Josef Niebauer

43.7k total citations · 8 hit papers
269 papers, 13.8k citations indexed

About

Josef Niebauer is a scholar working on Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine, Complementary and alternative medicine and Physiology. According to data from OpenAlex, Josef Niebauer has authored 269 papers receiving a total of 13.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 154 papers in Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine, 72 papers in Complementary and alternative medicine and 54 papers in Physiology. Recurrent topics in Josef Niebauer's work include Cardiovascular and exercise physiology (72 papers), Cardiac Health and Mental Health (57 papers) and Cardiovascular Effects of Exercise (47 papers). Josef Niebauer is often cited by papers focused on Cardiovascular and exercise physiology (72 papers), Cardiac Health and Mental Health (57 papers) and Cardiovascular Effects of Exercise (47 papers). Josef Niebauer collaborates with scholars based in Austria, Germany and United Kingdom. Josef Niebauer's co-authors include Gerhard Schüler, Rainer Hambrecht, Andrew J.S. Coats, Klaus Hauer, Stefan D. Anker, Mathias Rauchhaus, Hans‐Dieter Volk, Eduard Fiehn, Ross Arena and Carl J. Lavie and has published in prestigious journals such as The Lancet, Circulation and SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología.

In The Last Decade

Josef Niebauer

251 papers receiving 13.2k citations

Hit Papers

5 papers align trajectories

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.

Importance of Assessing Cardiorespiratory Fitness in Clinical Practice: A Case for Fitness as a Clinical Vital Sign: A Scientific Statement From the American Heart Association

2016 1.6k citations Jonathan Myers, Josef Niebauer et al. profile →
Regular physical exercise and low-fat diet. Effects on progression of coronary artery disease.

1992 1.0k citations Josef Niebauer et al. profile →
Regular Physical Exercise Corrects Endothelial Dysfunction and Improves Exercise Capacity in Patients With Chronic Heart Failure

1998 715 citations Josef Niebauer et al. profile →
Endotoxin and immune activation in chronic heart failure: a prospective cohort study

1999 686 citations Josef Niebauer, Andrew J.S. Coats et al. profile →
Plasma Cytokine Parameters and Mortality in Patients With Chronic Heart Failure

2000 673 citations Josef Niebauer, Andrew J.S. Coats et al. profile →
Secondary prevention through cardiac rehabilitation: from knowledge to implementation. A position paper from the Cardiac Rehabilitation Section of the European Association of Cardiovascular Prevention and Rehabilitation

2010 570 citations Josef Niebauer et al. profile →
Secondary prevention in the clinical management of patients with cardiovascular diseases. Core components, standards and outcome measures for referral and delivery

2012 419 citations Josef Niebauer et al. European Journal of Preventive Cardiology profile →
Promoting Physical Activity and Exercise

2018 325 citations Josef Niebauer et al. profile →

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#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Effectiveness of the innovative Austrian phase III cardiac rehabilitation model on cardiovascular risk factors: a nationwide registry 2025 ·Open Heart ·Bernhard Reich, Gunnar Treff, Andrea Podolsky, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Josef Niebauer	0
2	Muscle Power Versus Strength as a Predictor of Mortality in Middle-Aged and Older Men and Women 2025 ·Mayo Clinic Proceedings ·Cláudio Gil Soares de Araújo, Setor K. Kunutsor, Thijs M.H. Eijsvogels, Jonathan Myers, Jari A. Laukkanen, Dušan Hamar, Josef Niebauer, Atanu Bhattacharjee, (unknown), (unknown), Claudia Lúcia Barros de Castro	4
3	The valuable role of cardio-pulmonary exercise testing in the diagnosis of atrial septal defect in a competitive triathlete: a case report 2024 ·European Heart Journal - Case Reports ·Mahdi Sareban, Gunnar Treff, (unknown), Daniel Zimpfer, Josef Niebauer	0
4	Validity of Four Consumer‐Grade Optical Heart Rate Sensors for Assessing Volume and Intensity Distribution of Physical Activity 2024 ·Scandinavian Journal of Medicine and Science in Sports ·(unknown), (unknown), Jan David Smeddinck, Stefan Tino Kulnik, Josef Niebauer, Gunnar Treff, Mahdi Sareban	3
5	Assessment of on-site and remote cardiac rehabilitation in Romania 2024 ·European Journal of Preventive Cardiology ·(unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Octavian Andronic, (unknown), (unknown), Cătălina Liliana Andrei, Crina Sinescu, (unknown), (unknown), Gelu Onose, Roberto F.E. Pedretti, Josef Niebauer, Ștefan Busnatu	0
6	Establishing Foundations on Both Sides of the Bridge: Exploring Contextual Barriers to Cardiac Rehabilitation Uptake to Inform Digital Health Technology Design 2024 ·(unknown), Stefan Tino Kulnik, Bernhard Reich, Josef Niebauer, Jan David Smeddinck, Alexander Meschtscherjakov, Daniela Wurhofer	0
7	“Be with me and stay with me”: Insights from Co-Designing a Digital Companion to Support Patients Transitioning from Hospital to Cardiac Rehabilitation 2024 ·Designing Interactive Systems Conference ·(unknown), Stefan Tino Kulnik, Alexander Meschtscherjakov, Josef Niebauer, (unknown), Jan David Smeddinck, (unknown), Faith Young, Daniela Wurhofer	2
8	Can Patient Contributed Data (PCD) Leverage Connected Health Technology for Cardiac Rehabilitation in Austria? 2023 ·Studies in health technology and informatics ·Rada Hussein, (unknown), (unknown), Mahdi Sareban, Josef Niebauer	2
9	Preinterventional frailty assessment in patients scheduled for cardiac surgery or transcatheter aortic valve implantation: a consensus statement of the European Association for Cardio-Thoracic Surgery (EACTS) and the European Association of Preventive Cardiology (EAPC) of the European Society of Cardiology (ESC) 2023 ·European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery ·Simon Sündermann, (unknown), Heike A. Bischoff‐Ferrari, Hakim‐Moulay Dehbi, Andrea Székely, Heinz Völler, Josef Niebauer	7
10	Preinterventional frailty assessment in patients scheduled for cardiac surgery or transcatheter aortic valve implantation: a consensus statement of the European Association for Cardio-Thoracic Surgery (EACTS) and the European Association of Preventive Cardiology (EAPC) of the European Society of Cardiology (ESC) 2023 ·European Journal of Preventive Cardiology ·Josef Niebauer, (unknown), Heike A. Bischoff‐Ferrari, Hakim‐Moulay Dehbi, Andrea Székely, Heinz Völler, Simon Sündermann	11
11	Patient-Generated Health Data Interoperability Through Master Patient Index: The DH-Convener Approach 2023 ·Studies in health technology and informatics ·(unknown), Mahdi Sareban, Josef Niebauer, Rada Hussein	5
12	Exercise Capacity and Cardiorespiratory Fitness in Children with Congenital Heart Diseases: A Proposal for an Adapted NYHA Classification 2022 ·International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health ·Daniel Neunhäeuserer, Francesca Battista, (unknown), Marco Vecchiato, (unknown), (unknown), Josef Niebauer, (unknown), Vladimiro L. Vida, Giovanni Di Salvo, Maurizio Varnier, Andrea Ermolao	7
13	Assessment of Exercise Intensity for Uphill Walking in Healthy Adults Performed Indoors and Outdoors 2022 ·International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health ·(unknown), Barbara Mayr, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Mahdi Sareban, Renate Oberhoffer, Josef Niebauer, Birgit Böhm	2
14	Valorization of Natural Cardio Trekking Trails Through Open Innovation for the Promotion of Sustainable Cross-generational Health-Oriented Tourism in the Connect2Move Project: Protocol for a Cross-sectional Study 2022 ·JMIR Research Protocols ·Barbara Mayr, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Bernhard Reich, (unknown), Renate Oberhoffer, Birgit Böhm, Josef Niebauer	6
15	Research on Digital Technology Use in Cardiology: Bibliometric Analysis 2022 ·Journal of Medical Internet Research ·Andy Wai Kan Yeung, Stefan Tino Kulnik, Emil D. Parvanov, (unknown), Fabian Eibensteiner, Sabine Völkl-Kernstock, Maria Kletečka-Pulker, Rik Crutzen, (unknown), (unknown), Josef Niebauer, Jan David Smeddinck, Harald Willschke, Atanas G. Atanasov	28
16	The Pandora’s Box of Frailty Assessments: Which Is the Best for Clinical Purposes in TAVI Patients? A Critical Review 2021 ·Journal of Clinical Medicine ·(unknown), Annett Salzwedel, Simon Sündermann, Josef Niebauer, Heinz Völler	4
17	Exercise and sports after COVID‐19—Guidance from a clinical perspective 2021 ·Translational Sports Medicine ·Martin Halle, Wilhelm Bloch, Andreas M. Nieß, Hans‐Georg Predel, Claus Reinsberger, Jürgen Scharhag, Jürgen M. Steinacker, Bernd Wolfarth, Johannes Scherr, Josef Niebauer	40
18	Towards Multi-level Modeling of Just-in-Time Adaptive Interventions (JITAIs) in Mobile Health 2021 ·(unknown), Bernd Neumayr, Michael Schrefl, Josef Niebauer	1
19	Alpine Skiing as Winter-Time High-Intensity Training 2017 ·Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise ·Thomas Stöggl, (unknown), (unknown), Masaru Nagasaki, (unknown), Martin Schönfelder, Josef Niebauer	7
20	Exercise Training in Chronic Heart Failure: Effects on Pro-Inflammatory Markers 2004 ·European Journal of Heart Failure ·Josef Niebauer, Andrew L. Clark, (unknown), Andrew J.S. Coats	56

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