V. Reggie Edgerton

40.7k total citations · 10 hit papers
426 papers, 31.5k citations indexed

About

V. Reggie Edgerton is a scholar working on Pathology and Forensic Medicine, Biomedical Engineering and Molecular Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, V. Reggie Edgerton has authored 426 papers receiving a total of 31.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 172 papers in Pathology and Forensic Medicine, 154 papers in Biomedical Engineering and 120 papers in Molecular Biology. Recurrent topics in V. Reggie Edgerton's work include Spinal Cord Injury Research (171 papers), Muscle activation and electromyography studies (149 papers) and Muscle Physiology and Disorders (105 papers). V. Reggie Edgerton is often cited by papers focused on Spinal Cord Injury Research (171 papers), Muscle activation and electromyography studies (149 papers) and Muscle Physiology and Disorders (105 papers). V. Reggie Edgerton collaborates with scholars based in United States, Russia and Spain. V. Reggie Edgerton's co-authors include Roland R. Roy, Yury Gerasimenko, Hui Zhong, John A. Hodgson, Susan J. Harkema, Ray D. de Leon, Marjorie A. Ariano, R. B. Armstrong, Grégoire Courtine and Zhe Ying and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, The Lancet and Journal of Biological Chemistry.

In The Last Decade

V. Reggie Edgerton

425 papers receiving 30.4k citations

Hit Papers

HINDLIMB MUSCLE FIBER POPULATIONS OF FIVE MAMMALS 1973 2026 1990 2008 1973 2011 1983 2006 2002 250 500 750
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  1. HINDLIMB MUSCLE FIBER POPULATIONS OF FIVE MAMMALS
    1973 995 citations V. Reggie Edgerton et al. profile →
  2. Effect of epidural stimulation of the lumbosacral spinal cord on voluntary movement, standing, and assisted stepping after motor complete paraplegia: a case study
    2011 798 citations Yury Gerasimenko, Joel W. Burdick et al. profile →
  3. Muscle Architecture of the Human Lower Limb
    1983 764 citations Roland R. Roy, V. Reggie Edgerton et al. profile →
  4. Neurobiology of Exercise
    2006 690 citations V. Reggie Edgerton et al. profile →
  5. Voluntary Exercise Induces a BDNF-Mediated Mechanism That Promotes Neuroplasticity
    2002 575 citations Roland R. Roy, V. Reggie Edgerton et al. profile →
  6. Recovery of supraspinal control of stepping via indirect propriospinal relay connections after spinal cord injury
    2007 565 citations Grégoire Courtine, Roland R. Roy et al. profile →
  7. Altering spinal cord excitability enables voluntary movements after chronic complete paralysis in humans
    2014 533 citations V. Reggie Edgerton, Yury Gerasimenko et al. Brain profile →
  8. Transformation of nonfunctional spinal circuits into functional states after the loss of brain input
    2009 517 citations Grégoire Courtine, Yury Gerasimenko et al. profile →
  9. Neuromodulation of lumbosacral spinal networks enables independent stepping after complete paraplegia
    2018 390 citations Megan L. Gill, Peter J. Grahn et al. profile →
  10. Effects of training on the recovery of full-weight-bearing stepping in the adult spinal cat
    1986 385 citations Roland R. Roy, V. Reggie Edgerton et al. Experimental Neurology profile →

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Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
V. Reggie Edgerton United States 95 12.1k 9.4k 6.8k 5.7k 5.4k 426 31.5k
Roland R. Roy United States 82 8.7k 0.7× 8.2k 0.9× 7.2k 1.1× 4.9k 0.9× 3.8k 0.7× 413 25.8k
Simon C. Gandevia Australia 106 3.0k 0.3× 16.8k 1.8× 788 0.1× 2.5k 0.4× 3.1k 0.6× 571 40.3k
Volker Dietz Switzerland 85 7.5k 0.6× 9.2k 1.0× 651 0.1× 2.3k 0.4× 2.6k 0.5× 320 23.4k
Mark Hallett United States 133 2.0k 0.2× 8.6k 0.9× 2.2k 0.3× 14.1k 2.5× 1.3k 0.2× 854 67.1k
John C. Rothwell United Kingdom 152 4.5k 0.4× 20.7k 2.2× 2.0k 0.3× 14.2k 2.5× 4.0k 0.7× 1.1k 90.0k
James W. Fawcett United Kingdom 93 5.5k 0.5× 1.8k 0.2× 10.2k 1.5× 18.7k 3.3× 2.4k 0.4× 325 31.2k
Sten Grillner Sweden 84 3.0k 0.2× 5.2k 0.5× 3.9k 0.6× 10.5k 1.8× 684 0.1× 367 26.5k
Martin E. Schwab Switzerland 101 9.7k 0.8× 1.2k 0.1× 8.7k 1.3× 21.8k 3.8× 3.2k 0.6× 397 35.2k
Mark H. Tuszynski United States 89 7.0k 0.6× 1.7k 0.2× 5.7k 0.8× 14.3k 2.5× 3.0k 0.6× 232 23.4k
Richard L. Lieber United States 75 1.0k 0.1× 8.2k 0.9× 5.7k 0.8× 1.1k 0.2× 5.4k 1.0× 383 22.1k

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All Works

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Sachdeva, Rahul, et al.. (2023). Combining spinal neuromodulation and activity based neurorehabilitation therapy improves sensorimotor function in cerebral palsy. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 4. 1216281–1216281. 6 indexed citations
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Kumru, Hatice, Jesús Benito-Penalva, Yury Gerasimenko, et al.. (2023). Transcutaneous Cervical Spinal Cord Stimulation Combined with Robotic Exoskeleton Rehabilitation for the Upper Limbs in Subjects with Cervical SCI: Clinical Trial. Biomedicines. 11(2). 589–589. 13 indexed citations
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Sachdeva, Rahul, et al.. (2023). sPinal cOrd neUromodulatioN to treat Cerebral palsy in pEdiatrics: POUNCE Multisite Randomized Clinical Trial. Frontiers in Neuroscience. 17. 1221809–1221809. 2 indexed citations
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Evans, Emily, Chen Yang, Milap S. Sandhu, et al.. (2023). A Research Protocol to Study the Priming Effects of Breathing Low Oxygen on Enhancing Training-Related Gains in Walking Function for Persons With Spinal Cord Injury: The BO 2 ST Trial. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 4(1). 736–750. 1 indexed citations
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Kumru, Hatice, África Flores, V. Reggie Edgerton, et al.. (2021). Cervical Electrical Neuromodulation Effectively Enhances Hand Motor Output in Healthy Subjects by Engaging a Use-Dependent Intervention. Journal of Clinical Medicine. 10(2). 195–195. 26 indexed citations
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Edgerton, V. Reggie, et al.. (2020). Effects of Rehabilitation on Perineural Nets and Synaptic Plasticity Following Spinal Cord Transection. Brain Sciences. 10(11). 824–824. 13 indexed citations
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Calvert, Jonathan S., Peter J. Grahn, Jeffrey A. Strommen, et al.. (2018). Electrophysiological Guidance of Epidural Electrode Array Implantation over the Human Lumbosacral Spinal Cord to Enable Motor Function after Chronic Paralysis. Journal of Neurotrauma. 36(9). 1451–1460. 64 indexed citations
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Солопова, И. А., I. A. Sukhotina, Sergei V. Vissarionov, et al.. (2017). Effects of spinal cord stimulation on motor functions in children with cerebral palsy. Neuroscience Letters. 639. 192–198. 47 indexed citations
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Grahn, Peter J., Igor Lavrov, Dimitry G. Sayenko, et al.. (2017). Enabling Task-Specific Volitional Motor Functions via Spinal Cord Neuromodulation in a Human With Paraplegia. Mayo Clinic Proceedings. 92(4). 544–554. 162 indexed citations
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Alam, Monzurul, Guillermo García‐Alías, Benita Jin, et al.. (2017). Electrical neuromodulation of the cervical spinal cord facilitates forelimb skilled function recovery in spinal cord injured rats. Experimental Neurology. 291. 141–150. 58 indexed citations
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Krucoff, Max, Shervin Rahimpour, Marc W. Slutzky, V. Reggie Edgerton, & Dennis A. Turner. (2016). Enhancing Nervous System Recovery through Neurobiologics, Neural Interface Training, and Neurorehabilitation. Frontiers in Neuroscience. 10. 126 indexed citations
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Zhong, Hui, et al.. (2012). Accommodation of the Spinal Cat to a Tripping Perturbation. Frontiers in Physiology. 3. 112–112. 20 indexed citations
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Ziegler, Matthias, Hui Zhong, Roland R. Roy, & V. Reggie Edgerton. (2010). Why Variability Facilitates Spinal Learning. Journal of Neuroscience. 30(32). 10720–10726. 65 indexed citations
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Maier, Irin C., Ronaldo M. Ichiyama, Grégoire Courtine, et al.. (2009). Differential effects of anti-Nogo-A antibody treatment and treadmill training in rats with incomplete spinal cord injury. Brain. 132(6). 1426–1440. 128 indexed citations
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Ichiyama, Ronaldo M., Grégoire Courtine, Yury Gerasimenko, et al.. (2008). Step Training Reinforces Specific Spinal Locomotor Circuitry in Adult Spinal Rats. Journal of Neuroscience. 28(29). 7370–7375. 133 indexed citations
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Liang, Yongqiang, et al.. (2006). Implications of Assist-As-Needed Robotic Step Training after a Complete Spinal Cord Injury on Intrinsic Strategies of Motor Learning. Journal of Neuroscience. 26(41). 10564–10568. 268 indexed citations
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Tillakaratne, Niranjala J.K., Ray D. de Leon, Thao X. Hoang, et al.. (2002). Use-Dependent Modulation of Inhibitory Capacity in the Feline Lumbar Spinal Cord. Journal of Neuroscience. 22(8). 3130–3143. 173 indexed citations
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Ishihara, Akihiko, Roland R. Roy, Yoshinobu Ohira, & V. Reggie Edgerton. (2002). Motoneuron and Sensory Neuron Plasticity to Varying Neuromuscular Activity Levels. Exercise and Sport Sciences Reviews. 30(4). 152–158. 17 indexed citations
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Leon, Ray D. de, Nikolas London, Roland R. Roy, & V. Reggie Edgerton. (1999). Chapter 30 Failure Analysis of Stepping in Adult Spinal Cats. Progress in brain research. 123. 341–348. 16 indexed citations
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Edgerton, V. Reggie, Gerald W. Gardner, Yoshinobu Ohira, Kulasiri A. Gunawardena, & B. Senewiratne. (1979). Iron-deficiency anaemia and its effect on worker productivity and activity patterns.. BMJ. 2(6204). 1546–1549. 164 indexed citations

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