Michael Schwenk

10.8k total citations · 1 hit paper
205 papers, 5.3k citations indexed

About

Michael Schwenk is a scholar working on Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation, Psychiatry and Mental health and Physiology. According to data from OpenAlex, Michael Schwenk has authored 205 papers receiving a total of 5.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 74 papers in Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation, 66 papers in Psychiatry and Mental health and 32 papers in Physiology. Recurrent topics in Michael Schwenk's work include Balance, Gait, and Falls Prevention (71 papers), Cerebral Palsy and Movement Disorders (54 papers) and Stroke Rehabilitation and Recovery (23 papers). Michael Schwenk is often cited by papers focused on Balance, Gait, and Falls Prevention (71 papers), Cerebral Palsy and Movement Disorders (54 papers) and Stroke Rehabilitation and Recovery (23 papers). Michael Schwenk collaborates with scholars based in Germany, United States and Australia. Michael Schwenk's co-authors include Bijan Najafi, Klaus Hauer, P. Oster, Tania Zieschang, Erich Pfaff, Leslie R. Schwarz, Jane Mohler, R Burr, Clemens Becker and Gurtej S. Grewal and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Clinical Oncology, PLoS ONE and Neurology.

In The Last Decade

Michael Schwenk

199 papers receiving 5.1k 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.

The Impact of Mild Cognitive Impairment on Gait and Balance: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Studies Using Instrumented Assessment

2016 289 citations Bijan Najafi, Michael Schwenk et al. Gerontology profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Michael Schwenk Germany	39	1.6k	1.5k	772	734	714	205	5.3k
Stanley J. Birge United States	40	1.4k 0.9×	1.0k 0.7×	1.2k 1.5×	363 0.5×	443 0.6×	103	6.7k
Sölve Elmståhl Sweden	44	332 0.2×	1.5k 1.0×	1.3k 1.7×	346 0.5×	343 0.5×	267	7.8k
Eric B. Larson United States	45	442 0.3×	2.4k 1.7×	1.7k 2.3×	183 0.2×	284 0.4×	103	7.1k
Velandai Srikanth Australia	52	1.8k 1.1×	2.6k 1.8×	1.7k 2.2×	1.3k 1.8×	105 0.1×	275	10.1k
Hideyo Yoshida Japan	46	744 0.5×	1.1k 0.8×	2.6k 3.3×	311 0.4×	164 0.2×	235	7.4k
Benedetta Bartali United States	39	420 0.3×	814 0.6×	3.6k 4.7×	337 0.5×	220 0.3×	51	7.1k
Carlene M.M. Lawes New Zealand	43	232 0.1×	1.1k 0.7×	1.1k 1.5×	2.7k 3.7×	322 0.5×	67	16.0k
Alexis Elbaz France	58	541 0.3×	1.7k 1.2×	2.3k 3.0×	179 0.2×	136 0.2×	177	10.7k
Stefano Volpato Italy	65	1.1k 0.7×	1.6k 1.1×	5.1k 6.6×	602 0.8×	359 0.5×	282	13.1k
Hiroshi Shimokata Japan	46	307 0.2×	900 0.6×	2.7k 3.5×	230 0.3×	239 0.3×	314	8.3k

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Santuz, Alessandro, et al.. (2024). Spatiotemporal modulation of a common set of muscle synergies during unpredictable and predictable gait perturbations in older adults. Journal of Experimental Biology. 227(7). 7 indexed citations

Boden, Andrew F., Daniel Seebacher, Joachim Liepert, et al.. (2024). Steps to Facilitate the Use of Clinical Gait Analysis in Stroke Patients: The Validation of a Single 2D RGB Smartphone Video-Based System for Gait Analysis. Sensors. 24(23). 7819–7819. 4 indexed citations

Durga, Jane, Jürgen M. Bauer, Johannes A. Vey, et al.. (2024). Interventions to prevent the onset of frailty in adults aged 60 and older (PRAE-Frail): a systematic review and network meta-analysis. European Geriatric Medicine. 15(5). 1169–1185. 10 indexed citations

Jansen, Carl-Philipp, et al.. (2023). “Can Do” vs. “Do Do” in Older Adults: A Cross-Sectional Analysis of Sensor-Derived Physical Activity Patterns. Sensors. 23(4). 1879–1879. 4 indexed citations

Nerz, Corinna, et al.. (2022). Group-Based and Individually Delivered LiFE: Content Evaluation and Predictors of Training Response – A Dose-Response Analysis. Clinical Interventions in Aging. Volume 17. 637–652. 6 indexed citations

Fleig, Lena, Carl-Philipp Jansen, Corinna Nerz, et al.. (2022). Changes in Psychological Determinants of Behavior Change after Individual versus Group-Based Lifestyle-integrated Fall Prevention: Results from the LiFE-is-LiFE Trial. Gerontology. 69(2). 212–226. 4 indexed citations

Taraldsen, Kristin, A. Stefanie Mikolaizak, Andrea B. Maier, et al.. (2020). Digital Technology to Deliver a Lifestyle-Integrated Exercise Intervention in Young Seniors—The PreventIT Feasibility Randomized Controlled Trial. Frontiers in Digital Health. 2. 10–10. 22 indexed citations

Schwenk, Michael, Ronny Bergquist, Elisabeth Boulton, et al.. (2019). The Adapted Lifestyle-Integrated Functional Exercise Program for Preventing Functional Decline in Young Seniors: Development and Initial Evaluation. Gerontology. 65(4). 362–374. 28 indexed citations

Schwenk, Michael, Sabato Mellone, Anisoara Paraschiv-Ionescu, et al.. (2018). Complexity of Daily Physical Activity Is More Sensitive Than Conventional Metrics to Assess Functional Change in Younger Older Adults. Sensors. 18(7). 2032–2032. 20 indexed citations

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Gubala, Vladimir, Linda J. Johnston, Harald F. Krug, et al.. (2018). Engineered nanomaterials and human health: Part 1. Preparation, functionalization and characterization (IUPAC Technical Report). Pure and Applied Chemistry. 90(8). 1283–1324. 46 indexed citations

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Gubala, Vladimir, Linda J. Johnston, Harald F. Krug, et al.. (2018). Engineered nanomaterials and human health: Part 2. Applications and nanotoxicology (IUPAC Technical Report). Pure and Applied Chemistry. 90(8). 1325–1356. 25 indexed citations

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Zhou, He, Hyoki Lee, Jessica Lee, Michael Schwenk, & Bijan Najafi. (2018). Motor Planning Error: Toward Measuring Cognitive Frailty in Older Adults Using Wearables. Sensors. 18(3). 926–926. 19 indexed citations

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Najafi, Bijan, et al.. (2017). Foot Problems in Older Adults. Journal of the American Podiatric Medical Association. 108(2). 126–139. 49 indexed citations

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Lei, Hong, Nima Toosizadeh, Michael Schwenk, et al.. (2016). A Pilot Clinical Trial to Objectively Assess the Efficacy of Electroacupuncture on Gait in Patients with Parkinson's Disease Using Body Worn Sensors. PLoS ONE. 11(5). e0155613–e0155613. 50 indexed citations

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Lindemann, Ulrich, Michael Schwenk, Syn Schmitt, et al.. (2016). Effect of uphill and downhill walking on walking performance in geriatric patients using a wheeled walker. Zeitschrift für Gerontologie und Geriatrie. 50(6). 483–487. 11 indexed citations

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Grewal, Gurtej S., Michael Schwenk, Manish Bharara, et al.. (2013). Balance Rehabilitation. Journal of the American Podiatric Medical Association. 103(6). 498–507. 36 indexed citations

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Schwenk, Michael, et al.. (2013). Effectiveness of Foot and Ankle Exercise Programs on Reducing the Risk of Falling in Older Adults. Journal of the American Podiatric Medical Association. 103(6). 534–547. 30 indexed citations

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Becker, Clemens, Stefan Bachmann, Eling D. de Bruin, et al.. (2011). Empfehlungen für die Durchführung des motorischen Assessments der unteren Extremität zur ICF-basierten Verlaufsbeurteilung der Mobilität in der stationären geriatrischen Rehabilitation. Zeitschrift für Gerontologie und Geriatrie. 44(6). 429–436. 14 indexed citations

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Dott, Wolfgang, Hans Drexler, H Dunkelberg, et al.. (2008). Qualitätssicherung beim Lymphozytentransformationstest – Addendum zum LTT-Papier der RKI-Kommission „Methoden und Qualitätssicherung in der Umweltmedizin“. PUB – Publications at Bielefeld University (Bielefeld University). 1 indexed citations

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Jovanović, Snežana, et al.. (2001). Abschätzung der Schimmelpilzbelastung in Wohnungen in Südwestdeutschland. Das Gesundheitswesen. 63(6). 404–411. 5 indexed citations

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