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D-Index
68
Citations
18767
World Ranking
1201
National Ranking
396

Rodger Kram 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 Rodger Kram sits on this spectrum.

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38 publications 804+

This scientist: 161 publications — 32nd percentile

32% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Rodger Kram 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 Rodger Kram sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 107+

This scientist: 68 D-Index — 88th percentile

88% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Rodger Kram is primarily affiliated with the University of Colorado Boulder in the United States. Their research spans the fields of Medicine and Engineering, with a particular focus on Biomedical Engineering and Orthopedics and Sports Medicine as key subfields. Their work addresses a range of topics related to sports science and biomechanics.

The main topics of Kram's work include:

  • Sports Performance and Training
  • Lower Extremity Biomechanics and Pathologies
  • Sports Dynamics and Biomechanics
  • Muscle metabolism and nutrition
  • Muscle activation and electromyography studies
  • Sports injuries and prevention
  • Cardiovascular and exercise physiology

Kram's recent publications cover various aspects of running biomechanics and physiology. Selected papers include:

  • "Metabolic cost of level, uphill, and downhill running in highly cushioned shoes with carbon-fiber plates," 2021, Journal of Sport and Health Science
  • "Ergogenic distance running shoes: how do we think they work and how can we understand them better?," 2022, Footwear Science
  • "Steep (30°) uphill walking vs. running: COM movements, stride kinematics, and leg muscle excitations," 2020, European Journal of Applied Physiology
  • "The metabolic cost of emulated aerodynamic drag forces in marathon running," 2022, Journal of Applied Physiology
  • "Effects of course design (curves and elevation undulations) on marathon running performance: a comparison of Breaking 2 in Monza and the INEOS 1:59 Challenge in Vienna," 2020, Journal of Sports Sciences

Kram frequently collaborates with other researchers, including:

  • Wouter Hoogkamer
  • Jackson W. Brill
  • Edson Soares da Silva
  • Shalaya Kipp
  • Ross D. Wilkinson

The most common publication venues for Kram's work are:

  • Footwear Science
  • Journal of Applied Physiology
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • European Journal of Applied Physiology
  • Applied Ergonomics

Best Publications

  • How Animals Move: An Integrative View

    Michael H. Dickinson;Claire T. Farley;Robert J. Full;M. A. R. Koehl

  • Energetics of running: a new perspective

    R Kram;C R Taylor

  • Mechanical work for step-to-step transitions is a major determinant of the metabolic cost of human walking

    J. Maxwell Donelan;Rodger Kram;Arthur D. Kuo

  • Mechanical and metabolic determinants of the preferred step width in human walking.

    J M Donelan;R Kram;A D Kuo

  • Simultaneous positive and negative external mechanical work in human walking

    J.Maxwell Donelan;Rodger Kram;Arthur D. Kuo

  • The effects of adding mass to the legs on the energetics and biomechanics of walking.

    Raymond C. Browning;Jesse R. Modica;Rodger Kram;Ambarish Goswami

  • Mechanical and metabolic requirements for active lateral stabilization in human walking.

    J M J Maxwell Donelan;D W David W Shipman;Rodger Kram;A D Arthur D Kuo

  • Effects of obesity on the biomechanics of walking at different speeds

    Raymond C. Browning;Rodger Kram

  • Ground reaction forces during downhill and uphill running.

    Jinger S. Gottschall;Rodger Kram

  • A Comparison of the Energetic Cost of Running in Marathon Racing Shoes

    Wouter Hoogkamer;Shalaya Kipp;Jesse H. Frank;Emily M. Farina

  • Metabolic cost of generating muscular force in human walking: insights from load-carrying and speed experiments

    Timothy M. Griffin;Thomas J. Roberts;Rodger Kram

  • Energy cost and muscular activity required for propulsion during walking

    Jinger S. Gottschall;Rodger Kram

  • Energetics of bipedal running. I. Metabolic cost of generating force.

    T J Roberts;R Kram;P G Weyand;C R Taylor

  • Effect of reduced gravity on the preferred walk-run transition speed

    Rodger Kram;Antoinette Domingo;Daniel P. Ferris

  • Mechanics of running under simulated low gravity

    J. P. He;R. Kram;T. A. McMahon

  • Force treadmill for measuring vertical and horizontal ground reaction forces

    Rodger Kram;Timothy M. Griffin;J. Maxwell Donelan;Young Hui Chang

  • Mechanical and muscular factors affecting the efficiency of human movement.

    Peter R. Cavanagh;Rodger Kram

  • The fastest runner on artificial legs: different limbs, similar function?

    Peter G. Weyand;Matthew W. Bundle;Craig P. McGowan;Alena M. Grabowski

  • The effects of grade and speed on leg muscle activations during walking

    Jason R. Franz;Rodger Kram

  • Metabolic cost of generating horizontal forces during human running

    Young-Hui Chang;Rodger Kram

  • Energy cost and muscular activity required for leg swing during walking

    Jinger S. Gottschall;Rodger Kram

  • Reduction of Metabolic Cost during Motor Learning of Arm Reaching Dynamics

    Helen J. Huang;Rodger Kram;Alaa A. Ahmed

Frequent Co-Authors

Arthur D. Kuo
Arthur D. Kuo University of Calgary
Peter R. Cavanagh
Peter R. Cavanagh University of Washington
John R. Hutchinson
John R. Hutchinson Royal Veterinary College
Daniel P. Ferris
Daniel P. Ferris University of Florida
Kenneth P. Wright
Kenneth P. Wright University of Colorado Boulder
Robert J. Full
Robert J. Full University of California, Berkeley
Richard R. Neptune
Richard R. Neptune The University of Texas at Austin
Stéphane Perrey
Stéphane Perrey University of Montpellier
Ambarish Goswami
Ambarish Goswami Intuitive Surgical (United States)

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