OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Journal of Motor Behavior is 2. The table below lists those papers that are above that threshold based on CrossRef citation counts [max. 250 papers]. The publications cover those that have been published in the past four years, i.e., from 2021-10-01 to 2025-10-01.)

Article	Citations
Effect of Social Context on Cognitive and Motor Behavior: A Systematic Review	23
Environmental Influence on Cognitive-Motor Interaction During Wheelchair Propulsion	17
Quantification of Goal-Directed Stepping Behavior Under Two Limb Choice Conditions in Neurotypical Adults: A Preliminary Investigation	14
Force Perception Across Dominant and Non-Dominant Hands in Healthy Individuals: A Gender-Based Analysis	12
Mental Chronometry: Do Imagined Times Merely Relate to Task Duration?	11
Structural Learning Benefits in a Visuomotor Adaptation Task Generalize to a Contralateral Effector	11
The Effect of Walking in High Heels on the Activation and Deactivation of Upper Trunk Muscles	11
Motor Control in Parkinson’s Disease During the Performance of Multi-Joint Reversal Movements	11
Effects of Upper Limb Robot Therapy with Action Observation Training on Subacute Stroke Patients: A Randomised Controlled Trial	9
Effects of Age and Attentional Focus on the Performance and Coordination of the Sit-to-Stand Task	8
Approaching Process in Walking through an Aperture for Individuals with Stroke	8
Is Dyadic Fitts’ Law Task Affected by Action Observation?	8
Motion Analysis of the Mug Transportation Task Through Upper Limb Kinematics	7
Determining the Corticospinal Responses and Cross-Transfer of Ballistic Motor Performance in Young and Older Adults: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis	7
The Relationship between Inclination for Conscious Movement Monitoring and Control and Stopping a Golf Stroke	7
The Reciprocal Nature of Fitts’ Law in Space and Time	7
Partial-Hand Prosthesis Users Show Improved Reach-to-Grasp Behaviour Compared to Transradial Prosthesis Users with Increased Task Complexity	6
Systemic Effects of Molar and Incisor Biting on Walking Direction With and Without Visual Feedback	6
The Effects of Constraints on the Variability of Throwing Patterns in Young Children	5
Self-Controlled Feedback in Motor Learning: The Effects Depend on the Frequency of Request	5
Reciprocal Inhibition and Coactivation of Ankle Muscles in Low- and High-Velocity Forward and Backward Perturbations	5
Effects of Attentional Focus on Dual-Task Walking Performance in Older and Young Adults	5
More Predictable and Less Automatized Movements during Walking -not during Repetitive Punching- in Knee Osteoarthritis	5
Examining Learner-Controlled Role-Switching in Dyad Practice for the Learning of a Speed Cup-Stacking Task	4
A Violation of Fitts’ Law is Maintained in Ecologically Valid Settings	4

Accuracy of Force Generation and Preparatory Prefrontal Oxygenation in Ballistic Hand Power and Precision Grips	4
Postural Stability When Grasping an Object While Standing: Younger and Older Adults (Fallers and Non-Fallers)	4
Association between the Effects of Positive Social-Comparative Feedback and Learners’ Competitiveness	4
The Effects of tDCS with NDT on the Improvement of Motor Development in Cerebral Palsy	4
Effects of Moderate-to-Vigorous Acute Exercise on Conscious Perception and Visual Awareness	4
Investigating the EEG Profile of Elite and Non-Elite Players in the Basketball Free Throw Task	4
Implicit Versus Explicit Learning a Novel Skill for High School Students	4
Neurophysiological and Biomechanical Determinants of Successful Basketball Throws	4
Context Versus Aiming Under Uncertainty When Both Feedforward and Feedback Control Are Engaged	4
Strategies Adopted by Stroke Patients to Maintain Balance in Dynamic Tasks in a Video Game	4
Midfrontal Theta and Cognitive Control During Interlimb Coordination Across the Adult Lifespan	3
Acute Effects of Strength and Skill Training on the Cortical and Spinal Circuits of Contralateral Limb	3
Kinematic Analysis of Reaching Tasks at Different Execution Speeds in Children with Neonatal Brachial Plexus Palsy	3
Computer-Assisted Rehabilitation Shows Greater Efficacy Than Traditional in Visuospatial Skills and Cognition in Neglect Patients	3
Optimizing Motor Learning: Difficulty Manipulation Combined with Feedback- Frequency Enhance Under-Time-Pressure Fine-Motor-Coordination Skill Acquisition and Retention	3
Reaching Task in Rats: Quantitative Evaluation and Effects of 6-OHDA into the Striatum	3
Influences of VR-Based Optokinetic Stimulation on Head and Trunk Instability on a Sinusoidal Moving Platform	3
Online Anticipatory Cues During Practice Disrupt Intentional and Incidental Sequence Learning	3
Does Phase of the Menstrual Cycle Affect Balance and Postural Control?	3
Infant Sitting and Multi-Directional Reaching Skill	3
Control of paretic and non-paretic upper extremity during bimanual reaching after stroke	3
Reducing Grip Uncertainty During Initial Prosthetic Hand Use Improves Eye-Hand Coordination and Lowers Mental Workload	3
The Role of the Corpus Callosum (Micro)Structure in Bimanual Coordination: A Literature Review Update	2
Attentional Demand of a Movement Sequence Guided by Visual-Spatial and by Motor Representations	2
Effects of External Pacing Type on the Cross-Education of Motor Skill	2
Combined Imagery/Physical Practice Yields Comparable Benefits to Physical Practice in Snare Drum Performance	2
Limited Interaction Between Vision and Proprioception on Centre of Pressure, Pelvis and Head Positions During Ankle or Neck Vibration in Walking: An Experimental Study	2
Guiding the Hand to an Invisible Target	2
The Effect of Different Combinations of Practice Schedules on Motor Response Stability during Practice	2
Effect of Virtual Reality Upper Limb Rehabilitation Training on Older Adults	2
Development of an Effector-Specific Stop Signal Task with Higher Complexity: A Proof-of-Concept Study	2
Non-Linearity in Development of Dynamic Balance Repertoire in Middle Childhood	2
Interlimb Coordination during Double Support Phase of Gait in People with and without Stroke	2
Pilates and Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation for Stability, Balance, and Depression in Patients with Stroke	2
Temporal and Spatial Accuracy of Reaching Movements do not Improve Off-line	2
Concussed Neural Signature is Substantially Different than Fatigue Neural Signature in Non-concussed Controls	2
Somatosensory Information in Skilled Motor Performance: A Narrative Review	2
Limb-Target Control Increases With Effective Index of Difficulty	2
Effects of Muscular Fatigue on the Performance of Handgrip Tasks During Force Generation and Relaxation	2
Treadmill Handrail-Use Increases the Anteroposterior Margin of Stability in Individuals’ Post-Stroke	2
Neural Correlates of Dual-Task Processing following Motor Sequence Learning: A Functional Near-Infrared Spectroscopy (fNIRS) Study	2
Sports-Related Motor Processing at Different Rates of Force Development	2
Visual Information Processing in Older Adults: Force Control and Motor Unit Pool Modulation	2