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Assistive Devices

Assistive Devices is a technological intervention category comprising tools, equipment, or systems designed to enhance functional ability, prevent functional decline, and reduce injury risk among older adults by compensating for physical or cognitive impairments in daily activities.

6.4K

Publications

278.6K

Citations

20K

Authors

4.1K

Institutions

Publications per year

2017–2026

2.2K

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Publications

6.4K

Long-Term Use of a Left Ventricular Assist Device for End-Stage Heart Failure

Eric A. Rose, Annetine C. Gelijns, Alan J. Moskowitz et al. · New England Journal of Medicine · 2001 · 4K citations

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Reach and grasp by people with tetraplegia using a neurally controlled robotic arm

Leigh R. Hochberg, Daniel Bacher, Beata Jarosiewicz et al. · Nature · 2012 · 2.7K citations · Full text

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Control of a two-dimensional movement signal by a noninvasive brain-computer interface in humans

Jonathan R. Wolpaw, Dennis J. McFarland · Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences · 2004 · 1.5K citations

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Assessing Acceptance of Assistive Social Agent Technology by Older Adults: the Almere Model

Marcel Heerink, Ben Kröse, Vanessa Evers et al. · International Journal of Social Robotics · 2010 · 1.2K citations · Full text

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A Survey on Ambient-Assisted Living Tools for Older Adults

Parisa Rashidi, Alex Mihailidis · IEEE Journal of Biomedical and Health Informatics · 2012 · 1.1K citations

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Authors

20K

  1. YN
    Yoshifumi Naka

    Columbia University, United States

    43 publications · 4.4K citations

    33

    h-index

  2. FD
    Francis D. Pagani

    University of Michigan, United States

    35 publications · 6.4K citations

    28

    h-index

  3. AM
    Alex Mihailidis

    University of Toronto, Canada

    29 publications · 3.4K citations

    26

    h-index

  4. GE
    Giulio E. Lancioni

    University of Bari Aldo Moro, Italy

    77 publications · 1.9K citations

    26

    h-index

  5. JS
    Jeff Sigafoos

    The University of Texas at Austin, United States

    60 publications · 1.6K citations

    24

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Institutions

4.1K

  1. University of Michigan

    Ann Arbor, United States

    46 h-index

    169 publications

    19.3K citations

  2. Georgia Institute of Technology

    Atlanta, United States

    43 h-index

    300 publications

    17.3K citations

  3. Columbia University

    New York, United States

    42 h-index

    298 publications

    48.1K citations

  4. University of Pittsburgh

    Pittsburgh, United States

    38 h-index

    365 publications

    20.4K citations

  5. University of Toronto

    Toronto, Canada

    38 h-index

    217 publications

    10.5K citations

  6. Carnegie Mellon University

    Pittsburgh, United States

    34 h-index

    154 publications

    12.7K citations

  7. University of Washington

    Seattle, United States

    34 h-index

    187 publications

    12.8K citations

  8. Northwestern University

    Evanston, United States

    32 h-index

    150 publications

    8.9K citations

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Venues

  1. The Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation

    142 publications · 11.4K citations

    58

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  2. The Annals of Thoracic Surgery

    ATS · 139 publications · 8.3K citations

    53

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  3. Disability and Rehabilitation Assistive Technology

    192 publications · 6.8K citations

    44

    h-index

  4. Assistive Technology

    125 publications · 5.8K citations

    37

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  5. PubMed

    Repository · 112 publications · 4.2K citations

    35

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