OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Journal of Electromyography and Kinesiology is 6. 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 2022-01-01 to 2026-01-01.)

Article	Citations
Flexor hallucis longus and tibialis anterior: A synergistic relationship	62
Inter-session Reliability of Magnetic Nerve Stimulation and Within-Session comparison to Electrical Nerve Stimulation in Evaluating Neuromuscular Function of Knee Extensor Muscles	56
Effects of repetition of a car-driving pedal maneuver and neural output in older adults	41
Regional differences in behaviors of fascicle and tendinous tissue of the biceps femoris long head during hamstring exercises	40
Skeletal muscle models composed of motor units: A review	35
A standard operating procedure for the evaluation of vertical jumps performance through surface electromyography assessment: A scoping review	32
Whole-body kinematics of squats two decades following anterior cruciate ligament injury	29
Myoelectric performance of the reconstructed elbow flexor in patients with brachial plexus injuries	27
Variation of muscle recruitment during exercises performed below horizontal arm elevation that target the lower trapezius: A repeated measures cross-sectional study on asymptomatic individuals	26
Hamstring muscle shortens actively during the late swing phase of high-speed running	26
Relationship between knee muscle activation and morphological changes in the infrapatellar fat pad in patients with knee osteoarthritis during gait	26
Joint pressure stimuli increase quadriceps strength and neuromuscular activity in patients with knee osteoarthritis	24
Lower limb postures resembling sitting and standing alter lumbar angles along the passive stiffness curve	23
Tendon overuse models have different effects on tissue mechanical properties in ex vivo bovine tendons	20
Upper extremity neuromuscular function can distinguish between individuals with and without glenohumeral labral repair	19
Automated estimation of ankle muscle EMG envelopes and resulting plantar-dorsi flexion torque from 64 garment-embedded electrodes uniformly distributed around the human leg	18
Kinematic adaptations to restricting spine motion during symmetrical lifting	18
Muscle coactivation during knee joint-position sense assessments: the effect of muscle fatigue and implications for the magnitude of errors and directional bias	17
Sex-specific myoelectric manifestations of localized fatigue during a multi-joint repetitive task	15
Development of EMG-based criteria to evaluate the difficulty of realization of sign language: A potential contribution for understanding the negative hand paintings	15
Episiotomy and innervation zones of the external anal Sphincter: A case series investigating the impact on neurological patterns	15
The relationship between voluntary and electrically evoked muscle contractile properties in young women	14
Three-dimensional markerless pose estimation for anatomical landmarks of the shoulder and upper limb	14
Alterations in peripheral joint muscle force control in adults with musculoskeletal disease, injury, surgery, or arthroplasty: A systematic review and meta-analysis	13
Child-Adult differences in antagonist muscle coactivation: A systematic review	13

Surface electromyographic frequency characteristics of the quadriceps differ between continuous high- and low-torque isometric knee extension to momentary failure	13
Editorial Board	12
Therapeutic application of rTMS in neurodegenerative and movement disorders: A review	11
Muscle compensation strategies to maintain glenohumeral joint stability with increased rotator cuff tear severity: A simulation study	11
Lower extremity muscle patterns and frontal plane biomechanics are altered in the contralateral knee of adults with osteoarthritis compared to asymptomatic adults	11
Effects of gender and fatigue on strength and activity of gluteus medius muscle during a controlled cutting maneuver in preadolescent athletes	11
Reliability of reflex measurements and perceived instability following cutaneous stimulation during gait	11
Passive stretching-induced changes in the spatial distribution of muscle excitation: A step forward in the interpretation of the underlying mechanisms	11
A pilot study investigating motor adaptations when learning to walk with a whole-body powered exoskeleton	10
Editorial Board	10
Increased trunk muscle recruitment during the golf swing is linked to developing lower back pain: A prospective longitudinal cohort study	10
Assessing stroke-induced abnormal muscle coactivation in the upper limb using the surface EMG co-contraction Index: A systematic review	10
The effect of tactile and verbal guidance during scapulothoracic exercises: An EMG and kinematic investigation	10
Greater distal excitation of the biceps femoris long head reflects proximodistal differences in motor unit action potential properties	9
An objective method to quantify elbow flexor spasticity using surface EMG and 3D motion analysis	9
Role of kinesiophobia in the selective motor control during gait in patients with low back-related leg pain	9
Editorial Board	9
Non-uniform excitation of pectoralis major induced by changes in bench press inclination leads to uneven variations in the cross-sectional area measured by panoramic ultrasonography	9
Hip muscle activity in people with hip-related pain compared to asymptomatic controls: A systematic review	9
Evolution of surface electromyography: From muscle electrophysiology towards neural recording and interfacing	9
Automated spatial localization of ankle muscle sites and model-based estimation of joint torque post-stroke via a wearable sensorised leg garment	9
Muscle activation and rating of perceived exertion of typically developing children during DRY and aquatic treadmill walking	9
An articulated ankle foot orthosis with plantarflexion resistance decreased soleus and tibialis anterior muscle activity, and plantarflexion moment of the paretic lower limb of persons with stroke	9
The effect of prolonged walking on leg muscle activity patterns and vulnerability to perturbations	9
Editorial Board	9
Is the attenuation effect on the ankle muscles activity from the EMG biofeedback generalized to – or compensated by – other lower limb muscles during standing?	9
Effects of triceps surae exercise-induced delayed onset muscle soreness on control of body stability in different postures	8
NeuroMechanics: Electrophysiological and computational methods to accurately estimate the neural drive to muscles in humans in vivo	8
Comparison of EMG activity in shank muscles between individuals with and without chronic ankle instability when running on a treadmill	8
Influence of the number of muscles and strides on selective motor control during gait in individuals with cerebral palsy	8
Differences in motor unit behavior during isometric contractions in patients with diabetic peripheral neuropathy at various disease severities	8
The effect of back muscle fatigue on EMG and kinematics based estimation of low-back loads and active moments during manual lifting tasks	8
Muscle demand and kinematic similarities between pediatric-modified motor-assisted elliptical training at fast speed and fast overground walking: Real-world implications for pediatric gait rehabilitat	8
Does cross-education minimize the loss of muscle force and power and sEMG amplitude during short-term detraining in older women who are recreationally engaged in resistance training?	8
Effects of a tongue training program in Parkinson's disease: Analysis of electrical activity and strength of suprahyoid muscles	8
A method based on wavelets to analyse overlapped and dependant M-Waves	8
Trends and advancements in shoulder biomechanics research	8
Editorial Board	8
Upper arm muscle activity is influenced by both forearm posture and wrist exertion direction during isometric wrist flexion and extension	7
Methodological influences on tensor fascia latae EMG during dynamic tasks: Electrode- and normalisation-dependent variability	7
Excitation distribution of the trapezius changes in response to increasing contraction intensity, but not repeated contractions	7
The influence of temperature on contractile properties of motor units in rat medial gastrocnemius	7
Cervical and axioscapular muscle stiffness measured with shear wave elastography: A comparison between different levels of work-related neck disability	7
Spatial distribution of erector spinae activity is related to task-specific pain-related fear during a repetitive object lifting task	7
Algorithm for jitter measurement in neuromuscular junction disease	7
The dynamic control ratio and its equilibrium point: A preliminary study of isokinetic fatiguing internal-external rotational effort of the shoulder joint in healthy subjects	7
Determining whether biomechanical variables that describe common ‘safe lifting’ cues are associated with low back loads	6
Reduced plantar-flexors extensibility but improved selective motor control associated with age in young children with unilateral cerebral palsy and equinovalgus gait	6
Altered muscle fibre activation in an antagonistic muscle pair due to perturbed afferent feedback caused by blood flow restriction	6
Understanding the Biering-Sørensen test: Contributors to extensor endurance in young adults with and without a history of low back pain	6

Editorial Board	6
Relative contribution of altered neuromuscular factors to muscle activation-force relationships following chronic stroke: A simulation study	6
Does calibration pose improve scapular kinematic repeatability in functional tasks?	6
Effect of knee joint angle on vastus medialis and vastus lateralis rigidity during isometric submaximal voluntary knee extensions	6
Analysis of phase detects altered timing of muscle activation in subjects with chronic shoulder pain	6
Males and females have different muscle activity patterns during gait after ACL injury and reconstruction	6
Trunk control in and out of an episode of recurrent low back pain in young adults during the Balance-Dexterity Task	6
JEK-ISEK tutorials on electromyography and kinesiology: A summary and a call for the next series of tutorials	6
WITHDRAWN: Spatiotemporal gait patterns in individuals with unilateral transfemoral amputation: A hierarchical cluster analysis	6