Jean‐François Toussaint

5.2k total citations · 1 hit paper
121 papers, 3.4k citations indexed

About

Jean‐François Toussaint is a scholar working on Orthopedics and Sports Medicine, Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine and Physiology. According to data from OpenAlex, Jean‐François Toussaint has authored 121 papers receiving a total of 3.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 61 papers in Orthopedics and Sports Medicine, 33 papers in Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine and 18 papers in Physiology. Recurrent topics in Jean‐François Toussaint's work include Sports Performance and Training (50 papers), Sports injuries and prevention (31 papers) and Cardiovascular Effects of Exercise (18 papers). Jean‐François Toussaint is often cited by papers focused on Sports Performance and Training (50 papers), Sports injuries and prevention (31 papers) and Cardiovascular Effects of Exercise (18 papers). Jean‐François Toussaint collaborates with scholars based in France, United States and Canada. Jean‐François Toussaint's co-authors include Geoffroy Berthelot, Muriel Tafflet, Juliana Antero, Valentı́n Fuster, Andy Marc, Nour El Helou, Howard L. Kantor, Marion Guillaume, Hala Nassif and Adrien Sedeaud and has published in prestigious journals such as The Lancet, Circulation and Nature Communications.

In The Last Decade

Jean‐François Toussaint

112 papers receiving 3.3k citations

Hit Papers

Sports-Related Sudden Death in the General Population 2011 2026 2016 2021 2011 100 200 300
What are hit papers?

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.

  1. Sports-Related Sudden Death in the General Population
    2011 352 citations Muriel Tafflet, Jean‐François Toussaint et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Jean‐François Toussaint France 30 1.2k 1.1k 531 442 404 121 3.4k
J. Stray‐Gundersen United States 27 653 0.5× 747 0.7× 171 0.3× 717 1.6× 388 1.0× 78 3.2k
Kristian Overgaard Denmark 42 1.1k 1.0× 608 0.6× 138 0.3× 1.1k 2.6× 291 0.7× 123 4.7k
Greg D. Wells Canada 28 506 0.4× 240 0.2× 226 0.4× 602 1.4× 438 1.1× 88 2.7k
Alan R. Barker United Kingdom 32 935 0.8× 744 0.7× 85 0.2× 850 1.9× 771 1.9× 184 3.2k
Jack M. Goodman Canada 31 384 0.3× 1.5k 1.3× 97 0.2× 650 1.5× 229 0.6× 120 3.0k
Dan Nemet Israel 38 998 0.8× 352 0.3× 72 0.1× 1.3k 2.9× 394 1.0× 205 5.0k
Richard D. Telford Australia 36 1.4k 1.2× 500 0.5× 64 0.1× 1.3k 2.9× 294 0.7× 134 5.0k
Nina Køpke Vøllestad Norway 44 1.1k 0.9× 283 0.3× 74 0.1× 380 0.9× 111 0.3× 128 6.3k
R.J. Shephard Canada 23 502 0.4× 276 0.3× 69 0.1× 995 2.3× 177 0.4× 181 2.4k
Cláudio L. Battaglini United States 27 439 0.4× 298 0.3× 53 0.1× 766 1.7× 356 0.9× 112 3.1k

Countries citing papers authored by Jean‐François Toussaint

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Fields of papers citing papers by Jean‐François Toussaint

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Jean‐François Toussaint

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Jean‐François Toussaint. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Jean‐François Toussaint based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with Jean‐François Toussaint. Jean‐François Toussaint is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

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Sedeaud, Adrien, et al.. (2025). Talent Identification: Time to Move Forward on Estimation of Potentials? Proposed Explanations and Promising Methods. Sports Medicine. 55(3). 551–568. 3 indexed citations
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Hamy, Anne‐Sophie, Juliana Antero, Thomas A. Lanz, et al.. (2025). Changes in Physical Activity, Heart Rate, and Sleep Measured by Activity Trackers During the COVID-19 Pandemic Across 34 Countries: Retrospective Analysis. Journal of Medical Internet Research. 27. e68199–e68199.
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Duclos, Martine, et al.. (2024). Original salivary sex hormone data of naturally menstruating athletes and hormonal contraceptive users. BMJ Open Sport & Exercise Medicine. 10(4). e002078–e002078. 2 indexed citations
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Brocherie, Franck, et al.. (2024). Individual In-Situ GPS-Derived Acceleration-Speed Profiling: Toward Automatization and Refinement in Male Professional Rugby Union Players. Sports Medicine - Open. 10(1). 6–6. 4 indexed citations
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Antero, Juliana, et al.. (2023). Relative age effects in track-and-field: Identification and performance rebalancing. Frontiers in Physiology. 13. 6 indexed citations
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Toussaint, Jean‐François, et al.. (2023). On-Field Methodological Approach to Monitor the Menstrual Cycle and Hormonal Phases in Elite Female Athletes. International Journal of Sports Physiology and Performance. 18(10). 1169–1178. 15 indexed citations
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Duncombe, Stephanie L., et al.. (2022). Does maternity during sports career jeopardize future athletic success in elite marathon runners?. European Journal of Sport Science. 23(6). 896–903. 13 indexed citations
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Aubry, Anaël, et al.. (2021). Spatial-temporal variables for swimming coaches: A comparison study between video and TritonWear sensor. International Journal of Sports Science & Coaching. 16(6). 1271–1280. 8 indexed citations
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Duclos, Martine, et al.. (2021). The Effects of Menstrual Cycle Phase on Elite Athlete Performance: A Critical and Systematic Review. Frontiers in Physiology. 12. 654585–654585. 97 indexed citations
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Desgorces, François-Denis, et al.. (2020). Training load quantification of high intensity exercises: Discrepancies between original and alternative methods. PLoS ONE. 15(8). e0237027–e0237027. 11 indexed citations
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Schipman, Julien, Andy Marc, Juliana Antero, et al.. (2019). Age-Related Changes in Para and Wheelchair Racing Athlete’s Performances. Frontiers in Physiology. 10. 256–256. 17 indexed citations
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Dedecker, Jérôme, et al.. (2019). Quantifying Collective Performance in Rugby Union. Frontiers in Sports and Active Living. 1. 44–44. 2 indexed citations
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Meur, Yannick Le, et al.. (2018). Effects of a 6-Week Period of Polarized or Threshold Training on Performance and Fatigue in Elite Swimmers. International Journal of Sports Physiology and Performance. 14(2). 183–189. 27 indexed citations
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Bœuf, Gilles, Bernard Swynghedauw, & Jean‐François Toussaint. (2017). L'homme peut-il accepter ses limites ?.
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Haïda, Amal, Nicolas Coulmy, Frédéric Dor, et al.. (2015). Return to Sport Among French Alpine Skiers After an Anterior Cruciate Ligament Rupture. The American Journal of Sports Medicine. 44(2). 324–330. 32 indexed citations
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Berthelot, Geoffroy, Adrien Sedeaud, Adrien Marck, et al.. (2015). Has Athletic Performance Reached its Peak?. Sports Medicine. 45(9). 1263–1271. 63 indexed citations
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Hellard, Philippe, et al.. (2013). Identifying Optimal Overload and Taper in Elite Swimmers over Time. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 1 indexed citations
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Guillaume, Marion, Muriel Tafflet, Laurent Quinquis, et al.. (2011). Success and Decline. Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise. 43(11). 2148–2154. 28 indexed citations

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