2026 Idsart Kingma: Engineering and Technology Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Engineering and Technology	60	2248	2148	51	48	271	10855

Overview

Idsart Kingma is affiliated with Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam in the Netherlands. Their research primarily spans the fields of Medicine and Engineering, with a more focused subfield concentration in Pharmacology, Biomedical Engineering, Orthopedics and Sports Medicine, Rehabilitation, and Psychiatry and Mental Health.

Their scholarly work has appeared frequently in several publication venues, including:

Journal of Biomechanics
Journal of Electromyography and Kinesiology
Gait & Posture
PLoS ONE
Wearable Technologies

Idsart Kingma's research topics include:

Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation
Prosthetics and Rehabilitation Robotics
Sports injuries and prevention
Muscle activation and electromyography studies
Stroke Rehabilitation and Recovery
Balance, Gait, and Falls Prevention
Foot and Ankle Surgery

Some recent publications from Kingma include:

"Biomechanical evaluation of a new passive back support exoskeleton" (2020, Journal of Biomechanics)
"Validation of a wearable system for 3D ambulatory L5/S1 moment assessment during manual lifting using instrumented shoes and an inertial sensor suit" (2020, Journal of Biomechanics)
"A meta-analysis and systematic review of changes in joint position sense and static standing balance in patients with whiplash-associated disorder" (2021, PLoS ONE)
"Evaluation of an acceleration-based assistive strategy to control a back-support exoskeleton for manual material handling" (2020, Wearable Technologies)
"Contribution of arm movements to balance recovery after tripping in older adults" (2022, Journal of Biomechanics)

Collaborations appear consistent with a group of frequent coauthors, including:

Jaap H. van Dieën
Ali Tabasi
Wietse van Dijk
Niels P. Brouwer
M.P. de Looze

Best Publications

Mechanics and biology in intervertebral disc degeneration: a vicious circle

P.-P.A. Vergroesen;I. Kingma;K.S. Emanuel;R.J.W. Hoogendoorn

924
Citations
Validation of a full body 3-D dynamic linked segment model

Idsart Kingma;Michiel P. de Looze;Huub M. Toussaint;Hans G. Klijnsma

338
Citations
Comparison of a laboratory grade force platform with a Nintendo Wii Balance Board on measurement of postural control in single-leg stance balance tasks

Arnold Huurnink;Duncan P. Fransz;Idsart Kingma;Jaap H. van Dieën

270
Citations
Effects of a passive exoskeleton on the mechanical loading of the low back in static holding tasks

Axel S. Koopman;Idsart Kingma;Gert S. Faber;Michiel P. de Looze

213
Citations
Improving EMG-based muscle force estimation by using a high-density EMG grid and principal component analysis

D. Staudenmann;Idsart Kingma;A. Daffertshofer;D.F. Stegeman

203
Citations
Validation of a dynamic linked segment model to calculate joint moments in lifting.

M.P. de Looze;I. Kingma;J.B.J. Bussmann;H.M. Toussaint

181
Citations
Mechanical loading of the low back and shoulders during pushing and pulling activities

Marco J M Hoozemans;P Paul F M Kuijer;Idsart Kingma;Jaap H van Dieën

181
Citations
Evidence for a role of antagonistic cocontraction in controlling trunk stiffness during lifting.

Jaap H. van Dieën;Idsart Kingma;J.C.E. van der Bug

171
Citations
Static and dynamic postural loadings during computer work in females: Sitting on an office chair versus sitting on an exercise ball

Idsart Kingma;Jaap H. van Dieën

160
Citations
Effects of antagonistic co-contraction on differences between electromyography based and optimization based estimates of spinal forces.

J H van Dieën;I Kingma

160
Citations
Cumulative mechanical low-back load at work is a determinant of low-back pain

P. Coenen;I. Kingma;C.R.L. Boot;P.M. Bongers

160
Citations
Removing ECG contamination from EMG recordings: A comparison of ICA-based and other filtering procedures

Nienke W. Willigenburg;Andreas Daffertshofer;Idsart Kingma;Jaap H. van Dieën

148
Citations
Foot positioning instruction, initial vertical load position and lifting technique: effects on low back loading

Idsart Kingma;Tim Bosch;Louis Bruins;Jaap H van Dieën

141
Citations
Low-level activity of the trunk extensor muscles causes electromyographic manifestations of fatigue in absence of decreased oxygenation.

Jaap H. van Dieën;Eleonora P. Westebring-van der Putten;Idsart Kingma;Michiel P. de Looze

138
Citations
SEGMENT INERTIAL PARAMETER EVALUATION IN TWO ANTHROPOMETRIC MODELS BY APPLICATION OF A DYNAMIC LINKED SEGMENT MODEL

Idsart Kingma;Huub M. Toussaint;Michiel P. De Looze;Jaap H. Van Dieen

137
Citations
Force direction and physical load in dynamic pushing and pulling.

M.P. de Looze;K. van Greuningen;J. Rebel;I. Kingma

136
Citations
Towards optimal multi-channel EMG electrode configurations in muscle force estimation: a high density EMG study.

Didier Staudenmann;Idsart Kingma;Dick F. Stegeman;Jaap H. van Dieën

135
Citations
Effect of lifting height and load mass on low back loading

Marco J M Hoozemans;Idsart Kingma;Wiebe H K de Vries;Jaap H van Dieën

135
Citations
In vitro biomechanical characteristics of the spine: a comparison between human and porcine spinal segments.

Iris Busscher;Albert J. van der Veen;Jaap H. van Dieen;Idsart Kingma

134
Citations
Biomechanical evaluation of a new passive back support exoskeleton.

Axel S. Koopman;Matthias Näf;Saskia J. Baltrusch;Idsart Kingma

133
Citations
Heterogeneity of muscle activation in relation to force direction: a multi-channel surface electromyography study on the triceps surae muscle

D. Staudenmann;I. Kingma;A. Daffertshofer;D.F. Stegeman;D.F. Stegeman

129
Citations