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Stroke Mechanics

Stroke Mechanics is the academic study of the biomechanical principles governing the coordinated body movements and propulsive techniques specific to aquatic locomotion in competitive and instructional swimming contexts.

961

Publications

51.2K

Citations

2.5K

Authors

937

Institutions

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2017–2026

192

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961

The hydrodynamics of swimming microorganisms

Eric Lauga, Thomas Powers · Reports on Progress in Physics · 2009 · 2.5K citations · Full text

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Hydromechanics of Aquatic Animal Propulsion

M. J. Lighthill · Annual Review of Fluid Mechanics · 1969 · 677 citations

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Anterior-Posterior Ground Reaction Forces as a Measure of Paretic Leg Contribution in Hemiparetic Walking

Mark G. Bowden, Chitralakshmi K. Balasubramanian, Richard R. Neptune et al. · Stroke · 2006 · 391 citations

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Fish biorobotics: kinematics and hydrodynamics of self-propulsion

George Lauder, Erik J. Anderson, James L. Tangorra et al. · Journal of Experimental Biology · 2007 · 360 citations · Full text

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On self-propulsion of micro-machines at low Reynolds number: Purcell's three-link swimmer

Leif E. Becker, Stephan A. Koehler, Howard A. Stone · Journal of Fluid Mechanics · 2003 · 346 citations

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Authors

2.5K

  1. JP
    João Paulo Vilas‐Boas

    Universidade do Porto, Portugal

    29 publications · 984 citations

    19

    h-index

  2. TM
    Tiago M. Barbosa

    Polytechnic Institute of Bragança, Portugal

    26 publications · 1.1K citations

    19

    h-index

  3. RJ
    Ricardo J. Fernandes

    Universidade do Porto, Portugal

    25 publications · 829 citations

    17

    h-index

  4. DA
    Daniel A. Marinho

    University of Beira Interior, Portugal

    21 publications · 864 citations

    16

    h-index

  5. JE
    Jorge E. Morais

    Polytechnic Institute of Bragança, Portugal

    13 publications · 493 citations

    13

    h-index

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Institutions

937

  1. Northwestern University

    Evanston, United States

    20 h-index

    61 publications

    2.9K citations

  2. Universidade do Porto

    Porto, Portugal

    18 h-index

    115 publications

    3.6K citations

  3. Polytechnic Institute of Bragança

    Bragança, Portugal

    18 h-index

    38 publications

    1.6K citations

  4. University of Beira Interior

    Covilha, Portugal

    16 h-index

    40 publications

    1.7K citations

  5. Shirley Ryan AbilityLab

    Chicago, United States

    16 h-index

    61 publications

    3.7K citations

  6. Université de Rouen Normandie

    Rouen, France

    15 h-index

    40 publications

    1.8K citations

  7. The University of Sydney

    Sydney, Australia

    15 h-index

    30 publications

    1.6K citations

  8. Harvard University

    Cambridge, United States

    14 h-index

    29 publications

    3.2K citations

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Venues

  1. Journal of Experimental Biology

    57 publications · 5K citations

    42

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  2. Journal of Sports Sciences

    39 publications · 1.6K citations

    25

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  3. Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

    25 publications · 2.3K citations

    22

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  4. European Journal of Applied Physiology

    25 publications · 1.1K citations

    21

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  5. Journal of Biomechanics

    31 publications · 1.9K citations

    20

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