Ayako Higashihara

840 total citations
28 papers, 604 citations indexed

About

Ayako Higashihara is a scholar working on Orthopedics and Sports Medicine, Biomedical Engineering and Surgery. According to data from OpenAlex, Ayako Higashihara has authored 28 papers receiving a total of 604 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 28 papers in Orthopedics and Sports Medicine, 16 papers in Biomedical Engineering and 7 papers in Surgery. Recurrent topics in Ayako Higashihara's work include Sports injuries and prevention (25 papers), Sports Performance and Training (20 papers) and Muscle activation and electromyography studies (10 papers). Ayako Higashihara is often cited by papers focused on Sports injuries and prevention (25 papers), Sports Performance and Training (20 papers) and Muscle activation and electromyography studies (10 papers). Ayako Higashihara collaborates with scholars based in Japan and United States. Ayako Higashihara's co-authors include Toru Fukubayashi, Takashi Ono, Yasuharu Nagano, Toru Okuwaki, Kazumasa Takahashi, Norikazu Hirose, Hiroshi Ichikawa, Mutsuaki Edama, Takayuki Inami and Kento Nakagawa and has published in prestigious journals such as PLoS ONE, Brain Research and Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise.

In The Last Decade

Ayako Higashihara

27 papers receiving 585 citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Ayako Higashihara Japan 13 567 257 121 116 97 28 604
Joke Schuermans Belgium 12 471 0.8× 122 0.5× 156 1.3× 181 1.6× 103 1.1× 30 604
Paula C. Charlton Australia 11 354 0.6× 143 0.6× 151 1.2× 71 0.6× 69 0.7× 19 476
Stephen C. Swanson United States 7 692 1.2× 365 1.4× 220 1.8× 123 1.1× 125 1.3× 8 786
Joshua D. Ruddy Australia 9 563 1.0× 115 0.4× 126 1.0× 187 1.6× 131 1.4× 21 594
Toru Okuwaki Japan 13 446 0.8× 179 0.7× 251 2.1× 83 0.7× 61 0.6× 22 608
Kasper Krommes Denmark 12 490 0.9× 145 0.6× 195 1.6× 137 1.2× 103 1.1× 21 567
Fearghal P. Behan United Kingdom 9 332 0.6× 94 0.4× 91 0.8× 114 1.0× 87 0.9× 24 390
Steven Duhig Australia 11 838 1.5× 168 0.7× 202 1.7× 278 2.4× 204 2.1× 28 880
Patrick Farhart Australia 12 787 1.4× 191 0.7× 309 2.6× 186 1.6× 141 1.5× 16 829
Marie-Hélène Namurois Belgium 2 417 0.7× 109 0.4× 164 1.4× 105 0.9× 64 0.7× 2 437

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Ayako Higashihara

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All Works

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Nagano, Yasuharu, et al.. (2024). Early sports specialization in Japanese young soccer players and related factors. PLoS ONE. 19(8). e0302339–e0302339.
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Fukano, Mako, et al.. (2023). Damage and recovery of the intrinsic and extrinsic foot muscles from running a full marathon. Scandinavian Journal of Medicine and Science in Sports. 33(8). 1486–1493. 3 indexed citations
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Higashihara, Ayako, et al.. (2022). Differences in the recruitment properties of the corticospinal pathway between the biceps femoris and rectus femoris muscles. Brain Research. 1790. 147963–147963. 2 indexed citations
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Fukano, Mako, Kento Nakagawa, Takayuki Inami, et al.. (2021). Increase in foot arch asymmetry after full marathon completion. Journal of Sports Sciences. 39(21). 2468–2474. 2 indexed citations
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Inami, Takayuki, et al.. (2021). Greater knee varus angle and pelvic internal rotation after landing are predictive factors of a non-contact lateral ankle sprain. Physical Therapy in Sport. 50. 59–64. 3 indexed citations
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Hirose, Norikazu, et al.. (2021). Biceps Femoris Muscle is Activated by Performing Nordic Hamstring Exercise at a Shallow Knee Flexion Angle. Journal of Sports Science and Medicine. 20(2). 275–283. 12 indexed citations
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Higashihara, Ayako, Kento Nakagawa, Takayuki Inami, et al.. (2020). Regional differences in hamstring muscle damage after a marathon. PLoS ONE. 15(6). e0234401–e0234401. 12 indexed citations
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Nagano, Yasuharu, et al.. (2018). Movements with greater trunk accelerations and their properties during badminton games. Sports Biomechanics. 19(3). 342–352. 19 indexed citations
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Higashihara, Ayako, Yasuharu Nagano, Takashi Ono, & Toru Fukubayashi. (2017). Differences in hamstring activation characteristics between the acceleration and maximum-speed phases of sprinting. Journal of Sports Sciences. 36(12). 1313–1318. 67 indexed citations
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Nagano, Yasuharu, et al.. (2016). RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN TRUNK AND KNEE ACCELERATION AND THE GROUND REACTION FORCE DURING SINGLE LIMB LANDING. ISBS - Conference Proceedings Archive. 34(1). 4 indexed citations
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Nagano, Yasuharu, et al.. (2016). Gender differences in trunk acceleration and related posture during shuttle run cutting. 3(1). 33–39. 6 indexed citations
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Nagano, Yasuharu, Ayako Higashihara, & Mutsuaki Edama. (2015). Change in muscle thickness under contracting conditions following return to sports after a hamstring muscle strain injury—A pilot study. Asia-Pacific Journal of Sports Medicine Arthroscopy Rehabilitation and Technology. 2(2). 63–67. 14 indexed citations
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Higashihara, Ayako, Yasuharu Nagano, Takashi Ono, & Toru Fukubayashi. (2015). Differences in activation properties of the hamstring muscles during overground sprinting. Gait & Posture. 42(3). 360–364. 48 indexed citations
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Nagano, Yasuharu, Ayako Higashihara, Kazumasa Takahashi, & Toru Fukubayashi. (2014). Mechanics of the muscles crossing the hip joint during sprint running. Journal of Sports Sciences. 32(18). 1722–1728. 33 indexed citations
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Higashihara, Ayako, Yasuharu Nagano, Kazumasa Takahashi, & Toru Fukubayashi. (2014). Effects of forward trunk lean on hamstring muscle kinematics during sprinting. Journal of Sports Sciences. 33(13). 1366–1375. 39 indexed citations
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Higashihara, Ayako, Yasuharu Nagano, Kazumasa Takahashi, & Toru Fukubayashi. (2012). Relationship between hamstring muscle kinematics and hip rotation during the terminal swing of the sprinting gait cycle. Journal of science and medicine in sport. 15. S63–S63. 1 indexed citations
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Higashihara, Ayako, et al.. (2010). Functional differences in the activity of the hamstring muscles with increasing running speed. Journal of Sports Sciences. 28(10). 1085–1092. 108 indexed citations
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Ono, Takashi, Ayako Higashihara, & Toru Fukubayashi. (2010). Hamstring Functions During Hip-Extension Exercise Assessed With Electromyography and Magnetic Resonance Imaging. Research in Sports Medicine. 19(1). 42–52. 73 indexed citations
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Higashihara, Ayako, et al.. (2009). Differences in the electromyographic activity of the hamstring muscles during maximal eccentric knee flexion. European Journal of Applied Physiology. 108(2). 355–362. 23 indexed citations

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