OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Journal of Electromyography and Kinesiology is 5. 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 2022-05-01 to 2026-05-01.)

Article	Citations
Flexor hallucis longus and tibialis anterior: A synergistic relationship	71
Inter-session Reliability of Magnetic Nerve Stimulation and Within-Session comparison to Electrical Nerve Stimulation in Evaluating Neuromuscular Function of Knee Extensor Muscles	62
Effects of repetition of a car-driving pedal maneuver and neural output in older adults	50
A standard operating procedure for the evaluation of vertical jumps performance through surface electromyography assessment: A scoping review	48
Myoelectric performance of the reconstructed elbow flexor in patients with brachial plexus injuries	47
Regional differences in behaviors of fascicle and tendinous tissue of the biceps femoris long head during hamstring exercises	46
Relationship between knee muscle activation and morphological changes in the infrapatellar fat pad in patients with knee osteoarthritis during gait	37
Hamstring muscle shortens actively during the late swing phase of high-speed running	35
Joint pressure stimuli increase quadriceps strength and neuromuscular activity in patients with knee osteoarthritis	31
Lower limb postures resembling sitting and standing alter lumbar angles along the passive stiffness curve	30
Skeletal muscle models composed of motor units: A review	29
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	23
Whole-body kinematics of squats two decades following anterior cruciate ligament injury	22
Accelerometric decoding of upper extremity movement intention in children with and without cerebral palsy: Complementary value of mechanomyography	20
Tendon overuse models have different effects on tissue mechanical properties in ex vivo bovine tendons	19
Muscle coactivation during knee joint-position sense assessments: the effect of muscle fatigue and implications for the magnitude of errors and directional bias	17
Upper extremity neuromuscular function can distinguish between individuals with and without glenohumeral labral repair	16
Kinematic adaptations to restricting spine motion during symmetrical lifting	16
Sex-specific myoelectric manifestations of localized fatigue during a multi-joint repetitive task	15
Episiotomy and innervation zones of the external anal Sphincter: A case series investigating the impact on neurological patterns	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
Automated estimation of ankle muscle EMG envelopes and resulting plantar-dorsi flexion torque from 64 garment-embedded electrodes uniformly distributed around the human leg	15
Editorial Board	14
Optimal path for measurement of biceps femoris long head architecture using synchronized ultrasound and two-dimensional video probe kinematics	13
Instruction during lifting: How analogy and explicit instruction influence performance and motor control	13

Surface electromyographic frequency characteristics of the quadriceps differ between continuous high- and low-torque isometric knee extension to momentary failure	13
Child-Adult differences in antagonist muscle coactivation: A systematic review	12
Three-dimensional markerless pose estimation for anatomical landmarks of the shoulder and upper limb	12
Passive stretching-induced changes in the spatial distribution of muscle excitation: A step forward in the interpretation of the underlying mechanisms	12
The relationship between voluntary and electrically evoked muscle contractile properties in young women	11
Alterations in peripheral joint muscle force control in adults with musculoskeletal disease, injury, surgery, or arthroplasty: A systematic review and meta-analysis	11
Effects of gender and fatigue on strength and activity of gluteus medius muscle during a controlled cutting maneuver in preadolescent athletes	11
Editorial Board	10
Estimating depth and strength of point-like sources in a conductive semi-space in the presence of electrode noise. Considerations on equivalent sources	10
Greater distal excitation of the biceps femoris long head reflects proximodistal differences in motor unit action potential properties	10
Assessing stroke-induced abnormal muscle coactivation in the upper limb using the surface EMG co-contraction Index: A systematic review	10
Characteristics of lower limb skeletal muscle activity during walking in patients with knee osteoarthritis and knee extensor weakness: Comprehensive assessment using positron emission tomography	10
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	10
Efficacy and safety of ultrasound-guided acupotomy in the treatment of spastic paralysis after stroke: a randomised controlled clinical trial study	10
Reliability of reflex measurements and perceived instability following cutaneous stimulation during gait	10
A pilot study investigating motor adaptations when learning to walk with a whole-body powered exoskeleton	10
Hip muscle activity in people with hip-related pain compared to asymptomatic controls: A systematic review	10
Lower extremity muscle patterns and frontal plane biomechanics are altered in the contralateral knee of adults with osteoarthritis compared to asymptomatic adults	10
Increased trunk muscle recruitment during the golf swing is linked to developing lower back pain: A prospective longitudinal cohort study	9
An objective method to quantify elbow flexor spasticity using surface EMG and 3D motion analysis	9
Automated spatial localization of ankle muscle sites and model-based estimation of joint torque post-stroke via a wearable sensorised leg garment	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
Evolution of surface electromyography: From muscle electrophysiology towards neural recording and interfacing	8
Editorial Board	8
Reference values for near fiber EMG for the diagnosis of neuromuscular disorders	8
Effects of triceps surae exercise-induced delayed onset muscle soreness on control of body stability in different postures	8
Muscle activation and rating of perceived exertion of typically developing children during DRY and aquatic treadmill walking	8
Editorial Board	8
Motor adaptations during stair ascent and descent in individuals with chronic primary low back pain	8
Glenohumeral joint dynamics and rotator cuff health in youth manual wheelchair users with pediatric spinal cord injury and dysfunction	8
Role of kinesiophobia in the selective motor control during gait in patients with low back-related leg pain	8
Is the attenuation effect on the ankle muscles activity from the EMG biofeedback generalized to – or compensated by – other lower limb muscles during standing?	8
Machine-learning classification of postural sway in young adults during colored noisy vestibular stimulation	8
Editorial Board	8
NeuroMechanics: Electrophysiological and computational methods to accurately estimate the neural drive to muscles in humans in vivo	7
Differences in motor unit behavior during isometric contractions in patients with diabetic peripheral neuropathy at various disease severities	7
Influence of the number of muscles and strides on selective motor control during gait in individuals with cerebral palsy	7
Editorial Board	7
The effect of back muscle fatigue on EMG and kinematics based estimation of low-back loads and active moments during manual lifting tasks	7
Comparison of EMG activity in shank muscles between individuals with and without chronic ankle instability when running on a treadmill	7
The influence of temperature on contractile properties of motor units in rat medial gastrocnemius	6
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	6
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?	6
Upper arm muscle activity is influenced by both forearm posture and wrist exertion direction during isometric wrist flexion and extension	6
Algorithm for jitter measurement in neuromuscular junction disease	6
Methodological influences on tensor fascia latae EMG during dynamic tasks: Electrode- and normalisation-dependent variability	6
Cervical and axioscapular muscle stiffness measured with shear wave elastography: A comparison between different levels of work-related neck disability	6
Investigating text neck syndrome and duration of mobile phone use, muscle activity, hand grip strength, posture, and disability	6
Relative contribution of altered neuromuscular factors to muscle activation-force relationships following chronic stroke: A simulation study	5

Excitation distribution of the trapezius changes in response to increasing contraction intensity, but not repeated contractions	5
Editorial Board	5
Linear spectrum and non-linear complexity features of lumbar muscle surface electromyography between people with and without non-specific chronic low back pain during Biering-Sorensen test	5
Limb and sex-related differences in knee muscle co-contraction exist 3 months after anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction	5
Reduced plantar-flexors extensibility but improved selective motor control associated with age in young children with unilateral cerebral palsy and equinovalgus gait	5
Males and females have different muscle activity patterns during gait after ACL injury and reconstruction	5
JEK-ISEK tutorials on electromyography and kinesiology: A summary and a call for the next series of tutorials	5
Does calibration pose improve scapular kinematic repeatability in functional tasks?	5
Recovering from Laboratory-Induced slips and trips causes high levels of lumbar muscle activity and spine loading	5
Trunk control in and out of an episode of recurrent low back pain in young adults during the Balance-Dexterity Task	5
Spatial distribution of erector spinae activity is related to task-specific pain-related fear during a repetitive object lifting task	5
Understanding the Biering-Sørensen test: Contributors to extensor endurance in young adults with and without a history of low back pain	5
Determining whether biomechanical variables that describe common ‘safe lifting’ cues are associated with low back loads	5
Altered muscle fibre activation in an antagonistic muscle pair due to perturbed afferent feedback caused by blood flow restriction	5
Spinal kinematic variability is increased in people with chronic low back pain during a repetitive lifting task	5