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D-Index
97
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31407
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9367
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370

Benno M. Nigg publication distribution in Medicine in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Medicine in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Benno M. Nigg sits on this spectrum.

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101 publications 1,796+

This scientist: 325 publications — 22nd percentile

22% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Benno M. Nigg D-index placement in Medicine in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Medicine scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Benno M. Nigg sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 97 D-Index — 55th percentile

55% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Overview

Benno M. Nigg is affiliated with the University of Calgary in Canada. Their research spans multiple fields, primarily focusing on Medicine and Engineering. Within these areas, they have contributed substantially to Biomedical Engineering and Orthopedics and Sports Medicine, with additional work in Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism, Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation, and Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine.

The researcher's scientific output includes a strong focus on topics related to lower extremity biomechanics and pathologies. Other prominent research topics covered include sports performance and training, sports injuries and prevention, diabetic foot ulcer assessment and management, muscle activation and electromyography studies, balance, gait, falls prevention, as well as winter sports injuries and performance.

Benno M. Nigg has published extensively, with notable papers such as:

  • Effects of running shoe construction on performance in long distance running (2020) in Footwear Science
  • Teeter-totter effect: a new mechanism to understand shoe-related improvements in long-distance running (2020) in British Journal of Sports Medicine
  • Increasing the midsole bending stiffness of shoes alters gastrocnemius medialis muscle function during running (2021) in Scientific Reports
  • The effects of systematically altered footwear features on biomechanics, injury, performance, and preference in runners of different skill level: a systematic review (2020) in Footwear Science
  • The Effects of Increased Midsole Bending Stiffness of Sport Shoes on Muscle-Tendon Unit Shortening and Shortening Velocity: a Randomised Crossover Trial in Recreational Male Runners (2020) in Sports Medicine - Open

The venues where Benno M. Nigg regularly publishes include:

  • Footwear Science
  • Journal of Sport and Health Science
  • PLoS ONE
  • Journal of Biomechanics
  • British Journal of Sports Medicine

Frequent co-authors contributing to many collaborative works alongside Benno M. Nigg are:

  • Sandro Nigg
  • Fabian Hoitz
  • Emily Matijevich
  • Eric C. Honert
  • Saša Čigoja

Best Publications

  • Biomechanical and orthopedic concepts in sport shoe construction.

    B M Nigg;B Segesser

  • Biomechanics of the musculo-skeletal system

    Benno Maurus Nigg;Walter Herzog

  • Asymmetries in ground reaction force patterns in normal human gait.

    Walter Herzog;Benno M. Nigg;Lynda J. Read;Ewa Olsson

  • Effect of skin movement on the analysis of skeletal knee joint motion during running

    Christoph Reinschmidt;A. J. Van Den Bogert;B. M. Nigg;A. Lundberg

  • The Role of Impact Forces and Foot Pronation: A New Paradigm

    Benno M. Nigg

  • Use of force platform variables to quantify the effects of chiropractic manipulation on gait symmetry.

    R O Robinson;W Herzog;B M Nigg

  • Application of the joint coordinate system to three-dimensional joint attitude and movement representation: a standardization proposal.

    G. K. Cole;B. M. Nigg;J. L. Ronsky;M. R. Yeadon

  • The influence of running velocity and midsole hardness on external impact forces in heel-toe running.

    B.M. Nigg;H.A. Bahlsen;S.M. Luethi;S. Stokes

  • Direct dynamics simulation of the impact phase in heel-toe running

    Karin G M Gerritsen;Antonie J. Van den Bogert;Benno M. Nigg

  • The influence of foot positioning on ankle sprains.

    I.C Wright;R.R Neptune;A.J van den Bogert;B.M Nigg

  • Shoe inserts and orthotics for sport and physical activities

    Benno M. Nigg;Matthew A. Nurse;Darren J. Stefanyshyn

  • The effect of changes in foot sensation on plantar pressure and muscle activity.

    Matthew A. Nurse;Benno M. Nigg

  • A kinematic comparison of overground and treadmill running.

    B M Nigg;R W De Boer;V Fisher

  • Effects of arch height of the foot on angular motion of the lower extremities in running

    Benno M. Nigg;Gerald K. Cole;Werner Nachbauer

  • Effect of an unstable shoe construction on lower extremity gait characteristics.

    Benno Nigg;Sabrina Hintzen;Reed Ferber

  • Impact forces and muscle tuning: a new paradigm.

    B M Nigg;J M Wakeling

  • Tibiofemoral and tibiocalcaneal motion during walking: external vs. skeletal markers

    C Reinschmidt;A.J van den Bogert;A Lundberg;B.M Nigg

  • Foot orthotics affect lower extremity kinematics and kinetics during running

    Annegret Mündermann;Benno M. Nigg;R. Neil Humble;Darren J. Stefanyshyn

  • Relationship between footwear comfort of shoe inserts and anthropometric and sensory factors.

    Annegret Mündermann;Darren J. Stefanyshyn;Benno M. Nigg

  • Development of a reliable method to assess footwear comfort during running

    Annegret Mündermann;Benno M. Nigg;Darren J. Stefanyshyn;R. Neil Humble

Frequent Co-Authors

Darren J. Stefanyshyn
Darren J. Stefanyshyn University of Calgary
Walter Herzog
Walter Herzog University of Calgary
Beat Hintermann
Beat Hintermann University of Basel
Antonie J. van den Bogert
Antonie J. van den Bogert Cleveland State University
Maurice R. Yeadon
Maurice R. Yeadon Loughborough University
Richard R. Neptune
Richard R. Neptune The University of Texas at Austin
Thomas P. Andriacchi
Thomas P. Andriacchi Stanford University
Bjoern M. Eskofier
Bjoern M. Eskofier University of Erlangen-Nuremberg
Christian Meyer
Christian Meyer Greifswald University Hospital
Jeff Dunn
Jeff Dunn University of Southern Queensland

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