Thomas J. Roberts

Thomas J. Roberts

Brown University

H-index: 46

North America-United States

About Thomas J. Roberts

Thomas J. Roberts, With an exceptional h-index of 46 and a recent h-index of 34 (since 2020), a distinguished researcher at Brown University, specializes in the field of Biomechanics, muscle physiology, locomotion, energetics.

His recent articles reflect a diverse array of research interests and contributions to the field:

Prepared for landing: A simple activation strategy scales muscle force to landing height

Architectural gear ratio depends on actuator spacing in a physical model of pennate muscle

The interaction of in vivo muscle operating lengths and passive stiffness in rat hindlimbs

Evidence for multi-scale power amplification in skeletal muscle

What good is a measure of muscle length? The how and why of direct measurements of skeletal muscle motion

Age-related changes in gait biomechanics and their impact on the metabolic cost of walking: Report from a National Institute on Aging workshop

Clinical viability of magnetic bead implants in muscle

Relationship between gene expression networks and muscle contractile physiology differences in Anolis lizards

Thomas J. Roberts Information

University

Position

Professor of Biology

Citations(all)

8485

Citations(since 2020)

3549

Cited By

6258

hIndex(all)

46

hIndex(since 2020)

34

i10Index(all)

74

i10Index(since 2020)

68

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Brown University

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Thomas J. Roberts Skills & Research Interests

Biomechanics

muscle physiology

locomotion

energetics

Top articles of Thomas J. Roberts

Title

Journal

Author(s)

Publication Date

Prepared for landing: A simple activation strategy scales muscle force to landing height

Journal of Biomechanics

Nicolai Konow

Thomas J Roberts

2024/2/24

Architectural gear ratio depends on actuator spacing in a physical model of pennate muscle

Bioinspiration & Biomimetics

David A Sleboda

Thomas J Roberts

Emanuel Azizi

2024/1/24

The interaction of in vivo muscle operating lengths and passive stiffness in rat hindlimbs

Journal of Experimental Biology

Angela M Horner

Emanuel Azizi

Thomas J Roberts

2024/3/1

Evidence for multi-scale power amplification in skeletal muscle

Journal of Experimental Biology

Jarrod C Petersen

Thomas J Roberts

2023/11/1

What good is a measure of muscle length? The how and why of direct measurements of skeletal muscle motion

Thomas J Roberts

Taylor JM Dick

2023/7/1

Age-related changes in gait biomechanics and their impact on the metabolic cost of walking: Report from a National Institute on Aging workshop

Katherine A Boyer

Kate L Hayes

Brian R Umberger

Peter Gabriel Adamczyk

Jonathan F Bean

...

2023/3/1

Clinical viability of magnetic bead implants in muscle

Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology

Cameron R Taylor

William H Clark

Ellen G Clarrissimeaux

Seong Ho Yeon

Matthew J Carty

...

2022/10/25

Relationship between gene expression networks and muscle contractile physiology differences in Anolis lizards

Journal of Comparative Physiology B

Luke B Smith

Christopher V Anderson

Miyuraj H Hikkaduwa Withangage

Andrew Koch

Thomas J Roberts

...

2022/7

Untethered muscle tracking using magnetomicrometry

Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology

Cameron R Taylor

Seong Ho Yeon

William H Clark

Ellen G Clarrissimeaux

Mary Kate O’Donnell

...

2022/10/25

Passive skeletal muscle can function as an osmotic engine

Biology Letters

Ethan S Wold

David A Sleboda

Thomas J Roberts

2021/3/3

Evolutionary and biomechanical basis of drumming behavior in woodpeckers

Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution

Eric Schuppe

Amy Rutter

Thomas J Roberts

Matthew Fuxjager

2021

Magnetomicrometry

Science robotics

Cameron Roy Taylor

Shriya S Srinivasan

Seong Ho Yeon

Mary Kate O’Donnell

Thomas J Roberts

...

2021/8/18

Gastrocnemius Muscle Structural and Functional Changes Associated with Domestication in the Turkey

Animals

Kristin K Stover

David A Sleboda

Elizabeth L Brainerd

Thomas J Roberts

2021/7

Internal fluid pressure influences muscle contractile force

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

David A Sleboda

Thomas J Roberts

2020/1/21

The need for speed: functional specializations of locomotor and feeding muscles in Anolis lizards

Journal of Experimental Biology

Christopher V Anderson

Thomas J Roberts

2020/1/27

Conference report on contractures in musculoskeletal and neurological conditions

Glen H Nuckolls

Kathi Kinnett

Sudarshan Dayanidhi

Andrea A Domenighetti

Tina Duong

...

2020/6

Loading rate has little influence on tendon fascicle mechanics

Frontiers in physiology

Michael V Rosario

Thomas J Roberts

2020/3/24

The time course of calf muscle fluid volume during prolonged running

Physiological reports

Steffen Willwacher

David A Sleboda

Daniela Mählich

Gert‐Peter Brüggemann

Thomas J Roberts

...

2020/5

Diversity of extracellular matrix morphology in vertebrate skeletal muscle

Journal of Morphology

David A Sleboda

Kristin K Stover

Thomas J Roberts

2020/2

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Co-Authors

H-index: 83
Andrew Biewener

Andrew Biewener

Harvard University

H-index: 47
Richard L. Marsh

Richard L. Marsh

Brown University

H-index: 41
Elizabeth L. Brainerd

Elizabeth L. Brainerd

Brown University

H-index: 40
Stephen Gatesy

Stephen Gatesy

Brown University

H-index: 32
Emanuel Azizi

Emanuel Azizi

University of California, Irvine

H-index: 27
Nicolai Konow

Nicolai Konow

University of Massachusetts Lowell

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