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D-Index
70
Citations
21040
World Ranking
1025
National Ranking
24

F.C.T. van der Helm publications per year

1987: 1 publications 1988: 0 publications 1989: 4 publications 1990: 0 publications 1991: 4 publications 1992: 1 publications 1993: 3 publications 1994: 6 publications 1995: 2 publications 1996: 2 publications 1997: 4 publications 1998: 2 publications 1999: 6 publications 2000: 3 publications 2001: 15 publications 2002: 16 publications 2003: 20 publications 2004: 28 publications 2005: 11 publications 2006: 21 publications 2007: 27 publications 2008: 12 publications 2009: 21 publications 2010: 18 publications 2011: 12 publications 2012: 13 publications 2013: 17 publications 2014: 15 publications 2015: 12 publications 2016: 21 publications 2017: 11 publications 2018: 15 publications 2019: 2 publications 2020: 5 publications 2021: 6 publications 2022: 5 publications 2023: 5 publications 2024: 2 publications 2025: 2 publications
1987 2025

370 publications in total across all disciplines

F.C.T. van der Helm publication distribution in Engineering and Technology in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Engineering and Technology in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where F.C.T. van der Helm sits on this spectrum.

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38 publications 804+

This scientist: 334 publications — 82nd percentile

82% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 804 publications or more.

F.C.T. van der Helm D-index placement in Engineering and Technology in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Engineering and Technology scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where F.C.T. van der Helm sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 107+

This scientist: 70 D-Index — 90th percentile

90% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 107 D-Index or more.

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2020 - Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences

Overview

F.C.T. van der Helm is affiliated with Delft University of Technology in the Netherlands and specializes primarily in the field of Medicine, with a focus on Orthopedics and Sports Medicine. Their research encompasses subfields such as Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation, Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine, Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, and Rehabilitation.

The scientist's main topics of work include Sports Performance and Training, Sports Injuries and Prevention, Balance, Gait, and Falls Prevention, Injury Epidemiology and Prevention, Winter Sports Injuries and Performance, Shoulder Injury and Treatment, and Shoulder and Clavicle Injuries.

Recent papers authored or co-authored by van der Helm cover a range of issues in sports science and rehabilitation technology. Notable publications include:

  • "An Inertial Measurement Unit Based Method to Estimate Hip and Knee Joint Kinematics in Team Sport Athletes on the Field" (2020, Journal of Visualized Experiments)
  • "Controller synthesis and clinical exploration of wearable gyroscopic actuators to support human balance" (2020, Scientific Reports)
  • "Towards Single Camera Human 3D-Kinematics" (2022, Sensors)
  • "Quantification of Error Sources with Inertial Measurement Units in Sports" (2022, Sensors)
  • "Predictability of Fall Risk Assessments in Community-Dwelling Older Adults: A Scoping Review" (2023, Sensors)

van der Helm frequently collaborates with several co-authors, including Lisa Noteboom, Marco J.M. Hoozemans, H.E.J. Veeger, Erik Wilmes, and Eline van der Kruk, each contributing to multiple joint publications.

The scientist's research is also published across a number of consistent venues which include Sensors, Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport, Journal of Visualized Experiments, Scientific Reports, and Frontiers in Sports and Active Living.

F.C.T. van der Helm was recognized by the Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences in 2020. Their work is positioned at the intersection of biomechanics, clinical research, and technological innovation aimed at understanding and improving human movement and injury prevention in sports and rehabilitation contexts.

Best Publications

  • ISB recommendation on definitions of joint coordinate systems of various joints for the reporting of human joint motion-Part II: shoulder, elbow, wrist and hand

    Ge Wu;Frans C.T. van der Helm;H.E.J. (DirkJan) Veeger;Mohsen Makhsous

  • A finite element musculoskeletal model of the shoulder mechanism

    F.C.T. van der Helm

  • Shoulder function: the perfect compromise between mobility and stability.

    H.E.J. Veeger;H.E.J. Veeger;F.C.T. van der Helm

  • Analysis of the kinematic and dynamic behavior of the shoulder mechanism

    F.C.T. van der Helm

  • Requirements for upper extremity motions during activities of daily living.

    D.J. Magermans;E.K.J. Chadwick;H.E.J. Veeger;F.C.T. van der Helm

  • Kinematic Design to Improve Ergonomics in Human Machine Interaction

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  • Inertia and muscle contraction parameters for musculoskeletal modelling of the shoulder mechanism.

    H.E.J. Veeger;F.C.T. Van Der Helm;L.H.V. Van Der Woude;G.M. Pronk

  • Three-dimensional recording and description of motions of the shoulder mechanism.

    Frans C. T. van der Helm;Gijs M. Pronk

  • Geometry parameters for musculoskeletal modelling of the shoulder system.

    F.C.T. Van der Helm;H.E.J. Veeger;G.M. Pronk;L.H.V. Van der Woude

  • Magnetic distortion in motion labs, implications for validating inertial magnetic sensors

    W.H.K. de Vries;H.E.J. Veeger;H.E.J. Veeger;C.T.M. Baten;F.C.T. van der Helm

  • 3D shoulder position measurements using a six-degree-of-freedom electromagnetic tracking device

    C.G.M. Meskers;H.M. Vermeulen;J.H. de Groot;F.C.T. van der Helm

  • An adaptive model of sensory integration in a dynamic environment applied to human stance control.

    Herman van der Kooij;Ron Jacobs;Bart Koopman;Frans C. T. van der Helm

  • In vivo estimation of the glenohumeral joint rotation center from scapular bony landmarks by linear regression

    C.G.M. Meskers;F.C.T. van der Helm;L.A. Rozendaal;P.M. Rozing

  • How to keep from falling forward: elementary swing leg action for passive dynamic walkers

    M. Wisse;A.L. Schwab;R.Q. van der Linde;F.C.T. van der Helm

  • Self-Aligning Exoskeleton Axes Through Decoupling of Joint Rotations and Translations

    A.H.A. Stienen;E.E.G. Hekman;F.C.T. van der Helm;H. van der Kooij

  • Comparison of different methods to identify and quantify balance control.

    Herman van der Kooij;Edwin van Asseldonk;Frans C.T. van der Helm;Frans C.T. van der Helm

  • The control of shoulder muscles during goal directed movements, an inverse dynamic analysis.

    R. Happee;F.C.T. Van der Helm

  • Calibration of the “Flock of Birds” electromagnetic tracking device and its application in shoulder motion studies

    C.G.M. Meskers;H. Fraterman;F.C.T. van der Helm;H.M. Vermeulen

  • Identification of intrinsic and reflexive components of human arm dynamics during postural control.

    Frans C.T. van der Helm;Alfred C. Schouten;Erwin de Vlugt;Guido G. Brouwn

  • Modelling the mechanical effect of muscles with large attachment sites: Application to the shoulder mechanism

    F.C.T. van der Helm;R. Veenbaas

  • Load on the shoulder in low intensity wheelchair propulsion.

    H.E.J. Veeger;H.E.J. Veeger;L.A. Rozendaal;F.C.T. van der Helm

Frequent Co-Authors

H.E.J. Veeger
H.E.J. Veeger Delft University of Technology
Alfred C. Schouten
Alfred C. Schouten Delft University of Technology
Herman van der Kooij
Herman van der Kooij University of Twente
David A. Abbink
David A. Abbink Delft University of Technology
Georg Bergmann
Georg Bergmann Charité - University Medicine Berlin
L.H.V. van der Woude
L.H.V. van der Woude University of Groningen
Max Mulder
Max Mulder University of Twente
Stephen J. Picken
Stephen J. Picken Delft University of Technology
Arnaud Delorme
Arnaud Delorme University of California, San Diego
Jan Feijen
Jan Feijen University of Twente

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