Tobias Siebert

Peer-Review articles

2026

• Vosse, L., Zhang, P., Sahrmann, A.S., Rohrle, O., Siebert, T., 2026. Form follows force: Activation-dependent, 3D ultrasound-imaging-based analysis of human tibialis anterior's muscle architecture. J Mech Behav Biomed Mater 182, 107532. [Link]
• Borsdorf, M., Papenkort, S., Böl, M., Siebert, T., 2026. Biaxial determination of active and passive mechanical properties of porcine stomach smooth muscle tissue. J Mech Behav Biomed Mater 181, 107512. [Link]
• Walter, F., Leichsenring, K., Siebert, T., Bol, M., 2026. Aponeurosis shape change as an indirect indicator for the force transmission mechanics in pennate muscles-A pilot study. J Mech Behav Biomed Mater 181, 107514. [Link]
• Vahle B, Weidner S, Tomalka A, Schauer A, Augstein A, Männel A, Barthel P, Friedrich J, Beck G, Labeit S, Bowen TS, Siebert T, Linke A, Adams V. Targeting Mitochondrial Dysfunction With Elamipretide (SS-31) Improves Skeletal Muscle Performance in a HFpEF Rat Model. Circ Heart Fail. 2026 Jun 15:e014397. doi: 10.1161/CIRCHEARTFAILURE.126.014397 [Link]
• Tomalka, A., Weidner, S., Rode, C. and Siebert, T. (2026). Effects of chemical myosin II cross‐b ridge inhibitors on eccentric force production in skinned muscle fibres. Exp Physiol., DOI 10.1113/EP093831 [Link]
• Hasenmaier J, Siebert T, Mayer D, & Stutzig N (2026). Effects of an active exoskeleton on the muscle activity of the erector spinae and biceps femoris muscles during lifting with symmetric stoop and squat technique. Front. Bioeng. Biotechnol. 14, 1631785 [Link]
• Kiem, S., Papenkort, S., Borsdorf, M., Bol, M., Siebert, T., 2026. Shaping Smooth Muscle Forces: The Role of Preconditioning in Urinary Smooth Muscle. J Appl Physiol (1985) [Link]
• Kühn, T., Tomalka, A., Siebert, T., Heymann, M. (2026) Two-photon 3D-printed BSA hydrogel fibers resemble native muscle contraction dynamics. Biofabrication, DOI 10.1088/1758-5090/ae4272 [Link]

2025

• Blickhan, R., Siebert, T., Weihmann, T. (2025) Semi-hydraulic actuation in spider legs: The transport of the hemolymph does not hamper muscle driven leg joint flexion Journal of Theoretical Biology, 112350, ISSN 0022-5193 [Link]
• Mayer D, Siebert T, Hasenmaier J and Stutzig N (2025) Biomechanical analysis of different lifting speeds when using an active exoskeleton. Front. Bioeng. Biotechnol. 13 doi: 10.3389/fbioe.2025.1685634 [Link]
• Araz, M., Siebert, T., Badri-Sprowitz, A., Schmitt, S., & Haeufle, D. F. B. (2025). Muscle-tendon mechanics resolve the trade-off between energy-efficient and robust locomotion. Biol Lett, 21(11), 20250200 [Link]
• Hahn, D., Seiberl, W., Siebert, T. and Raiteri, B.J. (2025), Reply to the Letter to the Editor concerning the article: ‘The stretch–shortening cycle effect is not associated with cortical or spinal excitability modulations’. J Physiol. [Link]
• Deo, R. H., Liu, J., Siebert, T., & Böl, M. (2025). Multi-phase field approach for modelling fracture propagation in multi-component tissues. Journal of the Mechanics and Physics of Solids, Volume 206(106399). [Link]
• Danesini, P. C., Tomalka, A., Siebert, T., & Ates, F. (2025). The impact of endomysium integrity on skeletal muscle fiber bundle mechanics. Journal of Biomechanics, doi.org/10.1016/j.jbiomech.2025.112957 [Link]
• Rissmann, L. F., Raiteri, B. J., Seiberl, W., Siebert, T., & Hahn, D. (2025). The stretch-shortening cycle effect is not associated with cortical or spinal excitability modulations.DOI:10.1113/JP287508 J Physiol [link] 
• Behrendt A, Siebert T, D’Souza S (2025) Impact of body weight and age on plantar pressure in typically developing children: Normative data and methodological considerations. Journal of Children’s Orthopaedics. 2025;0(0) doi:10.1177/18632521251335875. [link] 
• Böl, M., Leichsenring, K., Kutschke, S., Walter, F., & Siebert, T. (2025). Age-dependent properties of the rabbit calf musculature—Relationship between mechanic and microstructure. Journal of the Mechanical Behavior of Biomedical Materials, 107008, ISSN 1751-6161. [link]
• Elst T, Weidner S, Tomalka A, Hahn D, Paternoster FK, Seiberl W, Siebert T (2025). Consecutive SSCs increase the SSC effect in skinned rat muscle fibres. Pflugers Arch - Eur J Physiol. May 8. [link]
• Kiem, S., Papenkort, S., Borsdorf, M., Böl, M., & Siebert, T. (2025). Reproducibility of smooth muscle mechanical properties in consecutive stretch and activation protocols. Pflugers Arch - Eur J Physiol Link
• Ramedani, S., Kelesoglu, E., Stutzig, N., Von Tengg-Kobligk, H., Daneshvar Ghorbani, K., & Siebert, T. (2025). Quantification of training-induced alterations in body composition via automated machine learning analysis of MRI images in the thigh region: A pilot study in young females. Physiol Rep, 13(3), e70187 [link] 

2024

• Holzer, D., Hahn, D.., Schwirtz, A., Siebert, T., & Seiberl, W. (2024). Decoupling of muscle-tendon unit and fascicle velocity contributes to the in vivo stretch-shortening cycle effect in the male human triceps surae muscle. Physiological Reports, 12, e70131. [link] 
• Geldner J, Papenkort S, Kiem S, Böl M, Siebert T (2024) Active and passive material response of urinary bladder smooth muscle tissue in uniaxial and biaxial tensile testing, Acta Biomaterialia. doi: 2024.12.045 [link] 
• D'Souza, S., Siebert, T., & Fohanno, V. (2024). A comparison of lower body gait kinematics and kinetics between Theia3D markerless and marker-based models in healthy subjects and clinical patients. Sci Rep, 14(1), 29154. [link] 
• Frese, C., Siebert, T., Bubeck, D., Astner, I., Sitte, D., & Alt, W. (2024). Peak hip external rotation torque and single-rater reliability is influenced by measurement position in the ISOMED2000. Journal of Biomechanics, 112430. [link] 
• Coenning, C., Rieg, V., Siebert, T., & Wank, V. (2024). Impact of contraction intensity and ankle joint angle on calf muscle fascicle length and pennation angle during isometric and dynamic contractions. Sci Rep, 14(1), 24929 10.1038/s41598-024-75795-2_ [link] 
• Borsdorf, M., Papenkort, S., Böl, M., Siebert, T. (2024) Influence of muscle packing on the three-dimensional architecture of rabbit M. plantaris, Journal of the Mechanical Behavior of Biomedical Materials, DOI106762 [link] 
• Millard, M., Stutzig, N., Fehr, J., & Siebert, T. (2024). A benchmark of muscle models to length changes great and small. Journal of the Mechanical Behavior of Biomedical Materials, 106740. [link] 
• Tomalka, A., Weidner, S., Hahn, D., Seiberl, W., & Siebert, T. (2024). Force re-development after shortening reveals a role for titin in stretch-shortening performance enhancement in skinned muscle fibres. J Exp Biol. Aug 9:jeb.247377. doi: 10.1242/jeb.247377. [link]
• Bubeck, F., Tomalka, A., Siebert, T., Roehrle, O., Gizzi, L. (2024). Altered muscle fibre activation in an antagonistic muscle pair due to perturbed afferent feedback caused by blood flow restriction. Journal of Electromyography and Kinesiology. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jelekin.2024.102922 [ link]
• Weidner, S., Tomalka, A., Rode, C., & Siebert, T. (2024). Impact of lengthening velocity on the generation of eccentric force by slow-twitch muscle fibers in long stretches. doi10.1007/s00424-024-02991-4 Pflugers Arch. European Journal of Physiology. [Link]
• Goecking, T., Holzer, D., Hahn, D., Siebert, T., & Seiberl, W. (2024). Unlocking the benefit of active stretch: The Eccentric muscle action not the preload maximizes muscle-tendon unit stretch-shortening cycle performance. J Appl Physiol (1985).Doi:00809.2023 [Link]
• Blickhan, R., & Siebert, T. (2024). Note on hydrostatic skeletons: Muscles operating within a pressurized environment. Biol Open. [Link]
• Sahrmann AS, Vosse L, Siebert T, Handsfield GG, Röhrle O (2024) Determination of muscle shape deformations of the tibialis anterior during dynamic contractions using 3D ultrasound.Front. Bioeng. Biotechnol. 12:1388907. [Link]
• Danesini, P. C., Heim, M., Tomalka, A., Siebert, T., & Ates, F. (2024). Endomysium determines active and passive force production in muscle fibers. Journal of Biomechanics, 168.10.1016/j.jbiomech.2024.112134 [Link]
• Scherff, E., Schnell, S. E., Siebert, T., & D’Souza, S. (2024). Reference measures of lower-limb joint range of motion, muscle strength, and selective voluntary motor control of typically developing children aged 5–17 years Journal of Children's Orthopaedics. Journal of Children's Orthopaedics 1-10. [Link]
• Papenkort, S., Borsdorf, M., Kiem, S., Böl, M., & Siebert, T. (2024). Regional differences in stomach stretch during organ filling and their implications on the mechanical stress response. 10.1016/j.jbiomech.2024.112107 Journal of Biomechanics, 168 [Link]
• Sahrmann, A. S., Vosse, L., Siebert, T., Handsfield, G. G., & Röhrle, O. (2024). 3D ultrasound-based determination of skeletal muscle fascicle orientations. Biomech Model Mechanobiol.s10237-024-01837-3 [Link]
• Borsdorf, M., Papenkort, S., Böl, M., Siebert, T., Influence of muscle length on the three-dimensional architecture and aponeurosis dimensions of rabbit calf muscles, Journal of the Mechanical Behavior of Biomedical Materials (2024), doi106452 [link]

2023

• Christensen, K. B., Günther, M., Schmitt, S., & Siebert, T. (2023). Muscle wobbling mass dynamics: eigenfrequency dependencies on activity, impact strength, and ground material. Sci Rep, 13(1), 19575. [link]
• Rode C, Tomalka A, Blickhan R and Siebert T, 2023. Structurally motivated models to explain the muscle’s force-length relationship. Biophys. Journal 1–3. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bpj.2023.05.026 [link]
• Walter, T., Stutzig, N., Siebert, T., 2023. Active exoskeleton reduces erector spinae muscle activity during lifting. Front Bioeng Biotechnol 11, 1143926. [link]
• Araz M, Weidner S, Izzi F, Badri-Spröwitz A, Siebert T and Haeufle DFB (2023). Muscle preflex response to perturbations in locomotion: In vitro experiments and simulations with realistic boundary conditions. Front. Bioeng. Biotechnol. 11:1150170. [link]
• Papenkort, S., Borsdorf, M., Böl, M., Siebert, T., 2023. A geometry model of the porcine stomach featuring mucosa and muscle layer thicknesses. J Mech Behav Biomed Mater 142, 105801. [link]
• Holzer, D., Millard, M., Hahn, D., Siebert, T., Schwirtz, A., Seiberl, W., 2023. Tendon compliance and preload must be considered when determining the in vivo force–velocity relationship from the torque–angular velocity relation. Sci Rep 13. [link]
• Klemm, L., Seydewitz, R., Siebert, T., Böl, M., 2023. Three-dimensional multi-field modelling of gastric arrhythmias and their effects on antral contractions. Comput Biol Med 153, 106488. [link]

2022

• Walter, F., Seydewitz, R., Mitterbach, P., Siebert, T., Böl, M., 2022. On a three-dimensional model for the description of the passive characteristics of skeletal muscle tissue. Biomech Model Mechanobiol. [link]
• Tomalka A ^†, Heim M ^†, Klotz A, Rode C, Siebert T, 2022. Ultrastructural and kinetic evidence support that thick filaments slide through the Z-disc. Journal of the Royal Society Interface, doi: 10.1098/rsif.2022.0642 [link]
• Kempter, F., Lantella, L., Stutzig, N., Fehr, J., Siebert, T., 2022. Role of Rotated Head Postures on Volunteer Kinematics and Muscle Activity in Braking Scenarios Performed on a Driving Simulator. Ann Biomed Eng. [link]
• Trostorf R., Orcajo E.M., Pötzke A., Siebert T., Böl M., 2022. A pilot study on active and passive ex vivo characterisation of the urinary bladder and its impact on three-dimensional modelling, J Mech Behav Biomed Mater, 105347 [link]
• Weidner, S., Tomalka, A., Rode, C., Siebert, T., 2022. How velocity impacts eccentric force generation of fully activated skinned skeletal muscle fibers in long stretches. J Appl Physiol [ link]
• Siebert, T., Donath, L., Borsdorf, M., Stutzig, N., 2022. Effect of Static Stretching, Dynamic Stretching, and Myofascial Foam Rolling on Range of Motion During Hip Flexion: A Randomized Crossover Trial. J Strength Cond Res 36, 680-685. [link]
• Nitzsche, N., Siebert, T., Schulz, H., Stutzig, N., 2022. Effect of plyometric training on dynamic leg strength and jumping performance in rhythmic gymnastics: A preliminary study. Isokinetics and Exercise Science 30, 79-87. [link]

2021

• Christensen, K.B., Günther, M., Schmitt, S., Siebert, T., 2021. Cross‑bridge mechanics estimated from skeletal muscles’ work‑loop responses to impacts in legged locomotion. Sci Rep 11, 23638. [link]
• Leichsenring, K., Viswanathan, A., Kutschke, S., Siebert, T., Böl, M., 2021. Age-dependent mechanical and microstructural properties of the rabbit soleus muscle. Acta Biomater. [link]
• Papenkort, S., Böl, M., Siebert, T., 2021. Architectural model for muscle growth during maturation.  Biomechanics and Modeling in Mechanobiology. (online first) [link]
• Borsdorf, M., Böl, M., Siebert, T., 2021. Influence of layer separation on the determination of stomach smooth muscle properties. Pflugers Arch. [ link]
• Seiberl, W., Hahn, D., Power, G.A., Fletcher, J.R., Siebert, T., 2021. Editorial: The Stretch-shortening Cycle of Active Muscle and Muscle-tendon Complex: What, Why and How It Increases Muscle Performance? Front Physiol. [ link]
• Tomalka, A, Weidner S, Hahn D, Seiberl W, Siebert T, 2021. Power amplification increases with increasing contraction velocity during stretch-shortening cycles of skinned muscles fibers. Front. Physiol., doi: 10.3389/fphys.2021.644981 [link]
• Ryan, D.S., Stutzig, N., Helmer, A., Siebert, T. and Wakeling, J.M. (2021) The Effect of Multidirectional Loading on Contractions of the M. Medial Gastrocnemius. Front. Physiol. 11:601799. [link]
• Trostorf, R., Morales-Orcajo, E., Siebert, T., Böl, M., 2021. Location- and layer-dependent biomechanical and microstructural characterisation of the porcine urinary bladder wall. J Mech Behav Biomed Mater 115, 104275. [link]

2020

• Holzer, D., Paternoster, F.K., Hahn, D., Siebert, T., Seiberl, W., 2020. Considerations on the human Achilles tendon moment arm for in vivo triceps surae muscle-tendon unit force estimates. Sci Rep 10, 19559. [link]
• Papenkort, S., Böl, M., Siebert, T., 2020. Three-dimensional architecture of rabbit M. soleus during growth. J Biomech 112. [link]
• Held, S., Siebert, T., Donath, L., 2020. Electromyographic activity of the vastus medialis and gastrocnemius implicates a slow stretch-shortening cycle during rowing in the field. Sci Rep 10, 9451.  [link]
• Tomalka, A., Weidner S., Hahn D., Seiberl W., Siebert T., 2020. Cross-bridges and sarcomeric non-cross-bridge structures contribute to increased work in stretch-shortening cycles. Front. Physiol., doi: 10.3389/fphys.2020.00921 [link]
• Held, S., Siebert, T., Donath, L., 2020. 10% Higher Rowing Power Outputs After Flexion-Extension-Cycle compared to an Isolated Concentric Contraction in Sub-Elite Rowers. Front Physiol 11.  [link]
• Häufle, D.F.B., Siegel, J., Hochstein, S., Gussew, A., Schmitt, S., Siebert, T., Rzanny, R., Reichenbach, J.R., Stutzig, N., 2020. Energy Expenditure of Dynamic Submaximal Human Plantarflexion Movements: Model Prediction and Validation by in-vivo Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy. Front Bioeng Biotechnol 8.  [link]
• Klemm, L., Seydewitz, R., Borsdorf, M., Siebert, T., Böl, M., 2020. On a coupled electro-chemomechanical model of gastric smooth muscle contraction. Acta Biomater.  [link]
• Rockenfeller, R., Günther, M., Stutzig, N., Haeufle, D.F.B., Siebert, T., Schmitt, S., Leichsenring, K., Böl, M., Götz, T., 2020. Exhaustion of skeletal muscle fibers within seconds: incorporating phosphate kinetics into a Hill-type model. Frontiers in Physiology, section Striated Muscle Physiology. [link]
• Schenk, P., Papenkort, S., Böl, M., Siebert, T., Grassme, R., Rode, C., 2020. A simple geometrical model accounting for 3D muscle architectural changes across muscle lengths. J Biomech.  [link]
• Bauer, M., Morales-Orcajo, E., Klemm, L., Seydewitz, R., Fiebach, V., Siebert, T., Bol, M., 2020. Biomechanical and microstructural characterisation of the porcine stomach wall: Location- and layer-dependent investigations. Acta Biomater 102, 83-99. [link]
•  Scharschmidt, R., Derlien, S., Siebert, T., Herbsleb, M., Stutzig, N., 2020. Intraday and interday reliability of pelvic floor muscles electromyography in continent woman. Neurourol Urodyn 39, 271-278. [link]

2019

• Schmid, L., Klotz, T., Siebert, T., Röhrle, O. (2019). Characterization of Electromechanical Delay Based on a Biophysical Multi-Scale Skeletal Muscle Model. Front. Physiol. 10:1270. doi:10.3389/fphys.2019.01270  [link]
• Tomalka, A., Röhrle, O., Han, J.-C., Pham T., Taberner, A.J., Siebert, T. (2019). Extensive eccentric contractions in intact cardiac trabeculae : revealing compelling differences in contractile behaviour compared to skeletal muscles.  Proc Biol Sci, 286.  [link]
• Seydewitz, R., Siebert, T., Böl, M., 2019. On a three-dimensional constitutive model for history effects in skeletal muscles. Biomech Model Mechanobiol 18, 1665-1681. [link]
• Borsdorf, M., Tomalka, A., Stutzig, N., Morales-Orcajo, E., Böl, M., Siebert, T., (2019). Locational and Directional Dependencies of Smooth Muscle Properties in Pig Urinary Bladder. Frontiers in Physiology - Gastrointestinal Sciences 10.  [link]
• Stutzig, N., Ryan, D., Wakeling, J.M., Siebert, T., 2019. Impact of transversal calf muscle loading on plantarflexion. J Biomech 85, 37-42. [link] 
• Ryan, D.S., Stutzig, N., Siebert, T., Wakeling, J.M., 2019. Passive and dynamic muscle architecture during transverse loading for gastrocnemius medialis in man. J Biomech 86, 160-166. [link]

2018

• Held, S, Siebert, T., Donath, L. (2019). Changes in mechanical power output in rowing by varying stroke rate and gearing.  European Journal of Sport Science. doi: 10.1080/17461391.2019.1628308.  [link]
• Wick, C., Böl, M., Müller, F., Blickhan, R., Siebert, T., (2018). Packing of muscles in the rabbit shank influences three-dimensional architecture of M. soleus. Journal of the Mechanical Behavior of Biomedical Materials, 83, 20-27. [link]
• Siebert, T., Eb, M., Ryan, D.S., Wakeling, J.M., Stutzig, N., (2018). Impact of multidirectional transverse calf muscle loading on calf muscle force in young adults. Front Physiol. [link]
• Siebert, T., Stutzig, N., & Rode, C. (2018). A hill-type muscle model expansion accounting for effects of varying transverse muscle load. J Biomech 66, 57-62. [link]
• Morales-Orcajo, E., Siebert, T., Böl, M., 2018. Location-dependent correlation between tissue structure and the mechanical behaviour of the urinary bladder. Acta Biomater 75, 263-278. [link]

2017

• Siebert, T., Tomalka, A., Stutzig, N., Leichsenring, K., & Bol, M. (2017). Changes in three-dimensional muscle structure of rabbit gastrocnemius, flexor digitorum longus, and tibialis anterior during growth. J Mech Behav Biomed Mater, 74, 507-519. [link]
• Tomalka, A., Borsdorf, M., Böl, M., & Siebert, T. (2017). Porcine stomach smooth muscle force depends on history-effects. Frontiers in Physiology - Gastrointestinal Sciences, 8, 802. [link]
• Christensen, K. B., Günther, M., Schmitt, S., & Siebert, T. (2017). Strain in shock-loaded skeletal muscle and the time scale of muscular wobbling mass dynamics. Scientific reports. 7(1), 13266.   [link]
• Heidlauf, T., Klotz, T., Rode, C., Siebert, T., & Rohrle, O. (2017). A continuum-mechanical skeletal muscle model including actin-titin interaction predicts stable contractions on the descending limb of the force-length relation. PLoS Comput Biol, 13(10), e1005773. doi:10.1371/journal.pcbi.1005773 [link]
• Stutzig N, Rzanny R, Moll K, Gussew A, Reichenbach JR & Siebert T. (2017). Interpretation of pH-heterogeneity in human muscle induced by neuromuscular electrical stimulation. Magn Reson Med 77, 466. [link]
• Tomalka A, Rode C, Schumacher J & Siebert T. (2017). The active force-length relationship is invisible during extensive eccentric contractions in skinned skeletal muscle fibres. Proc Biol Sci, 284. [link]
• Menzel R, Bol M & Siebert T. (2017). Importance of contraction history on muscle force of porcine urinary bladder smooth muscle. Int Urol Nephrol 49, 205-214. [link]
• Stutzig N, Rzanny R, Moll K, Gussew A, Reichenbach JR & Siebert T. (2017). The pH-heterogeneity in human calf muscle during neuromuscular electrical stimulation. Magnetic Resonance in Medicine, 77(6), 2097-2106. [link]
• Seydewitz R, Menzel R, Siebert T & Böl M. (2017). Three-dimensional mechano-electrochemical model for smooth muscle contraction of the urinary bladder. J Mech Behav Biomed Mater. 75, 128-146  [link]
• Stutzig N & Siebert T. (2017). Assessment of the H-reflex at two contraction levels before and after fatigue. Scand J Med Sci Sports 27, 399-407. [link]
• Funk S, Finke R, Zeh S, Siebert T & Puta C. (2017). Effects of a paraspinal-lumbar tape application during 7 days on the perceived area of tape contact. Physical Therapy in Sport., 25, 89-93. [Link]  

2016

• Stutzig N & Siebert T. (2016). Assessment of the H-reflex at two contraction levels before and after fatigue. doi:10.1111/sms.12663. Scand J Med Sci Sports. [Link]
• Siebert T, Kurch D, Blickhan R & Stutzig N. (2016). Does weightlifting increase residual force enhancement? J Biomech 49, 2047-2052. [link]
• Böl M, Leichsenring K & Siebert T. (2016). Effects of growth on muscle, tendon and aponeurosis tissues in rabbit shank musculature. Anat Rec (Hoboken), 300(6), 1123-1136. [link]
• Heidlauf T, Klotz T, Rode C, Altan E, Bleiler C, Siebert T & Rohrle O. (2016). A multi-scale continuum model of skeletal muscle mechanics predicting force enhancement based on actin-titin interaction. Biomech Model Mechanobiol 15, 1423-1437. [link]
• Reinhardt L, Siebert T, Leichsenring K, Blickhan R & Böl M. (2016). Intermuscular pressure between synergistic muscles correlates with muscle force. J Exp Biol 219, 2311-2319. [link]
• Rode C, Siebert T, Tomalka A & Blickhan R. (2016). Myosin filament sliding through the Z-disc relates striated muscle fibre structure to function. Proc R Soc B., 283. [link]
• Siebert T, Rode C, Till O, Stutzig N & Blickhan R. (2016). Force reduction induced by unidirectional transversal muscle loading is independent of local pressure. J Biomech. 49, 1156-1161. [link]
• Stutzig N & Siebert T. (2016). The reproducibility of electromyographical and mechanical parameters for the triceps surae during maximal and submaximal plantarflexions. Muscle & Nerve 53 (3), 464-470. [link]
• Hochstein, S., Rauschenberger, P., Weigand, B., Siebert, T., Schmitt, S., Schlicht, W., Převorovská, S. & Maršík, F. (2016). Assessment of physical activity of the human body considering the thermodynamic system, Computer Methods in Biomechanics and Biomedical Engineering, 19, 923-933. [link]

2015

• Siebert T, Leichsenring K, Rode C, Wick C, Stutzig N, Schubert H, Blickhan R & Bol M. (2015). Three-Dimensional Muscle Architecture and Comprehensive Dynamic Properties of Rabbit Gastrocnemius, Plantaris and Soleus: Input for Simulation Studies. PLoS ONE 10, e0130985. [link]
• Weihmann T, Reinhardt L, Weissing K, Siebert T & Wipfler B. (2015). Fast and Powerful: Biomechanics and Bite Forces of the Mandibles in the American Cockroach Periplaneta americana. PLoS ONE 10, e0141226. [link]
• Nitzsche N, Stutzig N, Walther A & Siebert T. (2015). Effects of Plyometric Training on Rock'n'Roll Performance. International Journal of Kinesiology & Sport Science, 3(4), 8-15. doi:10.7575/aiac.ijkss.v.3n.4p.8. [Epub ahead of print]. [link]
• Stutzig N, Zimmermann B, Buesch D & Siebert T. (2015). Analysis of game variables to predict scoring and perfomance levels in elite men's volleyball. International Journal of Performance Analysis in Sport, 15(3), 816-829. [in press]
• Böl M, Leichsenring K, Ernst M, Wick C, Blickhan R & Siebert T. (2015). Novel microstructural findings in M. plantaris and their impact during active and passive loading at the macro level. J Mech Behav Biomed Mater 51, 25-39. [link]
• Morl F, Siebert T & Haufle D. (2015). Contraction dynamics and function of the muscle-tendon complex depend on the muscle fibre-tendon length ratio: a simulation study. Biomech Model Mechanobiol. DOI: 10.1007/s10237-015-0688-7   [link]
• Stutzig N & Siebert T. (2015). Muscle force compensation among synergistic muscles after fatigue of a single muscle. Hum Mov Sci. 42, 273-287. doi: 10.1016/j.humov.2015.06.001 [link]
• Stutzig N & Siebert T. (2015). Influence of joint position on synergistic muscle activity after fatigue of a single muscle head. Muscle & Nerve  51, 259-267. doi: 10.1002/mus.24305.  [link]
• Hahner J, Hinüber C, Breier A, Siebert T, Brünig H & Heinrich G. (2015). Adjusting the mechanical behavior of embroidered scaffolds to lapin anterior cruciate ligaments by varying the thread materials.  Textile Research Journal  , 1-14, online first, DOI: 10.1177/0040517514566107.  [link].

2014

• Siebert T., Till O., Stutzig N., Günther M. & Blickhan R. (2014). Muscle force depends on the amount of transversal muscle loading.  J Biomech 47, 1822-1828.  [link]
• Hiepe P, Herrmann KH, Gullmar D, Ros C, Siebert T, Blickhan R, Hahn K & Reichenbach JR. (2014). Fast low-angle shot diffusion tensor imaging with stimulated echo encoding in the muscle of rabbit shank. NMR Biomed 27, 146-157. [link]
• Donath L, Siebert T, Faude O & Puta C. (2014). Correct, fake and absent pre-information does not affect the occurrence and magnitude of the bilateral force deficit.  J Sports Sci Med 13, 439-443.  [link]
• Till O., Siebert T., Blickhan R. (2014). Force depression decays during shortening in the medial gastrocnemius of the rat.   J Biomech  47, 1099-1103.  [link]
• Siebert T, Till O & Blickhan R. (2014). Work partitioning of transversally loaded muscle: experimentation and simulation.  Comput Methods Biomech Biomed Engin, 17, 217-229  [link]

2013

• Schenk P, Siebert T, Hiepe P, Gullmar D, Reichenbach JR, Wick C, Blickhan R & Bol M. (2013). Determination of three-dimensional muscle architectures: validation of the DTI-based fiber tractography method by manual digitization.  J Anat. Doi: 10.1111/joa.12062.  [link]
• Böl M, Leichsenring K, Weichert C, Sturmat M, Schenk P, Blickhan R & Siebert T. (2013). Three-dimensional surface geometries of the rabbit soleus muscle during contraction: input for biomechanical modelling and its validation.  Biomech Model Mechanobiol. Doi: 10.1007/s10237-013-0476-1.  [link]

2012

• Siebert T, Günther M & Blickhan R. (2012a). A 3D-geometric model for the deformation of a transversally loaded muscle.  J Theor Biol  298, 116-121.  [link]
• Morl F, Siebert T, Schmitt S, Blickhan R & Gunther M. (2012). Electro-mechanical delay in Hill-type muscle models.  Journal of Mechanics in Medicine and Biology  12,18 pages. Doi: 10.1142/S0219519412500856.  [link]
• Böl M, Schmitz A, Nowak G & Siebert T. (2012). A three-dimensional chemo-mechanical continuum model for smooth muscle contraction.  J Mech Behav Biomed Mater  13C, 215-229.  [link]
• Ostermann S, Herbsleb M, Schulz S, Donath L, Berger S, Eisentrager D, Siebert T, Muller HJ, Puta C, Voss A, Gabriel HW, Koch K & Bar KJ. (2012). Exercise Reveals the Interrelation of Physical Fitness, Inflammatory Response, Psychopathology, and Autonomic Function in Patients With Schizophrenia.  Schizophr Bull. Doi: 10.1093/schbul/sbs085.  [link]
• Stutzig N, Siebert T, Granacher U & Blickhan R. (2012). Alteration of synergistic muscle activity following neuromuscular electrical stimulation of one muscle.  Brain Behav  2, 640-646.  [link]
• Böl M, Kruse R, Ehret AE, Leichsenring K & Siebert T. (2012). Compressive properties of passive skeletal muscle-The impact of precise sample geometry on parameter identification in inverse finite element analysis. J Biomech 45, 2673-2679.  [link]
• Muller R, Siebert T & Blickhan R. (2012). Muscle Preactivation Control: Simulation of Ankle Joint Adjustments at Touchdown During Running on Uneven Ground.  J Appl Biomech  28, 718-725.  [link]
• Maas R, Siebert T & Leyendecker S. (2012). On the relevance of structure preservation to simulations of muscle actuated movements.  Biomech Model Mechanobiol 11, 543-556.  [link]

2011 und älter

• Siebert T, Weihmann T, Rode C, Blickhan R (2010)  Cupiennius salei: biomechanical properties of the tibia–metatarsus joint and its flexing muscles.  J comp Physiol B 180, 199-209.  [link]
• Till O, Siebert T & Blickhan R. (2010). A mechanism accounting for independence on starting length of tension increase in ramp stretches of active skeletal muscle at short half-sarcomere lengths.  J Theor Biol  266, 117-123.  [link]
• Günther M, Grimmer S, Siebert T, Blickhan R. (2009) All leg joints contribute to quiet human stance: A mechanical analysis.  J Biomech. 42, 2739-2746.  [link]
• Rode C, Siebert T & Blickhan R. (2009). Titin-induced force enhancement and force depression: a 'sticky-spring' mechanism in muscle contractions?  J Theor Biol  259, 350-360.  [link]
• Rode C, Siebert T, Herzog W, & Blickhan R (2009). The effects of parallel and series elastic components on the active cat soleus force-length relationship.  Journal of Mechanics in Medicine and Biology, 9(1), 105-122.  [link]
• Till O, Siebert T, Rode C & Blickhan R. (2008). Characterization of isovelocity extension of activated muscle: a Hill-type model for eccentric contractions and a method for parameter determination.  J Theor Biol  255, 176-187.  [link]
• Siebert T, Rode C, Herzog W, Till O, Blickhan R (2008) Nonlinearities make a difference: comparison of two common Hill-type models with real muscle.  Biol Cybern 98 (2), 133-143.  [link]
• Siebert T, Sust M, Thaller S, Tilp M, Wagner H (2007) An improved method to determine neuromuscular properties using force laws – From single muscle to applications in human movements.  Human Movement Science26, 320-341.  [link]
• Wagner H, Siebert T, Ellerby DJ, Marsh RL, Blickhan R (2005) ISOFIT - A model-based method to measure muscle-tendon properties simultaneously.  Journal of Biomechanics and Modeling in Mechanobiology 4,10-19.  [link]
• Siebert T, Wagner H & Blickhan R (2003) Not all oscillations are rubbish: Forward simulation of quick-release experiments.  Journal of Mechanics in Medicine and Biology 3(1), 107-122.  [link]

books / book sections

• Siebert, T., Screen, H.R.C., Rode, C., 2021. Computational modelling of muscle, tendon, and ligaments biomechanics, in: Jin, Z., Li, J., Chen, Z. (Eds.), Computational Modelling of Biomechanics and Biotribology in the Musculoskeletal System, Second Edition ed. Elsevier, Cambridge, pp. 155-186. [link]
• Rode, C., & Siebert, T. (2017). Muscle-Like Actuation in locomotion. In M. A. Sharbafi & A. Seyfarth (Eds.), Bioinspired Legged Locomotion: Models, Concepts, Control and Applications (pp. 564-589), Oxford: Elsevier/Butterworth-Heinemann. [link]
• Siebert T & Rode C. (2014). Computational modelling of muscle biomechanics. In  Computational Modelling of Biomechanics and Biotribology in the Musculoskeletal System, 1st edn, ed. Jin Z, pp. 173-243. Woodhead Publishing / Elsevier, Amsterdam. [link]
• Siebert T & Blickhan R. (2011).  Biomechanik - vom Muskelmodell bis zur angewandten Bewegungswissenschaft, vol. 219. Feldhaus-Verlag, Hamburg.  [link]  

long conference papers

• Vahle, B, Weidner, S, Tomalka, A., Schauer, A., Augstein, A., Maennel, A., Barthel, P., Siebert, T., Linke, A., Adams, V. (2026) Elamipretide improves skeletal muscle function in heart failure with preserved ejection fraction rats: a mitochondrial, physiological and molecular analysis. ESC Preventive Cardiology 2026, Ljubljana, Slovenia, 23.4.-25.4.2026.  European Journal of Preventive Cardiology, Volume 33, Issue Supplement_2, June 2026, zwag249.037, [ link]
• Farley, A., Yu, X., Tomalka, A., Siebert, T., & Sedlmair, M. (2025). LiftVR: A VR-Based Training System for Back-Friendly Lifting. 2025 IEEE Conference on Virtual Reality and 3D User Interfaces Abstracts and Workshops (VRW), 671–678. [ link]
• Behrendt A, Siebert T, D'Souza S (2025) Normative pedobarographic data and the role of parameter normalisation in assessing foot loading across childhood and adolescence. GAMMA Congress 2025 (26 – 29 March 2025, St Gallen Switzerland), Gait and Posture, Vol.  117  Supplement 1 (2025) Pages S3-S4. [link]
• Millard M, Kempter F, Stutzig N, Siebert T, Fehr J (2023) Improving the accuracy of musculotendon models for the simulation of active lengthening. IRCOBI conference 2023, Cambridge, IRC-23-63, p. 533-541, International Research Council on the Biomechanics of Injury. [link]
• Kempter F, Lantella L, Stutzig N, Fehr J, Siebert T (2021) Potential to Volunteer Testing Using a Driving Simulator with Motion Capture and EMG Data Acquisition. IRCOBI conference 2021, IRC-21-75, 8 – 10 September 2021, International Research Council on the Biomechanics of Injury.  [link]
• Schmid L., Klotz T., Siebert T, Röhrle O (2019) Simulating electromechanical delay across the scales – relating the behavior of single sarcomers on a sub-cellular scale and the muscle-tendon system on the organ scale. PAMM · Proc. Appl. Math. Mech. 2019;19:e201900312 [link] 
• Seydewitz R, Siebert T, Böl M. (2019). A phenomenological approach fro modelling force enhancement and depression in skeletal muscle tissue. PAMM Proc Appl Math Mech 18 (1):e201800900 [link] 
• Kempter F, Fehr J, Stutzig N, Siebert T (2018) On the Validation of Human Body Models with a Driver-in-the-Loop Simulator. The 5th Joint International Conference on Multibody System Dynamics, June 24 – 28, 2018, Lisboa, Portugal  [link]
• Siebert T, Stutzig N, Till O & Rode C. (2016). Influence of muscle compression on dynamic muscle performance. In 7th European Congress on Computational Methods in Applied Sciences and Engineering, ECCOMAS Congress 2016, pp. 55-62. Crete; Greece. DOI: 10.7712/100016.1790.6955 [link]
• Weichert C, Leichsenring K, Ernst M, Wick C, Siebert T, Blickhan R & Böl M. (2016). Three-dimensional reconstruction of M. gastrocnemius contraction. Proc Appl Math Mech 16, 111-112. [Link]
• Heidlauf T, Klotz T, Rode C, Siebert T & Röhrle O. (2016). Force enhancement and stability of finite element muscle models. Proc Appl Math Mech 16, 85-86. [Link]
• Hochstein, S., Pacholak, S., Brücker, C., Siebert, T. & Blickhan, R. (2014) Drag reduction by underwater undulatory swimming? An experimental and numerical approach. In: B. Mason, D. Barnes, D. Jukes & N. Vlahovich (Eds.)  Proceedings of the XIIth International Symposium on Biomechanics and Medicine in Swimming, Australian Institute of Sport, Canberra (Australia), 141-147.  [link]
• Sturmat M, Weichert C, Siebert T & Bol M. (2012). A numerical validation approach of a finite element muscle model using optical data.  PAMM Proc Appl Math Mech 12, 127 – 128.  [link]
• Maas R, Siebert T & Leyendecker S. (2011). Structure preserving simulation of muscle actuated movements.  Proc Appl Math Mech  11, 101-102.  [link]
• Weichert C, Leichsenring K, Siebert T & Bol M. (2011). Passive muscle behaviour – experimental and numerical investigations.  PAMM Proc Appl Math Mech 11, 135-136.  [link]
• Maas R, Siebert T & Leyendecker S. (2011). Structure preserving optimal control of finger movements. In  EUROMECH Colloquium 511 on Biomechanics of Human Motion, ed. Ambrosio J, pp. 1-16. Ponta Delgada, Azores, Portugal.  [link]

  ^†These authors contributed equally to this study.

• Einführung in die Sportwissenschaft
• Einführung in die Programmierung 
• Biomechanik der Sportarten
• Biologische Bewegungssysteme
• Sportgeräte
• Diagnostizieren, Intervenieren und Evaluieren im Selbstversuch
• naturwissenschaftliches Projekt

• • Habilitation,  Qualification for a teaching career in higher education issued by the University of Jena, 2011
  • Second state examination  in Biology and Sports, Erfurt, 2005
  • Doctor of Philosophy  , Biomechanics, Friedrich-Schiller University Jena, 2003
  • First state examination  in Biology and Sports, Jena, 1999
  • Studies of Biology and Sport  (teaching degree for secondary schools) at Friedrich-Schiller University Jena

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