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David F. Collins

David F. Collins

University of Alberta
Canada

D-Index & Metrics

Neuroscience

D-Index
44
Citations
6939
World Ranking
7207
National Ranking
426

David F. Collins publication distribution in Neuroscience in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Neuroscience in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where David F. Collins sits on this spectrum.

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38 publications 887+

This scientist: 100 publications — 17th percentile

17% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 887 publications or more.

David F. Collins D-index placement in Neuroscience in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Neuroscience scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where David F. Collins sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 163+

This scientist: 44 D-Index — 27th percentile

27% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 163 D-Index or more.

Overview

David F. Collins is affiliated with the University of Alberta in Canada. Their research primarily spans the fields of Medicine, Neuroscience, and Engineering, with a focus on Biomedical Engineering, Cognitive Neuroscience, Orthopedics and Sports Medicine, Rehabilitation, and Neurology.

Their work covers several main topics including muscle activation and electromyography studies, stroke rehabilitation and recovery, sports performance and training, transcranial magnetic stimulation studies, effects of vibration on health, musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation, and neuroscience and neural engineering.

Among Collins's recent publications are the following papers:

  • "Enhancing Adaptations to Neuromuscular Electrical Stimulation Training Interventions," 2021, published in Exercise and Sport Sciences Reviews
  • "Neuromuscular determinants of explosive torque: Differences among strength-trained and untrained young and older men," 2020, published in Scandinavian Journal of Medicine and Science in Sports
  • "Decreased excitability of motor axons contributes substantially to contraction fatigability during neuromuscular electrical stimulation," 2020, published in Applied Physiology Nutrition and Metabolism
  • "Indirect Vibration of the Upper Limbs Alters Transmission Along Spinal but Not Corticospinal Pathways," 2021, published in Frontiers in Human Neuroscience
  • "Contraction fatigue, strength adaptations, and discomfort during conventional versus wide-pulse, high-frequency, neuromuscular electrical stimulation: a systematic review," 2021, published in Applied Physiology Nutrition and Metabolism

David F. Collins frequently publishes in the following venues:

  • Applied Physiology Nutrition and Metabolism
  • Exercise and Sport Sciences Reviews
  • Scandinavian Journal of Medicine and Science in Sports
  • Frontiers in Human Neuroscience
  • European Journal of Applied Physiology

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Collins include Trevor S. Barss, Dylan Miller, Amit N. Pujari, João Luíz Quagliotti Durigan, and Bailey W. M. Sallis.

Best Publications

  • Cutaneous Receptors Contribute to Kinesthesia at the Index Finger, Elbow, and Knee

    David F. Collins;Kathryn M. Refshauge;Gabrielle Todd;Simon C. Gandevia

  • Reversal of the influence of group Ib afferents from plantaris on activity in medial gastrocnemius muscle during locomotor activity

    K. G. Pearson;D. F. Collins

  • Sensori-sensory afferent conditioning with leg movement: Gain control in spinal reflex and ascending paths

    J.D Brooke;J Cheng;D.F Collins;W.E Mcilroy

  • Neuromuscular electrical stimulation: implications of the electrically evoked sensory volley

    A. J. Bergquist;J. M. Clair;O. Lagerquist;C. S. Mang

  • MOVEMENT ILLUSIONS EVOKED BY ENSEMBLE CUTANEOUS INPUT FROM THE DORSUM OF THE HUMAN HAND

    D F Collins;A Prochazka

  • Large Involuntary Forces Consistent with Plateau-Like Behavior of Human Motoneurons

    D. F. Collins;D. Burke;S. C. Gandevia

  • Central contributions to contractions evoked by tetanic neuromuscular electrical stimulation.

    David F. Collins

  • Sustained contractions produced by plateau-like behaviour in human motoneurones

    D. F. Collins;D. Burke;S. C. Gandevia

  • Spinal cord microstimulation generates functional limb movements in chronically implanted cats.

    Vivian K. Mushahwar;David F. Collins;Arthur Prochazka

  • Motor unit recruitment when neuromuscular electrical stimulation is applied over a nerve trunk compared with a muscle belly: quadriceps femoris

    Austin J. Bergquist;Matheus J. Wiest;David F. Collins

  • Possible contributions of CPG activity to the control of rhythmic human arm movement.

    E Paul Zehr;Timothy J Carroll;Romeo Chua;David F Collins

  • Effect of rhythmic arm movement on reflexes in the legs: modulation of soleus H-reflexes and somatosensory conditioning.

    Alain Frigon;David F. Collins;E. Paul Zehr

  • Human interlimb reflexes evoked by electrical stimulation of cutaneous nerves innervating the hand and foot.

    Paul E. Zehr;David F. Collins;Romeo Chua

  • Proprioception: peripheral inputs and perceptual interactions.

    Simon C. Gandevia;Kathyrn M. Refshauge;David F. Collins

  • Chronotype influences diurnal variations in the excitability of the human motor cortex and the ability to generate torque during a maximum voluntary contraction.

    Alexander S. Tamm;Olle Lagerquist;Alejandro L. Ley;David F. Collins

  • Wide-pulse-width, high-frequency neuromuscular stimulation: implications for functional electrical stimulation.

    Evan R. L. Baldwin;Piotr M. Klakowicz;David F. Collins

  • Sensory integration in the perception of movements at the human metacarpophalangeal joint.

    D. F. Collins;K. M. Refshauge;S. C. Gandevia

  • Movement features and H-reflex modulation. II. Passive rotation, movement velocity and single leg movement.

    W.E. McIllroy;D.F. Collins;J.D. Brooke

  • Influence of stimulus pulse width on M-waves, H-reflexes, and torque during tetanic low-intensity neuromuscular stimulation.

    Olle Lagerquist;David F. Collins

  • Forces consistent with plateau-like behaviour of spinal neurons evoked in patients with spinal cord injuries

    P. Nickolls;D. F. Collins;R. B. Gorman;David Burke

Frequent Co-Authors

Simon C. Gandevia
Simon C. Gandevia Neuroscience Research Australia
E. Paul Zehr
E. Paul Zehr University of Victoria
Alain Frigon
Alain Frigon Université de Sherbrooke
Arthur Prochazka
Arthur Prochazka University of Alberta
Markus Stoffel
Markus Stoffel University of Geneva
David Burke
David Burke University of Sydney
Douglas J. Weber
Douglas J. Weber Carnegie Mellon University
John R. Hutchinson
John R. Hutchinson Royal Veterinary College
Kathryn M. Refshauge
Kathryn M. Refshauge University of Sydney
Eddy Moors
Eddy Moors Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam

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