Herman van der Kooij

13.1k total citations · 1 hit paper
233 papers, 9.4k citations indexed

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Herman van der Kooij is a scholar working on Biomedical Engineering, Rehabilitation and Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation. According to data from OpenAlex, Herman van der Kooij has authored 233 papers receiving a total of 9.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 163 papers in Biomedical Engineering, 86 papers in Rehabilitation and 77 papers in Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation. Recurrent topics in Herman van der Kooij's work include Muscle activation and electromyography studies (123 papers), Prosthetics and Rehabilitation Robotics (100 papers) and Stroke Rehabilitation and Recovery (86 papers). Herman van der Kooij is often cited by papers focused on Muscle activation and electromyography studies (123 papers), Prosthetics and Rehabilitation Robotics (100 papers) and Stroke Rehabilitation and Recovery (86 papers). Herman van der Kooij collaborates with scholars based in Netherlands, United States and Switzerland. Herman van der Kooij's co-authors include Edwin van Asseldonk, R. Ekkelenkamp, Jan F. Veneman, Edsko E.G. Hekman, Arno H. A. Stienen, F.C.T. van der Helm, Hubertus F.J.M. Koopman, Alfred C. Schouten, Bastiaan R. Bloem and Heike Vallery and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, PLoS ONE and The Journal of Physiology.

In The Last Decade

Herman van der Kooij

221 papers receiving 9.2k citations

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Design and Evaluation of the LOPES Exoskeleton Robot for Interactive Gait Rehabilitation

2007 951 citations Jan F. Veneman, Edsko E.G. Hekman et al. IEEE Transactions on Neural Systems and Rehabilitation Engineering profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Herman van der Kooij Netherlands	52	6.8k	3.6k	2.5k	1.3k	1.3k	233	9.4k
Robert Riener Switzerland	61	9.4k 1.4×	6.9k 1.9×	1.3k 0.5×	1.5k 1.2×	3.6k 2.8×	428	14.9k
F.C.T. van der Helm Netherlands	45	4.4k 0.6×	1.7k 0.5×	760 0.3×	615 0.5×	1.1k 0.9×	148	10.3k
Miloš R. Popović Canada	48	3.9k 0.6×	1.8k 0.5×	1.3k 0.5×	1.1k 0.8×	2.0k 1.5×	317	7.4k
Edwin van Asseldonk Netherlands	38	4.1k 0.6×	2.4k 0.7×	1.3k 0.5×	836 0.6×	550 0.4×	139	5.2k
Richard R. Neptune United States	63	8.5k 1.2×	2.8k 0.8×	4.0k 1.6×	3.6k 2.7×	1.9k 1.5×	192	12.3k
Arthur D. Kuo United States	50	8.3k 1.2×	745 0.2×	4.6k 1.8×	2.5k 1.9×	1.8k 1.4×	102	12.2k
David J. Reinkensmeyer United States	56	5.4k 0.8×	7.0k 1.9×	761 0.3×	1.7k 1.3×	3.2k 2.6×	209	10.7k
Frank C. Anderson United States	28	6.7k 1.0×	682 0.2×	1.5k 0.6×	1.4k 1.1×	1.5k 1.2×	37	9.0k
Stefan Hesse Germany	47	2.5k 0.4×	5.0k 1.4×	1.4k 0.5×	2.9k 2.2×	701 0.6×	155	7.5k
William Z. Rymer United States	65	7.2k 1.1×	5.6k 1.5×	996 0.4×	3.0k 2.3×	4.8k 3.7×	342	13.7k

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González-Vargas, José, Guillaume Durandau, Johan S. Rietman, et al.. (2025). A Bionic Foot Controlled by a Synergy-Driven Neuromechanical Model Enables Walking at Various Speeds in Socket-Suspended and Bone-Anchored Prosthesis Users. IEEE Transactions on Neural Systems and Rehabilitation Engineering. 33. 4534–4545. 1 indexed citations

Kooij, Herman van der, et al.. (2025). Identifying Physical Interactions in Contact‐Based Robot Manipulation for Learning from Demonstration. University of Twente Research Information.

Keemink, Arvid Q. L., et al.. (2023). Evaluation and Comparison of SEA Torque Controllers in a Unified Framework. Actuators. 12(8). 303–303. 2 indexed citations

Vlutters, Mark, et al.. (2023). Sagittal-plane balance perturbations during very slow walking: Strategies for recovering linear and angular momentum. Journal of Biomechanics. 152. 111580–111580. 5 indexed citations

Janssen, Mariska M. H. P., et al.. (2023). Comparison of Lower Arm Weight and Passive Elbow Joint Impedance Compensation Strategies in Non-Disabled Participants*. PubMed. 0. 1–6.

Schouten, Alfred C., et al.. (2023). Examining the role of intrinsic and reflexive contributions to ankle joint hyper-resistance treated with botulinum toxin-A. Journal of NeuroEngineering and Rehabilitation. 20(1). 19–19. 2 indexed citations

Groot, Jurriaan H. de, Frank Baas, Marjon Stijntjes, et al.. (2023). Ankle-Foot-Orthosis “Hermes” Compensates Pathological Ankle Stiffness of Chronic Stroke—A Proof of Concept. IEEE Transactions on Neural Systems and Rehabilitation Engineering. 31. 3535–3544. 2 indexed citations

Vlutters, Mark, et al.. (2023). Pelvis perturbations in various directions while standing in staggered stance elicit concurrent responses in both the sagittal and frontal plane. PLoS ONE. 18(4). e0272245–e0272245. 2 indexed citations

Veale, Allan J., et al.. (2020). Soft, Wearable, and Pleated Pneumatic Interference Actuator Provides Knee Extension Torque for Sit-to-Stand. Soft Robotics. 8(1). 28–43. 28 indexed citations

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Veale, Allan J., et al.. (2020). Design, Control and Evaluation of the Electro-Hydrostatic Actuator, PREHydrA, for Gait Restoration Exoskeleton Technology. IEEE Transactions on Medical Robotics and Bionics. 3(1). 156–165. 13 indexed citations

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Dzeladini, Florin, Amy R. Wu, Daniel Renjewski, et al.. (2016). Effects of a neuromuscular controller on a powered ankle exoskeleton during human walking. University of Twente Research Information. 617–622. 28 indexed citations

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Contreras-Vidal, José L., et al.. (2016). Wearable Robotics: Challenges and Trends Proceedings of the 2nd International Symposium on Wearable Robotics, WeRob2016, October 18-21, 2016, Segovia, Spain. Springer eBooks. 2 indexed citations

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Koopman, Hubertus F.J.M., et al.. (2014). The effect of impedance-controlled robotic gait training on walking ability and quality in individuals with chronic incomplete spinal cord injury: an explorative study. Journal of NeuroEngineering and Rehabilitation. 11(1). 26–26. 77 indexed citations

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Boonstra, Tjitske, Alfred C. Schouten, & Herman van der Kooij. (2013). Identification of the contribution of the ankle and hip joints to multi-segmental balance control. Journal of NeuroEngineering and Rehabilitation. 10(1). 23–23. 61 indexed citations

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Schouten, Alfred C., et al.. (2012). Grasp and release with surface functional electrical stimulation using a Model Predictive Control approach. PubMed. 2012. 333–336. 14 indexed citations

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Asseldonk, Edwin van, et al.. (2011). Velocity-dependent reference trajectory generation for the LOPES gait training robot. PubMed. 2011. 1–5. 12 indexed citations

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Dijk, Wietse van, et al.. (2011). Spring uses in exoskeleton actuation design. PubMed. 2011. 1–6. 75 indexed citations

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Jannink, M.J.A., et al.. (2008). An Electric Scooter Simulation Program for Training the Driving Skills of Stroke Patients with Mobility Problems: A Pilot Study. CyberPsychology & Behavior. 11(6). 751–754. 27 indexed citations

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Stienen, Arno H. A., et al.. (2008). Design of a rotational hydro-elastic actuator for an active upper-extremity rehabilitation exoskeleton. University of Twente Research Information. 881–888. 28 indexed citations

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Asseldonk, Edwin van, R. Ekkelenkamp, Jan F. Veneman, F.C.T. van der Helm, & Herman van der Kooij. (2006). A Gait Rehabilitation Robot for the Training of Subtasks in Walking. Neurorehabilitation and neural repair. 20(3). 111–111. 2 indexed citations

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