David Lessley

1.6k total citations
75 papers, 1.2k citations indexed

About

David Lessley is a scholar working on Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine, Surgery and Safety, Risk, Reliability and Quality. According to data from OpenAlex, David Lessley has authored 75 papers receiving a total of 1.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 57 papers in Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine, 22 papers in Surgery and 21 papers in Safety, Risk, Reliability and Quality. Recurrent topics in David Lessley's work include Automotive and Human Injury Biomechanics (55 papers), Traffic and Road Safety (20 papers) and Injury Epidemiology and Prevention (19 papers). David Lessley is often cited by papers focused on Automotive and Human Injury Biomechanics (55 papers), Traffic and Road Safety (20 papers) and Injury Epidemiology and Prevention (19 papers). David Lessley collaborates with scholars based in United States, Spain and Japan. David Lessley's co-authors include Richard W. Kent, Jeff R. Crandall, Jason Forman, Greg Shaw, Jeff Crandall, Chris Sherwood, James R. Funk, Ola Boström, Francisco J. López‐Valdés and Stephen A. Ridella and has published in prestigious journals such as The American Journal of Sports Medicine, Journal of Biomechanics and Neurosurgery.

In The Last Decade

David Lessley

72 papers receiving 1.1k citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
David Lessley United States 21 907 337 325 318 210 75 1.2k
F. Scott Gayzik United States 23 1.1k 1.2× 259 0.8× 339 1.0× 405 1.3× 157 0.7× 118 1.5k
Jason Forman United States 25 1.2k 1.4× 416 1.2× 604 1.9× 383 1.2× 239 1.1× 120 1.8k
Jonathan D. Rupp United States 25 1.1k 1.2× 586 1.7× 524 1.6× 441 1.4× 145 0.7× 102 1.8k
Xavier Trosseille France 19 1.1k 1.2× 288 0.9× 344 1.1× 297 0.9× 207 1.0× 80 1.2k
John H. Bolte United States 18 738 0.8× 248 0.7× 202 0.6× 257 0.8× 233 1.1× 102 1.0k
Stephen W. Rouhana United States 22 1.2k 1.3× 351 1.0× 459 1.4× 496 1.6× 115 0.5× 78 1.5k
Kevin Moorhouse United States 15 661 0.7× 211 0.6× 198 0.6× 183 0.6× 228 1.1× 62 1.0k
Shashi Kuppa United States 19 1.2k 1.4× 401 1.2× 616 1.9× 330 1.0× 195 0.9× 41 1.5k
Andrew R. Kemper United States 21 813 0.9× 206 0.6× 159 0.5× 502 1.6× 204 1.0× 88 1.3k
Priya Prasad United States 24 1.6k 1.8× 444 1.3× 674 2.1× 383 1.2× 289 1.4× 92 2.2k

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All Works

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Lessley, David, Richard W. Kent, Joseph M. Cormier, et al.. (2020). Position-Specific Circumstances of Concussions in the NFL: Toward the Development of Position-Specific Helmets. Annals of Biomedical Engineering. 48(11). 2542–2554. 7 indexed citations
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Gabler, Lee F., Nathan Dau, David Lessley, et al.. (2020). On-Field Performance of an Instrumented Mouthguard for Detecting Head Impacts in American Football. Annals of Biomedical Engineering. 48(11). 2599–2612. 41 indexed citations
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Kent, Richard W., Jason Forman, Jeff R. Crandall, & David Lessley. (2015). The mechanical interactions between an American football cleat and playing surfacesin-situat loads and rates generated by elite athletes: a comparison of playing surfaces. Sports Biomechanics. 14(1). 1–17. 28 indexed citations
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Subit, Damien, et al.. (2014). The Contribution of Pre-impact Spine Posture on Human Body Model Response in Whole-body Side Impact. SAE technical papers on CD-ROM/SAE technical paper series. 58. 385–422. 12 indexed citations
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Forman, Jason, Francisco J. López‐Valdés, David Lessley, et al.. (2013). Occupant Kinematics and Shoulder Belt Retention in Far-Side Lateral and Oblique Collisions: A Parametric Study. SAE technical papers on CD-ROM/SAE technical paper series. 1. 343–85. 35 indexed citations
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Kent, Richard W., Jason Forman, David Lessley, Kristy B. Arbogast, & Kazuo Higuchi. (2013). A Parametric Study of Far-Side Restraint Mechanics. 2 indexed citations
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Shaw, Greg, et al.. (2013). Response Comparison for the Hybrid III, THOR Mod Kit with SD-3 Shoulder, and PMHS in a Simulated Frontal Crash. 5 indexed citations
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Salzar, Robert S., et al.. (2013). Thoracic Response to Shoulder Belt Loading: Comparison of Tabletop and Frontal Sled Tests with PMHS. Traffic Injury Prevention. 14(2). 159–167. 3 indexed citations
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Kent, Richard W., Francisco J. López‐Valdés, Daniel Parent, et al.. (2012). Biomechanical Response Targets for Physical and Computational Models of the Pediatric Trunk. Traffic Injury Prevention. 13(5). 499–506. 5 indexed citations
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Salzar, Robert S., et al.. (2011). Thoracic response to shoulder‐belt loading: comparison of table‐top and frontal sled tests with PMHS. Proceedings of the International Research Council on the Biomechanics of Injury conference. 39. 193–205. 1 indexed citations
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Kent, Richard W., Francisco J. López‐Valdés, Daniel Parent, et al.. (2011). Characterization of the Pediatric Chest and Abdomen Using Three Post-Mortem Human Subjects. 6 indexed citations
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Untaroiu, Costin D., Dipan Bose, Yuan-Chiao Lu, et al.. (2011). Abdominal and thoracic response to loading of pretensioner restraint systems. Proceedings of the International Research Council on the Biomechanics of Injury conference. 39. 154–168. 1 indexed citations
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Kent, Richard W., Francisco J. López‐Valdés, David Lessley, et al.. (2011). Assessment of a Three-Point Restraint System with a Pre-tensioned Lap Belt and an Inflatable, Force-Limited Shoulder Belt. SAE technical papers on CD-ROM/SAE technical paper series. 55. 141–59. 12 indexed citations
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López‐Valdés, Francisco J., Anthony G. Lau, Patrick O. Riley, et al.. (2010). Analysis of spinal motion and loads during frontal impacts. Comparison between PMHS and ATD.. Europe PMC (PubMed Central). 20 indexed citations
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Shaw, Greg, et al.. (2010). TORSO DEFORMATION IN FRONTAL SLED TESTS: COMPARISION BETWEEN THOR NT, THOR NT WITH THE CHALMERS SD-1 SHOULDER, AND PMHS. Chalmers Publication Library (Chalmers University of Technology). 38. 247–264. 5 indexed citations
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Forman, Jason, David Lessley, Richard W. Kent, Ola Boström, & Bengt Pipkorn. (2006). Whole-body Kinematic and Dynamic Response of Restrained PMHS in Frontal Sled Tests. SAE technical papers on CD-ROM/SAE technical paper series. 50. 299–336. 37 indexed citations
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Crandall, Jeff, David Lessley, Jason Kerrigan, & Bodil Ivarsson. (2006). Thoracic deformation response of pedestrians resulting from vehicle impact. International Journal of Crashworthiness. 11(6). 529–539. 15 indexed citations
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Lessley, David, et al.. (2005). Dummy Torso Response to Anterior Quasi-Static Loading. 2005. 9 indexed citations
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Kent, Richard W., David Lessley, & Chris Sherwood. (2004). Thoracic Response to Dynamic, Non-Impact Loading from a Hub, Distributed Belt, Diagonal Belt, and Double Diagonal Belts. SAE technical papers on CD-ROM/SAE technical paper series. 48. 495–519. 75 indexed citations

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