Laurence Kenney

4.0k total citations · 2 hit papers
111 papers, 2.8k citations indexed

About

Laurence Kenney is a scholar working on Biomedical Engineering, Cognitive Neuroscience and Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience. According to data from OpenAlex, Laurence Kenney has authored 111 papers receiving a total of 2.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 82 papers in Biomedical Engineering, 33 papers in Cognitive Neuroscience and 20 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience. Recurrent topics in Laurence Kenney's work include Muscle activation and electromyography studies (63 papers), Prosthetics and Rehabilitation Robotics (28 papers) and Neuroscience and Neural Engineering (20 papers). Laurence Kenney is often cited by papers focused on Muscle activation and electromyography studies (63 papers), Prosthetics and Rehabilitation Robotics (28 papers) and Neuroscience and Neural Engineering (20 papers). Laurence Kenney collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, Uganda and Netherlands. Laurence Kenney's co-authors include David Howard, John Y. Goulermas, Stephen Preece, Sibylle Thies, Robin H. Crompton, Kenneth Meijer, Matthew J. Major, Adam Galpin, Alix Chadwell and Martin Twiste and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, PLoS ONE and Scientific Reports.

In The Last Decade

Laurence Kenney

106 papers receiving 2.7k citations

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Activity identification using body-mounted sensors—a review of classification techniques

2009 454 citations John Y. Goulermas, Laurence Kenney et al. profile →
A Comparison of Feature Extraction Methods for the Classification of Dynamic Activities From Accelerometer Data

2008 417 citations John Y. Goulermas, Laurence Kenney et al. profile →

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#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Priorities when designing a service-focused delivery model for mobility devices: a systematic review 2024 ·Disability and Rehabilitation Assistive Technology ·Laura Diment, (unknown), Laurence Kenney, Karen Reynolds, Malcolm Granat	0
2	Evaluation of a novel biomechanics-informed walking frame, developed through a Knowledge Transfer Partnership between biomechanists and design engineers 2023 ·BMC Geriatrics ·Sibylle Thies, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Laurence Kenney, (unknown)	3
3	Repair strategies for assistive technology in low resource settings 2023 ·Disability and Rehabilitation Assistive Technology ·(unknown), Catherine Holloway, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Laurence Kenney, Robert Ssekitoleko, (unknown), Mark Miodownik	11
4	Adjustable prosthetic sockets: a systematic review of industrial and research design characteristics and their justifications 2023 ·Journal of NeuroEngineering and Rehabilitation ·(unknown), (unknown), Michael Prince, (unknown), Alix Chadwell, David Howard, Alex Dickinson, Laurence Kenney, (unknown), (unknown)	12
5	3D Printing in LMICs: Functional Design for Upper Limb Prosthetics in Uganda 2023 ·SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología ·(unknown), Peter Kyberd, (unknown), Robert Ssekitoleko, (unknown), Laurence Kenney, David Howard	5
6	An evaluation of contralateral hand involvement in the operation of the Delft Self-Grasping Hand, an adjustable passive prosthesis 2021 ·PLoS ONE ·Alix Chadwell, (unknown), Laurence Kenney, (unknown), (unknown), Gerwin Smit	4
7	Co-Creation Facilitates Translational Research on Upper Limb Prosthetics 2021 ·SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología ·(unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Deirdre Desmond, Maggie Donovan‐Hall, Matthew Dyson, (unknown), Laurence Kenney, Agamemnon Krasoulis, (unknown), Kaveh Memarzadeh, (unknown), (unknown), Hancong Wu, Kianoush Nazarpour	9
8	Prosthetics services in Uganda : a series of studies to inform the design of a low cost, but fit-for-purpose, body-powered prosthesis 2019 ·University of Salford Institutional Repository (University of Salford) ·Laurence Kenney, Robert Ssekitoleko, (unknown), Maggie Donovan‐Hall, Dafne Zuleima Morgado Ramírez, Catherine Holloway, Peg Graham, (unknown), (unknown), Sarah McCormack, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown)	8
9	Prediction of setup times for an advanced upper limb functional electrical stimulation system 2018 ·Journal of Rehabilitation and Assistive Technologies Engineering ·(unknown), Laurence Kenney, David Howard, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Nicholas R. Hardiker, Sarah Cotterill	3
10	Methods for the Real-World Evaluation of Fall Detection Technology: A Scoping Review 2018 ·Sensors ·(unknown), Jochen Klenk, Sibylle Thies, Laurence Kenney, Malcolm Granat	41
11	FES-UPP: A Flexible Functional Electrical Stimulation System to Support Upper Limb Functional Activity Practice 2018 ·Frontiers in Neuroscience ·Mingxu Sun, (unknown), David Howard, Laurence Kenney, (unknown), (unknown), Paul Taylor, (unknown), (unknown)	9
12	Dealing with time-varying recruitment and length in Hill-type muscle models 2016 ·Journal of Biomechanics ·(unknown), Laurence Kenney, David Howard	7
13	Functional electrical stimulation versus ankle foot orthoses for foot-drop: A meta-analysis of orthotic effects 2016 ·Journal of Rehabilitation Medicine ·(unknown), Kristen Hollands, Laurence Kenney	39
14	Enhancing public involvement in assistive technology design research 2014 ·Disability and Rehabilitation Assistive Technology ·Tracey Williamson, Laurence Kenney, Anthony T. Barker, Glen Cooper, Tim Good, (unknown), Ben Heller, David Howard, (unknown), (unknown), Julia Ryan, Christine Smith	17
15	Stance phase mechanical characterization of transtibial prostheses distal to the socket: A review 2012 ·The Journal of Rehabilitation Research and Development ·Matthew J. Major, Laurence Kenney, Martin Twiste, David Howard	33
16	Amputee Independent Prosthesis Properties—A new model for description and measurement 2011 ·Journal of Biomechanics ·Matthew J. Major, Martin Twiste, Laurence Kenney, David Howard	34
17	Thank you and good-bye! 2010 ·Prosthetics and Orthotics International ·(unknown), Deirdre Desmond, Laurence Kenney, Dick H. Plettenburg	1
18	An Instance-Based Algorithm With Auxiliary Similarity Information for the Estimation of Gait Kinematics From Wearable Sensors 2008 ·IEEE Transactions on Neural Networks ·John Y. Goulermas, Andrew H. Findlow, Christopher Nester, Panos Liatsis, Xiao‐Jun Zeng, Laurence Kenney, P. Tresadern, Sibylle Thies, David Howard	23
19	Artificial Neural Network Prediction Using Accelerometers to Control Upper Limb FES During Reaching and Grasping Following Stroke 2006 ·PubMed ·P. Tresadern, Sibylle Thies, Laurence Kenney, David Howard, John Y. Goulermas	7
20	A dual-task approach to the evaluation of the myokinemetric signal as an alternative to EMG 2005 ·PubMed ·(unknown), Laurence Kenney, Audrey Bowen, David Howard, (unknown)	3

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