Hermano Igo Krebs
University of Maryland, Baltimore, IIT@MIT, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Harvard University, Cornell University, Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital, United States Department of Veterans Affairs, Biogen (United States), Loughborough University, Burke Medical Research Institute, MGH Institute of Health Professions, Fujita Health University, Southern Education Foundation, The University of Osaka, Moscow Institute of Thermal Technology, White Plains Hospital, Wolfson Foundation, Fujita Health University Hospital, Newcastle University
Papers
206
Total Citations
20,434
H-Index
68
About
Hermano Igo Krebs is a pioneering biomedical engineer and neuroscientist whose career has fundamentally transformed the field of rehabilitation robotics. Best known for his foundational work on MIT-MANUS — a robotic device designed to assist and quantify neuromotor recovery — Krebs has dedicated decades to harnessing robotics and automation technology to restore function in stroke survivors. His landmark 1998 paper, "Robot-aided neurorehabilitation" (1,427 citations), established the clinical feasibility of robotic therapy, while subsequent randomized controlled trials, including a landmark 2010 multicenter study published in the New England Journal of Medicine (1,409 citations), demonstrated meaningful upper-limb recovery even in patients with long-standing chronic impairment. Krebs has also advanced the science of movement analysis, developing quantitative smoothness metrics that track motor recovery with remarkable sensitivity. His systematic reviews and performance-based progressive therapy frameworks have shaped clinical guidelines worldwide, and his collaborative RATULS trial extended this evidence base internationally. With multiple papers surpassing 500 citations and a cumulative scholarly impact exceeding 8,000 citations across his top works alone, Krebs stands as one of the most influential figures driving evidence-based rehabilitation robotics from laboratory prototype to clinical standard of care.
Research Focus
Key Achievements
Top Papers
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- 2Robot-aided neurorehabilitation1,427 citations · 1998
- 3Robot-Assisted Therapy for Long-Term Upper-Limb Impairment after Stroke1,409 citations · 2010
- 4Movement Smoothness Changes during Stroke Recovery777 citations · 2002
- 5Rehabilitation Robotics: Performance-Based Progressive Robot-Assisted Therapy702 citations · 2003
- 6A novel approach to stroke rehabilitation583 citations · 2000
- 7Robot-Aided Neurorehabilitation: A Robot for Wrist Rehabilitation549 citations · 2007
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- 9Effects of robotic therapy on motor impairment and recovery in chronic stroke517 citations · 2003
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