R. G. Willison

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

About

R. G. Willison is a scholar working on Biomedical Engineering, Neurology and Cognitive Neuroscience. According to data from OpenAlex, R. G. Willison has authored 39 papers receiving a total of 1.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 12 papers in Biomedical Engineering, 7 papers in Neurology and 6 papers in Cognitive Neuroscience. Recurrent topics in R. G. Willison's work include Muscle activation and electromyography studies (12 papers), Peripheral Nerve Disorders (6 papers) and EEG and Brain-Computer Interfaces (6 papers). R. G. Willison is often cited by papers focused on Muscle activation and electromyography studies (12 papers), Peripheral Nerve Disorders (6 papers) and EEG and Brain-Computer Interfaces (6 papers). R. G. Willison collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, United States and Denmark. R. G. Willison's co-authors include R. W. Gilliatt, Alison Rose, C. W. M. Whitty, C. P. Symonds, W Lishman, Michele C. Hayward, Ian Williams, John Walsh, Volker Dietz and A. Rosenfalck and has published in prestigious journals such as The Lancet, Brain and Annals of Neurology.

In The Last Decade

R. G. Willison

39 papers receiving 1.6k 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.

Excitatory synaptic mechanisms

1971 521 citations R. G. Willison Journal of the Neurological Sciences profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
R. G. Willison United Kingdom	20	656	507	421	372	284	39	1.8k
S Skoglund Sweden	22	476 0.7×	228 0.4×	328 0.8×	90 0.2×	201 0.7×	40	1.5k
Sidney Goldring United States	27	989 1.5×	1.1k 2.1×	98 0.2×	294 0.8×	261 0.9×	53	2.2k
H.‐M. Meinck Germany	24	491 0.7×	311 0.6×	274 0.7×	593 1.6×	308 1.1×	65	1.6k
Choh‐Luh Li United States	21	1.1k 1.7×	852 1.7×	95 0.2×	275 0.7×	362 1.3×	44	2.0k
Adelbert Ames United States	23	753 1.1×	283 0.6×	90 0.2×	399 1.1×	871 3.1×	40	2.3k
M. B. CARPENTER United States	17	700 1.1×	452 0.9×	77 0.2×	147 0.4×	299 1.1×	39	1.6k
Hans Sjöholm Sweden	23	236 0.4×	212 0.4×	300 0.7×	481 1.3×	184 0.6×	46	1.6k
Lucien M. Levy United States	26	552 0.8×	226 0.4×	342 0.8×	675 1.8×	117 0.4×	63	2.1k
George W. Sypert United States	38	1.4k 2.2×	898 1.8×	655 1.6×	921 2.5×	552 1.9×	75	3.9k
William R. Goff United States	23	325 0.5×	1.5k 3.0×	175 0.4×	189 0.5×	90 0.3×	34	2.3k

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Willison, R. G., et al.. (2013). Vulnerability Reduction: A Task for the Vulnerable People Themselves. 164–177. 12 indexed citations

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Vingtoft, Søren, Anders Fuglsang‐Frederiksen, B. Stigsby, et al.. (1993). KANDID–an EMG decision support system–evaluated in a European multicenter trial. Muscle & Nerve. 16(5). 520–529. 16 indexed citations

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Mills, K.R., et al.. (1985). Rapid turns and amplitude analysis on short epochs of EMG from vastus medialis. Electroencephalography and Clinical Neurophysiology. 61(3). S124–S124. 1 indexed citations

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Willison, R. G.. (1982). Recent Advances in EEG and EMG Data Processing. Journal of Neurology Neurosurgery & Psychiatry. 45(2). 192–192. 90 indexed citations

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Stöhr, Manfred, R. W. Gilliatt, & R. G. Willison. (1981). Supernormal excitability of human sensory fibers after ischemia. Muscle & Nerve. 4(1). 73–75. 10 indexed citations

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Willison, R. G., et al.. (1980). Letters to the editor. Muscle & Nerve. 3(4). 360–362. 19 indexed citations

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Willison, R. G.. (1978). Preservation of bulk and strength in muscles affected by neurogenic lesions. Muscle & Nerve. 1(5). 404–406. 2 indexed citations

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Gilliatt, R. W., R. G. Willison, Volker Dietz, & Ian Williams. (1978). Peripheral nerve conduction in patients with a cervical rib and band. Annals of Neurology. 4(2). 124–129. 45 indexed citations

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Willison, R. G.. (1973). Electrodiagnosis of Neuromuscular Diseases. Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine. 66(5). 488–488. 1 indexed citations

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Willison, R. G., et al.. (1973). The electromyogram in facial myokymia and hemifacial spasm. Journal of the Neurological Sciences. 20(2). 117–126. 41 indexed citations

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Willison, R. G.. (1971). NEUROELECTRIC RESEARCH: Electroneuroprosthesis, electroanesthesia and nonconvulsive electrotherapy. Journal of Neurology Neurosurgery & Psychiatry. 34(5). 653–653. 7 indexed citations

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Willison, R. G.. (1971). Clinical electromyography. Journal of the Neurological Sciences. 12(4). 506–506. 19 indexed citations

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Guld, Christian, A. Rosenfalck, & R. G. Willison. (1970). Report of the committee on EMG instrumentation. Electroencephalography and Clinical Neurophysiology. 28(4). 399–413. 20 indexed citations

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Willison, R. G.. (1970). Mechanisms of synaptic transmission. Journal of the Neurological Sciences. 11(3). 300–300. 13 indexed citations

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Rose, Alison & R. G. Willison. (1967). Quantitative electromyography using automatic analysis: studies in healthy subjects and patients with primary muscle disease.. Journal of Neurology Neurosurgery & Psychiatry. 30(5). 403–410. 74 indexed citations

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Willison, R. G.. (1964). The EMG. A guide and atlas for practical electromyography. Electroencephalography and Clinical Neurophysiology. 17(5). 615–616. 1 indexed citations

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Gilliatt, R. W. & R. G. Willison. (1963). The refractory and supernormal periods of the human median nerve. Journal of Neurology Neurosurgery & Psychiatry. 26(2). 136–147. 124 indexed citations

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Gilliatt, R. W., et al.. (1961). THE RECORDING OF LATERAL POPLITEAL NERVE ACTION POTENTIALS IN MAN. Journal of Neurology Neurosurgery & Psychiatry. 24(4). 305–318. 83 indexed citations

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Whitty, C. W. M. & R. G. Willison. (1958). SOME ASPECTS OF REFERRED PAIN. The Lancet. 272(7040). 226–231. 24 indexed citations

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Willison, R. G. & C. W. M. Whitty. (1957). Parathyroid Deficiency Presenting as Epilepsy. BMJ. 1(5022). 802–803. 5 indexed citations

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