Thomas E. Twitchell

1.5k total citations · 1 hit paper
14 papers, 1.0k citations indexed

About

Thomas E. Twitchell is a scholar working on Psychiatry and Mental health, Neurology and Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health. According to data from OpenAlex, Thomas E. Twitchell has authored 14 papers receiving a total of 1.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 6 papers in Psychiatry and Mental health, 3 papers in Neurology and 2 papers in Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health. Recurrent topics in Thomas E. Twitchell's work include Cerebral Palsy and Movement Disorders (5 papers), Botulinum Toxin and Related Neurological Disorders (3 papers) and Reading and Literacy Development (1 paper). Thomas E. Twitchell is often cited by papers focused on Cerebral Palsy and Movement Disorders (5 papers), Botulinum Toxin and Related Neurological Disorders (3 papers) and Reading and Literacy Development (1 paper). Thomas E. Twitchell collaborates with scholars based in United States. Thomas E. Twitchell's co-authors include Rita G. Rudel and Hans‐Lukas Teuber and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Brain and Neurology.

In The Last Decade

Thomas E. Twitchell

14 papers receiving 911 citations

Hit Papers

THE RESTORATION OF MOTOR FUNCTION FOLLOWING HEMIPLEGIA IN... 1951 2026 1976 2001 1951 200 400 600
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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.

  1. THE RESTORATION OF MOTOR FUNCTION FOLLOWING HEMIPLEGIA IN MAN
    1951 670 citations Thomas E. Twitchell Brain profile →

Peers

Thomas E. Twitchell
W. C. Fleming United States
Ronald C. Lyle United Kingdom
Guy Demeurisse Belgium
Shraga Hocherman Israel
Andreas Hufschmidt Germany
Kimberly D. Moore Canada
Petra Denzler Germany
Carole Fraser United Kingdom
S J Fellows Germany
SueAnn Sisto United States
W. C. Fleming United States
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All Works

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Rudel, Rita G., Hans‐Lukas Teuber, & Thomas E. Twitchell. (1974). Levels of impairment of sensori-motor functions in children with early brain damage. Neuropsychologia. 12(1). 95–108. 50 indexed citations
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Twitchell, Thomas E.. (1966). 6 Sensation and the Motor Deficit in Cerebral Palsy. Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research. 46. 55–62. 12 indexed citations
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Rudel, Rita G., Hans‐Lukas Teuber, & Thomas E. Twitchell. (1966). A note on hyperesthesia in children with early brain damage. Neuropsychologia. 4(4). 351–356. 8 indexed citations
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Twitchell, Thomas E.. (1965). Variations and Abnormalities of Motor Development. Physical Therapy. 45(5). 424–430. 9 indexed citations
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Twitchell, Thomas E.. (1965). Attitudinal Reflexes. Physical Therapy. 45(5). 411–418. 3 indexed citations
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Twitchell, Thomas E.. (1965). The automatic grasping responses of infants. Neuropsychologia. 3(3). 247–259. 64 indexed citations
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Twitchell, Thomas E.. (1965). Normal Motor Development. Physical Therapy. 45(5). 419–423. 13 indexed citations
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Twitchell, Thomas E., et al.. (1962). The Plantar Response in Infantile Cerebral Palsy. Developmental Medicine & Child Neurology. 4(6). 602–611. 2 indexed citations
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Twitchell, Thomas E.. (1959). ON THE MOTOR DEFICIT IN CONGENITAL BILATERAL ATHETOSIS. The Journal of Nervous and Mental Disease. 129(2). 105–132. 22 indexed citations
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Twitchell, Thomas E., et al.. (1959). Dysarthria In Cerebral Palsy. Journal of Speech and Hearing Disorders. 24(2). 118–122. 16 indexed citations
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Twitchell, Thomas E.. (1958). The Grasping Deficit in Infantile Spastic Hemiparesis. Neurology. 8(1). 13–13. 32 indexed citations
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Twitchell, Thomas E.. (1954). SENSORY FACTORS IN PURPOSIVE MOVEMENT. Journal of Neurophysiology. 17(3). 239–252. 102 indexed citations
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Twitchell, Thomas E.. (1951). THE RESTORATION OF MOTOR FUNCTION FOLLOWING HEMIPLEGIA IN MAN. Brain. 74(4). 443–480. 670 indexed citations breakdown →

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