Kim Sweers

2.9k total citations · 1 hit paper
25 papers, 2.2k citations indexed

About

Kim Sweers is a scholar working on Psychiatry and Mental health, Physiology and Clinical Psychology. According to data from OpenAlex, Kim Sweers has authored 25 papers receiving a total of 2.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 18 papers in Psychiatry and Mental health, 8 papers in Physiology and 6 papers in Clinical Psychology. Recurrent topics in Kim Sweers's work include Schizophrenia research and treatment (18 papers), Physical Activity and Health (6 papers) and Balance, Gait, and Falls Prevention (5 papers). Kim Sweers is often cited by papers focused on Schizophrenia research and treatment (18 papers), Physical Activity and Health (6 papers) and Balance, Gait, and Falls Prevention (5 papers). Kim Sweers collaborates with scholars based in Belgium, Netherlands and United Kingdom. Kim Sweers's co-authors include Marc D. Binder, Davy Vancampfort, Ruud van Winkel, Alex J. Mitchell, Weiping Yu, Michel Probst, Jan Knapen, Katrien Maurissen, Martien Wampers and Christoph U. Correll and has published in prestigious journals such as PLoS ONE, The British Journal of Psychiatry and Schizophrenia Bulletin.

In The Last Decade

Kim Sweers

25 papers receiving 2.2k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Prevalence of Metabolic Syndrome and Metabolic Abnormalities in Schizophrenia and Related Disorders—A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

2011 777 citations Alex J. Mitchell, Davy Vancampfort et al. Schizophrenia Bulletin profile →

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Kim Sweers Belgium	20	1.4k	640	469	285	219	25	2.2k
Amber De Herdt Belgium	21	1.3k 0.9×	735 1.1×	348 0.7×	452 1.6×	236 1.1×	34	2.2k
Weiping Yu Netherlands	8	1.2k 0.8×	467 0.7×	483 1.0×	179 0.6×	205 0.9×	11	1.8k
Tony Cohn Canada	19	997 0.7×	588 0.9×	472 1.0×	184 0.6×	140 0.6×	34	1.5k
J. Peuskens Belgium	29	1.7k 1.2×	298 0.5×	408 0.9×	662 2.3×	119 0.5×	87	2.6k
Martin Birkett United States	20	773 0.5×	371 0.6×	615 1.3×	576 2.0×	225 1.0×	26	2.3k
Norio Sugawara Japan	26	791 0.6×	281 0.4×	308 0.7×	400 1.4×	118 0.5×	161	2.2k
Beatrice Bortolato Brazil	13	1.1k 0.8×	396 0.6×	141 0.3×	432 1.5×	391 1.8×	15	2.7k
Giorgio Pigato Italy	12	858 0.6×	285 0.4×	149 0.3×	302 1.1×	401 1.8×	37	1.8k
Fernando Rico‐Villademoros Spain	30	1.9k 1.4×	363 0.6×	516 1.1×	535 1.9×	66 0.3×	80	2.8k
Britta Galling United States	12	818 0.6×	233 0.4×	203 0.4×	290 1.0×	98 0.4×	25	1.3k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Kim Sweers

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Binder, Marc D., et al.. (2016). Genetic Evaluation of Schizophrenia Using the Illumina HumanExome Chip. PLoS ONE. 11(3). e0150464–e0150464. 10 indexed citations

Tessier, Christian, Kim Sweers, Ariel Frajerman, et al.. (2016). Membrane lipidomics in schizophrenia patients: a correlational study with clinical and cognitive manifestations. Translational Psychiatry. 6(10). e906–e906. 67 indexed citations

Binder, Marc D., et al.. (2015). Knowledge of Psychiatric Nurses About the Potentially Lethal Side-Effects of Clozapine. Archives of Psychiatric Nursing. 30(1). 79–83. 16 indexed citations

Binder, Marc D., et al.. (2015). Attitudes of Psychiatric Nurses about the Request for Euthanasia on the Basis of Unbearable Mental Suffering(UMS). PLoS ONE. 10(12). e0144749–e0144749. 35 indexed citations

Sweers, Kim, Bernadette Dierckx de Casterlé, Johan Detraux, & Marc D. Binder. (2013). End-of-Life (Care) Perspectives and Expectations of Patients With Schizophrenia. Archives of Psychiatric Nursing. 27(5). 246–252. 23 indexed citations

Binder, Marc D., Weiping Yu, Johan Detraux, et al.. (2012). Body Weight and Metabolic Adverse Effects of Asenapine, Iloperidone, Lurasidone and Paliperidone in the Treatment of Schizophrenia and Bipolar Disorder. CNS Drugs. 26(9). 733–759. 119 indexed citations

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

Binder, Marc D., Kim Sweers, Stefan Leucht, et al.. (2011). Prevalence and severity of antipsychotic related constipation in patients with schizophrenia: a retrospective descriptive study. BMC Gastroenterology. 11(1). 17–17. 83 indexed citations

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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Binder, Marc D., Davy Vancampfort, Christoph U. Correll, et al.. (2011). Guidelines for screening and monitoring of cardiometabolic risk in schizophrenia: systematic evaluation. The British Journal of Psychiatry. 199(2). 99–105. 153 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, Michel Probst, Thomas W. Scheewe, et al.. (2011). Lack of physical activity during leisure time contributes to an impaired health related quality of life in patients with schizophrenia. Schizophrenia Research. 129(2-3). 122–127. 91 indexed citations

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Mitchell, Alex J., Davy Vancampfort, Kim Sweers, et al.. (2011). Prevalence of Metabolic Syndrome and Metabolic Abnormalities in Schizophrenia and Related Disorders—A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. Schizophrenia Bulletin. 39(2). 306–318. 777 indexed citations breakdown →

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Vancampfort, Davy, Marc D. Binder, Katrien Maurissen, et al.. (2011). Physical activity participation, functional exercise capacity and self-esteem in patients with schizophrenia. International Journal of Therapy and Rehabilitation. 18(4). 222–229. 10 indexed citations

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Vancampfort, Davy, Michel Probst, Kim Sweers, et al.. (2011). Eurofit test battery in patients with schizophrenia or schizoaffective disorder: Reliability and clinical correlates. European Psychiatry. 27(6). 416–421. 27 indexed citations

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Binder, Marc D., et al.. (2010). Second-generation antipsychotics and constipation: A review of the literature. European Psychiatry. 26(1). 34–44. 106 indexed citations

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Binder, Marc D., Martien Wampers, Tomislav Franić, et al.. (2010). Effects of cannabis use on age at onset in schizophrenia and bipolar disorder. Schizophrenia Research. 126(1-3). 270–276. 60 indexed citations

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Binder, Marc D., et al.. (2010). PREVALENCE AND SEVERITY OF ANTIPSYCHOTIC RELATED CONSTIPATION. Schizophrenia Research. 117(2-3). 386–387. 1 indexed citations

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Vancampfort, Davy, Michel Probst, Kim Sweers, et al.. (2010). Reliability, minimal detectable changes, practice effects and correlates of the 6-min walk test in patients with schizophrenia. Psychiatry Research. 187(1-2). 62–67. 55 indexed citations

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Binder, Marc D., Kim Sweers, D Van Eyck, et al.. (2008). Typical and atypical antipsychotics differentially affect long-term incidence rates of the metabolic syndrome in first-episode patients with schizophrenia: A retrospective chart review. Schizophrenia Research. 101(1-3). 295–303. 198 indexed citations

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