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Peter Aerts

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University of Antwerp

Comparative Animal Anatomy StudiesLower Extremity Biomechanics and PathologiesRobotic Locomotion and ControlMorphological variations and asymmetryPrimate Behavior and Ecology

Peter Aerts works in Comparative Animal Anatomy Studies, Lower Extremity Biomechanics and Pathologies, Robotic Locomotion and Control, Morphological variations and asymmetry, Primate Behavior and Ecology. Recorded institutional associations include University of Antwerp, Ghent University.

458Publications
12,014Citations
60H-index

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Selected research works

Up to 100 highly cited works; DOI links open the original research. Counts reflect the collected record, not real-time citation totals.

  1. Biomechanical analysis of the stance phase during barefoot and shod running

    2000 · 537 citations

  2. Does flight morphology relate to flight performance? An experimental test with the butterflyPararge aegeria

    2002 · 352 citations

  3. Neuromechanics: an integrative approach for understanding motor control

    2007 · 302 citations

  4. Vertical jumping in Galago senegalensis: the quest for an obligate mechanical power amplifier

    1998 · 228 citations

  5. Low vision affects dynamic stability of gait

    2010 · 218 citations

  6. The effects of habitual footwear use: foot shape and function in native barefoot walkers†

    2009 · 214 citations

  7. Performance constraints in decathletes

    2002 · 192 citations

  8. SPEED AND STAMINA TRADE-OFF IN LACERTID LIZARDS

    2001 · 174 citations

  9. Volume Shrinkage of Bone, Brain and Muscle Tissue in Sample Preparation for Micro-CT and Light Sheet Fluorescence Microscopy (LSFM)

    2014 · 173 citations

  10. Morphological and mechanical determinants of bite force in bats: do muscles matter?

    2007 · 170 citations

  11. The mechanical characteristics of the human heel pad during foot strike in running: An in vivo cineradiographic study

    1994 · 169 citations

  12. Dynamic plantar pressure distribution during terrestrial locomotion of bonobos (Pan paniscus)

    2003 · 141 citations

  13. Segment and joint angles of hind limb during bipedal and quadrupedal walking of the bonobo (Pan paniscus)

    2002 · 132 citations

  14. Take-off and landing forces in jumping frogs

    2005 · 125 citations

  15. Functional anatomy of the gibbon forelimb: adaptations to a brachiating lifestyle

    2009 · 123 citations

  16. Spatio-temporal gait characteristics of level and vertical locomotion in a ground-dwelling and a climbing gecko

    2001 · 119 citations

  17. Deformation characteristics of the heel region of the shod foot during a simulated heel strike: The effect of varying midsole hardness

    1993 · 117 citations

  18. Locomotion in bonobos (Pan paniscus): differences and similarities between bipedal and quadrupedal terrestrial walking, and a comparison with other locomotor modes

    2004 · 115 citations

  19. 3D joint dynamics of walking in toddlers

    2004 · 114 citations

  20. Ecomorphology of the Lizard Feeding Apparatus: a Modelling Approach

    1997 · 111 citations

  21. The mechanical properties of the human heel pad: A paradox resolved

    1995 · 111 citations

  22. Kinematics and functional morphology of aquatic feeding in Australian snake-necked turtles (Pleurodira;Chelodina)

    1997 · 111 citations

  23. Pelvic and thigh musculature in frogs (Anura) and origin of anuran jumping locomotion

    2008 · 109 citations

  24. Lizard Locomotion: How Morphology Meets Ecology

    2000 · 108 citations

  25. A kinematic comparison of forward and backward swimming in the eel Anguilla anguilla

    1999 · 107 citations

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