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Mechanical Efficiency

Mechanical Efficiency is a performance metric that quantifies the ratio of useful mechanical power output to the total mechanical power input, accounting for losses due to friction, wear, and parasitic drag within an engine system.

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The mechanical efficiency of natural materials

Ulrike G. K. Wegst, Michael F. Ashby · The Philosophical Magazine A Journal of Theoretical Experimental and Applied Physics · 2004 · 811 citations

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Muscular efficiency during steady-rate exercise: effects of speed and work rate

Glenn A. Gaesser, George A. Brooks · Journal of Applied Physiology · 1975 · 580 citations

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Sizes and Shapes of Liane Leaves

Thomas J. Givnish, Geerat J. Vermeij · The American Naturalist · 1976 · 380 citations

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Energetics of Hovering Flight in Hummingbirds and in Drosophila

Torkel Weis‐Fogh · Journal of Experimental Biology · 1972 · 364 citations

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Leg Blood Flow during Exercise in Man

L. Jorfeldt, J. Wahren · Clinical Science · 1971 · 364 citations

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Authors

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  1. LV
    L.H.V. van der Woude

    University Medical Center Groningen, Netherlands

    35 publications · 2.1K citations

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  2. HV
    H.E.J. Veeger

    Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Netherlands

    15 publications · 1.2K citations

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  3. SD
    Sonja de Groot

    University Medical Center Groningen, Netherlands

    15 publications · 753 citations

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  4. AP
    A. P. Hollander

    Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Netherlands

    11 publications · 1.1K citations

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  5. PV
    Paavo V. Komi

    University of Jyväskylä, Finland

    11 publications · 736 citations

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770

  1. Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam

    Amsterdam, The Netherlands

    27 h-index

    87 publications

    5.4K citations

  2. University of Jyväskylä

    Jyväskylä, Finland

    17 h-index

    53 publications

    3.5K citations

  3. Delft University of Technology

    Delft, The Netherlands

    12 h-index

    22 publications

    896 citations

  4. University of Groningen

    Groningen, The Netherlands

    11 h-index

    31 publications

    882 citations

  5. University Medical Center Groningen

    Groningen, The Netherlands

    10 h-index

    27 publications

    618 citations

  6. Manchester Metropolitan University

    Manchester, United Kingdom

    9 h-index

    18 publications

    657 citations

  7. Monash University

    Melbourne, Australia

    9 h-index

    19 publications

    757 citations

  8. University of Amsterdam

    Amsterdam, The Netherlands

    8 h-index

    31 publications

    2.9K citations

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  1. Journal of Applied Physiology

    29 publications · 2.2K citations

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  2. Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise

    MSSE · 25 publications · 1.6K citations

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  3. PubMed

    Repository · 28 publications · 1.3K citations

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  4. Journal of Experimental Biology

    19 publications · 1.8K citations

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  5. International Journal of Sports Medicine

    16 publications · 733 citations

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