Robert Riener

21.4k total citations · 5 hit papers
428 papers, 14.9k citations indexed

About

Robert Riener is a scholar working on Biomedical Engineering, Rehabilitation and Cognitive Neuroscience. According to data from OpenAlex, Robert Riener has authored 428 papers receiving a total of 14.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 256 papers in Biomedical Engineering, 174 papers in Rehabilitation and 123 papers in Cognitive Neuroscience. Recurrent topics in Robert Riener's work include Muscle activation and electromyography studies (194 papers), Stroke Rehabilitation and Recovery (174 papers) and Prosthetics and Rehabilitation Robotics (123 papers). Robert Riener is often cited by papers focused on Muscle activation and electromyography studies (194 papers), Stroke Rehabilitation and Recovery (174 papers) and Prosthetics and Rehabilitation Robotics (123 papers). Robert Riener collaborates with scholars based in Switzerland, Germany and United States. Robert Riener's co-authors include Tobias Nef, Peter Wolf, Lars Lünenburger, Georg Rauter, Giorgio Colombo, Roland Sigrist, Heike Vallery, Matjaž Mihelj, Marco Guidali and C. Frigo and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Nature Medicine and SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología.

In The Last Decade

Robert Riener

409 papers receiving 14.5k citations

Hit Papers

5 papers align trajectories

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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.

Augmented visual, auditory, haptic, and multimodal feedback in motor learning: A review

2012 890 citations Robert Riener, Peter Wolf et al. profile →
Control strategies for active lower extremity prosthetics and orthotics: a review

2015 776 citations Robert Riener, Heike Vallery et al. Journal of NeuroEngineering and Rehabilitation profile →
Stair ascent and descent at different inclinations

2002 570 citations Robert Riener et al. profile →
Patient-cooperative strategies for robot-aided treadmill training: first experimental results

2005 545 citations Robert Riener et al. profile →
Three-dimensional, task-specific robot therapy of the arm after stroke: a multicentre, parallel-group randomised trial

2014 374 citations Verena Klamroth-Marganska, Tobias Nef et al. profile →

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#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Assessment of monocular human pose estimation models for clinical movement analysis 2025 ·Scientific Reports ·(unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Peter Wolf, Michele Xiloyannis, Robert Riener	0
2	Robotic beds for the treatment of positional obstructive sleep apnea – A randomized cross-over pilot trial 2025 ·Sleep Medicine ·Martina Mészáros, (unknown), Elisabeth Wilhelm, Robert Riener, Malcolm Kohler, Esther I. Schwarz	0
3	Error fields: personalized robotic movement training that augments one’s more likely mistakes 2025 ·Scientific Reports ·(unknown), (unknown), Verena Klamroth-Marganska, Robert Riener, Felix C. Huang, James L. Patton	4
4	Sleep stage classification with a network of wearable and contactless devices 2024 ·Sleep Medicine ·(unknown), (unknown), Stephan M. Gerber, Samuel E. J. Knobel, Claudio L. Bassetti, Robert Riener, Tobias Nef, Markus H. Schmidt	0
5	Mixed-variable graphical modeling framework towards risk prediction of hospital-acquired pressure injury in spinal cord injury individuals 2024 ·Scientific Reports ·(unknown), Anke Scheel‐Sailer, Robert Riener, (unknown)	1
6	Robust Feature Selection for BP Estimation in Multiple Populations: Towards Cuffless Ambulatory BP Monitoring 2024 ·IEEE Journal of Biomedical and Health Informatics ·(unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Robert Riener, (unknown)	2
7	Design, development, and optimization of the Somnomat Casa: a rocking bed for sleep studies and nocturnal interventions in home settings 2024 ·at - Automatisierungstechnik ·(unknown), (unknown), Miriam Müller, (unknown), (unknown), Robert Riener	0
8	Development of a Textile Integrated, Two-State Controlled Tremor Suppression Orthosis for the Wrist 2023 ·IEEE Transactions on Medical Robotics and Bionics ·(unknown), (unknown), Martin Camenzind, Veit Mylius, Christian R. Baumann, Fabian Büchele, Robert Riener, Peter Wolf, René M. Rossi	0
9	Human-in-the-Loop Personalization of a Bi-Articular Wearable Robot’s Assistance for Downhill Walking 2023 ·IEEE Transactions on Medical Robotics and Bionics ·(unknown), (unknown), Michele Xiloyannis, (unknown), Chuong Ngo, Jaime E. Duarte, Steffen Leonhardt, Robert Riener	7
10	Estimation of Spatiotemporal Gait Parameters in Walking on a Photoelectric System: Validation on Healthy Children by Standard Gait Analysis 2023 ·Sensors ·Silvia Campagnini, Guido Pasquini, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Robert Riener, Maria Chiara Carrozza, Andrea Mannini	2
11	Optimally-calibrated non-invasive feedback improves amputees’ metabolic consumption, balance and walking confidence 2022 ·Journal of Neural Engineering ·(unknown), Giacomo Valle, (unknown), (unknown), Florian L. Haufe, Michele Xiloyannis, Robert Riener, Staniša Raspopović	19
12	An algorithm to reduce human–robot interface compliance errors in posture estimation in wearable robots 2022 ·SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología ·(unknown), (unknown), Peter Wolf, Kai Schmidt, Jaime E. Duarte, Robert Riener	3
13	Effects of control strategies on gait in robot-assisted post-stroke lower limb rehabilitation: a systematic review 2022 ·Journal of NeuroEngineering and Rehabilitation ·Silvia Campagnini, Piergiuseppe Liuzzi, Andrea Mannini, Robert Riener, Maria Chiara Carrozza	21
14	A textile exomuscle that assists the shoulder during functional movements for everyday life 2022 ·Nature Machine Intelligence ·(unknown), Michele Xiloyannis, Peter Wolf, Robert Riener	46
15	Reaching higher: External scapula assistance can improve upper limb function in humans with irreversible scapula alata 2021 ·Journal of NeuroEngineering and Rehabilitation ·(unknown), Michele Xiloyannis, Christian Dettmers, (unknown), Peter Wolf, Robert Riener	1
16	Patient Motion Using a Computerized Leg Brace in Everyday Locomotion Tasks 2019 ·IEEE Transactions on Medical Robotics and Bionics ·(unknown), Michael Russold, Robert Riener, Hans Dietl	10
17	Need for mechanically and ergonomically enhanced tremor-suppression orthoses for the upper limb: a systematic review 2019 ·Journal of NeuroEngineering and Rehabilitation ·(unknown), Martin Camenzind, Robert Riener, René M. Rossi	38
18	A MUltidimensional Compliant Decoupled Actuator (MUCDA) for Pelvic Support During Gait 2018 ·IEEE/ASME Transactions on Mechatronics ·Dario Wyss, Andrew Pennycott, (unknown), Robert Riener, Heike Vallery	7
19	A robotic approach to investigate rehabilitation induced recovery of sensorimotor function 2013 ·Chinese Control Conference ·Ningbo Yu, Robert Riener	3
20	A New Design of a Multi-Moment Chair System 2001 ·UCL Discovery (University College London) ·Robert Riener, (unknown), (unknown), Nick Donaldson, (unknown)	2

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