Michel Léglise

1.9k total citations · 1 hit paper
21 papers, 1.3k citations indexed

About

Michel Léglise is a scholar working on Orthopedics and Sports Medicine, Physiology and Genetics. According to data from OpenAlex, Michel Léglise has authored 21 papers receiving a total of 1.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 14 papers in Orthopedics and Sports Medicine, 9 papers in Physiology and 4 papers in Genetics. Recurrent topics in Michel Léglise's work include Sports injuries and prevention (10 papers), Sports Performance and Training (8 papers) and Body Composition Measurement Techniques (5 papers). Michel Léglise is often cited by papers focused on Sports injuries and prevention (10 papers), Sports Performance and Training (8 papers) and Body Composition Measurement Techniques (5 papers). Michel Léglise collaborates with scholars based in Switzerland, Greece and United States. Michel Léglise's co-authors include Margo Mountjoy, Neoklis A. Georgopoulos, Kostas B. Markou, Anastasia Theodoropoulou, Apostolos G. Vagenakis, Lars Engebretsen, Torbjørn Soligard, Robert M. Malina, Anne Marte Pensgaard and Michael Chia and has published in prestigious journals such as The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism, British Journal of Sports Medicine and Peptides.

In The Last Decade

Michel Léglise

20 papers receiving 1.2k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

International Olympic Committee consensus statement on youth athletic development

2015 576 citations Michael F. Bergeron, Margo Mountjoy et al. British Journal of Sports Medicine profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Michel Léglise Switzerland	15	862	342	216	187	173	21	1.3k
Kevin Lamb United Kingdom	27	1.4k 1.6×	425 1.2×	360 1.7×	200 1.1×	235 1.4×	87	2.1k
Samantha Fawkner United Kingdom	22	450 0.5×	354 1.0×	447 2.1×	326 1.7×	295 1.7×	49	1.4k
Michelle Jones United Kingdom	16	526 0.6×	304 0.9×	168 0.8×	264 1.4×	59 0.3×	32	1.2k
Govindasamy Balasekaran Singapore	18	353 0.4×	213 0.6×	366 1.7×	222 1.2×	87 0.5×	62	1.1k
Bianca Miarka Brazil	29	1.9k 2.2×	540 1.6×	217 1.0×	95 0.5×	142 0.8×	153	2.5k
Raquel Vaquero‐Cristóbal Spain	18	380 0.4×	243 0.7×	290 1.3×	300 1.6×	48 0.3×	150	1.1k
Tony Myers United Kingdom	18	531 0.6×	243 0.7×	104 0.5×	73 0.4×	90 0.5×	56	883
S Sterkowicz Poland	20	933 1.1×	186 0.5×	179 0.8×	61 0.3×	68 0.4×	62	1.2k
Alejandro Legaz‐Arrese Spain	22	373 0.4×	109 0.3×	175 0.8×	147 0.8×	446 2.6×	71	1.3k
João Brito Portugal	30	2.2k 2.5×	620 1.8×	376 1.7×	222 1.2×	424 2.5×	136	2.9k

Countries citing papers authored by Michel Léglise

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Michel Léglise

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Michel Léglise. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Michel Léglise 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 Michel Léglise. Michel Léglise is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

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20 of 20 papers shown

Mountjoy, Margo, Astrid Junge, Richard Budgett, et al.. (2019). Health promotion by International Olympic Sport Federations: priorities and barriers. British Journal of Sports Medicine. 53(17). 1117–1125. 13 indexed citations

Édouard, Pascal, Kathrin Steffen, Astrid Junge, et al.. (2017). Gymnastics injury incidence during the 2008, 2012 and 2016 Olympic Games: analysis of prospectively collected surveillance data from 963 registered gymnasts during Olympic Games. British Journal of Sports Medicine. 52(7). 475–481. 64 indexed citations

Mountjoy, Margo, et al.. (2015). Safeguarding the child athlete in sport: a review, a framework and recommendations for the IOC youth athlete development model. British Journal of Sports Medicine. 49(13). 883–886. 101 indexed citations

Bergeron, Michael F., Margo Mountjoy, Neil Armstrong, et al.. (2015). International Olympic Committee consensus statement on youth athletic development. British Journal of Sports Medicine. 49(13). 843–851. 576 indexed citations breakdown →

Roupas, Nikolaos D., Laurent Maı̈moun, Irene Mamali, et al.. (2013). Salivary adiponectin levels are associated with training intensity but not with bone mass or reproductive function in elite Rhythmic Gymnasts. Peptides. 51. 80–85. 11 indexed citations

Maı̈moun, Laurent, Olivier Coste, Neoklis A. Georgopoulos, et al.. (2013). Despite a High Prevalence of Menstrual Disorders, Bone Health Is Improved at a Weight-Bearing Bone Site in World-Class Female Rhythmic Gymnasts. The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism. 98(12). 4961–4969. 24 indexed citations

Georgopoulos, Neoklis A., Anastasia Theodoropoulou, Nikolaos D. Roupas, et al.. (2012). Growth velocity and final height in elite female rhythmic and artistic gymnasts. HORMONES. 11(1). 61–69. 20 indexed citations

Georgopoulos, Neoklis A., Anastasia Theodoropoulou, Nikolaos D. Roupas, et al.. (2012). Final height in elite male artistic gymnasts. Journal of Pediatric Endocrinology and Metabolism. 25(3-4). 267–71. 4 indexed citations

Georgopoulos, Neoklis A., Anastasia Theodoropoulou, Eftychia Koukkou, et al.. (2010). Abolished circadian rhythm of salivary cortisol in elite artistic gymnasts. Steroids. 76(4). 353–357. 31 indexed citations

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Engebretsen, Lars, Kathrin Steffen, Roald Bahr, et al.. (2010). The International Olympic Committee Consensus Statement on age determination in high-level young athletes. British Journal of Sports Medicine. 44(7). 476–484. 93 indexed citations

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Mylonas, Panagiotis, Maria Makri, Neoklis A. Georgopoulos, et al.. (2006). Adequacy of saliva 17-hydroxyprogesterone determination using various collection methods. Steroids. 71(3). 273–276. 17 indexed citations

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Theodoropoulou, Anastasia, Kostas B. Markou, George A. Vagenakis, et al.. (2005). Delayed but Normally Progressed Puberty Is More Pronounced in Artistic Compared with Rhythmic Elite Gymnasts Due to the Intensity of Training. The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism. 90(11). 6022–6027. 39 indexed citations

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Markou, Kostas B., Panagiotis Mylonas, Anastasia Theodoropoulou, et al.. (2004). The Influence of Intensive Physical Exercise on Bone Acquisition in Adolescent Elite Female and Male Artistic Gymnasts. The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism. 89(9). 4383–4387. 36 indexed citations

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Georgopoulos, Neoklis A., Anastasia Theodoropoulou, Michel Léglise, Apostolos G. Vagenakis, & Kostas B. Markou. (2004). Growth and Skeletal Maturation in Male and Female Artistic Gymnasts. The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism. 89(9). 4377–4382. 28 indexed citations

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Georgopoulos, Neoklis A., Kostas B. Markou, Anastasia Theodoropoulou, et al.. (2002). Growth Retardation in Artistic Compared with Rhythmic Elite Female Gymnasts. The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism. 87(7). 3169–3173. 56 indexed citations

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Paoli, Giovanni De & Michel Léglise. (2002). Architectural Design Education and Digital Technologies: Toward a Multinational Research Observatory. eCAADe proceedings. 56–63.

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Georgopoulos, Neoklis A., Kostas B. Markou, Anastasia Theodoropoulou, et al.. (2001). Height Velocity and Skeletal Maturation in Elite Female Rhythmic Gymnasts. The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism. 86(11). 5159–5164. 61 indexed citations

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Georgopoulos, Neoklis A., et al.. (1999). Growth and Pubertal Development in Elite Female Rhythmic Gymnasts. The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism. 84(12). 4525–4530. 101 indexed citations

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Léglise, Michel. (1996). Children and high-level sport.. 25(7). 52–55. 6 indexed citations

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Léglise, Michel, et al.. (1986). Anthropometric measurements, body composition, biological maturation and growth predictions in young female gymnasts of high agonistic level.. PubMed. 26(3). 263–15. 30 indexed citations

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