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 2021-06-01 to 2025-06-01.)

Article	Citations
Effect of a Perturbation-Based Balance Training Session on Adaptive Locomotor Response in Older Adults With a History of Falls	21
Are Men and Women Equally Affected by Load Carriage While Landing? Analysis of Balance in Spanish Infantry Soldiers	18
Motor Control Needs to Build More Bridges Across Levels of Analysis	17
Erratum: Liu et al. (2021)	15
Effects of 4 Weeks of Variability Training on Forehand Approach Precision and Velocity in Recreational Tennis Players	11
Kinematics and Esthetics of Grand Battement After Static and Dynamic Hamstrings Stretching in Adolescents	11
Interfinger Synchronization Capability of Paired Fingers in Discrete Fine-Force Control Tasks	10
Expertise- and Tempo-Related Performance Differences in Unimanual Drumming	9
State and Trait Fatigue and Energy Predictors of Postural Control and Gait	9
Hip Sway in Patients With Hip Osteoarthritis During One-Leg Standing With a Focus on Time Series Data	8
Examining the Mechanisms of Internal and External Focus of Attention With Donders’ Subtractive Method	7
Specific Contribution of the Transversus Abdominis for Postural Control Against Perturbation Caused by Kinesthetic Illusion	7
Optimality, Stability, and Agility of Human Movement: New Optimality Criterion and Trade-Offs	7
Role of Post-Trial Visual Feedback on Unintentional Force Drift During Isometric Finger Force Production Tasks	6
Effects of Soccer Exercise on Balance Ability and Kinesthesia of the Lower Limb Joints in Children Aged 5–6 Years	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
Quantifying Human Gait Symmetry During Blindfolded Treadmill Walking	5
The Effects of Various Cognitive Tasks Including Working Memory, Visuospatial, and Executive Function on Postural Control in Patients With Anterior Cruciate Ligament Injury	5
Reliability and Sensitivity of Reaction Time Measurements During Quasi-Realistic Soccer Situations	5
Rating of Perceived Exertion in the First Repetition is Related to the Total Repetitions Performed in Elastic Bands Training	5
Differences in Lower-Extremity Joint Coordination During Two Landing Phases of a Drop Jump Task	4
The Effect of an Overhead External Load Lifting and Lowering on Dynamic Postural Control in Subgroups of Low Back Pain	4
Proprioceptive Acuity Assessment in Multiple Directions Across Multiple Joints in the Upper Limb	4
A Hurdle-Based Learning Design Effect on Locomotion Pattern and Hurdle Clearance Kinematic Reorganization	4
Effect of Object Texture and Weight on Ipsilateral Corticospinal Influences During Bimanual Holding in Humans	4

Distraction From Smartphones Changed Pedestrians’ Walking Behaviors in Open Areas	4
Understanding the Interaction of Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation and Visual Feedback During an Ankle Movement Task	4
An Ecological-Dynamical Perspective on Latash’s Misnomers in Motor Control	4
The Imitation Game in Children With Tourette Syndrome: A Lack of Impulse Control to Mirror Environmental Stimuli	4
Identifying Referent Control Variables Underlying Goal-Directed Arm Movements	4
Decay of Short-Term Motor Memory Regarding Force Reproduction	4
Judokas Exhibit Short Response Latency Even to Non-Judo-Specific External Perturbation: Insights Into the Involuntary Postural Control Ability in Humans	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
Intramuscle Synergies: Their Place in the Neural Control Hierarchy	3
Response Time Modulates the Relationship Between Implicit Learning and Motor Ability in Children With and Without Autism Spectrum Disorders: A Preliminary Study	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
How Common Is the Exponential Decay Pattern of Motor Skill Acquisition? A Brief Investigation	3
Event-Related Potentials Analysis of the Effects of Discontinuous Short-Term Fine Motor Imagery on Motor Execution	3
Dual-Task Interference Slows Down Proprioception	3
Implications of Optimal Feedback Control Theory for Sport Coaching and Motor Learning: A Systematic Review	3
Acute Effect of Brace Use on Upper-Extremity Functionality in Adolescent Individuals With Idiopathic Scoliosis: A Cross-Sectional Study	3
Assessing Postural Control From Birth to Adulthood Among Individuals Born Preterm: A Systematic Review	3
Age-Related Changes in Plantar Sensation and Ankle Proprioception in Adolescents to Older Adults	3
Patterns of Movement Performance and Consistency From Childhood to Old Age	3
Cross-Disciplinary Communication and Evolving Language: A Comment on Latash	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