OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Journal of Electromyography and Kinesiology is 6. 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 2022-08-01 to 2026-08-01.)

Article	Citations
Inter-session Reliability of Magnetic Nerve Stimulation and Within-Session comparison to Electrical Nerve Stimulation in Evaluating Neuromuscular Function of Knee Extensor Muscles	79
Effects of repetition of a car-driving pedal maneuver and neural output in older adults	59
Relationship between knee muscle activation and morphological changes in the infrapatellar fat pad in patients with knee osteoarthritis during gait	53
Joint pressure stimuli increase quadriceps strength and neuromuscular activity in patients with knee osteoarthritis	52
Whole-body kinematics of squats two decades following anterior cruciate ligament injury	52
Regional differences in behaviors of fascicle and tendinous tissue of the biceps femoris long head during hamstring exercises	47
Lower limb postures resembling sitting and standing alter lumbar angles along the passive stiffness curve	46
Accelerometric decoding of upper extremity movement intention in children with and without cerebral palsy: Complementary value of mechanomyography	38
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	36
Hamstring muscle shortens actively during the late swing phase of high-speed running	32
Myoelectric performance of the reconstructed elbow flexor in patients with brachial plexus injuries	25
Skeletal muscle models composed of motor units: A review	24
EMG analysis and correlates of motor segmentation in Parkinson’s disease	23
Vastus lateralis–gastrocnemius co-activation during gait is associated with reactive stability to slip-like perturbations in chronic stroke	21
Flexor hallucis longus and tibialis anterior: A synergistic relationship	20
A standard operating procedure for the evaluation of vertical jumps performance through surface electromyography assessment: A scoping review	18
Kinematic-muscular synergies describe coupled neuro-muscular control and biomechanics of locomotion in children with cerebral palsy	18
Muscle coactivation during knee joint-position sense assessments: the effect of muscle fatigue and implications for the magnitude of errors and directional bias	16
Tendon overuse models have different effects on tissue mechanical properties in ex vivo bovine tendons	16
Kinematic adaptations to restricting spine motion during symmetrical lifting	15
Sex-specific myoelectric manifestations of localized fatigue during a multi-joint repetitive task	15
Upper extremity neuromuscular function can distinguish between individuals with and without glenohumeral labral repair	15
Episiotomy and innervation zones of the external anal Sphincter: A case series investigating the impact on neurological patterns	14
Effects of gender and fatigue on strength and activity of gluteus medius muscle during a controlled cutting maneuver in preadolescent athletes	14
Automated estimation of ankle muscle EMG envelopes and resulting plantar-dorsi flexion torque from 64 garment-embedded electrodes uniformly distributed around the human leg	14

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Passive stretching-induced changes in the spatial distribution of muscle excitation: A step forward in the interpretation of the underlying mechanisms	12
Optimal path for measurement of biceps femoris long head architecture using synchronized ultrasound and two-dimensional video probe kinematics	12
Development of EMG-based criteria to evaluate the difficulty of realization of sign language: A potential contribution for understanding the negative hand paintings	12
Instruction during lifting: How analogy and explicit instruction influence performance and motor control	12
Reliability of reflex measurements and perceived instability following cutaneous stimulation during gait	11
Child-Adult differences in antagonist muscle coactivation: A systematic review	11
Three-dimensional markerless pose estimation for anatomical landmarks of the shoulder and upper limb	11
Alterations in peripheral joint muscle force control in adults with musculoskeletal disease, injury, surgery, or arthroplasty: A systematic review and meta-analysis	11
The relationship between voluntary and electrically evoked muscle contractile properties in young women	11
Surface electromyographic frequency characteristics of the quadriceps differ between continuous high- and low-torque isometric knee extension to momentary failure	11
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
A pilot study investigating motor adaptations when learning to walk with a whole-body powered exoskeleton	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
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Congruency of fatigue-mediated changes in shear wave velocity, upper limb force, muscle activity, and kinematics of the scapular stabilizer muscles	10
A Machine learning framework for calf muscle fatigue assessment using IMU sensors and EMG-Based labeling	10
Lower extremity muscle patterns and frontal plane biomechanics are altered in the contralateral knee of adults with osteoarthritis compared to asymptomatic adults	10
Assessing stroke-induced abnormal muscle coactivation in the upper limb using the surface EMG co-contraction Index: A systematic review	10
An objective method to quantify elbow flexor spasticity using surface EMG and 3D motion analysis	10
Greater distal excitation of the biceps femoris long head reflects proximodistal differences in motor unit action potential properties	9
Automated spatial localization of ankle muscle sites and model-based estimation of joint torque post-stroke via a wearable sensorised leg garment	9
Hip muscle activity in people with hip-related pain compared to asymptomatic controls: A systematic review	9
The effect of prolonged walking on leg muscle activity patterns and vulnerability to perturbations	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
Machine-learning classification of postural sway in young adults during colored noisy vestibular stimulation	8
Motor adaptations during stair ascent and descent in individuals with chronic primary low back pain	8
Role of kinesiophobia in the selective motor control during gait in patients with low back-related leg pain	8
Altered cervical intervertebral motion in chronic neck pain: evidence from biplane videoradiography	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
Glenohumeral joint dynamics and rotator cuff health in youth manual wheelchair users with pediatric spinal cord injury and dysfunction	8
Evolution of surface electromyography: From muscle electrophysiology towards neural recording and interfacing	8
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Differences in motor unit behavior during isometric contractions in patients with diabetic peripheral neuropathy at various disease severities	8
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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	8
Efficacy and safety of ultrasound-guided acupotomy in the treatment of spastic paralysis after stroke: a randomised controlled clinical trial study	8
Reference values for near fiber EMG for the diagnosis of neuromuscular disorders	7
Influence of the number of muscles and strides on selective motor control during gait in individuals with cerebral palsy	7
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Muscle activation and rating of perceived exertion of typically developing children during DRY and aquatic treadmill walking	7
Activation of the deep lumbar multifidus during common rehabilitation and resistance exercises	7
Effects of triceps surae exercise-induced delayed onset muscle soreness on control of body stability in different postures	7
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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
Comprehensive RGBD-based shoulder kinematics using markerless anatomical landmarks detection and a 3D-printed acromial cluster during hand-cycling	6
Comparison of EMG activity in shank muscles between individuals with and without chronic ankle instability when running on a treadmill	6
Excitation distribution of the trapezius changes in response to increasing contraction intensity, but not repeated contractions	6
Trunk control in and out of an episode of recurrent low back pain in young adults during the Balance-Dexterity Task	6

Does calibration pose improve scapular kinematic repeatability in functional tasks?	6
The influence of temperature on contractile properties of motor units in rat medial gastrocnemius	6
Cervical and axioscapular muscle stiffness measured with shear wave elastography: A comparison between different levels of work-related neck disability	6
Methodological influences on tensor fascia latae EMG during dynamic tasks: Electrode- and normalisation-dependent variability	6
NeuroMechanics: Electrophysiological and computational methods to accurately estimate the neural drive to muscles in humans in vivo	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
Spatial distribution of erector spinae activity is related to task-specific pain-related fear during a repetitive object lifting task	6
Relative contribution of altered neuromuscular factors to muscle activation-force relationships following chronic stroke: A simulation study	6
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Algorithm for jitter measurement in neuromuscular junction disease	6
Upper arm muscle activity is influenced by both forearm posture and wrist exertion direction during isometric wrist flexion and extension	6
The effect of back muscle fatigue on EMG and kinematics based estimation of low-back loads and active moments during manual lifting tasks	6
Males and females have different muscle activity patterns during gait after ACL injury and reconstruction	6
Investigating text neck syndrome and duration of mobile phone use, muscle activity, hand grip strength, posture, and disability	6
JEK-ISEK tutorials on electromyography and kinesiology: A summary and a call for the next series of tutorials	6
Reduced plantar-flexors extensibility but improved selective motor control associated with age in young children with unilateral cerebral palsy and equinovalgus gait	6