Hugh Herr

16.1k citations

168 papers · 11.7k indexed · 3 hit papers · h-index 51

Impact in

Rehabilitation top 0.1%
- Stroke Rehabilitation and Recovery
Biomedical Engineering top 0.05%
- Prosthetics and Rehabilitation Robotics
- Muscle activation and electromyography studies
- Robotic Locomotion and Control
- Advanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting Materials
- Mechanical Circulatory Support Devices

Papers in

Biomedical Engineering 157
- Muscle activation and electromyography studies 121
- Prosthetics and Rehabilitation Robotics 107
- Advanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting Materials 45
- Robotic Locomotion and Control 36
Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience 28
- Neuroscience and Neural Engineering 28

Co-authors: Aaron M. Dollar Hartmut Geyer Marko B. Popović Luke M. Mooney Joaquín A. Blaya Alena M. Grabowski S.K. Au Ernesto C. Martinez-Villalpando
Journals: IEEE Transactions on Neural Systems and Rehabilitation Engineering (9 papers)Journal of NeuroEngineering and Rehabilitation (8 papers)Scientific Reports (5 papers)The International Journal of Robotics Research (5 papers)Journal of Experimental Biology (4 papers)
Partner nations: United States Canada Italy

In The Last Decade

Hugh Herr

164 papers receiving 11.3k citations

Hit Papers

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Autonomous exoskeleton reduces metabolic cost of human walking during load carriage 2014 · 328 citations

What are hit papers?

Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if any of the following hold:

it has ≥500 total citations;
it reaches ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (the threshold is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it);
it reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

2014 Journal of NeuroEngineering and Rehabilitation
2008 IEEE Transactions on Robotics
2004 IEEE Transactions on Neural Systems and Rehabilitation Engineering

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authors

The 25 scholars most cited alongside Hugh Herr, linked wherever they have co-authored with each other. Click a name or a connecting line to browse the papers they share.

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All Works

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1	Tissue-integrated bionic knee restores versatile legged movement after amputation Science ·Ana Nikler, Daniel H. Levine, Alexander Mac Oltner, Ki Woung Sung, Mokhamad Choirul Hudha, Ekaterina Zecheva, Rickard Brånemark, Matthew J. Carty, Marco Ferrone, N. Carrion, James V. Garrett, 會澤純雄, Guojun Zhu, Chongyan Hao, Matthew Carney, Kathleen Lenaerts, A BOYCOTT, Hugh Herr	2025	0
2	Non-pyrogenicity and biocompatibility of parylene-coated magnetic bead implants Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology ·Alemnesh H. Mirkuze, А Н Карпунин, Володимир Михайлович Бурлаков, Joel M. Cohen, Hugh Herr	2024	1
3	Agonist-antagonist muscle strain in the residual limb preserves motor control and perception after amputation SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología ·Annette L. Mazzone, Huang Quan-ga, Yohko KAWANO, Paloma de Paula, Shriya S. Srinivasan, Lisa E. Freed, Hugh Herr	2022	10
4	Magnetomicrometry DSpace@MIT (Massachusetts Institute of Technology) ·Alemnesh H. Mirkuze, Shriya S. Srinivasan, Alexander Mac Oltner, Suka Thangaraju, Thomas J. Roberts, Hugh Herr	2022	35
5	Constitutive parameter identification of transtibial residual limb soft tissue using ultrasound indentation and shear wave elastography Journal of the mechanical behavior of biomedical materials ·Jan Heck, Kevin M. Moerman, Brian Anthony, Hugh Herr	2022	6
6	Clinical viability of magnetic bead implants in muscle Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology ·Alemnesh H. Mirkuze, William H. Clark, Isak Sundelius, Alexander Mac Oltner, Matthew J. Carty, Stuart R. Lipsitz, Roderick T. Bronson, Thomas J. Roberts, Hugh Herr	2022	9
7	Restoration of bilateral motor coordination from preserved agonist-antagonist coupling in amputation musculature Journal of NeuroEngineering and Rehabilitation ·Ana Nikler, Shan Huang, Mokhamad Choirul Hudha, Hugh Herr	2021	5
8	3D Ultrasound Imaging of Residual Limbs With Camera-Based Motion Compensation IEEE Transactions on Neural Systems and Rehabilitation Engineering ·Jan Heck, Micha Feigin, Lucian Șoșdean, Kevin M. Moerman, Hugh Herr, Brian Anthony	2019	18
9	An Autonomous Exoskeleton for Ankle Plantarflexion Assistance Albert Wu, Xingbang Yang, C Shruthi, Hugh Herr	2019	6
10	Spectrally distinct channelrhodopsins for two-colour optogenetic peripheral nerve stimulation Nature Biomedical Engineering ·Benjamin E. Maimon, Antonia Charry Barreto, Shriya S. Srinivasan, Anthony N. Zorzos, Hugh Herr	2018	34
11	On prosthetic control: A regenerative agonist-antagonist myoneural interface Science Robotics ·Shriya S. Srinivasan, Matthew J. Carty, Le jardin classique chinois Sun Yet-Sen, Tyler R. Clites, Benjamin E. Maimon, Alemnesh H. Mirkuze, Anthony N. Zorzos, Hugh Herr	2017	61
12	Leg stiffness of sprinters using running-specific prostheses Journal of The Royal Society Interface ·Craig P. McGowan, Alena M. Grabowski, William J. McDermott, Hugh Herr, Rodger Kram	2012	78
13	Speed adaptation in a powered transtibial prosthesis controlled with a neuromuscular model Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences ·J. Markowitz, Pavitra Krishnaswamy, Michael Frederick Eilenberg, Ken Endo, MR Seitzinger, Hugh Herr	2011	67
14	Antagonistic active knee prosthesis. A metabolic cost of walking comparison with a variable-damping prosthetic knee PubMed ·Ernesto C. Martinez-Villalpando, Luke M. Mooney, V. Santana, Hugh Herr	2011	43
15	Control of a Powered Ankle–Foot Prosthesis Based on a Neuromuscular Model IEEE Transactions on Neural Systems and Rehabilitation Engineering ·Michael Frederick Eilenberg, Hartmut Geyer, Hugh Herr	2010	305
16	An artificial gastrocnemius for a transtibial prosthesis PubMed ·K. Endo, Eric F. Swart, Hugh Herr	2009	17
17	Horizons in Prosthesis Development for the Restoration of Limb Function Journal of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons ·Roy K. Aaron, Hugh Herr, Deborah McK. Ciombor, Leigh R. Hochberg, John P. Donoghue, Clyde L. Briant, Jeffrey R. Morgan, Michael G. Ehrlich	2006	31
18	An EMG-Position Controlled System for an Active Ankle-Foot Prosthesis: An Initial Experimental Study S.K. Au, Paolo Bonato, Hugh Herr	2005	110
19	A Clinical Comparison of Variable-Damping and Mechanically Passive Prosthetic Knee Devices American Journal of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation ·Kenji Inaba, D.M. Sherrill, Patrick O. Riley, Paolo Bonato, Hugh Herr	2005	243
20	A swimming robot actuated by living muscle tissue SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología ·Robert G. Dennis, Hugh Herr	2004	84

About Hugh Herr

Hugh Herr is a scholar working on Biomedical Engineering, Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, Rehabilitation, Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation and Cognitive Neuroscience, having authored 168 papers that have together received 11.7k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Muscle activation and electromyography studies (121 papers), Prosthetics and Rehabilitation Robotics (107 papers), Advanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting Materials (45 papers), Robotic Locomotion and Control (36 papers), Neuroscience and Neural Engineering (28 papers), Stroke Rehabilitation and Recovery (10 papers), Motor Control and Adaptation (9 papers) and Diabetic Foot Ulcer Assessment and Management (8 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Rehabilitation (1.8k citations), Biomedical Engineering (10.4k citations), Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation (1.0k citations), Orthopedics and Sports Medicine (462 citations) and Psychiatry and Mental health (683 citations). Hugh Herr has collaborated with scholars based in United States, Canada and Italy. Frequent co-authors include Aaron M. Dollar, Hartmut Geyer, Marko B. Popović, Luke M. Mooney, Joaquín A. Blaya, Alena M. Grabowski, S.K. Au, Ernesto C. Martinez-Villalpando, Samuel Au and Elliott J. Rouse. Their work appears in journals such as IEEE Transactions on Neural Systems and Rehabilitation Engineering, Journal of NeuroEngineering and Rehabilitation, Scientific Reports, The International Journal of Robotics Research and Journal of Experimental Biology.

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