2026 Rodger Kram: Engineering and Technology Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

D-Index & Metrics

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Engineering and Technology	68	1200	1136	395	353	161	18767

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World Ranking

Current World Ranking

National Ranking

Current National Ranking

Publications

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Engineering and Technology

1200

1136

395

353

161

18767

Engineering and Technology

D-Index

Citations

18767

World Ranking

1200

National Ranking

395

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

2000
Citations
Energetics of running: a new perspective

R Kram;C R Taylor

1008
Citations
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

984
Citations
Mechanical and metabolic determinants of the preferred step width in human walking.

J M Donelan;R Kram;A D Kuo

743
Citations
Simultaneous positive and negative external mechanical work in human walking

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

710
Citations
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

696
Citations
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

570
Citations
Effects of obesity on the biomechanics of walking at different speeds

Raymond C. Browning;Rodger Kram

515
Citations
Ground reaction forces during downhill and uphill running.

Jinger S. Gottschall;Rodger Kram

468
Citations
A Comparison of the Energetic Cost of Running in Marathon Racing Shoes

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

434
Citations
Metabolic cost of generating muscular force in human walking: insights from load-carrying and speed experiments

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

389
Citations
Energy cost and muscular activity required for propulsion during walking

Jinger S. Gottschall;Rodger Kram

361
Citations
Energetics of bipedal running. I. Metabolic cost of generating force.

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

353
Citations
Effect of reduced gravity on the preferred walk-run transition speed

Rodger Kram;Antoinette Domingo;Daniel P. Ferris

338
Citations
Mechanics of running under simulated low gravity

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

336
Citations
Force treadmill for measuring vertical and horizontal ground reaction forces

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

324
Citations
Mechanical and muscular factors affecting the efficiency of human movement.

Peter R. Cavanagh;Rodger Kram

241
Citations
The fastest runner on artificial legs: different limbs, similar function?

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

231
Citations
The effects of grade and speed on leg muscle activations during walking

Jason R. Franz;Rodger Kram

223
Citations
Metabolic cost of generating horizontal forces during human running

Young-Hui Chang;Rodger Kram

215
Citations
Energy cost and muscular activity required for leg swing during walking

Jinger S. Gottschall;Rodger Kram

196
Citations
Reduction of Metabolic Cost during Motor Learning of Arm Reaching Dynamics

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

192
Citations