.0k
F.J.R. Richmond Canada	41	1.4k 0.6×	764 0.4×	1.4k 0.9×	488 0.5×	868 1.4×	111	4.5k
Bruce Walmsley Australia	40	958 0.4×	2.6k 1.5×	2.0k 1.4×	1.2k 1.3×	482 0.8×	81	4.6k
P. Rudomín Mexico	35	1.2k 0.5×	2.0k 1.2×	1.5k 1.0×	711 0.8×	1.0k 1.6×	116	4.2k
Raǵnar Granit Sweden	36	1.2k 0.5×	1.8k 1.0×	1.7k 1.2×	716 0.8×	962 1.5×	83	4.4k

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Burke, R. E., et al.. (2023). Robust Learning-Based Incipient Slip Detection Using the PapillArray Optical Tactile Sensor for Improved Robotic Gripping. IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters. 9(2). 1827–1834. 3 indexed citations

Burke, R. E.. (2008). Spinal cord. Scholarpedia. 3(4). 1925–1925. 2 indexed citations

Burke, R. E.. (2002). Some Unresolved Issues in Motor Unit Research. Advances in experimental medicine and biology. 508. 171–178. 12 indexed citations

Burke, R. E.. (1999). Chapter 15 Revisiting the Notion of ‘motor unit types’. Progress in brain research. 123. 167–175. 29 indexed citations

Degtyarenko, A. M., Ely S. Simon, Trina M. Norden‐Krichmar, & R. E. Burke. (1998). Modulation of Oligosynaptic Cutaneous and Muscle Afferent Reflex Pathways During Fictive Locomotion and Scratching in the Cat. Journal of Neurophysiology. 79(1). 447–463. 56 indexed citations

Degtyarenko, A. M., Ely S. Simon, & R. E. Burke. (1998). Locomotor Modulation of Disynaptic EPSPs From the Mesencephalic Locomotor Region in Cat Motoneurons. Journal of Neurophysiology. 80(6). 3284–3296. 25 indexed citations

Schmidt, Brian J., D.E.R. Meyers, Mikihiko TOKURIKI, & R. E. Burke. (1989). Modulation of short latency cutaneous excitation in flexor and extensor motoneurons during fictive locomotion in the cat. Experimental Brain Research. 77(1). 57–68. 34 indexed citations

Burke, R. E.. (1989). Functional partitioning of motor unit populations. Behavioral and Brain Sciences. 12(4). 648–649.

Cullheim, Staffan, James W. Fleshman, L. Lee Glenn, & R. E. Burke. (1987). Membrane area and dendritic structure in type‐identified triceps surae alpha motoneurons. The Journal of Comparative Neurology. 255(1). 68–81. 227 indexed citations

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Dum, Richard P., Michael J. O’Donovan, James Toop, et al.. (1985). Cross-reinnervated motor units in cat muscle. II. Soleus muscle reinnervated by flexor digitorum longus motoneurons. Journal of Neurophysiology. 54(4). 837–851. 32 indexed citations

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Dum, Richard P., Michael J. O’Donovan, James Toop, & R. E. Burke. (1985). Cross-reinnervated motor units in cat muscle. I. Flexor digitorum longus muscle units reinnervated by soleus motoneurons. Journal of Neurophysiology. 54(4). 818–836. 25 indexed citations

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Cullheim, Staffan, et al.. (1984). Direct monosynatpic contacts between type-identified α-motoneurons in the cat. Brain Research. 308(1). 196–199. 25 indexed citations

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Dum, Richard P., R. E. Burke, Michael J. O’Donovan, James Toop, & John A. Hodgson. (1982). Motor-unit organization in flexor digitorum longus muscle of the cat.. Journal of Neurophysiology. 47(6). 1108–1125. 121 indexed citations

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Mayer, Richard F., R. E. Burke, James Toop, et al.. (1981). The effect of long-term immobilization on the motor unit population of the cat medial gastrocnemius muscle. Neuroscience. 6(4). 725–739. 47 indexed citations

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Burke, R. E.. (1978). Motor Units: Physiological/Histochemical Profiles, Neural Connectivity and Functional Specializations. American Zoologist. 18(1). 127–134. 53 indexed citations

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Rudomín, P., et al.. (1975). Control by Preynaptic Correlation: a mechanism affecting information transmission from Ia fibers to motoneurons. Journal of Neurophysiology. 38(2). 267–284. 36 indexed citations

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Burke, R. E. & G. ten Bruggencate. (1971). Electrotonic characteristics of alpha motoneurones of varying size. The Journal of Physiology. 212(1). 1–20. 97 indexed citations

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Burke, R. E.. (1968). Firing patterns of gastrocnemius motor units in the decerebrate cat. The Journal of Physiology. 196(3). 631–654. 128 indexed citations

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Burke, R. E. & P. G. Nelson. (1966). Synaptic Activity in Motoneurons during Natural Stimulation of Muscle Spindles. Science. 151(3714). 1088–1091. 42 indexed citations

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Burke, R. E., et al.. (1963). Application of Probability Methods to the Determination of Spinning Reserve Requirements for the Pennsylvania-New Jersey-Maryland Interconnection. IEEE Transactions on Power Apparatus and Systems. 82(68). 726–735. 138 indexed citations

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