Marika Leenders

2.5k total citations · 1 hit paper
12 papers, 1.9k citations indexed

About

Marika Leenders is a scholar working on Physiology, Cell Biology and Molecular Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Marika Leenders has authored 12 papers receiving a total of 1.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 9 papers in Physiology, 7 papers in Cell Biology and 2 papers in Molecular Biology. Recurrent topics in Marika Leenders's work include Muscle metabolism and nutrition (7 papers), Nutrition and Health in Aging (7 papers) and Diet and metabolism studies (3 papers). Marika Leenders is often cited by papers focused on Muscle metabolism and nutrition (7 papers), Nutrition and Health in Aging (7 papers) and Diet and metabolism studies (3 papers). Marika Leenders collaborates with scholars based in Netherlands, Sweden and Canada. Marika Leenders's co-authors include Luc J. C. van Loon, Lex B. Verdijk, Janneau van Kranenburg, Rachél Nilwik, Tim Snijders, L. van der Hoeven, Bart Groen, Jos J. Adam, C.P.G.M. de Groot and Michael Tieland and has published in prestigious journals such as Scientific Reports, Journal of Nutrition and Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise.

In The Last Decade

Marika Leenders

12 papers receiving 1.9k 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.

The decline in skeletal muscle mass with aging is mainly attributed to a reduction in type II muscle fiber size

2013 563 citations Rachél Nilwik, Tim Snijders et al. Experimental Gerontology profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Marika Leenders Netherlands	12	1.2k	602	565	196	191	12	1.9k
Rachél Nilwik Netherlands	9	961 0.8×	422 0.7×	470 0.8×	142 0.7×	92 0.5×	9	1.5k
Janet L. Vittone United States	12	969 0.8×	541 0.9×	604 1.1×	168 0.9×	143 0.7×	14	2.1k
Adam R. Konopka United States	22	1.4k 1.1×	682 1.1×	900 1.6×	311 1.6×	383 2.0×	44	2.3k
Amelia Guadalupe‐Grau Spain	26	1.2k 1.0×	354 0.6×	407 0.7×	488 2.5×	407 2.1×	78	2.2k
Melissa M. Markofski United States	24	892 0.7×	539 0.9×	353 0.6×	176 0.9×	153 0.8×	55	1.8k
Barbara Nicklas United States	18	863 0.7×	336 0.6×	285 0.5×	396 2.0×	372 1.9×	24	1.9k
T. J. Marcell United States	15	730 0.6×	264 0.4×	249 0.4×	336 1.7×	244 1.3×	21	1.3k
Charles Paul Lambert United States	28	854 0.7×	752 1.2×	264 0.5×	498 2.5×	382 2.0×	59	2.2k
Julien Verney France	18	654 0.5×	354 0.6×	361 0.6×	206 1.1×	132 0.7×	42	1.3k
Stephan Praet Netherlands	24	652 0.5×	229 0.4×	391 0.7×	246 1.3×	231 1.2×	48	1.7k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Marika Leenders

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Snijders, Tim, Marika Leenders, C.P.G.M. de Groot, Luc J. C. van Loon, & Lex B. Verdijk. (2019). Muscle mass and strength gains following 6 months of resistance type exercise training are only partly preserved within one year with autonomous exercise continuation in older adults. Experimental Gerontology. 121. 71–78. 43 indexed citations

Krämer, Irene, Tim Snijders, Joey S.J. Smeets, et al.. (2017). Extensive Type II Muscle Fiber Atrophy in Elderly Female Hip Fracture Patients. The Journals of Gerontology Series A. 72(10). 1369–1375. 52 indexed citations

Snijders, Tim, Joshua P. Nederveen, Sophie Joanisse, et al.. (2016). Muscle fibre capillarization is a critical factor in muscle fibre hypertrophy during resistance exercise training in older men. Journal of Cachexia Sarcopenia and Muscle. 8(2). 267–276. 128 indexed citations

Churchward‐Venne, Tyler A., Michael Tieland, Lex B. Verdijk, et al.. (2015). There Are No Nonresponders to Resistance-Type Exercise Training in Older Men and Women. Journal of the American Medical Directors Association. 16(5). 400–411. 196 indexed citations

Linden, Noreen van der, Lieke J.J. Klinkenberg, Marika Leenders, et al.. (2015). The effect of exercise training on the course of cardiac troponin T and I levels: three independent training studies. Scientific Reports. 5(1). 18320–18320. 12 indexed citations

Nilwik, Rachél, Tim Snijders, Marika Leenders, et al.. (2013). The decline in skeletal muscle mass with aging is mainly attributed to a reduction in type II muscle fiber size. Experimental Gerontology. 48(5). 492–498. 563 indexed citations breakdown →

Leenders, Marika, Lex B. Verdijk, L. van der Hoeven, et al.. (2013). Patients With Type 2 Diabetes Show a Greater Decline in Muscle Mass, Muscle Strength, and Functional Capacity With Aging. Journal of the American Medical Directors Association. 14(8). 585–592. 369 indexed citations

Leenders, Marika, Lex B. Verdijk, L. van der Hoeven, et al.. (2013). Protein Supplementation during Resistance-Type Exercise Training in the Elderly. Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise. 45(3). 542–552. 107 indexed citations

Leenders, Marika, Lex B. Verdijk, L. van der Hoeven, et al.. (2012). Elderly Men and Women Benefit Equally From Prolonged Resistance-Type Exercise Training. The Journals of Gerontology Series A. 68(7). 769–779. 172 indexed citations

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Leenders, Marika, Lex B. Verdijk, L. van der Hoeven, et al.. (2011). Prolonged Leucine Supplementation Does Not Augment Muscle Mass or Affect Glycemic Control in Elderly Type 2 Diabetic Men. Journal of Nutrition. 141(6). 1070–1076. 130 indexed citations

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Leenders, Marika & Luc J. C. van Loon. (2011). Leucine as a pharmaconutrient to prevent and treat sarcopenia and type 2 diabetes. Nutrition Reviews. 69(11). 675–689. 84 indexed citations

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Hansen, Dominique, et al.. (2009). Reduction of cardiovascular event rate: different effects of cardiac rehabilitation in CABG and PCI patients. Acta Cardiologica. 64(5). 639–644. 31 indexed citations

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