Romain Meeusen

28.5k total citations · 8 hit papers
373 papers, 20.0k citations indexed

About

Romain Meeusen is a scholar working on Orthopedics and Sports Medicine, Physiology and Rehabilitation. According to data from OpenAlex, Romain Meeusen has authored 373 papers receiving a total of 20.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 112 papers in Orthopedics and Sports Medicine, 103 papers in Physiology and 67 papers in Rehabilitation. Recurrent topics in Romain Meeusen's work include Sports Performance and Training (85 papers), Cardiovascular and exercise physiology (60 papers) and Sports injuries and prevention (54 papers). Romain Meeusen is often cited by papers focused on Sports Performance and Training (85 papers), Cardiovascular and exercise physiology (60 papers) and Sports injuries and prevention (54 papers). Romain Meeusen collaborates with scholars based in Belgium, Australia and Netherlands. Romain Meeusen's co-authors include Bart Roelands, Kevin De Pauw, Bas de Geus, Maria Francesca Piacentini, Kenny De Meirleir, Elsa Heyman, Maaike Goekint, Kristel Knaepen, Michael Gleeson and Gerard Rietjens and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, PLoS ONE and The Journal of Physiology.

In The Last Decade

Romain Meeusen

364 papers receiving 19.2k citations

Hit Papers

5 papers align trajectories

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.

Prevention, Diagnosis, and Treatment of the Overtraining Syndrome

2013 838 citations Romain Meeusen et al. profile →
Neuroplasticity – Exercise-Induced Response of Peripheral Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor

2010 696 citations Romain Meeusen et al. Sports Medicine profile →
How much is too much? (Part 1) International Olympic Committee consensus statement on load in sport and risk of injury

2016 675 citations Romain Meeusen et al. profile →
How much is too much? (Part 2) International Olympic Committee consensus statement on load in sport and risk of illness

2016 639 citations Romain Meeusen et al. profile →
The Effects of Mental Fatigue on Physical Performance: A Systematic Review

2017 606 citations Jeroen Van Cutsem, Samuele Marcora et al. Sports Medicine profile →
Guidelines to Classify Subject Groups in Sport-Science Research

2013 544 citations Kevin De Pauw, Bart Roelands et al. profile →
Recovery and Performance in Sport: Consensus Statement

2018 435 citations Romain Meeusen et al. profile →
Neural Contributions to Muscle Fatigue

2016 362 citations Romain Meeusen et al. profile →

Peers

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Citations

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Fields of papers citing papers by Romain Meeusen

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Romain Meeusen

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#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Brain resting state functional connectivity changes with aerobic exercise, and mindfulness: A narrative review 2025 ·Sports Medicine and Health Science ·David Wing, Bart Roelands, Abraham Z. Snyder, Michael Yingling, (unknown), Joshua S. Shimony, Federica Klaus, (unknown), Job Godino, Romain Meeusen, Eric J. Lenze, Julie Loebach Wetherell, Lisa T. Eyler	0
2	Cardiorespiratory Fitness and Sleep, but not Physical Activity, are Associated with Functional Connectivity in Older Adults 2024 ·Sports Medicine - Open ·David Wing, Bart Roelands, (unknown), (unknown), Romain Meeusen, Job Godino, Joshua S. Shimony, Abraham Z. Snyder, Tomoyuki Nishino, Ginger E. Nicol, Guy Nagels, Lisa T. Eyler, Eric J. Lenze	2
3	Electrophysiological impact of mental fatigue on brain activity during a bike task: A wavelet analysis approach 2024 ·Physiology & Behavior ·Matthias Proost, Sander De Bock, Jelle Habay, Guy Nagels, Kevin De Pauw, Romain Meeusen, Bart Roelands, Jeroen Van Cutsem	2
4	Prefrontal cortex oxygenation during a mentally fatiguing task in normoxia and hypoxia 2024 ·Experimental Brain Research ·Jonas De Wachter, (unknown), Matthias Proost, Jelle Habay, (unknown), Sander De Bock, Kevin De Pauw, Romain Meeusen, Jeroen Van Cutsem, Bart Roelands	2
5	Effects of individual characteristics on risky cycling behaviour, mediated by cycling anger experience and expression among Brussels and Flemish adult cyclists: Testing a mediated model 2023 ·Transportation Research Part F Traffic Psychology and Behaviour ·(unknown), (unknown), Lara Stas, Pierre Philippot, Sergio A. Useche, Romain Meeusen, Bas de Geus	4
6	Brain Neuroplasticity Related to Lateral Ankle Ligamentous Injuries: A Systematic Review 2023 ·Sports Medicine ·(unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Kevin De Pauw, Jo Verschueren, Bart Roelands, Romain Meeusen, Bruno Tassignon	28
7	Effects of Plyometric Training on Physical Performance: An Umbrella Review 2023 ·Sports Medicine - Open ·Rafael Lima Kons, Lucas B. R. Orssatto, Jonathan Ache Dias, Kevin De Pauw, Romain Meeusen, Gabriel S. Trajano, Juliano Dal Pupo, Daniele Detanico	47
8	Work performance in industry: The impact of mental fatigue and a passive back exoskeleton on work efficiency 2023 ·Applied Ergonomics ·Renée Govaerts, Sander De Bock, Lara Stas, Ilias El Makrini, Jelle Habay, Jeroen Van Cutsem, Bart Roelands, Bram Vanderborght, Romain Meeusen, Kevin De Pauw	12
9	Validity of a Wheelchair Rugby Field Test to Simulate Physiological and Thermoregulatory Match Outcomes 2022 ·Sports ·(unknown), Joëlle Leonie Flueck, Bart Roelands, Romain Meeusen, Claudio Perret	2
10	Reliability of a Submaximal Field Test in Wheelchair Rugby 2022 ·International Journal of Sports Medicine ·(unknown), Claudio Perret, Bart Roelands, Romain Meeusen, Joëlle Leonie Flueck	1
11	Characteristics of Official Wheelchair Basketball Games in Hot and Temperate Conditions 2022 ·International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health ·(unknown), Joëlle Leonie Flueck, Bart Roelands, Romain Meeusen, Barry S. Mason, Claudio Perret	2
12	How to Tackle Mental Fatigue: A Systematic Review of Potential Countermeasures and Their Underlying Mechanisms 2022 ·Sports Medicine ·Matthias Proost, Jelle Habay, Jonas De Wachter, Kevin De Pauw, Ben Rattray, Romain Meeusen, Bart Roelands, Jeroen Van Cutsem	71
13	Prevalence and incidence of work-related musculoskeletal disorders in secondary industries of 21st century Europe: a systematic review and meta-analysis 2021 ·BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders ·Renée Govaerts, Bruno Tassignon, Jo Ghillebert, Ben Serrien, Sander De Bock, (unknown), Ilias El Makrini, Bram Vanderborght, Romain Meeusen, Kevin De Pauw	108
14	Mental Fatigue and Sport-Specific Psychomotor Performance: A Systematic Review 2021 ·Sports Medicine ·Jelle Habay, Jeroen Van Cutsem, Jo Verschueren, Sander De Bock, Matthias Proost, Jonas De Wachter, Bruno Tassignon, Romain Meeusen, Bart Roelands	119
15	Mental fatigue impairs clinician‐friendly balance test performance and brain activity 2020 ·Translational Sports Medicine ·Bruno Tassignon, Jo Verschueren, Kevin De Pauw, Bart Roelands, Jeroen Van Cutsem, Evert Verhagen, Romain Meeusen	14
16	Passive Shoulder Exoskeletons: More Effective in the Lab Than in the Field? 2020 ·IEEE Transactions on Neural Systems and Rehabilitation Engineering ·Sander De Bock, Jo Ghillebert, Renée Govaerts, Shirley Elprama, Uroš Marušič, (unknown), An Jacobs, Joost Geeroms, Romain Meeusen, Kevin De Pauw	80
17	Subjective thermal strain impairs endurance performance in a temperate environment 2019 ·Physiology & Behavior ·Jeroen Van Cutsem, Bart Roelands, Kevin De Pauw, Romain Meeusen, Samuele Marcora	10
18	Does Acute Fatigue Negatively Affect Intrinsic Risk Factors of the Lower Extremity Injury Risk Profile? A Systematic and Critical Review 2019 ·Sports Medicine ·Jo Verschueren, Bruno Tassignon, Kevin De Pauw, Matthias Proost, (unknown), Jeroen Van Cutsem, Bart Roelands, Evert Verhagen, Romain Meeusen	70
19	A caffeine-maltodextrin mouth rinse counters mental fatigue 2017 ·Psychopharmacology ·Jeroen Van Cutsem, Kevin De Pauw, Samuele Marcora, Romain Meeusen, Bart Roelands	74
20	Influence de la cryothérapie (Cryotron) sur la douleur et linflammation après arthroscopie de lépaule 2004 ·VUBIR (Vrije Universiteit Brussel) ·Romain Meeusen	3

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