Frank Backx

7.4k total citations · 1 hit paper
129 papers, 5.1k citations indexed

About

Frank Backx is a scholar working on Orthopedics and Sports Medicine, Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine and Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health. According to data from OpenAlex, Frank Backx has authored 129 papers receiving a total of 5.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 80 papers in Orthopedics and Sports Medicine, 40 papers in Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine and 33 papers in Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health. Recurrent topics in Frank Backx's work include Sports injuries and prevention (71 papers), Cardiovascular Effects of Exercise (32 papers) and Injury Epidemiology and Prevention (24 papers). Frank Backx is often cited by papers focused on Sports injuries and prevention (71 papers), Cardiovascular Effects of Exercise (32 papers) and Injury Epidemiology and Prevention (24 papers). Frank Backx collaborates with scholars based in Netherlands, United States and Germany. Frank Backx's co-authors include Ingrid van de Port, Nick van der Horst, Sandor L. Schmikli, A.M.C. van Beijsterveldt, Edwin A. Goedhart, Wouter R. de Vries, Bionka M.A. Huisstede, Jesper Petersen, Dirk‐Wouter Smits and Janine H. Stubbe and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, PLoS ONE and BMJ.

In The Last Decade

Frank Backx

124 papers receiving 4.9k 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.

The Preventive Effect of the Nordic Hamstring Exercise on Hamstring Injuries in Amateur Soccer Players

2015 303 citations Nick van der Horst, Dirk‐Wouter Smits et al. The American Journal of Sports Medicine profile →

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Author						Papers	Cites
Frank Backx	2.8k	1.3k	1.2k	972	715	129	5.1k
José Oliveira	1.4k 0.5×	485 0.4×	1.5k 1.2×	713 0.7×	426 0.6×	212	5.1k
Winfried Banzer	1.5k 0.5×	1.0k 0.8×	309 0.3×	358 0.4×	574 0.8×	148	4.0k
Debra A. Bemben	2.5k 0.9×	563 0.4×	1.3k 1.1×	1.3k 1.3×	694 1.0×	153	7.0k
Jeffrey A. Potteiger	2.4k 0.8×	401 0.3×	453 0.4×	436 0.4×	748 1.0×	82	4.6k
Mark D. Miller	1.8k 0.7×	4.6k 3.4×	364 0.3×	360 0.4×	568 0.8×	255	8.0k
Margot Putukian	2.6k 0.9×	375 0.3×	875 0.7×	828 0.9×	242 0.3×	129	6.2k
Wayne Hing	1.3k 0.5×	1.4k 1.0×	318 0.3×	427 0.4×	567 0.8×	167	3.7k
Jeanne F. Nichols	1.2k 0.4×	497 0.4×	286 0.2×	1.2k 1.3×	381 0.5×	117	4.1k
Michael G. Bemben	4.5k 1.6×	1.0k 0.8×	3.2k 2.7×	256 0.3×	1.5k 2.1×	265	9.5k
Barbara L. Drinkwater	2.8k 1.0×	446 0.3×	381 0.3×	990 1.0×	463 0.6×	79	5.1k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Frank Backx

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Helmhout, Pieter H., et al.. (2022). Extracorporeal Shockwave Therapy for Mid-portion and Insertional Achilles Tendinopathy: A Systematic Review of Randomized Controlled Trials. Sports Medicine - Open. 8(1). 68–68. 9 indexed citations

Zuithoff, Nicolaas P. A., et al.. (2021). Hamstring‐and‐lower‐back flexibility is not related to hamstring‐and‐lower‐back injuries in elite female soccer players. Translational Sports Medicine. 4(6). 726–732.

Bloemen, Manon, Tim Takken, Janke F. de Groot, et al.. (2020). Determinants of physical activity in young wheelchair-user with spina bifida. Journal of Rehabilitation Medicine. 52(10). jrm00115–jrm00115. 4 indexed citations

Bloemen, Manon, Rita J. G. van den Berg-Emons, Carla F. J. Nooijen, et al.. (2019). Physical activity in wheelchair-using youth with spina bifida: an observational study. Journal of NeuroEngineering and Rehabilitation. 16(1). 9–9. 25 indexed citations

Zwinkels, Maremka, Olaf Verschuren, Janke F. de Groot, et al.. (2018). Effects of High-Intensity Interval Training on Fitness and Health in Youth With Physical Disabilities. Pediatric Physical Therapy. 31(1). 84–93. 13 indexed citations

Fokkema, Tryntsje, Fred Hartgens, Bas Kluitenberg, et al.. (2018). Reasons and predictors of discontinuation of running after a running program for novice runners. Journal of science and medicine in sport. 22(1). 106–111. 70 indexed citations

Brink, Michel S., Bionka M.A. Huisstede, Maarten van Smeden, et al.. (2018). Does a bounding exercise program prevent hamstring injuries in adult male soccer players? – A cluster‐RCT. Scandinavian Journal of Medicine and Science in Sports. 29(4). 515–523. 35 indexed citations

Habets, Bas, Robert van Cingel, Frank Backx, & Bionka M.A. Huisstede. (2017). Alfredson versus Silbernagel exercise therapy in chronic midportion Achilles tendinopathy: study protocol for a randomized controlled trial. BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders. 18(1). 296–296. 15 indexed citations

Horst, Nick van der, et al.. (2016). Hamstring-and-Lower-Back Flexibility in Male Amateur Soccer Players. Clinical Journal of Sport Medicine. 27(1). 20–25. 9 indexed citations

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Horst, Nick van der, et al.. (2016). Return to Play After Hamstring Injuries: A Qualitative Systematic Review of Definitions and Criteria. Sports Medicine. 46(6). 899–912. 77 indexed citations

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Horst, Nick van der, Dirk‐Wouter Smits, Jesper Petersen, Edwin A. Goedhart, & Frank Backx. (2015). The Preventive Effect of the Nordic Hamstring Exercise on Hamstring Injuries in Amateur Soccer Players. The American Journal of Sports Medicine. 43(6). 1316–1323. 303 indexed citations breakdown →

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Bloemen, Manon, Frank Backx, Tim Takken, et al.. (2014). Factors associated with physical activity in children and adolescents with a physical disability: a systematic review. Developmental Medicine & Child Neurology. 57(2). 137–148. 113 indexed citations

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Braber, Thijs L., Arend Mosterd, Niek H. J. Prakken, et al.. (2014). Rationale and design of the Measuring Athlete’s Risk of Cardiovascular events (MARC) study. Netherlands Heart Journal. 23(2). 133–138. 8 indexed citations

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Beijsterveldt, A.M.C. van, Janine H. Stubbe, Sandor L. Schmikli, Ingrid van de Port, & Frank Backx. (2014). Differences in injury risk and characteristics between Dutch amateur and professional soccer players. Journal of science and medicine in sport. 18(2). 145–149. 96 indexed citations

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Scheewe, Thomas W., Neeltje E.M. van Haren, Hugo G. Schnack, et al.. (2012). Exercise therapy, cardiorespiratory fitness and their effect on brain volumes: A randomised controlled trial in patients with schizophrenia and healthy controls. European Neuropsychopharmacology. 23(7). 675–685. 115 indexed citations

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Velthuis, Birgitta K., Frank Backx, Constantinus F. M. Buckens, et al.. (2012). Anabolic androgenic steroid use is associated with ventricular dysfunction on cardiac MRI in strength trained athletes. International Journal of Cardiology. 167(3). 664–668. 64 indexed citations

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Moen, Maarten H., et al.. (2011). Metotreksat kaynaklı medial tibial stres sendromu: Olgu sunumu. Pure Amsterdam UMC. 2 indexed citations

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Vries, Wouter R. de, et al.. (2009). Evaluation and Opportunities in Overtraining Approaches. Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport. 80(4). 756–764. 5 indexed citations

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Backx, Frank, et al.. (2007). Liesklachten bij sporters. 26(4). 160–168. 1 indexed citations

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Hildebrandt, V.H., et al.. (1996). Sportief bewegen en gezondheidsaspecten : een verkennende studie naar kosten en baten:. UvA-DARE (University of Amsterdam). 5 indexed citations

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