Frank C. Sup

3.0k total citations · 1 hit paper
53 papers, 2.3k citations indexed

About

Frank C. Sup is a scholar working on Biomedical Engineering, Control and Systems Engineering and Cognitive Neuroscience. According to data from OpenAlex, Frank C. Sup has authored 53 papers receiving a total of 2.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 50 papers in Biomedical Engineering, 8 papers in Control and Systems Engineering and 8 papers in Cognitive Neuroscience. Recurrent topics in Frank C. Sup's work include Muscle activation and electromyography studies (43 papers), Prosthetics and Rehabilitation Robotics (39 papers) and Advanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting Materials (8 papers). Frank C. Sup is often cited by papers focused on Muscle activation and electromyography studies (43 papers), Prosthetics and Rehabilitation Robotics (39 papers) and Advanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting Materials (8 papers). Frank C. Sup collaborates with scholars based in United States, Slovakia and Germany. Frank C. Sup's co-authors include Michael Goldfarb, Hüseyin Atakan Varol, Jason E. Mitchell, Thomas J. Withrow, Brian R. Umberger, Mark Price, Philipp Beckerle, Kevin B. Fite, Andrew Erwin and Haohan Zhang and has published in prestigious journals such as PLoS ONE, The Journal of Physiology and Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise.

In The Last Decade

Frank C. Sup

51 papers receiving 2.2k citations

Hit Papers

Design and Control of a Powered Transfemoral Prosthesis 2008 2026 2014 2020 2008 100 200 300 400
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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.

  1. Design and Control of a Powered Transfemoral Prosthesis
    2008 466 citations Frank C. Sup, Michael Goldfarb et al. profile →

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Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Frank C. Sup United States 19 2.2k 230 215 196 138 53 2.3k
Nicholas P. Fey United States 22 1.6k 0.7× 217 0.9× 277 1.3× 89 0.5× 94 0.7× 72 1.8k
Samuel R. Hamner United States 12 1.5k 0.7× 130 0.6× 263 1.2× 162 0.8× 269 1.9× 12 2.1k
Elliott J. Rouse United States 29 2.8k 1.3× 571 2.5× 362 1.7× 208 1.1× 372 2.7× 84 3.0k
Ye Ding United States 13 1.7k 0.8× 525 2.3× 167 0.8× 150 0.8× 78 0.6× 16 1.9k
Ignacio Galiana United States 18 2.2k 1.0× 714 3.1× 236 1.1× 117 0.6× 132 1.0× 28 2.4k
Damiano Zanotto United States 23 1.1k 0.5× 565 2.5× 298 1.4× 296 1.5× 174 1.3× 79 1.6k
Marco Cempini Italy 25 2.1k 1.0× 1.1k 4.9× 163 0.8× 160 0.8× 276 2.0× 40 2.4k
Alena M. Grabowski United States 26 1.8k 0.8× 165 0.7× 285 1.3× 38 0.2× 70 0.5× 70 2.2k
Simona Crea Italy 32 2.2k 1.0× 1.1k 5.0× 323 1.5× 117 0.6× 356 2.6× 90 2.7k
Diego Torricelli Spain 25 1.2k 0.6× 724 3.1× 279 1.3× 72 0.4× 426 3.1× 79 2.0k

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All Works

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Sup, Frank C., et al.. (2023). Effects of Added Mass on Muscle Activity and Joint Movement During Walking. Journal of Bionic Engineering. 20(6). 2703–2715.
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Sup, Frank C., et al.. (2022). Passive double pendulum in the wake of a cylinder forced to rotate emulates a cyclic human walking gait. Bioinspiration & Biomimetics. 17(4). 45006–45006. 5 indexed citations
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Giuliano, Karen K., et al.. (2022). INNOVATE. Nursing Administration Quarterly. 46(3). 255–265. 13 indexed citations
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Kent, Jane A., et al.. (2020). Magnetic Resonance Compatible Knee Extension Ergometer. Journal of Biomechanical Engineering. 142(9). 10 indexed citations
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Price, Mark, Brian R. Umberger, & Frank C. Sup. (2019). Dynamic optimization of Gait with a Generalized Lower-Limb Prosthesis Model. PubMed. 2019. 734–739. 8 indexed citations
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Erwin, Andrew & Frank C. Sup. (2015). A Haptic Feedback Scheme to Accurately Position a Virtual Wrist Prosthesis Using a Three-Node Tactor Array. PLoS ONE. 10(8). e0134095–e0134095. 23 indexed citations
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Sup, Frank C., et al.. (2013). Leveraging gait dynamics to improve efficiency and performance of powered hip exoskeletons. PubMed. 4. 1–6. 8 indexed citations
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Sup, Frank C., et al.. (2013). Design and control of a two-wheeled robotic walker for balance enhancement. PubMed. 2013. 1–6. 9 indexed citations
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Sup, Frank C., et al.. (2011). Simulation of a slope adapting ankle prosthesis provided by semi-active damping. PubMed. 84. 587–590. 10 indexed citations
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Sup, Frank C., Hüseyin Atakan Varol, & Michael Goldfarb. (2010). Upslope Walking With a Powered Knee and Ankle Prosthesis: Initial Results With an Amputee Subject. IEEE Transactions on Neural Systems and Rehabilitation Engineering. 19(1). 71–78. 227 indexed citations
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Sup, Frank C., Hüseyin Atakan Varol, Jason E. Mitchell, Thomas J. Withrow, & Michael Goldfarb. (2009). Preliminary Evaluations of a Self-Contained Anthropomorphic Transfemoral Prosthesis. IEEE/ASME Transactions on Mechatronics. 14(6). 667–676. 242 indexed citations
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Varol, Hüseyin Atakan, Frank C. Sup, & Michael Goldfarb. (2009). Powered sit-to-stand and assistive stand-to-sit framework for a powered transfemoral prosthesis. PubMed. 5209582. 645–651. 37 indexed citations
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Sup, Frank C., Hüseyin Atakan Varol, Jason E. Mitchell, Thomas J. Withrow, & Michael Goldfarb. (2009). Self-contained powered knee and ankle prosthesis: Initial evaluation on a transfemoral amputee. PubMed. 2009. 638–644. 101 indexed citations
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Varol, Hüseyin Atakan, Frank C. Sup, & Michael Goldfarb. (2009). Multiclass Real-Time Intent Recognition of a Powered Lower Limb Prosthesis. IEEE Transactions on Biomedical Engineering. 57(3). 542–551. 346 indexed citations
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Varol, Hüseyin Atakan, Frank C. Sup, & Michael Goldfarb. (2008). Real-time gait mode intent recognition of a powered knee and ankle prosthesis for standing and walking. PubMed. 2008. 66–72. 42 indexed citations
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Fite, Kevin B., Jason E. Mitchell, Frank C. Sup, & Michael Goldfarb. (2007). Design and Control of an Electrically Powered Knee Prosthesis. 902–905. 65 indexed citations
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Sup, Frank C. & Michael Goldfarb. (2006). Design of a Pneumatically Actuated Transfemoral Prosthesis. 1419–1428. 14 indexed citations

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