W. F. Floyd

1.5k total citations · 1 hit paper
20 papers, 968 citations indexed

About

W. F. Floyd is a scholar working on Social Psychology, Pathology and Forensic Medicine and Surgery. According to data from OpenAlex, W. F. Floyd has authored 20 papers receiving a total of 968 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 5 papers in Social Psychology, 2 papers in Pathology and Forensic Medicine and 1 paper in Surgery. Recurrent topics in W. F. Floyd's work include Ergonomics and Musculoskeletal Disorders (5 papers), Spine and Intervertebral Disc Pathology (2 papers) and Myofascial pain diagnosis and treatment (1 paper). W. F. Floyd is often cited by papers focused on Ergonomics and Musculoskeletal Disorders (5 papers), Spine and Intervertebral Disc Pathology (2 papers) and Myofascial pain diagnosis and treatment (1 paper). W. F. Floyd collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom and United States. W. F. Floyd's co-authors include P. H. S. Silver, E. W. Walls, D. F. Roberts, O. G. Edholm, John Ward, Peter Kent, E Neil, Wood W. Lovell, V. E. Negus and Katharine R. Parkes and has published in prestigious journals such as The Lancet, The Journal of Physiology and Electroencephalography and Clinical Neurophysiology.

In The Last Decade

W. F. Floyd

20 papers receiving 825 citations

Hit Papers

1 papers align trajectories

What are hit papers?

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.

The function of the erectores spinae muscles in certain movements and postures in man*

1955 375 citations W. F. Floyd, P. H. S. Silver The Journal of Physiology profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
W. F. Floyd United Kingdom	11	425	253	250	189	158	20	968
Hunter S. Greene United States	7	838 2.0×	142 0.6×	208 0.8×	365 1.9×	247 1.6×	9	1.1k
NEIL KAHANOVITZ United States	24	806 1.9×	90 0.4×	821 3.3×	184 1.0×	850 5.4×	46	1.5k
Jan-Paul van Wingerden Netherlands	12	594 1.4×	89 0.4×	431 1.7×	246 1.3×	349 2.2×	20	994
Basmajian Jv Canada	17	144 0.3×	56 0.2×	172 0.7×	142 0.8×	75 0.5×	53	903
Purnendu Gupta United States	17	797 1.9×	179 0.7×	446 1.8×	130 0.7×	558 3.5×	30	1.2k
Frederic J. Kottke United States	16	109 0.3×	33 0.1×	195 0.8×	97 0.5×	67 0.4×	38	758
Duck‐Won Oh South Korea	17	234 0.6×	104 0.4×	226 0.9×	132 0.7×	106 0.7×	88	876
Janet E. Macintosh Australia	12	1.1k 2.5×	93 0.4×	676 2.7×	303 1.6×	754 4.8×	14	1.5k
Linda McLean Canada	18	341 0.8×	245 1.0×	420 1.7×	165 0.9×	24 0.2×	45	1.2k
Richard A. Ekstrom United States	8	417 1.0×	92 0.4×	737 2.9×	438 2.3×	63 0.4×	9	1.2k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of W. F. Floyd

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of W. F. Floyd. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of W. F. Floyd based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with W. F. Floyd. W. F. Floyd is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

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20 of 20 papers shown

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Floyd, W. F. & A. T. Welford. (1977). Symposium on fatigue and Symposium on human factors in equipment design. Medical Entomology and Zoology. 1 indexed citations

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Floyd, W. F., et al.. (1969). Anthropometric and Physiological Considerations in School, Office and Factory Seating. Ergonomics. 12(2). 132–139. 44 indexed citations

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Floyd, W. F. & John Ward. (1967). POSTURE IN INDUSTRY. International Journal of Production Research. 5(3). 213–224. 15 indexed citations

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Floyd, W. F., et al.. (1966). A study of the space requirements of wheelchair users. Spinal Cord. 4(1). 24–37. 14 indexed citations

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Floyd, W. F., et al.. (1965). A study of the space requirements of wheelchair users. Spinal Cord. 3(3). 173–173. 5 indexed citations

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Floyd, W. F., et al.. (1965). SOME ERGONOMIC ASPECTS OF HOUSEHOLD JUGS. Ergonomics. 8(4). 455–465. 3 indexed citations

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Floyd, W. F.. (1964). Ergonomic principles in the use of wheelchairs. Spinal Cord. 2(1). 36–37. 1 indexed citations

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Floyd, W. F., et al.. (1959). The Neuropathic Joint. Southern Medical Journal. 52(5). 563–569. 19 indexed citations

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Floyd, W. F. & D. F. Roberts. (1958). ANATOMICAL AND PHYSIOLOGICAL PRINCIPLES IN CHAIR AND TABLE DESIGN. Ergonomics. 2(1). 1–16. 83 indexed citations

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Floyd, W. F., V. E. Negus, & E Neil. (1957). Observations on the Mechanism of Phonation. Acta Oto-Laryngologica. 48(1-2). 16–25. 14 indexed citations

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Negus, V. E., E Neil, & W. F. Floyd. (1957). LXIV The Mechanism of Phonation. Annals of Otology Rhinology & Laryngology. 66(3). 817–829. 4 indexed citations

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Floyd, W. F. & P. H. S. Silver. (1955). The function of the erectores spinae muscles in certain movements and postures in man*. The Journal of Physiology. 129(1). 184–203. 375 indexed citations breakdown →

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Floyd, W. F., et al.. (1955). An electromyographic study of myotonia. Electroencephalography and Clinical Neurophysiology. 7(4). 621–630. 24 indexed citations

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Floyd, W. F., et al.. (1955). Symposium on Human Factors in Equipment Design.. Industrial and Labor Relations Review. 8(3). 452–452. 7 indexed citations

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Floyd, W. F. & E. W. Walls. (1953). Electromyography of the sphincter ani externus in man. The Journal of Physiology. 122(3). 599–609. 168 indexed citations

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Floyd, W. F. & P. H. S. Silver. (1952). Patterns of muscle activity in posture and movement.. PubMed. 38(3). 45–51. 5 indexed citations

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Edholm, O. G. & W. F. Floyd. (1952). Medical Conferences. The Lancet. 259(6713). 868–871. 72 indexed citations

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Floyd, W. F., et al.. (1952). Reflex activity in abdominal and limb muscles. The Journal of Physiology. 118(2). 196–206. 2 indexed citations

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Floyd, W. F. & P. H. S. Silver. (1951). FUNCTION OF ERECTORES SPINÆ IN FLEXION OF THE TRUNK. The Lancet. 257(6647). 133–134. 108 indexed citations

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Floyd, W. F., et al.. (1951). The action of di‐isopropylfluorophosphonate on the central nervous system of the cat. The Journal of Physiology. 114(1-2). 107–118. 4 indexed citations

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