Reinhard Blickhan

11.3k total citations · 3 hit papers
161 papers, 8.5k citations indexed

About

Reinhard Blickhan is a scholar working on Biomedical Engineering, Orthopedics and Sports Medicine and Aerospace Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Reinhard Blickhan has authored 161 papers receiving a total of 8.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 108 papers in Biomedical Engineering, 34 papers in Orthopedics and Sports Medicine and 29 papers in Aerospace Engineering. Recurrent topics in Reinhard Blickhan's work include Robotic Locomotion and Control (55 papers), Muscle activation and electromyography studies (52 papers) and Biomimetic flight and propulsion mechanisms (29 papers). Reinhard Blickhan is often cited by papers focused on Robotic Locomotion and Control (55 papers), Muscle activation and electromyography studies (52 papers) and Biomimetic flight and propulsion mechanisms (29 papers). Reinhard Blickhan collaborates with scholars based in Germany, United States and France. Reinhard Blickhan's co-authors include André Seyfarth, Hartmut Geyer, Robert J. Full, Michael Günther, Tobias Siebert, Roy Müller, Christian Rode, Lena H. Ting, Heiko Wagner and Sten Grimmer and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, PLoS ONE and Scientific Reports.

In The Last Decade

Reinhard Blickhan

153 papers receiving 8.2k citations

Hit Papers

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What are hit papers?

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-mass model for running and hopping

1989 1.3k citations Reinhard Blickhan Journal of Biomechanics profile →
Compliant leg behaviour explains basic dynamics of walking and running

2006 706 citations André Seyfarth, Reinhard Blickhan et al. profile →
Similarity in multilegged locomotion: Bouncing like a monopode

1993 428 citations Reinhard Blickhan et al. Journal of Comparative Physiology A profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Reinhard Blickhan Germany	46	6.2k	1.7k	1.7k	746	669	161	8.5k
Claire T. Farley United States	33	5.0k 0.8×	942 0.5×	2.4k 1.4×	891 1.2×	517 0.8×	37	7.1k
Rodger Kram United States	62	8.2k 1.3×	838 0.5×	4.2k 2.5×	2.3k 3.0×	611 0.9×	145	12.7k
R. McN. Alexander United Kingdom	57	4.6k 0.7×	1.2k 0.7×	2.3k 1.4×	452 0.6×	1.3k 2.0×	138	11.5k
Robert J. Full United States	62	9.3k 1.5×	3.4k 2.0×	729 0.4×	257 0.3×	1.9k 2.8×	151	17.2k
N. C. Heglund Belgium	36	3.3k 0.5×	728 0.4×	1.9k 1.1×	516 0.7×	1.1k 1.7×	55	7.0k
Andrew A. Biewener United States	68	4.8k 0.8×	2.5k 1.5×	2.9k 1.7×	343 0.5×	2.7k 4.0×	189	13.5k
G Cavagna Italy	39	5.4k 0.9×	643 0.4×	3.4k 2.0×	1.1k 1.5×	426 0.6×	123	8.4k
John E. A. Bertram United States	39	1.7k 0.3×	424 0.2×	1.0k 0.6×	233 0.3×	473 0.7×	120	5.9k
Peter Aerts Belgium	54	2.5k 0.4×	559 0.3×	1.4k 0.9×	505 0.7×	2.2k 3.3×	292	9.4k
Alan M. Wilson United Kingdom	59	2.6k 0.4×	557 0.3×	3.9k 2.3×	164 0.2×	1.0k 1.5×	215	9.8k

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Blickhan, Reinhard, Emanuel Andrada, Eishi Hirasaki, & Naomichi Ogihara. (2024). Differential leg and trunk operation during skipping without and with hurdles in bipedal Japanese macaque. Journal of Experimental Zoology Part A Ecological and Integrative Physiology. 341(5). 525–543.

Andrada, Emanuel, Heiko Stark, Matthew C. Tresch, et al.. (2022). Limb, joint and pelvic kinematic control in the quail coping with steps upwards and downwards. Scientific Reports. 12(1). 15901–15901. 1 indexed citations

Blickhan, Reinhard, Tom Weihmann, & Friedrich G. Barth. (2021). Measuring strain in the exoskeleton of spiders—virtues and caveats. Journal of Comparative Physiology A. 207(2). 191–204. 11 indexed citations

Blickhan, Reinhard, et al.. (2020). The influence of sagittal trunk leans on uneven running mechanics. Journal of Experimental Biology. 224(Pt 1). 2 indexed citations

Böl, Markus, et al.. (2018). Packing of muscles in the rabbit shank influences three-dimensional architecture of M. soleus. Journal of the mechanical behavior of biomedical materials. 83. 20–27. 20 indexed citations

Rode, Christian, et al.. (2017). INTERACTION EFFECTS OF POSTURE AND UNEVEN GROUND ON ABLE-BODIED WALKING KINETICS. ISBS Proceedings Archive. 35(1). 185.

Blickhan, Reinhard, et al.. (2017). Posture alteration as a measure to accommodate uneven ground in able-bodied gait. PLoS ONE. 12(12). e0190135–e0190135. 16 indexed citations

Müller, Roy, et al.. (2016). Determine the Center of Mass Position in Human Undulatory Swimming: A Static Approach. 1(2). 21. 1 indexed citations

Andrada, Emanuel, Roy Müller, & Reinhard Blickhan. (2016). Stability in skipping gaits. Royal Society Open Science. 3(11). 160602–160602. 13 indexed citations

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Siebert, Tobias, et al.. (2014). Muscle force depends on the amount of transversal muscle loading. Journal of Biomechanics. 47(8). 1822–1828. 58 indexed citations

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Haeufle, Daniel F. B., Michael Günther, Reinhard Blickhan, & Syn Schmitt. (2012). Proof of Concept: Model Based Bionic Muscle with Hyperbolic Force-Velocity Relation. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 7 indexed citations

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Blickhan, Reinhard, et al.. (2011). REARFOOT ANGLE VELOCITIES DURING RUNNING - A COMPARISON BETWEEN OPTOELECTRONIC AND GYROSCOPIC MOTION ANALYSIS. ISBS - Conference Proceedings Archive. 1(1). 4 indexed citations

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Haeufle, Daniel F. B., Michael Günther, Reinhard Blickhan, & Syn Schmitt. (2011). Proof of concept of an artificial muscle: Theoretical model, numerical model, and hardware experiment. PubMed. 17. 1–6. 4 indexed citations

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Weihmann, Tom & Reinhard Blickhan. (2009). Comparing inclined locomotion in a ground-living and a climbing ant species: sagittal plane kinematics. Journal of Computational Physics. 195(11). 1 indexed citations

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Wagner, Heiko, Tobias Siebert, David J. Ellerby, Richard L. Marsh, & Reinhard Blickhan. (2005). ISOFIT: a model-based method to measure muscle–tendon properties simultaneously. Biomechanics and Modeling in Mechanobiology. 4(1). 10–19. 23 indexed citations

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Günther, Michael, Hartmut Witte, & Reinhard Blickhan. (2005). JOINT ENERGY BALANCES: THE COMMITMENT TO THE SYNCHRONIZATION OF MEASURING SYSTEMS. Journal of Mechanics in Medicine and Biology. 5(1). 139–149. 5 indexed citations

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Seyfarth, André, Reinhard Blickhan, & J.L. van Leeuwen. (2000). OPtimum Take-Off Techniques and Muscle Design for Long Jump. Journal of Experimental Biology. 203(4). 741–750. 86 indexed citations

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McDonald-Maier, Klaus D., et al.. (1998). Controlling One-legged Dynamic Movement with MLPs.. Natural Computing. 784–790. 2 indexed citations

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Blickhan, Reinhard, et al.. (1991). Mechanics and physiology of animals swimming. Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom. 71(3). 56. 2 indexed citations

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Biewener, Andrew A. & Reinhard Blickhan. (1988). Kangaroo Rat Locomotion: Design for Elastic Energy Storage or Acceleration ?. Journal of Experimental Biology. 140(1). 243–255. 110 indexed citations

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