OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Journal of Applied Biomechanics is 3. 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 2020-04-01 to 2024-04-01.)

Article	Citations
Differences in Rotational Kinetics and Kinematics for Professional Baseball Pitchers With Higher Versus Lower Pitch Velocities	29
Timing of Strain Response of the ACL and MCL Relative to Impulse Delivery During Simulated Landings Leading up to ACL Failure	19
Characterization of On-Field Head Impact Exposure in Youth Soccer	14
Can Treadmill Slip-Perturbation Training Reduce Longer-Term Fall Risk Upon Overground Slip Exposure?	13
Effect of Mechanically Passive, Wearable Shoulder Exoskeletons on Muscle Output During Dynamic Upper Extremity Movements: A Computational Simulation Study	12
Vertical Jump Testing in Rugby League: A Rationale for Calculating Take-Off Momentum	12
Effects of Optimization Technique on Simulated Muscle Activations and Forces	10
Leg and Joint Stiffness Adaptations to Minimalist and Maximalist Running Shoes	9
Effect of Increased Lumbar Lordosis on Lumbar Multifidus and Longissimus Thoracis Activation During Quadruped Exercise in Patients With Chronic Low Back Pain: An EMG Study	9
Standardized Lab Shoes Do Not Decrease Loading Rate Variability in Recreational Runners	8
An Electromyographically Driven Cervical Spine Model in OpenSim	7
Muscle–Tendon Behavior and Kinetics in Gastrocnemius Medialis During Forefoot and Rearfoot Strike Running	7
Characterization of Head Impact Exposure in Women’s Collegiate Soccer	7
The Influence of Body Fat Distribution on Postural Balance and Muscle Quality in Women Aged 60 Years and Over	6
Compensatory Trunk Movements in Naturalistic Reaching and Manipulation Tasks in Chronic Stroke Survivors	6
The Effect of Player Contact Characteristics on Head Impact Exposure in Youth Football Games	6
Which Are the Key Kinematic and Kinetic Components to Distinguish Recovery Strategies for Overground Slips Among Community-Dwelling Older Adults?	6
Influence of Side Uncertainty on Knee Kinematics of Female Handball Athletes During Sidestep Cutting Maneuvers	6
Effect of Grade and Surface Type on Peak Tibial Acceleration in Trained Distance Runners	6
Tibial Acceleration Reliability and Minimal Detectable Difference During Overground and Treadmill Running	6
A Comparison of Clinical Spinal Mobility Measures to Experimentally Derived Lumbar Spine Passive Stiffness	6
Muscular Coordination of Single-Leg Hop Landing in Uninjured and Anterior Cruciate Ligament-Reconstructed Individuals	6
Quantifying Achievable Levels of Improvement in Knee Joint Biomechanics During Gait After Total Knee Arthroplasty Relative to Osteoarthritis Severity	6
Effects of Metatarsal Work Boots on Gait During Level and Inclined Walking	5
Comparison of Video-Identified Head Contacts and Sensor-Recorded Events in High School Soccer	5

Quantifying Segmental Contributions to Center-of-Mass Motion During Dynamic Continuous Support Surface Perturbations Using Simplified Estimation Models	5
Landing Biomechanics in Adolescent Athletes With and Without a History of Sports-Related Concussion	5
Trunk–Pelvis Kinematics Variability During Gait and Its Association With Trunk Muscle Endurance in Patients With Chronic Low Back Pain	5
Reliability and Minimal Detectable Change for a Smartphone-Based Motor-Cognitive Assessment: Implications for Concussion Management	5
Anterior–Posterior Balance Perturbation Protocol Using Lifelike Virtual Reality Environment	5
Effectiveness and Reliability of Foot Orthoses on Impact Loading and Lower Limb Kinematics When Running at Preferred and Nonpreferred Speeds	4
Head Kinematics in Youth Ice Hockey by Player Speed and Impact Direction	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
Assessing Time-Varying Lumbar Flexion–Extension Kinematics Using Automated Pose Estimation	4
Effects of Visual Input Absence on Balance Recovery Responses to Lateral Standing Surface Perturbations in Older and Younger Adults	4
Evaluating the Spectrum of Cognitive-Motor Relationships During Dual-Task Jump Landing	4
Changes in Spatiotemporal Measures and Variability During User-Driven Treadmill, Fixed-Speed Treadmill, and Overground Walking in Young Adults: A Pilot Study	4
Efficacy of Integrating Cervical Posture Correction With Lumbar Stabilization Exercises for Mechanical Low Back Pain: A Randomized Blinded Clinical Trial	4
Increased Ankle Range of Motion Reduces Knee Loads During Landing in Healthy Adults	4
Hip–Knee Joint Coordination Patterns are Associated With Patellofemoral Joint Cartilage Composition in Patients With Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction	4
Weighted Baseball Training Affects Arm Speed Without Increasing Elbow and Shoulder Joint Kinetics	4
Stable Coordination Variability in Overground Walking and Running at Preferred and Fixed Speeds	4
Influence of Articular Geometry and Tibial Tubercle Location on Patellofemoral Kinematics and Contact Mechanics	4
Sex and Stride Impact Joint Stiffness During Loaded Running	4
Joint Coordination and Stiffness During Landing in Individuals With Chronic Ankle Instability	4
Comparisons of Knee Extensor Functional Demand During Gait by Age, Physical Activity Level, and the Impact of Acute Exercise and Walking Speed	4
Age-Related Differences in Hip Flexion Maximal and Rapid Strength and Rectus Femoris Muscle Size and Composition	4
Pelvic Rotation Is Associated With Asymmetry in the Knee Extensor Moment During Double-Leg Squatting After Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction	4
Comparison of 5 Normalization Methods for Knee Joint Moments in the Single-Leg Squat	4
Effects of Student Interests on Engagement and Performance in Biomechanics	4
Using Simultaneous Confidence Bands to Calculate the Margin of Error in Estimating Typical Biomechanical Waveforms	4
Sensitivity of Neuromechanical Predictions to Choice of Glenohumeral Stability Modeling Approach	4
Cross-Sectional Analysis of Backward, Forward, and Dual Task Gait Kinematics in People With Parkinson Disease With and Without Freezing of Gait	3
Stable and Unstable Load Carriage Effects on the Postural Control of Older Adults	3
Leg Joint Mechanics When Hopping at Different Frequencies	3
Interjoint Coordination in Kicking a Moving Target: A Comparison Between Elite and Nonelite Taekwondo Players	3
Older Adults Overcome Reduced Triceps Surae Structural Stiffness to Preserve Ankle Joint Quasi-Stiffness During Walking	3
Stretch-Shortening Cycle Performance and Muscle–Tendon Properties in Dancers and Runners	3
Effects of Increased Step-Width on Knee Biomechanics During Inclined and Declined Walking	3
Agreement Between Sagittal Foot and Tibia Angles During Running Derived From an Open-Source Markerless Motion Capture Platform and Manual Digitization	3
Overall Greater Demands on the Musculoskeletal System at Multiple Walking Speeds in Service Members With Lower Limb Loss	3
Test–Retest Reliability and the Effects of Walking Speed on Stride Time Variability During Continuous, Overground Walking in Healthy Young Adults	3
Effect of Vastus Medialis Loss on Rabbit Patellofemoral Joint Contact Pressure Distribution	3
Comparison of Frontal and Transverse Plane Kinematics Related to Knee Injury in Novice Versus Experienced Female Runners	3
Characteristics of Forces at the Clinician–Patient and Patient–Table Interfaces During Thoracic Spinal Manipulation in Asymptomatic Adults Are Consistent With Deformable Body Models	3
Kinematic and Coordination Variability in Individuals With Acute and Chronic Patellofemoral Pain	3
Estimating Center of Mass Kinematics During Perturbed Human Standing Using Accelerometers	3
Relationship Between Age and Running Kinematics in Female Recreational Runners	3
The Influence of Hard Hat Design Features on Head Acceleration Attenuation	3
Changes in Step Characteristics Over a Known Outdoor Surface Transition: The Effect of Parkinson Disease	3
Automated Classification of Postural Control for Individuals With Parkinson’s Disease Using a Machine Learning Approach: A Preliminary Study	3
Phase-Specific Force and Time Predictors of Standing Long Jump Distance	3
Subsequent Jumping Increases the Knee and Hip Abduction Moment, Trunk Lateral Tilt, and Trunk Rotation Motion During Single-Leg Landing in Female Individuals	3
Interactive Digital Experience as an Alternative Laboratory (IDEAL): Creative Investigation of Forensic Biomechanics	3
Foot Posture, Muscle Strength, Range of Motion, and Plantar Sensation in Overweight and Obese	3

Eight-Week Inspiratory Muscle Training Alters Electromyography Activity of the Ankle Muscles During Overhead and Single-Leg Squats: A Randomized Controlled Trial	3
Whole-Body Change-of-Direction Task Execution Asymmetries After Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction	3
Increases in Load Carriage Magnitude and Forced Marching Change Lower-Extremity Coordination in Physically Active, Recruit-Aged Women	3
Analysis of the Relative Motion Between the Socket and Residual Limb in Transtibial Amputees While Wearing a Transverse Rotation Adapter	3