Most cited papers in Mechanics and Biomechanics Studies
What are the most cited papers in Mechanics and Biomechanics Studies?
The most cited paper in Mechanics and Biomechanics Studies is "A Kinematic Notation for Lower-Pair Mechanisms Based on Matrices" (Jacques Denavit, Richard S. Hartenberg, 1955), with 4,551 citations. Next come "Kinematics of the western Mediterranean" (1,641) and "Statistical notes for clinical researchers: Chi-squared test and Fisher's exact test" (1,618).
Showing 50 of 100 papers. Every paper with more than 304 citations is listed.
| # | Paper | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | A Kinematic Notation for Lower-Pair Mechanisms Based on Matrices Jacques Denavit, Richard S. Hartenberg · Journal of Applied Mechanics | Jun 1955 | 4,551 |
| 2 | Kinematics of the western Mediterranean John Frederick Dewey, Mark Helman, Steven D. Knott et al. · Geological Society London Special Publications | 1989 | 1,641 |
| 3 | Statistical notes for clinical researchers: Chi-squared test and Fisher's exact test Hae‐Young Kim · Restorative Dentistry & Endodontics | 2017 | 1,618 |
| 4 | THE PREHENSILE MOVEMENTS OF THE HUMAN HAND J. R. Napier · Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery - British Volume | Nov 1956 | 1,572 |
| 5 | X-ray fluorescence from the inner disc in Cygnus X-1 A. C. Fabian, Martin John Rees, Luigi Stella et al. · Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society | Jun 1989 | 1,458 |
| 6 | A star in a 15.2-year orbit around the supermassive black hole at the centre of the Milky Way R. Schödel et al. · Nature | Oct 2002 | 1,182 |
| 7 | X-ray Properties of Black-Hole Binaries Remillard, R A, McClintock, J E · CERN Document Server (European Organization for Nuclear Research) | 14 Jun 2006 | 1,132 |
| 8 | Asymmetric Division of Labor in Human Skilled Bimanual Action Yves Guiard · Journal of Motor Behavior | Dec 1987 | 1,119 |
| 9 | Gravitationally redshifted emission implying an accretion disk and massive black hole in the active galaxy MCG–6–30–15 Yasuo Tanaka, Kirpal Nandra, A. C. Fabian et al. · Nature | Jun 1995 | 1,048 |
| 10 | Posterolateral rotatory instability of the elbow. Shawn W. O’Driscoll, Deborah F. Bell, Bernard F. Morrey · Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery | Mar 1991 | 1,011 |
| 11 | Fatty Infiltration and Atrophy of the Rotator Cuff do not Improve after Rotator Cuff Repair and Correlate with Poor Functional Outcome James N. Gladstone, Julie Y. Bishop, Ian K.Y. Lo et al. · The American Journal of Sports Medicine | 2 Mar 2007 | 979 |
| 12 | Surface EMG based muscle fatigue evaluation in biomechanics Mario Cifrek, Vladimir Medved, Stanko Tonković et al. · Clinical Biomechanics | 14 Mar 2009 | 954 |
| 13 | Methodology and Application of the Kruskal-Wallis Test Eva Ostertagová, Oskar Ostertag, Jozef Kováč · Applied Mechanics and Materials | Aug 2014 | 879 |
| 14 | Statistics review 13: receiver operating characteristic curves. Viv Bewick, Liz Cheek, Jonathan Ball · Critical Care | 2004 | 795 |
| 15 | Thermonuclear (Type I) X‐Ray Bursts Observed by the Rossi X‐Ray Timing Explorer Duncan K. Galloway, M. P. Muno, J. M. Hartman et al. · The Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series | 25 Nov 2008 | 751 |
| 16 | The First Measurement of Spectral Lines in a Short-Period Star Bound to the Galaxy’s Central Black Hole: A Paradox of Youth A. M. Ghez, Gaspard Duchêne, Keith Matthews et al. · The Astrophysical Journal | 25 Mar 2003 | 732 |
| 17 | Valgus stability of the elbow. A definition of primary and secondary constraints. Bernard F. Morrey, Shinji Tanaka, Kai Nan An · PubMed | Apr 1991 | 719 |
| 18 | Statistics review 14: Logistic regression. Viv Bewick, Liz Cheek, Jonathan Ball · Critical Care | 2005 | 715 |
| 19 | Proprioceptive Illusions Induced by Muscle Vibration: Contribution by Muscle Spindles to Perception? Guy M. Goodwin, D. Ian McCloskey, Peter B. C. Matthews · Science | 24 Mar 1972 | 689 |
| 20 | The bliss (not the problem) of motor abundance (not redundancy) Mark L. Latash · Experimental Brain Research | 14 Jan 2012 | 670 |
| 21 | Muscles across the elbow joint: A biomechanical analysis K. N. An, F C Hui, B.F. Morrey et al. · Journal of Biomechanics | 1981 | 628 |
| 22 | Intrinsic disc emission and the soft X-ray excess in active galactic nuclei Chris Done, Shane W. Davis, Chichuan Jin et al. · Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society | 16 Jan 2012 | 628 |
| 23 | Dexterity Measures for the Design and Control of Kinematically Redundant Manipulators Charles A. Klein, Bruce E. Blaho · The International Journal of Robotics Research | Jun 1987 | 611 |
| 24 | Contribution to the Synthesis of Biped Gait MIOMIR K. VUKOBRATOVIC, Davor Juričić · IEEE Transactions on Biomedical Engineering | 1969 | 611 |
| 25 | The tidal disruption of a star by a massive black hole Charles R. Evans, Christopher S. Kochanek · The Astrophysical Journal | Nov 1989 | 596 |
| 26 | Measurement of Angular Acceleration of a Rigid Body Using Linear Accelerometers Arvind J. Padgaonkar, K. W. Krieger, A. I. King · Journal of Applied Mechanics | Sep 1975 | 595 |
| 27 | A Radio Pulsar/X-ray Binary Link Anne M. Archibald, Ingrid H. Stairs, S. M. Ransom et al. · Science | 21 May 2009 | 590 |
| 28 | Estimation of Inertial Parameters of Manipulator Loads and Links Christopher G. Atkeson, Chae H. An, John M. Hollerbach · The International Journal of Robotics Research | Sep 1986 | 585 |
| 29 | Dynamic electromyographic analysis of the throwing shoulder with glenohumeral instability. Ronald E. Glousman, Frank W. Jobe, James Eugene Tibone et al. · Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery | Feb 1988 | 578 |
| 30 | Mobility in Metamorphic Mechanisms of Foldable/Erectable Kinds Jian S. Dai, Julian R. Jones · Journal of Mechanical Design | Sep 1999 | 576 |
| 31 | BIOMECHANICS, Its Foundations and Objectives Ali Erkan Engin · Journal of Biomechanics | Mar 1973 | 564 |
| 32 | A One-Equation Local Correlation-Based Transition Model Florian R. Menter, Pavel E. Smirnov, Tao Liu et al. · Flow Turbulence and Combustion | 4 Jul 2015 | 564 |
| 33 | Trajectory determines movement dynamics Paolo Viviani, Carlo A. Terzuolo · Neuroscience | Feb 1982 | 550 |
| 34 | Ontogeny of human locomotor control I. Infant stepping, supported locomotion and transition to independent locomotion Hans Forssberg · Experimental Brain Research | Feb 1985 | 543 |
| 35 | The Robonaut hand: a dexterous robot hand for space Chris S. Lovchik, Myron A. Diftler | 20 Jan 2003 | 540 |
| 36 | The Properties of X‐Ray and Optical Light Curves of X‐Ray Novae Wan Chen, Chris R. Shrader, Mario Livio · The Astrophysical Journal | 10 Dec 1997 | 537 |
| 37 | Session-RPE Method for Training Load Monitoring: Validity, Ecological Usefulness, and Influencing Factors Monoem Haddad, Georgios Antoniou Stylianides, Léo Djaoui et al. · Frontiers in Neuroscience | 2 Nov 2017 | 536 |
| 38 | Formation of High-Speed Motion Pattern of a Mechanical Arm by Trial Masaru Uchiyama · Transactions of the Society of Instrument and Control Engineers | 1978 | 535 |
| 39 | Clinical Outcome After Structural Failure of Rotator Cuff Repairs* Bernhard Jost, Christian W. A. Pfirrmann, Christian Gerber · Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery | Mar 2000 | 527 |
| 40 | Biomechanical study of the programming of anticipatory postural adjustments associated with voluntary movement S. Bouisset, Maurice Zattara · Journal of Biomechanics | 1987 | 527 |
| 41 | The Elbow and Its Disorders Ethan R. Wiesler · Arthroscopy The Journal of Arthroscopic and Related Surgery | Oct 2000 | 526 |
| 42 | Muscle sound: bases for the introduction of a mechanomyographic signal in muscle studies. Claudio Orizio · PubMed | 1993 | 519 |
| 43 | GRMHD simulations of magnetized advection-dominated accretion on a non-spinning black hole: role of outflows Ramesh Narayan, Aleksander Sądowski, Robert F. Penna et al. · Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society | 17 Oct 2012 | 510 |
| 44 | The DQ Herculis stars Joseph O. Patterson · Publications of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific | Mar 1994 | 503 |
| 45 | Sur les matériaux standard généralisés Bernard Halphen, Quoc Son Nguyen · HAL (Le Centre pour la Communication Scientifique Directe) | 1975 | 499 |
| 46 | A history of fatigue W. Schütz · Engineering Fracture Mechanics | May 1996 | 496 |
| 47 | Radiation mechanisms and geometry of Cygnus X-1 in the soft state Marek Gierliński, Andrzej A. Zdziarski, Juri Poutanen et al. · Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society | 21 Oct 1999 | 481 |
| 48 | Experimental Rotator Cuff Repair. A Preliminary Study* CHRISTIAN GERBER, Alberto Giuseppe Schneeberger, Stephan Marcel Perren et al. · Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery | Sep 1999 | 471 |
| 49 | The ultraluminous state Jeanette C. Gladstone, Timothy P. Roberts, Chris Done · Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society | 15 Jul 2009 | 464 |
| 50 | Black Hole Spin in X-Ray Binaries: Observational Consequences Shuang‐Nan Zhang, Wei Cui, Wan Chen | 1997 | 463 |
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