OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The median citation count of Journal of Applied Biomechanics is 1. 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 2021-06-01 to 2025-06-01.)

Article	Citations
The Effects of an Acute Maximal Seated Lumbar Spine Flexion Exposure on Low Back Mechanical Pain Sensitivity	14
The Effects of Constraining Head Rotation on Eye and Whole-Body Coordination During Standing Turns at Different Speeds	14
The Influence of Neck Stiffness on Head Kinematics and Maximum Principal Strain Associated With Youth American Football Collisions	12
Hierarchical Organization and Adjustment of Force Coordination in Response to Self-Triggered and External-Triggered Cues in Simulated Archery Performance	11
Can Shoulder Impairments Be Classified From 3-Dimensional Kinematics Using Inertial Sensors?	9
The Effect of the Nordic Hamstring Exercise on Muscle Activity: A Multichannel Electromyography Randomized Controlled Trial	9
Running-Related Achilles Tendon Injury: A Prospective Biomechanical Study in Recreational Runners	9
Kinematic Sequence Differences Between Trained Baseball Players and Untrained Adolescent Individuals	9
Erratum. The Effects of Increasing Trunk Flexion During Stair Ascent on the Rate and Magnitude of Achilles Tendon Force in Asymptomatic Females	8
Stretch-Shortening Cycle Performance and Muscle–Tendon Properties in Dancers and Runners	8
Head Kinematics in Youth Ice Hockey by Player Speed and Impact Direction	8
Validation of Linear and Nonlinear Gait Variability Measures Derived From a Smartphone System Compared to a Gold-Standard Footswitch System During Overground Walking	8
Interjoint Coordination in Kicking a Moving Target: A Comparison Between Elite and Nonelite Taekwondo Players	7
The Potential for the Metatarsophalangeal Joint Angle to Modulate Maximum Isometric Ankle Plantar Flexion Moments	7
Foot–Ankle Mechanical Transmission: Age Effects and the Relation to Ankle Push-Off During Walking	7
Remembering Richard C. Nelson: An Introduction	7
Comparing Sagittal-Plane Biomechanics of Drop Jump Landing in Athletes With and Without Knee Osteoarthritis 2-Year Post-Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction	7
A Faster Walking Speed Is Important for Improving Biomechanical Function and Walking Performance in Stroke Survivors	7
Do Sex and Age Influence Scapular and Thoracohumeral Kinematics During a Functional Task Protocol?	7
The Effects of Increasing Trunk Flexion During Stair Ascent on the Rate and Magnitude of Achilles Tendon Force in Asymptomatic Females	7
Differences in Knee Extensors’ Muscle–Tendon Unit Passive Stiffness, Architecture, and Force Production in Competitive Cyclists Versus Runners	6
Early Changes in Postural Balance Following Inverted V-Shaped High Tibial Osteotomy in Patients With Knee Osteoarthritis	6
Evaluating the Relationship Between Surface and Intramuscular-Based Electromyography Signals: Implications of Subcutaneous Fat Thickness	6
Electromyography-Informed Estimates of Joint Contact Forces Within the Lower Back and Knee Joints During a Diverse Set of Industry-Relevant Manual Lifting Tasks	6
The Biomechanics Research and Innovation Challenge: Development, Implementation, Uptake, and Reflections on the Inaugural Program	6

Head Impact Kinematics and Brain Deformation in Paired Opposing Youth Football Players	6
Standing Pelvic Tilt Is Associated With Dynamic Pelvic Tilt During Running When Measured by 3-Dimensional Motion Capture	6
Erratum. Muscle Torque–Velocity Relationships and Fatigue With Reduced Knee Joint Range of Motion in Young and Older Adults	6
Effect of Age on Thoracic, Lumbar, and Pelvis Coordination During Trunk Flexion and Extension	6
Immediate Effects of Manipulating Footwear or Cadence on the Lower Limb Biomechanics of Female Masters Runners	5
Effects of Gluteus Medius and Biceps Femoris Stimulation on Reduction of Knee Abduction Moment During a Landing Task	5
Acceleration and Jerk After a Jump Stabilization Task in Individuals With and Without Chronic Ankle Instability	5
Walking Kinematic Coordination Becomes More In-Phase at Extreme Inclines	5
Increases in Load Carriage Magnitude and Forced Marching Change Lower-Extremity Coordination in Physically Active, Recruit-Aged Women	5
Forearm Posture Affects the Corticospinal Excitability of Intrinsic and Extrinsic Hand Muscles in Dominant and Nondominant Sides	5
Sex Differences in Spatiotemporal Gait Parameters of Transtibial Amputees	5
Activity Distribution Among the Hamstring Muscles During the Nordic Hamstring Exercise: A Multichannel Surface Electromyography Study	5
Investigation of a Theoretical Model for the Rotational Shot Put Technique	5
A Digital Twin Framework for Precision Neuromusculoskeletal Health Care: Extension Upon Industrial Standards	5
Metatarsophalangeal Joint Dynamic Stiffness During Toe Rocker Changes With Walking Speed	5
Clinical Walking Tests and Gait Pattern Characterization During 6-Minute Walk Test Using Inertial Sensors: Follow-Up in Individuals With Lower Limb Amputation	5
The Influence of Relative Hamstring Flexibility and Lumbar Extensor Strength on Lumbar and Pelvic Kinematics During a Stoop Lift	5
Preparing to Land: Hamstring Preactivation Is Higher in Females and Is Inhibited by Fatigue	5
Reliability and Minimal Detectable Change for a Smartphone-Based Motor-Cognitive Assessment: Implications for Concussion Management	5
Relationship of Age and Running Biomechanics in Female Recreational Runners	4
Stable Coordination Variability in Overground Walking and Running at Preferred and Fixed Speeds	4
Reliability of Shoulder Helical Axes During Intransitive and Transitive Upper Limb Tasks	4
How Does Push-Off Distance Influence Force–Velocity Profile and Performance During Vertical Jumping?	4
Prolonged Standing-Induced Low Back Pain Is Linked to Extended Lumbar Spine Postures: A Study Linking Lumped Lumbar Spine Passive Stiffness to Standing Posture	4
Nonlinear Analyses Distinguish Load Carriage Dynamics in Walking and Standing: A Systematic Review	4
Forty Years of the Journal of Applied Biomechanics: A Message From the Editor	4
Predicting Gait Patterns of Children With Spasticity by Simulating Hyperreflexia	4
The Influence of Forward Trunk Lean During Single-Limb Landing on Achilles Tendon Force in Physically Active Females	4
Optimizing Whole-Body Kinematics During Single-Leg Jump Landing to Reduce Peak Abduction/Adduction and Internal Rotation Knee Moments: Implications for Anterior Cruciate Ligament Injury Risk	4
Mechanisms of Anterior Cruciate Ligament Tears in Professional National Basketball Association Players: A Video Analysis	4
The Association Between Lower Limb Joint Position Sense and Different Aspects of Gait Pattern in Individuals With Bilateral Knee Osteoarthritis	4
Dr. Richard C. Nelson: The Penn State Biomechanics Laboratory and Its Impact on My Career	4
Career Head Impact Exposure Profile of Canadian University Football Players	4
Estimating Center of Mass Kinematics During Perturbed Human Standing Using Accelerometers	4
Joint Coordination With a Change in Task Constraint During Accurate Overhead Throwing	4
Lessons Learned	4
Dr. Richard C. Nelson: A Facilitator and Door Opener	3
Hip Joint Biomechanical Parameters and Their Relationship With the Esthetic Functional Performance of the Développé à la Seconde Movement in Classical Ballet Dancers	3
Open Foot Stance Reduces Lead Knee Joint Loading During Golf Swing	3
Compensatory Trunk Movements in Naturalistic Reaching and Manipulation Tasks in Chronic Stroke Survivors	3
Rapid Change in the Direction of Hand Movement to Increase Hand Propulsion During Front Crawl Swimming	3
Modeling Human Suboptimal Control: A Review	3
Characterizing the Compressive Force at L5/S1 During Patient Transfer From Bed to Wheelchair	3
Hip–Knee Joint Coordination Patterns are Associated With Patellofemoral Joint Cartilage Composition in Patients With Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction	3
Lessons Learned	3
Osteoarthritic Tibiofemoral Joint Contact Characteristics During Weightbearing With Arch-Supported and Standalone Lateral Wedge Insoles	3
The Effect of Scapular Orientation on Measures of Rotator Cuff Tendon Impingement: A Simulation Study	3
2021 ISB World Athletics Award for Biomechanics: The Subtalar Joint Maintains “Spring-Like” Function While Running in Footwear That Perturbs Foot Pronation	3
Comparing Knee Kinetics and Kinematics in Healthy Individuals and Those With Knee Osteoarthritis, With and Without Flat Feet	3
Peak Weight Acceptance, Mid Stance Trough, and Peak Push-Off Force Symmetry Are Decreased in Older Adults Compared With Young Adults	3

Variables Associated With Knee Valgus in Male Professional Soccer Players During a Single-Leg Vertical Landing Task	3
Comparison Between Movement Pattern Training and Strengthening on Kinematics and Kinetics in Patients With Chronic Hip-Related Groin Pain	3
Lower Limb Movement Pattern Differences Between Males and Females in Squatting and Kneeling	3
Comparison of Kinematic Movement Patterns Between 2 Subgroups of Females With Low Back Pain and Healthy Women During Sit-to-Stand and Stand-to-Sit	3
Changes in Spatiotemporal Measures and Variability During User-Driven Treadmill, Fixed-Speed Treadmill, and Overground Walking in Young Adults: A Pilot Study	3
Spring-Mass Characteristics in Runners Before and After a 56-km Road Ultramarathon	3
Phase-Specific Force and Time Predictors of Standing Long Jump Distance	3
Fourier Analysis of the Vertical Ground Reaction Force During Walking: Applications for Quantifying Differences in Gait Strategies	3
Influence of Experience, Training Frequency, and Sex on Climbing-Specific Grip Force in Rock Climbers of Varying Skill Level	3
The Effects of Cadence Manipulation on Joint Kinetic Patterns and Stride-to-Stride Kinetic Variability in Female Runners	3
Patellofemoral Joint Loading in Forward Lunge With Step Length and Height Variations	2
Comparison of Ground Reaction Forces and Net Joint Moment Predictions: Skeletal Model Versus Artificial Neural Network-Based Approach	2
A 3-Dimensional Gait Analysis of the Effects of Fatigue-Induced Reduced Foot Adductor Muscle Strength on the Walking of Healthy Subjects	2
People With Low Back Pain Exhibit Higher Trunk Muscle Activity and Impaired Postural Control During Static and Dynamic Functional Tasks: A Cross-Sectional Study	2
Overground Walking Biomechanics of Dissatisfied Persons With Total Knee Replacements	2
Lessons Learned: Consider the Context	2
Does the Achilles Tendon Influence Foot Strike Patterns During an Exhaustive Run?	2
Evaluating the Spectrum of Cognitive-Motor Relationships During Dual-Task Jump Landing	2
The Influence of Multiple Pregnancies on Gait Asymmetry: A Case Study	2
Quantifying Lumbar Movement Patterns of Allied Health Professionals in an Australian Health Care Facility	2
Characteristics of Forces at the Clinician–Patient and Patient–Table Interfaces During Thoracic Spinal Manipulation in Asymptomatic Adults Are Consistent With Deformable Body Models	2
Increased Trunk Kinetics Observed During Dose-Specific Trunk Lean Gait Modification	2
Comparison of 5 Normalization Methods for Knee Joint Moments in the Single-Leg Squat	2
Effect of Load on Muscle Activity, Kinematics, and Force Production During the Reverse Hyperextension Exercise	2
Erratum. Effects of Different Inertial Measurement Unit Sensor-to-Segment Calibrations on Clinical 3-Dimensional Humerothoracic Joint Angles Estimation	2
Quantitative Muscle Fascicle Tractography Using Brightness-Mode Ultrasound	2
Interlaboratory Study Toward Combining Gait Kinematics Data Sets of Long-Distance Runners	2
Characterizing Lumbar Spine Kinematics and Kinetics During Simulated Low-Speed Rear Impact Collisions	2
Reducing Walking Speed Decreases Surgical Knee Loading but Not Between-Limb Symmetry in Individuals With Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction	2
Muscle–Tendon Behavior and Kinetics in Gastrocnemius Medialis During Forefoot and Rearfoot Strike Running	2
Linear Relationships Among the Hand and Clubhead Motion Characteristics in Golf Driving in Skilled Male Golfers	2
Effects of Changing Hip Position on Scapular Kinematics	2
Quadriceps Muscle Action and Association With Knee Joint Biomechanics in Individuals with Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction	2
Characterizing Longitudinal Alterations in Postural Control Following Lower Limb Injury in Professional Rugby Union Players	2
Comparing Leg Quasi-Stiffness Methods Across Running Velocities	2
The History and Future of Neuromusculoskeletal Biomechanics	2
Effects of Voluntary Quadriceps–Hamstring Cocontraction on Tibiofemoral Force During Isometric Knee Extension and Knee Flexion Exercises With Constant External Resistance	2
Characterization of Head Acceleration Exposure During Youth Football Practice Drills	1
Regulating Movement Frequency and Speed: Implications for Lumbar Spine Load Management Strategies Demonstrated Using an In Vitro Porcine Model	1
Pelvic Rotation Mechanism in Soccer Instep Kicking Toward Angled Directions	1
A Randomized Crossover Trial on the Effects of Cadence on Calf Raise Test Outcomes: Cadence Does Matter	1
Fatigue-Related Changes in Running Technique and Mechanical Variables After a Maximal Incremental Test in Recreational Runners	1
Lead Foot Progression Angle in Baseball Pitchers: Implications to Ball Velocity and Upper-Extremity Joint Moments	1
Hip and Trunk Muscle Activity and Mechanics During Walking With and Without Unilateral Weight	1
Head Impact Exposure in Female Collegiate Soccer by Activity Type	1
Agreement Between Sagittal Foot and Tibia Angles During Running Derived From an Open-Source Markerless Motion Capture Platform and Manual Digitization	1
Differences in Muscle Demand and Joint Contact Forces Between Running and Skipping	1
Muscle Fiber Conduction Velocity During Electrically Stimulated Contraction at Various Joint Angles, During Joint Movements, and During Voluntary Contractions	1
Lower-Extremity Energetic Distribution During Rate-Controlled Ballet Jumps (Sautés) in Healthy Dancers	1
Tibiofemoral Load Magnitude and Distribution During Load Carriage	1
Dr. Richard C. Nelson: The Founding Father of Biomechanics	1
The Influence of Different Implements on Kinematics and Kinetics Compared to Men’s Javelin Throw	1
Concussion History Moderates Trunk Motion and Lower Extremity Biomechanical Relationships During Jump Landing and Cutting	1
Characterization of Head Impact Exposure in Women’s Collegiate Soccer	1
Unrestrained Versus Vertically Restrained Loaded Countermovement Jumps: Are There Any Differences in the Components of Force Application?	1
Impaired Neuromotor Control During Gait in Concussed Adolescents—A Frequency Analysis	1
Navigating Real-World Obstacles: Comparisons to the Traditional Dowel Rod	1
Normative Extensor Hallucis Brevis Muscle Activity During Locomotion Following the Development of a Novel Ultrasound-Guided Fine-Wire Electromyography Protocol	1
Movement Onset Detection Methods: A Comparison Using Force Plate Recordings	1
Inertial Sensor-Based Estimation of Temporal Events in Skating Sub-Techniques While In-Field Roller Skiing	1
Impact of Reach Height on Estimated Rotator Cuff Compression Risk in Manual Wheelchair Users With Spinal Cord Injury	1
Prediction of Model Generated Patellofemoral Joint Contact Forces Using Principal Component Prediction and Reconstruction	1
Exposure to Sustained Flexion Impacts Lumbar Extensor Spinae Muscle Fiber Orientation	1
A Note From Katherine Boyer, the New Journal of Applied Biomechanics Editor-in-Chief	1
Three Months of Wearing an Ankle Foot Orthosis Improves the Spatiotemporal Gait Characteristics in Patients With Peripheral Artery Disease	1
Dose–Response Effect of an Inertia Flywheel Postactivation Performance Enhancement Protocol on Countermovement Jump Performance	1
Kinematic and Coordination Variability in Individuals With Acute and Chronic Patellofemoral Pain	1
A Minimal Sensor Inertial Measurement Unit System Is Replicable and Capable of Estimating Bilateral Lower-Limb Kinematics in a Stationary Bodyweight Squat and a Countermovement Jump	1
Variability of Spatiotemporal Gait Kinematics During Treadmill Walking: Is There a Hawthorne Effect?	1
Within-Session Reliability and Minimum Detectable Differences for Discrete Lower-Extremity Angles and Moments During Walking	1
Relationship Between Supporting Leg Stiffness and Trunk Kinematics of the Kicking Leg During Soccer Kicking	1
The Vehicle Seating Intervention Trial: Cross-Over Randomized Controlled Trial to Evaluate the Impact of 2 Car Seat Configurations on Spinal Posture	1
Erratum. Shoulder Kinesio Taping Does Not Change Biomechanical Deficits Associated With Scapular Dyskinesis	1