Michele Merlini

780 total citations · 1 hit paper
14 papers, 553 citations indexed

About

Michele Merlini is a scholar working on Orthopedics and Sports Medicine, Complementary and alternative medicine and Genetics. According to data from OpenAlex, Michele Merlini has authored 14 papers receiving a total of 553 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 11 papers in Orthopedics and Sports Medicine, 8 papers in Complementary and alternative medicine and 3 papers in Genetics. Recurrent topics in Michele Merlini's work include Sports Performance and Training (9 papers), Cardiovascular and exercise physiology (8 papers) and Genetics and Physical Performance (2 papers). Michele Merlini is often cited by papers focused on Sports Performance and Training (9 papers), Cardiovascular and exercise physiology (8 papers) and Genetics and Physical Performance (2 papers). Michele Merlini collaborates with scholars based in Italy, United Kingdom and Spain. Michele Merlini's co-authors include Samuele Marcora, Matthieu Lenoir, Dieter Deprez, Mitchell R. Smith, Aaron J. Coutts, Marco Beato, Giuseppe Coratella, Barry Drust, Walter Staiano and Bruno Magnan and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise and The Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research.

In The Last Decade

Michele Merlini

14 papers receiving 542 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.

  1. Mental Fatigue Impairs Soccer-Specific Physical and Technical Performance
    2015 297 citations Mitchell R. Smith, Aaron J. Coutts et al. Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Michele Merlini Italy 10 398 125 115 79 78 14 553
Luca Filipas Italy 15 402 1.0× 104 0.8× 167 1.5× 83 1.1× 62 0.8× 51 566
Petrus Gantois Brazil 14 451 1.1× 169 1.4× 109 0.9× 79 1.0× 98 1.3× 56 630
Eduardo Macedo Penna Brazil 13 322 0.8× 202 1.6× 55 0.5× 46 0.6× 54 0.7× 52 459
Matthias Proost Belgium 7 221 0.6× 62 0.5× 54 0.5× 106 1.3× 59 0.8× 15 403
Franck Legall France 6 794 2.0× 137 1.1× 139 1.2× 110 1.4× 49 0.6× 7 898
Gilmário Ricarte Batista Brazil 11 264 0.7× 74 0.6× 182 1.6× 129 1.6× 56 0.7× 59 468
Jo Verschueren Belgium 12 403 1.0× 89 0.7× 39 0.3× 80 1.0× 46 0.6× 29 591
Jelle Habay Belgium 7 173 0.4× 62 0.5× 61 0.5× 94 1.2× 64 0.8× 21 343
Chris Thompson Germany 7 265 0.7× 115 0.9× 41 0.4× 49 0.6× 99 1.3× 10 392
Jonas De Wachter Belgium 6 160 0.4× 59 0.5× 53 0.5× 89 1.1× 54 0.7× 11 310

Countries citing papers authored by Michele Merlini

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Fields of papers citing papers by Michele Merlini

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Michele Merlini

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

All Works

14 of 14 papers shown
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Staiano, Walter, Michele Merlini, Marco Romagnoli, et al.. (2022). Brain Endurance Training Improves Physical, Cognitive, and Multitasking Performance in Professional Football Players. International Journal of Sports Physiology and Performance. 17(12). 1732–1740. 29 indexed citations
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Merlini, Michele, et al.. (2022). Effect of an Innovative Biofeedback Insole on Patient Rehabilitation after Total Knee Arthroplasty. Applied Sciences. 12(5). 2456–2456. 5 indexed citations
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Angius, Luca, Michele Merlini, James Hopker, et al.. (2022). Physical and Mental Fatigue Reduce Psychomotor Vigilance in Professional Football Players. International Journal of Sports Physiology and Performance. 17(9). 1391–1398. 22 indexed citations
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Merlini, Michele, Greg Whyte, Samuele Marcora, et al.. (2019). Improved Sprint Performance With Inhaled Long-Acting β2-Agonists Combined With Resistance Exercise. International Journal of Sports Physiology and Performance. 14(10). 1344–1349. 9 indexed citations
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Staiano, Walter, et al.. (2019). Impact of 4-week Brain Endurance Training (BET) on Cognitive and Physical Performance in Professional Football Players. Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise. 51(6S). 964–964. 2 indexed citations
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Merlini, Michele, Marco Beato, Samuele Marcora, & John W. Dickinson. (2019). The Effect of 1600 μg Inhaled Salbutamol Administration on 30 m Sprint Performance Pre and Post a Yo-Yo Intermittent Running Test in Football Players.. PubMed. 18(4). 716–721. 8 indexed citations
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Beato, Marco, et al.. (2019). Short-Term Repeated-Sprint Training (Straight Sprint vs. Changes of Direction) in Soccer Players. Journal of Human Kinetics. 70(1). 183–190. 22 indexed citations
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Beato, Marco, et al.. (2017). Effects of Plyometric and Directional Training on Speed and Jump Performance in Elite Youth Soccer Players. The Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research. 32(2). 289–296. 94 indexed citations
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Marcora, Samuele, Walter Staiano, & Michele Merlini. (2015). A Randomized Controlled Trial of Brain Endurance Training (BET) to Reduce Fatigue During Endurance Exercise. Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise. 47(5S). 198–198. 17 indexed citations
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Smith, Mitchell R., Aaron J. Coutts, Michele Merlini, et al.. (2015). Mental Fatigue Impairs Soccer-Specific Physical and Technical Performance. Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise. 48(2). 267–276. 297 indexed citations breakdown →
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Magnan, Bruno, et al.. (2011). Percutaneous Distal Osteotomy of the Fifth Metatarsal for Correction of Bunionette. Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery. 93(22). 2116–2122. 24 indexed citations
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Dall’Oca, Carlo, Manuel Bondi, Michele Merlini, et al.. (2011). Shwachman–Diamond syndrome. MUSCULOSKELETAL SURGERY. 96(2). 81–88. 10 indexed citations
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Magnan, Bruno, Elena Manuela Samaila, Dario Regis, Michele Merlini, & Pietro Bartolozzi. (2010). Association between CT imaging at follow-up and clinical outcomes in heel fractures. MUSCULOSKELETAL SURGERY. 94(3). 113–117. 11 indexed citations
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Merlini, Michele, et al.. (1982). [Josamycin in respiratory pathology in children being treated with theophylline].. PubMed. 29 Suppl 1. 129–33. 3 indexed citations

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