Alexander P. Willmott

3.5k total citations · 2 hit papers
31 papers, 2.9k citations indexed

About

Alexander P. Willmott is a scholar working on Orthopedics and Sports Medicine, Biomedical Engineering and Aerospace Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Alexander P. Willmott has authored 31 papers receiving a total of 2.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 17 papers in Orthopedics and Sports Medicine, 10 papers in Biomedical Engineering and 6 papers in Aerospace Engineering. Recurrent topics in Alexander P. Willmott's work include Sports Performance and Training (14 papers), Sports injuries and prevention (8 papers) and Biomimetic flight and propulsion mechanisms (6 papers). Alexander P. Willmott is often cited by papers focused on Sports Performance and Training (14 papers), Sports injuries and prevention (8 papers) and Biomimetic flight and propulsion mechanisms (6 papers). Alexander P. Willmott collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, United States and Japan. Alexander P. Willmott's co-authors include Charles P. Ellington, Coen van den Berg, Adrian L. R. Thomas, Hao Liu, Keiji Kawachi, Alberto Búrquez, David R. Mullineaux, Joel M. Stager, Jesús Dapena and Daniel S. Mills and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences and Journal of Biomechanics.

In The Last Decade

Alexander P. Willmott

30 papers receiving 2.8k citations

Hit Papers

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What are hit papers?

Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if it has ≥500 total citations, achieves ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (this is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it), or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

Leading-edge vortices in insect flight

1996 1.4k citations Charles P. Ellington, Alexander P. Willmott et al. profile →
A Computational Fluid Dynamic Study of Hawkmoth Hovering

1998 402 citations Charles P. Ellington, Alexander P. Willmott et al. Journal of Experimental Biology profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Alexander P. Willmott United Kingdom	12	2.5k	1.4k	466	389	285	31	2.9k
Coen van den Berg Netherlands	12	2.3k 0.9×	1.3k 1.0×	485 1.0×	246 0.6×	296 1.0×	21	2.7k
Richard J. Bomphrey United Kingdom	27	1.9k 0.7×	936 0.7×	331 0.7×	385 1.0×	290 1.0×	51	2.5k
David Lentink United States	30	2.6k 1.0×	1.2k 0.8×	372 0.8×	333 0.9×	335 1.2×	68	3.3k
C. P. Ellington United Kingdom	21	2.5k 1.0×	982 0.7×	537 1.2×	937 2.4×	667 2.3×	30	3.4k
James R. Usherwood United Kingdom	28	1.4k 0.6×	532 0.4×	259 0.6×	610 1.6×	543 1.9×	65	2.7k
Fritz‐Olaf Lehmann Germany	30	3.7k 1.5×	1.6k 1.1×	653 1.4×	785 2.0×	728 2.6×	62	4.7k
Keiji Kawachi Japan	19	1.7k 0.7×	995 0.7×	285 0.6×	157 0.4×	195 0.7×	56	2.0k
William Dickson United States	20	1.2k 0.5×	638 0.5×	365 0.8×	237 0.6×	246 0.9×	28	1.8k
Bret W. Tobalske United States	37	2.2k 0.9×	460 0.3×	468 1.0×	1.4k 3.6×	1.6k 5.6×	119	3.9k
Charles P. Ellington United Kingdom	23	5.7k 2.3×	2.8k 2.0×	1.1k 2.3×	1.0k 2.7×	984 3.5×	29	6.4k

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Zhang, Lei, et al.. (2024). A marker-less human motion analysis system for motion-based biomarker identification and quantification in knee disorders. Frontiers in Digital Health. 6. 1324511–1324511.

Dixon, Philippe C., et al.. (2024). Evaluation of lower-body gait kinematics on outdoor surfaces using wearable sensors. Journal of Biomechanics. 177. 112401–112401. 1 indexed citations

Willmott, Alexander P., et al.. (2021). The effects of concurrent biomechanical biofeedback on rowing performance at different stroke rates. Journal of Sports Sciences. 39(23). 2716–2726. 5 indexed citations

Shah, Vrutangkumar V., et al.. (2021). Effects of outdoor walking surface and slope on hip and knee joint angles in the sagittal plane. Gait & Posture. 90. 48–49. 2 indexed citations

Moore, Joseph, et al.. (2020). Lower limb biomechanics before and after anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction: A systematic review. Journal of Biomechanics. 106. 109828–109828. 11 indexed citations

Willmott, Alexander P., et al.. (2019). The effects of concurrent biomechanical biofeedback on novel skill acquisition. Sports Biomechanics. 21(3). 297–311. 6 indexed citations

Willmott, Alexander P., et al.. (2019). Direct and indirect effects of joint torque inputs during an induced speed analysis of a swinging motion. Journal of Biomechanics. 86. 8–16. 5 indexed citations

Mills, Daniel S., et al.. (2018). Sociability modifies dogs’ sensitivity to biological motion of different social relevance. Animal Cognition. 21(2). 245–252. 20 indexed citations

Willmott, Alexander P., et al.. (2017). THE EFFECTS OF CONCURRENT BIOFEEDBACK ON ROWING PERFORMANCE. ISBS Proceedings Archive. 35(1). 8. 1 indexed citations

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Willmott, Alexander P., et al.. (2016). THE DETERMINATION OF BREAK POINTS IN TIME SERIES DATA. ISBS - Conference Proceedings Archive. 34(1). 1 indexed citations

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Willmott, Alexander P., et al.. (2015). The effects of augmented biofeedback on novel motor-task learning. Lincoln Repository (University of Lincoln). 33(1). 1 indexed citations

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Willmott, Alexander P. & Jesús Dapena. (2012). The planarity of the stickface motion in the field hockey hit. Journal of Sports Sciences. 30(4). 369–377. 11 indexed citations

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Willmott, Alexander P., et al.. (2012). Start Depth Modification by Adolescent Competitive Swimmers. International Journal of Aquatic Research and Education. 6(1). 3 indexed citations

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Willmott, Alexander P., et al.. (2011). Racing Start Safety: Head Depth and Head Speed During Competitive Swim Starts into a Water Depth of 2.29 m. International Journal of Aquatic Research and Education. 5(1). 11 indexed citations

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Willmott, Alexander P., et al.. (2011). Block Height Influences the Head Depth of Competitive Racing Starts. International Journal of Aquatic Research and Education. 5(2). 5 indexed citations

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Willmott, Alexander P. & Jesús Dapena. (2008). Quantifying the planarity of the field hockey hit. 2 indexed citations

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Willmott, Alexander P. & Charles P. Ellington. (1997). The mechanics of flight in the hawkmoth Manduca sexta I. Kinematics of hovering and forward flight. Journal of Experimental Biology. 200(21). 2705–2722. 390 indexed citations

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Willmott, Alexander P. & Charles P. Ellington. (1997). The mechanics of flight in the hawkmoth Manduca sexta II. Aerodynamic consequences of kinematic and morphological variation. Journal of Experimental Biology. 200(21). 2723–2745. 193 indexed citations

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Willmott, Alexander P., Charles P. Ellington, & Adrian L. R. Thomas. (1997). Flow visualization and unsteady aerodynamics in the flight of the hawkmoth,Manduca sexta. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences. 352(1351). 303–316. 195 indexed citations

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Willmott, Alexander P. & Alberto Búrquez. (1996). The Pollination of Merremia palmeri (Convolvulaceae): Can Hawk Moths be Trusted?. American Journal of Botany. 83(8). 1050–1050. 25 indexed citations

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