Muscle activation and electromyography studies
Muscle activation and electromyography studies is a research topic within Biomedical Engineering. Science Explorer counts 59k research works in it since 1950. 14.8% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.
This cluster of papers focuses on the analysis of electromyography (EMG) signal processing, including topics such as muscle fatigue, prosthetic control using EMG signals, musculoskeletal modeling, neural strategies extraction, surface EMG applications, myoelectric control systems, motor unit recruitment, sensory feedback in prosthetics, and gait analysis.
- Electromyography
- Muscle Fatigue
- Prosthetic Control
- Musculoskeletal Modeling
- Neural Strategies
- Surface EMG
- Myoelectric Control
- Motor Unit Recruitment
- Sensory Feedback
- Gait Analysis
- Research works
- 59k fractional, since 1950
- In the world top 10%
- 8.7k per year above
- Top-10% rate
- 14.8% share of its works in the world top 10%
- Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
- +28% the tick is no change
Which countries lead Muscle activation and electromyography studies research?
By volume, China and the United States publish the most (2k and 1.9k works in 2022–2025).
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 China 2k works
- 2 United States 1.9k works
- 3 Japan 741 works
- 4 India 538 works
- 5 Italy 514 works
- 6 United Kingdom 423 works
- 7 Germany 406 works
- 8 Canada 382 works
- 9 South Korea 320 works
- 10 Brazil 277 works
How concentrated that is
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Which institutions lead Muscle activation and electromyography studies research?
By volume in 2022–2025, Shanghai Jiao Tong University publishes the most Muscle activation and electromyography studies research, followed by Chinese Academy of Sciences and Harbin Institute of Technology.
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 Shanghai Jiao Tong UniversityChina 55 works
- 2 Chinese Academy of SciencesChina 50 works
- 3 Harbin Institute of TechnologyChina 48 works
- 4 University of MichiganUnited States 45 works
- 5 Imperial College LondonUnited Kingdom 43 works
- 6 Italian Institute of TechnologyItaly 35 works
- 7 Beihang UniversityChina 34 works
- 8 The University of TokyoJapan 34 works
- 9 Aalborg UniversityDenmark 32 works
- 10 Georgia Institute of TechnologyUnited States 32 works
Who are the leading researchers in Muscle activation and electromyography studies?
The most-cited researchers publishing on Muscle activation and electromyography studies include Zhong Lin Wang and Luca Benini.
- 1 Zhong Lin Wang United States 11k citations
- 2 Luca Benini Italy 4.6k citations
Ranked by citations received across their whole record, among researchers with at least three works on this topic.
Where is Muscle activation and electromyography studies research done?
The largest centres of Muscle activation and electromyography studies research in 2022–2025 are Beijing (China), Tokyo (Japan), Shanghai (China) and Seoul (South Korea). Among places with at least 20 works in it, it is an unusually large share of all research in Genoa and Enschede.
Largest cities, 2022–2025
Where it is the local speciality
- GenoaIT · 52.1 works8.7×
- EnschedeNL · 27.2 works7.7×
Location quotient: how much more of its research is in Muscle activation and electromyography studies than the world average.
Where is the best place to study Muscle activation and electromyography studies?
Among universities, judged by research, University of Brescia, Scuola Superiore Sant'Anna and Universitat de Miguel Hernández d'Elx score highest, combining excellence, specialisation, size, growth and international reach. Research strength is one signal when choosing where to study; it does not measure teaching.
One dot per university in the table below. The upper left is the interesting corner: small places doing unusually strong work.
| # | University | Score | Top 10% | Specialisation | Works | Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | University of BresciaItaly | 58.8 | 20.9% | 7.0× | 12 | +256.7% |
| 2 | Scuola Superiore Sant'AnnaItaly | 57.4 | 14.2% | 25.3× | 25 | +23.4% |
| 3 | Universitat de Miguel Hernández d'ElxSpain | 54.9 | 8.9% | 10.3× | 12 | +302.6% |
| 4 | University of SalfordUnited Kingdom | 53.8 | 12.4% | 10.9× | 10 | +123.0% |
| 5 | Politecnico di TorinoItaly | 53.4 | 14.8% | 5.6× | 26 | +136.2% |
| 6 | National University of SingaporeSingapore | 53.2 | 33.1% | 1.6× | 16 | +75.2% |
| 7 | Marche Polytechnic UniversityItaly | 53.1 | 12.1% | 7.4× | 15 | +198.5% |
| 8 | Imperial College LondonUnited Kingdom | 52.4 | 15.0% | 4.7× | 43 | +30.6% |
| 9 | Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-NürnbergGermany | 52.1 | 15.6% | 5.2× | 25 | +142.2% |
| 10 | University of Science and Technology of ChinaChina | 52.0 | 22.0% | 2.5× | 32 | +147.8% |
Universities only. Score blends excellence (30%), specialisation (25%), size (20%), growth (15%) and international reach (10%), 2015–2022; growth compares 2010–14 with 2015–19.
Is Muscle activation and electromyography studies research growing?
Output in 2018–2022 was 28% higher than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2025. The fastest-growing topics are Muscle activation and electromyography studies.
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Which topics inside it are moving
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