Vicki Komisar

792 total citations
37 papers, 489 citations indexed

About

Vicki Komisar is a scholar working on Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation, Psychiatry and Mental health and Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health. According to data from OpenAlex, Vicki Komisar has authored 37 papers receiving a total of 489 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 27 papers in Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation, 17 papers in Psychiatry and Mental health and 14 papers in Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health. Recurrent topics in Vicki Komisar's work include Balance, Gait, and Falls Prevention (27 papers), Cerebral Palsy and Movement Disorders (17 papers) and Injury Epidemiology and Prevention (14 papers). Vicki Komisar is often cited by papers focused on Balance, Gait, and Falls Prevention (27 papers), Cerebral Palsy and Movement Disorders (17 papers) and Injury Epidemiology and Prevention (14 papers). Vicki Komisar collaborates with scholars based in Canada, United States and Hong Kong. Vicki Komisar's co-authors include Alison C. Novak, Stephen N. Robinovitch, Brian E. Maki, Yijian Yang, Geoff Fernie, Alejandro Melendez-Calderon, Etienne Burdet, Fabio Feldman, Ervin Sejdić and Tom Chau and has published in prestigious journals such as PLoS ONE, Journal of Bone and Mineral Research and Journal of Biomechanics.

In The Last Decade

Vicki Komisar

37 papers receiving 480 citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Vicki Komisar Canada 14 274 137 126 71 57 37 489
Rebecca J. Reed-Jones Canada 15 281 1.0× 135 1.0× 143 1.1× 85 1.2× 104 1.8× 33 734
Scott W. Ducharme United States 15 221 0.8× 145 1.1× 68 0.5× 152 2.1× 140 2.5× 34 776
Mitchell Batavia United States 12 284 1.0× 47 0.3× 255 2.0× 144 2.0× 49 0.9× 28 705
Karen Van Ooteghem Canada 14 368 1.3× 55 0.4× 284 2.3× 81 1.1× 63 1.1× 29 548
Shuhei Mori Japan 12 373 1.4× 63 0.5× 219 1.7× 164 2.3× 69 1.2× 16 583
Mary Ann Holbein-Jenny United States 4 256 0.9× 74 0.5× 96 0.8× 153 2.2× 81 1.4× 7 409
Courtney L. Pollock Canada 10 94 0.3× 80 0.6× 69 0.5× 153 2.2× 117 2.1× 41 602
Heng-Ju Lee Taiwan 10 306 1.1× 114 0.8× 186 1.5× 221 3.1× 183 3.2× 18 598
April J. Chambers United States 17 375 1.4× 267 1.9× 165 1.3× 297 4.2× 132 2.3× 42 880
Barry A. Munkasy United States 15 126 0.5× 200 1.5× 117 0.9× 107 1.5× 309 5.4× 43 795

Countries citing papers authored by Vicki Komisar

Since Specialization
Citations

This map shows the geographic impact of Vicki Komisar's research. It shows the number of citations coming from papers published by authors working in each country. You can also color the map by specialization and compare the number of citations received by Vicki Komisar with the expected number of citations based on a country's size and research output (numbers larger than one mean the country cites Vicki Komisar more than expected).

Fields of papers citing papers by Vicki Komisar

Since Specialization
Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

This network shows the impact of papers produced by Vicki Komisar. Nodes represent research fields, and links connect fields that are likely to share authors. Colored nodes show fields that tend to cite the papers produced by Vicki Komisar. The network helps show where Vicki Komisar may publish in the future.

Co-authorship network of co-authors of Vicki Komisar

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Vicki Komisar. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Vicki Komisar 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 Vicki Komisar. Vicki Komisar is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
1.
Hoppmann, Christiane A., Jennifer Boger, Brian H. Dalton, et al.. (2024). Growing Older at Home: Canadians’ Meaning of Aging in Place. 39(3). 231–253. 4 indexed citations
2.
Komisar, Vicki, et al.. (2024). Influences of backpack loading on recovery from anterior and posterior losses of balance: An exploratory investigation. Applied Ergonomics. 117. 104236–104236. 1 indexed citations
3.
4.
Kim, Changki, et al.. (2023). The influence of assistive technology and home modifications on falls in community-dwelling older adults: a systematic review protocol. Systematic Reviews. 12(1). 204–204. 2 indexed citations
5.
Komisar, Vicki, et al.. (2023). Compensatory stepping responses during real-life falls in older adults. Gait & Posture. 100. 276–283. 9 indexed citations
6.
Robinovitch, Stephen N., Vicki Komisar, Yijian Yang, et al.. (2022). Protective responses of older adults for avoiding injury during falls: evidence from video capture of real-life falls in long-term care. Age and Ageing. 51(12). 17 indexed citations
7.
Yang, Yijian, Kimberley S. van Schooten, Vicki Komisar, et al.. (2022). Effects of the Mobility-Fit Physical Activity Program on Strength and Mobility in Older Adults in Assisted Living: A Feasibility Study. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 19(9). 5453–5453. 5 indexed citations
8.
Komisar, Vicki, Yijian Yang, Ying Yu, et al.. (2022). Injuries from falls by older adults in long-term care captured on video: Prevalence of impacts and injuries to body parts. BMC Geriatrics. 22(1). 343–343. 22 indexed citations
9.
Sloot, Lizeth H. & Vicki Komisar. (2022). Real-life movement analysis: Circumstances of falls involving walkers in frail older persons living in long term care. Gait & Posture. 97. S256–S257. 4 indexed citations
10.
Komisar, Vicki, et al.. (2021). The effect of handrail cross-sectional design and age on applied handrail forces during reach-to-grasp balance reactions. Journal of Biomechanics. 129. 110788–110788. 6 indexed citations
11.
Komisar, Vicki & Stephen N. Robinovitch. (2021). The Role of Fall Biomechanics in the Cause and Prevention of Bone Fractures in Older Adults. Current Osteoporosis Reports. 19(4). 381–390. 17 indexed citations
12.
Komisar, Vicki, et al.. (2020). Extending the center of pressure to incorporate handhold forces: Derivation and sample application. Journal of Biomechanics. 104. 109727–109727. 11 indexed citations
13.
Yang, Yijian, et al.. (2020). The Effect of Fall Biomechanics on Risk for Hip Fracture in Older Adults: A Cohort Study of Video-Captured Falls in Long-Term Care. Journal of Bone and Mineral Research. 35(10). 1914–1922. 65 indexed citations
14.
Post, Erik, et al.. (2019). Development of a stick-on hip protector: A multiple methods study to improve hip protector design for older adults in the acute care environment. Journal of Rehabilitation and Assistive Technologies Engineering. 6. 2482731202–2482731202. 6 indexed citations
15.
16.
Komisar, Vicki, et al.. (2019). Characterizing the demands of backward balance loss and fall recovery during stair descent to prevent injury. Applied Ergonomics. 81. 102900–102900. 15 indexed citations
17.
Komisar, Vicki, et al.. (2018). Use of handrails for balance and stability: Characterizing loading profiles in younger adults. Applied Ergonomics. 76. 20–31. 15 indexed citations
18.
Komisar, Vicki, et al.. (2018). Using Role-Playing Simulations to Teach Quality Control in the Design of Medical Devices. Proceedings of the Canadian Engineering Education Association (CEEA). 1 indexed citations
19.
Melendez-Calderon, Alejandro, Vicki Komisar, & Etienne Burdet. (2015). Interpersonal strategies for disturbance attenuation during a rhythmic joint motor action. Physiology & Behavior. 147. 348–358. 22 indexed citations
20.
Novak, Alison C., Vicki Komisar, Brian E. Maki, & Geoff Fernie. (2015). Age-related differences in dynamic balance control during stair descent and effect of varying step geometry. Applied Ergonomics. 52. 275–284. 66 indexed citations

Rankless uses publication and citation data sourced from OpenAlex, an open and comprehensive bibliographic database. While OpenAlex provides broad and valuable coverage of the global research landscape, it—like all bibliographic datasets—has inherent limitations. These include incomplete records, variations in author disambiguation, differences in journal indexing, and delays in data updates. As a result, some metrics and network relationships displayed in Rankless may not fully capture the entirety of a scholar's output or impact.

Explore authors with similar magnitude of impact

Breakdown of academic impact, for papers by Rebecca J. Reed-Jones Breakdown of academic impact, for papers by Scott W. Ducharme Breakdown of academic impact, for papers by Mitchell Batavia Breakdown of academic impact, for papers by Karen Van Ooteghem Breakdown of academic impact, for papers by Shuhei Mori Breakdown of academic impact, for papers by Mary Ann Holbein-Jenny Breakdown of academic impact, for papers by Courtney L. Pollock Breakdown of academic impact, for papers by Heng-Ju Lee Breakdown of academic impact, for papers by April J. Chambers Breakdown of academic impact, for papers by Barry A. Munkasy
Rankless by CCL
2026