Frank B. Underwood

3.5k total citations · 2 hit papers
29 papers, 2.7k citations indexed

About

Frank B. Underwood is a scholar working on Surgery, Orthopedics and Sports Medicine and Biomedical Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Frank B. Underwood has authored 29 papers receiving a total of 2.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 12 papers in Surgery, 12 papers in Orthopedics and Sports Medicine and 10 papers in Biomedical Engineering. Recurrent topics in Frank B. Underwood's work include Sports injuries and prevention (10 papers), Muscle activation and electromyography studies (7 papers) and Knee injuries and reconstruction techniques (5 papers). Frank B. Underwood is often cited by papers focused on Sports injuries and prevention (10 papers), Muscle activation and electromyography studies (7 papers) and Knee injuries and reconstruction techniques (5 papers). Frank B. Underwood collaborates with scholars based in United States, Canada and Russia. Frank B. Underwood's co-authors include Phillip J. Plisky, Mitchell J. Rauh, Thomas W. Kaminski, Kyle Kiesel, Robert J. Butler, Arthur J. Nitz, Tim L. Uhl, Reed Ferber, Kate I. Minick and Thomas Cappaert and has published in prestigious journals such as Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise, British Journal of Sports Medicine and Physical Therapy.

In The Last Decade

Frank B. Underwood

28 papers receiving 2.5k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Star Excursion Balance Test as a Predictor of Lower Extremity Injury in High School Basketball Players

2006 994 citations Phillip J. Plisky, Mitchell J. Rauh et al. Journal of Orthopaedic and Sports Physical Therapy profile →
The reliability of an instrumented device for measuring components of the star excursion balance test.

2009 570 citations Phillip J. Plisky, Robert J. Butler et al. PubMed profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Frank B. Underwood United States	15	1.9k	1.0k	915	629	229	29	2.7k
Francisco J. Vera-García Spain	26	1.6k 0.8×	629 0.6×	656 0.7×	1.1k 1.7×	320 1.4×	89	2.7k
William D. Bandy United States	17	1.3k 0.7×	503 0.5×	619 0.7×	666 1.1×	127 0.6×	43	2.1k
Susan Saliba United States	35	2.5k 1.3×	1.7k 1.6×	1.4k 1.5×	481 0.8×	109 0.5×	157	3.9k
Mette Kreutzfeldt Zebis Denmark	34	2.1k 1.1×	910 0.9×	1.3k 1.4×	1.1k 1.8×	105 0.5×	100	3.7k
Kyle Kiesel United States	25	2.7k 1.4×	900 0.9×	1.1k 1.2×	1.3k 2.1×	286 1.2×	50	3.8k
Terry L. Grindstaff United States	25	1.3k 0.7×	616 0.6×	908 1.0×	485 0.8×	80 0.3×	72	2.1k
Masood Mazaheri Iran	30	1.0k 0.6×	655 0.6×	627 0.7×	470 0.7×	641 2.8×	59	2.2k
William E. Prentice United States	26	1.2k 0.6×	537 0.5×	796 0.9×	396 0.6×	129 0.6×	49	2.2k
Heon‐Seock Cynn South Korea	26	733 0.4×	617 0.6×	922 1.0×	842 1.3×	143 0.6×	134	2.0k
Hossein Negahban Iran	31	985 0.5×	652 0.6×	652 0.7×	547 0.9×	674 2.9×	115	2.4k

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Underwood, Frank B., et al.. (2016). Eccentric Exercise Versus Eccentric Exercise and Soft Tissue Treatment (Astym) in the Management of Insertional Achilles Tendinopathy. Sports Health A Multidisciplinary Approach. 8(3). 230–237. 50 indexed citations

Kiesel, Kyle, et al.. (2012). Experimentally induced pain alters the EMG activity of the lumbar multifidus in asymptomatic subjects. Manual Therapy. 17(3). 236–240. 23 indexed citations

Underwood, Frank B., et al.. (2008). Physical Therapist Compliance with Electromyography Guidelines. Journal of Neurologic Physical Therapy. 32(4). 177–185. 4 indexed citations

Butler, Robert J., Kate I. Minick, Reed Ferber, & Frank B. Underwood. (2008). Gait mechanics after ACL reconstruction: implications for the early onset of knee osteoarthritis. British Journal of Sports Medicine. 43(5). 366–370. 154 indexed citations

Butler, Robert J., Kate I. Minick, Reed Ferber, & Frank B. Underwood. (2008). Gait Mechanics Following an ACL rupture: Implication for the Early Onset of Knee Osteoarthritis. Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise. 40(5). S58–S58. 1 indexed citations

Rauh, Mitchell J., et al.. (2007). Medial Tibial Stress Syndrome in High School Cross-Country Runners: Incidence and Risk Factors. Journal of Orthopaedic and Sports Physical Therapy. 37(2). 40–47. 107 indexed citations

Kiesel, Kyle, Frank B. Underwood, Carl G. Mattacola, Arthur J. Nitz, & Terry Malone. (2007). A Comparison of Select Trunk Muscle Thickness Change Between Subjects With Low Back Pain Classified in the Treatment-Based Classification System and Asymptomatic Controls. Journal of Orthopaedic and Sports Physical Therapy. 37(10). 596–607. 116 indexed citations

Kiesel, Kyle, Tim L. Uhl, Frank B. Underwood, & Arthur J. Nitz. (2007). Rehabilitative ultrasound measurement of select trunk muscle activation during induced pain. Manual Therapy. 13(2). 132–138. 112 indexed citations

Underwood, Frank B.. (2006). Anatomical Guide for the Electromyographer: The Limbs and Trunk, ed 4. Physical Therapy. 86(7). 1043–1043. 5 indexed citations

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Plisky, Phillip J., Mitchell J. Rauh, Thomas W. Kaminski, & Frank B. Underwood. (2006). Star Excursion Balance Test as a Predictor of Lower Extremity Injury in High School Basketball Players. Journal of Orthopaedic and Sports Physical Therapy. 36(12). 911–919. 994 indexed citations breakdown →

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Kiesel, Kyle, et al.. (2006). Measurement of lumbar multifidus muscle contraction with rehabilitative ultrasound imaging. Manual Therapy. 12(2). 161–166. 239 indexed citations

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Gill, Norman W., Thomas Rüediger, Josef H. Moore, et al.. (1999). Test-retest reliability of the ulnar F-wave minimum latency in normal adults.. PubMed. 39(4). 195–200. 5 indexed citations

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Prentice, William E., William S. Quillen, & Frank B. Underwood. (1998). Therapeutic modalities for allied health professionals. 32 indexed citations

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Lee, Ian E, et al.. (1998). Effect of semi-rigid lumbosacral orthosis use on oxygen consumption during repetitive stoop and squat lifting *. Ergonomics. 41(6). 790–797. 13 indexed citations

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Allison, Stephen, et al.. (1998). Prediction of 10 Repetition Maximum for Short-Arc Quadriceps Exercise From Hand-Held Dynamometer and Anthropometric Measurements. Journal of Orthopaedic and Sports Physical Therapy. 28(2). 97–104. 13 indexed citations

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McGraw, C. P., et al.. (1997). Oxygen Consumption, Heart Rate, and Rating of Perceived Exertion in Young Adult Women During Backward Walking at Different Speeds. Journal of Orthopaedic and Sports Physical Therapy. 25(2). 113–118. 21 indexed citations

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Quillen, William S. & Frank B. Underwood. (1996). Laboratory Manual to accompany Therapeutic Modalities in Sports Medicine. 3 indexed citations

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Williams, Glenn N., et al.. (1995). The Cardiopulmonary Cost of Backward Walking at Selected Speeds. Journal of Orthopaedic and Sports Physical Therapy. 21(3). 132–138. 40 indexed citations

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Greathouse, David G., et al.. (1989). Roth Technique—A New Approach for Measuring Sensory Neural Conduction in the Median and Ulnar Nerves: Suggestion from the Field. Physical Therapy. 69(9). 777–779. 3 indexed citations

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Sutlive, Thomas G., et al.. (1989). Effects of Varying Electrode Site Placements on the Torque Output of an Electrically Stimulated Involuntary Quadriceps Femoris Muscle Contraction. Journal of Orthopaedic and Sports Physical Therapy. 11(1). 24–29. 11 indexed citations

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