Rafael Fortuna

649 total citations
22 papers, 498 citations indexed

About

Rafael Fortuna is a scholar working on Biomedical Engineering, Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience and Neurology. According to data from OpenAlex, Rafael Fortuna has authored 22 papers receiving a total of 498 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 12 papers in Biomedical Engineering, 7 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience and 6 papers in Neurology. Recurrent topics in Rafael Fortuna's work include Muscle activation and electromyography studies (10 papers), Botulinum Toxin and Related Neurological Disorders (6 papers) and Sports injuries and prevention (6 papers). Rafael Fortuna is often cited by papers focused on Muscle activation and electromyography studies (10 papers), Botulinum Toxin and Related Neurological Disorders (6 papers) and Sports injuries and prevention (6 papers). Rafael Fortuna collaborates with scholars based in Canada, Brazil and Switzerland. Rafael Fortuna's co-authors include Walter Herzog, Marco Aurélio Vaz, David Longino, Monika Horisberger, Aliaa Rehan Youssef, Wolfgang Seiberl, David A. Hart, Eng Kuan Moo, Scott C. Sibole and Ziad Abusara and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, Scientific Reports and Journal of Biomechanics.

In The Last Decade

Rafael Fortuna

22 papers receiving 494 citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Rafael Fortuna Canada 12 207 184 126 105 103 22 498
Lennart Gransberg Sweden 9 158 0.8× 77 0.4× 62 0.5× 114 1.1× 68 0.7× 22 420
Stephanie Hyde United States 12 233 1.1× 117 0.6× 59 0.5× 36 0.3× 117 1.1× 19 750
G. Ollivier France 12 111 0.5× 58 0.3× 42 0.3× 58 0.6× 47 0.5× 19 433
Annabelle Couillandre France 10 73 0.4× 164 0.9× 52 0.4× 50 0.5× 76 0.7× 22 422
Kristy Rose Australia 15 93 0.4× 143 0.8× 283 2.2× 80 0.8× 76 0.7× 25 837
Finnbogi Jakobsson Sweden 12 122 0.6× 329 1.8× 30 0.2× 54 0.5× 36 0.3× 23 679
A. Moraux France 7 152 0.7× 38 0.2× 52 0.4× 58 0.6× 47 0.5× 17 385
Joe F. Jabre United States 13 183 0.9× 141 0.8× 152 1.2× 48 0.5× 26 0.3× 49 569
Juan Avendaño‐Coy Spain 15 138 0.7× 64 0.3× 162 1.3× 47 0.4× 67 0.7× 56 606
Robert G. Snow Canada 7 194 0.9× 174 0.9× 77 0.6× 28 0.3× 64 0.6× 8 501

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Rafael Fortuna

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Fortuna, Rafael, Weilan Wang, Shyamchand Mayengbam, et al.. (2024). Effect of prebiotic fiber on physical function and gut microbiota in adults, mostly women, with knee osteoarthritis and obesity: a randomized controlled trial. European Journal of Nutrition. 63(6). 2149–2161. 9 indexed citations
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Fortuna, Rafael, et al.. (2021). Effects of β-hydroxy-β-methylbutyrate supplementation on muscle mass and strength in onabotulinumtoxin type-A-injected and contralateral quadriceps femoris in rabbits. Journal of Rehabilitation Medicine. 53(9). jrm00229–jrm00229. 1 indexed citations
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Fortuna, Rafael, et al.. (2018). Force depression following a stretch-shortening cycle is independent of stretch peak force and work performed during shortening. Scientific Reports. 8(1). 1534–1534. 20 indexed citations
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Fortuna, Rafael, et al.. (2017). Shortening-induced force depression is modulated in a time- and speed-dependent manner following a stretch-shortening cycle. Physiological Reports. 5(12). e13279–e13279. 34 indexed citations
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Moo, Eng Kuan, Rafael Fortuna, Scott C. Sibole, Ziad Abusara, & Walter Herzog. (2016). In vivo Sarcomere Lengths and Sarcomere Elongations Are Not Uniform across an Intact Muscle. Frontiers in Physiology. 7. 187–187. 75 indexed citations
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Fortuna, Rafael, et al.. (2016). Residual force enhancement following shortening is speed-dependent. Scientific Reports. 6(1). 21513–21513. 17 indexed citations
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Fortuna, Rafael, et al.. (2015). DISTAL AND PROXIMAL FASCICLE LENGTH CHANGES IN ACTIVE AND PASSIVE HUMAN GASTROCNEMIUS MUSCLE. 5(1). 2 indexed citations
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Leumann, André, Rafael Fortuna, Tim Leonard, Víctor Valderrábano, & Walter Herzog. (2014). Tibiofemoral loss of contact area but no changes in peak pressures after meniscectomy in a Lapine in vivo quadriceps force transfer model. Knee Surgery Sports Traumatology Arthroscopy. 23(1). 65–73. 5 indexed citations
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Leumann, André, Rafael Fortuna, Tim Leonard, Víctor Valderrábano, & Walter Herzog. (2013). Dynamic in-vivo force transfer in the lapine knee loaded by quadriceps muscle contraction. Clinical Biomechanics. 28(2). 199–204. 5 indexed citations
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Horisberger, Monika, Rafael Fortuna, Víctor Valderrábano, & Walter Herzog. (2013). Long-term repetitive mechanical loading of the knee joint by in vivo muscle stimulation accelerates cartilage degeneration and increases chondrocyte death in a rabbit model. Clinical Biomechanics. 28(5). 536–543. 38 indexed citations
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Fortuna, Rafael, Monika Horisberger, Marco Aurélio Vaz, & Walter Herzog. (2013). Do skeletal muscle properties recover following repeat onabotulinum toxin A injections?. Journal of Biomechanics. 46(14). 2426–2433. 35 indexed citations
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Vaz, Marco Aurélio, et al.. (2012). Effects of Russian current and low-frequency pulsed current on discomfort level and current amplitude at 10% maximal knee extensor torque. Physiotherapy Theory and Practice. 28(8). 617–623. 19 indexed citations
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Fortuna, Rafael, et al.. (2012). The effects of electrical stimulation exercise on muscles injected with botulinum toxin type-A (botox). Journal of Biomechanics. 46(1). 36–42. 12 indexed citations
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Fortuna, Rafael, Marco Aurélio Vaz, & Walter Herzog. (2011). Catchlike property in human adductor pollicis muscle. Journal of Electromyography and Kinesiology. 22(2). 228–233. 7 indexed citations
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Horisberger, Monika, Rafael Fortuna, T.R. Leonard, Víctor Valderrábano, & Walter Herzog. (2011). The influence of cyclic concentric and eccentric submaximal muscle loading on cell viability in the rabbit knee joint. Clinical Biomechanics. 27(3). 292–298. 17 indexed citations
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Leumann, André, David Longino, Rafael Fortuna, et al.. (2011). Altered cell metabolism in tissues of the knee joint in a rabbit model of Botulinum toxin A‐induced quadriceps muscle weakness. Scandinavian Journal of Medicine and Science in Sports. 22(6). 776–782. 15 indexed citations
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Fortuna, Rafael, Marco Aurélio Vaz, Aliaa Rehan Youssef, David Longino, & Walter Herzog. (2010). Changes in contractile properties of muscles receiving repeat injections of botulinum toxin (Botox). Journal of Biomechanics. 44(1). 39–44. 120 indexed citations
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Fortuna, Rafael, et al.. (2010). Desequilíbrios musculares entre flexores dorsais e plantares do tornozelo após tratamento conservador e acelerado da ruptura do tendão calcâneo. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 17(2). 108–113. 3 indexed citations

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