Jan Knapen

3.6k total citations · 1 hit paper
57 papers, 2.7k citations indexed

About

Jan Knapen is a scholar working on Psychiatry and Mental health, Clinical Psychology and Physiology. According to data from OpenAlex, Jan Knapen has authored 57 papers receiving a total of 2.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 27 papers in Psychiatry and Mental health, 25 papers in Clinical Psychology and 20 papers in Physiology. Recurrent topics in Jan Knapen's work include Physical Activity and Health (19 papers), Schizophrenia research and treatment (18 papers) and Eating Disorders and Behaviors (17 papers). Jan Knapen is often cited by papers focused on Physical Activity and Health (19 papers), Schizophrenia research and treatment (18 papers) and Eating Disorders and Behaviors (17 papers). Jan Knapen collaborates with scholars based in Belgium, Netherlands and United Kingdom. Jan Knapen's co-authors include Davy Vancampfort, Michel Probst, Marc D. Binder, Guido Pieters, Pascal Sienaert, Thomas W. Scheewe, Katrien Maurissen, J. Peuskens, Kim Sweers and Amber De Herdt and has published in prestigious journals such as Neuron, Personality and Individual Differences and Journal of Affective Disorders.

In The Last Decade

Jan Knapen

50 papers receiving 2.6k citations

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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.

Exercise for the Treatment of Depression

2009 654 citations Jan Knapen, Davy Vancampfort et al. profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Jan Knapen Belgium	22	1.1k	1.1k	833	337	334	57	2.7k
Jackie Curtis Australia	23	953 0.8×	686 0.6×	723 0.9×	321 1.0×	171 0.5×	91	2.3k
Bernhard Dahme Germany	33	541 0.5×	858 0.8×	656 0.8×	399 1.2×	578 1.7×	73	3.1k
John W. Burns United States	33	688 0.6×	517 0.5×	809 1.0×	289 0.9×	157 0.5×	113	2.9k
Parinda Khatri United States	15	335 0.3×	694 0.7×	631 0.8×	337 1.0×	418 1.3×	26	2.2k
Amber De Herdt Belgium	21	1.3k 1.1×	735 0.7×	452 0.5×	174 0.5×	236 0.7×	34	2.2k
Yaël Netz Israel	23	358 0.3×	718 0.7×	341 0.4×	400 1.2×	167 0.5×	80	2.2k
Blaine Ditto Canada	35	395 0.3×	959 0.9×	584 0.7×	276 0.8×	882 2.6×	115	3.6k
Sven Svebak Norway	32	850 0.7×	440 0.4×	388 0.5×	1.0k 3.0×	579 1.7×	99	3.8k
Geoffrey Tremont United States	37	1.9k 1.7×	381 0.4×	1.1k 1.3×	215 0.6×	130 0.4×	144	3.8k
Chad D. Rethorst United States	20	295 0.3×	654 0.6×	556 0.7×	153 0.5×	199 0.6×	76	2.0k

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Knapen, Jan, et al.. (2014). Exercise therapy improves both mental and physical health in patients with major depression. Disability and Rehabilitation. 37(16). 1490–1495. 271 indexed citations

Knapen, Jan, et al.. (2012). Study on the perceived exertion during a graded exercise test in patients with depressive and anxiety disorders. International Journal of Psychosocial Rehabilitation. 16(1). 47–55. 1 indexed citations

Knapen, Jan, et al.. (2012). Study on the association between severity/recovery of depression and severity/recovery of gross motor retardation. International Journal of Psychosocial Rehabilitation. 16(2). 12–21.

Vancampfort, Davy, Michel Probst, Thomas W. Scheewe, et al.. (2012). Relationships between physical fitness, physical activity, smoking and metabolic and mental health parameters in people with schizophrenia. Psychiatry Research. 207(1-2). 25–32. 128 indexed citations

Vancampfort, Davy, Michel Probst, Thomas W. Scheewe, et al.. (2012). The functional exercise capacity is correlated with global functioning in patients with schizophrenia. Acta Psychiatrica Scandinavica. 125(5). 382–387. 68 indexed citations

Vancampfort, Davy, Michel Probst, Jan Knapen, Attilio Carraro, & Marc D. Binder. (2012). Associations between sedentary behaviour and metabolic parameters in patients with schizophrenia. Psychiatry Research. 200(2-3). 73–78. 114 indexed citations

Vancampfort, Davy, Christoph U. Correll, Michel Probst, et al.. (2012). A review of physical activity correlates in patients with bipolar disorder. Journal of Affective Disorders. 145(3). 285–291. 104 indexed citations

Vancampfort, Davy, Jan Knapen, Michel Probst, & Marc D. Binder. (2011). Fysieke activiteit en schizofrenie: wetenschappelijke evidentie en concrete richtlijnen. Neuron. 16(4). 133–138. 1 indexed citations

Vancampfort, Davy, et al.. (2011). A systematic review of correlates of physical activity in patients with schizophrenia. Acta Psychiatrica Scandinavica. 125(5). 352–362. 250 indexed citations

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Vancampfort, Davy, Kim Sweers, Michel Probst, et al.. (2011). Association of the metabolic syndrome with physical activity performance in patients with schizophrenia. Diabetes & Metabolism. 37(4). 318–323. 52 indexed citations

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Vancampfort, Davy, Kim Sweers, Michel Probst, et al.. (2011). Quality Assessment of Physical Activity Recommendations Within Clinical Practice Guidelines for the Prevention and Treatment of Cardio-metabolic Risk Factors in People With Schizophrenia. Community Mental Health Journal. 47(6). 703–710. 20 indexed citations

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Vancampfort, Davy, et al.. (2010). Aerobe training bij schizofrenie. Verkennend onderzoek naar de effecten van psychomotore therapie. Lirias (KU Leuven). 2 indexed citations

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Vancampfort, Davy, Jan Knapen, Michel Probst, et al.. (2010). Considering a frame of reference for physical activity research related to the cardiometabolic risk profile in schizophrenia. Psychiatry Research. 177(3). 271–279. 106 indexed citations

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Vancampfort, Davy, Jan Knapen, Michel Probst, et al.. (2010). [The therapeutic value of physical exercise for people with schizophrenia].. PubMed. 52(8). 565–74. 10 indexed citations

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Probst, Michel, et al.. (2010). Psychometric properties of the B-WISE in large clinical and non-clinical samples. Lirias (KU Leuven). 6. 57–70. 2 indexed citations

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Vancampfort, Davy, et al.. (2009). Een overzicht van de stand van zaken. Psychomotorische therapie bij schizofrenie. Lirias (KU Leuven).

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Knapen, Jan, Davy Vancampfort, Pascal Sienaert, et al.. (2008). State anxiety and subjective well-being responses to acute bouts of aerobic exercise in patients with depressive and anxiety disorders. British Journal of Sports Medicine. 43(10). 756–759. 53 indexed citations

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Vliet, Peter Van de, Jan Knapen, Kenneth R Fox, et al.. (2003). Changes in psychological well-being in female patients with clinically diagnosed depression: an exploratory approach in a therapeutic setting. Psychology Health & Medicine. 8(4). 399–408. 8 indexed citations

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Vliet, Peter Van de, Patrick Onghena, Jan Knapen, et al.. (2003). Assessing the additional impact of fitness training in depressed psychiatric patients receiving multifaceted treatment: a replicated single-subject design. Disability and Rehabilitation. 25(24). 1344–1353. 10 indexed citations

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Knapen, Jan, Peter Van de Vliet, H Van Coppenolle, J. Peuskens, & Guido Pieters. (2003). Evaluation of cardio-respiratory fitness and perceived exertion for patients with depressive and anxiety disorders: a study on reliability. Disability and Rehabilitation. 25(23). 1312–1315. 9 indexed citations

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