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2023

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144
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World Ranking
178
National Ranking
6

Medicine

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144
Citations
69172
World Ranking
1455
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43

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Neuroscience in Australia Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Neuroscience in Australia Leader Award
  • 2023 - Research.com Medicine in Australia Leader Award
  • 2023 - Research.com Neuroscience in Australia Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Neuroscience in Australia Leader Award
  • 2016 - Fellow of the Australian Academy of Health and Medical Science
  • 1998 - Fellow of the Australian Academy of Science

Overview

Simon C. Gandevia is affiliated with Neuroscience Research Australia and has an extensive record of scientific contributions in the fields of medicine and neuroscience. Their primary domains of study cover medicine with 141 publications and neuroscience with 58 publications, reflecting a significant focus on these areas.

Their research spans several subfields, including cognitive neuroscience, neurology, pathology and forensic medicine, biomedical engineering, and pulmonary and respiratory medicine. These areas indicate a multidisciplinary approach, often integrating physiological and clinical perspectives.

Main research topics addressed by Simon C. Gandevia include:

  • Muscle activation and electromyography studies
  • Neuroscience of respiration and sleep
  • Motor control and adaptation
  • Spinal cord injury research
  • Obstructive sleep apnea research
  • Cerebral palsy and movement disorders
  • Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) research

The scientist's works have been published frequently in several journals, with the most common venues being:

  • Journal of Applied Physiology (19 publications)
  • The Journal of Physiology (12 publications)
  • Journal of Electromyography and Kinesiology (7 publications)
  • Experimental Physiology (5 publications)
  • Spinal Cord (4 publications)

Among recent papers, a selection includes:

  • Consensus for experimental design in electromyography (CEDE) project: Amplitude normalization matrix, 2020, Journal of Electromyography and Kinesiology
  • Proprioception: a new look at an old concept, 2022, Journal of Applied Physiology
  • Contralateral Effects of Unilateral Strength and Skill Training: Modified Delphi Consensus to Establish Key Aspects of Cross-Education, 2020, Sports Medicine
  • Blind identification of the spinal cord output in humans with high-density electrode arrays implanted in muscles, 2022, Science Advances
  • Impact of respiratory muscle training on respiratory muscle strength, respiratory function and quality of life in individuals with tetraplegia: a randomised clinical trial, 2020, Thorax

Simon C. Gandevia has collaborated frequently with a number of co-authors, including:

  • Jane E. Butler (38 joint publications)
  • Martin E. Héroux (19 joint publications)
  • Claire L. Boswell-Ruys (17 joint publications)
  • Annie A. Butler (16 joint publications)
  • Danny J. Eckert (11 joint publications)

The scientist has been recognized by election to fellowships of professional academies, including being named Fellow of the Australian Academy of Science in 1998 and Fellow of the Australian Academy of Health and Medical Science in 2016.

Best Publications

  • Spinal and Supraspinal Factors in Human Muscle Fatigue

    S. C. Gandevia

  • The Proprioceptive Senses: Their Roles in Signaling Body Shape, Body Position and Movement, and Muscle Force

    Uwe Proske;Simon C Gandevia

  • Neurobiology of exercise.

    Rod K. Dishman;Hans Rudolf Berthoud;Frank W. Booth;Carl W. Cotman

  • Measurement of muscle contraction with ultrasound imaging.

    P.W. Hodges;L.H.M. Pengel;R.D. Herbert;S.C. Gandevia

  • Supraspinal factors in human muscle fatigue: evidence for suboptimal output from the motor cortex.

    S C Gandevia;G M Allen;J E Butler;J L Taylor

  • A comparison of central aspects of fatigue in submaximal and maximal voluntary contractions

    Janet L. Taylor;Simon C. Gandevia

  • Reliability of measurements of muscle strength and voluntary activation using twitch interpolation

    G. M. Allen;S. C. Gandevia;D. K. McKenzie

  • Changes in intra-abdominal pressure during postural and respiratory activation of the human diaphragm.

    Paul W. Hodges;Simon C. Gandevia

  • Contralateral effects of unilateral strength training: evidence and possible mechanisms

    Timothy J. Carroll;Robert D. Herbert;Joanne Munn;Michael Lee

  • The distribution of muscular weakness in upper motor neuron lesions affecting the arm.

    J. G. Colebatch;S. C. Gandevia

  • Experimental muscle pain changes feedforward postural responses of the trunk muscles

    Paul W. Hodges;Paul W. Hodges;G. Lorimer Moseley;Anna Gabrielsson;Simon C. Gandevia

  • The kinaesthetic senses.

    Uwe Proske;Simon C. Gandevia

  • Deep and superficial fibers of the lumbar multifidus muscle are differentially active during voluntary arm movements

    G Lorimer Moseley;Paul W Hodges;Simon C Gandevia

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

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

  • Intra-abdominal pressure increases stiffness of the lumbar spine

    Paul W Hodges;A.E. Martin Eriksson;Debra Shirley;Simon C Gandevia;Simon C Gandevia

  • Does the nervous system depend on kinesthetic information to control natural limb movements

    S. C. Gandevia;David Burke

  • Kinaesthetic signals and muscle contraction

    S.C. Gandevia;D.I. McCloskey;D. Burke

  • Monosynaptic and oligosynaptic contributions to human ankle jerk and H-reflex

    D. Burke;S. C. Gandevia;B. McKeon

  • Activation of the human diaphragm during a repetitive postural task.

    Paul W. Hodges;S. C. Gandevia

  • Responses to passive movement of receptors in joint, skin and muscle of the human hand.

    D Burke;S C Gandevia;G Macefield

Frequent Co-Authors

Jane E. Butler
Jane E. Butler University of Sydney
Janet L. Taylor
Janet L. Taylor Edith Cowan University
David Burke
David Burke University of Sydney
Robert D. Herbert
Robert D. Herbert Neuroscience Research Australia
Paul W. Hodges
Paul W. Hodges University of Queensland
Danny J. Eckert
Danny J. Eckert Flinders University
Vaughan G. Macefield
Vaughan G. Macefield Monash University
Stephen R. Lord
Stephen R. Lord University of New South Wales
Colleen Loo
Colleen Loo University of New South Wales
David F. Collins
David F. Collins University of Alberta

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