OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Motor Control is 3. 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 2021-08-01 to 2025-08-01.)

Article	Citations
Impact of Competitive Experience and Shooting Distance on Muscle Synergy Patterns and Release Performance in Jump Shots	25
Effect of a Perturbation-Based Balance Training Session on Adaptive Locomotor Response in Older Adults With a History of Falls	18
Are Men and Women Equally Affected by Load Carriage While Landing? Analysis of Balance in Spanish Infantry Soldiers	17
Motor Control Needs to Build More Bridges Across Levels of Analysis	14
Effects of 4 Weeks of Variability Training on Forehand Approach Precision and Velocity in Recreational Tennis Players	12
Textured Insoles for Improving Balance in Knee Osteoarthritis: Short-Term Effects and Long-Term Sustainability	11
Interfinger Synchronization Capability of Paired Fingers in Discrete Fine-Force Control Tasks	10
Expertise- and Tempo-Related Performance Differences in Unimanual Drumming	10
Optimality, Stability, and Agility of Human Movement: New Optimality Criterion and Trade-Offs	9
Specific Contribution of the Transversus Abdominis for Postural Control Against Perturbation Caused by Kinesthetic Illusion	8
Examining the Mechanisms of Internal and External Focus of Attention With Donders’ Subtractive Method	7
Role of Post-Trial Visual Feedback on Unintentional Force Drift During Isometric Finger Force Production Tasks	7
Effects of Soccer Exercise on Balance Ability and Kinesthesia of the Lower Limb Joints in Children Aged 5–6 Years	7
Rating of Perceived Exertion in the First Repetition is Related to the Total Repetitions Performed in Elastic Bands Training	6
Quantifying Human Gait Symmetry During Blindfolded Treadmill Walking	6
High-Intensity Forward-Backward Plyometrics After the Warm-Up Entail Better Sprint and Change-of-Direction Performance Than Low-Intensity Side-to-Side Plyometrics	6
Applied Aspects of Contemporary Motor Control Theories: A Natural Science Perspective	6
The Effects of Various Cognitive Tasks Including Working Memory, Visuospatial, and Executive Function on Postural Control in Patients With Anterior Cruciate Ligament Injury	6
Identifying Referent Control Variables Underlying Goal-Directed Arm Movements	5
Decay of Short-Term Motor Memory Regarding Force Reproduction	5
Differences in Lower-Extremity Joint Coordination During Two Landing Phases of a Drop Jump Task	5
Proprioceptive Acuity Assessment in Multiple Directions Across Multiple Joints in the Upper Limb	5
Distraction From Smartphones Changed Pedestrians’ Walking Behaviors in Open Areas	5
The Effect of an Overhead External Load Lifting and Lowering on Dynamic Postural Control in Subgroups of Low Back Pain	4
Effect of Object Texture and Weight on Ipsilateral Corticospinal Influences During Bimanual Holding in Humans	4

A Hurdle-Based Learning Design Effect on Locomotion Pattern and Hurdle Clearance Kinematic Reorganization	4
Dual-Task Interference Slows Down Proprioception	4
Response Time Modulates the Relationship Between Implicit Learning and Motor Ability in Children With and Without Autism Spectrum Disorders: A Preliminary Study	4
Judokas Exhibit Short Response Latency Even to Non-Judo-Specific External Perturbation: Insights Into the Involuntary Postural Control Ability in Humans	4
An Ecological-Dynamical Perspective on Latash’s Misnomers in Motor Control	4
Intramuscle Synergies: Their Place in the Neural Control Hierarchy	4
Event-Related Potentials Analysis of the Effects of Discontinuous Short-Term Fine Motor Imagery on Motor Execution	4
The Imitation Game in Children With Tourette Syndrome: A Lack of Impulse Control to Mirror Environmental Stimuli	4
Understanding the Interaction of Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation and Visual Feedback During an Ankle Movement Task	4
Correlations of Postural Stability to Proprioception, Tactile Sensation, and Strength Among People With Chronic Ankle Instability	4
Short- and Long-Term Changes in Balance After Active Video Game Training in Children With and Without Developmental Coordination Disorder: A Randomized Controlled Trial	4
Patterns of Movement Performance and Consistency From Childhood to Old Age	4
Age-Related Changes in Plantar Sensation and Ankle Proprioception in Adolescents to Older Adults	3
Attentional Focus Strategies Can Improve Performance of Postural Control in Runners	3
Optimization Reduces Knee-Joint Forces During Walking and Squatting: Validating the Inverse Dynamics Approach for Full Body Movements on Instrumented Knee Prostheses	3
Table Tennis, as a Method of Sensorimotor Training, Induces Haptic and Motor Gains in Children With a Probable Developmental Coordination Disorder	3
Effectiveness of a Cognitive-Motor Training Program in Reducing Attentional Cost During Walking in Patients With Multiple Sclerosis	3
Effects of Static Hamstring Stretching on Maximal Sprint Speed and Relationship With Nordic Hamstring Strength	3
Reaching Movements With Limb-Based Visual Feedback	3
Acute Effect of Brace Use on Upper-Extremity Functionality in Adolescent Individuals With Idiopathic Scoliosis: A Cross-Sectional Study	3
Cross-Disciplinary Communication and Evolving Language: A Comment on Latash	3
Assessing Postural Control From Birth to Adulthood Among Individuals Born Preterm: A Systematic Review	3
Implications of Optimal Feedback Control Theory for Sport Coaching and Motor Learning: A Systematic Review	3
Adaptive Regulation in a Stable Performance Environment: Trial-To-Trial Consistency in Cue Sports Performance	3