Robert van Cingel

3.6k total citations · 2 hit papers
37 papers, 2.5k citations indexed

About

Robert van Cingel is a scholar working on Orthopedics and Sports Medicine, Surgery and Biomedical Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Robert van Cingel has authored 37 papers receiving a total of 2.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 27 papers in Orthopedics and Sports Medicine, 26 papers in Surgery and 9 papers in Biomedical Engineering. Recurrent topics in Robert van Cingel's work include Sports injuries and prevention (25 papers), Knee injuries and reconstruction techniques (14 papers) and Tendon Structure and Treatment (7 papers). Robert van Cingel is often cited by papers focused on Sports injuries and prevention (25 papers), Knee injuries and reconstruction techniques (14 papers) and Tendon Structure and Treatment (7 papers). Robert van Cingel collaborates with scholars based in Netherlands, United States and Denmark. Robert van Cingel's co-authors include Maria W. G. Nijhuis–van der Sanden, Nicky van Melick, Thomas J. Hoogeboom, J. Bart Staal, Wim Hullegie, Camille Neeter, C. J. M. van Loon, S. van Grinsven, Tony van Tienen and Bas Habets and has published in prestigious journals such as PLoS ONE, Sports Medicine and Experimental Brain Research.

In The Last Decade

Robert van Cingel

37 papers receiving 2.4k citations

Hit Papers

Evidence-based clinical practice update: practice guideli... 2016 2026 2019 2022 2016 2017 100 200 300 400 500
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. Evidence-based clinical practice update: practice guidelines for anterior cruciate ligament rehabilitation based on a systematic review and multidisciplinary consensus
    2016 541 citations Nicky van Melick, Robert van Cingel et al. British Journal of Sports Medicine profile →
  2. How to determine leg dominance: The agreement between self-reported and observed performance in healthy adults
    2017 518 citations Nicky van Melick, Thomas J. Hoogeboom et al. PLoS ONE profile →

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Robert van Cingel Netherlands 19 1.8k 1.5k 785 152 141 37 2.5k
Eva Ageberg Sweden 30 1.8k 1.0× 2.1k 1.4× 1.1k 1.4× 96 0.6× 278 2.0× 107 3.0k
Anne Benjaminse Netherlands 33 2.5k 1.4× 2.2k 1.4× 918 1.2× 78 0.5× 127 0.9× 76 3.2k
Bohdanna T. Zazulak United States 14 1.7k 0.9× 1.4k 0.9× 783 1.0× 111 0.7× 408 2.9× 18 2.2k
Randy J. Schmitz United States 32 2.1k 1.2× 2.0k 1.3× 1.5k 1.9× 75 0.5× 160 1.1× 105 3.2k
Brian Pietrosimone United States 34 2.1k 1.2× 2.6k 1.7× 1.6k 2.1× 68 0.4× 161 1.1× 182 3.6k
Terry L. Grindstaff United States 25 1.3k 0.7× 908 0.6× 616 0.8× 116 0.8× 485 3.4× 72 2.1k
Staci Thomas United States 27 1.6k 0.9× 1.3k 0.8× 476 0.6× 108 0.7× 167 1.2× 77 2.3k
Scott Wearing Australia 22 1.4k 0.8× 673 0.4× 1.1k 1.4× 162 1.1× 210 1.5× 105 2.6k
Matthew C. Hoch United States 24 1.9k 1.1× 513 0.3× 872 1.1× 126 0.8× 173 1.2× 152 2.5k
Jesper Bencke Denmark 27 2.1k 1.2× 1.1k 0.7× 817 1.0× 84 0.6× 61 0.4× 85 2.8k

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Robert van Cingel

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Worp, Maarten P. van der, Rogier M. van Rijn, Janine H. Stubbe, et al.. (2025). Return to sport after anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction - prognostic factors and prognostic models: A systematic review. Annals of Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine. 68(3). 101921–101921. 1 indexed citations
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Cingel, Robert van, André L. M. Verbeek, Nicky van Melick, et al.. (2022). Predicting readiness for return to sport and performance after anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction rehabilitation. Annals of Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine. 66(3). 101689–101689. 5 indexed citations
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Horje, Carmen S. Horjus Talabur, et al.. (2020). Improvement of Fatigue and Quality of Life in Patients with Quiescent Inflammatory Bowel Disease Following a Personalized Exercise Program. Digestive Diseases and Sciences. 66(2). 597–604. 35 indexed citations
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Cingel, Robert van, et al.. (2020). Leg-amplitude differentiation guided by haptic and visual feedback to detect alterations in motor flexibility due to Total Knee Replacement. Human Movement Science. 71. 102623–102623. 3 indexed citations
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Lankveld, Wim van, Nicky van Melick, Bas Habets, et al.. (2019). Cross-cultural adaptation and measurement properties of the Dutch knee self efficacy scale (K-SES). BMC Sports Science Medicine and Rehabilitation. 11(1). 3–3. 9 indexed citations
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Habets, Bas, J. Bart Staal, Marsha Tijssen, & Robert van Cingel. (2018). Intrarater reliability of the Humac NORM isokinetic dynamometer for strength measurements of the knee and shoulder muscles. BMC Research Notes. 11(1). 15–15. 60 indexed citations
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Habets, Bas, Robert van Cingel, Frank Backx, & Bionka M.A. Huisstede. (2017). Alfredson versus Silbernagel exercise therapy in chronic midportion Achilles tendinopathy: study protocol for a randomized controlled trial. BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders. 18(1). 296–296. 15 indexed citations
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Melick, Nicky van, et al.. (2017). How to determine leg dominance: The agreement between self-reported and observed performance in healthy adults. PLoS ONE. 12(12). e0189876–e0189876. 518 indexed citations breakdown →
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Bosga, Jurjen, David Α. Rosenbaum, Maria W. G. Nijhuis–van der Sanden, et al.. (2016). Haptic feedback helps bipedal coordination. Experimental Brain Research. 234(10). 2869–2881. 11 indexed citations
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Melick, Nicky van, Robert van Cingel, Camille Neeter, et al.. (2016). Evidence-based clinical practice update: practice guidelines for anterior cruciate ligament rehabilitation based on a systematic review and multidisciplinary consensus. British Journal of Sports Medicine. 50(24). 1506–1515. 541 indexed citations breakdown →
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Habets, Bas, et al.. (2016). Hip muscle strength is decreased in middle-aged recreational male athletes with midportion Achilles tendinopathy: A cross-sectional study. Physical Therapy in Sport. 25. 55–61. 23 indexed citations
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Cingel, Robert van, et al.. (2015). Functional performance 2–9 years after ACL reconstruction: cross-sectional comparison between athletes with bone–patellar tendon–bone, semitendinosus/gracilis and healthy controls. Knee Surgery Sports Traumatology Arthroscopy. 25(5). 1412–1423. 18 indexed citations
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Habets, Bas, Robert van Cingel, & Raymond Ostelo. (2015). Reproducibility of a battery of commonly used clinical tests to evaluate lumbopelvic motor control. Physical Therapy in Sport. 16(4). 331–339. 5 indexed citations
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Worp, Maarten P. van der, Dominique S. M. ten Haaf, Robert van Cingel, et al.. (2015). Injuries in Runners; A Systematic Review on Risk Factors and Sex Differences. PLoS ONE. 10(2). e0114937–e0114937. 247 indexed citations
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Maenhout, Annelies, et al.. (2012). Sonographic Evaluation of the Acromiohumeral Distance in Elite and Recreational Female Overhead Athletes. Clinical Journal of Sport Medicine. 23(3). 178–183. 17 indexed citations
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Pluim, Babette M, Robert van Cingel, & W. Benjamin Kibler. (2010). Shoulder to shoulder: stabilising instability, re-establishing rhythm, and rescuing the rotators!. British Journal of Sports Medicine. 44(5). 299–299. 2 indexed citations
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Mayer, F., et al.. (2003). Training and testing in open versus closed kinetic chain. Isokinetics and Exercise Science. 11(4). 181–187. 18 indexed citations

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