OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Somatosensory and Motor Research is 4. 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 2021-04-01 to 2025-04-01.)

Article	Citations
The effect of elastic therapeutic taping and rigid taping on pain, functionality, and tissue temperature in lumbar radiculopathy: a randomized controlled study	17
Counterirritation by pain inhibits the responsiveness to aversive loud tones: the role of state anxiety and state fear triggered in the NPU paradigm	8
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	7
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	7
Effect of muscle selection for botulinum neurotoxin treatment on spasticity in patients with post-stroke elbow flexor muscle over-activity: an observational prospective study	6
Characterization of stimulus response curves obtained with transcranial magnetic stimulation from bilateral anterior digastric muscles in healthy subjects	6
Intracellular potassium depletion enhances apoptosis induced by staurosporine in cultured trigeminal satellite glial cells	6
Comparison of the acute effects of different techniques on the ankle joint range of motion in healthy older adults: a randomized controlled trial	5
Idiopathic carpal tunnel syndrome and de Quervain’s tenosynovitis: is there an association?	5
Effects of inter-stimulus and inter-trial intervals on somatosensory gating	5
The prolonged effect of Kinesio Taping on joint torque and muscle activity	5
The relationship between dysphagia and the localisation of brain lesion in stroke: is the involvement of the pons and medulla important?	5
Cortical plasticity causes useless hand syndrome in multiple sclerosis: a neurophysiological study in a rare case	4
Does osteoporosis cause pain even without a fracture? An observational study	4
The effect of a contralateral foot touch on stability of one-leg stance in young adults: an exploratory study	4
Comparison of two different delivery methods of home-based exercise on neck pain	4
Follow-up of at least 3 years after ganglion impar block for control of chronic coccygodynia	4
Investigation of new application technique named star taping in patellofemoral pain: a randomized, single-blind, and placebo-controlled study	4
The influence of stereotaxic lesions of claustrum on motor movements and behaviour in rats	4
Predicting lever press in a vibrotactile yes/no detection task from S1 cortex of freely behaving rats by µECoG arrays	4
Risk of falls using the Biodex Balance System in non-faller patients with Parkinson Disease	4
Effects of wearing fixed orthodontic appliance on dynamic balance, reaction time, and pain perception in adolescents and young adult elite athletes	4
An investigation of neck pain in older adults, and its relation with shoulder position sense and upper extremity function	4
The effects of physical training versus combined action observation and motor imagery in conjunction with physical training on upper-extremity performance	4
Effects of adding interactive videogames to conventional rehabilitation program on radiological progression and upper extremity motor function in patients with hemiplegic stroke: a preliminary study	4

Connectivity of neural signals to the primary motor area during preparatory periods for movement following external and internal cues	4
Neuroplasticity changes in knee osteoarthritis (KOA) indexed by event-related desynchronization/synchronization during a motor inhibition task	4
Comparison of gait speed, dynamic balance, and dual-task balance performance according to kinesiophobia level in older adults	4