Sai K. Banala

2.2k total citations · 1 hit paper
20 papers, 1.7k citations indexed

About

Sai K. Banala is a scholar working on Biomedical Engineering, Rehabilitation and Psychiatry and Mental health. According to data from OpenAlex, Sai K. Banala has authored 20 papers receiving a total of 1.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 17 papers in Biomedical Engineering, 13 papers in Rehabilitation and 7 papers in Psychiatry and Mental health. Recurrent topics in Sai K. Banala's work include Prosthetics and Rehabilitation Robotics (16 papers), Muscle activation and electromyography studies (13 papers) and Stroke Rehabilitation and Recovery (13 papers). Sai K. Banala is often cited by papers focused on Prosthetics and Rehabilitation Robotics (16 papers), Muscle activation and electromyography studies (13 papers) and Stroke Rehabilitation and Recovery (13 papers). Sai K. Banala collaborates with scholars based in United States. Sai K. Banala's co-authors include Sunil K. Agrawal, John P. Scholz, Seok Hun Kim, Santosh Kumari Agrawal, Vijaya Krishnamoorthy, Wei‐Li Hsu, Abbas Fattah, J. P. Scholz, Vivek Sangwan and Katherine S. Rudolph and has published in prestigious journals such as Experimental Brain Research, IEEE Transactions on Robotics and IEEE/ASME Transactions on Mechatronics.

In The Last Decade

Sai K. Banala

20 papers receiving 1.6k citations

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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.

Robot Assisted Gait Training With Active Leg Exoskeleton (ALEX)

2008 576 citations Sai K. Banala, Seok Hun Kim et al. IEEE Transactions on Neural Systems and Rehabilitation Engineering profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Sai K. Banala United States	17	1.5k	1.0k	170	156	114	20	1.7k
Tingfang Yan China	14	1.2k 0.8×	508 0.5×	95 0.6×	64 0.4×	171 1.5×	28	1.3k
Andrew Chu United States	9	1.4k 0.9×	528 0.5×	67 0.4×	38 0.2×	78 0.7×	13	1.6k
Christopher Siviy United States	14	1.3k 0.8×	504 0.5×	142 0.8×	160 1.0×	186 1.6×	20	1.4k
Ye Ding United States	13	1.7k 1.1×	525 0.5×	134 0.8×	94 0.6×	167 1.5×	16	1.9k
Keehong Seo South Korea	18	841 0.6×	339 0.3×	64 0.4×	87 0.6×	168 1.5×	32	1.0k
Jody A. Saglia Italy	17	897 0.6×	394 0.4×	67 0.4×	118 0.8×	103 0.9×	24	1.2k
Nikos Karavas United States	11	1.1k 0.7×	405 0.4×	82 0.5×	75 0.5×	123 1.1×	15	1.2k
Philippe Malcolm United States	22	2.2k 1.5×	666 0.7×	170 1.0×	259 1.7×	376 3.3×	50	2.4k
Youngbo Shim South Korea	20	849 0.6×	347 0.3×	59 0.3×	67 0.4×	160 1.4×	37	1.0k
Jan F. Veneman Spain	18	2.3k 1.5×	1.3k 1.3×	206 1.2×	174 1.1×	183 1.6×	31	2.6k

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Kim, Seok Hun, et al.. (2010). Robot-assisted modifications of gait in healthy individuals. Experimental Brain Research. 202(4). 809–824. 55 indexed citations

Banala, Sai K., Sunil K. Agrawal, Seok Hun Kim, & J. P. Scholz. (2010). Novel Gait Adaptation and Neuromotor Training Results Using an Active Leg Exoskeleton. IEEE/ASME Transactions on Mechatronics. 15(2). 216–225. 125 indexed citations

Banala, Sai K., et al.. (2009). Novel swing-assist un-motorized exoskeletons for gait training. Journal of NeuroEngineering and Rehabilitation. 6(1). 24–24. 17 indexed citations

Banala, Sai K., Seok Hun Kim, Sunil K. Agrawal, & John P. Scholz. (2008). Robot Assisted Gait Training With Active Leg Exoskeleton (ALEX). IEEE Transactions on Neural Systems and Rehabilitation Engineering. 17(1). 2–8. 576 indexed citations breakdown →

Krishnamoorthy, Vijaya, Wei‐Li Hsu, Trisha M. Kesar, et al.. (2008). Gait Training After Stroke: A Pilot Study Combining a Gravity-Balanced Orthosis, Functional Electrical Stimulation, and Visual Feedback. Journal of Neurologic Physical Therapy. 32(4). 192–202. 32 indexed citations

Banala, Sai K., Seok Hun Kim, Sunil K. Agrawal, & John P. Scholz. (2008). Robot assisted gait training with active leg exoskeleton (ALEX). 653–658. 75 indexed citations

Agrawal, Sunil K., et al.. (2007). A gravity balancing passive exoskeleton for the human leg. 2 indexed citations

Agrawal, Sunil K., Sai K. Banala, Abbas Fattah, et al.. (2007). Assessment of Motion of a Swing Leg and Gait Rehabilitation With a Gravity Balancing Exoskeleton. IEEE Transactions on Neural Systems and Rehabilitation Engineering. 15(3). 410–420. 116 indexed citations

Banala, Sai K., et al.. (2007). Passive Swing Assistive Exoskeletons for Motor-Incomplete Spinal Cord Injury Patients. Proceedings - IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation/Proceedings. 3761–3766. 9 indexed citations

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Banala, Sai K., Santosh Kumari Agrawal, & John P. Scholz. (2007). Active Leg Exoskeleton (ALEX) for Gait Rehabilitation of Motor-Impaired Patients. 401–407. 240 indexed citations

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Banala, Sai K., et al.. (2007). A Powered Leg Orthosis for Gait Rehabilitation of Motor-Impaired Patients. Proceedings - IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation/Proceedings. 37. 4140–4145. 47 indexed citations

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Agrawal, Sunil K., Sai K. Banala, Vivek Sangwan, et al.. (2007). Exoskeletons for Gait Assistance and Training of the Motor-Impaired. 1108–1113. 20 indexed citations

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Agrawal, Abhishek, Vivek Sangwan, Sai K. Banala, Sunil K. Agrawal, & Stuart A. Binder‐Macleod. (2006). Design of a Novel Two Degree-of-Freedom Ankle-Foot Orthosis. Journal of Mechanical Design. 129(11). 1137–1143. 30 indexed citations

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Agrawal, Sunil K., et al.. (2006). A Gravity Balancing Passive Exoskeleton for the Human Leg. 17 indexed citations

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Banala, Sai K., Sunil K. Agrawal, Abbas Fattah, et al.. (2006). Gravity-Balancing Leg Orthosis and Its Performance Evaluation. IEEE Transactions on Robotics. 22(6). 1228–1239. 154 indexed citations

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Agrawal, Abhishek, Sai K. Banala, Sunil K. Agrawal, & Stuart A. Binder‐Macleod. (2005). Design of a Two Degree-of-Freedom Ankle-Foot Orthosis for Robotic Rehabilitation. 41–44. 52 indexed citations

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Banala, Sai K. & Sunil K. Agrawal. (2005). Gait Rehabilitation With an Active Leg Orthosis. 459–465. 10 indexed citations

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Banala, Sai K. & Sunil K. Agrawal. (2005). Design and Optimization of a Mechanism for Out-of-Plane Insect Winglike Motion With Twist. Journal of Mechanical Design. 127(4). 841–844. 39 indexed citations

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Banala, Sai K., et al.. (2004). Design and Optimization of a Mechanism for Out of Plane Insect Wing Like Motion With Twist. 1055–1061. 36 indexed citations

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Banala, Sai K., et al.. (2004). A gravity balancing leg orthosis for robotic rehabilitation. 2474–2479 Vol.3. 25 indexed citations

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