Erik Witvrouw

19.2k total citations · 4 hit papers
209 papers, 13.6k citations indexed

About

Erik Witvrouw is a scholar working on Orthopedics and Sports Medicine, Biomedical Engineering and Surgery. According to data from OpenAlex, Erik Witvrouw has authored 209 papers receiving a total of 13.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 153 papers in Orthopedics and Sports Medicine, 85 papers in Biomedical Engineering and 77 papers in Surgery. Recurrent topics in Erik Witvrouw's work include Sports injuries and prevention (129 papers), Lower Extremity Biomechanics and Pathologies (72 papers) and Cardiovascular Effects of Exercise (38 papers). Erik Witvrouw is often cited by papers focused on Sports injuries and prevention (129 papers), Lower Extremity Biomechanics and Pathologies (72 papers) and Cardiovascular Effects of Exercise (38 papers). Erik Witvrouw collaborates with scholars based in Belgium, Qatar and United Kingdom. Erik Witvrouw's co-authors include Dirk Cambier, Lieven Danneels, Ann Cools, Guy Vanderstraeten, Dirk De Clercq, Tine Willems, Nele Mahieu, Damien Van Tiggelen, Johan Bellemans and Roeland Lysens and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Applied Physiology, Spine and Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise.

In The Last Decade

Erik Witvrouw

200 papers receiving 12.8k 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.

Likelihood of ACL graft rupture: not meeting six clinical discharge criteria before return to sport is associated with a four times greater risk of rupture

2016 562 citations Erik Witvrouw et al. British Journal of Sports Medicine profile →
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 →
CT imaging of trunk muscles in chronic low back pain patients and healthy control subjects

2000 534 citations Lieven Danneels, Guy Vanderstraeten et al. European Spine Journal profile →
Muscle Flexibility as a Risk Factor for Developing Muscle Injuries in Male Professional Soccer Players

2003 504 citations Erik Witvrouw, Lieven Danneels et al. profile →

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All Works

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20 of 20 papers shown

#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Movement Rate and Brain-Muscle Coupling in Male Footballers With and Without Hamstring Injury History 2025 ·Sports Health A Multidisciplinary Approach ·(unknown), (unknown), Erik Witvrouw, João R. Vaz, Sandro R. Freitas	0
2	The Time-Course of Hamstring Muscle Passive Stiffness and Perceived Tightness After Strenuous Exercise: Is It Time to Start Using Localized Stiffness Measurements? 2025 ·The Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research ·(unknown), Erik Witvrouw, Adelheid Steyaert, Luc Vanden Bossche, Joke Schuermans, Sandro R. Freitas, Evi Wezenbeek	1
3	Vascular occlusion for optimising the functional improvement in patients with knee osteoarthritis: a randomised controlled trial 2024 ·Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases ·(unknown), (unknown), Jan Victor, Dirk Elewaut, Thomas Tampere, (unknown), Erik Witvrouw, Joke Schuermans, Evi Wezenbeek	5
4	Investigating the autoregulation of applied blood flow restriction training pressures in healthy, physically active adults: an intervention study evaluating acute training responses and safety 2023 ·British Journal of Sports Medicine ·(unknown), Nicholas Rolnick, Evi Wezenbeek, (unknown), (unknown), Nele Arnout, Erik Witvrouw, Joke Schuermans	35
5	Extended reality in musculoskeletal rehabilitation and injury prevention - A systematic review 2022 ·Physical Therapy in Sport ·Joke Schuermans, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Erik Witvrouw, Evi Wezenbeek	25
6	Return to Play After a Hamstring Strain Injury: It is Time to Consider Natural Healing 2021 ·Sports Medicine ·(unknown), Evi Wezenbeek, Joke Schuermans, Erik Witvrouw	20
7	Sports injuries aligned to predicted mature height in highly trained Middle-Eastern youth athletes: a cohort study 2019 ·BMJ Open ·(unknown), Amanda Johnson, Abdulaziz Farooq, (unknown), Samuel A. Pullinger, Roel Vaeyens, Erik Witvrouw	9
8	Kinematic chain‐related risk factors in the development of lower extremity injuries in women: A prospective study 2017 ·Scandinavian Journal of Medicine and Science in Sports ·(unknown), Damien Van Tiggelen, Roel De Ridder, Erik Witvrouw	9
9	Prone Hip Extension Muscle Recruitment is Associated with Hamstring Injury Risk in Amateur Soccer 2017 ·International Journal of Sports Medicine ·Joke Schuermans, Damien Van Tiggelen, Erik Witvrouw	20
10	Hamstring and calf muscle activation as a function of bodyweight support during treadmill running in ACL reconstructed athletes 2017 ·Gait & Posture ·Clint Hansen, (unknown), Athol Thomson, Rod Whiteley, Erik Witvrouw	21
11	T2* mapping of subtalar cartilage: Precision and association between anatomical variants and cartilage composition 2016 ·Journal of Orthopaedic Research® ·Ans Van Ginckel, Sophie De Mits, Kim L. Bennell, Adam L. Bryant, Erik Witvrouw	11
12	Musculoskeletal injuries in physical education versus non-physical education teachers: a prospective study 2015 ·Journal of Sports Sciences ·Lennert Goossens, (unknown), Greet Cardon, Leen Haerens, Erik Witvrouw, Dirk De Clercq	15
13	Targeted interventions for patellofemoral pain syndrome (TIPPS): classification of clinical subgroups 2013 ·BMJ Open ·James Selfe, Michael J. Callaghan, Erik Witvrouw, Jim Richards, (unknown), Chris Sutton, John Dixon, Denis Martin, María Stokes, Jessie Janssen, (unknown), David Turner	39
14	Effects of in vivo exercise on ankle cartilage deformation and recovery in healthy volunteers: an experimental study 2011 ·Osteoarthritis and Cartilage ·Ans Van Ginckel, Philip Roosen, Karl Almqvist, Koenraad Verstraete, Erik Witvrouw	19
15	Blood Flow of the Achilles Tendon During Military Training 2010 ·International Journal of Sports Medicine ·Nele Mahieu, Damien Van Tiggelen, Martine De Muynck, (unknown), Erik Witvrouw	6
16	Effective prevention of sports injuries: a model integrating efficacy, efficiency, compliance and risk-taking behaviour 2008 ·British Journal of Sports Medicine ·Damien Van Tiggelen, (unknown), Victor J. Stevens, Philip Roosen, Erik Witvrouw	98
17	Stretching and Injury Prevention 2004 ·Sports Medicine ·Erik Witvrouw, Nele Mahieu, Lieven Danneels, Peter J. McNair	226
18	Does taping influence electromyographic muscle activity in the scapular rotators in healthy shoulders? 2002 ·Manual Therapy ·Ann Cools, Erik Witvrouw, Lieven Danneels, Dirk Cambier	116
19	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 2001 ·European Spine Journal ·Lieven Danneels, Pascal Coorevits, Ann Cools, Guy Vanderstraeten, Dirk Cambier, Erik Witvrouw, H. De Cuyper	186
20	Intrinsic risk factors for the development of anterior knee pain in an athletic population 1999 ·Arthroscopy The Journal of Arthroscopic and Related Surgery ·Erik Witvrouw, Johan Bellemans, Roeland Lysens, Koen Peers	91

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