T. Richard Nichols

4.9k total citations · 1 hit paper
81 papers, 3.4k citations indexed

About

T. Richard Nichols is a scholar working on Biomedical Engineering, Cognitive Neuroscience and Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience. According to data from OpenAlex, T. Richard Nichols has authored 81 papers receiving a total of 3.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 63 papers in Biomedical Engineering, 26 papers in Cognitive Neuroscience and 19 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience. Recurrent topics in T. Richard Nichols's work include Muscle activation and electromyography studies (60 papers), Motor Control and Adaptation (25 papers) and Neuroscience and Neural Engineering (14 papers). T. Richard Nichols is often cited by papers focused on Muscle activation and electromyography studies (60 papers), Motor Control and Adaptation (25 papers) and Neuroscience and Neural Engineering (14 papers). T. Richard Nichols collaborates with scholars based in United States, Canada and United Kingdom. T. Richard Nichols's co-authors include James C. Houk, Timothy C. Cope, Stephen J. Bonasera, Robert J. Gregor, Claire F. Honeycutt, R. B. Stein, LYLE A. DAVIS, Jack H. Jhamandas, Jinger S. Gottschall and John H. Lawrence and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and The Journal of Physiology.

In The Last Decade

T. Richard Nichols

79 papers receiving 3.3k 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.

Improvement in linearity and regulation of stiffness that results from actions of stretch reflex

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
T. Richard Nichols United States	28	2.2k	1.6k	765	446	436	81	3.4k
M. Hulliger Canada	30	1.8k 0.8×	1.7k 1.0×	550 0.7×	445 1.0×	530 1.2×	76	3.4k
P.E. Crago United States	36	3.1k 1.4×	2.3k 1.4×	1.2k 1.5×	280 0.6×	203 0.5×	95	4.1k
David F. Collins Canada	38	2.7k 1.2×	1.9k 1.2×	685 0.9×	372 0.8×	508 1.2×	82	4.2k
Andrew J. Fuglevand United States	36	3.8k 1.7×	2.4k 1.5×	1.1k 1.4×	323 0.7×	1.0k 2.4×	74	4.9k
R. B. Stein Canada	18	1.2k 0.5×	1.2k 0.8×	506 0.7×	270 0.6×	208 0.5×	25	2.5k
Gyan C. Agarwal United States	31	2.3k 1.0×	2.5k 1.5×	335 0.4×	532 1.2×	411 0.9×	89	3.9k
Matthew C. Tresch United States	25	3.0k 1.4×	3.1k 1.9×	657 0.9×	766 1.7×	196 0.4×	69	4.6k
Charles Capaday Canada	32	2.4k 1.1×	2.7k 1.6×	413 0.5×	427 1.0×	317 0.7×	55	4.4k
Paolo Cavallari Italy	31	1.1k 0.5×	1.4k 0.9×	439 0.6×	332 0.7×	122 0.3×	93	2.7k
R. E. Poppele United States	34	3.3k 1.5×	2.9k 1.8×	753 1.0×	1.5k 3.4×	401 0.9×	87	5.4k

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Rahmati, Seyed Mohammadali, Alexander N. Klishko, T. Richard Nichols, et al.. (2024). Role of forelimb morphology in muscle sensorimotor functions during locomotion in the cat. The Journal of Physiology. 603(2). 447–487.

Nichols, T. Richard, et al.. (2024). Effect of external and internal cues on core muscle activation during the Sahrmann five-level core stability test. World Journal of Methodology. 15(1). 92943–92943.

Cuadra, Cristian, et al.. (2024). Reduced inhibition from quadriceps onto soleus after acute quadriceps fatigue suggests Golgi tendon organ contribution to heteronymous inhibition. European Journal of Neuroscience. 60(3). 4317–4331. 1 indexed citations

Howland, Dena R., et al.. (2021). Non-uniform upregulation of the autogenic stretch reflex among hindlimb extensors following lateral spinal lesion in the cat. Experimental Brain Research. 239(9). 2679–2691. 1 indexed citations

Lyle, Mark A. & T. Richard Nichols. (2017). Patterns of intermuscular inhibitory force feedback across cat hindlimbs suggest a flexible system for regulating whole limb mechanics. Journal of Neurophysiology. 119(2). 668–678. 14 indexed citations

Nichols, T. Richard, et al.. (2014). The Regulation of Limb Stiffness in the Context of Locomotor Tasks. Advances in experimental medicine and biology. 826. 41–54. 7 indexed citations

Honeycutt, Claire F., Paul Nardelli, Timothy C. Cope, & T. Richard Nichols. (2012). Muscle spindle responses to horizontal support surface perturbation in the anesthetized cat: insights into the role of autogenic feedback in whole body postural control. Journal of Neurophysiology. 108(5). 1253–1261. 22 indexed citations

Gottschall, Jinger S. & T. Richard Nichols. (2011). Neuromuscular strategies for the transitions between level and hill surfaces during walking. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences. 366(1570). 1565–1579. 27 indexed citations

Honeycutt, Claire F., Jinger S. Gottschall, & T. Richard Nichols. (2009). Electromyographic Responses From the Hindlimb Muscles of the Decerebrate Cat to Horizontal Support Surface Perturbations. Journal of Neurophysiology. 101(6). 2751–2761. 71 indexed citations

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Gottschall, Jinger S. & T. Richard Nichols. (2007). Head pitch affects muscle activity in the decerebrate cat hindlimb during walking. Experimental Brain Research. 182(1). 131–135. 25 indexed citations

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Hass, Chris J., et al.. (2006). The effects of sloped surfaces on locomotion: An electromyographic analysis. Journal of Biomechanics. 40(6). 1276–1285. 171 indexed citations

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Nichols, T. Richard. (2002). Musculoskeletal Mechanics: A Foundation of Motor Physiology. Advances in experimental medicine and biology. 508. 473–479. 16 indexed citations

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Burkholder, Thomas J. & T. Richard Nichols. (2000). The Mechanical Action of Proprioceptive Length Feedback in a Model of the Cat Hindlimb. Motor Control. 4(2). 201–220. 17 indexed citations

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Nichols, T. Richard, John H. Lawrence, & Stephen J. Bonasera. (1993). Control of torque direction by spinal pathways at the cat ankle joint. Experimental Brain Research. 97(2). 366–371. 21 indexed citations

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Nichols, T. Richard. (1989). The organization of heterogenic reflexes among muscles crossing the ankle joint in the decerebrate cat.. The Journal of Physiology. 410(1). 463–477. 209 indexed citations

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Nichols, T. Richard & John D. Steeves. (1986). Resetting of resultant stiffness in ankle flexor and extensor muscles in the decerebrate cat. Experimental Brain Research. 62(2). 401–10. 70 indexed citations

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Nichols, T. Richard. (1985). Mechanical analysis of antagonogenic reflex action in decerebrate cats. The Society for Neuroscience Abstracts. 11(1). 213. 2 indexed citations

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Nichols, T. Richard. (1985). Is “The Mass-Spring Model” a Testable Hypothesis?. Journal of Motor Behavior. 17(4). 499–500. 1 indexed citations

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Stein, R. B., et al.. (1978). Modifications of ongoing tremors and locomotion by sensory feedback.. Munich Personal RePEc Archive (Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich). 512–19. 6 indexed citations

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Chapman, K. M. & T. Richard Nichols. (1969). Electrophysiological demonstration that cockroach tibial tactile spines have separate sensory axons. Journal of Insect Physiology. 15(11). 2103–2115. 7 indexed citations

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