Benjamin J. Fregly

9.8k total citations · 1 hit paper
143 papers, 7.3k citations indexed

About

Benjamin J. Fregly is a scholar working on Biomedical Engineering, Surgery and Cognitive Neuroscience. According to data from OpenAlex, Benjamin J. Fregly has authored 143 papers receiving a total of 7.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 89 papers in Biomedical Engineering, 73 papers in Surgery and 22 papers in Cognitive Neuroscience. Recurrent topics in Benjamin J. Fregly's work include Muscle activation and electromyography studies (62 papers), Total Knee Arthroplasty Outcomes (61 papers) and Knee injuries and reconstruction techniques (36 papers). Benjamin J. Fregly is often cited by papers focused on Muscle activation and electromyography studies (62 papers), Total Knee Arthroplasty Outcomes (61 papers) and Knee injuries and reconstruction techniques (36 papers). Benjamin J. Fregly collaborates with scholars based in United States, Australia and Spain. Benjamin J. Fregly's co-authors include Darryl D. DʼLima, Scott A. Banks, Clifford W. Colwell, Raphael T. Haftka, Thor F. Besier, Marcus G. Pandy, Alan D. George, Jonathan P. Walter, David G. Lloyd and Kim H. Mitchell and has published in prestigious journals such as PLoS ONE, Journal of Biomechanics and IEEE Transactions on Biomedical Engineering.

In The Last Decade

Benjamin J. Fregly

137 papers receiving 7.1k citations

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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.

Grand challenge competition to predict in vivo knee loads

2011 456 citations Benjamin J. Fregly, Thor F. Besier et al. Journal of Orthopaedic Research® profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Benjamin J. Fregly United States	45	4.3k	3.8k	1.3k	977	689	143	7.3k
Kevin J. Deluzio Canada	38	2.9k 0.7×	2.6k 0.7×	1.7k 1.3×	1.1k 1.1×	135 0.2×	92	4.9k
Reed Ferber Canada	41	4.6k 1.1×	1.6k 0.4×	548 0.4×	3.6k 3.6×	117 0.2×	154	6.1k
Aurelio Cappozzo Italy	43	5.2k 1.2×	3.3k 0.9×	316 0.3×	2.7k 2.7×	420 0.6×	126	9.8k
Angelo Cappello Italy	39	2.2k 0.5×	2.2k 0.6×	100 0.1×	1.3k 1.3×	441 0.6×	161	5.9k
Laurence Chèze France	32	1.7k 0.4×	1.5k 0.4×	144 0.1×	1.0k 1.0×	247 0.4×	188	3.5k
Paul Allard Canada	34	1.9k 0.4×	1.5k 0.4×	132 0.1×	1.2k 1.2×	271 0.4×	118	4.1k
Julien Favre Switzerland	34	2.0k 0.5×	1.7k 0.5×	1.1k 0.9×	923 0.9×	52 0.1×	132	3.6k
Michael Skipper Andersen Denmark	27	1.9k 0.4×	1.3k 0.4×	257 0.2×	654 0.7×	167 0.2×	165	3.1k
Bing Yu United States	42	3.4k 0.8×	4.1k 1.1×	120 0.1×	5.1k 5.2×	242 0.4×	166	7.5k
Judith M. Burnfield United States	22	2.9k 0.7×	718 0.2×	157 0.1×	1.1k 1.2×	231 0.3×	88	4.6k

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Henninger, Heath B., et al.. (2025). Personalization of closed-chain shoulder models yields high kinematic accuracy for multiple motions. Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology. 13. 1547373–1547373.

Tan, Tian, Rishi Agarwal, Scott D. Uhlrich, et al.. (2024). AddBiomechanics Dataset: Capturing the Physics of Human Motion at Scale. Lecture notes in computer science. 15146. 490–508. 1 indexed citations

Higgs, C. Fred, et al.. (2024). Experimental Evaluation of the Effects of Discrete-Grading-Induced Discontinuities on the Material Properties of Functionally Graded Ti-6Al-4V Lattices. Materials. 17(4). 822–822.

Brake, Matthew R. W., et al.. (2024). Evaluation of finite element modeling methods for predicting compression screw failure in a custom pelvic implant. Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology. 12. 1420870–1420870. 1 indexed citations

Li, Geng, et al.. (2024). Changes in walking function and neural control following pelvic cancer surgery with reconstruction. Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology. 12. 1389031–1389031. 2 indexed citations

Dunbar, Nicholas J., et al.. (2023). Changes in psoas muscle size and ambulatory function after internal hemipelvectomy without reconstruction. The Bone & Joint Journal. 105-B(3). 323–330. 3 indexed citations

Fregly, Benjamin J., et al.. (2022). Evaluation of Optimal Control Approaches for Predicting Active Knee-Ankle-Foot-Orthosis Motion for Individuals With Spinal Cord Injury. Frontiers in Neurorobotics. 15. 748148–748148. 6 indexed citations

Dunbar, Nicholas J., et al.. (2021). Bilateral asymmetry of bone density adjacent to pelvic sarcomas: A retrospective study using computed tomography. Journal of Orthopaedic Research®. 40(3). 644–653. 2 indexed citations

Fregly, Benjamin J.. (2021). A Conceptual Blueprint for Making Neuromusculoskeletal Models Clinically Useful. Applied Sciences. 11(5). 2037–2037. 37 indexed citations

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Pallarès-López, Roger, et al.. (2020). Prediction of three-dimensional crutch walking patterns using a torque-driven model. Multibody System Dynamics. 51(1). 1–19. 15 indexed citations

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Pegg, Elise, Jonathan P. Walter, Darryl D. DʼLima, et al.. (2019). Minimising tibial fracture after unicompartmental knee replacement: A probabilistic finite element study. Clinical Biomechanics. 73. 46–54. 8 indexed citations

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Roemmich, Ryan T., Benjamin J. Fregly, & Chris J. Hass. (2014). Neuromuscular Complexity During Gait is not Responsive to Medication in Persons with Parkinson’s Disease. Annals of Biomedical Engineering. 42(9). 1901–1912. 22 indexed citations

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Gerus, Pauline, Massimo Sartori, Thor F. Besier, et al.. (2013). Subject-specific knee joint geometry improves predictions of medial tibiofemoral contact forces. Journal of Biomechanics. 46(16). 2778–2786. 202 indexed citations

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Roemmich, Ryan T., et al.. (2013). Persons with Parkinson’s disease exhibit decreased neuromuscular complexity during gait. Clinical Neurophysiology. 124(7). 1390–1397. 101 indexed citations

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Cowan, Rachel E., Benjamin J. Fregly, Michael L. Boninger, et al.. (2012). Recent trends in assistive technology for mobility. Journal of NeuroEngineering and Rehabilitation. 9(1). 20–20. 124 indexed citations

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DʼLima, Darryl D., Benjamin J. Fregly, Shantanu Patil, Nikolai Steklov, & Clifford W. Colwell. (2012). Knee joint forces: prediction, measurement, and significance. Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers Part H Journal of Engineering in Medicine. 226(2). 95–102. 145 indexed citations

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Fregly, Benjamin J., Thor F. Besier, David G. Lloyd, et al.. (2011). Grand challenge competition to predict in vivo knee loads. Journal of Orthopaedic Research®. 30(4). 503–513. 456 indexed citations breakdown →

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Fregly, Benjamin J.. (2009). Design of Optimal Treatments for Neuromusculoskeletal Disorders using Patient-Specific Multibody Dynamic Models.. PubMed. 2(2). 145–155. 13 indexed citations

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Fregly, Benjamin J., et al.. (2004). The Relationship between Contact Pressure, Insert Thickness, and Mild Wear in Total Knee Replacements. Computer Modeling in Engineering & Sciences. 6(2). 145–152. 11 indexed citations

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Fregly, Benjamin J., et al.. (2003). Experimental evaluation of an elastic foundation model to predict contact pressures in knee replacements. Journal of Biomechanics. 36(11). 1659–1668. 116 indexed citations

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