Mercè Sitjà‐Rabert

1.3k total citations
26 papers, 835 citations indexed

About

Mercè Sitjà‐Rabert is a scholar working on Physiology, General Health Professions and Pharmacology. According to data from OpenAlex, Mercè Sitjà‐Rabert has authored 26 papers receiving a total of 835 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 7 papers in Physiology, 6 papers in General Health Professions and 5 papers in Pharmacology. Recurrent topics in Mercè Sitjà‐Rabert's work include Physical Activity and Health (6 papers), Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation (5 papers) and Balance, Gait, and Falls Prevention (4 papers). Mercè Sitjà‐Rabert is often cited by papers focused on Physical Activity and Health (6 papers), Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation (5 papers) and Balance, Gait, and Falls Prevention (4 papers). Mercè Sitjà‐Rabert collaborates with scholars based in Spain, Chile and United Kingdom. Mercè Sitjà‐Rabert's co-authors include Marta Roqué i Figuls, Laura Coll‐Planas, Antoni Salvà, Maria Giné‐Garriga, Azahara Fort‐Vanmeerhaeghe, Xavier Bonfill, Daniel Romero‐Rodríguez, David Rigau, Gerard Urrútia and Carles Fernández and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise and Journal of Clinical Epidemiology.

In The Last Decade

Mercè Sitjà‐Rabert

24 papers receiving 803 citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Mercè Sitjà‐Rabert Spain	14	285	197	189	151	126	26	835
Rosa M. Alfonso‐Rosa Spain	17	337 1.2×	71 0.4×	151 0.8×	127 0.8×	133 1.1×	39	845
Naoto Fukutani Japan	18	493 1.7×	271 1.4×	185 1.0×	85 0.6×	187 1.5×	41	1.2k
Ritva Sakari‐Rantala Finland	17	394 1.4×	161 0.8×	131 0.7×	270 1.8×	256 2.0×	22	1.2k
Naciye Füsun Toraman Türkiye	17	300 1.1×	117 0.6×	97 0.5×	81 0.5×	100 0.8×	41	765
Scott A. Conger United States	17	547 1.9×	97 0.5×	73 0.4×	68 0.5×	83 0.7×	39	1.2k
Saija Karinkanta Finland	16	342 1.2×	72 0.4×	336 1.8×	394 2.6×	251 2.0×	29	1.1k
Michal Šteffl Czechia	18	850 3.0×	241 1.2×	196 1.0×	76 0.5×	157 1.2×	50	1.4k
Wing S Kwok Australia	12	430 1.5×	137 0.7×	136 0.7×	263 1.7×	178 1.4×	30	914
Ryuichi Sawa Japan	16	169 0.6×	70 0.4×	58 0.3×	208 1.4×	171 1.4×	42	584
Juliana S Oliveira Australia	15	644 2.3×	146 0.7×	131 0.7×	219 1.5×	162 1.3×	49	1.2k

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Hohenschurz‐Schmidt, David, Iván Solà, Rodrigo Núñez‐Cortés, et al.. (2025). A call for improving the internal validity and the reporting of manual therapy trials self-labelled as pragmatic: A methodological review. International journal of osteopathic medicine. 55. 100754–100754. 1 indexed citations

Hohenschurz‐Schmidt, David, Iván Solà, Rodrigo Núñez‐Cortés, et al.. (2025). Alignment between the research question, design, and terminology is required in manual therapy trials: a methodological study. Journal of Clinical Epidemiology. 183. 111817–111817.

Hohenschurz‐Schmidt, David, Iván Solà, Rodrigo Núñez‐Cortés, et al.. (2024). Lack of pragmatic attitude of self-labelled pragmatic trials on manual therapy: a methodological review. BMC Medical Research Methodology. 24(1). 2 indexed citations

Solís‐Navarro, Lilian, Olga Masot, Rodrigo Torres‐Castro, et al.. (2023). Effects on Sleep Quality of Physical Exercise Programs in Older Adults: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 5(2). 152–166. 23 indexed citations

Puig‐Ribera, Anna, et al.. (2023). Assessing the Feasibility and Acceptability of a Primary Care Socio-Ecological Approach to Improve Physical Activity Adherence among People with Type 2 Diabetes: The SENWI Project. Healthcare. 11(13). 1815–1815. 1 indexed citations

Vélez, Olga Canet, Lilian Solís‐Navarro, Mercè Sitjà‐Rabert, et al.. (2023). Experience, facilitators, and barriers to the implementation of a multicomponent programme in older people living in the community, +AGIL Barcelona: A qualitative study. Frontiers in Public Health. 11. 1161883–1161883. 2 indexed citations

Bort‐Roig, Judit, et al.. (2022). A socio-ecological approach to reduce the physical activity drop-out ratio in primary care-based patients with type 2 diabetes: the SENWI study protocol for a randomized control trial. Trials. 23(1). 842–842. 1 indexed citations

Martínez, Laura, et al.. (2021). Inappropriate Patient Sexual Behavior in Physiotherapy: A Systematic Review. Sustainability. 13(24). 13876–13876. 2 indexed citations

Vidal, Xavier, Joan Martí‐Fàbregas, Olga Canet Vélez, et al.. (2020). Efficacy of radial extracorporeal shock wave therapy compared with botulinum toxin type A injection in treatment of lower extremity spasticity in subjects with cerebral palsy: A randomized, controlled, cross-over study. Journal of Rehabilitation Medicine. 52(6). jrm00076–jrm00076. 15 indexed citations

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Solà, Iván, Mercè Sitjà‐Rabert, Azahara Fort‐Vanmeerhaeghe, et al.. (2020). A methodological review revealed that reporting of trials in manual therapy has not improved over time. Journal of Clinical Epidemiology. 121. 32–44. 22 indexed citations

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Núñez‐Cortés, Rodrigo, Iván Solà, Mercè Sitjà‐Rabert, et al.. (2020). Sample size, study length, and inadequate controls were the most common self-acknowledged limitations in manual therapy trials: A methodological review. Journal of Clinical Epidemiology. 130. 96–106. 23 indexed citations

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Fernández, Carles, Jordi Vilaró, Yutong Fei, et al.. (2019). Filiform needle acupuncture for copd: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Complementary Therapies in Medicine. 47. 102182–102182. 17 indexed citations

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Sitjà‐Rabert, Mercè, et al.. (2019). Drop-out ratio between moderate to high-intensity physical exercise treatment by patients with, or at risk of, type 2 diabetes mellitus: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Physiology & Behavior. 215. 112786–112786. 30 indexed citations

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Rodríguez‐Monforte, Míriam, Carles Fernández, Mercè Sitjà‐Rabert, et al.. (2019). Interventions across the retirement transition for improving well-being: a scoping review protocol. BMJ Open. 9(9). e030484–e030484. 4 indexed citations

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Cabanas‐Valdés, Rosa, et al.. (2017). The Efficacy of the proprioceptive neuromuscular facilitation (PNF) approach in stroke rehabilitation to improve basic activities of daily living and quality of life: a systematic review and meta-analysis protocol. BMJ Open. 7(12). e016739–e016739. 50 indexed citations

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Fort‐Vanmeerhaeghe, Azahara, Alicia M. Montalvo, Mercè Sitjà‐Rabert, Adam W. Kiefer, & Gregory D. Myer. (2015). Neuromuscular asymmetries in the lower limbs of elite female youth basketball players and the application of the skillful limb model of comparison. Physical Therapy in Sport. 16(4). 317–323. 44 indexed citations

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Sitjà‐Rabert, Mercè, et al.. (2014). Effects of a Whole Body Vibration (WBV) Exercise Intervention for Institutionalized Older People: A Randomized, Multicentre, Parallel, Clinical Trial. Journal of the American Medical Directors Association. 16(2). 125–131. 49 indexed citations

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Giné‐Garriga, Maria, Marta Roqué i Figuls, Laura Coll‐Planas, Mercè Sitjà‐Rabert, & Antoni Salvà. (2013). Physical Exercise Interventions for Improving Performance-Based Measures of Physical Function in Community-Dwelling, Frail Older Adults: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation. 95(4). 753–769.e3. 344 indexed citations

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Sitjà‐Rabert, Mercè, et al.. (2012). Efficacy of whole body vibration exercise in older people: a systematic review. Disability and Rehabilitation. 34(11). 883–893. 104 indexed citations

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Sitjà‐Rabert, Mercè, et al.. (2011). Whole body vibration for older persons: an open randomized, multicentre, parallel, clinical trial. BMC Geriatrics. 11(1). 89–89. 17 indexed citations

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