Mélany Hars

1.5k total citations · 1 hit paper
26 papers, 1.0k citations indexed

About

Mélany Hars is a scholar working on Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation, Psychiatry and Mental health and Physiology. According to data from OpenAlex, Mélany Hars has authored 26 papers receiving a total of 1.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 14 papers in Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation, 11 papers in Psychiatry and Mental health and 7 papers in Physiology. Recurrent topics in Mélany Hars's work include Balance, Gait, and Falls Prevention (14 papers), Cerebral Palsy and Movement Disorders (11 papers) and Nutrition and Health in Aging (7 papers). Mélany Hars is often cited by papers focused on Balance, Gait, and Falls Prevention (14 papers), Cerebral Palsy and Movement Disorders (11 papers) and Nutrition and Health in Aging (7 papers). Mélany Hars collaborates with scholars based in Switzerland, United States and Netherlands. Mélany Hars's co-authors include Andrea Trombetti, François R. Herrmann, René Rizzoli, Serge Ferrari, Kieran F. Reid, Roger A. Fielding, Evan Pasha, Edward M. Phillips, Reto W. Kressig and Garry E. Gold and has published in prestigious journals such as Annals of Internal Medicine, PLoS ONE and NeuroImage.

In The Last Decade

Mélany Hars

24 papers receiving 1.0k 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.

Age-associated declines in muscle mass, strength, power, and physical performance: impact on fear of falling and quality of life

2015 313 citations Andrea Trombetti, Kieran F. Reid et al. Osteoporosis International profile →

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Deborah Bubela United States

Paul L. de Vreede Netherlands

Antonia K. Coppin United States

Diogo Carvalho Felício Brazil

Gléber Pereira Brazil

Satu Pajala Finland

A. P. Marsh United States

Evdokia Billis Greece

Mercè Sitjà‐Rabert Spain

David Cruz‐Díaz Spain

Deborah Bubela United States

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141 ×1.0

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Mélany Hars

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Hars, Mélany, François R. Herrmann, René Rizzoli, et al.. (2024). Effects of Dalcroze Eurhythmics Exercise Versus Multicomponent Exercise on Physical and Cognitive Function, and Falls in Older Adults: The EPHYCOS Randomized Controlled Trial. Advanced Biology. 9(6). e2400089–e2400089. 1 indexed citations

Trost, Wiebke, Mélany Hars, François R. Herrmann, et al.. (2023). Functional brain changes in sarcopenia: evidence for differential central neural mechanisms in dynapenic older women. Aging Clinical and Experimental Research. 35(5). 1015–1025. 4 indexed citations

Hars, Mélany, et al.. (2023). Hypnosis to reduce fear of falling in hospitalized older adults: a feasibility randomized controlled trial. Pilot and Feasibility Studies. 9(1). 139–139. 3 indexed citations

Hars, Mélany, et al.. (2021). Sarcopenia in Chronic Kidney Disease: A Scoping Review of Prevalence, Risk Factors, Association with Outcomes, and Treatment. Calcified Tissue International. 110(1). 1–31. 76 indexed citations

Cuvelier, Clémence, Mélany Hars, François R. Herrmann, et al.. (2020). Validation of the Perform-FES: a new fear of falling scale for hospitalized geriatric patients. Aging Clinical and Experimental Research. 33(1). 67–76. 3 indexed citations

Hars, Mélany, et al.. (2019). Age-related changes in attention control and their relationship with gait performance in older adults with high risk of falls. NeuroImage. 189. 551–559. 32 indexed citations

Hars, Mélany & Andrea Trombetti. (2017). Body composition assessment in the prediction of osteoporotic fractures. Current Opinion in Rheumatology. 29(4). 394–401. 19 indexed citations

Biver, Emmanuel, Mélany Hars, Bert van Rietbergen, et al.. (2015). Occupation-dependent loading increases bone strength in men. Osteoporosis International. 27(3). 1169–1179. 6 indexed citations

Trombetti, Andrea, Kieran F. Reid, Mélany Hars, et al.. (2015). Age-associated declines in muscle mass, strength, power, and physical performance: impact on fear of falling and quality of life. Osteoporosis International. 27(2). 463–471. 313 indexed citations breakdown →

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Hars, Mélany, François R. Herrmann, Roger A. Fielding, et al.. (2014). Long-Term Exercise in Older Adults: 4-Year Outcomes of Music-Based Multitask Training. Calcified Tissue International. 95(5). 393–404. 29 indexed citations

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Hars, Mélany, François R. Herrmann, Garry E. Gold, René Rizzoli, & Andrea Trombetti. (2013). Effect of music-based multitask training on cognition and mood in older adults. Age and Ageing. 43(2). 196–200. 89 indexed citations

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Hars, Mélany, François R. Herrmann, & Andrea Trombetti. (2013). Reliability and minimal detectable change of gait variables in community-dwelling and hospitalized older fallers. Gait & Posture. 38(4). 1010–1014. 35 indexed citations

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Hars, Mélany & Andrea Trombetti. (2013). Evaluation de la marche, de l’équilibre et du muscle chez le sujet âgé. Revue Médicale Suisse. 9(390). 1265–1271. 1 indexed citations

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Trombetti, Andrea, Mélany Hars, François R. Herrmann, René Rizzoli, & Serge Ferrari. (2012). Effect of a multifactorial fall-and-fracture risk assessment and management program on gait and balance performances and disability in hospitalized older adults: a controlled study. Osteoporosis International. 24(3). 867–876. 24 indexed citations

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Trombetti, Andrea, Mélany Hars, François R. Herrmann, et al.. (2011). Prévention des [b]chutes[/b] par une méthode d’exercice en musique (rythmique Jaques-Dalcroze). Revue Médicale Suisse. 7(299). 1305–1310. 3 indexed citations

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Trombetti, Andrea, Mélany Hars, François R. Herrmann, et al.. (2011). Prévention des chutes par une méthode d'exercice en musique (rythmique Jaques-Dalcroze). Archive ouverte UNIGE (University of Geneva).

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Hars, Mélany, et al.. (2011). Effects of Visual Context upon Functional Connectivity during Observation of Biological Motions. PLoS ONE. 6(10). e25903–e25903. 5 indexed citations

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Trombetti, Andrea, Mélany Hars, François R. Herrmann, et al.. (2011). ["Jaques-Dalcroze eurhythmics" improves gait and prevents falls in the elderly].. PubMed. 7(299). 1305–8, 1310. 6 indexed citations

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Trombetti, Andrea, Mélany Hars, François R. Herrmann, et al.. (2010). Effect of Music-Based Multitask Training on Gait, Balance, and Fall Risk in Elderly People. Archives of Internal Medicine. 171(6). 525–33. 182 indexed citations

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Trombetti, Andrea, et al.. (2009). [Fall prevention: a challenge in the strategy of fracture prevention in the elderly].. PubMed. 5(207). 1318–20, 1322. 1 indexed citations

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