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Digby Elliott

Digby Elliott

D-Index & Metrics

Psychology

D-Index
64
Citations
13357
World Ranking
3011
National Ranking
189

Digby Elliott publication distribution in Psychology in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Psychology in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Digby Elliott sits on this spectrum.

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31 publications 705+

This scientist: 258 publications — 82nd percentile

82% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 705 publications or more.

Digby Elliott D-index placement in Psychology in 2026

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

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30 D-Index 144+

This scientist: 64 D-Index — 75th percentile

75% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 144 D-Index or more.

Overview

Digby Elliott is affiliated with McMaster University in Canada and conducts research primarily in the fields of Neuroscience, Psychology, and Medicine. Their work spans several interconnected subfields such as Cognitive Neuroscience, Social Psychology, Psychiatry and Mental Health, Biomedical Engineering, and Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation.

Their research focuses on multiple topics, including:

  • Motor Control and Adaptation
  • Cerebral Palsy and Movement Disorders
  • Action Observation and Synchronization
  • Muscle activation and electromyography studies
  • Balance, Gait, and Falls Prevention
  • Tactile and Sensory Interactions
  • Sport Psychology and Performance

Digby Elliott has published multiple papers, with notable contributions in the following:

  • The multiple process model of goal-directed aiming/reaching: insights on limb control from various special populations, 2020, Experimental Brain Research
  • Intermittent Vision and Goal-Directed Movement: A Review, 2020, Journal of Motor Behavior

Other recent work from related collaborators includes studies in Experimental Brain Research and Journal of Motor Behavior, reflecting a consistent engagement with topics around motor function and behavior.

Frequent collaborators include James J. Burkitt, James W. Roberts, Simon J. Bennett, Spencer J. Hayes, and Nathan C. Foster, indicating a broad collaborative network within the domains of motor control and rehabilitation research.

Digby Elliott's publications appear predominantly in well-regarded venues such as Experimental Brain Research and Journal of Motor Behavior, with contributions also in Autism. These journals cover experimental, behavioral, and clinical aspects of neuroscience and motor function.

Best Publications

  • A century later: Woodworth's (1899) two-component model of goal-directed aiming.

    Digby Elliott;Werner F. Helsen;Romeo Chua

  • Goal-Directed Aiming: Two Components but Multiple Processes.

    Digby Elliott;Steve Hansen;Lawrence E. M. Grierson;James Lyons

  • Visual regulation of manual aiming

    Romeo Chua;Digby Elliott

  • The influence of premovement visual information on manual aiming.

    Digby Elliott;John Madalena

  • Discrete vs. continuous visual control of manual aiming

    Digby Elliott;Richard G. Garson;David Goodman;Romeo Chua

  • The utilization of visual feedback information during rapid pointing movements.

    Digby Elliott;Fran Allard

  • The control of goal-directed limb movements: Correcting errors in the trajectory

    Digby Elliott;Gordon Binsted;Matthew Heath

  • Learning to optimize speed, accuracy, and energy expenditure: a framework for understanding speed-accuracy relations in goal-directed aiming.

    Digby Elliott;Steven Hansen;Jocelyn Mendoza;Luc Tremblay

  • Eye-hand coordination in goal-directed aiming.

    Gordon Binsted;Romeo Chua;Werner Helsen;Digby Elliott

  • Vision and motor control

    Luc Proteau;Digby Elliott

  • Inferring online and offline processing of visual feedback in target-directed movements from kinematic data.

    Michael A. Khan;Ian M. Franks;Digby Elliott;Gavin P. Lawrence

  • Optimal control strategies under different feedback schedules: kinematic evidence.

    Michael A Khan;Digby Elliot;Jamie Coull;Romeo Chua

  • Movement trajectories in the presence of a distracting stimulus: evidence for a response activation model of selective reaching.

    Timothy N. Welsh;Digby Elliott

  • The role of vision for online control of manual aiming movements in persons with autism spectrum disorders

    Cheryl M. Glazebrook;David Gonzalez;Steve Hansen;Digby Elliott

  • Phase Transitions and Critical Fluctuations in Rhythmic Coordination of Ipsilateral Hand and Foot.

    Richard G. Carson;David Goodman;J. A. S. Kelso;Digby Elliott

  • A kinematic analysis of how young adults with and without autism plan and control goal-directed movements.

    Cheryl M Glazebrook;Digby Elliott;James Lyons

  • Asymmetries in the regulation of visually guided aiming.

    Richard G. Carson;David Goodman;Romeo Chua;Digby Elliott

  • Ocular perturbations and retinal/extraretinal information: the coordination of saccadic and manual movements.

    G. Binsted;Digby Elliott

  • The contribution of vision to asymmetries in manual aiming

    Richard G. Carson;Romeo Chua;Digby Elliott;David Goodman

  • Manual Asymmetries in Motor Performance

    Digby Elliott;Eric A. Roy

  • Coupling of Eye, Finger, Elbow, and Shoulder Movements During Manual Aiming

    Werner F. Helsen;Digby Elliott;Janet L. Starkes;Kathryn L. Ricker

Frequent Co-Authors

Romeo Chua
Romeo Chua University of British Columbia
Werner Helsen
Werner Helsen KU Leuven
Timothy N. Welsh
Timothy N. Welsh University of Toronto
Eric A. Roy
Eric A. Roy University of Waterloo
Richard G. Carson
Richard G. Carson Trinity College Dublin
Janet L. Starkes
Janet L. Starkes McMaster University
Timothy D. Lee
Timothy D. Lee McMaster University
Oron Levin
Oron Levin KU Leuven
Jos J. Adam
Jos J. Adam Maastricht University
Nicola J. Hodges
Nicola J. Hodges University of British Columbia

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