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Last published 2026
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James J. Abbas

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Federal Grant PI High Impact

Professor

Also affiliated: United States Department of Veterans Affairs (1991–2003); University of Kentucky (1997–2012); Iowa State University (2003); Northern Arizona University (2003); Banner - University Medical Center Phoenix (2007–2008); Shriners Hospitals for Children - Philadelphia (1988–2005); Arizona State University (2003–2022); Case Western Reserve University (1987–2005); Technical University of Munich (2001); Catholic University of America (1995)

24 h-index 121 pubs 1,708 cited

  • Humans
  • Female
  • Electric Stimulation Therapy
  • Male
  • Spinal Cord Injuries
  • Animals
  • Electric Stimulation
  • Rats
  • Adult
  • Feedback
  • Neural Networks, Computer
  • Muscle, Skeletal
  • Biomechanical Phenomena
  • Artificial Limbs
  • Rats, Long-Evans

Biography and Research Information

OverviewAI-generated summary

James J. Abbas's research focuses on the control of functional neuromuscular stimulation (FNS) systems, particularly for individuals with spinal cord injuries. His work has explored the use of neural networks for controlling FNS systems through computer simulations and has investigated new control strategies for neuroprosthetic systems. Abbas has published on the feedback control of hip angle in paraplegic subjects using FNS and on FNS systems for standing and locomotion in paraplegics.

His federally funded research includes two awards from the NIH/National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering. The first, totaling $634,078, focuses on enhancing sensorimotor integration using a neural enabled prosthetic hand system, with Abbas serving as PI. The second grant, for $139,448, is part of the Collaborative Research in Computational Neuroscience program and aims to improve bioelectronic selectivity with intrafascicular stimulation, also with Abbas as PI.

Abbas's scholarship metrics include an h-index of 24 and 1,805 total citations across 123 publications. He collaborates with several researchers at the University of Arkansas at Fayetteville, including Andres E. Pena, Ranu Jung, Arianna Ortega Sanabria, and Anil K. Thota. He maintains an active lab website and is designated as a highly cited, federally funded principal investigator.

Metrics

  • h-index: 24
  • Publications: 121
  • Citations: 1,708

Positions

  • Professor 2021–present
    University of Arkansas at Fayetteville Institute for Integrative and Innovative Research ORCID

Selected Publications

  • Enhancing two-dimensional control via single-channel haptic feedback: A multi-dimensional encoding strategy (2026)
    Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research) DOI OpenAlex
  • Single-site non-invasive peripheral nerve stimulation with multidimensional encoding enables object differentiation using a myoelectric prosthetic hand (2026)
    Journal of Neural Engineering DOI OpenAlex
  • Selective activation of nerve fiber subpopulations with intrafascicular stimulation (2026)
    Journal of Neural Engineering DOI OpenAlex
  • Single-site non-invasive peripheral nerve stimulation with multidimensional encoding enables object differentiation using a myoelectric prosthetic hand (2025)
    DRYAD DOI OpenAlex
  • Enhancing Two-Dimensional Control via Single-Channel Haptic Feedback: A Multi-dimensional Encoding Strategy (2025)
    Research Square DOI OpenAlex
  • Fascicle-selective kilohertz-frequency neural conduction block with longitudinal intrafascicular electrodes (2025)
    Journal of Neural Engineering 1 citation DOI OpenAlex
  • Enhancing Two-Dimensional Control via Single-Channel Haptic Feedback: A Multi-dimensional Encoding Strategy (2024)
    medRxiv DOI OpenAlex
  • Simultaneous modulation of pulse charge and burst period elicits two differentiable referred sensations (2024)
    Journal of Neural Engineering 3 citations DOI OpenAlex

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Federal Grants 2 $773,526 total

NIH Contact PI Mar 2019 - May 2026

Enhancing Sensorimotor Integration Using a Neural Enabled Prosthetic Hand System

National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering $634,078 R01
NIH Contact PI Sep 2018 - May 2024

CRCNS: Improving Bioelectronic Selectivity with Intrafascicular Stimulation

National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering $139,448 R01

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21 Collaborators 7 Institutions 2 Countries

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