Arthur D. Kuo

17.2k total citations · 6 hit papers
102 papers, 12.2k citations indexed

About

Arthur D. Kuo is a scholar working on Biomedical Engineering, Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation and Cognitive Neuroscience. According to data from OpenAlex, Arthur D. Kuo has authored 102 papers receiving a total of 12.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 79 papers in Biomedical Engineering, 42 papers in Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation and 25 papers in Cognitive Neuroscience. Recurrent topics in Arthur D. Kuo's work include Muscle activation and electromyography studies (46 papers), Balance, Gait, and Falls Prevention (42 papers) and Robotic Locomotion and Control (30 papers). Arthur D. Kuo is often cited by papers focused on Muscle activation and electromyography studies (46 papers), Balance, Gait, and Falls Prevention (42 papers) and Robotic Locomotion and Control (30 papers). Arthur D. Kuo collaborates with scholars based in United States, Canada and Netherlands. Arthur D. Kuo's co-authors include J. Maxwell Donelan, Rodger Kram, Peter G. Adamczyk, Steven H. Collins, Shawn M. O’Connor, Andy Ruina, Karl E. Zelik, Felix E. Zajac, Fay B. Horak and Jesse C. Dean and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and PLoS ONE.

In The Last Decade

Arthur D. Kuo

102 papers receiving 11.9k citations

Hit Papers

5 papers align trajectories

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.

Active control of lateral balance in human walking

2000 704 citations Arthur D. Kuo et al. Journal of Biomechanics profile →
Biomechanical Energy Harvesting: Generating Electricity During Walking with Minimal User Effort

2008 590 citations Arthur D. Kuo et al. profile →
Mechanical work for step-to-step transitions is a major determinant of the metabolic cost of human walking

2002 546 citations Arthur D. Kuo et al. Journal of Experimental Biology profile →
Energetics of Actively Powered Locomotion Using the Simplest Walking Model

2001 535 citations Arthur D. Kuo profile →
Energetic Consequences of Walking Like an Inverted Pendulum: Step-to-Step Transitions

2005 532 citations Arthur D. Kuo et al. profile →
Stabilization of Lateral Motion in Passive Dynamic Walking

1999 492 citations Arthur D. Kuo profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Arthur D. Kuo United States	50	8.3k	4.6k	2.5k	1.8k	1.7k	102	12.2k
Rodger Kram United States	62	8.2k 1.0×	2.3k 0.5×	1.4k 0.6×	742 0.4×	4.2k 2.4×	145	12.7k
At L. Hof Netherlands	49	5.3k 0.6×	3.7k 0.8×	2.3k 0.9×	1.1k 0.6×	2.5k 1.4×	115	9.6k
Petrus H. Veltink Netherlands	50	6.3k 0.8×	2.1k 0.5×	892 0.4×	1.9k 1.1×	769 0.4×	349	11.0k
Darryl G. Thelen United States	51	7.4k 0.9×	2.1k 0.4×	1.7k 0.7×	1.3k 0.7×	5.0k 2.9×	166	12.1k
Marcus G. Pandy Australia	67	10.2k 1.2×	1.6k 0.3×	1.4k 0.5×	1.7k 1.0×	5.2k 3.0×	232	15.6k
Herman van der Kooij Netherlands	52	6.8k 0.8×	2.5k 0.5×	1.3k 0.5×	1.3k 0.7×	554 0.3×	233	9.4k
Lorenzo Chiari Italy	52	3.5k 0.4×	4.7k 1.0×	2.2k 0.9×	933 0.5×	1.5k 0.9×	221	10.0k
Richard R. Neptune United States	63	8.5k 1.0×	4.0k 0.9×	3.6k 1.4×	1.9k 1.1×	2.8k 1.6×	192	12.3k
Aurelio Cappozzo Italy	43	5.2k 0.6×	2.9k 0.6×	1.2k 0.5×	420 0.2×	2.7k 1.5×	126	9.8k
J. Maxwell Donelan Canada	34	4.1k 0.5×	1.7k 0.4×	1.1k 0.4×	719 0.4×	624 0.4×	69	5.8k

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Kuo, Arthur D., et al.. (2025). The energetic cost of human walking as a function of uneven terrain amplitude. Journal of Experimental Biology. 228(6). 3 indexed citations

Wong, Jeremy D., et al.. (2024). On the rate-limiting dynamics of force development in muscle. Journal of Experimental Biology. 227(21). 2 indexed citations

Kuo, Arthur D., et al.. (2022). Mechanical work accounts for most of the energetic cost in human running. Scientific Reports. 12(1). 645–645. 15 indexed citations

Kuo, Arthur D., et al.. (2021). The high energetic cost of rapid force development in muscle. Journal of Experimental Biology. 224(9). 23 indexed citations

Kuo, Arthur D., et al.. (2021). Soft tissue deformations explain most of the mechanical work variations of human walking. Journal of Experimental Biology. 224(18). 13 indexed citations

Kuo, Arthur D., et al.. (2021). An optimality principle for locomotor central pattern generators. Scientific Reports. 11(1). 13140–13140. 26 indexed citations

Kuo, Arthur D., et al.. (2021). Elastic energy savings and active energy cost in a simple model of running. PLoS Computational Biology. 17(11). e1009608–e1009608. 4 indexed citations

Zelik, Karl E., et al.. (2015). Subjective valuation of cushioning in a human drop landing task as quantified by trade-offs in mechanical work. Journal of Biomechanics. 48(10). 1887–1892. 12 indexed citations

Zelik, Karl E., et al.. (2014). Soft Tissue Deformations Contribute to the Mechanics of Walking in Obese Adults. Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise. 47(7). 1435–1443. 23 indexed citations

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Rebula, John R., Lauro Ojeda, Peter G. Adamczyk, & Arthur D. Kuo. (2013). Measurement of foot placement and its variability with inertial sensors. Gait & Posture. 38(4). 974–980. 136 indexed citations

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Zelik, Karl E. & Arthur D. Kuo. (2012). Mechanical Work as an Indirect Measure of Subjective Costs Influencing Human Movement. PLoS ONE. 7(2). e31143–e31143. 55 indexed citations

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Segal, Ava D., Karl E. Zelik, Glenn K. Klute, et al.. (2011). The effects of a controlled energy storage and return prototype prosthetic foot on transtibial amputee ambulation. Human Movement Science. 31(4). 918–931. 72 indexed citations

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O’Connor, Shawn M. & Arthur D. Kuo. (2009). Direction-Dependent Control of Balance During Walking and Standing. Journal of Neurophysiology. 102(3). 1411–1419. 292 indexed citations

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Collins, Steven H., et al.. (2008). Ankle fixation need not increase the energetic cost of human walking. Gait & Posture. 28(3). 427–433. 40 indexed citations

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Huang, Felix C., R. Brent Gillespie, & Arthur D. Kuo. (2007). Visual and Haptic Feedback Contribute to Tuning and Online Control During Object Manipulation. Journal of Motor Behavior. 39(3). 179–193. 45 indexed citations

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Dean, Jesse C., Neil B. Alexander, & Arthur D. Kuo. (2007). The Effect of Lateral Stabilization on Walking in Young and Old Adults. IEEE Transactions on Biomedical Engineering. 54(11). 1919–1926. 193 indexed citations

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Kuo, Arthur D.. (2007). The six determinants of gait and the inverted pendulum analogy: A dynamic walking perspective. Human Movement Science. 26(4). 617–656. 403 indexed citations

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Huang, Felix C., R. Brent Gillespie, & Arthur D. Kuo. (2006). Human Adaptation to Interaction Forces in Visuo-Motor Coordination. IEEE Transactions on Neural Systems and Rehabilitation Engineering. 14(3). 390–397. 22 indexed citations

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Kuo, Arthur D.. (2005). An optimal state estimation model of sensory integration in human postural balance. Journal of Neural Engineering. 2(3). S235–S249. 184 indexed citations

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Kuo, Arthur D. & Felix E. Zajac. (1992). WHAT IS THE NATURE OF THE FEEDFORWARD COMPONENT IN MOTOR CONTROL. Behavioral and Brain Sciences. 15(4). 767–767. 2 indexed citations

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