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Muscle Efficiency

Muscle Efficiency is a physiological metric that quantifies the ratio of mechanical work output to metabolic energy input during muscle contraction, distinguishing it from related performance measures by specifically evaluating the effectiveness of energy conversion in musculoskeletal systems.

251

Publications

16.4K

Citations

759

Authors

296

Institutions

Publications per year

2017–2026

29

Variants

Muscular Efficiency

Parents

Publications

251

Mechanical work and efficiency in level walking and running

G Cavagna, Masahiro Kaneko · The Journal of Physiology · 1977 · 823 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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Cycling efficiency is related to the percentage of Type I muscle fibers

Edward F. Coyle, Labros S. Sidossis, Jeffrey F. Horowitz et al. · Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise · 1992 · 523 citations

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The aerodynamics of hovering insect flight. VI. Lift and power requirements

Charles P. Ellington · Philosophical transactions of the Royal Society of London. Series B, Biological sciences · 1984 · 481 citations

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The maximum work and mechanical efficiency of human muscles, and their most economical speed

Archibald Vivian Hill · The Journal of Physiology · 1922 · 320 citations

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Authors

759

  1. CJ
    C. J. Barclay

    Griffith University, Australia

    7 publications · 356 citations

    7

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  2. AM
    Andrew M. Jones

    University of Exeter, United Kingdom

    6 publications · 790 citations

    6

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  3. AV
    Archibald Vivian Hill

    University College London, United Kingdom

    5 publications · 571 citations

    5

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  4. GA
    Glen A. Lichtwark

    The University of Queensland, Australia

    5 publications · 738 citations

    5

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  5. CB
    Carmelo Bosco

    University of Jyväskylä, Finland

    5 publications · 431 citations

    5

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Institutions

296

  1. University College London

    London, United Kingdom

    12 h-index

    16 publications

    1.4K citations

  2. University of California, Berkeley

    Berkeley, United States

    7 h-index

    12 publications

    2.2K citations

  3. Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam

    Amsterdam, The Netherlands

    7 h-index

    21 publications

    666 citations

  4. University of Jyväskylä

    Jyväskylä, Finland

    6 h-index

    16 publications

    1.9K citations

  5. Monash University

    Melbourne, Australia

    6 h-index

    11 publications

    361 citations

  6. University of Exeter

    Exeter, United Kingdom

    6 h-index

    19 publications

    2.8K citations

  7. University of Leeds

    Leeds, United Kingdom

    5 h-index

    8 publications

    324 citations

  8. Griffith University

    Brisbane, Australia

    5 h-index

    8 publications

    606 citations

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Venues

  1. Journal of Experimental Biology

    27 publications · 2K citations

    23

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  2. Journal of Applied Physiology

    16 publications · 1.4K citations

    16

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  3. The Journal of Physiology

    13 publications · 2.1K citations

    13

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  4. Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise

    MSSE · 13 publications · 1.3K citations

    13

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  5. European Journal of Applied Physiology

    13 publications · 703 citations

    12

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