2026 Randall K. Powers: Neuroscience Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Neuroscience	43	7495	6910	3227	2913	93	4792

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Overview

Randall K. Powers is affiliated with the University of Washington in the United States. Their research primarily spans the fields of neuroscience and engineering, with a focus on cognitive neuroscience, cellular and molecular neuroscience, biomedical engineering, statistical and nonlinear physics, as well as electrical and electronic engineering.

The scientist's work addresses several main topics, including:

Neuroscience and Neural Engineering
Neural dynamics and brain function
Muscle activation and electromyography studies
Advanced Memory and Neural Computing
Motor Control and Adaptation
Stochastic dynamics and bifurcation
Mechanical and Optical Resonators

Randall K. Powers has authored research published in a range of scientific venues. Frequent publication venues include:

bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
eLife
arXiv (Cornell University)
Journal of Neural Engineering
PLoS ONE

Recent papers demonstrate the scope and focus of Powers's research:

"A geometric approach to quantifying the neuromodulatory effects of persistent inward currents on individual motor unit discharge patterns" (2023, Journal of Neural Engineering)
"Axon initial segment geometry in relation to motoneuron excitability" (2021, PLoS ONE)
"Multimodal parameter spaces of a complex multi-channel neuron model" (2022, Frontiers in Systems Neuroscience)
"Imbalanced Subthreshold Currents Following Sepsis and Chemotherapy: A Shared Mechanism Offering a New Therapeutic Target?" (2020, The Neuroscientist)
"Supercomputer framework for reverse engineering firing patterns of neuron populations to identify their synaptic inputs" (2024, eLife)

Collaboration is a significant aspect of their research, with frequent co-authors including:

Matthieu K. Chardon
C. J. Heckman
Y. Curtis Wang
James A. Beauchamp
Emre Besler

Best Publications

Input-output functions of mammalian motoneurons.

R. K. Powers;M. D. Binder

290
Citations
Quantitative relations between hypertonia and stretch reflex threshold in spastic hemiparesis

R. K. Powers;R. K. Powers;J. Marder‐Meyer;William Z Rymer;William Z Rymer

264
Citations
The Physiological Control of Motoneuron Activity

Marc D. Binder;C. J. Heckman;Randall K. Powers

243
Citations
Stretch reflex dynamics in spastic elbow flexor muscles

R. K. Powers;D. L. Campbell;D. L. Campbell;W. Z. Rymer

215
Citations
Spike frequency adaptation studied in hypoglossal motoneurons of the rat.

A. Sawczuk;R. K. Powers;M. D. Binder

156
Citations
Robust and accurate decoding of motoneuron behaviour and prediction of the resulting force output

Christopher K. Thompson;Francesco Negro;Michael D. Johnson;Matthew R. Holmes

145
Citations
Nonlinear Input-Output Functions of Motoneurons.

Marc D. Binder;Randall K. Powers;C. J. Heckman

144
Citations
Multiple mechanisms of spike-frequency adaptation in motoneurones

Randall K. Powers;Andrea Sawczuk;James R. Musick;Marc D. Binder

144
Citations
Contribution of outward currents to spike-frequency adaptation in hypoglossal motoneurons of the rat.

Andrea Sawczuk;Randall K. Powers;Marc D. Binder

117
Citations
Persistent sodium and calcium currents in rat hypoglossal motoneurons

Randall K. Powers;Marc D. Binder

105
Citations
Relationship between the time course of the afterhyperpolarization and discharge variability in cat spinal motoneurones

Randall K Powers;Marc D Binder;Peter B C Matthews

100
Citations
Relationship Between Simulated Common Synaptic Input and Discharge Synchrony in Cat Spinal Motoneurons

Marc D. Binder;Randall K. Powers

96
Citations
Summation of effective synaptic currents and firing rate modulation in cat spinal motoneurons.

Randall K. Powers;Marc D. Binder

95
Citations
Amplification and linear summation of synaptic effects on motoneuron firing rate.

Jonathan F. Prather;Randall K. Powers;Timothy C. Cope

95
Citations
Contribution of intrinsic properties and synaptic inputs to motoneuron discharge patterns: A simulation study

Randall K. Powers;Sherif M. ElBasiouny;W. Zev Rymer;C. J. Heckman

94
Citations
Black box revisited: a technique for estimating postsynaptic potentials in neurons

K.S. Türker;R.K. Powers

92
Citations
Effects of Large Excitatory and Inhibitory Inputs on Motoneuron Discharge Rate and Probability

K. S. Türker;R. K. Powers

89
Citations
The potential for understanding the synaptic organization of human motor commands via the firing patterns of motoneurons

Michael D Johnson;Christopher K. Thompson;Vicki Maria Tysseling;Randall K Powers

89
Citations
FUNCTIONAL IDENTIFICATION OF THE INPUT-OUTPUT TRANSFORMS OF MOTONEURONES IN THE RAT AND CAT

Andrew V. Poliakov;Randall K. Powers;Marc D. Binder

87
Citations
Effects of background noise on the response of rat and cat motoneurones to excitatory current transients.

Andrew V. Poliakov;Randall K. Powers;Andrea Sawczuk;Marc D. Binder

78
Citations
Distribution of oligosynaptic group I input to the cat medial gastrocnemius motoneuron pool

Randall K. Powers;Marc D. Binder

75
Citations