2026 James McNames: Engineering and Technology Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

D-Index & Metrics

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Engineering and Technology	42	6560	6335	1797	1666	176	7127

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Engineering and Technology

6560

6335

1797

1666

176

7127

Engineering and Technology

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7127

World Ranking

6560

National Ranking

1797

Overview

James McNames is affiliated with Portland State University in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on the intersection of medicine and neuroscience, with a significant emphasis on neurology and related subfields such as cellular and molecular neuroscience, physical therapy, sports therapy and rehabilitation, psychiatry and mental health, and molecular biology.

Their work addresses a variety of topics, prominently including balance, gait, and falls prevention; Parkinson's disease mechanisms and treatments; cerebral palsy and movement disorders; genetic neurodegenerative diseases; neurological disorders and treatments; mitochondrial function and pathology; and multiple sclerosis research studies.

Recent publications by James McNames include studies that explore gait and mobility characteristics in neurological conditions. Notable papers are:

Quantity and quality of gait and turning in people with multiple sclerosis, Parkinson's disease and matched controls during daily living, 2020, Journal of Neurology
Digital Biomarkers of Mobility in Parkinson's Disease During Daily Living, 2020, Journal of Parkinson s Disease
Laboratory versus daily life gait characteristics in patients with multiple sclerosis, Parkinson's disease, and matched controls, 2020, Journal of NeuroEngineering and Rehabilitation
Gait Variability in Spinocerebellar Ataxia Assessed Using Wearable Inertial Sensors, 2021, Movement Disorders
Quantitative Gait and Balance Outcomes for Ataxia Trials: Consensus Recommendations by the Ataxia Global Initiative Working Group on Digital-Motor Biomarkers, 2023, The Cerebellum

James McNames frequently collaborates with a consistent group of coauthors, including:

Vrutangkumar V. Shah
Fay B. Horak
Mahmoud El-Gohary
Patricia Carlson-Kuhta
Martina Mancini

Their publications are found in venues specializing in neurology and movement disorders research, such as:

Sensors
Movement Disorders
Frontiers in Neurology
Movement Disorders Clinical Practice
Journal of Neurology

James McNames's expertise spans a comprehensive array of disciplines that connect clinical neurology with rehabilitation sciences and molecular biology, demonstrating a focus on using objective measures and wearable technology to assess and understand mobility impairments in neurological diseases.

Best Publications

Systematic comparison of different algorithms for apnoea detection based on electrocardiogram recordings.

T. Penzel;J. McNames;P. de Chazal;B. Raymond

529
Citations
Mobility Lab to Assess Balance and Gait with Synchronized Body-worn Sensors.

Martina Mancini;Laurie King;Arash Salarian;Lars Holmstrom

307
Citations
Shoulder and Elbow Joint Angle Tracking With Inertial Sensors

Mahmoud El-Gohary;James McNames

306
Citations
Continuous Monitoring of Turning in Patients with Movement Disability

Mahmoud Ahmed El-Gohary;Sean Pearson;James McNames;Martina Mancini

279
Citations
An automatic beat detection algorithm for pressure signals

M. Aboy;J. McNames;Tran Thong;D. Tsunami

257
Citations
A fast nearest-neighbor algorithm based on a principal axis search tree

J. McNames

244
Citations
Interpretation of approximate entropy: analysis of intracranial pressure approximate entropy during acute intracranial hypertension

R. Hornero;M. Aboy;D. Abasolo;J. McNames

176
Citations
Human Joint Angle Estimation with Inertial Sensors and Validation with A Robot Arm

Mahmoud El-Gohary;James McNames

172
Citations
Reliability and accuracy of heart rate variability metrics versus ECG segment duration.

James McNames;Mateo Aboy

156
Citations
Automatic spike detection based on adaptive template matching for extracellular neural recordings

Sunghan Kim;James McNames

156
Citations
Prediction of paroxysmal atrial fibrillation by analysis of atrial premature complexes

Tran Thong;J. McNames;M. Aboy;B. Goldstein

153
Citations
Fourier Series Analysis of Epicyclic Gearbox Vibration

James McNames

152
Citations
Adaptive comb filters for quasiperiodic physiologic signals

D. Cyrill;J. McNames;M. Aboy

152
Citations
Fully automated assessment of the severity of Parkinson's disease from speech

Alireza Bayestehtashk;Meysam Asgari;Izhak Shafran;James McNames

133
Citations
Body composition, circulation, and vital signs monitor and method

Herbert J. Semler;Philip Benz;Gary Mills;James McNames

132
Citations
Neighbor selection for variance reduction in I/sub DDQ/ and other parametric data

W.R. Daasch;K. Cota;J. McNames;R. Madge

131
Citations
Accuracy of ultra-short heart rate variability measures

T. Thong;K. Li;J. McNames;M. Aboy

128
Citations
Variance reduction using wafer patterns in I/sub ddQ/ data

W.R. Daasch;J. McNames;D. Bockelman;K. Cota

123
Citations
Movement monitoring system and apparatus for objective assessment of movement disorders

Fay Horak;Pedro Mateo Riobo Aboy;James McNames;Andrew Greenberg

110
Citations
A Nearest Trajectory Strategy for Time Series Prediction

James McNames

109
Citations
System and apparatus for continuous monitoring of movement disorders

Andrew Greenberg;James McNames;Pedro Mateo Riobo Aboy

108
Citations