Daniel Niederer

3.1k total citations · 1 hit paper
129 papers, 2.0k citations indexed

About

Daniel Niederer is a scholar working on Orthopedics and Sports Medicine, Pharmacology and Surgery. According to data from OpenAlex, Daniel Niederer has authored 129 papers receiving a total of 2.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 56 papers in Orthopedics and Sports Medicine, 44 papers in Pharmacology and 36 papers in Surgery. Recurrent topics in Daniel Niederer's work include Sports injuries and prevention (51 papers), Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation (44 papers) and Knee injuries and reconstruction techniques (24 papers). Daniel Niederer is often cited by papers focused on Sports injuries and prevention (51 papers), Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation (44 papers) and Knee injuries and reconstruction techniques (24 papers). Daniel Niederer collaborates with scholars based in Germany, Switzerland and Austria. Daniel Niederer's co-authors include Lutz Vogt, Winfried Banzer, Jan Wilke, Tobias Engeroff, Winfried Banzer, Juliane Mueller, Anthony D. Ong, Manfred E. Beutel, Sara J. Czaja and Antonia M. Werner and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, PLoS ONE and American Psychologist.

In The Last Decade

Daniel Niederer

115 papers receiving 2.0k citations

Hit Papers

Loneliness before and during the COVID-19 pandemic: A sys... 2022 2026 2023 2024 2022 100 200 300
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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.

  1. Loneliness before and during the COVID-19 pandemic: A systematic review with meta-analysis.
    2022 317 citations Mareike Ernst, Daniel Niederer et al. American Psychologist profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Daniel Niederer Germany 24 716 549 461 232 195 129 2.0k
William Duquet Belgium 30 720 1.0× 359 0.7× 449 1.0× 252 1.1× 311 1.6× 67 2.6k
Sandra C. Webber Canada 20 488 0.7× 438 0.8× 523 1.1× 92 0.4× 303 1.6× 61 2.3k
Ramin Kordi Iran 28 447 0.6× 347 0.6× 696 1.5× 174 0.8× 69 0.4× 131 2.2k
Kathryn Mills Australia 27 517 0.7× 710 1.3× 492 1.1× 60 0.3× 724 3.7× 95 2.6k
Ryan T. Pohlig United States 29 649 0.9× 479 0.9× 309 0.7× 85 0.4× 407 2.1× 156 2.9k
Winfried Banzer Germany 22 545 0.8× 187 0.3× 164 0.4× 85 0.4× 182 0.9× 76 1.6k
Rogier M. van Rijn Netherlands 22 964 1.3× 744 1.4× 676 1.5× 64 0.3× 353 1.8× 56 2.7k
Sheila A. Dugan United States 25 255 0.4× 348 0.6× 224 0.5× 53 0.2× 276 1.4× 74 2.1k
Emmanuel Coudeyre France 30 447 0.6× 704 1.3× 1.0k 2.3× 179 0.8× 418 2.1× 180 3.1k
Alba Gómez‐Cabello Spain 28 870 1.2× 205 0.4× 139 0.3× 165 0.7× 126 0.6× 113 2.3k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Daniel Niederer

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Daniel Niederer

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All Works

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Baumgart, Christian, et al.. (2025). Work conditions and determinants of health status among industrial shift workers: a cross-sectional study. Frontiers in Public Health. 12. 1489178–1489178.
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Baumgart, Christian, et al.. (2025). Effectiveness of workplace health promotion programs for industrial workers: a systematic review. BMC Public Health. 25(1). 168–168. 3 indexed citations
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Niederer, Daniel, Christian Schoepp, Wolf Petersen, et al.. (2024). Late-stage rehabilitation after anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction: A multicentre randomised controlled trial (PReP). Annals of Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine. 67(4). 101827–101827. 4 indexed citations
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Niederer, Daniel, et al.. (2024). Impact of work pace on cardiorespiratory outcomes, perceived effort and carried load in industrial workers: a randomised cross-over trial. Occupational and Environmental Medicine. 81(9). 456–461. 2 indexed citations
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Niederer, Daniel, et al.. (2023). The course of knee extensor strength after total knee arthroplasty: a systematic review with meta-analysis and -regression. Archives of Orthopaedic and Trauma Surgery. 143(8). 5303–5322. 13 indexed citations
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Niederer, Daniel, Wolf Petersen, Lutz Vogt, et al.. (2023). Quadriceps and hamstring anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction differ only marginally in function after the rehabilitation: a propensity score‐matched case–control study. Knee Surgery Sports Traumatology Arthroscopy. 31(8). 3441–3453. 6 indexed citations
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Ernst, Mareike, Daniel Niederer, Antonia M. Werner, et al.. (2022). Loneliness Before and During the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Systematic Review with Meta-Analysis. PsyArXiv (OSF Preprints). 21 indexed citations
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Ernst, Mareike, Daniel Niederer, Antonia M. Werner, et al.. (2022). Loneliness before and during the COVID-19 pandemic: A systematic review with meta-analysis.. American Psychologist. 77(5). 660–677. 317 indexed citations breakdown →
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Mueller, Juliane, et al.. (2022). Acute effects of game-based biofeedback training on trunk motion in chronic low back pain: a randomized cross-over pilot trial. BMC Sports Science Medicine and Rehabilitation. 14(1). 192–192. 5 indexed citations
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Wippert, Pia‐Maria, Daniel Niederer, Heidrun Beck, et al.. (2021). Psychosocial Moderators and Mediators of Sensorimotor Exercise in Low Back Pain: A Randomized Multicenter Controlled Trial. Frontiers in Psychiatry. 12. 629474–629474. 11 indexed citations
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Giesche, Florian, Daniel Niederer, Winfried Banzer, & Lutz Vogt. (2020). Evidence for the effects of prehabilitation before ACL-reconstruction on return to sport-related and self-reported knee function: A systematic review. PLoS ONE. 15(10). e0240192–e0240192. 61 indexed citations
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Giesche, Florian, Jan Wilke, Tobias Engeroff, et al.. (2019). Are biomechanical stability deficits during unplanned single-leg landings related to specific markers of cognitive function?. Journal of science and medicine in sport. 23(1). 82–88. 36 indexed citations
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Niederer, Daniel, Jan Wilke, Lutz Vogt, & Winfried Banzer. (2017). Return to Play After Injuries: A Survey on the Helpfulness of Various Forms of Assistance in the Shared Decision-Making Process in Semiprofessional Athletes in Germany. Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation. 99(4). 690–698. 9 indexed citations
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Wilke, Jan, Daniel Niederer, Lutz Vogt, & Winfried Banzer. (2016). Remote effects of lower limb stretching: preliminary evidence for myofascial connectivity?. Journal of Sports Sciences. 34(22). 2145–2148. 44 indexed citations
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Wilke, Jan, Lutz Vogt, Daniel Niederer, et al.. (2014). Short-term effects of acupuncture and stretching on myofascial trigger point pain of the neck: A blinded, placebo-controlled RCT. Complementary Therapies in Medicine. 22(5). 835–841. 30 indexed citations
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Niederer, Daniel, Katharina Schmidt, Lutz Vogt, et al.. (2013). Functional capacity and fear of falling in cancer patients undergoing chemotherapy. Gait & Posture. 39(3). 865–869. 39 indexed citations

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