Roy Meys

1.9k total citations · 1 hit paper
24 papers, 915 citations indexed

About

Roy Meys is a scholar working on Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine, Clinical Psychology and Neurology. According to data from OpenAlex, Roy Meys has authored 24 papers receiving a total of 915 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 15 papers in Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine, 7 papers in Clinical Psychology and 6 papers in Neurology. Recurrent topics in Roy Meys's work include Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) Research (15 papers), COVID-19 and Mental Health (7 papers) and Respiratory Support and Mechanisms (7 papers). Roy Meys is often cited by papers focused on Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) Research (15 papers), COVID-19 and Mental Health (7 papers) and Respiratory Support and Mechanisms (7 papers). Roy Meys collaborates with scholars based in Netherlands, Belgium and United States. Roy Meys's co-authors include Martijn A. Spruit, Frits M.E. Franssen, Chris Burtin, Anouk W. Vaes, Daisy J.A. Janssen, Alex J. van ‘t Hul, Sarah Houben‐Wilke, Felipe Machado, Herman Vijlbrief and Jeannet M. Delbressine and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, PLoS ONE and International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health.

In The Last Decade

Roy Meys

24 papers receiving 892 citations

Hit Papers

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Persistent symptoms 3 months after a SARS-CoV-2 infection: the post-COVID-19 syndrome?

2020 524 citations Yvonne M.J. Goërtz, Maarten Van Herck et al. ERJ Open Research profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Roy Meys Netherlands	9	732	459	247	208	196	24	915
Yvonne Spies Netherlands	7	728 1.0×	458 1.0×	246 1.0×	206 1.0×	189 1.0×	8	840
Herman Vijlbrief Netherlands	7	728 1.0×	458 1.0×	246 1.0×	206 1.0×	189 1.0×	8	840
Joanna Corrado United Kingdom	6	873 1.2×	485 1.1×	335 1.4×	278 1.3×	199 1.0×	9	990
Yvonne M.J. Goërtz Netherlands	11	676 0.9×	407 0.9×	237 1.0×	183 0.9×	195 1.0×	18	1.0k
Claire McIvor United Kingdom	5	825 1.1×	483 1.1×	323 1.3×	263 1.3×	186 0.9×	9	955
Maria Buxton United Kingdom	1	892 1.2×	433 0.9×	432 1.7×	242 1.2×	152 0.8×	2	1.1k
Bita Hajian Belgium	10	523 0.7×	293 0.6×	202 0.8×	139 0.7×	140 0.7×	16	781
Lyth Hishmeh United Kingdom	6	766 1.0×	310 0.7×	403 1.6×	194 0.9×	140 0.7×	7	906
Felipe Machado Brazil	13	747 1.0×	462 1.0×	247 1.0×	217 1.0×	202 1.0×	49	1.1k
Jeannet M. Delbressine Netherlands	14	737 1.0×	466 1.0×	246 1.0×	213 1.0×	227 1.2×	30	1.2k

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Spruit, Martijn A., Peter Klijn, Maria T. E. Hopman, et al.. (2024). Relationship between Volitional and Non-Volitional Quadriceps Muscle Endurance in Patients with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease. Diagnostics. 14(2). 190–190. 2 indexed citations

Meys, Roy, Felipe Machado, Martijn A. Spruit, et al.. (2023). Frequency and Functional Consequences of Low Appendicular Lean Mass and Sarcopenic Obesity in Patients with Asthma Referred for Pulmonary Rehabilitation. Obesity Facts. 16(5). 435–446. 3 indexed citations

Meys, Roy, Frits M.E. Franssen, Anouk W. Vaes, et al.. (2022). Test-retest reliability, construct validity and determinants of 6-minute walk test performance in adult patients with asthma. Pulmonology. 29(6). 486–494. 13 indexed citations

Houben‐Wilke, Sarah, Yvonne Goërtz, Jeannet M. Delbressine, et al.. (2022). The Impact of Long COVID-19 on Mental Health: Observational 6-Month Follow-Up Study. JMIR Mental Health. 9(2). e33704–e33704. 78 indexed citations

Meys, Roy, Hieronymus W. H. van Hees, Frits M.E. Franssen, et al.. (2022). Isokinetic testing of quadriceps function in COPD: feasibility, responsiveness, and minimal important differences in patients undergoing pulmonary rehabilitation. Brazilian Journal of Physical Therapy. 26(5). 100451–100451. 4 indexed citations

Herck, Maarten Van, Yvonne M.J. Goërtz, Sarah Houben‐Wilke, et al.. (2021). Severe Fatigue in Long COVID: Web-Based Quantitative Follow-up Study in Members of Online Long COVID Support Groups. Journal of Medical Internet Research. 23(9). e30274–e30274. 50 indexed citations

Delbressine, Jeannet M., Felipe Machado, Yvonne M.J. Goërtz, et al.. (2021). The Impact of Post-COVID-19 Syndrome on Self-Reported Physical Activity. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 18(11). 6017–6017. 64 indexed citations

Borst, Bram van den, Jeannette B. Peters, Mariska P M Klaassen, et al.. (2021). Correlates of variability in endurance shuttle walk test time in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. PLoS ONE. 16(4). e0249786–e0249786. 1 indexed citations

Houben‐Wilke, Sarah, Jeannet M. Delbressine, Anouk W. Vaes, et al.. (2021). Understanding and Being Understood: Information and Care Needs of 2113 Patients With Confirmed or Suspected COVID-19. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 8. 3931618726–3931618726. 6 indexed citations

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Meys, Roy, Anouk W. Vaes, Bram van den Borst, et al.. (2021). Reliability, construct validity and determinants of 6-minute walk distance in patients with asthma. PA313–PA313. 4 indexed citations

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Brandt, Jana De, Roy Meys, Anouk W. Vaes, et al.. (2021). Short Physical Performance Battery: Response to Pulmonary Rehabilitation and Minimal Important Difference Estimates in Patients With Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease. Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation. 102(12). 2377–2384.e5. 15 indexed citations

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Vaes, Anouk W., Felipe Machado, Roy Meys, et al.. (2020). Care Dependency in Non-Hospitalized Patients with COVID-19. Journal of Clinical Medicine. 9(9). 2946–2946. 64 indexed citations

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Meys, Roy, Jana De Brandt, Hieronymus W. H. van Hees, et al.. (2020). Beta-alanine supplementation in patients with COPD receiving non-linear periodised exercise training or neuromuscular electrical stimulation: protocol of two randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled trials. BMJ Open. 10(9). e038836–e038836. 6 indexed citations

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Meys, Roy, Jeannet M. Delbressine, Yvonne M.J. Goërtz, et al.. (2020). Generic and Respiratory-Specific Quality of Life in Non-Hospitalized Patients with COVID-19. Journal of Clinical Medicine. 9(12). 3993–3993. 52 indexed citations

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Goërtz, Yvonne M.J., Maarten Van Herck, Jeannet M. Delbressine, et al.. (2020). Persistent symptoms 3 months after a SARS-CoV-2 infection: the post-COVID-19 syndrome?. ERJ Open Research. 6(4). 542–2020. 524 indexed citations breakdown →

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Meys, Roy, Sarah Houben‐Wilke, Daisy J.A. Janssen, et al.. (2020). Association between patient-reported outcomes and exercise test outcomes in patients with COPD before and after pulmonary rehabilitation. Health and Quality of Life Outcomes. 18(1). 300–300. 9 indexed citations

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Brandt, Jana De, Roy Meys, Hieronymus W. H. van Hees, et al.. (2020). Phenotypic Characteristics of Patients With Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease After Stratification for the Short Physical Performance Battery Summary Score. Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation. 101(11). 1887–1897. 3 indexed citations

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Brandt, Jana De, Roy Meys, Anouk W. Vaes, et al.. (2020). Health status in COPD according to short physical performance battery summary score. Document Server@UHasselt (UHasselt). 951–951. 1 indexed citations

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Meys, Roy, Maurice J.H. Sillen, Frits M.E. Franssen, et al.. (2019). Impact of mild-to-moderate exacerbations on outcomes of neuromuscular electrical stimulation (NMES) in patients with COPD. Respiratory Medicine. 161. 105851–105851. 6 indexed citations

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Meys, Roy, et al.. (2018). Measurement of Dynamic Hyperinflation During the 6-Minute Walk Test Using a Mobile Device. Respiratory Care. 64(2). 182–188. 3 indexed citations

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