R. F. Ker

4.9k citations
33 papers · 3.2k indexed · 1 hit paper · h-index 27
Topics
Lower Extremity Biomechanics and Pathologies (13 papers)Tendon Structure and Treatment (12 papers)Sports Dynamics and Biomechanics (7 papers)

In The Last Decade

R. F. Ker

33 papers receiving 3.1k citations

Hit Papers

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Peers

R. F. Ker
Comparison fields: 5 of 116
  • Orthopedics and Sports Medicine 1.7k
  • Biomedical Engineering 1.7k
  • Surgery 522
  • Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism 333
  • Paleontology 215
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Fields of papers citing papers by R. F. Ker

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of R. F. Ker

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of R. F. Ker. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of R. F. Ker 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 R. F. Ker. R. F. Ker is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
#WorkIndexed citations
1 10
2 27
3 67
4 38
5 113
6 132
7 76
8 45
9 83
10 137
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Ratios of cross-sectional areas of muscles and their tendons in a healthy human forearm.
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13 11
14 41
15
The mechanical properties of the human subcalcaneal fat pad in compression.
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16 18
17 26
18 78
19 89
20 58

About R. F. Ker

R. F. Ker is a scholar working on Orthopedics and Sports Medicine, Equine and Biomedical Engineering, having authored 33 papers that have together received 3.2k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Lower Extremity Biomechanics and Pathologies (13 papers), Tendon Structure and Treatment (12 papers) and Sports Dynamics and Biomechanics (7 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Orthopedics and Sports Medicine (1.7k citations), Equine (147 citations) and Biomedical Engineering (1.7k citations). R. F. Ker has collaborated with scholars based in United Kingdom, Belgium and Canada. Frequent co-authors include R. McN. Alexander, M. B. Bennett, R C Kester, Nicola J. Dimery, R. McNeill Alexander, A. S. Jayes, Susannah K. S. Thorpe, Robin H. Crompton, Peter Aerts and Dirk De Clercq. Their work appears in journals such as Nature, Journal of Biomechanics and Journal of Experimental Biology.

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