Herman J. Woltring

3.0k total citations · 1 hit paper
20 papers, 2.4k citations indexed

About

Herman J. Woltring is a scholar working on Surgery, Biomedical Engineering and Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition. According to data from OpenAlex, Herman J. Woltring has authored 20 papers receiving a total of 2.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 5 papers in Surgery, 5 papers in Biomedical Engineering and 4 papers in Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition. Recurrent topics in Herman J. Woltring's work include Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation (3 papers), Lower Extremity Biomechanics and Pathologies (3 papers) and Optical measurement and interference techniques (3 papers). Herman J. Woltring is often cited by papers focused on Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation (3 papers), Lower Extremity Biomechanics and Pathologies (3 papers) and Optical measurement and interference techniques (3 papers). Herman J. Woltring collaborates with scholars based in Netherlands, United States and Sweden. Herman J. Woltring's co-authors include F.E. Veldpaus, R. Huiskes, Annet H. de Lange, L.J.M.G. Dortmans, Arlan W. Fuhr, Jac Wismans, Jan Kremers, G. Selvik, E.B. Marsolais and Pierre Van Roy and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Biomechanics, IEEE Transactions on Electron Devices and SAE technical papers on CD-ROM/SAE technical paper series.

In The Last Decade

Herman J. Woltring

19 papers receiving 2.2k citations

Hit Papers

A Fortran package for generalized, cross-validatory splin... 1986 2026 1999 2012 1986 250 500 750
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  1. A Fortran package for generalized, cross-validatory spline smoothing and differentiation
    1986 867 citations Herman J. Woltring Advances in Engineering Software (1978) profile →

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Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Herman J. Woltring Netherlands 12 1.0k 924 654 336 236 20 2.4k
Michael W. Whittle United States 27 1.7k 1.6× 757 0.8× 752 1.1× 734 2.2× 335 1.4× 53 3.3k
Sheldon R. Simon United States 28 1.4k 1.4× 970 1.0× 774 1.2× 658 2.0× 572 2.4× 49 3.5k
George Van B. Cochran United States 22 1.2k 1.2× 1.0k 1.1× 808 1.2× 360 1.1× 143 0.6× 48 2.8k
Serge Van Sint Jan Belgium 27 634 0.6× 911 1.0× 280 0.4× 224 0.7× 203 0.9× 124 2.4k
M. P. Murray United States 25 1.6k 1.6× 979 1.1× 639 1.0× 951 2.8× 200 0.8× 29 3.5k
Peter Loan United States 4 2.5k 2.5× 1.1k 1.2× 788 1.2× 396 1.2× 291 1.2× 6 3.6k
James G. Richards United States 20 1.1k 1.1× 691 0.7× 794 1.2× 729 2.2× 200 0.8× 58 2.5k
T.P. Andriacchi United States 22 1.9k 1.8× 2.3k 2.4× 724 1.1× 488 1.5× 184 0.8× 53 3.8k
Michael Voigt Denmark 35 1.7k 1.6× 537 0.6× 1.3k 2.0× 410 1.2× 608 2.6× 125 3.7k
Eran Guendelman United States 9 2.5k 2.5× 851 0.9× 784 1.2× 395 1.2× 288 1.2× 11 4.1k

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Woltring, Herman J., et al.. (1994). Instantaneous helical axis estimation from 3-D video data in neck kinematics for whiplash diagnostics. Journal of Biomechanics. 27(12). 1415–1432. 113 indexed citations
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Woltring, Herman J.. (1994). 3-D attitude representation of human joints: A standardization proposal. Journal of Biomechanics. 27(12). 1399–1414. 190 indexed citations
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Woltring, Herman J.. (1991). Representation and calculation of 3-D joint movement. Human Movement Science. 10(5). 603–616. 104 indexed citations
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Woltring, Herman J.. (1990). Estimation of the trajectory of the instantaneous centre of rotation in planar biokinematics. Journal of Biomechanics. 23(12). 1273–1274. 12 indexed citations
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Woltring, Herman J., Pierre Van Roy, Marcel Hebbelinck, M Osteaux, & Leon Verbruggen. (1990). 3-D knee joint kinematics by magnetic resonance imaging. Journal of Biomechanics. 23(4). 384–384. 3 indexed citations
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Woltring, Herman J.. (1989). The human gait (Der gang des menschen). Human Movement Science. 8(1). 79–83. 2 indexed citations
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Veldpaus, F.E., Herman J. Woltring, & L.J.M.G. Dortmans. (1988). A least-squares algorithm for the equiform transformation from spatial marker co-ordinates. Journal of Biomechanics. 21(1). 45–54. 304 indexed citations
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Woltring, Herman J.. (1986). A Fortran package for generalized, cross-validatory spline smoothing and differentiation. Advances in Engineering Software (1978). 8(2). 104–113. 867 indexed citations breakdown →
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Wismans, Jac, et al.. (1986). Omni-Directional Human Head-Neck Response. SAE technical papers on CD-ROM/SAE technical paper series. 1. 60 indexed citations
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Woltring, Herman J. & Jac Wismans. (1985). Parameter estimation for single- and dual-pivot, kinematical neck models in crash injury research. Journal of Biomechanics. 18(7). 555–555.
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Woltring, Herman J.. (1985). On optimal smoothing and derivative estimation from noisy displacement data in biomechanics. Human Movement Science. 4(3). 229–245. 175 indexed citations
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Huiskes, R., et al.. (1985). Analytical stereophotogrammetric determination of three-dimensional knee-joint geometry. Journal of Biomechanics. 18(8). 559–570. 68 indexed citations
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Woltring, Herman J., R. Huiskes, Annet H. de Lange, & F.E. Veldpaus. (1985). Finite centroid and helical axis estimation from noisy landmark measurements in the study of human joint kinematics. Journal of Biomechanics. 18(5). 379–389. 369 indexed citations
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Woltring, Herman J.. (1984). Guest-editorial. Human Movement Science. 3(1-2). 1–3. 1 indexed citations
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Woltring, Herman J.. (1983). Myocybernetic control models of skeletal muscle—Characteristics and applications. Journal of Biomechanics. 16(1). 101–102. 3 indexed citations
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Woltring, Herman J.. (1980). Planar control in multi-camera calibration for 3-D gait studies. Journal of Biomechanics. 13(1). 39–48. 51 indexed citations
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Woltring, Herman J. & E.B. Marsolais. (1980). Optoelectric (Selspot) gait measurement in two- and three-dimensional space--a preliminary report.. PubMed. 10-34. 46–52. 22 indexed citations
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Woltring, Herman J.. (1980). <title>Simultaneous Multiframe Analytical Calibrations (S.M.A.C.) By Recourse To Oblique Observations Of Planar Control Distributions</title>. Proceedings of SPIE, the International Society for Optical Engineering/Proceedings of SPIE. 166. 124–135. 6 indexed citations
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Woltring, Herman J.. (1977). Bilinear approximation by orthogonal triangularization. Photogrammetria. 33(3). 77–93. 2 indexed citations
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Woltring, Herman J.. (1975). Correction to "Single- and dual-axis lateral photodetectors of rectangular shape". IEEE Transactions on Electron Devices. 22(12). 1101–1101. 8 indexed citations

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