OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The median citation count of Somatosensory and Motor Research is 1. 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 2021-05-01 to 2025-05-01.)

Article	Citations
Comparison of the acute effects of different techniques on the ankle joint range of motion in healthy older adults: a randomized controlled trial	20
The relationship between dysphagia and the localisation of brain lesion in stroke: is the involvement of the pons and medulla important?	9
Effect of low-level laser therapy plus exercise therapy on pain, range of motion, muscle strength, and function in knee osteoarthritis – a systematic review and meta-analysis	9
Connectivity of neural signals to the primary motor area during preparatory periods for movement following external and internal cues	8
Factors related to phantom limb pain and its effect on quality of life	8
Cortical plasticity causes useless hand syndrome in multiple sclerosis: a neurophysiological study in a rare case	8
Visuospatial working memory abilities and spontaneous sensations perception	7
Does piriformis muscle syndrome impair postural balance? A case control study	7
Reliability and validity of the Turkish version of the Upper Limb Short Questionnaire in Duchenne muscular dystrophy	7
Dual-task affects postural balance performance in children with intellectual disability	6
Two-point discrimination assessment of the lower extremities of healthy young Turkish individuals	6
Effects of scapular exercises on trunk control ın patients with acute stroke: a double-blind randomized controlled study	5
Effects of transcranial direct current stimulation on motor learning in healthy elderly individuals: a systematic review and meta-analysis	5
Effect of theraband exercises on muscle strength and motor development of individuals with moderate intellectual disability	5
The use of granisetron on bupivacaine induced sciatic nerve block in rats	5
The effects of dynamic neuromuscular stabilization approach on clinical outcomes in older patients with chronic nonspecific low back pain: a randomized, controlled clinical trial	5
Risk of falls using the Biodex Balance System in non-faller patients with Parkinson Disease	5
The effect of a contralateral foot touch on stability of one-leg stance in young adults: an exploratory study	5
Association between executive and physical functions in people with Parkinson’s disease	4
Sensing hand position in Ehlers-Danlos syndrome	4
Does somatosensory feedback from the plantar foot sole contribute to verticality perception?	4
Effects of receptor density on the tactile perception of roughness: implications for neural mechanisms of texture perception	4
Descending motor command to prime mover of dependent finger induces tactile gating in target and distant non-target finger	4
Real-time vibrotactile pattern generation and identification using discrete event-driven feedback	4
Muscular endurance and its association with neck pain, disability, neck awareness, and kinesiophobia in patients with chronic neck pain	4

The effects of functional electrical stimulation cycling on gait parameters in diplegic cerebral palsy: a single-blind randomized controlled trial	4
Between-day variability of soleus H reflex recruitment curve parameters: how many stimulations are required to maximise the reproducibility of the measurements?	4
Does digital media use contribute to decreased expressive language skills of pre-school-aged children? An exploratory study in Portuguese children	4
COVID-19 and postural sway: a comparison of individuals with a SARS-CoV-2 history and healthy sedentary women	4
The relationship of pain, disability, physical activity, and body awareness with kinesiophobia in pregnant women with low back pain	4
Predicting lever press in a vibrotactile yes/no detection task from S1 cortex of freely behaving rats by µECoG arrays	3
Barrels XXXIV meeting report: Barrels goes virtual	3
Blood flow restriction therapy with exercise are no better than exercise alone in improving athletic performance, muscle strength, and hypertrophy: a systematic review and meta-analysis	3
Effects of wearing fixed orthodontic appliance on dynamic balance, reaction time, and pain perception in adolescents and young adult elite athletes	3
Changes in the BOLD signal of S1 and BA3 per finger/phalanx as a response to high-frequency vibratory stimulation	3
The influence of stereotaxic lesions of claustrum on motor movements and behaviour in rats	3
Investigation of new application technique named star taping in patellofemoral pain: a randomized, single-blind, and placebo-controlled study	3
Effect of muscle selection for botulinum neurotoxin treatment on spasticity in patients with post-stroke elbow flexor muscle over-activity: an observational prospective study	3
Painful cold-heat segmental pulse stimulation provokes the thermal pain illusion	3
Counterirritation by pain inhibits the responsiveness to aversive loud tones: the role of state anxiety and state fear triggered in the NPU paradigm	3
Comparison of gait speed, dynamic balance, and dual-task balance performance according to kinesiophobia level in older adults	3
Relationship between presence of spinal cord lesion and restless legs syndrome in multiple sclerosis	2
Investigation of the relationship between physical activity, kinesiophobia and fear of falling in older adults with chronic pain	2
The effects of ethyl pyruvate against experimentally induced cisplatin ototoxicity in rats	2
Changes in brain morphometry after motor rehabilitation in chronic stroke	2
Muscle strength, balance and upper extremity function are not predictors of cervical proprioception in healthy young subjects	2
Pilot trial of a mouthpiece as treatment for signs and symptoms of Parkinson disease	2
Intramuscular and intermuscular coherence analysis while obstacle crossing during treadmill gait	2
Translation, cross-cultural adaptation, and validation of the Greek version of the Multiple Sclerosis Intimacy and Sexuality Questionnaire-19	2
Plantar sensation, plantar pressure, and postural stability alterations and effects of visual status in older adults	2
Kinesiology tape versus non-standardized tape in the treatment of balance in non-operated anterior cruciate ligament rupture patients: a randomized controlled trial	2
The effect of a textured insole on anticipatory postural adjustments	1
Comparison of two different delivery methods of home-based exercise on neck pain	1
Effectiveness of pregabalin treatment for trigger points in patients with comorbid myofascial pain syndrome and fibromyalgia syndrome: a randomized controlled trial	1
Association between falls in Alzheimer disease and scores on the Balance Evaluation Systems Test (BESTest) and MiniBESTest	1
Barrels XXXV: barrels in-person	1
Wnt16 protects chondrocytes from lumbar facet joint osteoarthritis through the Wnt/β-catenin pathway in low back pain patients	1
Observing finger movement influences the stimulus-response process of the subsequent non-aiming finger movement	1
The effects of physical training versus combined action observation and motor imagery in conjunction with physical training on upper-extremity performance	1
Intracellular potassium depletion enhances apoptosis induced by staurosporine in cultured trigeminal satellite glial cells	1
Bedside clinical tests to assess sensitization in office workers with chronic neck pain	1
Effects of proprioception and core stability training followed by detraining on balance performance in deaf male students: a three-arm randomized controlled trial	1
Is predictability of the conditioning stimulus (CS) a critical factor in conditioned pain modulation (CPM)?	1
Postural stability and its relation to knee flexor/extensor strength ratio in women with mild to moderate unilateral knee osteoarthritis: a case-control study	1
Effect of sensorimotor training on spatiotemporal parameters of gait among middle and older age adults with diabetic peripheral neuropathy	1
Effectiveness of proprioceptive neuromuscular facilitation and myofascial release techniques in patients with subacromial impingement syndrome	1
Idiopathic carpal tunnel syndrome and de Quervain’s tenosynovitis: is there an association?	1
Characterization of stimulus response curves obtained with transcranial magnetic stimulation from bilateral anterior digastric muscles in healthy subjects	1
The effects of progressive neuromuscular exercise program and taping on muscle strength and pain in patellofemoral pain. A randomized controlled blind study	1
Investigation of the predictors of temporomandibular disorders in engineers across different variables: sociodemographic characteristics, neck pain and neck awareness	1
The effect of elastic therapeutic taping and rigid taping on pain, functionality, and tissue temperature in lumbar radiculopathy: a randomized controlled study	1
Foot and ankle deformities in stroke: relationship with ambulation, balance, and daily living activities: a cross-sectional study	1
E3 ubiquitin ligase Triad1 promotes neuronal apoptosis by regulating the p53-caspase3 pathway after spinal cord injury	1
Interoceptive attentiveness and autonomic reactivity in pain observation	1
Hypoalgesic effects of a blood flow restriction technique at moderate intensity with or without motor imagery: a single-blind randomized controlled trial	1

Follow-up of at least 3 years after ganglion impar block for control of chronic coccygodynia