Ann Cools

11.2k total citations · 1 hit paper
170 papers, 7.6k citations indexed

About

Ann Cools is a scholar working on Surgery, Epidemiology and Orthopedics and Sports Medicine. According to data from OpenAlex, Ann Cools has authored 170 papers receiving a total of 7.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 147 papers in Surgery, 98 papers in Epidemiology and 61 papers in Orthopedics and Sports Medicine. Recurrent topics in Ann Cools's work include Shoulder Injury and Treatment (142 papers), Shoulder and Clavicle Injuries (96 papers) and Sports injuries and prevention (61 papers). Ann Cools is often cited by papers focused on Shoulder Injury and Treatment (142 papers), Shoulder and Clavicle Injuries (96 papers) and Sports injuries and prevention (61 papers). Ann Cools collaborates with scholars based in Belgium, Denmark and Sweden. Ann Cools's co-authors include Erik Witvrouw, Dirk Cambier, Barbara Cagnie, Lieven Danneels, Annelies Maenhout, Birgit Castelein, Dorien Borms, Nele Mahieu, Fredrik Johansson and Kristof De Mey and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, PLoS ONE and Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise.

In The Last Decade

Ann Cools

162 papers receiving 7.0k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

2016 Consensus statement on return to sport from the First World Congress in Sports Physical Therapy, Bern

2016 542 citations Erik Witvrouw, Ann Cools et al. British Journal of Sports Medicine profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Ann Cools Belgium	50	5.6k	3.1k	2.6k	2.1k	846	170	7.6k
W. Ben Kibler United States	42	7.4k 1.3×	5.4k 1.7×	3.6k 1.4×	1.1k 0.5×	1.2k 1.4×	119	9.2k
Guy Vanderstraeten Belgium	38	2.4k 0.4×	488 0.2×	1.6k 0.6×	2.0k 1.0×	1.4k 1.6×	141	6.2k
Tim L. Uhl United States	43	4.5k 0.8×	1.9k 0.6×	3.7k 1.4×	1.3k 0.6×	2.5k 2.9×	195	7.3k
Philip McClure United States	36	6.4k 1.1×	4.5k 1.5×	1.3k 0.5×	2.3k 1.1×	441 0.5×	74	7.8k
Birgit Juul‐Kristensen Denmark	35	1.7k 0.3×	631 0.2×	690 0.3×	1.6k 0.8×	348 0.4×	147	3.9k
Valter Santilli Italy	38	1.6k 0.3×	402 0.1×	1.1k 0.4×	805 0.4×	639 0.8×	144	4.8k
Paula M. Ludewig United States	41	7.2k 1.3×	5.4k 1.7×	1.2k 0.5×	1.6k 0.7×	752 0.9×	100	8.1k
Jorma Styf Sweden	35	2.2k 0.4×	388 0.1×	1.3k 0.5×	962 0.4×	565 0.7×	106	3.6k
David H. Perrin United States	42	2.5k 0.4×	763 0.2×	3.9k 1.5×	557 0.3×	2.2k 2.6×	172	6.2k
Yelverton Tegner Sweden	33	5.2k 0.9×	1.7k 0.5×	3.6k 1.4×	142 0.1×	1.3k 1.6×	98	8.0k

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Nourissat, Geoffroy, et al.. (2025). Prevalence and injury profiles for recreational padel players: A cross-sectional survey-based study. Physical Therapy in Sport. 75. 8–14.

Tongel, Alexander Van, et al.. (2025). Three-dimensional scapular kinematics during commonly used rehabilitation exercises in patients 12 weeks after reverse shoulder arthroplasty. Journal of Shoulder and Elbow Surgery. 34(6). e434–e445.

Roy, Jean‐Sébastien, et al.. (2024). Relationship between pain and proprioception among individuals with rotator cuff-related shoulder pain. Journal of Hand Therapy. 37(2). 224–233. 1 indexed citations

Roy, Jean‐Sébastien, et al.. (2023). Effects of elastic kinesiology taping on shoulder proprioception: a systematic review. Brazilian Journal of Physical Therapy. 27(3). 100514–100514. 3 indexed citations

Clausen, Mikkel Bek, Karl Bang Christensen, Mette Kreutzfeldt Zebis, et al.. (2022). Assessing shoulder disability in orthopaedic specialist care: Introducing the Copenhagen Shoulder Abduction Rating (C-SAR). Musculoskeletal Science and Practice. 61. 102593–102593. 3 indexed citations

Cools, Ann, et al.. (2022). Passive mobilisation of the shoulder in subacute stroke patients with persistent arm paresis: A randomised multiple treatment trial. South African Journal of Physiotherapy. 78(1). 1589–1589.

Cools, Ann, et al.. (2022). Shoulder-specific rehabilitation combined with aerobic exercises versus solely shoulder-specific rehabilitation in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus: study protocol for a randomized controlled superiority trial. Trials. 23(1). 678–678. 1 indexed citations

Borms, Dorien, et al.. (2022). Scapulothoracic muscle activity during kinetic chain variations of a prone elevation exercise. Brazilian Journal of Physical Therapy. 26(3). 100420–100420. 5 indexed citations

Cools, Ann, et al.. (2020). Effects of adding scapular stabilization exercises to a periscapular strengthening exercise program in patients with subacromial pain syndrome: A randomized controlled trial. Musculoskeletal Science and Practice. 49. 102171–102171. 27 indexed citations

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Bossuyt, Fransiska M., Ursina Arnet, Ann Cools, et al.. (2019). Compensation Strategies in Response to Fatiguing Propulsion in Wheelchair Users. American Journal of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation. 99(2). 91–98. 12 indexed citations

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Maenhout, Annelies, et al.. (2019). Quantifying acromiohumeral distance in elite male field hockey players compared to a non-athletic population. Brazilian Journal of Physical Therapy. 24(3). 273–279. 5 indexed citations

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Bossuyt, Fransiska M., Michael L. Boninger, Ann Cools, et al.. (2019). Changes in supraspinatus and biceps tendon thickness: influence of fatiguing propulsion in wheelchair users with spinal cord injury. Spinal Cord. 58(3). 324–333. 17 indexed citations

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Herrington, Lee, et al.. (2016). Relationship between extrinsic factors and the acromio-humeral distance. Manual Therapy. 23. 1–8. 12 indexed citations

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Klintberg, Ingrid Hultenheim, Ann Cools, Theresa Holmgren, et al.. (2014). Consensus for physiotherapy for shoulder pain. International Orthopaedics. 39(4). 715–720. 82 indexed citations

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Mey, Kristof De, et al.. (2012). Kinetic chain influences on upper and lower trapezius muscle activation during eight variations of a scapular retraction exercise in overhead athletes. Journal of science and medicine in sport. 16(1). 65–70. 54 indexed citations

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Struyf, Filip, Jo Nijs, Sarah Mottram, et al.. (2012). Clinical assessment of the scapula: a review of the literature. British Journal of Sports Medicine. 48(11). 883–890. 76 indexed citations

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Maenhout, Annelies, et al.. (2009). Electromyographic analysis of knee push up plus variations: what is the influence of the kinetic chain on scapular muscle activity?. British Journal of Sports Medicine. 44(14). 1010–1015. 85 indexed citations

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Cools, Ann, et al.. (2007). Oefentherapie bij schouderaandoeningen. Ghent University Academic Bibliography (Ghent University). 1 indexed citations

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Cagnie, Barbara, Ann Cools, Veerle De Loose, Dirk Cambier, & Lieven Danneels. (2007). Differences in Isometric Neck Muscle Strength Between Healthy Controls and Women With Chronic Neck Pain: The Use of a Reliable Measurement. Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation. 88(11). 1441–1445. 91 indexed citations

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Danneels, Lieven, Pascal Coorevits, Ann Cools, et al.. (2001). Differences in electromyographic activity in the multifidus muscle and the iliocostalis lumborum between healthy subjects and patients with sub-acute and chronic low back pain. European Spine Journal. 11(1). 13–19. 186 indexed citations

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