Frank C. Anderson

12.6k total citations · 3 hit papers
37 papers, 9.0k citations indexed

About

Frank C. Anderson is a scholar working on Biomedical Engineering, Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation and Orthopedics and Sports Medicine. According to data from OpenAlex, Frank C. Anderson has authored 37 papers receiving a total of 9.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 32 papers in Biomedical Engineering, 13 papers in Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation and 9 papers in Orthopedics and Sports Medicine. Recurrent topics in Frank C. Anderson's work include Muscle activation and electromyography studies (25 papers), Balance, Gait, and Falls Prevention (13 papers) and Sports Performance and Training (8 papers). Frank C. Anderson is often cited by papers focused on Muscle activation and electromyography studies (25 papers), Balance, Gait, and Falls Prevention (13 papers) and Sports Performance and Training (8 papers). Frank C. Anderson collaborates with scholars based in United States, Australia and Indonesia. Frank C. Anderson's co-authors include Marcus G. Pandy, Scott L. Delp, Darryl G. Thelen, Allison S. Arnold, Peter Loan, Eran Guendelman, Ayman Habib, Michael Schwartz, John R. Hutchinson and Saryn R. Goldberg and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Biomechanics, IEEE Transactions on Biomedical Engineering and Journal of Theoretical Biology.

In The Last Decade

Frank C. Anderson

36 papers receiving 8.7k 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.

OpenSim: Open-Source Software to Create and Analyze Dynamic Simulations of Movement

2007 3.3k citations Scott L. Delp, Frank C. Anderson et al. profile →
Dynamic Optimization of Human Walking

2001 784 citations Frank C. Anderson, Marcus G. Pandy Journal of Biomechanical Engineering profile →
Static and dynamic optimization solutions for gait are practically equivalent

2001 591 citations Frank C. Anderson, Marcus G. Pandy Journal of Biomechanics profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Frank C. Anderson United States	28	6.7k	2.0k	2.0k	1.5k	1.5k	37	9.0k
Darryl G. Thelen United States	51	7.4k 1.1×	3.2k 1.6×	5.0k 2.6×	1.3k 0.9×	2.1k 1.4×	166	12.1k
At L. Hof Netherlands	49	5.3k 0.8×	1.2k 0.6×	2.5k 1.3×	1.1k 0.7×	3.7k 2.5×	115	9.6k
Allison S. Arnold United States	26	3.9k 0.6×	1.5k 0.7×	1.3k 0.6×	739 0.5×	717 0.5×	39	5.7k
Marcus G. Pandy Australia	67	10.2k 1.5×	6.1k 3.1×	5.2k 2.6×	1.7k 1.1×	1.6k 1.0×	232	15.6k
Aurelio Cappozzo Italy	43	5.2k 0.8×	3.3k 1.7×	2.7k 1.3×	420 0.3×	2.9k 1.9×	126	9.8k
Ugo Della Croce Italy	42	5.4k 0.8×	2.6k 1.3×	2.6k 1.3×	403 0.3×	3.2k 2.1×	137	9.8k
Felix E. Zajac United States	50	11.6k 1.7×	1.8k 0.9×	3.6k 1.8×	4.3k 2.8×	3.1k 2.0×	90	16.2k
Thomas S. Buchanan United States	51	5.8k 0.9×	3.8k 1.9×	3.1k 1.6×	2.3k 1.5×	512 0.3×	141	8.8k
F.C.T. van der Helm Netherlands	45	4.4k 0.7×	5.1k 2.6×	1.3k 0.6×	1.1k 0.7×	760 0.5×	148	10.3k
Maarten F. Bobbert Netherlands	48	5.9k 0.9×	686 0.3×	5.5k 2.8×	1.2k 0.8×	1.4k 0.9×	132	8.6k

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Anderson, Frank C., et al.. (2012). Stabilisation of walking by intrinsic muscle properties revealed in a three-dimensional muscle-driven simulation. Computer Methods in Biomechanics & Biomedical Engineering. 16(4). 451–462. 71 indexed citations

Yang, Feng, Frank C. Anderson, & Yi‐Chung Pai. (2008). Predicted thresholds of dynamic stability against backward balance loss under slip and nonslip bipedal walking conditions. 95. 836–840. 1 indexed citations

Anderson, Frank C., et al.. (2008). Muscle contributions to support and progression over a range of walking speeds. Journal of Biomechanics. 41(15). 3243–3252. 322 indexed citations

Arnold, Allison S., Darryl G. Thelen, Michael Schwartz, Frank C. Anderson, & Scott L. Delp. (2007). Muscular coordination of knee motion during the terminal-swing phase of normal gait. Journal of Biomechanics. 40(15). 3314–3324. 49 indexed citations

Hicks, Jennifer L., Allison S. Arnold, Frank C. Anderson, Michael Schwartz, & Scott L. Delp. (2007). The effect of excessive tibial torsion on the capacity of muscles to extend the hip and knee during single-limb stance. Gait & Posture. 26(4). 546–552. 96 indexed citations

Yang, Feng, Frank C. Anderson, & Yi‐Chung Pai. (2006). Predicted threshold against backward balance loss in gait. Journal of Biomechanics. 40(4). 804–811. 65 indexed citations

Delp, Scott L., Frank C. Anderson, & Russ B. Altman. (2006). Physics-Based Simulation of Biological Structures. 802–803. 1 indexed citations

Hutchinson, John R., Frank C. Anderson, Silvia S. Blemker, & Scott L. Delp. (2005). Analysis of hindlimb muscle moment arms in Tyrannosaurus rex using a three-dimensional musculoskeletal computer model: implications for stance, gait, and speed. Paleobiology. 31(4). 676–676. 138 indexed citations

Thelen, Darryl G. & Frank C. Anderson. (2005). Using computed muscle control to generate forward dynamic simulations of human walking from experimental data. Journal of Biomechanics. 39(6). 1107–1115. 454 indexed citations

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Goldberg, Saryn R., Frank C. Anderson, Marcus G. Pandy, & Scott L. Delp. (2004). Muscles that influence knee flexion velocity in double support: implications for stiff-knee gait. Journal of Biomechanics. 37(8). 1189–1196. 132 indexed citations

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Higginson, Jill S., Richard R. Neptune, & Frank C. Anderson. (2004). Simulated parallel annealing within a neighborhood for optimization of biomechanical systems. Journal of Biomechanics. 38(9). 1938–1942. 32 indexed citations

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Pandy, Marcus G., et al.. (2003). A phenomenological model for estimating metabolic energy consumption in muscle contraction. Journal of Biomechanics. 37(1). 81–88. 129 indexed citations

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Anderson, Frank C., Saryn R. Goldberg, Marcus G. Pandy, & Scott L. Delp. (2003). Contributions of muscle forces and toe-off kinematics to peak knee flexion during the swing phase of normal gait: an induced position analysis. Journal of Biomechanics. 37(5). 731–737. 98 indexed citations

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Anderson, Frank C. & Marcus G. Pandy. (2001). Dynamic Optimization of Human Walking. Journal of Biomechanical Engineering. 123(5). 381–390. 784 indexed citations breakdown →

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Anderson, Frank C. & Marcus G. Pandy. (2001). Static and dynamic optimization solutions for gait are practically equivalent. Journal of Biomechanics. 34(2). 153–161. 591 indexed citations breakdown →

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Pandy, Marcus G. & Frank C. Anderson. (2000). Dynamic Simulation of Human Movement Using Large-Scale Models of the Body. Phonetica. 57(2-4). 219–228. 28 indexed citations

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Martin, James C., Nicholas A. T. Brown, Frank C. Anderson, & Waneen W. Spirduso. (2000). A governing relationship for repetitive muscular contraction. Journal of Biomechanics. 33(8). 969–974. 33 indexed citations

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Anderson, Frank C. & Marcus G. Pandy. (1999). A Dynamic Optimization Solution for Vertical Jumping in Three Dimensions. Computer Methods in Biomechanics & Biomedical Engineering. 2(3). 201–231. 424 indexed citations

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Anderson, Frank C., et al.. (1995). Application of High-Performance Computing to Numerical Simulation of Human Movement. Journal of Biomechanical Engineering. 117(1). 155–157. 34 indexed citations

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Anderson, Frank C. & Marcus G. Pandy. (1993). Storage and utilization of elastic strain energy during jumping. Journal of Biomechanics. 26(12). 1413–1427. 215 indexed citations

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