Journal of Electromyography and Kinesiology

Top Research Topics at Journal of Electromyography and Kinesiology?

Journal of Electromyography and Kinesiology investigates studies in Physical medicine and rehabilitation, Electromyography, Physical therapy, Anatomy and Isometric exercise. Topics in Physical medicine and rehabilitation explored in Journal of Electromyography and Kinesiology were investigated in conjunction with research in Ankle, Kinematics, Motor control and Low back pain. Electromyography research featured in it incorporates concerns from various other topics such as Biomedical engineering, Biceps and Muscle contraction.

The work tackled in it goes beyond the discipline of Biomedical engineering as it also encompasses Amplitude. Biceps research discussed connects with the study of Elbow. While work presented in the journal provided substantial information on Physical therapy, it also covered topics in Knee Joint and Vastus medialis.

Journal of Electromyography and Kinesiology explores topics in Anatomy which can be helpful for research in disciplines like Stimulation and Reflex. The studies on Isometric exercise discussed can also contribute to research in the domains of Simulation, Contraction (grammar) and Cardiology.

• Physical medicine and rehabilitation (45.02%)
• Electromyography (43.94%)
• Physical therapy (27.72%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

• Development of recommendations for SEMG sensors and sensor placement procedures. (3719 citations)
• Work-related musculoskeletal disorders: the epidemiologic evidence and the debate (1131 citations)
• Clinical spinal instability and low back pain (669 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at Journal of Electromyography and Kinesiology:

The published articles investigate areas of study like Electromyography, Physical medicine and rehabilitation, Physical therapy, Anatomy and Isometric exercise. While the published articles focused on Electromyography, they were also able to explore topics like Biomedical engineering, Biceps and Muscle contraction. In addition to Physical therapy research, the journal articles aim to explore topics under Lumbar and Knee Joint.

What topics the last edition of the journal is best known for?

• Internal medicine
• Surgery
• Electromyography

The previous edition focused in particular on these issues:

Journal of Electromyography and Kinesiology mostly deals with topics like Physical medicine and rehabilitation, Electromyography, Isometric exercise, Kinematics and Ankle. The main emphasis of Journal of Electromyography and Kinesiology is the subject of Physical medicine and rehabilitation, focusing on Muscle activation. Electromyography research presented in the journal encompasses a variety of subjects, including Ultrasound and Biceps, Anatomy.

Some problems in Isometric exercise that were presented in Journal of Electromyography and Kinesiology overlapped with concepts under Muscle fatigue, Muscle stiffness, Contraction (grammar) and Hip extension. The research on Kinematics featured in the journal combines topics in other fields like Lower limb, Gait (human) and Repeated measures design. Issues in Ankle were discussed, taking into consideration concepts from other disciplines like Gait and Forefoot.

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

• Optically pumped magnetometers disclose magnetic field components of the muscular action potential. (6 citations)
• Analysis of motor unit spike trains estimated from high-density surface electromyography is highly reliable across operators (5 citations)
• A comparison of muscle activity of the dominant and non-dominant side of the body during low versus high loaded bench press exercise performed to muscular failure (4 citations)

Papers citation over time

A key indicator for each journal is its effectiveness in reaching other researchers with the papers published at that venue.

The chart below presents the interquartile range (first quartile 25%, median 50% and third quartile 75%) of the number of citations of articles over time.

Top authors and change over time

The top authors publishing in Journal of Electromyography and Kinesiology (based on the number of publications) are:

• Roberto Merletti (40 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition, 1 less than at the previous edition,
• Dario Farina (34 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition the same number as at the previous edition,
• Deborah Falla (30 papers) published 4 papers at the last edition, 1 more than at the previous edition,
• Jaap H. van Dieën (26 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition, 1 more than at the previous edition,
• Paul W. Hodges (26 papers) published 3 papers at the last edition, 1 more than at the previous edition.

The overall trend for top authors publishing in this journal is outlined below. The chart shows the number of publications at each edition of the journal for top authors.

Top affiliations and change over time

Only papers with recognized affiliations are considered

The top affiliations publishing in Journal of Electromyography and Kinesiology (based on the number of publications) are:

• VU University Amsterdam (76 papers) published 3 papers at the last edition, 2 more than at the previous edition,
• University of Waterloo (65 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition the same number as at the previous edition,
• Aalborg University (63 papers) absent at the last edition,
• University of Queensland (57 papers) published 4 papers at the last edition, 1 more than at the previous edition,
• Polytechnic University of Turin (56 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition, 1 less than at the previous edition.

The overall trend for top affiliations publishing in this journal is outlined below. The chart shows the number of publications at each edition of the journal for top affiliations.

Publication chance based on affiliation

The publication chance index shows the ratio of articles published by the best research institutions in the journal edition to all articles published within that journal. The best research institutions were selected based on the largest number of articles published during all editions of the journal.

The chart below presents the percentage ratio of articles from top institutions (based on their ranking of total papers).Top affiliations were grouped by their rank into the following tiers: top 1-10, top 11-20, top 21-50, and top 51+. Only articles with a recognized affiliation are considered.

During the most recent 2021 edition, 0.00% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 14.67% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 8.00% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 17.33% of all publications and 60.00% were from other institutions.

Returning Authors Index

A very common phenomenon observed among researchers publishing scientific articles is the intentional selection of journals they have already attended in the past. In particular, it is worth analyzing the case when the authors participate in the same journal from year to year.

The Returning Authors Index presented below illustrates the ratio of authors who participated in both a given as well as the previous edition of the journal in relation to all participants in a given year.

Returning Institution Index

The graph below shows the Returning Institution Index, illustrating the ratio of institutions that participated in both a given and the previous edition of the conference in relation to all affiliations present in a given year.

The experience to innovation index

Our experience to innovation index was created to show a cross-section of the experience level of authors publishing in a journal. The index includes the authors publishing at the last edition of a journal, grouped by total number of publications throughout their academic career (P) and the total number of citations of these publications ever received (C).

The group intervals were selected empirically to best show the diversity of the authors' experiences, their labels were selected as a convenience, not as judgment. The authors were divided into the following groups:

• Novice - P < 5 or C < 25 (the number of publications less than 5 or the number of citations less than 25),
• Competent - P < 10 or C < 100 (the number of publications less than 10 or the number of citations less than 100),
• Experienced - P < 25 or C < 625 (the number of publications less than 25 or the number of citations less than 625),
• Master - P < 50 or C < 2500 (the number of publications less than 50 or the number of citations less than 2500),
• Star - P ≥ 50 and C ≥ 2500 (both the number of publications greater than 50 and the number of citations greater than 2500).

The chart below illustrates experience levels of first authors in cases of publications with multiple authors.

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