Heleen Beckerman

8.5k total citations · 3 hit papers
97 papers, 6.5k citations indexed

About

Heleen Beckerman is a scholar working on Pathology and Forensic Medicine, Psychiatry and Mental health and Rehabilitation. According to data from OpenAlex, Heleen Beckerman has authored 97 papers receiving a total of 6.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 46 papers in Pathology and Forensic Medicine, 38 papers in Psychiatry and Mental health and 18 papers in Rehabilitation. Recurrent topics in Heleen Beckerman's work include Multiple Sclerosis Research Studies (42 papers), Cerebral Palsy and Movement Disorders (22 papers) and Stroke Rehabilitation and Recovery (18 papers). Heleen Beckerman is often cited by papers focused on Multiple Sclerosis Research Studies (42 papers), Cerebral Palsy and Movement Disorders (22 papers) and Stroke Rehabilitation and Recovery (18 papers). Heleen Beckerman collaborates with scholars based in Netherlands, United States and United Kingdom. Heleen Beckerman's co-authors include L.M. Bouter, Gustaaf J. Lankhorst, Vincent de Groot, Dirk L. Knol, Henrica C. W. de Vet, Jules G. Becher, Raymond Ostelo, Caroline B. Terwee, Marij E. Roebroeck and P.D. Bezemer and has published in prestigious journals such as Stroke, Scientific Reports and Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews.

In The Last Decade

Heleen Beckerman

95 papers receiving 6.3k 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.

How to measure comorbiditya critical review of available methods

2003 1.4k citations Heleen Beckerman, Gustaaf J. Lankhorst et al. profile →
Smallest real difference, a link between reproducibility and responsiveness

2001 696 citations Heleen Beckerman et al. Quality of Life Research profile →
Minimal changes in health status questionnaires: distinction between minimally detectable change and minimally important change

2006 626 citations Caroline B. Terwee, Heleen Beckerman et al. profile →

Author Peers

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Author						Papers	Cites
Heleen Beckerman	1.7k	1.5k	1.1k	1.1k	1.1k	97	6.5k
Anne M. Moseley	1.6k 0.9×	1.8k 1.2×	696 0.6×	697 0.6×	1.4k 1.3×	89	8.8k
Jacques van Limbeek	1.7k 1.0×	1.7k 1.1×	966 0.8×	1.1k 1.0×	673 0.6×	132	6.8k
Erik Hendriks	926 0.5×	853 0.6×	445 0.4×	654 0.6×	1.4k 1.3×	72	4.5k
Julie Chandler	1.4k 0.8×	3.4k 2.2×	922 0.8×	589 0.5×	798 0.7×	85	9.2k
Gustaaf J. Lankhorst	4.1k 2.4×	2.7k 1.8×	1.0k 0.9×	2.3k 2.0×	1.2k 1.1×	126	9.8k
Sue Min Lai	3.4k 2.0×	1.9k 1.3×	1.1k 0.9×	931 0.8×	575 0.5×	75	7.2k
Christine Collin	2.0k 1.2×	1.5k 1.0×	510 0.4×	1.2k 1.1×	893 0.8×	64	7.1k
Lorna Paul	737 0.4×	1.7k 1.1×	1.5k 1.3×	539 0.5×	820 0.8×	229	7.2k
Roy E. Stewart	504 0.3×	964 0.6×	409 0.4×	630 0.6×	1.2k 1.1×	190	6.9k
Stefano Négrini	933 0.5×	1.0k 0.7×	1.7k 1.5×	1.0k 0.9×	1.5k 1.4×	467	10.0k

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Beckerman, Heleen, Menno M. Schoonheim, Odile A. van den Heuvel, et al.. (2025). Associations between physical fitness and structural and functional MRI measures in secondary progressive multiple sclerosis: Cross-sectional findings from the exercise PRO-MS study. Multiple Sclerosis and Related Disorders. 97. 106407–106407. 1 indexed citations

Beckerman, Heleen, Eva Strijbis, Caroline B. Terwee, et al.. (2025). Which type of PROMs to use in MS routine clinical care: The validity of PROMIS CAT questionnaires. Multiple Sclerosis and Related Disorders. 95. 106320–106320.

Beckerman, Heleen, Tommy A.A. Broeders, Menno M. Schoonheim, et al.. (2025). Effects of 16-week progressive resistance training on neurodegeneration in people with progressive multiple sclerosis: An extended baseline within-person trial. Multiple Sclerosis and Related Disorders. 98. 106411–106411.

Buizer, Annemieke I., et al.. (2024). Aerobic fitness in children with cerebral palsy compared to typically developing peers: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Brazilian Journal of Physical Therapy. 28(6). 101142–101142. 1 indexed citations

Oosterman, Joukje M., Rona Moss‐Morris, Colette R. Hirsch, et al.. (2024). The presence of attentional and interpretation biases in patients with severe MS‐related fatigue. British Journal of Health Psychology. 29(3). 731–745. 1 indexed citations

Oostrom, Kim J., et al.. (2023). Developmental trajectories of spoken language comprehension and functional communication in children with cerebral palsy: A prospective cohort study. Developmental Medicine & Child Neurology. 66(1). 95–105. 3 indexed citations

Bennekom, Coen A. M. van, Johanna M. A. Visser‐Meily, Heleen Beckerman, et al.. (2022). The Self-Regulation Assessment (SeRA) questionnaire: development and exploratory analyses of a new patient-reported outcome measure for rehabilitation. Disability and Rehabilitation. 45(12). 2038–2045. 2 indexed citations

Beckerman, Heleen, et al.. (2020). Testing non-inferiority of blended versus face-to-face cognitive behavioural therapy for severe fatigue in patients with multiple sclerosis and the effectiveness of blended booster sessions aimed at improving long-term outcome following both therapies: study protocol for two observer-blinded randomized clinical trials. Trials. 21(1). 98–98. 7 indexed citations

Wind, Astrid de, Allard J. van der Beek, Edwin J. Boezeman, et al.. (2019). A qualitative study investigating the meaning of participation to improve the measurement of this construct. Quality of Life Research. 28(8). 2233–2246. 9 indexed citations

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Kos, Daphne, Marijke Duportail, Lore Kerkhofs, et al.. (2019). Assessing life balance of European people with multiple sclerosis: A multicenter clinimetric study within the RIMS network. Multiple Sclerosis and Related Disorders. 39. 101879–101879. 2 indexed citations

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Duportail, Marijke, Lore Kerkhofs, Jelka Janša, et al.. (2018). Life balance of European people with MS: RIMS multicenter psychometric study. Multiple Sclerosis Journal. 24(6). 846–847. 1 indexed citations

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Meeteren, Jetty van, Dimitris Rizopoulos, Vincent de Groot, et al.. (2018). Physical behaviour is weakly associated with physical fatigue in persons with multiple sclerosis-related fatigue. Journal of Rehabilitation Medicine. 50(9). 821–827. 6 indexed citations

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Meeteren, Jetty van, Jos W. R. Twisk, Vincent de Groot, et al.. (2017). Effectiveness of energy conservation management on fatigue and participation in multiple sclerosis: A randomized controlled trial. Multiple Sclerosis Journal. 23(11). 1527–1541. 50 indexed citations

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Groot, V. de & Heleen Beckerman. (2016). Rehabilitation to treat MS-related fatigue: the TREFAMS research programme.. Multiple Sclerosis Journal. 22. 40–41. 1 indexed citations

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Beckerman, Heleen, Emma H. Collette, Gijs Bleijenberg, et al.. (2016). The role of appraisal and coping style in relation with societal participation in fatigued patients with multiple sclerosis: a cross-sectional multiple mediator analysis. Journal of Behavioral Medicine. 39(5). 855–865. 8 indexed citations

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Heine, Martin, et al.. (2015). Feasibility and Safety of Cardiopulmonary Exercise Testing in Multiple Sclerosis: A Systematic Review. Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation. 96(11). 2055–2066. 13 indexed citations

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Beckerman, Heleen, et al.. (2013). The first 10 years with multiple sclerosis: The longitudinal course of daily functioning. Journal of Rehabilitation Medicine. 45(1). 68–75. 20 indexed citations

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Ouwerkerk, W. J. R. van, et al.. (2011). Aspects of activities and participation of 7–8 year-old children with an obstetric brachial plexus injury. European Journal of Paediatric Neurology. 15(4). 345–352. 29 indexed citations

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Beckerman, Heleen, et al.. (2004). The value of the Rehabilitation Activities Profile (RAP) as a quality sub-system in rehabilitation medicine. Disability and Rehabilitation. 26(7). 387–400. 15 indexed citations

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Beckerman, Heleen, L.M. Bouter, Geert J. M. G. van der Heijden, Robert A. de Bie, & Bart W. Koes. (1993). The efficacy of physiotherapy for musculoskeletal disorders - Overview of the current state of knowledge. Data Archiving and Networked Services (DANS). 3(6). 236–241. 4 indexed citations

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