Jacques Duysens

19.0k total citations · 1 hit paper
318 papers, 14.3k citations indexed

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Jacques Duysens is a scholar working on Cognitive Neuroscience, Biomedical Engineering and Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation. According to data from OpenAlex, Jacques Duysens has authored 318 papers receiving a total of 14.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 132 papers in Cognitive Neuroscience, 132 papers in Biomedical Engineering and 124 papers in Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation. Recurrent topics in Jacques Duysens's work include Balance, Gait, and Falls Prevention (123 papers), Muscle activation and electromyography studies (106 papers) and Motor Control and Adaptation (85 papers). Jacques Duysens is often cited by papers focused on Balance, Gait, and Falls Prevention (123 papers), Muscle activation and electromyography studies (106 papers) and Motor Control and Adaptation (85 papers). Jacques Duysens collaborates with scholars based in Netherlands, Belgium and Brazil. Jacques Duysens's co-authors include Vivian Weerdesteyn, K. G. Pearson, Volker Dietz, Alexander C. H. Geurts, H.W.A.A. van de Crommert, Bouwien Smits‐Engelsman, Stephan P. Swinnen, Gerald E. Loeb, B.M.H. van Wezel and Sjoerd M. Bruijn and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Journal of Neuroscience and Physiological Reviews.

In The Last Decade

Jacques Duysens

307 papers receiving 13.8k citations

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Inhibition of flexor burst generation by loading ankle extensor muscles in walking cats

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#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Impact of generalized joint hypermobility on quality of life and physical activity in school-aged children: a longitudinal study 2025 ·BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders ·(unknown), (unknown), Gillian Ferguson, Jacques Duysens, Bouwien Smits‐Engelsman	0
2	Age- and sex-related changes in children with and without generalized joint hypermobility: a two-year follow-up study 2025 ·BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders ·(unknown), Jacques Duysens, Gillian Ferguson, Bouwien Smits‐Engelsman	0
3	The strength of balance: Strength and dynamic balance in children with and without hypermobility 2024 ·PLoS ONE ·(unknown), Jacques Duysens, Gillian Ferguson, Bouwien Smits‐Engelsman	1
4	Prevalence and Demographic Distribution of Hypermobility in a Random Group of School-Aged Children in Nigeria 2023 ·Healthcare ·(unknown), (unknown), Gillian Ferguson, Jacques Duysens, Bouwien Smits‐Engelsman	5
5	Fast responses to stepping‐target displacements when walking 2020 ·The Journal of Physiology ·(unknown), Jeroen B. J. Smeets, Eli Brenner, Sabine Verschueren, Jacques Duysens	16
6	Effects of ageing on responses to stepping-target displacements during walking 2020 ·European Journal of Applied Physiology ·(unknown), Jeroen B. J. Smeets, Eli Brenner, Sabine Verschueren, Jacques Duysens	6
7	Is the manual following response an attempt to compensate for inferred self-motion? 2019 ·Experimental Brain Research ·(unknown), Eli Brenner, Jacques Duysens, Sabine Verschueren, Jeroen B. J. Smeets	6
8	The arm posture in children with unilateral Cerebral Palsy is mainly related to antero-posterior gait instability 2016 ·Gait & Posture ·Pieter Meyns, Jacques Duysens, Kaat Desloovere	12
9	Associations between Muscle Strength Asymmetry and Impairments in Gait and Posture in Young Brain-Injured Patients 2015 ·Journal of Neurotrauma ·David Drijkoningen, Karen Caeyenberghs, Catharine Vander Linden, (unknown), Jacques Duysens, Stephan P. Swinnen	22
10	How gravity and muscle action control mediolateral center of mass excursion during slow walking: A simulation study 2013 ·Gait & Posture ·Karen Jansen, Friedl De Groote, Jacques Duysens, Ilse Jonkers	33
11	Possible roles of lower leg muscles involved in foot eversion during swing phases of gait 2011 ·Document Server@UHasselt (UHasselt) ·(unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Jacques Duysens, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Peter Adriaensens, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown)	0
12	Control of angular momentum during walking in children with cerebral palsy 2011 ·Research in Developmental Disabilities ·Sjoerd M. Bruijn, Pieter Meyns, Ilse Jonkers, Kaat Desloovere, Jacques Duysens	50
13	Fast Responses to Stepping on an Unexpected Surface Height Depend on Intact Large-Diameter Nerve Fibers: A Study on Charcot–Marie–Tooth Type 1A Disease 2009 ·Journal of Neurophysiology ·(unknown), Digna de Kam, Baziel G.M. van Engelen, Henk T. Hendricks, Jacques Duysens	6
14	NSAIDs and the Risk of Accidental Falls in the Elderly 2009 ·Drug Safety ·Judith Hegeman, Bart J. F. van den Bemt, Jacques Duysens, Jacques van Limbeek	32
15	Age-Related Deficits in Early Response Characteristics of Obstacle Avoidance Under Time Pressure 2007 ·The Journals of Gerontology Series A ·Vivian Weerdesteyn, B. Nienhuis, A. C. H. Geurts, Jacques Duysens	45
16	Gait recovery is not associated with changes in the temporal patterning of muscle activity during treadmill walking in patients with post-stroke hemiparesis 2005 ·Clinical Neurophysiology ·(unknown), Alexander C. H. Geurts, T.W. Mulder, Jacques Duysens	119
17	Suppressive musculocutaneous reflexes in tibialis anterior following upper leg stimulation at the end of the swing phase 2003 ·Experimental Brain Research ·H.W.A.A. van de Crommert, (unknown), Th. Mulder, Jacques Duysens	8
18	Responses of neurons in area VIP to self-induced and external visual motion 2002 ·Experimental Brain Research ·Stewart Gabel, H. Misslisch, C. Gielen, Jacques Duysens	15
19	Periodic oscillating stimuli are more effective than visual stimuli of constant speed for VIP cells of the awake monkeys 1995 ·The Society for Neuroscience Abstracts ·(unknown), Tjeerd M. H. Dijkstra, Jacques Duysens	3
20	Modulation of the flexion complex in human locomotion 1988 ·The Society for Neuroscience Abstracts ·Jacques Duysens, V. Dietz, Gerhard A. Horstmann	1

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