Journal Articles (last 5 years)

*corresponding author

  • Gordon. M., Austin, E., Chou LS., Kim, HK*. (2026). Task-Specific Plantar Pressure Adaptations in Individuals with Patellofemoral Pain Syndrome During Dynamic Activities: A Systematic Review, Sports Biomechanics 
  • Azandariani, KA, Gordon M, Kaiser I, DadeMatthews O, Mirjalili A, Spielmann G, Kim, HK*. (2026). Assessing Gluteus Medius Volume with Freehand 3DUS: Validating a Practical Imaging Tool for Complex Muscle Morphology. Medical & Biological Engineering & Computing 
  • Kim, HK*., Azandariani. KA., Gordon M., Mirjalili, SA (2026). Exploring the Role of Heel Pad Thickness in Lower Limb Biomechanics and Plantar Pressure during Running. Gait & Posture
  • Emerson, C; Kim, HK; Irving, BA; Papadopoulos, E. (2025). Reliability and inter-device agreement between a portable handheld ultrasound scanner and a conventional ultrasound system for assessing the thickness of the rectus femoris and vastus intermedius, Journal of Functional Morphology and Kinesiology. 10(3):299. h
  • Kim, HK*., Mirjalili, A. (2024). Differences in Lower limb Biomechanics and Tibiotalar Cartilage T2 Relaxation Time between Runners with and without Asymptomatic Bone Marrow Edema on Tibial Sesamoid- Clinical Case Series. Sports Biomechanics. 
  •  Kim, HK., Mirjalili, A., Zhang, Y., Liangliang, X., Gu, Y., Fernandez, J. (2024). Effect of runners’ running experience and gender on lower limb biomechanics following 5km barefoot running. Sports biomechanics. 23.1, 95-108. 
  • Kim, HK., Hang, Q; Chou, LS. (2024). Plantar pressure distribution response to various gait speeds and its relationship with gait balance in overweight adults. Gait & Posture. 108, 307-312 
  • Kim, HK., Lu, SH., Lu, TW., Chou, LS. (2023). Contribution of Lower Extremity Muscles to Center of Mass Acceleration During Walking: Effect of Body Weight. Journal of Biomechanics. 146, 111398 
  • Mei, Q., Kim, HK., Xiang, L., Yu, P., Shim, V., Wang, A., Baker, J., Fernandez, J., Gu, Y. (2022). A Narrative Review Towards Improved Understanding of Foot Shape, Foot Posture and Foot Biomechanics: Current Approaches and Future Perspectives. Frontiers in Physiology. 13, 2581 
  •  Yeung, S., Kim, HK., Carleton, A., Munro, J., Ferguson, D., Monk AP., Zhang, J., Besier, T., Fernandez, J. (2022). Integrating Wearables and Modelling for Monitoring Rehabilitation following Total Knee Joint Replacement. Computer Methods and Programs in Biomedicine. 107063 
  •  Kim, HK., Dai, X., Lu, SH., Lu, TW., Chou, LS. (2022). Discriminating features of ground reaction forces in overweight old and young adults during walking using functional principal component analysis. Gait & Posture. 94, 166-172. 
  •  Kim, HK. & Chou, LS. (2022). Lower limb muscle activation for gait balance control during balance-related tasks in healthy elderly: a systematic review. Gait & Posture. 93, 166-176. 
  •  Bell, M., Fernandez J., Florez R., Mirjalili, A., Kim, HK*. (2022). Three-dimensional Ultrasonographic Quantification of Hand and Calf Muscle Volume: Statistical Shape Modelling Approach. Ultrasound in medicine and biology. 48(3), 565-574.  
  •  William S., Bell, M., Kim, HK., Ghaliya Al Masruri., Mirjalili, A., Stott S. N. (2022). The reliability and validity of triceps surae muscle volume assessment using freehand three-dimensional ultrasound in typically developing infants. Journal of Anatomy. 240 (3), 567-578. doi: 10.1111/joa.13565 
  • Kim, HK*., Mei, Q., Gu, Y., Mirjalili, A., Fernandez, J (2021). Reduced Joint Reaction and Muscle Forces with Barefoot Running. Computer Methods in Biomechanics and Biomedical Engineering. 24(11), 1263-1273. doi: 10.1080/10255842.2021.1880572 

 

Conference Abstracts (last 5 years)

  • Gordon. M., Austin, E, Bunch, L., Calvert, D., Kim, HK*. (2026). Examining plantar pressure and tibial acceleration patterns to identify biomechanical variations associated with Patellofemoral Pain – A Pilot study. World Congress of Biomechanics 
  • Scheuermann, C., Gordon. M., Calvert, D., Papadopoulos, E., Kim, HK*. (2026). Quadriceps Muscle Imbalance in Patients with Unilateral Patellofemoral Pain – A Pilot Study. World Congress of Biomechanics 
  • Gordon. M., Austin, E, Calvert, D., Kim, HK*. (2026). Altered plantar loading strategy during functional tasks in individuals with patellofemoral pain – pilot study. Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise
  • Azandariani. A., Gordon. M., DadeMatthews. O., Austin, E, Calvert, D., Kim, HK*. (2026). Preliminary Analysis of the Relationship Between Gluteus Medius Volume and Knee Mechanics in Patellofemoral Pain. Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise 
  • Gordon. M., Austin, E, Calvert, D., Kim, HK*. (2026). Examining plantar pressure and tibial acceleration asymmetries related to Patellofemoral pain. South Central ASB.
  • Emerson, C., Kim, HK., Irving, B., & Papadopoulos, E. (2025). Portable Versus Conventional Ultrasound: Validity And Reliability Of Rectus Femoris And Vastus Intermedius Thickness: 2279. Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise, 57(10S), 729-729.
  • Azandariani. A., Gordon. M., Kaiser. I., DadeMatthews. O., Mirjalili. A., Spielmann. G., Kim, HK*. (2025). A Preliminary Study on the Validity and Reliability of Freehand 3D Ultrasound for Gluteus Medius Muscle Volume Quantification in Healthy Young Adults. American Society of Biomechanics (Pittsburgh, USA).
  • Ndikumana. M., Gordon. M., Azandariani. A., Morales. JB., Kim, HK* (2025). Stress Fractures of Metatarsals in an Adolescent Cross-Country Runner - Case Study. American Society of Biomechanics.
  • Azandariani. A., Mirjalili, SA, Kim, HK*. (2024) Plantar Fat Pad Thickness and its Impact on Ankle Biomechanics in Amateur Runners. Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise 56 (10s), 609-610 
  • Kim, HK., Qu, Hang, Chou, Li-Shan (2023). Plantar pressure distribution response to various gait speeds and its relationship with gait balance in overweight adults.  Congress of the International Society of Biomechanics (Japan).
  • Florez, R., Kim, HK., Bell, M., Stott, S., Mirjalili, A., Williams, S., Besier, T., Fernandez, J. (2022). Infant gastrocnemius growth in the first two years of life. 27th Congress of the European Society of Biomechanics.
  • Kim, HK., Dai, X., Lu, SH., Lu, TW., Chou, LS. (2022). Age- and Body Size-related Differences in Ground Reaction Forces during Walking: A Functional Principal Component Analysis. World Congress of Biomechanics. Taiwan.
  • Kim, HK., Lu, SH., Lu, TW., Chou, LS. (2022). Contribution of Lower Limb Muscle Activation to Center of Mass Acceleration During Walking: Effect of Body Weight. World Congress of Biomechanics. Taiwan.
  • Kim, HK., Lu, SH., Lu, TW., Chou, LS. (2022). Contribution of Lower Limb Muscle Activation to Center of Mass Acceleration During Walking: Effect of Body Weight. Great Plains Biomechanics. Nebraska. USA.
  • Kim, HK., & Chou, LS.  (2021). Use of Musculoskeletal Modeling to Examine Lower Limb Muscle Contribution to Gait Balance Control: Effects of Overweight. Oral presentation at the IEEE Digital Health. 
  • Kim, HK., & Chou, LS.  (2021). Muscle contributions to the whole-body COM acceleration during walking in overweight individuals: a preliminary study. Oral presentation at 16th International Symposium of 3D-Analysis of Human Movement.