William McKay

2.1k total citations
48 papers, 1.7k citations indexed

About

William McKay is a scholar working on Pathology and Forensic Medicine, Biomedical Engineering and Neurology. According to data from OpenAlex, William McKay has authored 48 papers receiving a total of 1.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 25 papers in Pathology and Forensic Medicine, 19 papers in Biomedical Engineering and 15 papers in Neurology. Recurrent topics in William McKay's work include Spinal Cord Injury Research (24 papers), Muscle activation and electromyography studies (19 papers) and Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation Studies (13 papers). William McKay is often cited by papers focused on Spinal Cord Injury Research (24 papers), Muscle activation and electromyography studies (19 papers) and Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation Studies (13 papers). William McKay collaborates with scholars based in United States, Austria and United Kingdom. William McKay's co-authors include A.M. Sherwood, M.R. Dimitrijević, Dobrivoje S. Stokić, Karen Minassian, Ursula S. Hofstoetter, Winfried Mayr, Keith E. Tansey, Alexander Ovechkin, Hyun Kyoon Lim and Daniela Terson de Paleville and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, Experimental Brain Research and Experimental Neurology.

In The Last Decade

William McKay

48 papers receiving 1.6k citations

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Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
William McKay United States 24 889 577 563 489 378 48 1.7k
Maria Knikou United States 26 1.3k 1.4× 825 1.4× 1.2k 2.2× 434 0.9× 334 0.9× 79 2.1k
James G. Broton United States 25 968 1.1× 432 0.7× 313 0.6× 573 1.2× 228 0.6× 39 1.8k
Christie K. Ferreira United States 8 1.1k 1.2× 437 0.8× 400 0.7× 525 1.1× 374 1.0× 8 1.5k
Ursula S. Hofstoetter Austria 23 1.4k 1.6× 539 0.9× 802 1.4× 736 1.5× 445 1.2× 32 1.8k
Sang Ho Ahn South Korea 26 394 0.4× 186 0.3× 489 0.9× 283 0.6× 544 1.4× 88 2.3k
Tania Lam Canada 27 1.0k 1.2× 870 1.5× 140 0.2× 222 0.5× 811 2.1× 81 2.2k
John L. K. Kramer Canada 24 824 0.9× 134 0.2× 182 0.3× 444 0.9× 261 0.7× 119 1.8k
Floyd J. Thompson United States 27 854 1.0× 262 0.5× 299 0.5× 265 0.5× 155 0.4× 66 1.9k
Michèle Hubli Switzerland 20 661 0.7× 198 0.3× 199 0.4× 224 0.5× 218 0.6× 71 1.2k
K. John Klose United States 19 725 0.8× 346 0.6× 168 0.3× 563 1.2× 219 0.6× 32 1.3k

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All Works

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McKay, William, et al.. (2023). Neurosurgical Consequences of e-Scooter Use: Strategies to Prevent Neurological Injury. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 4(1). 218–224. 6 indexed citations
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McKay, William, et al.. (2022). Spinal cord tethering after selective dorsal rhizotomy below the conus medullaris. Child s Nervous System. 38(11). 2129–2132. 2 indexed citations
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Tansey, Keith E., et al.. (2022). Soleus H and Lower Limb Posterior Root Muscle Reflexes During Stepping After Incomplete SCI. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 3. 789333–789333. 1 indexed citations
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McKay, William, et al.. (2018). The experience of spasticity after spinal cord injury: perceived characteristics and impact on daily life. Spinal Cord. 56(5). 478–486. 40 indexed citations
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Minassian, Karen, William McKay, Heinrich Binder, & Ursula S. Hofstoetter. (2016). Targeting Lumbar Spinal Neural Circuitry by Epidural Stimulation to Restore Motor Function After Spinal Cord Injury. Neurotherapeutics. 13(2). 284–294. 61 indexed citations
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Paleville, Daniela Terson de, Dimitry G. Sayenko, Sevda C. Aslan, et al.. (2014). Respiratory motor function in seated and supine positions in individuals with chronic spinal cord injury. Respiratory Physiology & Neurobiology. 203. 9–14. 10 indexed citations
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Ovechkin, Alexander, Todd W. Vitaz, Daniela Terson de Paleville, & William McKay. (2013). Quality of Residual Neuromuscular Control and Functional Deficits in Patients with Spinal Cord Injury. Frontiers in Neurology. 4. 174–174. 5 indexed citations
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Tansey, Keith E., William McKay, & Byron A. Kakulas. (2012). Restorative neurology: Consideration of the new anatomy and physiology of the injured nervous system. Clinical Neurology and Neurosurgery. 114(5). 436–440. 19 indexed citations
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Paleville, Daniela Terson de, William McKay, Rodney J. Folz, & Alexander Ovechkin. (2011). Respiratory Motor Control Disrupted by Spinal Cord Injury: Mechanisms, Evaluation, and Restoration. Translational Stroke Research. 2(4). 463–473. 37 indexed citations
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McKay, William, Alexander Ovechkin, Todd W. Vitaz, Daniela Terson de Paleville, & Susan J. Harkema. (2010). Long-lasting involuntary motor activity after spinal cord injury. Spinal Cord. 49(1). 87–93. 28 indexed citations
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McKay, William, Alexander Ovechkin, Todd W. Vitaz, Daniela Terson de Paleville, & Susan J. Harkema. (2010). Neurophysiological characterization of motor recovery in acute spinal cord injury. Spinal Cord. 49(3). 421–429. 44 indexed citations
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Lim, Hyun Kyoon, et al.. (2005). Neurophysiological assessment of lower-limb voluntary control in incomplete spinal cord injury. Spinal Cord. 43(5). 283–290. 32 indexed citations
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Lim, Hyun Kyoon, et al.. (2003). Toward an objective interpretation of surface EMG patterns: a voluntary response index (VRI). Journal of Electromyography and Kinesiology. 14(3). 379–388. 56 indexed citations
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McKay, William, Dobrivoje S. Stokić, & M.R. Dimitrijević. (1997). Assessment of Corticospinal Function in Spinal Cord Injury Using Transcranial Motor Cortex Stimulation: A Review. Journal of Neurotrauma. 14(8). 539–548. 24 indexed citations
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Stokić, Dobrivoje S., et al.. (1997). Intracortical inhibition of lower limb motor-evoked potentials after paired transcranial magnetic stimulation. Experimental Brain Research. 117(3). 437–443. 47 indexed citations
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McKay, William, Dobrivoje S. Stokić, A.M. Sherwood, Gerta Vrbovà, & M.R. Dimitrijević. (1996). Effect of fatiguing maximal voluntary contraction on excitatory and inhibitory responses elicited by transcranial magnetic motor cortex stimulation. Muscle & Nerve. 19(8). 1017–1024. 72 indexed citations
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Sherwood, A.M., William McKay, & M.R. Dimitrijević. (1996). Motor control after spinal cord injury: Assessment using surface EMG. Muscle & Nerve. 19(8). 966–979. 7 indexed citations
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Dimitrijević, M.R., et al.. (1992). Co-activation of ipsi- and contralateral muscle groups during contraction of ankle dorsiflexors. Journal of the Neurological Sciences. 109(1). 49–55. 54 indexed citations
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Dimitrijević, M.R., et al.. (1992). Early and late lower limb motor evoked potentials elicited by transcranial magnetic motor cortex stimulation. Electroencephalography and Clinical Neurophysiology/Evoked Potentials Section. 85(6). 365–373. 53 indexed citations

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