Research data · Motor function and endurance
Skilled reaching
From 2021 to 2025, 95 animal research papers mentioned skilled reaching in their title or abstract, ranking it 58th of the 90 tests we track.
That is 33% fewer than the 142 papers of 2011 to 2015. Papers that mention any of the 90 tests rose 22% over the same span.
Papers by year
Animal research papers that mention skilled reaching, by year, 2001 to 2026
The 2026 bar counts papers added to PubMed by November 8, 2026.
- Papers in a full year
- 2026 so far
Show the counts for each year
| Year | Papers |
|---|---|
| 2001 | 17 |
| 2002 | 12 |
| 2003 | 14 |
| 2004 | 17 |
| 2005 | 25 |
| 2006 | 21 |
| 2007 | 34 |
| 2008 | 28 |
| 2009 | 29 |
| 2010 | 21 |
| 2011 | 24 |
| 2012 | 22 |
| 2013 | 29 |
| 2014 | 33 |
| 2015 | 34 |
| 2016 | 27 |
| 2017 | 32 |
| 2018 | 33 |
| 2019 | 19 |
| 2020 | 18 |
| 2021 | 26 |
| 2022 | 23 |
| 2023 | 16 |
| 2024 | 16 |
| 2025 | 14 |
| 2026 (part year) | 18 |
Papers that mention skilled reaching in mice and in rats, by year, 2001 to 2025
- Mouse
- Rat
Show the counts for each year and species
| Year | Mouse | Rat |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 8 | 10 |
| 2002 | 3 | 8 |
| 2003 | 3 | 10 |
| 2004 | 2 | 15 |
| 2005 | 4 | 22 |
| 2006 | 2 | 19 |
| 2007 | 7 | 27 |
| 2008 | 3 | 25 |
| 2009 | 1 | 25 |
| 2010 | 0 | 21 |
| 2011 | 4 | 19 |
| 2012 | 7 | 16 |
| 2013 | 12 | 18 |
| 2014 | 14 | 16 |
| 2015 | 5 | 29 |
| 2016 | 7 | 20 |
| 2017 | 7 | 26 |
| 2018 | 11 | 22 |
| 2019 | 8 | 11 |
| 2020 | 10 | 8 |
| 2021 | 10 | 16 |
| 2022 | 9 | 13 |
| 2023 | 11 | 5 |
| 2024 | 7 | 11 |
| 2025 | 6 | 7 |
Which species the papers used
Each bar is a share of the 95 papers from 2021 to 2025. A paper can use more than one species, so the shares can add to more than 100%.
Species
“Other animals” counts papers that use none of the other species in this chart.
Strains and genetic lines
Strain names come from the MeSH terms PubMed adds when it indexes a paper. PubMed has indexed 81 of the 95 papers, so each bar is a share of those 81.
A paper indexed under two of these headings, such as knockout mice and a strain, counts under both.
Disease models these papers study
Each bar counts the papers from 2021 to 2025 that mention skilled reaching and study that disease model, with its share of the 95 papers. The model comes from a paper's MeSH terms. For a paper PubMed has not indexed, it comes from PubTator 3, NCBI's text-mining service, when that service finds the disease in the title or abstract. A paper can count under more than one model.
Papers from 2021 to 2025 by disease model
Tests mentioned alongside skilled reaching
Each bar counts the papers from 2021 to 2025 that mention both tests, with its share of the 95 papers that mention skilled reaching.
Papers from 2021 to 2025 that mention both tests
The most cited papers from 2021 to 2025
These papers from 2021 to 2025 mention skilled reaching and have the most citations, as counted by NIH's iCite on November 5, 2026.
Vagus nerve stimulation drives selective circuit modulation through cholinergic reinforcement.
Neuron, 2022. 111 citations.
Stroke, 2022. 71 citations.
Miniature three-photon microscopy maximized for scattered fluorescence collection.
Nat Methods, 2023. 49 citations.
Neuron, 2021. 47 citations.
Cerebellar associative learning underlies skilled reach adaptation.
Nat Neurosci, 2023. 41 citations.
How we counted
A count is the number of animal research papers whose title or abstract mentions one of the test's search terms. It is not a count of experiments, labs or animals.
A paper that mentions skilled reaching only in its methods is missed, so the count runs low. The count includes 3 reviews. For 15 of the 95 papers, PubMed's indexing gave no species, so the species came from PubTator 3 finding one in the title or abstract.
The test's search terms are in the test list download. The full method, with each source and its terms of use, is on our main page, Behavioral tests in published research.
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- Cylinder test 163
- Pole test 161
- Grid walking (foot fault) 155
- Rotational behavior (rotometer) 110
- Adhesive removal test 107
- Ladder rung walking 104
- Corner test 59
How to cite
APA
ConductScience. (2026, November 10). Skilled reaching in published research [Data set]. https://conductscience.com/data/behavioral-tests/skilled-reaching
BibTeX
@misc{conductscience_skilled_reaching_2026,
author = {{ConductScience}},
title = {Skilled reaching in published research},
year = {2026},
month = nov,
url = {https://conductscience.com/data/behavioral-tests/skilled-reaching},
note = {Data set, released November 10, 2026},
}Apparatus for skilled reaching
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