Todd C. Pataky

6.8k citations

111 papers · 4.8k indexed · 3 hit papers · h-index 33

Impact in

Orthopedics and Sports Medicine top 0.2%
- Sports injuries and prevention
- Sports Performance and Training
- Foot and Ankle Surgery
Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation top 0.5%
- Balance, Gait, and Falls Prevention

Papers in ⓘ

Orthopedics and Sports Medicine 48
- Sports Performance and Training 20
- Sports injuries and prevention 16
- Foot and Ankle Surgery 13
Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation 20
- Balance, Gait, and Falls Prevention 20

Co-authors: Mark A. Robinson (19 shared papers)Jos Vanrenterghem (19 shared papers)Robin H. Crompton (16 shared papers)John Y. Goulermas (9 shared papers)Russell Savage (10 shared papers)Paolo Caravaggi (6 shared papers)Vladimir M. Zatsiorsky (11 shared papers)Mark L. Latash (9 shared papers)
Journals: Journal of Biomechanics (31 papers)Gait & Posture (10 papers)PeerJ (6 papers)PLoS ONE (4 papers)Journal of Sports Sciences (3 papers)
Partner nations: Japan United Kingdom United States

In The Last Decade

Todd C. Pataky

107 papers receiving 4.7k citations

Hit Papers

align trajectories log scale

Vector field statistical analysis of kinematic and force trajectories 2013 · 539 citations

What are hit papers?

Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if any of the following hold:

it has ≥500 total citations;
it reaches ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (the threshold is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it);
it reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

2013 Journal of Biomechanics
2011 Computer Methods in Biomechanics & Biomedical Engineering
2010 Journal of Biomechanics

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1	Generalized n-dimensional biomechanical field analysis using statistical parametric mapping Journal of Biomechanics ·Todd C. Pataky Hit paper breakdown →	2010	608
2	One-dimensional statistical parametric mapping in Python Computer Methods in Biomechanics & Biomedical Engineering ·Todd C. Pataky Hit paper breakdown →	2011	599
3	Vector field statistical analysis of kinematic and force trajectories Journal of Biomechanics ·Todd C. Pataky, Mark A. Robinson, Jos Vanrenterghem Hit paper breakdown →	2013	539
4	Zero- vs. one-dimensional, parametric vs. non-parametric, and confidence interval vs. hypothesis testing procedures in one-dimensional biomechanical trajectory analysis Journal of Biomechanics ·Todd C. Pataky, Jos Vanrenterghem, Mark A. Robinson	2015	278
5	Functional Evolution of the Feeding System in Rodents PLoS ONE ·Philip G. Cox, Emily J. Rayfield, Michael J. Fagan, Anthony Herrel, Todd C. Pataky, Nathan Jeffery	2012	157
6	Region-of-interest analyses of one-dimensional biomechanical trajectories: bridging 0D and 1D theory, augmenting statistical power PeerJ ·Todd C. Pataky, Mark A. Robinson, Jos Vanrenterghem	2016	141
7	The effects of habitual footwear use: foot shape and function in native barefoot walkers† Footwear Science ·Kristiaan D’Août, Todd C. Pataky, Dirk De Clercq, Peter Aerts	2009	130
8	The probability of false positives in zero-dimensional analyses of one-dimensional kinematic, force and EMG trajectories Journal of Biomechanics ·Todd C. Pataky, Jos Vanrenterghem, Mark A. Robinson	2016	121
9	The effect of running speed on knee mechanical loading in females during side cutting Journal of Biomechanics ·Jos Vanrenterghem, Emma Venables, Todd C. Pataky, Mark A. Robinson	2012	115
10	New insights into the plantar pressure correlates of walking speed using pedobarographic statistical parametric mapping (pSPM) Journal of Biomechanics ·Todd C. Pataky, Paolo Caravaggi, Russell Savage, Daniel Parker, John Y. Goulermas, William I. Sellers, Robin H. Crompton	2008	108
11	Human-like external function of the foot, and fully upright gait, confirmed in the 3.66 million year old Laetoli hominin footprints by topographic statistics, experimental footprint-formation and computer simulation Journal of The Royal Society Interface ·Robin H. Crompton, Todd C. Pataky, Russell Savage, Kristiaan D’Août, Matthew R. Bennett, M. H. Day, Karl T. Bates, Sarita A. Morse, William I. Sellers	2011	108
12	Statistical Parametric Mapping (SPM) for alpha-based statistical analyses of multi-muscle EMG time-series Journal of Electromyography and Kinesiology ·Mark A. Robinson, Jos Vanrenterghem, Todd C. Pataky	2014	102
13	A dynamic model of the windlass mechanism of the foot: evidence for early stance phase preloading of the plantar aponeurosis Journal of Experimental Biology ·Paolo Caravaggi, Todd C. Pataky, John Y. Goulermas, Russel Savage, Robin H. Crompton	2009	97
14	Pedobarographic statistical parametric mapping (pSPM): A pixel-level approach to foot pressure image analysis Journal of Biomechanics ·Todd C. Pataky, John Y. Goulermas	2008	81
15	Dynamics of longitudinal arch support in relation to walking speed: contribution of the plantar aponeurosis Journal of Anatomy ·Paolo Caravaggi, Todd C. Pataky, Michael Günther, Russell Savage, Robin H. Crompton	2010	72
16	Gait recognition: highly unique dynamic plantar pressure patterns among 104 individuals Journal of The Royal Society Interface ·Todd C. Pataky, Tingting Mu, Kerstin Bosch, Dieter Rosenbaum, John Y. Goulermas	2011	71
17	Gait Kinematics of Subjects with Ankle Instability Using a Multisegmented Foot Model Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise ·Roel De Ridder, Tine Willems, Jos Vanrenterghem, Mark A. Robinson, Todd C. Pataky, Philip Roosen	2013	63
18	The evolution of compliance in the human lateral mid-foot Proceedings of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences ·Karl T. Bates, David Collins, Russell Savage, Juliet McClymont, Emma Webster, Todd C. Pataky, Kristiaan D’Août, William I. Sellers, Matthew R. Bennett, Robin H. Crompton	2013	59
19	Does footprint depth correlate with foot motion and pressure? Journal of The Royal Society Interface ·Karl T. Bates, Russell Savage, Todd C. Pataky, Sarita A. Morse, Emma Webster, Peter Falkingham, Luquan Ren, Zhihui Qian, D. M. Collins, Matthew R. Bennett, Juliet McClymont, Robin H. Crompton	2013	51
20	rft1d: Smooth One-Dimensional Random Field Upcrossing Probabilities inPython Journal of Statistical Software ·Todd C. Pataky	2016	51

About Todd C. Pataky

Todd C. Pataky is a scholar working on Orthopedics and Sports Medicine, Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation, Biomedical Engineering, Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism and Cognitive Neuroscience, having authored 111 papers that have together received 4.8k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Lower Extremity Biomechanics and Pathologies (39 papers), Diabetic Foot Ulcer Assessment and Management (25 papers), Muscle activation and electromyography studies (22 papers), Balance, Gait, and Falls Prevention (20 papers), Sports Performance and Training (20 papers), Sports injuries and prevention (16 papers), Motor Control and Adaptation (16 papers) and Foot and Ankle Surgery (13 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Orthopedics and Sports Medicine (2.1k citations), Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation (658 citations), Biomedical Engineering (2.7k citations), Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism (687 citations) and Paleontology (274 citations). Todd C. Pataky has collaborated with scholars based in Japan, United Kingdom and United States. Frequent co-authors include Mark A. Robinson, Jos Vanrenterghem, Robin H. Crompton, John Y. Goulermas, Russell Savage, Paolo Caravaggi, Vladimir M. Zatsiorsky, Mark L. Latash, Kristiaan D’Août and William I. Sellers. Their work appears in journals such as Journal of Biomechanics, Gait & Posture, PeerJ, PLoS ONE and Journal of Sports Sciences.

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