Publications
This page lists my peer-reviewed publications and other research outputs. Paper titles link to the publisher’s record via DOI wherever available. Koska D is highlighted in the author lists.
Peer-reviewed journal articles
2026
Helwig J, Vanrenterghem J, Koska D, Gollhofer A, Willwacher S (2026). Agreement of markerless and marker-based joint kinetics in team sport-specific change-of-direction movements. Scientific Reports, 16:31298.
Koska D, Germano A, Schmidt D, Harsch AK, Maiwald C (2026). Quantifying the added value of foot-controlled force variables in predicting mild cognitive impairment. Scientific Reports, 16:22261.
Krumm D, Koska D, Wakode J, Odenwald S, Maiwald C (2026). Multimodal data on bipedal locomotion during prolonged treadmill recordings at varying speeds. Scientific Data, 13:761.
Koska D, Biermann N, Maiwald C (2026). Simulation-based analysis of rigid alignment bias in PCA of weight-bearing foot shapes. Journal of Biomechanics, 201:113280.
2025
Helwig J, Vanrenterghem J, Anedda B, Koska D, Hipper M, Denis Y, Braun L, Segers V, Gollhofer A, Willwacher S (2025). Comparison of lower body joint kinematics during change of direction tasks estimated using a markerless and a marker-based method. Scientific Reports, 15:34119.
Mayer TA, Koska D, Harsch AK, Maiwald C (2025). Effectiveness of Self-Training With a Web-Based Digital Health Application Versus Physiotherapy in the Treatment of Disorders of the Patella: Randomized Controlled Trial. Journal of Medical Internet Research, 27:e66463.
Koska D, Zetzsche R, Mayer TA, Maiwald C (2025). Supervised vs. Self-Managed Exercise Therapy for Improving Shoulder Function After Traumatic Dislocation and Sprain: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. Sports, 13(1):23.
Wagner D, Mayer TA, Koska D, Harsch AK, Riehl F, Maiwald C (2025). Webbasiertes Eigentraining effektiver als Physiotherapie. Arthroskopie, 38(1):83–87.
2023
Koska D, Oriwol D, Maiwald C (2023). Comparison of statistical models for characterizing continuous differences between two biomechanical measurement systems. Journal of Biomechanics, 149:111506.
Harsch AK, Kunert A, Koska D, Maiwald C (2023). Quantifying workload using nonlinear dynamical measures of biomechanical parameters during cycling on a roller trainer. PLOS ONE, 18(5):e0285408.
2022
- Mayer TA, Harsch AK, Koska D, Hensel-Unger R, Maiwald C (2022). Effects of an active hand exoskeleton on forearm muscle activity in industrial assembly grips. Work, 72(4):1577–1591.
2021
- Kopiske K, Koska D, Baumann T, Maiwald C, Einhäuser W (2021). Icy road ahead—rapid adjustments of gaze-gait interactions during perturbed naturalistic walking. Journal of Vision, 21(8):11.
2020
Kunert A, Koska D, Maiwald C (2020). Investigation of the pedaling forces in a cycling field test using the non-linear measure ML1. Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part P: Journal of Sports Engineering and Technology, 235(3):219–226 (online 2020; issue 2021).
Mayer TA, Harsch AK, Koska D, Hensel-Unger R, Maiwald C (2020). Einfluss eines aktiven Hand-Exoskeletts auf die Muskelaktivität im Unterarm bei industriellen Montage-Greifarten. ASU – Arbeitsmedizin, Sozialmedizin, Umweltmedizin, 2020(08).
Koska D, Maiwald C (2020). A time-series based framework for exploring the unknown effects of shoe comfort-induced biomechanical adaptations. Footwear Science, 12(2):113–122.
2019
- Kunert A, Ott M, Reuter T, Koska D, Maiwald C (2019). Phase space methods for non-linear analysis of pedalling forces in cycling. PLOS ONE, 14(4):e0198914.
2018
- Koska D, Gaudel J, Hein T, Maiwald C (2018). Validation of an inertial measurement unit for the quantification of rearfoot kinematics during running. Gait & Posture, 64:135–140.
Conference abstracts
2025
Harsch AK, Koska D, Maiwald C (2025). The Role of Treadmill Experience in Local Gait Stability Under Normal and Asymmetric Walking Conditions. XXX Congress of the International Society of Biomechanics, Stockholm, Sweden, July 27–31.
Stenvers T, Koska D, Milani TL, Zippenfennig C (2025). How different shoe conditions influence the frequency components of ground reaction forces during walking. XXX Congress of the International Society of Biomechanics, Stockholm, Sweden, July 27–31.
2023
Krumm D, Wakode J, Koska D, Odenwald S (2023). Open dataset for bipedal locomotion on an instrumented treadmill. XXIX Congress of the International/Japanese Society of Biomechanics, Fukuoka, Japan, p. 981.
Koska D, Harsch AK, Germano AMC, Schmidt D, Maiwald C (2023). Does a foot-eye coordination variable add value to the prediction of mild cognitive impairment? XXIX Congress of the International Society of Biomechanics, Fukuoka, Japan, July 30–August 3.
Harsch AK, Koska D, Maiwald C (2023). Investigating the relationship between local and global gait stability. XXIX Congress of the International/Japanese Society of Biomechanics, Fukuoka, Japan, p. 828.
2020
- Kopiske K, Koska D, Baumann T, Maiwald C, Einhäuser W (2020). Icy road ahead – gaze during perturbed walking. Journal of Vision, 20(11):559 (conference abstract).
2019
Kunert A, Reuter T, Koska D, Maiwald C (2019). Nichtlineare Variabilitätsanalyse der Trittbewegung im Radsport. 11. Kongress der Deutschen Gesellschaft für Biomechanik (DGfB), Berlin, Germany, April 3–5, abstract V84, p. 151.
Koska D, Maiwald C (2019). A time-series based pattern recognition method to analyze rollover kinematics in running. Footwear Science, 11(Suppl. 1):S162–S163.
2017
Kunert A, Ott M, Reuter T, Koska D, Maiwald C (2017). Abschätzung der individuellen Beanspruchung durch Variabilitätsanalyse der Trittbewegung im Radsport. 23. Sportwissenschaftlicher Hochschultag der dvs, Munich, Germany, September 13–15, p. 258.
Gaudel J, Koska D, Maiwald C (2017). Reproducibility of rearfoot kinematics measured with inertial sensors during outdoor running on different surfaces. Footwear Science, 9(Suppl. 1):106–108; 13th Footwear Biomechanics Symposium, Gold Coast, Australia.
Gaudel J, Koska D, Maiwald C (2017). The influence of foot strike and speed on the validity of inertial sensors to analyse rearfoot kinematics during running. Footwear Science, 9(Suppl. 1):S88–S89.
2015
- Sakaguchi M, Wannop JW, Madden R, Koska D, Stefanyshyn DJ (2015). Effects of shoe bending stiffness and surface stiffness on lower extremity biomechanics during running. Footwear Science, 7(Suppl. 1):S4–S6.
Research software
Koska D (2026). funbootband: Simultaneous Confidence and Prediction Bands for Functional Data. R package, CRAN, version 0.3.0. DOI.
Koska D. effort2compress. R implementation of the effort-to-compress (ETC) complexity measure introduced by Nagaraj et al. (2013). Research code, GitHub.
Koska D. DupliCheck. R package for identifying duplicate bibliographic records using titles, authors, and DOIs. GitHub.
Clinical study report
- Mayer T, Koska D, Harsch AK, Maiwald C (2024). Prospektive randomisierte kontrollierte klinische Studie zur Wirksamkeit eines Eigentrainings mit der Digitalen Gesundheitsanwendung “Mawendo” bei der Behandlung von Krankheiten der Patella (ICD-10-GM M22). Chemnitz University of Technology. Clinical study report.
Theses
Koska D (2023). Methodische Ansätze zur Analyse biomechanischer Zeitreihendaten. Chemnitz University of Technology. Doctoral dissertation.
Koska D (2015). Entwicklung eines Messprotokolls zur Quantifizierung von Rückfußparametern mittels inertialer Messeinheiten. Chemnitz University of Technology. Bachelor’s thesis.
Koska D (2011). Erstellung eines kinematischen Vorhersagemodells der menschlichen Schulter für die Erfassung, Synthese und Bewertung von Greifbewegungen. Chemnitz University of Technology. Magister thesis.