R. F. Ker

4.9k total citations · 1 hit paper
33 papers, 3.2k citations indexed

About

R. F. Ker is a scholar working on Biomedical Engineering, Orthopedics and Sports Medicine and Surgery. According to data from OpenAlex, R. F. Ker has authored 33 papers receiving a total of 3.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 20 papers in Biomedical Engineering, 19 papers in Orthopedics and Sports Medicine and 5 papers in Surgery. Recurrent topics in R. F. Ker's work include Lower Extremity Biomechanics and Pathologies (13 papers), Tendon Structure and Treatment (12 papers) and Sports Dynamics and Biomechanics (7 papers). R. F. Ker is often cited by papers focused on Lower Extremity Biomechanics and Pathologies (13 papers), Tendon Structure and Treatment (12 papers) and Sports Dynamics and Biomechanics (7 papers). R. F. Ker collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, Belgium and Canada. R. F. Ker's co-authors include R. McN. Alexander, M. B. Bennett, R C Kester, Nicola J. Dimery, R. McNeill Alexander, A. S. Jayes, Robin H. Crompton, Susannah K. S. Thorpe, Dirk De Clercq and D W Ilsley and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Journal of Biomechanics and Journal of Experimental Biology.

In The Last Decade

R. F. Ker

33 papers receiving 3.1k citations

Hit Papers

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Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if it has ≥500 total citations, achieves ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (this is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it), or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

The spring in the arch of the human foot

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
R. F. Ker United Kingdom	27	1.7k	1.7k	522	333	215	33	3.2k
Claire T. Farley United States	33	2.4k 1.4×	5.0k 2.9×	285 0.5×	183 0.5×	144 0.7×	37	7.1k
Todd C. Pataky Japan	33	2.1k 1.2×	2.7k 1.6×	1.1k 2.1×	687 2.1×	274 1.3×	111	4.8k
James M. Wakeling Canada	44	2.7k 1.5×	3.2k 1.8×	341 0.7×	249 0.7×	40 0.2×	144	6.0k
Neil A. Sharkey United States	43	2.0k 1.2×	1.7k 1.0×	2.6k 5.0×	442 1.3×	120 0.6×	108	5.4k
Thomas J. Roberts United States	44	2.5k 1.4×	3.6k 2.1×	375 0.7×	54 0.2×	428 2.0×	141	6.6k
Peter G. Weyand United States	28	2.1k 1.2×	2.0k 1.2×	103 0.2×	97 0.3×	80 0.4×	58	3.5k
N. C. Heglund Belgium	36	1.9k 1.1×	3.3k 1.9×	135 0.3×	99 0.3×	515 2.4×	55	7.0k
Reinhard Blickhan Germany	46	1.7k 1.0×	6.2k 3.6×	262 0.5×	79 0.2×	226 1.1×	161	8.5k
F. Saibene Italy	25	1.4k 0.8×	1.6k 0.9×	87 0.2×	63 0.2×	50 0.2×	49	3.0k
W.A. Weijs Netherlands	40	417 0.2×	1.2k 0.7×	490 0.9×	34 0.1×	394 1.8×	64	4.6k

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

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Ker, R. F., Jonathan Guckian, & Andrew Bowey. (2018). ‘Just a year out’? – Challenges of the clinical teaching fellow. MedEdPublish. 7. 239–239. 10 indexed citations

Spears, Iain R., Janice Miller‐Young, Veena Sharma, R. F. Ker, & F. W. Smith. (2007). The potential influence of the heel counter on internal stress during static standing: A combined finite element and positional MRI investigation. Journal of Biomechanics. 40(12). 2774–2780. 27 indexed citations

Ker, R. F.. (2002). The implications of the adaptable fatigue quality of tendons for their construction, repair and function. Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology Part A Molecular & Integrative Physiology. 133(4). 987–1000. 67 indexed citations

Ker, R. F., et al.. (2000). The Development of Fatigue Quality in High- and Low-Stressed Tendons of Sheep (Ovis Aries). Journal of Experimental Biology. 203(14). 2187–2193. 38 indexed citations

Ker, R. F., et al.. (2000). Fatigue Quality of Mammalian Tendons. Journal of Experimental Biology. 203(8). 1317–1327. 113 indexed citations

Ker, R. F.. (1999). The design of soft collagenous load-bearing tissues. Journal of Experimental Biology. 202(23). 3315–3324. 76 indexed citations

Thorpe, Susannah K. S., et al.. (1999). Dimensions and moment arms of the hind- and forelimb muscles of common chimpanzees (Pan troglodytes). American Journal of Physical Anthropology. 110(2). 179–199. 132 indexed citations

Ker, R. F.. (1996). The Time-Dependent Mechanical Properties of the Human Heel Pad in the Context of Locomotion. Journal of Experimental Biology. 199(7). 1501–1508. 45 indexed citations

Aerts, Peter, R. F. Ker, Dirk De Clercq, & D W Ilsley. (1996). The effects of isolation on the mechanics of the human heel pad.. PubMed. 188 ( Pt 2). 417–23. 28 indexed citations

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Aerts, Peter, R. F. Ker, Dirk De Clercq, D W Ilsley, & R. McN. Alexander. (1995). The mechanical properties of the human heel pad: A paradox resolved. Journal of Biomechanics. 28(11). 1299–1308. 83 indexed citations

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Ker, R. F., et al.. (1995). Fatigue Rupture of Wallaby Tail Tendons. Journal of Experimental Biology. 198(3). 847–852. 137 indexed citations

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Ker, R. F., et al.. (1994). Creep and fatigue rupture of tendons. Journal of Biomechanics. 27(6). 853–853. 2 indexed citations

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Cutts, Alison, R. McN. Alexander, & R. F. Ker. (1991). Ratios of cross-sectional areas of muscles and their tendons in a healthy human forearm.. PubMed. 176. 133–7. 65 indexed citations

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Alexander, R. McN., et al.. (1991). The effect of temperature on the tensile stiffness of mammalian tail tendons. Journal of Zoology. 223(3). 491–497. 11 indexed citations

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Alexander, R. McN., R. F. Ker, & M. B. Bennett. (1990). Optimum stiffness for leg bones. Journal of Zoology. 222(3). 471–478. 41 indexed citations

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Bennett, M. B. & R. F. Ker. (1990). The mechanical properties of the human subcalcaneal fat pad in compression.. PubMed. 171. 131–8. 110 indexed citations

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Bennett, M. B., R. F. Ker, & R. McN. Alexander. (1989). Elastic strain energy storage in the feet of running monkeys. Journal of Zoology. 217(3). 469–475. 18 indexed citations

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Dimery, Nicola J., R. F. Ker, & R. McN. Alexander. (1986). Elastic properties of the feet of deer (Cervidae). Journal of Zoology. 208(2). 161–169. 26 indexed citations

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Alexander, R. McN., A. S. Jayes, & R. F. Ker. (1980). Estimates of energy cost for quadrupedal running gaits. Journal of Zoology. 190(2). 155–192. 58 indexed citations

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Ker, R. F.. (1977). Investigation of locust cuticle using the insecticide diflubenzuron. Journal of Insect Physiology. 23(1). 39–48. 50 indexed citations

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