Billy Sperlich

6.2k total citations
176 papers, 4.2k citations indexed

About

Billy Sperlich is a scholar working on Orthopedics and Sports Medicine, Complementary and alternative medicine and Rehabilitation. According to data from OpenAlex, Billy Sperlich has authored 176 papers receiving a total of 4.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 110 papers in Orthopedics and Sports Medicine, 80 papers in Complementary and alternative medicine and 37 papers in Rehabilitation. Recurrent topics in Billy Sperlich's work include Sports Performance and Training (103 papers), Cardiovascular and exercise physiology (80 papers) and Exercise and Physiological Responses (35 papers). Billy Sperlich is often cited by papers focused on Sports Performance and Training (103 papers), Cardiovascular and exercise physiology (80 papers) and Exercise and Physiological Responses (35 papers). Billy Sperlich collaborates with scholars based in Germany, Sweden and Canada. Billy Sperlich's co-authors include Hans‐Christer Holmberg, Thomas Stöggl, Christoph Zinner, Peter Düking, Dennis‐Peter Born, Florian Engel, Joachim Mester, Silvia Achtzehn, Franz Konstantin Fuss and Hamdi Chtourou and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of the American Chemical Society, SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología and PLoS ONE.

In The Last Decade

Billy Sperlich

163 papers receiving 4.0k citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Billy Sperlich Germany	34	2.2k	1.5k	857	607	601	176	4.2k
Joachim Mester Germany	34	2.2k 1.0×	1.0k 0.7×	929 1.1×	395 0.7×	648 1.1×	138	4.1k
Pitre C. Bourdon Qatar	31	2.9k 1.3×	1.2k 0.8×	502 0.6×	634 1.0×	390 0.6×	74	4.1k
Robin Candau France	37	2.1k 0.9×	1.3k 0.8×	820 1.0×	496 0.8×	521 0.9×	117	4.3k
Víctor Machado Reis Portugal	31	1.9k 0.9×	1.0k 0.7×	708 0.8×	528 0.9×	475 0.8×	294	3.7k
Antonio La Torre Italy	36	2.1k 0.9×	690 0.4×	593 0.7×	497 0.8×	303 0.5×	190	3.9k
Stephen Seiler Norway	42	4.1k 1.8×	2.2k 1.4×	657 0.8×	984 1.6×	420 0.7×	107	6.1k
Matthew R. Rhea United States	32	4.1k 1.9×	1.3k 0.9×	870 1.0×	404 0.7×	469 0.8×	71	5.6k
Øyvind Sandbakk Norway	34	3.2k 1.4×	1.2k 0.8×	334 0.4×	406 0.7×	415 0.7×	228	4.2k
Paul B. Gastin Australia	33	3.8k 1.7×	1.2k 0.8×	397 0.5×	595 1.0×	343 0.6×	130	4.9k
Zoran Milanović Serbia	30	2.4k 1.1×	990 0.6×	885 1.0×	482 0.8×	243 0.4×	121	4.0k

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Filipas, Luca, et al.. (2025). Zone 2 Intensity: A Critical Comparison of Individual Variability in Different Submaximal Exercise Intensity Boundaries. Translational Sports Medicine. 2025(1). 2008291–2008291. 2 indexed citations

Cordes, Thekla, et al.. (2025). Detection of activated perforasome patterns and the correlation with acute internal load parameters during and following incremental cycling. European Journal of Applied Physiology. 126(2). 927–938.

Düking, Peter, Sam Robertson, Hans‐Christer Holmberg, Klaus-Hendrik Wolf, & Billy Sperlich. (2025). Classification system for Ai-enabled consumer-grade wearable technologies aiming to automatize decision-making about individualization of exercise procedures. Frontiers in Sports and Active Living. 6. 1500563–1500563. 1 indexed citations

Düking, Peter, et al.. (2024). Assessment of Maximum Oxygen Uptake in Elite Youth Soccer Players: A Comparative Analysis of Smartwatch Technology, Yoyo Intermittent Recovery Test 2, and Respiratory Gas Analysis. Journal of Sports Science and Medicine. 23(2). 351–357. 2 indexed citations

Düking, Peter, et al.. (2024). Smartwatch step counting: impact on daily step-count estimation accuracy. Frontiers in Digital Health. 6. 1400369–1400369. 1 indexed citations

Isenmann, Eduard, et al.. (2024). Reproducibility and quality of hypertrophy-related training plans generated by GPT-4 and Google Gemini as evaluated by coaching experts. Biology of Sport. 42(2). 289–329. 2 indexed citations

Weldon, Anthony, Thomas Gee, Billy Sperlich, et al.. (2024). Training volume, intensity, and performance of world-class Chinese rowers prior to the 2019 world championships: A case study. International Journal of Sports Science & Coaching. 20(1). 319–329. 2 indexed citations

Düking, Peter, et al.. (2024). A comparative analysis of weekly internal and external workloads between starting and non-starting professional soccer players: A retrospective 21-week examination. PLoS ONE. 19(8). e0309475–e0309475.

Koehler, Karsten, et al.. (2024). Relationship of peak capillary blood lactate accumulation and body composition in determining the mechanical energy equivalent of lactate during sprint cycling. European Journal of Applied Physiology. 124(11). 3399–3407. 8 indexed citations

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Ørtenblad, Niels, et al.. (2024). Accuracy of a continuous glucose monitoring system applied before, during, and after an intense leg-squat session with low- and high-carbohydrate availability in young adults without diabetes. European Journal of Applied Physiology. 124(12). 3557–3569. 6 indexed citations

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Zinner, Christoph, Peter Düking, Jan Boone, et al.. (2023). The magnitude and time‐course of physiological responses to 9 weeks of incremental ramp testing. Scandinavian Journal of Medicine and Science in Sports. 33(7). 1146–1156. 13 indexed citations

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Sperlich, Billy, et al.. (2023). Genetics and athletic performance: a systematic SWOT analysis of non-systematic reviews. Frontiers in Genetics. 14. 1232987–1232987. 7 indexed citations

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Sperlich, Billy, et al.. (2022). Retrospective Analysis of Training Intensity Distribution Based on Race Pace Versus Physiological Benchmarks in Highly Trained Sprint Kayakers. Sports Medicine - Open. 8(1). 1–1. 11 indexed citations

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Trabelsi, Khaled, Achraf Ammar, Omar Boukhris, et al.. (2020). Effects of Ramadan Observance on Dietary Intake and Body Composition of Adolescent Athletes: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. Nutrients. 12(6). 1574–1574. 7 indexed citations

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Engel, Florian, et al.. (2019). A Meta-Comparison of the Effects of High-Intensity Interval Training to Those of Small-Sided Games and Other Training Protocols on Parameters Related to the Physiology and Performance of Youth Soccer Players. Sports Medicine - Open. 5(1). 7–7. 95 indexed citations

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Zinner, Christoph, Dennis‐Peter Born, & Billy Sperlich. (2017). Ischemic Preconditioning Does Not Alter Performance in Multidirectional High-Intensity Intermittent Exercise. Frontiers in Physiology. 8. 1029–1029. 16 indexed citations

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Holmberg, Hans‐Christer, et al.. (2015). Individual versus Standardized Running Protocols in the Determination of VO2max.. Online Publication Service of Würzburg University (Würzburg University). 14(2). 386–93. 30 indexed citations

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Sperlich, Billy, et al.. (2014). Exercise reduces the symptoms of attention‐deficit/hyperactivity disorder and improves social behaviour, motor skills, strength and neuropsychological parameters. Acta Paediatrica. 103(7). 709–714. 33 indexed citations

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Sperlich, Billy, et al.. (2014). Cardiorespiratory, metabolic and hormonal responses during open-wheel indoor kart racing.. PubMed. 54(4). 475–80. 1 indexed citations

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Born, Dennis‐Peter, et al.. (2014). Muscle Oxygenation Asymmetry in Ice Speed Skaters: Not Compensated by Compression. International Journal of Sports Physiology and Performance. 9(1). 58–67. 18 indexed citations

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