| Flexible mechanisms: the diverse roles of biological springs in vertebrate movement TJ Roberts, E Azizi Journal of experimental biology 214 (3), 353-361, 2011 | 477 | 2011 |
| Variable gearing in pennate muscles E Azizi, EL Brainerd, TJ Roberts Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 105 (5), 1745-1750, 2008 | 428 | 2008 |
| The principles of cascading power limits in small, fast biological and engineered systems M Ilton, MS Bhamla, X Ma, SM Cox, LL Fitchett, Y Kim, J Koh, ... Science 360 (6387), eaao1082, 2018 | 238 | 2018 |
| Biaxial strain and variable stiffness in aponeuroses E Azizi, TJ Roberts The Journal of physiology 587 (17), 4309-4318, 2009 | 192 | 2009 |
| Muscle performance during frog jumping: influence of elasticity on muscle operating lengths E Azizi, TJ Roberts Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences 277 (1687), 1523-1530, 2010 | 151 | 2010 |
| Muscle power attenuation by tendon during energy dissipation N Konow, E Azizi, TJ Roberts Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences 279 (1731), 1108-1113, 2012 | 145 | 2012 |
| Beyond power amplification: latch-mediated spring actuation is an emerging framework for the study of diverse elastic systems SJ Longo, SM Cox, E Azizi, M Ilton, JP Olberding, R St Pierre, SN Patek Journal of Experimental Biology 222 (15), jeb197889, 2019 | 136 | 2019 |
| The series-elastic shock absorber: tendons attenuate muscle power during eccentric actions TJ Roberts, E Azizi Journal of Applied Physiology 109 (2), 396-404, 2010 | 136 | 2010 |
| Muscle fiber angle, segment bulging and architectural gear ratio in segmented musculature EL Brainerd, E Azizi Journal of Experimental Biology 208 (17), 3249-3261, 2005 | 133 | 2005 |
| Geared up to stretch: pennate muscle behavior during active lengthening E Azizi, TJ Roberts Journal of Experimental Biology 217 (3), 376-381, 2014 | 119 | 2014 |
| Structural determinants of muscle gearing during dynamic contractions CM Eng, E Azizi, TJ Roberts Integrative and comparative biology 58 (2), 207-218, 2018 | 100 | 2018 |
| Stuck in gear: age-related loss of variable gearing in skeletal muscle NC Holt, N Danos, TJ Roberts, E Azizi Journal of Experimental Biology 219 (7), 998-1003, 2016 | 93 | 2016 |
| The hydrodynamics of locomotion at intermediate Reynolds numbers:undulatory swimming in ascidian larvae (Botrylloides sp.) MJ McHenry, E Azizi, JA Strother Journal of Experimental Biology 206 (2), 327-343, 2003 | 87 | 2003 |
| The multi-scale, three-dimensional nature of skeletal muscle contraction TJ Roberts, CM Eng, DA Sleboda, NC Holt, EL Brainerd, KK Stover, ... Physiology 34 (6), 402-408, 2019 | 81 | 2019 |
| Resistance to radial expansion limits muscle strain and work E Azizi, AR Deslauriers, NC Holt, CE Eaton Biomechanics and modeling in mechanobiology 16, 1633-1643, 2017 | 73 | 2017 |
| Mechanical properties of the gastrocnemius aponeurosis in wild turkeys E Azizi, GM Halenda, TJ Roberts Integrative and comparative biology 49 (1), 51-58, 2009 | 69 | 2009 |
| The weak link: do muscle properties determine locomotor performance in frogs? TJ Roberts, EM Abbott, E Azizi Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences 366 …, 2011 | 65 | 2011 |
| What drives activation-dependent shifts in the force–length curve? NC Holt, E Azizi Biology letters 10 (9), 20140651, 2014 | 63 | 2014 |
| Timing matters: tuning the mechanics of a muscle–tendon unit by adjusting stimulation phase during cyclic contractions GS Sawicki, BD Robertson, E Azizi, TJ Roberts Journal of Experimental Biology 218 (19), 3150-3159, 2015 | 60 | 2015 |
| Effects of metamorphosis on the aquatic escape response of the two-lined salamander (Eurycea bislineata) E Azizi, T Landberg Journal of Experimental Biology 205 (6), 841-849, 2002 | 60 | 2002 |
Thomas J. RobertsProfessor of Biology, Brown UniversityAdresse e-mail validée de brown.edu