Mario Bizzini

11.1k total citations · 2 hit papers
127 papers, 7.1k citations indexed

About

Mario Bizzini is a scholar working on Orthopedics and Sports Medicine, Surgery and Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine. According to data from OpenAlex, Mario Bizzini has authored 127 papers receiving a total of 7.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 102 papers in Orthopedics and Sports Medicine, 59 papers in Surgery and 36 papers in Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine. Recurrent topics in Mario Bizzini's work include Sports injuries and prevention (95 papers), Sports Performance and Training (40 papers) and Cardiovascular Effects of Exercise (36 papers). Mario Bizzini is often cited by papers focused on Sports injuries and prevention (95 papers), Sports Performance and Training (40 papers) and Cardiovascular Effects of Exercise (36 papers). Mario Bizzini collaborates with scholars based in Switzerland, United States and Australia. Mario Bizzini's co-authors include Nicola A. Maffiuletti, Jiří Dvořák, Franco M. Impellizzeri, Astrid Junge, U. Munzinger, Michael Leunig, Kathrin Steffen, Anne F. Mannion, Nicola C. Casartelli and Roald Bahr and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, Annals of Neurology and The American Journal of Sports Medicine.

In The Last Decade

Mario Bizzini

118 papers receiving 6.8k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Comprehensive warm-up programme to prevent injuries in young female footballers: cluster randomised controlled trial

2008 646 citations Torbjørn Soligard, Grethe Myklebust et al. BMJ profile →
2016 Consensus statement on return to sport from the First World Congress in Sports Physical Therapy, Bern

2016 542 citations Kristian Thorborg, Kevin E. Wilk et al. British Journal of Sports Medicine profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Mario Bizzini Switzerland	42	5.2k	3.1k	1.5k	1.4k	1.1k	127	7.1k
Gino M. M. J. Kerkhoffs Netherlands	38	3.7k 0.7×	2.3k 0.7×	785 0.5×	916 0.7×	346 0.3×	254	5.5k
Jeremy P. Loenneke United States	61	6.0k 1.1×	1.5k 0.5×	1.6k 1.1×	5.7k 4.1×	474 0.4×	403	13.6k
Pascal Édouard France	36	4.1k 0.8×	1.3k 0.4×	1.4k 1.0×	982 0.7×	1.1k 1.0×	243	5.2k
Frank Backx Netherlands	43	2.8k 0.5×	1.3k 0.4×	715 0.5×	1.2k 0.9×	972 0.9×	129	5.1k
Mitchell J. Rauh United States	40	5.7k 1.1×	3.6k 1.1×	2.4k 1.6×	514 0.4×	1.1k 1.0×	138	7.8k
Rod Whiteley Qatar	40	3.9k 0.7×	2.2k 0.7×	971 0.7×	931 0.7×	562 0.5×	168	4.7k
Donald T. Kirkendall United States	42	4.1k 0.8×	2.7k 0.9×	1.8k 1.2×	467 0.3×	498 0.5×	106	6.2k
Chris Bleakley United Kingdom	44	6.1k 1.2×	1.6k 0.5×	2.1k 1.4×	255 0.2×	389 0.4×	129	7.8k
Debra A. Bemben United States	40	2.5k 0.5×	563 0.2×	694 0.5×	1.3k 1.0×	1.3k 1.2×	153	7.0k
Gilbert W. Gleim United States	35	2.5k 0.5×	1.5k 0.5×	954 0.7×	911 0.7×	403 0.4×	108	5.8k

Countries citing papers authored by Mario Bizzini

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Mario Bizzini

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Escamilla, Rafael F., Javier A. Bravo, T. N. Chang, et al.. (2025). Effects of Step Length and Stride Variation During Forward Lunges on Lower-Extremity Muscle Activity. Journal of Functional Morphology and Kinesiology. 10(1). 42–42. 1 indexed citations

Attar, Wesam Saleh A. Al, Mario Bizzini, Jiří Dvořák, et al.. (2025). Effectiveness of the FIFA 11+ injury prevention programs in reducing acute lower back injury among soccer players: A systematic review and meta-analysis. International Journal of Sports Science & Coaching. 20(6). 2729–2741.

Bullock, Garrett S., Anu M. Räisänen, Marta Martı́n, et al.. (2025). Prevention strategies for lower extremity injury: A systematic review and meta-analyses for the Female, woman, and girl Athlete Injury pRevention (FAIR) consensus.. Journal of science and medicine in sport. 28. S45–S45.

Bizzini, Mario, et al.. (2024). Assessment of hip abductor and adductor muscle strength with fixed-frame dynamometry: Considerations on the use of bilateral and unilateral tasks. Physical Therapy in Sport. 70. 22–28. 1 indexed citations

Silvers-Granelli, Holly, et al.. (2024). The 11+ injury prevention programme decreases rate of hamstring strain injuries in male collegiate soccer players. British Journal of Sports Medicine. 58(13). 701–708. 1 indexed citations

Bizzini, Mario, et al.. (2023). Hip muscle strength in male and female patients with femoroacetabular impingement syndrome: Comparison to healthy controls and athletes. Physical Therapy in Sport. 61. 142–148. 6 indexed citations

Bizzini, Mario, et al.. (2022). Home-Based Nonoperative-Side Quadriceps Neuromuscular Electrical Stimulation Prevents Muscle Weakness Following Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction. Journal of Clinical Medicine. 11(2). 466–466. 3 indexed citations

Attar, Wesam Saleh A. Al, et al.. (2022). The FIFA 11+ Kids Injury Prevention Program Reduces Injury Rates Among Male Children Soccer Players: A Clustered Randomized Controlled Trial. Sports Health A Multidisciplinary Approach. 15(3). 397–409. 17 indexed citations

Attar, Wesam Saleh A. Al, et al.. (2021). Effectiveness of the FIFA 11+ Referees Injury Prevention Program in reducing injury rates in male amateur soccer referees. Scandinavian Journal of Medicine and Science in Sports. 31(9). 1774–1781. 18 indexed citations

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Kemp, Joanne L., A. Mosler, Harvi F. Hart, et al.. (2020). Improving function in people with hip-related pain: a systematic review and meta-analysis of physiotherapist-led interventions for hip-related pain. British Journal of Sports Medicine. 54(23). 1382–1394. 36 indexed citations

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Casartelli, Nicola C., Julia F. Item‐Glatthorn, Bernd Friesenbichler, et al.. (2019). Quadriceps Neuromuscular Impairments after Arthroscopic Knee Surgery: Comparison between Procedures. Journal of Clinical Medicine. 8(11). 1881–1881. 9 indexed citations

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Bizzini, Mario, et al.. (2018). Knee extensor and flexor strength before and after anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction in a large sample of patients: influence of graft type. The Physician and Sportsmedicine. 47(1). 85–90. 34 indexed citations

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Bricca, Alessio, Carsten Bogh Juhl, Mario Bizzini, Thor Einar Andersen, & Kristian Thorborg. (2018). There are more football injury prevention reviews than randomised controlled trials. Time for more RCT action!. British Journal of Sports Medicine. 52(22). 1477–1478. 5 indexed citations

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McCall, Alan, Michael Davison, Thor Einar Andersen, et al.. (2015). Injury prevention strategies at the FIFA 2014 World Cup: perceptions and practices of the physicians from the 32 participating national teams. British Journal of Sports Medicine. 49(9). 603–608. 103 indexed citations

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Bizzini, Mario, Franco M. Impellizzeri, Jiří Dvořák, et al.. (2013). Physiological and performance responses to the “FIFA 11+” (part 1): is it an appropriate warm-up?. Journal of Sports Sciences. 31(13). 1481–1490. 91 indexed citations

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Steffen, Kathrin, Carolyn A. Emery, Maria Romiti, et al.. (2013). High adherence to a neuromuscular injury prevention programme (FIFA 11+) improves functional balance and reduces injury risk in Canadian youth female football players: a cluster randomised trial. British Journal of Sports Medicine. 47(12). 794–802. 306 indexed citations

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Maffiuletti, Nicola A., et al.. (2009). Feasibility and Efficacy of Progressive Electrostimulation Strength Training for Competitive Tennis Players. The Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research. 23(2). 677–682. 43 indexed citations

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Soligard, Torbjørn, Grethe Myklebust, Kathrin Steffen, et al.. (2008). Comprehensive warm-up programme to prevent injuries in young female footballers: cluster randomised controlled trial. BMJ. 337(dec09 2). a2469–a2469. 646 indexed citations breakdown →

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Bizzini, Mario & Mark Gorelick. (2006). Development of a German version of the knee outcome survey for daily activities. Archives of Orthopaedic and Trauma Surgery. 127(9). 781–789. 33 indexed citations

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Bizzini, Mario, Mark Gorelick, U. Munzinger, & Tomáš Drobný. (2005). Joint Laxity and Isokinetic Thigh Muscle Strength Characteristics After Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction. Clinical Journal of Sport Medicine. 16(1). 4–9. 63 indexed citations

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