Karim Chamari

31.4k total citations · 5 hit papers
458 papers, 18.7k citations indexed

About

Karim Chamari is a scholar working on Orthopedics and Sports Medicine, Physiology and Complementary and alternative medicine. According to data from OpenAlex, Karim Chamari has authored 458 papers receiving a total of 18.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 306 papers in Orthopedics and Sports Medicine, 109 papers in Physiology and 108 papers in Complementary and alternative medicine. Recurrent topics in Karim Chamari's work include Sports Performance and Training (267 papers), Sports injuries and prevention (192 papers) and Cardiovascular and exercise physiology (108 papers). Karim Chamari is often cited by papers focused on Sports Performance and Training (267 papers), Sports injuries and prevention (192 papers) and Cardiovascular and exercise physiology (108 papers). Karim Chamari collaborates with scholars based in Tunisia, Qatar and France. Karim Chamari's co-authors include Carlo Castagna, Anis Chaouachi, Alexandre Dellal, Del P. Wong, Ulrik Wisl ff, Nizar Souissi, Hamdi Chtourou, Monoem Haddad, Anis Chaouachi and Omar Hammouda and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, PLoS ONE and Scientific Reports.

In The Last Decade

Karim Chamari

439 papers receiving 17.8k citations

Hit Papers

Physiology of Soccer 2005 2026 2012 2019 2005 2006 2023 2017 2021 500 1000 1.5k
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. Physiology of Soccer
    2005 1.7k citations Karim Chamari et al. profile →
  2. Factors influencing physiological responses to small-sided soccer games
    2006 550 citations Karim Chamari et al. profile →
  3. From human writing to artificial intelligence generated text: examining the prospects and potential threats of ChatGPT in academic writing
    2023 410 citations Karim Chamari, Piotr Żmijewski et al. Biology of Sport profile →
  4. Session-RPE Method for Training Load Monitoring: Validity, Ecological Usefulness, and Influencing Factors
    2017 350 citations Karim Chamari et al. profile →
  5. Adiponectin: Structure, Physiological Functions, Role in Diseases, and Effects of Nutrition
    2021 209 citations Kayvan Khoramipour, Karim Chamari et al. Nutrients profile →

Author Peers

Peers are selected by citation overlap in the author's most active subfields. citations · hero ref

Author Last Decade Papers Cites
Karim Chamari 12.5k 3.6k 3.4k 3.3k 2.7k 458 18.7k
Aaron J. Coutts 17.1k 1.4× 4.4k 1.2× 5.4k 1.6× 2.4k 0.7× 2.9k 1.1× 291 21.4k
Alan M. Batterham 9.1k 0.7× 3.8k 1.1× 2.4k 0.7× 3.0k 0.9× 2.3k 0.9× 155 15.8k
Míkel Izquierdo 10.6k 0.8× 4.8k 1.3× 2.8k 0.8× 7.5k 2.3× 4.0k 1.5× 582 24.7k
Michael H. Stone 12.5k 1.0× 3.1k 0.9× 2.2k 0.6× 1.8k 0.5× 4.9k 1.8× 484 18.8k
Barry Drust 8.9k 0.7× 2.2k 0.6× 2.5k 0.7× 2.3k 0.7× 1.4k 0.5× 201 11.9k
Greg Atkinson 7.5k 0.6× 3.8k 1.1× 1.9k 0.6× 4.3k 1.3× 2.2k 0.8× 289 20.1k
David B. Pyne 9.8k 0.8× 3.5k 1.0× 2.1k 0.6× 2.8k 0.8× 2.3k 0.8× 391 16.1k
Carl Foster 11.7k 0.9× 7.1k 2.0× 2.1k 0.6× 2.9k 0.9× 2.3k 0.9× 375 17.4k
Peter Krustrup 18.2k 1.4× 8.1k 2.2× 4.2k 1.2× 4.6k 1.4× 3.3k 1.2× 427 25.3k
Magni Mohr 10.1k 0.8× 3.5k 1.0× 2.1k 0.6× 1.7k 0.5× 1.9k 0.7× 228 12.7k

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All Works

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Chamari, Karim & Walid Briki. (2025). Entraînement et compétition pendant le Ramadan– Recommandations pratiques pour athlètes et entraîneurs. La Tunisie Médicale. 103(7). 868–876.
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Martinho, Diogo V., Óliver Gonzalo‐Skok, Karim Chamari, et al.. (2025). Nutrition as a missing piece in the development of youth male soccer players: a scoping review and future directions. Biology of Sport. 43. 291–317.
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Clemente, Filipe Manuel, Aaron T. Scanlan, Rodrigo Ramírez‐Campillo, et al.. (2025). The Correlations Between Training Load Parameters and Physical Performance Adaptations in Team Sports: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis. Sports Medicine - Open. 11(1). 156–156.
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Nakamura, Fábio Yuzo, et al.. (2024). Peak match sprinting speed during soccer matches: analysing thepre- and post-peak speed dynamics. Biology of Sport. 42(1). 193–200. 2 indexed citations
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Chamari, Karim, et al.. (2024). Psychological Impact of Ramadan Fasting: Insights for General Population and Athletes. 2(1). 27–31. 1 indexed citations
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Chamari, Karim, et al.. (2023). Football supporterism in Tunisia: facilitating participatory democracy through citizen education. International Journal of Sport Policy and Politics. 15(4). 687–703.
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Chamari, Karim, Abdul Rashid Aziz, Nicola Luigi Bragazzi, et al.. (2023). Aspetar Clinical Guideline: Ramadan Fasting and Exercise for Healthy Individuals. 1(2). 7–19. 2 indexed citations
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Schumacher, Yorck Olaf, et al.. (2021). Resuming professional football (soccer) during the COVID-19 pandemic in a country with high infection rates: a prospective cohort study. British Journal of Sports Medicine. 55(19). 1092–1098. 76 indexed citations
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Tabben, Montassar, Cristiano Eirale, Jan Ekstrand, et al.. (2021). Injury and illness epidemiology in professional Asian football: lower general incidence and burden but higher ACL and hamstring injury burden compared with Europe. British Journal of Sports Medicine. 56(1). 18–23. 33 indexed citations
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Schumacher, Yorck Olaf, Montassar Tabben, Karim Chamari, et al.. (2021). Environmental surface contamination with SARS-CoV-2 in professional football clubs. Science and Medicine in Football. 5(sup1). 8–12. 3 indexed citations
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Khoramipour, Kayvan, et al.. (2021). Adiponectin: Structure, Physiological Functions, Role in Diseases, and Effects of Nutrition. Nutrients. 13(4). 1180–1180. 209 indexed citations breakdown →
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Bragazzi, Nicola Luigi, Mehdi Rouissi, Souhail Hermassi, & Karim Chamari. (2020). Resistance Training and Handball Players’ Isokinetic, Isometric and Maximal Strength, Muscle Power and Throwing Ball Velocity: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 17(8). 2663–2663. 44 indexed citations
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Sellami, Maha, et al.. (2017). Racial differences in hemoglobin and plasma volume variation: implications for muscle performance and recovery. Ethnicity and Health. 24(2). 182–193. 6 indexed citations
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Bouassida, Anissa, Jean‐Claude Chatard, Karim Chamari, et al.. (2009). EFFECT OF ENERGY EXPENDITURE AND TRAINING STATUS ON LEPTIN RESPONSE TO SUB-MAXIMAL CYCLING. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 3 indexed citations

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