Robert Wagenaar

13.9k total citations · 4 hit papers
135 papers, 10.1k citations indexed

About

Robert Wagenaar is a scholar working on Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation, Psychiatry and Mental health and Rehabilitation. According to data from OpenAlex, Robert Wagenaar has authored 135 papers receiving a total of 10.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 31 papers in Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation, 27 papers in Psychiatry and Mental health and 24 papers in Rehabilitation. Recurrent topics in Robert Wagenaar's work include Balance, Gait, and Falls Prevention (31 papers), Cerebral Palsy and Movement Disorders (27 papers) and Stroke Rehabilitation and Recovery (24 papers). Robert Wagenaar is often cited by papers focused on Balance, Gait, and Falls Prevention (31 papers), Cerebral Palsy and Movement Disorders (27 papers) and Stroke Rehabilitation and Recovery (24 papers). Robert Wagenaar collaborates with scholars based in Netherlands, United States and Spain. Robert Wagenaar's co-authors include Gert Kwakkel, Gustaaf J. Lankhorst, Richard E.A. van Emmerik, Boudewijn J. Kollen, Kenneth G. Holt, L.M. Bouter, Johanna H. van der Lee, Cecily Partridge, Peter Langhorne and Jos W. R. Twisk and has published in prestigious journals such as The Lancet, SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología and Brain.

In The Last Decade

Robert Wagenaar

127 papers receiving 9.3k citations

Hit Papers

Tuning Educational Structures in Europe 1999 2026 2008 2017 2003 2004 1999 1999 250 500 750
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. Tuning Educational Structures in Europe
    2003 901 citations Robert Wagenaar et al. University of Groningen research database (University of Groningen / Centre for Information Technology) profile →
  2. Effects of Augmented Exercise Therapy Time After Stroke
    2004 813 citations Gert Kwakkel, Robert Wagenaar et al. profile →
  3. Intensity of leg and arm training after primary middle-cerebral-artery stroke: a randomised trial
    1999 695 citations Gert Kwakkel, Robert Wagenaar et al. profile →
  4. Forced Use of the Upper Extremity in Chronic Stroke Patients
    1999 591 citations Robert Wagenaar et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Robert Wagenaar Netherlands 47 4.5k 2.9k 2.7k 2.3k 1.7k 135 10.1k
Robert W. Motl United States 80 1.5k 0.3× 5.9k 2.0× 2.8k 1.0× 2.1k 0.9× 847 0.5× 676 25.5k
Alex Pollock United Kingdom 38 4.0k 0.9× 1.7k 0.6× 1.5k 0.6× 609 0.3× 717 0.4× 83 7.2k
Hermie Hermens Netherlands 51 3.1k 0.7× 2.3k 0.8× 1.7k 0.6× 1.2k 0.5× 6.2k 3.7× 307 15.2k
Grigore Burdea United States 39 3.2k 0.7× 1.1k 0.4× 767 0.3× 347 0.2× 1.7k 1.0× 131 8.0k
Kathleen A. Martin Ginis Canada 63 2.1k 0.5× 3.4k 1.2× 365 0.1× 632 0.3× 468 0.3× 389 14.9k
Susan L. Whitney United States 57 1.2k 0.3× 2.4k 0.8× 1.1k 0.4× 3.8k 1.7× 605 0.4× 252 10.4k
May‐Kuen Wong Taiwan 43 1.7k 0.4× 1.5k 0.5× 599 0.2× 1.6k 0.7× 725 0.4× 254 7.0k
Gabriele Wulf United States 74 1.4k 0.3× 1.4k 0.5× 318 0.1× 2.1k 0.9× 1.6k 1.0× 187 17.9k
Fuzhong Li United States 53 1.1k 0.2× 1.7k 0.6× 696 0.3× 2.5k 1.1× 121 0.1× 149 10.0k
Patrice L. Weiss Israel 44 1.7k 0.4× 1.3k 0.4× 386 0.1× 383 0.2× 215 0.1× 191 5.7k

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Wagenaar, Robert, et al.. (2023). Electronic work-based learning (eWBL): a framework for trainers in companies and higher education. Studies in Higher Education. 49(11). 1805–1821. 4 indexed citations
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Wagenaar, Robert, et al.. (2014). Tuning and Harmonisation of Higher Education:The African Experience. University of Groningen research database (University of Groningen / Centre for Information Technology). 7 indexed citations
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Wagenaar, Robert. (2014). Competences and learning outcomes. 1(2). 273–302.
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Zee, Carlijn H. van der, Marcel W. M. Post, Martin W. G. Brinkhof, & Robert Wagenaar. (2013). Comparison of the Utrecht Scale for Evaluation of Rehabilitation-Participation With the ICF Measure of Participation and Activities Screener and the WHO Disability Assessment Schedule II in Persons With Spinal Cord Injury. Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation. 95(1). 87–93. 40 indexed citations
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Tickle‐Degnen, Linda, Terry D. Ellis, Marie Saint‐Hilaire, Cathi A. Thomas, & Robert Wagenaar. (2010). Self‐management rehabilitation and health‐related quality of life in Parkinson's disease: A randomized controlled trial. Movement Disorders. 25(2). 194–204. 125 indexed citations
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White, Daniel K., Robert Wagenaar, Terry D. Ellis, & Linda Tickle‐Degnen. (2009). Changes in Walking Activity and Endurance Following Rehabilitation for People With Parkinson Disease. Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation. 90(1). 43–50. 54 indexed citations
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Davidsdottir, Solveig, Robert Wagenaar, Daniel Edward Young, & Alice Cronin‐Golomb. (2008). Impact of optic flow perception and egocentric coordinates on veering in Parkinson's disease. Brain. 131(11). 2882–2893. 102 indexed citations
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Ellis, Terry D., et al.. (2005). Efficacy of a physical therapy program in patients with Parkinson’s disease: A randomized controlled trial. Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation. 86(4). 626–632. 166 indexed citations
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Winogrodzka, Ania, et al.. (2005). Rigidity and bradykinesia reduce interlimb coordination in Parkinsonian gait. Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation. 86(2). 183–189. 61 indexed citations
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Holt, Kenneth G., Robert Wagenaar, Masayoshi Kubo, Michael E. LaFiandra, & John P. Obusek. (2004). Modulation of force transmission to the head while carrying a backpack load at different walking speeds. Journal of Biomechanics. 38(8). 1621–1628. 18 indexed citations
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LaFiandra, Michael E., Kenneth G. Holt, Robert Wagenaar, & John P. Obusek. (2002). The Effect of Backpack Moment of Inertia on Transverse Plane Kinetics and Kinematics and Oxygen Consumption During Walking. Defense Technical Information Center (DTIC). 2 indexed citations
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Goede, Cees J. T. de, S.H.J. Keus, Gert Kwakkel, & Robert Wagenaar. (2001). The effects of physical therapy in Parkinson's Disease: A research synthesis. Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation. 82(4). 509–515. 162 indexed citations
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Donker, Stella F., Peter J. Beek, Robert Wagenaar, & T.W. Mulder. (2001). Coordination Between Arm and Leg Movements During Locomotion. Journal of Motor Behavior. 33(1). 86–102. 101 indexed citations
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LaFiandra, Michael E., John P. Obusek, Kenneth G. Holt, & Robert Wagenaar. (2001). The Effect of Load Carriage on Trunk Coordination during Treadmill Walking at Increasing Walking Speed. Defense Technical Information Center (DTIC). 1 indexed citations
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Wagenaar, Robert & Richard E.A. van Emmerik. (2000). Resonant frequencies of arms and legs identify different walking patterns. Journal of Biomechanics. 33(7). 853–861. 170 indexed citations
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Langhorne, Peter, Robert Wagenaar, & Cecily Partridge. (1996). Physiotherapy after stroke: More is better?. Physiotherapy Research International. 1(2). 75–88. 222 indexed citations
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Emmerik, Richard E.A. van & Robert Wagenaar. (1996). Effects of walking velocity on relative phase dynamics in the trunk in human walking. Journal of Biomechanics. 29(9). 1175–1184. 220 indexed citations
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Gosselink, Rik, et al.. (1995). Diaphragmatic Breathing Reduces Efficiency of Breathing in Patients with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease. American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine. 151(4). 1136–1142. 31 indexed citations
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Wagenaar, Robert & W.J. Beek. (1992). Hemiplegic gait: A kinematic analysis using walking speed as a basis. Journal of Biomechanics. 25(9). 1007–1015. 271 indexed citations

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