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 2021-04-01 to 2025-04-01.)

Article	Citations
Unraveling cEMG-wet sEMG Correlation Dynamics: Investigating Influential Factors	89
Normalization of the electromyography amplitude during a multiple-set resistance training protocol: Reliability and differences between approaches	43
Reduced variability of erector spinae activity in people with chronic low back pain when performing a functional 3D lifting task	41
Task-related differences in peroneus longus muscle fiber conduction velocity	40
Upper extremity function in the free living environment of adults with traumatic brachial plexus injuries	30
Consensus for experimental design in electromyography (CEDE) project: Checklist for reporting and critically appraising studies using EMG (CEDE-Check)	23
Lower limb joint reaction forces during sit-to-stand and stand-to-sit movements in stroke patients with spastic hemiplegia	21
Strength and endurance of the lumbar extensor muscles and their predictors: A cross-sectional study in healthy subjects	21
Inter-session Reliability of Magnetic Nerve Stimulation and Within-Session comparison to Electrical Nerve Stimulation in Evaluating Neuromuscular Function of Knee Extensor Muscles	20
Flexor hallucis longus and tibialis anterior: A synergistic relationship	20
Different neuromuscular parameters are associated with knee abduction and hip adduction angles during functional tasks	18
Sensitivity and specificity of the flexion and extension relaxation ratios to identify altered paraspinal muscles’ flexion relaxation phenomenon in nonspecific chronic low back pain patients	18
The effect of back muscle fatigue on EMG and kinematics based estimation of low-back loads and active moments during manual lifting tasks	18
Editorial Board	17
A method based on wavelets to analyse overlapped and dependant M-Waves	16
Human motoneuron firing behavior and single motor unit F-wave	16
Foot joint coupling variability differences between habitual rearfoot and forefoot runners prior to and following an exhaustive run	15
Sex-Specific associations between hip muscle strength and foot progression angle	14
Shoulder function after constraint-induced movement therapy assessed with 3D kinematics and clinical and patient reported outcomes: A prospective cohort study	14
Editorial Board	14
A reliability study on the cumulative averaging method for estimating effective stimulus time in vibration studies	13
Lower limb postures resembling sitting and standing alter lumbar angles along the passive stiffness curve	13
Electromyography study of six parts of the latissimus dorsi during reaching tasks while seated: A comparison between healthy subjects and stroke patients	12
Editorial Board	12
Editorial Board	12

Athletes with a History of ACL Reconstruction Exhibit Greater Inter-Limb Asymmetry in Impact Forces During the First Landing of a Drop Vertical Jump Compared to the Second Landing	12
Editorial Board	11
Joint pressure stimuli increase quadriceps strength and neuromuscular activity in patients with knee osteoarthritis	11
Relative variability in muscle activation amplitude, muscle oxygenation, and muscle thickness: Changes with dynamic low-load elbow flexion fatigue and relationships in young and older females	10
Copers adopt an altered movement pattern compared to individuals with chronic ankle instability and control groups in unexpected single-leg landing and cutting task	10
The relation between the flexion relaxation phenomenon onset angle and lumbar spine muscle reflex onset time in response to 30 min of slumped sitting	10
Robot-assisted rehabilitation of hand function after stroke: Development of prediction models for reference to therapy	10
Influence of the number of muscles and strides on selective motor control during gait in individuals with cerebral palsy	10
Electrical muscle stimulation: Application and potential role in aging society	10
Tutorial. Frequency analysis of the surface EMG signal: Best practices	9
Myoelectric performance of the reconstructed elbow flexor in patients with brachial plexus injuries	9
Low back muscle action potential conduction velocity estimated using high-density electromyography	9
Regional differences in behaviors of fascicle and tendinous tissue of the biceps femoris long head during hamstring exercises	9
Comparison of EMG activity in shank muscles between individuals with and without chronic ankle instability when running on a treadmill	9
Coordinate activity of the quadratus lumborum posterior layer, lumbar multifidus, erector spinae, and gluteus medius during single-leg forward landing	9
How many motor units is enough? An assessment of the influence of the number of motor units on firing rate calculations	9
Normative cervical spine kinematics of a circumduction task	8
Changes in muscle activation, oxygenation, and morphology following a fatiguing repetitive forward reaching task in young adult males and females	8
Validation of the filling factor index to study the filling process of the sEMG signal in the quadriceps	8
Effects of repetition of a car-driving pedal maneuver and neural output in older adults	8
Whole-body kinematics of squats two decades following anterior cruciate ligament injury	7
Assessing the contribution of different upper limb degrees of freedom to an unconstrained shoulder proprioception task	7
Finger dexterity measured by the Grooved Pegboard test indexes Parkinson’s motor severity in a tremor-independent manner	7
Glenohumeral joint dynamics and shoulder muscle activity during geared manual wheelchair propulsion on carpeted floor in individuals with spinal cord injury	7
Skeletal muscle models composed of motor units: A review	7
Trends and advancements in shoulder biomechanics research	7
Interrelated hypoalgesia, creep, and muscle fatigue following a repetitive trunk flexion exposure	7
Comparison of glenohumeral joint kinematics between manual wheelchair tasks and implications on the subacromial space: A biplane fluoroscopy study	6
Motor variability during a repetitive lifting task is impaired by wearing a passive back-support exoskeleton	6
Consensus for experimental design in electromyography (CEDE) project: Terminology matrix	6
Activation training facilitates gluteus maximus recruitment during weight-bearing strengthening exercises	6
Treatment with electrical stimulation of sensory nerves improves motor function and disability status in persons with multiple sclerosis: A pilot study	6
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	6
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	6
Reliability of high-density surface electromyography for assessing characteristics of the thoracic erector spinae during static and dynamic tasks	6
What are my muscles up to? The contribution of surface electromyography to clinical decision-making	6
Age-related fatigability in knee extensors and knee flexors during dynamic fatiguing contractions	6
NeuroMechanics: Electrophysiological and computational methods to accurately estimate the neural drive to muscles in humans in vivo	6
Tutorial. Surface electromyogram (sEMG) amplitude estimation: Best practices	6
Tutorial: Analysis of central and peripheral motor unit properties from decomposed High-Density surface EMG signals with openhdemg	6
Muscle activity mapping by single peak localization from HDsEMG	6
Strength and activity of the protractor and retractor muscles of the asymptomatic dyskinetic scapula	5
Comparison of EMG signal of the flexor hallucis longus recorded using surface and intramuscular electrodes during walking	5
Spatial distribution of erector spinae activity is related to task-specific pain-related fear during a repetitive object lifting task	5
Falling decreased anterior cruciate ligament loading variables during single-leg landings after mid-flight external trunk perturbation	5
Different plantar flexors neuromuscular and mechanical characteristics depending on the preferred running form	5
The influence of knee varus and valgus on quadriceps muscle activity changes induced by stretching and kneeling	5
Jumping ability is related to change of direction ability in elite handball players	5
Functional relationship between the foot intrinsic and extrinsic muscles in walking	5
Scapular kinematics during unloaded and maximal loaded isokinetic concentric and eccentric shoulder flexion and extension movements	5

Sex differences in central and peripheral fatigue induced by sustained isometric ankle plantar flexion	5
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	5
Editorial Board	5
Motor neurons loss in Parkinson Disease: An electrophysiological study (MUNE)	5
Sex-specific myoelectric manifestations of localized fatigue during a multi-joint repetitive task	5
Automatic selection of IMFs to denoise the sEMG signals using EMD	5
Neuromuscular activation of quadriceps bellies during tasks performed in the same biomechanical condition in patients undergoing total knee arthroplasty	5
Automated estimation of ankle muscle EMG envelopes and resulting plantar-dorsi flexion torque from 64 garment-embedded electrodes uniformly distributed around the human leg	5
Cervical and axioscapular muscle stiffness measured with shear wave elastography: A comparison between different levels of work-related neck disability	5
Males and females have different muscle activity patterns during gait after ACL injury and reconstruction	5
The effects of biofeedback training for efficient activation of infraspinatus on proprioception and EMG activity during shoulder external rotation	5