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William E. McIlroy

William E. McIlroy

University of Waterloo
Canada

D-Index & Metrics

Medicine

D-Index
87
Citations
23747
World Ranking
13773
National Ranking
566

Neuroscience

D-Index
86
Citations
23647
World Ranking
1304
National Ranking
67

William E. McIlroy 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 William E. McIlroy sits on this spectrum.

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38 publications 887+

This scientist: 283 publications — 80th percentile

80% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

William E. McIlroy 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 William E. McIlroy sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 163+

This scientist: 86 D-Index — 87th percentile

87% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Research.com Recognitions

  • 1933 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)

Overview

William E. McIlroy is affiliated with the University of Waterloo in Canada. Their research primarily focuses on Medicine and Health Professions, with subfields including Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation, Neurology, Psychiatry and Mental Health, Physiology, and Rehabilitation.

McIlroy's work covers several main topics, notably Balance, Gait, and Falls Prevention; Dementia and Cognitive Impairment Research; Parkinson's Disease Mechanisms and Treatments; Stroke Rehabilitation and Recovery; Physical Activity and Health; Cerebral Palsy and Movement Disorders; and Alzheimer's disease research and treatments.

Their publication record includes contributions to multiple peer-reviewed journals. Frequent venues for McIlroy's research include:

  • Alzheimer's & Dementia
  • Journal of Neurology
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Digital Health
  • Frontiers in Neurology

Coauthorship is a significant aspect of McIlroy's academic output, with several frequent collaborators. These coauthors include Karen Van Ooteghem, Benjamin Cornish, Manuel Montero-Odasso, Donna Kwan, and Brian Tan, each contributing to multiple joint publications.

Selected recent papers authored or coauthored by McIlroy include:

  • Feasibility of a continuous, multi-sensor remote health monitoring approach in persons living with neurodegenerative disease, 2021, Journal of Neurology
  • Emotional state as a modulator of autonomic and somatic nervous system activity in postural control: a review, 2023, Frontiers in Neurology
  • Characteristics of the Ontario Neurodegenerative Disease Research Initiative cohort, 2022, Alzheimer's & Dementia
  • Detecting accelerometer non-wear periods using change in acceleration combined with rate-of-change in temperature, 2022, BMC Medical Research Methodology
  • White matter hyperintensity burden predicts cognitive but not motor decline in Parkinson's disease: results from the Ontario Neurodegenerative Diseases Research Initiative, 2023, European Journal of Neurology

William E. McIlroy has been recognized as a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), an award received in 1933.

Best Publications

  • Effectiveness of Virtual Reality Using Wii Gaming Technology in Stroke Rehabilitation: A Pilot Randomized Clinical Trial and Proof of Principle

    Gustavo Saposnik;Robert Teasell;Muhammad Mamdani;Judith Hall

  • The Role of Limb Movements in Maintaining Upright Stance: The “Change-in-Support” Strategy

    Brian E Maki;William E McIlroy

  • Evaluation of gait symmetry after stroke: a comparison of current methods and recommendations for standardization.

    Kara K. Patterson;William H. Gage;William H. Gage;William H. Gage;Dina Brooks;Dina Brooks;Sandra E. Black

  • Gait asymmetry in community-ambulating stroke survivors.

    Kara K. Patterson;Kara K. Patterson;Kara K. Patterson;Iwona Parafianowicz;Cynthia J. Danells;Valerie Closson

  • Laboratory diagnosis of iron-deficiency anemia: an overview.

    Gordon H. Guyatt;Andrew D. Oxman;Mahmoud Ali;Andrew Willan

  • Postural control in the older adult.

    Brian E. Maki;William E. McIlroy

  • Control of rapid limb movements for balance recovery: age-related changes and implications for fall prevention

    Brian E. Maki;William E. McIlroy

  • Preferred placement of the feet during quiet stance: development of a standardized foot placement for balance testing.

    WE McIlroy;BE Maki

  • The role of plantar cutaneous mechanoreceptors in the control of compensatory stepping reactions evoked by unpredictable, multi-directional perturbation.

    Stephen D Perry;William E McIlroy;Brian E Maki

  • Age-related Changes in Compensatory Stepping in Response to Unpredictable Perturbations

    William E. McIlroy;Brian E. Maki

  • Age-Related Differences in Laterally Directed Compensatory Stepping Behavior

    Brian E. Maki;Brian E. Maki;Mary Ann Edmondstone;William E. McIlroy;William E. McIlroy

  • Association of Dual-Task Gait With Incident Dementia in Mild Cognitive Impairment: Results From the Gait and Brain Study.

    Manuel M. Montero-Odasso;Yanina Sarquis-Adamson;Mark Speechley;Michael J. Borrie

  • Cognitive demands and cortical control of human balance-recovery reactions

    Brian E Maki;William E McIlroy

  • Sensori-sensory afferent conditioning with leg movement: Gain control in spinal reflex and ascending paths

    J.D Brooke;J Cheng;D.F Collins;W.E Mcilroy

  • Rehabilitation of Reaching and Grasping Function in Severe Hemiplegic Patients Using Functional Electrical Stimulation Therapy

    T. Adam Thrasher;Vera Zivanovic;William McIlroy;Milos R. Popovic

  • Effect of Facilitation of Sensation From Plantar Foot-Surface Boundaries on Postural Stabilization in Young and Older Adults

    Brian E. Maki;Brian E. Maki;Stephen D. Perry;Stephen D. Perry;Robert G. Norrie;William E. McIlroy;William E. McIlroy

  • Changes in Gait Symmetry and Velocity After Stroke: A Cross-Sectional Study From Weeks to Years After Stroke:

    Kara K. Patterson;William H. Gage;Dina Brooks;Sandra E. Black

  • Sensorimotor cortical plasticity during recovery following spinal cord injury: a longitudinal fMRI study.

    Michael T. Jurkiewicz;David J. Mikulis;William E. McIlroy;Michael G. Fehlings

  • The control of lateral stability during rapid stepping reactions evoked by antero-posterior perturbation: does anticipatory control play a role?

    William E McIlroy;Brian E Maki

  • Association Between Gait Asymmetry and Brain Lesion Location in Stroke Patients

    Lisa D. Alexander;Sandra E. Black;Kara K. Patterson;Fuqiang Gao

  • Task constraints on foot movement and the incidence of compensatory stepping following perturbation of upright stance.

    W.E. McIlroy;B.E. Maki

Frequent Co-Authors

Dina Brooks
Dina Brooks McMaster University
Sandra E. Black
Sandra E. Black University of Toronto
W. Richard Staines
W. Richard Staines University of Waterloo
Gordon H. Guyatt
Gordon H. Guyatt McMaster University
Andrew R. Willan
Andrew R. Willan University of Toronto
Simon J. Graham
Simon J. Graham University of Toronto
Bradley J. MacIntosh
Bradley J. MacIntosh Sunnybrook Health Science Centre
Dale Corbett
Dale Corbett University of Ottawa
Eric A. Roy
Eric A. Roy University of Waterloo
Deborah J. Cook
Deborah J. Cook McMaster University

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