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E. Paul Zehr 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 E. Paul Zehr sits on this spectrum.

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38 publications 887+

This scientist: 162 publications — 48th percentile

48% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

E. Paul Zehr 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 E. Paul Zehr sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 163+

This scientist: 50 D-Index — 41st percentile

41% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

E. Paul Zehr is affiliated with the University of Victoria in Canada. Their research spans several fields within medicine and neuroscience, with a distinct focus on motor control, adaptation, and rehabilitation.

The scientist's main fields of study include:

  • Medicine
  • Neuroscience

Subfields of study addressed in their work encompass:

  • Cognitive Neuroscience
  • Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation
  • Orthopedics and Sports Medicine
  • Neurology
  • Biomedical Engineering

Main topics covered throughout their publications are:

  • Motor Control and Adaptation
  • Balance, Gait, and Falls Prevention
  • Muscle activation and electromyography studies
  • Sports injuries and prevention
  • Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation Studies
  • Traumatic Brain Injury Research
  • Stroke Rehabilitation and Recovery

Their work has appeared frequently in several publication venues, including:

  • Journal of Neurophysiology
  • Experimental Brain Research
  • BMC Sports Science Medicine and Rehabilitation
  • The Physician and Sportsmedicine
  • Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders

Recent papers authored or co-authored include:

  • Understanding concussion knowledge and behavior among mixed martial arts, boxing, kickboxing, and Muay Thai athletes and coaches, 2020, The Physician and Sportsmedicine
  • The Effect of Tai Chi Chuan Training on Stereotypic Behavior of Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder, 2021, Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders
  • Repeated and patterned stimulation of cutaneous reflex pathways amplifies spinal cord excitability, 2020, Journal of Neurophysiology
  • 1894 revisited: Cross-education of skilled muscular control in women and the importance of representation, 2022, PLoS ONE
  • Five weeks of Yuishinkai karate training improves balance and neuromuscular function in older adults: a preliminary study, 2022, BMC Sports Science Medicine and Rehabilitation

Frequent co-authors collaborating with E. Paul Zehr include:

  • Yao Sun
  • Gregory E. P. Pearcey
  • Bruno Follmer
  • Benjamin M. Nazaroff
  • Taryn Klarner

Best Publications

  • Considerations for use of the Hoffmann reflex in exercise studies.

    E Paul Zehr

  • What functions do reflexes serve during human locomotion

    E P Zehr;R B Stein

  • Regulation of Arm and Leg Movement during Human Locomotion

    E. Paul Zehr;Jacques Duysens

  • Cutaneous Reflexes During Human Gait: Electromyographic and Kinematic Responses to Electrical Stimulation

    E. P. Zehr;T. Komiyama;R. B. Stein

  • Neural control of rhythmic human movement: the common core hypothesis.

    E Paul Zehr

  • Increased spinal reflex excitability is not associated with neural plasticity underlying the cross-education effect

    Olle Lagerquist;E. Paul Zehr;David Docherty

  • Function of sural nerve reflexes during human walking

    E. P. Zehr;R. B. Stein;T. Komiyama

  • Interaction of the Jendrássik maneuver with segmental presynaptic inhibition.

    E. P. Zehr;Richard B. Stein

  • A sigmoid function is the best fit for the ascending limb of the Hoffmann reflex recruitment curve

    Marc Klimstra;E. Paul Zehr

  • High-intensity unilateral dorsiflexor resistance training results in bilateral neuromuscular plasticity after stroke

    Katie Dragert;E. Paul Zehr

  • 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

  • Coordinated interlimb compensatory responses to electrical stimulation of cutaneous nerves in the hand and foot during walking.

    Carlos Haridas;E. Paul Zehr

  • Ballistic movement: muscle activation and neuromuscular adaptation

    E. Paul Zehr;Digby G. Sale

  • Neural regulation of rhythmic arm and leg movement is conserved across human locomotor tasks

    E. Paul Zehr;Jaclyn E. Balter;Daniel P. Ferris;Sandra R. Hundza

  • Neural control of rhythmic, cyclical human arm movement: task dependency, nerve specificity and phase modulation of cutaneous reflexes.

    E. Paul Zehr;Aiko Kido

  • Neural Coupling Between the Arms and Legs During Rhythmic Locomotor-Like Cycling Movement

    Jaclyn E. Balter;E. Paul Zehr

  • The quadrupedal nature of human bipedal locomotion.

    E. Paul Zehr;Sandra R. Hundza;Erin V. Vasudevan

  • Absence of nerve specificity in human cutaneous reflexes during standing

    Komiyama T;Zehr Ep;Stein Rb

  • Bilateral neuromuscular plasticity from unilateral training of the ankle dorsiflexors.

    Katie Dragert;E. Paul Zehr

  • Modulation of human cutaneous reflexes during rhythmic cyclical arm movement.

    E P Zehr;R Chua

Frequent Co-Authors

David F. Collins
David F. Collins University of Alberta
Alain Frigon
Alain Frigon Université de Sherbrooke
Daniel P. Ferris
Daniel P. Ferris University of Florida
Richard B. Stein
Richard B. Stein University of Alberta
Romeo Chua
Romeo Chua University of British Columbia
Roy J. Shephard
Roy J. Shephard University of Toronto
Janet L. Taylor
Janet L. Taylor Edith Cowan University
Ole Kæseler Andersen
Ole Kæseler Andersen Aalborg University
Brian R. Christie
Brian R. Christie University of Victoria
Ryan E. Rhodes
Ryan E. Rhodes University of Victoria

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