Sports Biomechanics

Article	Citations
The biomechanics of running and running styles: a synthesis	59
Machine learning in sports science: challenges and opportunities	37
Novel technology in sports biomechanics: some words of caution	34
Concussion biomechanics, head acceleration exposure and brain injury criteria in sport: a review	33
The influence of decision making and divided attention on lower limb biomechanics associated with anterior cruciate ligament injury: a narrative review	28
The role of the biomechanics analyst in swimming training and competition analysis	26
What have we learnt from quantitative case reports of acute lateral ankle sprains injuries and episodes of ‘giving-way’ of the ankle joint, and what shall we further investigate?	24
Trunk motion and anterior cruciate ligament injuries: a narrative review of injury videos and controlled jump-landing and cutting tasks	23
Loading mechanisms of the anterior cruciate ligament	23
Propulsive forces in human competitive swimming: a systematic review on direct assessment methods	22
The future of in-field sports biomechanics: wearables plus modelling compute real-time in vivo tissue loading to prevent and repair musculoskeletal injuries	22
Differences in the locomotion biomechanics and dynamic postural control between individuals with chronic ankle instability and copers: a systematic review	20
Understanding the effects of training on underwater undulatory swimming performance and kinematics	20
An ecological dynamics approach to ACL injury risk research: a current opinion	19
Validity and reliability of an eight antennae ultra-wideband local positioning system to measure performance in an indoor environment	19
Kiss goodbye to the ‘kissing knees’: no association between frontal plane inward knee motion and risk of future non-contact ACL injury in elite female athletes	18
Estimation of maximum sprinting speed with timing gates: greater accuracy of 5-m split times compared to 10-m splits	18
Intra- and inter-cycle velocity variations in sprint front crawl swimming	18
Performance assessment in archery: a systematic review	17
Start and turn performances of elite male swimmers: benchmarks and underlying mechanisms	17
Advancements in running shoe technology and their effects on running economy and performance – a current concepts overview	16
How do swimmers control their front crawl swimming velocity? Current knowledge and gaps from hydrodynamic perspectives	16
Prelanding movement strategies among chronic ankle instability, coper, and control subjects	16
Relationships among countermovement vertical jump performance metrics, strategy variables, and inter-limb asymmetry in females	15
Inverse dynamics, joint reaction forces and loading in the musculoskeletal system: guidelines for correct mechanical terms and recommendations for accurate reporting of results	14

A systematic review of resistance training methodologies for the development of lower body concentric mean power, peak power, and mean propulsive power in team-sport athletes	12
Lower limb muscle activation patterns in ice-hockey skating and associations with skating speed	12
Validity, reliability and accuracy of inertial measurement units (IMUs) to measure angles: application in swimming	12
Comparison of marker-less and marker-based motion capture for baseball pitching kinematics	12
Validity and reliability of linear position transducers and linear velocity transducers: a systematic review	12
Peak tibial acceleration should not be used as indicator of tibial bone loading during running	12
Validity, reliability, and normative data on calf muscle function in rugby union players from the Calf Raise application	11
Assessment of countermovement jump with and without arm swing using a single inertial measurement unit	11
A systematic video analysis of 21 anterior cruciate ligament injuries in elite netball players during games	11
Aerodynamic investigation of the inrun position in Ski jumping	11
Running gait biomechanics in females with chronic ankle instability and ankle sprain copers	10
Bilateral deficit in countermovement jump and its association with change of direction performance in basketball and tennis players	10
Progression and variation of competitive 100 and 200m performance at the 2021 European Swimming Championships	10
The interaction between wheelchair configuration and wheeling performance in wheelchair tennis: a narrative review	10
Do healthy athletes exhibit at-risk biomechanics for anterior cruciate ligament injury during pivoting movements?	10
Aerodynamic interaction between in-line runners: new insights on the drafting strategy in running	9
Footstrike patterns and race performance in the 2017 IAAF World Championship men’s 10,000 m final	9
Kinetic and kinematic profile of eccentric quasi-isometric loading	8
Inertial measurement units to estimate drag forces and power output during standardised wheelchair tennis coast-down and sprint tests	8
Energy generation, absorption, and transfer at the shoulder and elbow in youth baseball pitchers	8
Performance, asymmetry and biomechanical parameters in wheelchair rugby players	8
Biomechanical Load Quantification Using a Lower Extremity Inertial Sensor Setup During Football Specific Activities	8
Coordination and stroking parameters in the four swimming techniques: a narrative review	8
Lower extremity joint kinematics of a simulated lateral ankle sprain after drop landings in participants with chronic ankle instability	8
The reliability of wearable commercial sensors for outdoor assessment of running biomechanics: the effect of surface and running speed	8
Determinants of shooting performance in elite air rifle shooters	8
Racket orientation angle differences between accurate and inaccurate squash shots, as determined by a racket embedded magnetic-inertial measurement unit	7
Muscle strength and endurance in high-level rock climbers	7
Relationships between highly skilled golfers’ clubhead velocity and kinetic variables during a countermovement jump	7
The influence of running shoes on familiarization time for treadmill running biomechanics evaluation	7
Augmented feedback can change body shape to improve glide efficiency in swimming	7
Changes in body composition and physical performance measures during a regular competitive season among young backs and forwards rugby players	7
Vertical jump impulse deficits persist from six to nine months after ACL reconstruction	7
Anterior cruciate ligament injury prevention in sport: biomechanically informed approaches	7
Biomechanical and physical determinants of bowling speed in cricket: a novel approach to systematic review and meta-analysis of correlational data	7
Effect of gender and running experience on lower limb biomechanics following 5 km barefoot running	7
Evaluation of maximum thigh angular acceleration during the swing phase of steady-speed running	7
Promoting learning of biomechanical concepts with game-based activities	6
Assessment of the inter-lap stability and relationship between the race time and start, clean swim, turn and finish variables in elite male junior swimmers’ 200 m freestyle	6
Validity of inertial measurement units for tracking human motion: a systematic review	6
The effects of fatigue on knee kinematics during unanticipated change of direction in adolescent girl athletes: a comparison between dominant and non-dominant legs	6
Effects of barbell load on kinematics, kinetics, and myoelectric activity in back squats	6
Kinetic and kinematic determinants of shuttlecock speed in the forehand jump smash performed by elite male Malaysian badminton players	6
Response to letter to the editor about ‘kiss goodbye to the “kissing knees”: no association between frontal plane inward knee motion and risk of future non-contact ACL injury in elite female athletes’	6
The role of stroke rate and intensity on rowing technique	6
Playing surface traction influences movement strategies during a sidestep cutting task in futsal: implications for ankle performance and sprain injury risk	6
Better position for the wearable sensor to monitor badminton sport training loads	6
Copers exhibit altered ankle and trunk kinematics compared to the individuals with chronic ankle instability during single-leg landing	6
Concurrent validity of an easy-to-use inertial measurement unit-system to evaluate sagittal plane segment kinematics during overground sprinting at different speeds	6
Investigation of normal knees kinematics in walking and running at different speeds using a portable motion analysis system	6

Energy dissipation during single-leg landing from three heights in individuals with and without chronic ankle instability	6
The transfer of dry-land strength & power into thrust in competitive swimming	6
The temporal analysis of elite breaststroke swimming during competition	6
Paddle propulsive force and power balance: a new approach to performance assessment in flatwater kayaking	6
Race analysis of the men’s 50 m events at the 2021 LEN European Championships	6
Biomechanical effects of foot placement during pitching	6
Gait asymmetries during perceptually-regulated interval running in hypoxia and normoxia	5
Differences between elite and sub-elite swimmers in a 100 m breaststroke: a new race analysis approach with time-series velocity data	5
A comparison of manual and automatic force-onset identification methodologies and their effect on force-time characteristics in the isometric midthigh pull	5
Larger hip external rotation motion is associated with larger knee abduction and internal rotation motions during a drop vertical jump	5
A systematic review of the effect of running shoes on running economy, performance and biomechanics: analysis by brand and model	5
Applications of regularized regression models in sports biomechanics research	5
Automatic temporal event detection of the Ollie movement during skateboarding using wearable IMUs	5
Whole-body energy transfer strategies during football instep kicking: implications for training practices	5
Force production during maximal front crawl tethered swimming: exploring bilateral asymmetries and differences between breathing and non-breathing conditions	5
Comparison of different machine learning models to enhance sacral acceleration-based estimations of running stride temporal variables and peak vertical ground reaction force	5
A support vector machine algorithm can successfully classify running ability when trained with wearable sensor data from anatomical locations typical of consumer technology	5
What to stretch? - Isolated proprioceptive neuromuscular facilitation stretching of either quadriceps or triceps surae followed by post-stretching activities alters tissue stiffness and jump performan	5
Effects of fatigue on hamstrings and gluteus maximus shear modulus in hip extension and knee flexion submaximal contraction task	5
A review of the role of lower-leg strength measurements in ankle sprain and chronic ankle instability populations	5
Three-dimensional lower-limb kinematics during undulatory underwater swimming	5
Verbal instructions affect reactive strength index modified and time-series waveforms in basketball players	5
Grip position affects upper limb kinematic chain during tennis double-handed backhand topspin strokes: considerations for transitioning tennis grip position technique	5
A novel guideline for the analysis of linear acceleration mechanics – outlining a conceptual framework of ‘shin roll’ motion	5
The relationship among lead knee extension, fastball velocity and elbow torque in professional baseball pitchers	5
The effect of fatigue on peak Achilles tendon force in Irish dancing-specific landing tasks	5
Changes in torque complexity and maximal torque after a fatiguing exercise protocol	5
How Technique Modifications in Elite 100m Swimmers Might Improve Front Crawl Performances to Podium Levels: Swimming ‘Chariots of Fire’	5
Kinematic and kinetic demands on better roundhouse kick performances	5
Is there an association between high-speed running biomechanics and hamstring strain injury? A systematic review	5
Measurement and reporting of footwear characteristics in running biomechanics: A systematic search and narrative synthesis of contemporary research methods	5
Modeling and predicting the backstroke to breaststroke turns performance in age-group swimmers	5
Reporting guidelines for running biomechanics and footwear studies using three-dimensional motion capture	4
The influence of surface and speed on biomechanical external loads obtained from wearable devices in rearfoot strike runners	4
Kinetics of four limb joints during kick-start motion in competitive swimming	4
Acute and persistence of the effects of the SuperSpeed Golf™ weighted-club warm-up on golf driving performance and kinematics	4
The influence of midsole shear on running economy and smoothness with a 3D-printed midsole	4
Association and Predictive Ability of Jump Performance with Sprint Profile of Collegiate Track and Field Athletes	4
No differences in weightlifting overhead pressing exercises kinetics	4
Pain and body position on the bicycle in competitive and recreational road cyclists: A retrospective study	4
It’s not all about power: a systematic review and meta-analysis comparing sex-based differences in kicking biomechanics in soccer	4
Does motor coordination influence perceptual-cognitive and physical factors of agility in young soccer players in a sport-specific agility task?	4
Validation of pitchAITM markerless motion capture using marker-based 3D motion capture	4
The effect of changes in fundamental skill complexity on upper limb loading and biomechanical characteristics of performance in female gymnastics	4
The effect of body position and mass centre velocity at toe off on the start performance of elite swimmers and how this differs between gender	4
Concurrent validation of the Noraxon MyoMotion wearable inertial sensors in change-of-direction and jump-landing tasks	4
Differences in the key parameters of the individual versus relay swimming starts	4
Front crawl swimming coordination: a systematic review	4
Strength and power capabilities predict weighted parameter ranking of saut de chat leaping performance in dancers	4
Validation of a global positioning system with accelerometer for canoe/kayak sprint kinematic analysis	4
Whole-body kinematic adaptations to running on an unstable, irregular, and compliant surface	4
Optimal estimation of complex aerial movements using dynamic optimisation	4
Analysis of pacing and kinematics in 3000 m freestyle in elite level swimmers	4
Relative and absolute reliability of shank and sacral running impact accelerations over a short- and long-term time frame	4
A kinetic and kinematic comparison of the two-footed and step-out back handsprings on the balance beam	4
Long-term lessons learned in biomechanics: 2021 Geoffrey Dyson Lecture	4
Quantification of swimmers’ ability to apply force in the water: the potential role of two new variables during tethered swimming	4
Reliability and validity of three portable devices for quantifying spatiotemporal parameters in runners of different athletic abilities during treadmill running	4
Runners with a history of injury have greater lower limb movement regularity than runners without a history of injury	4
Kinematic changes in the undulatory kicking during underwater swimming	4
Differences in force production and EMG activity on underwater and dry land conditions in swimmers and non-swimmers	4
On-block mechanistic determinants of start performance in high performance swimmers	4
Sensor number in simplified insole layouts and the validity of ground reaction forces during locomotion	4
The effect of course format on student learning in introductory biomechanics courses that utilise low-tech active learning exercises	4
Effects of ankle position during the Nordic Hamstring exercise on range of motion, heel contact force and hamstring muscle activation	4
Mechanical energy flow in torso during baseball toss batting	4
Biomechanical comparisons of back and front squats with a straight bar and four squats with a transformer bar	4
Lower limb muscle activation during outdoor running: differences between sprinters, middle-distance and long-distance runners	3
Back plate and wedge use and individual ventral and dorsal swimming start performance: a systematic review	3
Influence of angular position on radar gun peak cricket ball speed measurements	3
Does a jammer-type racing swimsuit improve sprint performance during maximal front-crawl swimming?	3
The effect of washing and wearing on sports bra function	3
Relationship between isometric force-time curve variables and serve velocity in young tennis players	3
Quantifying throwing load in handball: a method for measuring the number of throws	3
Association between upper-limb isometric strength and handcycling performance in elite athletes	3
Angle-specific torque profiles of concentric and eccentric thigh muscle strength 20 years after anterior cruciate ligament injury	3
Jump-landing kinetic asymmetries persisted despite symmetric squat kinetics in collegiate athletes following anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction	3
Breath-hold diving strategies to avoid loss of consciousness: speed is the key factor	3
Effects of body angles on the aerodynamic characteristics in the flight period of ski jumping: a simulation study	3
Data-driven strength and conditioning, and technical training programs for goalkeeper’s diving save in football	3

Inter-limb differences in unilateral countermovement jump height are not associated with the inter-limb differences in bilateral countermovement jump force production	3
Sex differences in lower extremity kinematics during overhead and single leg squat tests	3
Inter-stroke steadiness: a new kinematic variable related to 200m performance in young canoeists	3
Brain trauma characteristics for lightweight and heavyweight fighters in professional mixed martial arts	3
Force–velocity profiles of track cyclists differ between seated and non-seated positions	3
Effects of cycling on the morphology and spinal posture in professional and recreational cyclists: a systematic review	3
The non-sagittal knee moment vector identifies ‘at risk’ individuals that the knee abduction moment alone does not	3
Influence of sports background on the bouncing mechanism of running	3
Differences in the rotational effect of buoyancy and trunk kinematics between front crawl and backstroke swimming	3
Energy flow through the lower extremities in high school baseball pitching	3
Hamstring Muscle Stiffness Affects Lower Extremity Muscle Recruitment and Landing Forces during Double-Legs Vertical Jump	3
Does different timing of hip and knee joint extension during take-off affect backstroke start performance?	3
Injury risk-factor differences between two golf swing styles: a biomechanical analysis of the lumbar spine, hip and knee	3
Influence of lower limb dominance on mechanical asymmetries during high-speed treadmill running	3
Peak Forces and Force Generating Capacities of Lower Extremity Muscles During Dynamic Tasks in People With and Without Chronic Ankle Instability	3
The impact of lower-limb function on upper-limb pull and push strength in elite handcycling athletes	3
Effects of rehabilitation on joint-coupling in patients with chronic ankle instability	3
Roles of each leg in impulse generation in professional baseball pitchers: preliminary findings uncover the contribution of the back leg towards whole-body rotation	3
Effective stiffness, damping and mass of the body during laboratory simulations of shoulder checks in ice hockey	3
The correlation of force-velocity-power relationship of a whole-body movement with 20 m and 60 m sprint performance	3
Assisted or unassisted Nordic Hamstring Exercise? — Resistance exercise determinants at a glance	3
The effects of relative trunk rotation velocity on ball speed and elbow and shoulder joint torques during baseball pitching	3
Elbow, wrist kinematics and shock transmission of backhand stroke in wheelchair tennis players	3
Attractor dynamics of elite performance: the high bar longswing	3
Rotation of the thrower-discus system and performance in discus throwing	3
Using a modified vector coding technique to describe the calcaneus-shank coupling relationship during unanticipated changes of direction: theoretical implications for prophylactic ACL strategies	3
Acute effects of footwear on running impact loading in the preschool years	3
“Selecting the right tool for the job” a narrative overview of experimental methods used to measure or estimate active and passive drag in competitive swimming	3
Letter to the editor regarding ‘the correlation of force-velocity-power relationship of a whole-body movement with 20 m and 60 m sprint’	3
Acute response on general and sport specific hip joint flexibility to training with novel sport device	3
Do age and body size affect the eccentric knee flexor strength measured during the Nordic hamstring exercise in male soccer players?	3
Influence of base of support on early postural adjustments and fencing lunge performance	3
Magnitude of vertical ground reaction force during water-based exercises in women with obesity	3
Is torso twist production the primary role of the torso muscles in front crawl swimming?	3
Greater explosive quadriceps strength is associated with greater knee flexion at initial contact during landing in females	3
Quantifying wrist angular excursion on impact for Jab and Hook lead arm shots in boxing	3
Vortex structure and fluid force changed by altering whole-body kinematic parameters during underwater undulatory swimming	3
Athlete body composition influences movement during sporting tasks: an analysis of softball pitchers’ joint angular velocities	3
Canoe slalom C1 stroke technique during international competitions	3
The influence of a simulated game on muscular strength in female high-school and collegiate softball pitchers	3
The effects of virtual reality immersion on drop landing mechanics	3
Assessment of movement variability and time in a football reactive agility task depending on constraints	3
Hitting weighted baseball enhances the experience of bat–ball contacts	3
Self-selected running gait modifications reduce acute impact loading, awkwardness, and effort	2
Use of functional near-infrared spectroscopy to quantify neurophysiological deficits after repetitive head impacts in adolescent athletes	2
Multi-axis destabilisation device influences plantar pressure distribution in adults with chronic ankle instability	2
Can changes of workrate and seat position affect frontal and sagittal plane knee biomechanics in recumbent cycling?	2
Upper limb muscle strength and knee frontal plane projection angle asymmetries in female water-polo players	2
Are sprint accelerations related to groin injuries? A biomechanical analysis of adolescent soccer players	2
Comparison of swimming velocity between age-group swimmers through discrete variables and continuous variables by Statistical Parametric Mapping	2
Are foot posture and morphological deformation associated with ankle plantar flexion isokinetic strength and vertical drop jump kinetics? A principal component analysis	2
Breaking new grounds in injury risk screening in soccer by deploying unsupervised learning with a special focus on sex and fatigue effects	2
Interpersonal coordination of opposing player dyads during attacks performed in official football matches	2
Letter to Editor about ‘Kiss goodbye to the “kissing knees”: no association between frontal plane inward knee motion and risk of future non-contact ACL injury in elite female athletes’	2
Lead knee flexion angle is associated with both ball velocity and upper extremity joint moments in collegiate baseball pitchers	2
Cumulative patellofemoral force and stress are lower during faster running compared to slower running in recreational runners	2
Numerical study of transient aerodynamic forces acting on a ski jumper considering dynamic posture change from takeoff to landing	2
Automatic detection of passing and shooting in water polo using machine learning: a feasibility study	2
Foot dominance and ball approach angle affect whole-body instep kick kinematics in soccer players	2
Air pistol shooting: upper limb muscle activation between training and simulated competition	2
Acute effects of small changes in antero-posterior shoe-cleat position on physiological and biomechanical variables in road cycling	2
Isolated effects of footwear structure and cushioning on running mechanics in habitual mid/forefoot runners	2
The reliability of novel, temporal-based dynamic strength index metrics	2
Skating sprint performance and the influence of lower-body strength and power in professional and junior elite ice hockey athletes	2
Quantifying jumps and external load in netball using VERT inertial measurement units	2
The effects of strength training upon front foot contact ground reaction forces and ball release speed among high-level cricket pace bowlers	2
The effects of trunk endurance training on running kinematics and its variability in novice female runners	2
Kinematic and dynamic analyses of the front crawl tumble turn in elite female swimmers	2
Effects of midsole thickness on ground reaction force, ankle stability, and sports performances in four basketball movements	2
Kinematic and kinetic parameters to identify water polo players’ eggbeater kick techniques	2
The relationship between changes in elbow valgus laxity and forearm flexor strength during repetitive pitching	2
The effect of 26 versus 29-inch wheel diameter in the transmission of vibrations in cross-country mountain biking	2
The use of inertial measurement units to quantify forearm loading and symmetry during gymnastics vault training sessions	2
Influence of compression garments on fatigue behaviour during running based on nonlinear dynamical analysis	2
Acute effects of external visual feedback using cross-line laser on landing neuromechanics and postural control in chronic ankle instability	2
Joint-level determinants of the dynamic strength index: implications for testing and monitoring	2
Reliability and validity of 2D-video analysis to objectively assess hamstring performance during the H-test	2
Effect of hurdling step strategy on the kinematics of the hurdle clearance technique	2
Impact accelerations during a prolonged run using a microwavable self-customised foot orthosis	2
Objective classification of countermovement jump force-time curve modality: within athlete-consistency and associations with jump performance	2
A topspin rate exceeding 110 rps reduces the ball time of arrival to the opponent: a table tennis rally study	2
The time-continuous association between turnout and axial joint moments in the competitive Irish dance ‘fly’ landing	2
Collegiate baseball pitchers demonstrate a relationship between ball velocity and elbow varus torque, both within and across pitchers	2
The inter-laboratory equivalence for lower limb kinematics and kinetics during unplanned sidestepping	2
Vertical body position during front crawl increases linearly with swimming velocity and the rate of its increase depends on individual swimmers	2
Game-play affects hamstring but not adductor muscle fibre mechanics in elite U20 basketball athletes	2
High-accuracy tennis players linearly adjust racket impact kinematics according to impact height during a two-handed backhand stroke	2
Effect of incremental intensities on the spinal morphology and core muscle activation in competitive cyclists	2
Effects of changes in optimal muscle fibre length in the biceps femoris long head on muscle force during the late swing phase of maximal speed sprinting: a simulation study	2
Temporal and kinematic patterns distinguishing the G2 from the G4 skating sub-technique	2
The linear regression model provides the force-velocity relationship parameters with the highest reliability	2
Rapid force generation during unilateral isometric hamstring assessment: reliability and relationship to maximal force	2
Defining movement strategies in soccer instep kicking using the relationship between pelvis and kick leg rotations	2
Futsal playing surface characteristics significantly affect perceived traction and change of direction performance among experienced futsal players	2
Optimisation of stable flight posture of ski jumping based on computational fluid dynamics simulation technology	2