Simone Elsig

1.8k total citations · 1 hit paper
12 papers, 1.3k citations indexed

About

Simone Elsig is a scholar working on Biomedical Engineering, Surgery and Pharmacology. According to data from OpenAlex, Simone Elsig has authored 12 papers receiving a total of 1.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 5 papers in Biomedical Engineering, 4 papers in Surgery and 4 papers in Pharmacology. Recurrent topics in Simone Elsig's work include Muscle activation and electromyography studies (4 papers), Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation (4 papers) and Neuroscience and Neural Engineering (4 papers). Simone Elsig is often cited by papers focused on Muscle activation and electromyography studies (4 papers), Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation (4 papers) and Neuroscience and Neural Engineering (4 papers). Simone Elsig collaborates with scholars based in Switzerland, Italy and Germany. Simone Elsig's co-authors include Manfredo Atzori, Anne-Gabrielle Mittaz Hager, Henning Müller, Claudio Castellini, Barbara Caputo, Arjan Gijsberts, Franco Bassetto, Giorgio Giatsidis, Roger Hilfiker and Jan Taeymans and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, British Journal of Sports Medicine and IEEE Transactions on Neural Systems and Rehabilitation Engineering.

In The Last Decade

Simone Elsig

12 papers receiving 1.3k citations

Hit Papers

Electromyography data for non-invasive naturally-controll... 2014 2026 2018 2022 2014 200 400 600
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.

  1. Electromyography data for non-invasive naturally-controlled robotic hand prostheses
    2014 676 citations Manfredo Atzori, Arjan Gijsberts et al. Scientific Data profile →

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Simone Elsig Switzerland 8 866 659 328 260 235 12 1.3k
Franck Quaine France 15 811 0.9× 577 0.9× 151 0.5× 247 0.9× 231 1.0× 26 1.2k
Alessio Murgia Netherlands 17 347 0.4× 242 0.4× 160 0.5× 135 0.5× 135 0.6× 52 766
Ángel Gil-Agudo Spain 25 724 0.8× 483 0.7× 112 0.3× 237 0.9× 170 0.7× 91 1.7k
Roberta Carabalona Italy 15 193 0.2× 620 0.9× 166 0.5× 394 1.5× 247 1.1× 23 1.4k
Evelyn Morin Canada 14 842 1.0× 558 0.8× 70 0.2× 243 0.9× 40 0.2× 52 1.0k
Dimitra Blana United Kingdom 12 554 0.6× 344 0.5× 34 0.1× 161 0.6× 137 0.6× 32 782
Jer-Junn Luh Taiwan 15 582 0.7× 315 0.5× 72 0.2× 151 0.6× 48 0.2× 61 885
Cheryl Metcalf United Kingdom 16 335 0.4× 183 0.3× 96 0.3× 49 0.2× 173 0.7× 47 793
Antonio J. del‐Ama Spain 22 808 0.9× 259 0.4× 45 0.1× 153 0.6× 110 0.5× 74 1.4k
Steven K. Charles United States 16 636 0.7× 356 0.5× 42 0.1× 132 0.5× 81 0.3× 42 1.1k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Simone Elsig

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Simone Elsig

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Simone Elsig. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Simone Elsig based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with Simone Elsig. Simone Elsig is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

12 of 12 papers shown
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Hilfiker, Roger, et al.. (2023). First Steps Towards a Risk of Bias Corpus of Randomized Controlled Trials. Studies in health technology and informatics. 302. 586–590. 1 indexed citations
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Elsig, Simone, Lara Allet, Caroline H. G. Bastiaenen, Rob de Bie, & Roger Hilfiker. (2023). Reliability and measurement error of sensorimotor tests in patients with neck pain: a systematic review. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 13(1). 15–15. 4 indexed citations
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Mueller, Gabi, Simone Elsig, Simon C. Gandevia, et al.. (2021). Systematic Review of Incidence Studies of Pneumonia in Persons with Spinal Cord Injury. Journal of Clinical Medicine. 11(1). 211–211. 10 indexed citations
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Sattelmayer, Martin, Simone Elsig, Roger Hilfiker, & Gillian Baer. (2016). A systematic review and meta-analysis of selected motor learning principles in physiotherapy and medical education. BMC Medical Education. 16(1). 15–15. 42 indexed citations
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Atzori, Manfredo, Arjan Gijsberts, Claudio Castellini, et al.. (2016). Effect of clinical parameters on the control of myoelectric robotic prosthetic hands. The Journal of Rehabilitation Research and Development. 53(3). 345–358. 53 indexed citations
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Sattelmayer, Martin, Roger Hilfiker, Hannu Luomajoki, & Simone Elsig. (2016). Use of Rasch analysis to investigate structural validity of a set of movement control tests for the neck. Musculoskeletal Science and Practice. 27. 131–136. 4 indexed citations
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Atzori, Manfredo, Anne-Gabrielle Mittaz Hager, Simone Elsig, et al.. (2015). Effects of prosthesis use on the capability to control myoelectric robotic prosthetic hands. PubMed. 13. 3456–3459. 5 indexed citations
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Atzori, Manfredo, Arjan Gijsberts, Claudio Castellini, et al.. (2014). Electromyography data for non-invasive naturally-controlled robotic hand prostheses. Scientific Data. 1(1). 140053–140053. 676 indexed citations breakdown →
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Atzori, Manfredo, Arjan Gijsberts, Ilja Kuzborskij, et al.. (2014). Characterization of a Benchmark Database for Myoelectric Movement Classification. IEEE Transactions on Neural Systems and Rehabilitation Engineering. 23(1). 73–83. 207 indexed citations

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