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 relationship between peak height velocity and physical performance in youth soccer players
2005535 citationsRenaat Philippaerts, Roel Vaeyens et al.Journal of Sports Sciencesprofile →
Peers — A (Enhanced Table)
Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late)
cites ·
hero ref
Countries citing papers authored by Melissa Janssens
Since
Specialization
Citations
This map shows the geographic impact of Melissa Janssens's research. It shows the number of citations coming from papers published by authors working in each country. You can also color the map by specialization and compare the number of citations received by Melissa Janssens with the expected number of citations based on a country's size and research output (numbers larger than one mean the country cites Melissa Janssens more than expected).
Fields of papers citing papers by Melissa Janssens
This network shows the impact of papers produced by Melissa Janssens. Nodes represent research fields, and links connect fields that are likely to share authors. Colored nodes show fields that tend to cite the papers produced by Melissa Janssens. The network helps show where Melissa Janssens may publish in the future.
Co-authorship network of co-authors of Melissa Janssens
This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Melissa Janssens.
A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Melissa Janssens 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 Melissa Janssens. Melissa Janssens is excluded from
the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.
Philippaerts, Renaat, Roel Vaeyens, Melissa Janssens, et al.. (2005). The relationship between peak height velocity and physical performance in youth soccer players. Journal of Sports Sciences. 24(3). 221–230.535 indexed citations breakdown →
4.
Claessens, Albrecht, Jan Bourgois, Johan Lefevre, et al.. (2002). Body composition and somatotype characteristics of elite female junior rowers in relation to competition level, rowing style and boat type.. Ghent University Academic Bibliography (Ghent University). 27. 159–165.6 indexed citations
5.
Claessens, Albrecht, Jan Bourgois, Johan Lefevre, et al.. (2001). Body composition and somatotype characteristics of rowing style and boat type. Journal of Sports Sciences. 19(8). 611.1 indexed citations
Hirsch, R., et al.. (2000). [Patients without referral treated in the emergency room: patient characteristics and motives].. PubMed. 144(9). 428–31.22 indexed citations
Meijer, Joost M., Melissa Janssens, & Eric R. Hammacher. (1999). [Injuries missed in diagnosing severely injured accident victims in the emergency room].. PubMed. 143(34). 1742–5.4 indexed citations
12.
Bourgois, Jan, et al.. (1997). Comparative study of specific ergometry and field tests in kayaking. Ghent University Academic Bibliography (Ghent University).2 indexed citations
13.
Janssens, Melissa, et al.. (1997). Physical fitness and specific motor performance of young soccer players aged 11 - 12 years. Ghent University Academic Bibliography (Ghent University).7 indexed citations
Rankless uses publication and citation data sourced from OpenAlex, an open and comprehensive
bibliographic database. While OpenAlex provides broad and valuable coverage of the global
research landscape, it—like all bibliographic datasets—has inherent limitations. These include
incomplete records, variations in author disambiguation, differences in journal indexing, and
delays in data updates. As a result, some metrics and network relationships displayed in
Rankless may not fully capture the entirety of a scholar's output or impact.