Melanie Lesinski

2.1k total citations · 2 hit papers
30 papers, 1.4k citations indexed

About

Melanie Lesinski is a scholar working on Orthopedics and Sports Medicine, Biomedical Engineering and Genetics. According to data from OpenAlex, Melanie Lesinski has authored 30 papers receiving a total of 1.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 22 papers in Orthopedics and Sports Medicine, 9 papers in Biomedical Engineering and 5 papers in Genetics. Recurrent topics in Melanie Lesinski's work include Sports Performance and Training (20 papers), Sports injuries and prevention (17 papers) and Muscle activation and electromyography studies (5 papers). Melanie Lesinski is often cited by papers focused on Sports Performance and Training (20 papers), Sports injuries and prevention (17 papers) and Muscle activation and electromyography studies (5 papers). Melanie Lesinski collaborates with scholars based in Germany, Netherlands and Canada. Melanie Lesinski's co-authors include Urs Granacher, Olaf Prieske, Thomas Muehlbauer, Tibor Hortobágyi, Albert Gollhofer, David G. Behm, Dirk Büsch, Christian Puta, Martijn Gäbler and Davide Malatesta and has published in prestigious journals such as PLoS ONE, Sports Medicine and British Journal of Sports Medicine.

In The Last Decade

Melanie Lesinski

29 papers receiving 1.4k citations

Hit Papers

Effects of Balance Training on Balance Performance in Hea... 2015 2026 2018 2022 2015 2016 50 100 150 200 250
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. Effects of Balance Training on Balance Performance in Healthy Older Adults: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis
    2015 276 citations Melanie Lesinski, Tibor Hortobágyi et al. Sports Medicine profile →
  2. Effects and dose–response relationships of resistance training on physical performance in youth athletes: a systematic review and meta-analysis
    2016 236 citations Melanie Lesinski, Olaf Prieske et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Melanie Lesinski Germany 15 817 455 290 264 243 30 1.4k
René Schwesig Germany 22 984 1.2× 434 1.0× 304 1.0× 259 1.0× 141 0.6× 144 1.7k
Gléber Pereira Brazil 19 554 0.7× 303 0.7× 312 1.1× 127 0.5× 196 0.8× 59 1.4k
Simon Steib Germany 20 743 0.9× 334 0.7× 469 1.6× 61 0.2× 262 1.1× 43 1.5k
Angélica Castilho Alonso Brazil 21 445 0.5× 580 1.3× 262 0.9× 83 0.3× 269 1.1× 141 1.6k
Luís Carrasco Páez Spain 23 1.2k 1.4× 109 0.2× 314 1.1× 247 0.9× 294 1.2× 103 1.7k
Moisés de Hoyo Lora Spain 26 1.3k 1.6× 114 0.3× 386 1.3× 244 0.9× 285 1.2× 64 1.8k
Luis Javier Chirosa Ríos Spain 21 917 1.1× 119 0.3× 384 1.3× 320 1.2× 85 0.3× 169 1.5k
Maamer Slimani Tunisia 25 1.1k 1.4× 190 0.4× 184 0.6× 466 1.8× 71 0.3× 73 1.7k
Paraskevi Malliou Greece 23 838 1.0× 205 0.5× 402 1.4× 87 0.3× 144 0.6× 72 1.7k
Daniel Castillo Spain 31 2.0k 2.5× 199 0.4× 395 1.4× 618 2.3× 159 0.7× 155 2.4k

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Melanie Lesinski

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Melanie Lesinski. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Melanie Lesinski based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with Melanie Lesinski. Melanie Lesinski is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Mikhail, Andrew I., Sean Y. Ng, Melanie Lesinski, et al.. (2025). Skeletal Muscle Mitochondrial and Autophagic Dysregulation Are Modifiable in Spinal Muscular Atrophy. Journal of Cachexia Sarcopenia and Muscle. 16(1). e13701–e13701. 2 indexed citations
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Lesinski, Melanie, Michael Herz, Christian Puta, et al.. (2020). Maturation-, age-, and sex-specific anthropometric and physical fitness percentiles of German elite young athletes. PLoS ONE. 15(8). e0237423–e0237423. 36 indexed citations
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Lesinski, Melanie, et al.. (2020). Effects of Resistance Training on Physical Fitness in Healthy Children and Adolescents: An Umbrella Review. Sports Medicine. 50(11). 1901–1928. 38 indexed citations
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Chaabène, Hélmi, Melanie Lesinski, David G. Behm, & Urs Granacher. (2020). Performance - and health-related benefits of youth resistance training. Sports Orthopaedics and Traumatology. 36(3). 231–240. 23 indexed citations
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Gebel, Arnd, Melanie Lesinski, David G. Behm, & Urs Granacher. (2018). Effects and Dose–Response Relationship of Balance Training on Balance Performance in Youth: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. Sports Medicine. 48(9). 2067–2089. 74 indexed citations
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Puta, Christian, Melanie Lesinski, Karl‐Jürgen Bär, et al.. (2018). Symptoms of Anxiety and Depression in Young Athletes Using the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale. Frontiers in Physiology. 9. 182–182. 48 indexed citations
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Prieske, Olaf, et al.. (2017). Combined Effects of Fatigue and Surface Instability on Jump Biomechanics in Elite Athletes. International Journal of Sports Medicine. 38(10). 781–790. 12 indexed citations
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Hortobágyi, Tibor, Melanie Lesinski, Martijn Gäbler, et al.. (2016). Erratum to: Effects of Three Types of Exercise Interventions on Healthy Old Adults’ Gait Speed: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. Sports Medicine. 46(3). 453–453. 3 indexed citations
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Lesinski, Melanie, Tibor Hortobágyi, Thomas Muehlbauer, Albert Gollhofer, & Urs Granacher. (2016). Erratum to: Dose-Response Relationships of Balance Training in Healthy Young Adults: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. Sports Medicine. 46(3). 455–455. 1 indexed citations
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Lesinski, Melanie, Tibor Hortobágyi, Thomas Muehlbauer, Albert Gollhofer, & Urs Granacher. (2016). Erratum to: Effects of Balance Training on Balance Performance in Healthy Older Adults: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis. Sports Medicine. 46(3). 457–457. 4 indexed citations
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Lesinski, Melanie, Thomas Muehlbauer, & Urs Granacher. (2016). Concurrent validity of the Gyko inertial sensor system for the assessment of vertical jump height in female sub-elite youth soccer players. BMC Sports Science Medicine and Rehabilitation. 8(1). 35–35. 42 indexed citations
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Granacher, Urs, Melanie Lesinski, Dirk Büsch, et al.. (2016). Effects of Resistance Training in Youth Athletes on Muscular Fitness and Athletic Performance: A Conceptual Model for Long-Term Athlete Development. Frontiers in Physiology. 7. 164–164. 185 indexed citations
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Lesinski, Melanie, Tibor Hortobágyi, Thomas Muehlbauer, Albert Gollhofer, & Urs Granacher. (2015). Effects of Balance Training on Balance Performance in Healthy Older Adults: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis. Sports Medicine. 45(12). 1721–1738. 276 indexed citations breakdown →
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Hortobágyi, Tibor, Melanie Lesinski, Miguel Fernández‐del‐Olmo, & Urs Granacher. (2015). Small and inconsistent effects of whole body vibration on athletic performance: a systematic review and meta-analysis. European Journal of Applied Physiology. 115(8). 1605–1625. 32 indexed citations
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Lesinski, Melanie, Tibor Hortobágyi, Thomas Muehlbauer, Albert Gollhofer, & Urs Granacher. (2014). Dose-Response Relationships of Balance Training in Healthy Young Adults: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. Sports Medicine. 45(4). 557–576. 94 indexed citations

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