OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The median citation count of Motor Control 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 2022-05-01 to 2026-05-01.)

Article	Citations
Effect of a Perturbation-Based Balance Training Session on Adaptive Locomotor Response in Older Adults With a History of Falls	33
Impact of Competitive Experience and Shooting Distance on Muscle Synergy Patterns and Release Performance in Jump Shots	21
Motor Control Needs to Build More Bridges Across Levels of Analysis	17
Textured Insoles for Improving Balance in Knee Osteoarthritis: Short-Term Effects and Long-Term Sustainability	15
Effects of 4 Weeks of Variability Training on Forehand Approach Precision and Velocity in Recreational Tennis Players	15
Interfinger Synchronization Capability of Paired Fingers in Discrete Fine-Force Control Tasks	15
Specific Contribution of the Transversus Abdominis for Postural Control Against Perturbation Caused by Kinesthetic Illusion	14
Examining the Mechanisms of Internal and External Focus of Attention With Donders’ Subtractive Method	12
Rating of Perceived Exertion in the First Repetition is Related to the Total Repetitions Performed in Elastic Bands Training	12
Optimality, Stability, and Agility of Human Movement: New Optimality Criterion and Trade-Offs	12
Applied Aspects of Contemporary Motor Control Theories: A Natural Science Perspective	12
The Effects of Various Cognitive Tasks Including Working Memory, Visuospatial, and Executive Function on Postural Control in Patients With Anterior Cruciate Ligament Injury	11
External Attention Focus Enhances Standing Long Jump Performance by Modulating Muscle Dynamics Compared With Internal Focus	11
High-Intensity Forward-Backward Plyometrics After the Warm-Up Entail Better Sprint and Change-of-Direction Performance Than Low-Intensity Side-to-Side Plyometrics	10
Impact of Fatigue Induced by a Functional Task on Balance Control in Individuals With Multiple Sclerosis	8
Quantifying Human Gait Symmetry During Blindfolded Treadmill Walking	8
An Investigation Into Finger Force Control Strategies in Relation to the Spin Efficiency of Fastball Pitching in Baseball	8
Reliability and Diurnal-Fatigability Effects on Force–Time Characteristics During Maximal Voluntary Handgrip Contractions	7
Distraction From Smartphones Changed Pedestrians’ Walking Behaviors in Open Areas	7
Identifying Referent Control Variables Underlying Goal-Directed Arm Movements	7
Differences in Lower-Extremity Joint Coordination During Two Landing Phases of a Drop Jump Task	7
Proprioceptive Acuity Assessment in Multiple Directions Across Multiple Joints in the Upper Limb	7
Understanding the Interaction of Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation and Visual Feedback During an Ankle Movement Task	6
Decay of Short-Term Motor Memory Regarding Force Reproduction	6
A Hurdle-Based Learning Design Effect on Locomotion Pattern and Hurdle Clearance Kinematic Reorganization	6

Judokas Exhibit Short Response Latency Even to Non-Judo-Specific External Perturbation: Insights Into the Involuntary Postural Control Ability in Humans	6
An Ecological-Dynamical Perspective on Latash’s Misnomers in Motor Control	6
The Effect of an Overhead External Load Lifting and Lowering on Dynamic Postural Control in Subgroups of Low Back Pain	6
Short- and Long-Term Changes in Balance After Active Video Game Training in Children With and Without Developmental Coordination Disorder: A Randomized Controlled Trial	5
Dual-Task Interference Slows Down Proprioception	5
Patterns of Movement Performance and Consistency From Childhood to Old Age	5
Intramuscle Synergies: Their Place in the Neural Control Hierarchy	5
Event-Related Potentials Analysis of the Effects of Discontinuous Short-Term Fine Motor Imagery on Motor Execution	5
Correlations of Postural Stability to Proprioception, Tactile Sensation, and Strength Among People With Chronic Ankle Instability	5
Reaching Movements With Limb-Based Visual Feedback	4
Effectiveness of a Cognitive-Motor Training Program in Reducing Attentional Cost During Walking in Patients With Multiple Sclerosis	4
Attentional Focus Strategies Can Improve Performance of Postural Control in Runners	4
Adaptive Regulation in a Stable Performance Environment: Trial-To-Trial Consistency in Cue Sports Performance	4
Assessing Postural Control From Birth to Adulthood Among Individuals Born Preterm: A Systematic Review	4
Age-Related Changes in Plantar Sensation and Ankle Proprioception in Adolescents to Older Adults	4
Optimization Reduces Knee-Joint Forces During Walking and Squatting: Validating the Inverse Dynamics Approach for Full Body Movements on Instrumented Knee Prostheses	4
Acute Effect of Brace Use on Upper-Extremity Functionality in Adolescent Individuals With Idiopathic Scoliosis: A Cross-Sectional Study	4
Response Time Modulates the Relationship Between Implicit Learning and Motor Ability in Children With and Without Autism Spectrum Disorders: A Preliminary Study	4
Cross-Disciplinary Communication and Evolving Language: A Comment on Latash	4
Effects of Static Hamstring Stretching on Maximal Sprint Speed and Relationship With Nordic Hamstring Strength	4
Table Tennis, as a Method of Sensorimotor Training, Induces Haptic and Motor Gains in Children With a Probable Developmental Coordination Disorder	3
Acute and Acclimated Effects of Wearing Compression Garments on Balance Control in Community-Dwelling Older Adults	3
Vision Is Not Required to Elicit Balance Improvements From Beam Walking Practice	3
Postural Control and Adaptation Strategy of Young Adults on Unstable Surface	3
Recognizing Context, Embracing Jargon, and Learning From Linguists: A Commentary on “Useful and Useless Misnomers in Motor Control”	3
Heating the Skin Over the Knee Improves Kinesthesia During Knee Extension	3
Consistent Individual Tendencies in Motor Speed–Accuracy Trade-Off	3
Influence of Pedal Interface During Pedaling With the Upper Versus Lower Limbs: A Pilot Analysis of Torque Performance and Muscle Synergies	3
Response of Knee Joint Biomechanics to Landing Under Internal and External Focus of Attention in Female Volleyball Players	3
Effect of Vertical Jump and Sprint Training on Power and Speed Performance Transfer	3
Cognitive-Motor Interference and Cortical Activation While Walking in Individuals With Multiple Sclerosis	2
Balance and Cognition in Male Collegiate Lacrosse Players	2
Strategies for Controlling a Whole-Body Task With Uncertain Initial Conditions: Application to the Upstart on Bars	2
Altered Trunk Position Sense and Its Relationship With Spinal Posture and Spinal Mobility in Patients With Parkinson’s Disease	2
Exactness as the Universal Currency of Research in Natural Science	2
The Amount and Pattern of Reciprocal Compensations Predict Performance Stability in a Visually Guided Finger Force Production Task	2
Toward an Operational Dynamical Model of Lateral Manual Interception Behavior	2
Between a Walk and a Hard Place: How Stepping Patterns Change While Navigating Environmental Obstacles	2
Balance Recovery Strategy in Children With and Without Hearing or Visual Impairments	2
Beyond Quiet Stance: The Role of Levodopa in Prolonged Standing in Parkinson’s Disease	2
Stimulus–Response Compatibility During Fighting Task Simulation: Influences of the Opponent’s Spatial Codes on the Accuracy and Response Time	2
Effects of Mental Fatigue on Strength Endurance: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis	2
Effects of Warm-Up Training on Psychomotor Vigilance and Repeated-Sprint Ability of Professional Soccer Referees: A Pilot Study	2
Dominant and Nondominant Leg Kinematics During Kicking in Young Soccer Players: A Cross-Sectional Study	2
Range of Motion Remains Constant as Movement Rate Decreases During a Repetitive High-Speed Knee Flexion–Extension Task	2
Introduction to the Special Z-Issue in Honor of the 90th Birthday of Vladimir M. Zatsiorsky	2
Uncontrolled Manifold Analysis of the Effects of Different Fatigue Locations on Kinematic Coordination During a Repetitive Upper-Limb Task	2
Addition of a Cognitive Task During Walking Alters Lower Body Muscle Activity	1
Relationship Between Vision and Postural Control in Children With Autism Spectrum Disorder: Is It Time to Move Forward? A Scoping Review	1
Entropy as a Window Into Behavioral Phase Transitions: Unveiling Contextual Dynamics in Affordance-Based Reaching	1

Effects of Task Difficulty on Postural Control During a Combined Gait Termination and Manual Task	1
Motor-Evoked Potentials for Early Individual Elements of an Action Sequence During Planning Reflect Parallel Activation Processes	1
Placing the Dominant Foot Behind Reduces Postural Sway During Tandem Stance (Heel-to-Toe) Across Age Groups	1
The Dawn of the Study of Motor Timing: Wilhelm Camerer (1866) and Karl von Vierordt (1868) on the Time Course of Voluntary Movements	1
The Impact of Cold-Water Immersion on Great Toe Flexor Strength and Postural Control	1
Kinematic and Electromyography Responses to Increasing Proprioception Demand and a Lack of Visual Feedback in Healthy, Middle-Aged Women Tested on an Unstable Platform	1
Increased Ability to Perceive Relevant Sensory Information Minimizes Low Back Exposures in Lifting	1
Prefrontal Cortex Brain Activation During Texting and Walking: A Functional Near-Infrared Spectroscopy Feasibility Study	1
Do Cognitive, Physical, and Combined Tasks Induce Similar Levels of Mental Fatigue? Testing the Effects of Different Moderating Variables	1
Relationship Between Balance Automaticity and Dual-Task Interference in Older Adults	1
Inverse Saxophone—A Device to Study the Role of Individual Finger Perturbations on Grasp Stability	1
The Influence of a Warm-Up on Vigilance in University Students	1
Balance Control in Individuals With Visual Impairment: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis	1
Restricting the Center of Mass Motion Via Multisegment Versus Localized Constraints: Its Impact on the Center of Pressure Behavior	1
Cognitive and Physical Effects of Warm-Up on Young Soccer Players	1
Effect of Exercise Intensity on Psychomotor Vigilance During an Incremental Endurance Exercise in Under-19 Soccer Players	1
The Association of Age and Sex With Joint Angles and Coordination During Unanticipated Cutting in Soccer Players	1
Electrical Stimulation of Distal Tibial Nerve During Stance Phase of Walking May Reverse Effects of Unilateral Paw Pad Anesthesia in the Cat	1