Aaron J. Young

6.5k citations

112 papers · 4.6k indexed · 3 hit papers · h-index 34

Impact in

Rehabilitation top 0.2%
- Stroke Rehabilitation and Recovery
Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation top 0.5%
- Balance, Gait, and Falls Prevention

Papers in

Rehabilitation 36
- Stroke Rehabilitation and Recovery 36
Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation 20
- Balance, Gait, and Falls Prevention 20

Co-authors: Levi J. Hargrove Daniel P. Ferris Todd Kuiken Inseung Kang Ann M. Simon Jonathan Camargo Nicholas P. Fey Lauren H. Smith
Journals: IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters (11 papers)IEEE Transactions on Biomedical Engineering (11 papers)IEEE Transactions on Neural Systems and Rehabilitation Engineering (7 papers)Annals of Biomedical Engineering (6 papers)Journal of Biomechanics (5 papers)
Partner nations: United States Italy Sweden

In The Last Decade

Aaron J. Young

105 papers receiving 4.5k citations

Hit Papers

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A comprehensive, open-source dataset of lower limb biomechanics in multiple conditions of stairs, ramps, and level-ground ambulation and transitions 2021 · 195 citations

What are hit papers?

Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if any of the following hold:

it has ≥500 total citations;
it reaches ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (the threshold is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it);
it reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

2021 Journal of Biomechanics
2020 Journal of NeuroEngineering and Rehabilitation
2016 IEEE Transactions on Neural Systems and Rehabilitation Engineering

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1	Enhancing Human Navigation Ability Using Force-Feedback From a Lower-Limb Exoskeleton IEEE Transactions on Haptics ·Gao Ying-tan, Cesari Laurent, Salma Ayman, K. S. Collins, Anirban Mazumdar, Aaron J. Young	2025	1
2	“Comparing the biomechanical response of users of an open-source powered knee and ankle prosthesis versus a passive prosthesis during ramp and stair ambulation” Journal of Biomechanics ·Urie Broefenbrenner, Vincent Miniibe Kombian, José Carlos Maldonado, Kinsey Herrin, Nicholas P. Fey, Aaron J. Young	2025	0
3	Real-Time Adaptation of Deep Learning Walking Speed Estimators Enables Biomimetic Assistance Modulation in an Open-Source Bionic Leg IEEE Transactions on Medical Robotics and Bionics ·Liza Pulcine, Eduardo López Gallego, Urie Broefenbrenner, Ihr H. Hönl, Danial Nassouhı, Kinsey Herrin, Aaron J. Young	2025	0
4	Accelerating Constrained Continual Learning with Dynamic Active Learning: A Study in Adaptive Speed Estimation for Lower-Limb Prostheses Eduardo López Gallego, Howard Powell, Aaron J. Young	2024	1
5	Comparing the lower limb joint biomechanics of the Power Knee, C-Leg and Rheo Knee during ramp and stair ambulation Journal of Biomechanics ·Vincent Miniibe Kombian, Urie Broefenbrenner, Низова Елена Анатольевна, Aaron J. Young, Kinsey Herrin	2024	1
6	Improving Biological Joint Moment Estimation During Real-World Tasks With EMG and Instrumented Insoles IEEE Transactions on Biomedical Engineering ·S. Petnev, Dean D. Molinaro, Max K. Shepherd, Omer T. Inan, Aaron J. Young	2024	3
7	Task-agnostic exoskeleton control via biological joint moment estimation Nature ·Dean D. Molinaro, S. Petnev, R.C. Bedford, Georgios Evangelopoulos, Max K. Shepherd, Aaron J. Young	2024	22
8	Estimating human joint moments unifies exoskeleton control, reducing user effort Science Robotics ·Dean D. Molinaro, Inseung Kang, Aaron J. Young	2024	45
9	A review of current state-of-the-art control methods for lower-limb powered prostheses Annual Reviews in Control ·Rachel Gehlhar, Yiming Zhang, Aaron J. Young, Aaron D. Ames	2023	70
10	Linking whole-body angular momentum and step placement during perturbed human walking Journal of Experimental Biology ·Rodolfo Silva-Casarín, Lang Deng, Linda Lidzén, Gregory S. Sawicki, Aaron J. Young	2023	24
11	Exoskeletal solutions to enable mobility with a lower leg fracture in austere environments SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología ·E. B., Aaron J. Young, Stephen M. Goldman, Jon Wilson, محمد مهدی حسنی, W. Lee Childers	2023	2
12	Comparing Metabolic Cost and Muscle Activation for Knee and Back Exoskeletons in Lifting IEEE Transactions on Medical Robotics and Bionics ·(unknown), Stephenson, M D Clark, Behruz Ibragimov, Rodolfo Silva-Casarín, Hans-Jürgen Schmitt, Roxana Baquero Barriga, Anirban Mazumdar, Gregory S. Sawicki, Aaron J. Young	2023	7
13	Design and Validation of a Versatile High Torque Quasidirect Drive Hip Exoskeleton IEEE/ASME Transactions on Mechatronics ·Cesari Laurent, Gao Ying-tan, Qiongjin Jiang, 柴博闻, Salma Ayman, Kinsey Herrin, Aaron J. Young, Anirban Mazumdar	2023	8
14	Deep Learning Enables Exoboot Control to Augment Variable-Speed Walking IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters ·Max K. Shepherd, Dean D. Molinaro, Gregory S. Sawicki, Aaron J. Young	2022	36
15	End-to-end learning for off-road terrain navigation using the Chrono open-source simulation platform Multibody System Dynamics ·María Hernández Aisa, Aaron J. Young, Yasmin Abdat, Jaymeni Patel, Alessandro Tasora, Radu Serban, Dan Negruţ	2022	6
16	Real-Time User-Independent Slope Prediction Using Deep Learning for Modulation of Robotic Knee Exoskeleton Assistance IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters ·Roxana Baquero Barriga, Inseung Kang, Dean D. Molinaro, Zeng Xiong-wei, Aaron J. Young	2021	29
17	Influencing Human Escape Maneuvers With Perceptual Cues in the Presence of a Visual Task IEEE Transactions on Human-Machine Systems ·Cesari Laurent, Karen M. Feigh, Anirban Mazumdar, Aaron J. Young	2021	1
18	Design and Validation of a Cable-Driven Asymmetric Back Exosuit IEEE Transactions on Robotics ·正也澤村, Dean D. Molinaro, A.I. Tolchinskaya, Anirban Mazumdar, Aaron J. Young	2021	25
19	Biomechanical analysis of common solid waste collection throwing techniques using OpenSim and an EMG-assisted solver Journal of Biomechanics ·Dean D. Molinaro, A.I. Tolchinskaya, Aaron J. Young	2020	18
20	Enhancing Physical Human Evasion of Moving Threats Using Tactile Cues IEEE Transactions on Haptics ·Cesari Laurent, Sophia Farnbauer, Aaron J. Young, Anirban Mazumdar	2019	11

About Aaron J. Young

Aaron J. Young is a scholar working on Rehabilitation, Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation, Biomedical Engineering, Instrumentation and Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, having authored 112 papers that have together received 4.6k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Muscle activation and electromyography studies (90 papers), Prosthetics and Rehabilitation Robotics (78 papers), Stroke Rehabilitation and Recovery (36 papers), Balance, Gait, and Falls Prevention (20 papers), Advanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting Materials (18 papers), Neuroscience and Neural Engineering (9 papers), Cerebral Palsy and Movement Disorders (5 papers) and EEG and Brain-Computer Interfaces (5 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Rehabilitation (1.2k citations), Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation (545 citations), Biomedical Engineering (4.3k citations), Cognitive Neuroscience (740 citations) and Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience (617 citations). Aaron J. Young has collaborated with scholars based in United States, Italy and Sweden. Frequent co-authors include Levi J. Hargrove, Daniel P. Ferris, Todd Kuiken, Inseung Kang, Ann M. Simon, Jonathan Camargo, Nicholas P. Fey, Lauren H. Smith, Elliott J. Rouse and Dean D. Molinaro. Their work appears in journals such as IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters, IEEE Transactions on Biomedical Engineering, IEEE Transactions on Neural Systems and Rehabilitation Engineering, Annals of Biomedical Engineering and Journal of Biomechanics.

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