Stephan Geisler

1.4k total citations · 1 hit paper
30 papers, 990 citations indexed

About

Stephan Geisler is a scholar working on Orthopedics and Sports Medicine, Cell Biology and Physiology. According to data from OpenAlex, Stephan Geisler has authored 30 papers receiving a total of 990 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 15 papers in Orthopedics and Sports Medicine, 10 papers in Cell Biology and 7 papers in Physiology. Recurrent topics in Stephan Geisler's work include Sports Performance and Training (14 papers), Muscle metabolism and nutrition (10 papers) and Sports injuries and prevention (9 papers). Stephan Geisler is often cited by papers focused on Sports Performance and Training (14 papers), Muscle metabolism and nutrition (10 papers) and Sports injuries and prevention (9 papers). Stephan Geisler collaborates with scholars based in Germany, United States and Australia. Stephan Geisler's co-authors include S. Szymanski, David Mayerhoff, Antony Loebel, Jeffrey A. Lieberman, José Alvir, Eduard Isenmann, Thorsten Schiffer, José Alvir, Michael Borenstein and Patrick Diel and has published in prestigious journals such as PLoS ONE, American Journal of Psychiatry and Journal of Biomechanics.

In The Last Decade

Stephan Geisler

27 papers receiving 912 citations

Hit Papers

Duration of psychosis and outcome in first-episode schizo... 1992 2026 2003 2014 1992 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. Duration of psychosis and outcome in first-episode schizophrenia
    1992 663 citations Stephan Geisler 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
Stephan Geisler Germany 10 680 367 301 151 118 30 990
Vindhya Ekanayake United States 10 498 0.7× 170 0.5× 322 1.1× 39 0.3× 15 0.1× 19 1.1k
Lisa Quadt United Kingdom 11 369 0.5× 73 0.2× 161 0.5× 116 0.8× 19 0.2× 26 701
Annamaria Petito Italy 16 120 0.2× 15 0.0× 148 0.5× 105 0.7× 51 0.4× 50 672
Russell G. Vasile United States 18 371 0.5× 59 0.2× 511 1.7× 87 0.6× 34 0.3× 37 1.1k
Alessandro Piedimonte Italy 19 271 0.4× 36 0.1× 66 0.2× 126 0.8× 113 1.0× 45 847
Victoria M. Spruance United States 7 185 0.3× 28 0.1× 53 0.2× 70 0.5× 21 0.2× 9 501
Suzanne Barrett United Kingdom 18 493 0.7× 37 0.1× 262 0.9× 68 0.5× 53 0.4× 33 953
Igor Bombín Spain 20 823 1.2× 157 0.4× 276 0.9× 39 0.3× 30 0.3× 29 1.1k
Erwin Lemche United Kingdom 14 266 0.4× 88 0.2× 189 0.6× 148 1.0× 55 0.5× 25 624
Simona Anselmetti Italy 15 419 0.6× 144 0.4× 268 0.9× 63 0.4× 95 0.8× 19 782

Countries citing papers authored by Stephan Geisler

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Fields of papers citing papers by Stephan Geisler

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Stephan Geisler

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

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Held, Steffen, et al.. (2025). Optimizing Resistance Training Outcomes: Comparing In-Person Supervision, Online Coaching, and Self-Guided Approaches: A Randomized Controlled Trial. The Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research. 39(11). 1129–1137.
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Zinner, Christoph, et al.. (2025). No effect of menstrual cycle on maximum dynamic strength in upper and lower body in strength-trained females: a six-arm cross-over study. The Journal of Sports Medicine and Physical Fitness. 65(7). 883–890.
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Isenmann, Eduard, et al.. (2025). Effects of Repeated 1RM Testing on Strength, Velocity, and Load-Velocity Profiling: A Repeated Measurement Trial. Journal of Sports Science and Medicine. 24(2). 303–310.
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Isenmann, Eduard, et al.. (2024). Reproducibility and quality of hypertrophy-related training plans generated by GPT-4 and Google Gemini as evaluated by coaching experts. Biology of Sport. 42(2). 289–329. 2 indexed citations
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Isenmann, Eduard, et al.. (2024). Differences in Consumption Behaviour of Dietary Supplements in Competitive Athletes Depends on Sports Discipline. Nutrients. 16(3). 374–374. 6 indexed citations
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Isenmann, Eduard, Steffen Held, Stephan Geisler, et al.. (2024). The effect of the menstrual cycle phases on back squat performance, jumping ability and psychological state in women according to their level of performance -a randomized three-arm crossover study. BMC Sports Science Medicine and Rehabilitation. 16(1). 224–224. 4 indexed citations
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Geisler, Stephan, et al.. (2024). Comparison of the effects of isokinetic and isotonic strength training in team sport athletes: A randomized controlled trial. Journal of Biomechanics. 173. 112246–112246. 2 indexed citations
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Geisler, Stephan, et al.. (2023). Effects of Expertise on Muscle Activity during the Hang Power Clean and Hang Power Snatch Compared to Snatch and Clean Pulls – An Explorative Analysis. Journal of Sports Science and Medicine. 778–789. 2 indexed citations
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Isenmann, Eduard, et al.. (2023). Change to a Plant-Based Diet Has No Effect on Strength Performance in Trained Persons in the First 8 Weeks—A 16-Week Controlled Pilot Study. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 20(3). 1856–1856. 7 indexed citations
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Isenmann, Eduard, et al.. (2023). Resistance training alters body composition in middle-aged women depending on menopause - A 20-week control trial. BMC Women s Health. 23(1). 526–526. 11 indexed citations
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Isenmann, Eduard, Roland Roth, Jürgen Freiwald, et al.. (2020). Low-intensity blood flow restriction calf muscle training leads to similar functional and structural adaptations than conventional low-load strength training: A randomized controlled trial. PLoS ONE. 15(6). e0235377–e0235377. 20 indexed citations
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Geisler, Stephan, et al.. (2020). Three Weeks of Detraining Does Not Decrease Muscle Thickness, Strength or Sport Performance in Adolescent Athletes. International journal of exercise science. 13(6). 633–644. 13 indexed citations
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Geisler, Stephan, et al.. (2019). Salivary testosterone and cortisol concentrations after two different resistance training exercises. The Journal of Sports Medicine and Physical Fitness. 59(6). 1030–1035. 9 indexed citations
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Geisler, Stephan, et al.. (2011). The Influence of Resistance Training on Patients with Metabolic Syndrome—Significance of Changes in Muscle Fiber Size and Muscle Fiber Distribution. The Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research. 25(9). 2598–2604. 10 indexed citations
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Diel, Patrick, Thorsten Schiffer, Stephan Geisler, et al.. (2010). Analysis of the effects of androgens and training on myostatin propeptide and follistatin concentrations in blood and skeletal muscle using highly sensitive Immuno PCR. Molecular and Cellular Endocrinology. 330(1-2). 1–9. 34 indexed citations

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