For a full list of publications, please visit Dr. Takahashi's google scholar page.
2026
Spencer MN, Smith RE, Patel S, Kashefsky H, Takahashi KZ, Franz JR. The effects of walking speed on 3D foot rigidity and multi-segment coordination. Journal of Biomechanical Engineering, 148(6): 061001 (link to article)
Bjornsen E, Gray AJ, Horton WZ, Pietrosimone B, Takahashi KZ, and Franz JR. The effect of carbon fiber insoles on knee joint loading profiles during walking in older adults: a preliminary analysis. Footwear Science, 1-9 (Link to article)
Gray AJ, Takahashi KZ, and Franz JR. The association between foot–ankle mechanical leverage and instability during walking in older and younger adults. Journal of Applied Biomechanics, 42(2):140-151 (link to article)
Smith RE, Gray AJ, Gomez-Palacios S, Kashefsky H, Takahashi KZ, and Franz JR. Form and Function: Stronger toes and shorter heels associate with better gait performance. Journal of Applied Biomechanics 42(2):95-101 (link to article)
2025
Burnett JK, Anguiano-Hernandez JG, and Takahashi KZ. Foot temperature responses during walking: a theoretical estimation of mechanical and physiological factors. Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology 13:1628846 (link to article)
Davis DJ, Ray SF, Franz JR, and Takahashi KZ. Propulsion without penalty: Greater soleus force with stiffer footwear does not necessarily increase estimated soleus metabolic cost across walking speeds. Journal of Applied Physiology 139(2):509-516 (link to article)
Cernucan KR, Davis DJ, Peterson AC, Takahashi KZ, and Lenz AL. Comparing shod ankle kinematics from optical motion capture and biplane fluoroscopy. Footwear Science 17(sup1):S256-S257 (link to article)
Papachatzis N, Slivka DR, and Takahashi KZ. Temperature affects the torque–velocity relationship of the ankle plantar flexor muscles. Scientific Reports 15(1):25963 (link to article)
Donahue S, Vaca Moran M, Beattie W, Kingsbury T, Takahashi KZ, and Major MJ. Characterizing the interaction effects of modular components on transtibial prosthesis stance-phase mechanical behavior. Prosthetics and Orthotics International 49(2):159-167 (link to article)
Franz JR, Shelton AD, Takahashi KZ, and Allen JL. Plantar sensation associates with gait instability in older adults. Journal of Neuroengineering and Rehabilitation 22(1):11 (link to article)
White L, Malcolm P, Franz JR, and Takahashi KZ. Effects of shoe insole stiffness modifications on walking performance in older adults: A feasibility study. Journal of Applied Biomechanics, 2025, 3:1-8 (link to article)
2024
Gray AJ, Takahashi KZ, Kashefsky HE, and Franz JR. Foot-ankle mechanical transmission: age effects and relation to ankle push-off during walking. Journal of Applied Biomechanics, 2024, 40(6): 449-454 (link to article)
Donahue S, Kingsbury T, and Major MJ. Data-driven modeling of the nonlinear dynamics of passive lower-limb prosthetic systems. Journal of Mechanisms and Robotics, 2024, 16(8), 081012 (link to article)
2023
Papachatzis N and Takahashi KZ. Mechanics of the human foot during walking on different slopes. Plos One, 2023, 18 (9): e0286521 (link to article)
Senatore SC, Takahashi KZ, and Malcom P. Using human-in-the-loop optimization for guiding manual prosthesis adjustments: a proof-of-concept study. Frontiers in Robotics and AI, 2023, 10: 1183170 (link to article)
Papachatzis N, Ray SF, and Takahashi KZ. Does human foot anthropometry relate to plantar flexor fascicle mechanics and metabolic energy cost across various walking speeds? Journal of Experimental Biology, 2023, 226 (10): jeb245113 (link to article)
2022
Takahashi KZ, Krupenevich RL, Lenz AL, Kelly LA, Rainbow MJ, and Franz JR. Mechanics and energetics of human feet: a contemporary perspective for understanding mobility impairments in older adults. MDPI Biomechanics, 2022, 2: 494-499 (link to article)
Papachatzis N, Slivka DR, Pipinos II, Schmid KK, and Takahashi KZ. Does the heel’s dissipative energetic behavior affect its thermodynamic responses during walking? Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology, 2022, 10:908725 (link to article)
Sado T, Nielsen J, Glaister B, Takahashi KZ, Malcolm P, and Mukherjee M. A passive exoskeleton can assist split-belt adaptation. Experimental Brain Research 2022, 240(4): 1159-1176 (link to article)
Franz JR, Finni T, Takahashi KZ, Vanwanseele B, and De Groote F. The need for systems-based biomechanics to understand the causes and consequences of altered muscle-tendon unit function in elderly gait. Brazilian Journal of Motor Behavior, 2022, 16(1), 4-7 (link to article)
Meade Z, Likens A, Kent JA, Takahashi KZ, Wurdeman SR, Jacobsen AL, Hernandez ME, and Stergiou N. Subthreshold vibration influences standing balance but has unclear influence on somatosentation in persons with transtibial amputations. Frontiers in Physiology 2022, 13:810079 (link to article)
Selected Publications Before 2022
Maun J, Gard SA, *Major MJ, and *Takahashi KZ. Reducing pylon stiffness amplifies prosthesis energy loss and redistributes joint mechanical work during walking. Journal of NeuroEngineering and Rehabilitation 2021, 118:143 (link to article) (*joint last author/equal contributions)
Gonzalez A, Pineda-Gutierrez AL, Kern AM, and Takahashi KZ. Association between foot thermal responses and shear forces during turning gait in young adults. PeerJ, 2021, 9:e10515 (link to article)
Ray SF, and Takahashi KZ. Gearing up the human ankle-foot system to reduce energy cost of fast walking. Scientific Reports, 2020, 10(1): 8793 (link to article)
Takahashi KZ, Worster K, and Bruening DA. Energy neutral: the human foot and ankle subsections combine to produce near zero net mechanical work during walking. Scientific Reports, 2017, 7: 15404 (link to article)
Takahashi KZ, Kepple TM, and Stanhope SJ. A unified deformable (UD) segment model for quantifying total power of anatomical and prosthetic below-knee structures during stance in gait. Journal of Biomechanics, 2012, 45:15, 2662-2667 (link to article)