OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The H4-Index of Gait & Posture is 25. The table below lists those papers that are above that threshold based on CrossRef citation counts [max. 250 papers]. The publications cover those that have been published in the past four years, i.e., from 2021-11-01 to 2025-11-01.)

Article	Citations
Wearing an ultrasound probe during walking does not influence lower limb joint kinematics in adolescents with cerebral palsy and typically developing peers	104
Characteristics of standing postural sway without vision depend on the action and duration of stretched ankle muscles	79
Age-stratified validation of the performance index (P-Index) as a metric for dual-task cost in functional mobility across the adult lifespan	68
The effect of motor control impairment and low back pain on the athletic performance of elite soccer players	56
AI-driven single camera markerless gait analysis in Parkinson’s disease for home-based rehabilitation: Reliability assessment	55
Effects of competitive sports and obesity in childhood and adolescence on the knee joint cartilage	53
Investigating impact of unilateral and bilateral femoral anteversion on lower extremity parameters during walking in hypermobile children: A pilot study	53
Coronal malalignment and axial spinal deformity might be related to increased gait fatigue in patients with adult spinal deformity	48
The effect of impaired unilateral ankle propulsion on contralateral knee joint loading	47
Impact of Femoral Derotation Osteotomies on Gait, Growth Plate Loading, and Femoral Growth Trajectories in Children with Idiopathic Torsional Deformities	40
Movement fluency metrics during multi-phase sit-to-walk and reach-to-grasp: Test-retest reliability and agreement between laboratory-based and portable 3D motion analysis systems	40
Walking conditions change biomechanical gait signatures	36
Can pelvic protraction contribute ipsilateral knee flexion in stance during walking in children with increased femoral anteversion ?	33
Feasibility of foot posture assessment within ankle-foot orthoses using weight-bearing CT scans and plantar pressure insoles	32
Impact of medial longitudinal arch configuration on foot and ankle motion in end-stage varus ankle osteoarthritis	31
Kinematic analysis of gait and levodopa response in young-onset and middle-aged Parkinson’s disease	29
IMU-based linear and nonlinear metrics for the characterization of fine motor development in early childhood	29
Relationships between sprint skating performance and insole plantar forces in national-level hockey athletes	29
Comparison of the proprioceptive abilities of joint position sense and angular velocity sense, at the knee joint	28
Rocker shoe apex settings do not induce anticipatory changes in foot progression angle before the onset of the second rocker	28
Effects of three different regression-based hip joint center localization methods in adolescents with obesity on kinematics and kinetics - preliminary results of the HIPstar study	27
Footsteps required for reliable and valid in-shoe plantar pressure assessment during gait per foot region in people with hallux valgus	27
Effects of exercises and insoles on foot posture, plantar force distribution, and balance in individuals with flexible flatfoot	27
Feasibility and usefulness of a consumer-grade device for physical activity monitoring for patients with Parkinson's disease and Parkinsonism	26
Pattern-specific effects of botulinum neurotoxin type A injections and selective dorsal rhizotomy on gait in children with spastic cerebral palsy	26

Letter to the Editor: Basic gait pattern and impact of fall risk factors on gait among older adults in India	25
Single-leg mechanical performance and inter-leg asymmetries during bilateral countermovement jumps: A comparison of different calculation methods	25
The effects of Müller-Lyer illusion on toe clearance height in stair ascent	25
Enforcing walking speed and step-length affects joint kinematics and kinetics in male and female healthy adults	25
Effects of level running-induced fatigue on running kinematics: A systematic review and meta-analysis	25