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Publications
44
Citations
8.8K
H-Index
40
Active since
1974
Affiliations
Harvard University(Current)
UCLouvain
Istituto di Fisiologia Clinica
University of Milan
N. C. Heglund is an author at Harvard University specializing in biomechanics, zoology, and life sciences.
Publications per year
1974–2016
Mechanical work in terrestrial locomotion: two basic mechanisms for minimizing energy expenditure
G Cavagna, N. C. Heglund, Curtis R. Taylor · American Journal of Physiology-Regulatory, Integrative and Comparative Physiology · 1977 · 1.4K citations
Life Sciences, Physiology, Zoology +17
Energetics and mechanics of terrestrial locomotion. I. Metabolic energy consumption as a function of speed and body size in birds and mammals
Curtis R. Taylor, N. C. Heglund, G. M. O. Maloiy · Journal of Experimental Biology · 1982 · 654 citations
Life Sciences, Biology, Zoology +17
Speed, Stride Frequency and Energy Cost Per Stride: How Do They Change With Body Size and Gait?
N. C. Heglund, C. Richard Taylor · Journal of Experimental Biology · 1988 · 556 citations
Scaling Stride Frequency and Gait to Animal Size: Mice to Horses
N. C. Heglund, C. Richard Taylor, Thomas A. McMahon · Science · 1974 · 424 citations
Life Sciences, Animal Sciences, Zoology +17
External, Internal and Total Work in Human Locomotion
P. A. Willems, G Cavagna, N. C. Heglund · Journal of Experimental Biology · 1995 · 404 citations
Natural Sciences, Kinesiology, Physiology +17
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