William S. Marras

16.7k total citations · 2 hit papers
310 papers, 12.3k citations indexed

About

William S. Marras is a scholar working on Pharmacology, Social Psychology and Biomedical Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, William S. Marras has authored 310 papers receiving a total of 12.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 247 papers in Pharmacology, 147 papers in Social Psychology and 98 papers in Biomedical Engineering. Recurrent topics in William S. Marras's work include Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation (247 papers), Ergonomics and Musculoskeletal Disorders (139 papers) and Muscle activation and electromyography studies (73 papers). William S. Marras is often cited by papers focused on Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation (247 papers), Ergonomics and Musculoskeletal Disorders (139 papers) and Muscle activation and electromyography studies (73 papers). William S. Marras collaborates with scholars based in United States, Egypt and United Kingdom. William S. Marras's co-authors include Kevin P. Granata, Kermit G. Davis, Gary A. Mirka, Sue A. Ferguson, Carolyn M. Sommerich, Steven A. Lavender, W. Gary Allread, Fadi A. Fathallah, Michael J. Jorgensen and Deborah Burr and has published in prestigious journals such as Radiology, Spine and Journal of Biomechanics.

In The Last Decade

William S. Marras

300 papers receiving 11.5k 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.

The Role of Dynamic Three-Dimensional Trunk Motion in Occupationally-Related Low Back Disorders

1993 656 citations William S. Marras, Fadi A. Fathallah et al. Spine profile →
A strategy for human factors/ergonomics: developing the discipline and profession

2012 504 citations William S. Marras et al. Ergonomics profile →

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#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Reliability of a Wearable Motion Tracking System for the Clinical Evaluation of a Dynamic Cervical Spine Function 2023 ·Sensors ·(unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Jonathan S. Dufour, (unknown), Prasath Mageswaran, Madison Hyer, William S. Marras	1
2	Psychosocial Factors and Low Back Pain Outcomes in a Pooled Analysis of Low Back Pain Studies 2020 ·Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine ·Matthew S. Thiese, Ming‐Lun Lu, Andrew Merryweather, (unknown), Sue A. Ferguson, Elizabeth J. Malloy, William S. Marras, Kurt T. Hegmann, Jay Kapellusch	9
3	Postoperative Stereotactic Body Radiotherapy for Spinal Metastasis and Predictors of Local Control 2020 ·Neurosurgery ·Dukagjin Blakaj, Joshua D. Palmer, (unknown), (unknown), Eric C. Bourekas, Daniel Boulter, Ahmet S. Ayan, Eric W. Cochran, William S. Marras, (unknown), (unknown), Vedat Yildiz, J.C. Grecula, Andrea Arnett, Raju R. Raval, Thomas J. Scharschmidt, J. Bradley Elder, Russell R. Lonser, Arnab Chakravarti, Ehud Mendel	15
4	Biomechanically determined hand force limits protecting the low back during occupational pushing and pulling tasks 2017 ·Ergonomics ·Eric B. Weston, (unknown), Jonathan S. Dufour, Gregory G. Knapik, William S. Marras	16
5	Prediction of magnetic resonance imaging-derived trunk muscle geometry with application to spine biomechanical modeling 2016 ·Clinical Biomechanics ·Jaejin Hwang, Jonathan S. Dufour, Gregory G. Knapik, Thomas M. Best, Safdar N. Khan, Ehud Mendel, William S. Marras	10
6	Low Back Functional Health Status of Patient Handlers 2014 ·Journal of Occupational Rehabilitation ·Sue A. Ferguson, Dustin R. Grooms, James A. Oñate, Safdar N. Khan, William S. Marras	2
7	Lumbar spine forces during manoeuvring of ceiling-based and floor-based patient transfer devices 2009 ·Ergonomics ·William S. Marras, Gregory G. Knapik, Sue A. Ferguson	77
8	The working back : a systems view 2008 ·Wiley-Interscience eBooks ·William S. Marras	41
9	The influence of lift frequency, lift duration and work experience on discomfort reporting 2007 ·Ergonomics ·(unknown), Gang Yang, (unknown), Deborah Burr, William S. Marras	22
10	Estimation of the Dynamic Spinal Forces Using a Recurrent Fuzzy Neural Network 2007 ·IEEE Transactions on Systems Man and Cybernetics Part B (Cybernetics) ·(unknown), Jacek M. Żurada, Waldemar Karwowski, William S. Marras, Kermit G. Davis	35
11	Assessing Fitness for Military Enlistment: Physical, Medical, and Mental Health Standards 2006 ·Calhoun: The Naval Postgraduate School Institutional Archive (Naval Postgraduate School) ·Noreen M. Clark, (unknown), Barbara C. S. Hansen, Paul F. Hogan, William S. Marras, Stephen W. Marshall, Russell R. Pate, Garrison Rapmund, Thomas L. Schwenk, (unknown), S. Thomas, Karen Dineen Wagner, Anne S. Mavor, (unknown)	43
12	Interventions, Controls, and Applications in Occupational Ergonomics (Occupational Ergonomics Handbook, Second Edition) 2006 ·CRC Press, Inc. eBooks ·William S. Marras, Waldemar Karwowski	2
13	The occupational ergonomics handbook 2006 ·CRC Press eBooks ·Waldemar Karwowski, William S. Marras	205
14	Longitudinal Quantitative Measures of the Natural Course of Low Back Pain Recovery 2000 ·Spine ·Sue A. Ferguson, William S. Marras, Purnendu Gupta	58
15	The effects of motion on trunk biomechanics 2000 ·Clinical Biomechanics ·Kermit G. Davis, William S. Marras	102
16	Variation in spinal load and trunk dynamics during repeated lifting exertions 1999 ·Clinical Biomechanics ·Kevin P. Granata, William S. Marras, Kermit G. Davis	146
17	Reduction of spinal loading through the use of handles 1998 ·Ergonomics ·Kermit G. Davis, William S. Marras, Thomas Waters	31
18	A Parametric Study Addressing the Three-Dimensional Components of Spinal Loading During Complex Dynamic Lifting Tasks 1996 ·Advances in Bioengineering ·Fadi A. Fathallah, William S. Marras, Mohamad Parnianpour	1
19	Dynamic biomechanical modelling of symmetric and asymmetric lifting tasks in restricted postures 1994 ·Ergonomics ·Sean Gallagher, (unknown), (unknown), William S. Marras	26
20	Occupational risk factors associated with soft tissue disorders of the shoulder: a review of recent investigations in the literature 1993 ·Ergonomics ·Carolyn M. Sommerich, James D. McGlothlin, William S. Marras	188

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