Question 1

Which countries lead Motor Control and Adaptation research?

Accepted Answer

By volume, the United States and Japan publish the most (959 and 468 works in 2022-now).

Question 2

Which institutions lead Motor Control and Adaptation research?

Accepted Answer

By volume in 2022-now, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique publishes the most Motor Control and Adaptation research, followed by The University of Tokyo and University of British Columbia.

Question 3

Who are the leading researchers in Motor Control and Adaptation?

Accepted Answer

The most-cited researchers publishing on Motor Control and Adaptation include Rob Knight, Karl John Friston and Dan J. Stein.

Question 4

Where is Motor Control and Adaptation research done?

Accepted Answer

The largest centres of Motor Control and Adaptation research in 2022-now are Tokyo (Japan), Beijing (China), Paris (France) and London (United Kingdom). Among places with at least 20 works in it, it is an unusually large share of all research in Genoa and London.

Question 5

Where is the best place to study Motor Control and Adaptation?

Accepted Answer

Among universities, judged by research, Pennsylvania State University, Imperial College London and Johns Hopkins University score highest, combining excellence, specialisation, size, growth and international reach. Research strength is one signal when choosing where to study; it does not measure teaching.

Question 6

Is Motor Control and Adaptation research growing?

Accepted Answer

Output in 2022-2025 was 1% higher than in 2018-2021, peaking in 2025. The fastest-growing topics are Motor Control and Adaptation.

Question 7

What are the most cited papers in Motor Control and Adaptation?

Accepted Answer

The most cited paper in Motor Control and Adaptation is "Separate visual pathways for perception and action" (Melvyn Alan Goodale, A. David Milner, 1992), with 6,642 citations. Next come "The information capacity of the human motor system in controlling the amplitude of movement." (6,325) and "Action recognition in the premotor cortex" (4,988).