Sofie Vermeiren

1.5k total citations · 1 hit paper
16 papers, 979 citations indexed

About

Sofie Vermeiren is a scholar working on Geriatrics and Gerontology, Physiology and Economics and Econometrics. According to data from OpenAlex, Sofie Vermeiren has authored 16 papers receiving a total of 979 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 12 papers in Geriatrics and Gerontology, 10 papers in Physiology and 6 papers in Economics and Econometrics. Recurrent topics in Sofie Vermeiren's work include Frailty in Older Adults (12 papers), Nutrition and Health in Aging (10 papers) and Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life (6 papers). Sofie Vermeiren is often cited by papers focused on Frailty in Older Adults (12 papers), Nutrition and Health in Aging (10 papers) and Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life (6 papers). Sofie Vermeiren collaborates with scholars based in Belgium, Spain and South Africa. Sofie Vermeiren's co-authors include Ivan Bautmans, Ingo Beyer, Mirko Petrović, Gina Rossi, Aldo Scafoglieri, Bart Jansen, Paul De Hert, Peter Clarys, Liesbeth De Donder and Tinie Kardol and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, The Journals of Gerontology Series A and International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health.

In The Last Decade

Sofie Vermeiren

16 papers receiving 968 citations

Hit Papers

Frailty and the Prediction of Negative Health Outcomes: A... 2016 2026 2019 2022 2016 200 400 600
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. Frailty and the Prediction of Negative Health Outcomes: A Meta-Analysis
    2016 698 citations Sofie Vermeiren, David Beckwée et al. Journal of the American Medical Directors Association profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Sofie Vermeiren Belgium 10 740 603 368 160 107 16 979
Dominque Verté Belgium 8 688 0.9× 557 0.9× 333 0.9× 142 0.9× 90 0.8× 9 876
Noeline Monaghan Australia 8 660 0.9× 525 0.9× 343 0.9× 184 1.1× 93 0.9× 13 870
Mark O’Donovan Ireland 12 788 1.1× 562 0.9× 375 1.0× 277 1.7× 78 0.7× 31 1.1k
Alberto Cella Italy 14 571 0.8× 332 0.6× 288 0.8× 157 1.0× 97 0.9× 39 857
Judith Godin Canada 19 760 1.0× 626 1.0× 311 0.8× 165 1.0× 220 2.1× 45 1.2k
Joshua Armstrong Canada 14 504 0.7× 324 0.5× 245 0.7× 151 0.9× 122 1.1× 40 740
C.D. van Ravensberg Netherlands 9 620 0.8× 503 0.8× 305 0.8× 148 0.9× 142 1.3× 14 1.1k
Hanneke Schuurmans Netherlands 4 488 0.7× 344 0.6× 252 0.7× 201 1.3× 39 0.4× 8 786
Sandrine Sourdet France 17 394 0.5× 290 0.5× 154 0.4× 129 0.8× 172 1.6× 45 753
Gribson Chan Singapore 6 459 0.6× 436 0.7× 173 0.5× 86 0.5× 108 1.0× 7 680

Countries citing papers authored by Sofie Vermeiren

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Fields of papers citing papers by Sofie Vermeiren

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Sofie Vermeiren

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

All Works

16 of 16 papers shown
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Debain, Aziz, Siddhartha Lieten, Bert Bravenboer, et al.. (2024). Respiratory Muscle Strength Is Related to Handgrip Performance in Community-Dwelling Persons Aged 80+ from the BUTTERFLY Study. Gerontology. 70(5). 526–535. 1 indexed citations
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Vermeiren, Sofie, et al.. (2023). The Development and Validation of an Intercultural Nursing Educator Profile Using the Delphi Method. Journal of Transcultural Nursing. 35(1). 62–73. 3 indexed citations
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Gobbens, Robbert, et al.. (2022). Nurses’ Opinions on Frailty. Healthcare. 10(9). 1632–1632. 11 indexed citations
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Vermeiren, Sofie, et al.. (2022). De bekendheid van frailty in de praktijk. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 1–8. 1 indexed citations
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Kalkan, İndrani, et al.. (2021). Perception and Experience of Transcultural Care of Stakeholders and Health Service Users with a Migrant Background: A Qualitative Study. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 18(19). 10503–10503. 9 indexed citations
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Knoop, Veerle, Aziz Debain, Sofie Vermeiren, et al.. (2021). Fatigue and the prediction of negative health outcomes: A systematic review with meta-analysis. Ageing Research Reviews. 67. 101261–101261. 52 indexed citations
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Knoop, Veerle, Aziz Debain, Sofie Vermeiren, et al.. (2021). The interrelationship between grip work, self-perceived fatigue and pre-frailty in community-dwelling octogenarians. Experimental Gerontology. 152. 111440–111440. 16 indexed citations
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Beyer, Ingo, Ina Foulon, Sofie Vermeiren, et al.. (2021). Hearing aid use and gender differences in the auditory-cognitive cascade in the oldest old. Aging & Mental Health. 27(1). 184–192. 3 indexed citations
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Knoop, Veerle, Aziz Debain, Sofie Vermeiren, et al.. (2021). Prefrailty: The Relationship Between Daily Activities and Social Participation in Older Persons. Journal of Applied Gerontology. 41(2). 430–440. 6 indexed citations
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Knoop, Veerle, Sofie Vermeiren, Aziz Debain, et al.. (2019). A Comprehensive Overview of Activities of Daily Living in Existing Frailty Instruments: A Systematic Literature Search. The Gerontologist. 61(3). e12–e22. 36 indexed citations
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Knoop, Veerle, Sofie Vermeiren, Aziz Debain, et al.. (2019). The operationalization of fatigue in frailty scales: a systematic review. Ageing Research Reviews. 53. 100911–100911. 28 indexed citations
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Beyer, Ingo, Sofie Vermeiren, Mirko Petrović, et al.. (2018). Increasing use of cognitive measures in the operational definition of frailty—A systematic review. Ageing Research Reviews. 43. 10–16. 32 indexed citations
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Vermeiren, Sofie, David Beckwée, Ingo Beyer, et al.. (2018). Evaluation of appendicular lean mass using bio impedance in persons aged 80+: A new equation based on the BUTTERFLY-study. Clinical Nutrition. 38(4). 1756–1764. 15 indexed citations
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Bautmans, Ivan, Ingo Beyer, Tony Mets, et al.. (2018). Association Between Immunosenescence Phenotypes and Pre-frailty in Older Subjects: Does Cytomegalovirus Play a Role?. The Journals of Gerontology Series A. 74(4). 480–488. 22 indexed citations
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Vermeiren, Sofie, David Beckwée, Ann-Katrin Habbig, et al.. (2016). Frailty and the Prediction of Negative Health Outcomes: A Meta-Analysis. Journal of the American Medical Directors Association. 17(12). 1163.e1–1163.e17. 698 indexed citations breakdown →
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Vermeiren, Sofie, Ellen Gorus, Ann-Katrin Habbig, et al.. (2016). Linking Frailty Instruments to the International Classification of Functioning, Disability, and Health: A Systematic Review. Journal of the American Medical Directors Association. 17(11). 1066.e1–1066.e11. 46 indexed citations

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