Kai Heinrich

629 total citations
39 papers, 408 citations indexed

About

Kai Heinrich is a scholar working on Biomedical Engineering, Orthopedics and Sports Medicine and Surgery. According to data from OpenAlex, Kai Heinrich has authored 39 papers receiving a total of 408 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 29 papers in Biomedical Engineering, 22 papers in Orthopedics and Sports Medicine and 9 papers in Surgery. Recurrent topics in Kai Heinrich's work include Sports Performance and Training (15 papers), Muscle activation and electromyography studies (14 papers) and Lower Extremity Biomechanics and Pathologies (12 papers). Kai Heinrich is often cited by papers focused on Sports Performance and Training (15 papers), Muscle activation and electromyography studies (14 papers) and Lower Extremity Biomechanics and Pathologies (12 papers). Kai Heinrich collaborates with scholars based in Germany, Japan and United States. Kai Heinrich's co-authors include Steffen Willwacher, Gert‐Peter Brüggemann, Wolfgang Potthast, Johannes Funken, Jan‐Peter Goldmann, Maximilian Sanno, Tobias Alt, Hiroaki Hobara, Alena M. Grabowski and Gerda Strutzenberger and has published in prestigious journals such as PLoS ONE, Scientific Reports and Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise.

In The Last Decade

Kai Heinrich

35 papers receiving 384 citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Kai Heinrich Germany 11 290 234 70 34 32 39 408
Bogdan Pietraszewski Poland 11 194 0.7× 259 1.1× 80 1.1× 24 0.7× 26 0.8× 31 416
Jeremy D. Smith United States 11 255 0.9× 107 0.5× 51 0.7× 36 1.1× 46 1.4× 28 385
Elysia M. Davis Canada 5 172 0.6× 129 0.6× 81 1.2× 34 1.0× 61 1.9× 10 311
Karen D. Kendall Canada 8 313 1.1× 291 1.2× 160 2.3× 22 0.6× 31 1.0× 14 454
Nathalie Alexander Switzerland 12 294 1.0× 120 0.5× 165 2.4× 68 2.0× 28 0.9× 44 434
Kyeongtak Song United States 12 225 0.8× 426 1.8× 62 0.9× 19 0.6× 14 0.4× 47 492
Taner Aydın Türkiye 9 159 0.5× 251 1.1× 66 0.9× 17 0.5× 17 0.5× 26 342
Lisa Chinn United States 9 285 1.0× 400 1.7× 63 0.9× 19 0.6× 24 0.8× 13 447
Christopher J. Burcal United States 10 150 0.5× 340 1.5× 58 0.8× 28 0.8× 12 0.4× 26 420
Mitsuo Otsuka Japan 13 291 1.0× 364 1.6× 18 0.3× 29 0.9× 32 1.0× 45 445

Countries citing papers authored by Kai Heinrich

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Fields of papers citing papers by Kai Heinrich

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Kai Heinrich

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Kai Heinrich. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Kai Heinrich based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with Kai Heinrich. Kai Heinrich is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

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Kramer, Lorenz, et al.. (2025). The effects of body asymmetry in load handling with a back supporting exoskeleton on lumbar loading. International Journal of Industrial Ergonomics. 107. 103739–103739.
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Glitsch, Ulrich, et al.. (2023). Insights into evaluating and using industrial exoskeletons: Summary report, guideline, and lessons learned from the interdisciplinary project “Exo@Work”. International Journal of Industrial Ergonomics. 97. 103494–103494. 9 indexed citations
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Funken, Johannes, Steffen Willwacher, Kai Heinrich, et al.. (2019). Long jumpers with and without a transtibial amputation have different three-dimensional centre of mass and joint take-off step kinematics. Royal Society Open Science. 6(4). 190107–190107. 6 indexed citations
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Willwacher, Steffen, Johannes Funken, Kai Heinrich, et al.. (2017). Elite long jumpers with below the knee prostheses approach the board slower, but take-off more effectively than non-amputee athletes. Scientific Reports. 7(1). 16058–16058. 27 indexed citations
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Funken, Johannes, Steffen Willwacher, Kai Heinrich, et al.. (2017). LONG JUMP MECHANICS – OLYMPIC VERSUS PARALYMPIC CHAMPION. ISBS Proceedings Archive. 35(1). 151. 1 indexed citations
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Braunstein, Bjoern, Kai Heinrich, Maximilian Sanno, et al.. (2017). LEG- AND JOINT STIFFNESS IN MALE ELITE HIGH JUMP: THE INFLUENCE OF STIFFNESS ON SPORTS PERFORMANCE. ISBS Proceedings Archive. 35(1). 150. 2 indexed citations
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Willwacher, Steffen, et al.. (2017). FREE MOMENT APPLICATION BY ATHLETES WITH AND WITHOUT AMPUTATIONS IN LINEAR AND CURVED SPRINTING. ISBS Proceedings Archive. 35(1). 232. 2 indexed citations
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Heinrich, Kai, et al.. (2016). LOWER EXTREMITY JOINT MOMENTS IN ATHLETICS CURVE SPRINTING. ISBS - Conference Proceedings Archive. 34(1). 5 indexed citations
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Willwacher, Steffen, et al.. (2016). DETERMINANTS OF ACCELERATION PERFORMANCE IN ELITE FEMALE SPRINTERS. ISBS - Conference Proceedings Archive. 34(1). 1 indexed citations
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Funken, Johannes, et al.. (2016). AMPUTATION SIDE AND SITE DETERMINE PERFORMANCE CAPACITY IN PARALYMPIC CURVE SPRINTING. ISBS - Conference Proceedings Archive. 34(1). 2 indexed citations
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Heinrich, Kai, et al.. (2015). CONTRIBUTION OF THE LOWER EXTREMITY JOINTS TO MECHANICAL ENERGY IN ATHLETICS CURVE SPRINTING. ISBS - Conference Proceedings Archive. 33(1). 3 indexed citations
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Funken, Johannes, et al.. (2014). BLADE KINETICS OF A UNILATERAL PROSTHETIC ATHLETE IN CURVE SPRINTING. ISBS - Conference Proceedings Archive. 10 indexed citations
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Heinrich, Kai, et al.. (2014). Stabilization effectiveness and functionality of different thumb orthoses in female patients with first carpometacarpal joint osteoarthritis. Clinical Biomechanics. 29(10). 1170–1176. 15 indexed citations
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Alt, Tobias, Kai Heinrich, Johannes Funken, & Wolfgang Potthast. (2014). Lower extremity kinematics of athletics curve sprinting. Journal of Sports Sciences. 33(6). 552–560. 45 indexed citations
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Willwacher, Steffen, et al.. (2013). START BLOCK KINETICS: WHAT THE BEST DO DIFFERENT THAN THE REST. ISBS - Conference Proceedings Archive. 1(1). 7 indexed citations
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Sanno, Maximilian, Jan‐Peter Goldmann, Bjoern Braunstein, Kai Heinrich, & Gert‐Peter Brüggemann. (2013). JOINT SPECIFIC MECHANICAL POWER DURING VERTICAL JUMPS OF ELITE BOBSLEIGH ATHLETES. ISBS - Conference Proceedings Archive. 1(1). 1 indexed citations
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Goldmann, Jan‐Peter, Maximilian Sanno, Steffen Willwacher, Kai Heinrich, & Gert‐Peter Brüggemann. (2012). The potential of toe flexor muscles to enhance performance. Journal of Sports Sciences. 31(4). 424–433. 96 indexed citations
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Potthast, Wolfgang, et al.. (2010). THE SUCCESS OF A SOCCER KICK DEPENDS ON RUN UP DECELERATION. ISBS - Conference Proceedings Archive. 1(1). 6 indexed citations

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