Heike Vallery

4.8k total citations · 2 hit papers
106 papers, 3.5k citations indexed

About

Heike Vallery is a scholar working on Biomedical Engineering, Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation and Rehabilitation. According to data from OpenAlex, Heike Vallery has authored 106 papers receiving a total of 3.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 70 papers in Biomedical Engineering, 26 papers in Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation and 20 papers in Rehabilitation. Recurrent topics in Heike Vallery's work include Muscle activation and electromyography studies (51 papers), Prosthetics and Rehabilitation Robotics (49 papers) and Balance, Gait, and Falls Prevention (26 papers). Heike Vallery is often cited by papers focused on Muscle activation and electromyography studies (51 papers), Prosthetics and Rehabilitation Robotics (49 papers) and Balance, Gait, and Falls Prevention (26 papers). Heike Vallery collaborates with scholars based in Netherlands, Switzerland and Germany. Heike Vallery's co-authors include Robert Riener, Herman van der Kooij, Martin Buss, Edwin van Asseldonk, Anna Pagel, R. Ekkelenkamp, Roger Gassert, José del R. Millán, Michael R. Tucker and Jérémy Olivier and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature Medicine, SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología and PLoS ONE.

In The Last Decade

Heike Vallery

95 papers receiving 3.5k 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.

Control strategies for active lower extremity prosthetics and orthotics: a review

2015 776 citations Robert Riener, Heike Vallery et al. Journal of NeuroEngineering and Rehabilitation profile →
Wearable Sensor-Based Real-Time Gait Detection: A Systematic Review

2021 189 citations Urs Keller, Grégoire Courtine et al. Sensors profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Heike Vallery Netherlands	28	2.7k	1.1k	583	469	378	106	3.5k
Marko Munih Slovenia	31	1.8k 0.7×	908 0.8×	508 0.9×	649 1.4×	285 0.8×	183	3.3k
Stefano Rossi Italy	27	2.9k 1.1×	1.3k 1.2×	348 0.6×	272 0.6×	155 0.4×	50	3.3k
Thomas Schauer Germany	25	1.7k 0.6×	603 0.6×	365 0.6×	505 1.1×	467 1.2×	153	2.8k
Tommaso Lenzi United States	37	3.3k 1.2×	1.2k 1.1×	305 0.5×	307 0.7×	267 0.7×	103	3.7k
Juan C. Moreno Spain	31	2.9k 1.1×	1.8k 1.6×	445 0.8×	714 1.5×	112 0.3×	154	4.0k
Elliott J. Rouse United States	29	2.8k 1.0×	571 0.5×	362 0.6×	372 0.8×	208 0.6×	84	3.0k
Edwin van Asseldonk Netherlands	38	4.1k 1.5×	2.4k 2.2×	1.3k 2.2×	550 1.2×	227 0.6×	139	5.2k
Olivier Lambercy Switzerland	33	2.5k 0.9×	2.2k 2.0×	210 0.4×	1.0k 2.2×	338 0.9×	165	4.3k
Aaron J. Young United States	34	4.3k 1.6×	1.2k 1.1×	545 0.9×	740 1.6×	206 0.5×	112	4.6k
Mohamed Bouri Switzerland	22	1.6k 0.6×	713 0.7×	210 0.4×	322 0.7×	448 1.2×	105	2.3k

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Ahlers, J., et al.. (2025). Control-Oriented Gray-Box Modeling for Thermoset Injection Molding. IFAC-PapersOnLine. 59(1). 13–18.

Mohseni, Omid, Andrew Berry, Christian Schumacher, et al.. (2025). Muscular responses to upper body mediolateral angular momentum perturbations during overground walking. Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology. 13. 1509090–1509090. 1 indexed citations

Vallery, Heike, et al.. (2025). Exploring the Potential of Spherical Robots to Promote Physical Activity at Home: A Pattern Language. ACM Transactions on Human-Robot Interaction. 14(3). 1–26.

Müller, Volker, et al.. (2025). Optimal control of an over-actuated spark-ignited hydrogen engine. International Journal of Hydrogen Energy. 145. 267–279.

Vallery, Heike, et al.. (2024). GNSS/Multisensor Fusion Using Continuous-Time Factor Graph Optimization for Robust Localization. IEEE Transactions on Robotics. 40. 4003–4023. 6 indexed citations

Vallery, Heike, et al.. (2024). Direct biomechanical manipulation of human gait stability: A systematic review. PLoS ONE. 19(7). e0305564–e0305564.

Poggensee, Katherine L., et al.. (2023). Light-Weight Wearable Gyroscopic Actuators Can Modulate Balance Performance and Gait Characteristics: A Proof-of-Concept Study. Healthcare. 11(21). 2841–2841. 4 indexed citations

Vallery, Heike, et al.. (2023). Performance of a Mobile 3D Camera to Evaluate Simulated Pathological Gait in Practical Scenarios. Sensors. 23(15). 6944–6944. 1 indexed citations

Vallery, Heike, et al.. (2023). Design and evaluation of the pneumatic leg prosthesis ERiK to assist elderly amputees with sit-down and stand-up movements. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 4. e16–e16.

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Zhang, Junhao, et al.. (2023). Assessing Angular Momentum, Kinetics, and Energetics of a Rigid Body Using a Single Inertial Measurement Unit. IEEE Sensors Journal. 24(3). 3328–3341.

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Plooij, Michiel, Urs Keller, Léonie Asboth, et al.. (2021). Neglected physical human-robot interaction may explain variable outcomes in gait neurorehabilitation research. Science Robotics. 6(58). eabf1888–eabf1888. 13 indexed citations

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O’Brien, Megan K., Chaithanya K. Mummidisetty, Heike Vallery, et al.. (2019). Augmenting Clinical Outcome Measures of Gait and Balance with a Single Inertial Sensor in Age-Ranged Healthy Adults. Sensors. 19(20). 4537–4537. 29 indexed citations

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Wyss, Dario, et al.. (2018). A MUltidimensional Compliant Decoupled Actuator (MUCDA) for Pelvic Support During Gait. IEEE/ASME Transactions on Mechatronics. 24(1). 164–174. 7 indexed citations

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Vallery, Heike, et al.. (2018). Model-Plant Mismatch Compensation Using Reinforcement Learning. IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters. 3(3). 2471–2477. 26 indexed citations

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Plooij, Michiel, et al.. (2018). Design of RYSEN: An Intrinsically Safe and Low-Power Three-Dimensional Overground Body Weight Support. IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters. 3(3). 2253–2260. 31 indexed citations

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Plooij, Michiel, et al.. (2018). Influence of body weight unloading on human gait characteristics: a systematic review. Journal of NeuroEngineering and Rehabilitation. 15(1). 53–53. 58 indexed citations

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Mignardot, Jean-Baptiste, Rubia van den Brand, Marco Capogrosso, et al.. (2017). A multidirectional gravity-assist algorithm that enhances locomotor control in patients with stroke or spinal cord injury. Science Translational Medicine. 9(399). 41 indexed citations

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Shirota, Camila, Edwin van Asseldonk, Zlatko Matjačić, et al.. (2017). Robot-supported assessment of balance in standing and walking. Journal of NeuroEngineering and Rehabilitation. 14(1). 80–80. 31 indexed citations

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Pennycott, Andrew, Dario Wyss, Heike Vallery, Verena Klamroth-Marganska, & Robert Riener. (2012). Towards more effective robotic gait training for stroke rehabilitation: a review. Journal of NeuroEngineering and Rehabilitation. 9(1). 65–65. 187 indexed citations

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Hardegger, Michael, et al.. (2011). Model-based estimation of active knee stiffness. PubMed. 2011. 1–6. 9 indexed citations

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