Alexandre Días Lópes

4.0k total citations · 2 hit papers
75 papers, 2.9k citations indexed

About

Alexandre Días Lópes is a scholar working on Orthopedics and Sports Medicine, Biomedical Engineering and Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health. According to data from OpenAlex, Alexandre Días Lópes has authored 75 papers receiving a total of 2.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 57 papers in Orthopedics and Sports Medicine, 31 papers in Biomedical Engineering and 24 papers in Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health. Recurrent topics in Alexandre Días Lópes's work include Sports injuries and prevention (51 papers), Lower Extremity Biomechanics and Pathologies (29 papers) and Injury Epidemiology and Prevention (21 papers). Alexandre Días Lópes is often cited by papers focused on Sports injuries and prevention (51 papers), Lower Extremity Biomechanics and Pathologies (29 papers) and Injury Epidemiology and Prevention (21 papers). Alexandre Días Lópes collaborates with scholars based in Brazil, United States and Australia. Alexandre Días Lópes's co-authors include Luiz Hespanhol, Leonardo Oliveira Pena Costa, Bruno Tirotti Saragiotto, Tiê Parma Yamato, Simon S. Yeung, Irene S. Davis, Matheus Oliveira de Almeida, Lucíola da Cunha Menezes Costa, Kathrin Steffen and Torbjørn Soligard and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews and Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise.

In The Last Decade

Alexandre Días Lópes

68 papers receiving 2.8k citations

Hit Papers

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What are hit papers?

Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if it has ≥500 total citations, achieves ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (this is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it), or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

What are the Main Running-Related Musculoskeletal Injuries?

2012 495 citations Alexandre Días Lópes, Luiz Hespanhol et al. profile →
Sports injury and illness incidence in the Rio de Janeiro 2016 Olympic Summer Games: A prospective study of 11274 athletes from 207 countries

2017 307 citations Torbjørn Soligard, Kathrin Steffen et al. British Journal of Sports Medicine profile →

Peers

Alexandre Días Lópes

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Gordon O. Matheson United States

Pascal Édouard France

Ron L. Diercks Netherlands

Phillip J. Plisky United States

Kati Pasanen Finland

Henry Wajswelner Australia

Anthony I. Beutler United States

Peter Malliaras Australia

Juliana M. Ocarino Brazil

Lindsay J. DiStefano United States

Gordon O. Matheson United States

Alexandre Días Lópes

1.9k ×0.9

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746 ×0.6

587 ×0.9

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787 ×1.3

SURGE

155 ×0.5

Citations per year, relative to Alexandre Días Lópes Alexandre Días Lópes (= 1×) peers Gordon O. Matheson

Countries citing papers authored by Alexandre Días Lópes

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Fields of papers citing papers by Alexandre Días Lópes

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Alexandre Días Lópes

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Fagher, Kristina, Wayne Derman, Lars Engebretsen, et al.. (2025). Injury and illness epidemiology in elite athletes during the Olympic, Youth Olympic and Paralympic Games: a systematic review and meta-analysis. British Journal of Sports Medicine. 59(18). 1302–1314. 1 indexed citations

Thomas, Adam, et al.. (2024). Injury Incidence and Severity Rates in Male Professional Rugby-15’s: A Systematic Review. International Journal of Athletic Therapy & Training. 30(2). 94–99.

Lópes, Alexandre Días, et al.. (2023). Are alterations in running biomechanics associated with running injuries? A systematic review with meta-analysis. Brazilian Journal of Physical Therapy. 27(4). 100538–100538. 4 indexed citations

Cunha, Ronaldo Alves da, et al.. (2023). Landing Technique and Ankle-dorsiflexion Range of Motion are not Associated with the History of Lower Limb Injuries among Youth Basketball Athletes. International Journal of Sports Physical Therapy. 18(2). 358–367. 1 indexed citations

Romero‐Morales, Carlos, Félix Núñez, Alexandre Días Lópes, et al.. (2023). Assessing the effect of prophylactic ankle taping on ankle and knee biomechanics during landing tasks in healthy individuals: A cross-sectional observational study. Sao Paulo Medical Journal. 142(2). e2022548–e2022548. 4 indexed citations

Soligard, Torbjørn, Debbie Palmer, Kathrin Steffen, et al.. (2023). Olympic Games during nationwide lockdown: sports injuries and illnesses, including COVID-19, at the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics. British Journal of Sports Medicine. 58(1). 11–17. 16 indexed citations

Soligard, Torbjørn, Debbie Palmer, Kathrin Steffen, et al.. (2022). New sports, COVID-19 and the heat: sports injuries and illnesses in the Tokyo 2020 Summer Olympics. British Journal of Sports Medicine. 57(1). 46–54. 67 indexed citations

Peterson, Brianna L., et al.. (2022). Student Confidence in Providing Healthcare to Adults With Intellectual Disability: Implications for Health Profession Curricula. Intellectual and developmental disabilities. 60(6). 477–483. 3 indexed citations

Vallio, Caio Sain, et al.. (2021). What are the facilitators and barriers to develop a running-related injury prevention program? A qualitative study. Physiotherapy Theory and Practice. 38(13). 2798–2805. 4 indexed citations

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Vallio, Caio Sain, et al.. (2021). RunIn3: the development process of a running-related injury prevention programme. BMJ Open Sport & Exercise Medicine. 7(3). e001051–e001051. 5 indexed citations

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Yamato, Tiê Parma, et al.. (2020). What is the foot strike pattern distribution in children and adolescents during running? A cross-sectional study. Brazilian Journal of Physical Therapy. 25(3). 336–343. 3 indexed citations

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Soligard, Torbjørn, Debbie Palmer, Kathrin Steffen, et al.. (2019). Sports injury and illness incidence in the PyeongChang 2018 Olympic Winter Games: a prospective study of 2914 athletes from 92 countries. British Journal of Sports Medicine. 53(17). 1085–1092. 92 indexed citations

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Hespanhol, Luiz, et al.. (2016). Lower limb alignment characteristics are not associated with running injuries in runners: Prospective cohort study. European Journal of Sport Science. 16(8). 1137–1144. 27 indexed citations

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Torres, Rui, et al.. (2016). The Acute Effect of Cryotherapy on Muscle Strength and Shoulder Proprioception. Journal of Sport Rehabilitation. 26(6). 497–506. 4 indexed citations

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Hespanhol, Luiz, et al.. (2015). Incidence and risk factors of injuries in Brazilian elite handball players: A prospective cohort study. Scandinavian Journal of Medicine and Science in Sports. 27(2). 195–202. 94 indexed citations

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Almeida, Matheus Oliveira de, Bruno Tirotti Saragiotto, Tiê Parma Yamato, & Alexandre Días Lópes. (2014). Is the rearfoot pattern the most frequently foot strike pattern among recreational shod distance runners?. Physical Therapy in Sport. 16(1). 29–33. 70 indexed citations

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Almeida, Matheus Oliveira de, et al.. (2014). Determination of the foot strike pattern in runners belonging to a running team. International sportmed journal for FIMS. 15(1). 13–20. 1 indexed citations

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Lópes, Alexandre Días, et al.. (2012). A survey of the participation in competitive sports despite musculoskeletal complaints : a cross-sectional study. International sportmed journal for FIMS. 13(2). 43–47.

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Yamato, Tiê Parma, Bruno Tirotti Saragiotto, & Alexandre Días Lópes. (2011). PREVALÊNCIA DE DOR MUSCULOESQUELÉTICA EM CORREDORES DE RUA NO MOMENTO EM QUE PRECEDE O INÍCIO DA CORRIDA. Redalyc (Universidad Autónoma del Estado de México). 3 indexed citations

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Hespanhol, Luiz, et al.. (2011). EFEITO DO MÉTODO ISOSTRETCHING NA FLEXIBILIDADE E NÍVEL DE ATIVIDADE FÍSICA EM INDIVÍDUOS SEDENTÁRIOS SAUDÁVEIS. LA Referencia (Red Federada de Repositorios Institucionales de Publicaciones Científicas). 19(1). 26–31. 5 indexed citations

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