Thomas Gronwald

2.6k total citations · 1 hit paper
75 papers, 1.5k citations indexed

About

Thomas Gronwald is a scholar working on Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine, Complementary and alternative medicine and Orthopedics and Sports Medicine. According to data from OpenAlex, Thomas Gronwald has authored 75 papers receiving a total of 1.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 50 papers in Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine, 30 papers in Complementary and alternative medicine and 21 papers in Orthopedics and Sports Medicine. Recurrent topics in Thomas Gronwald's work include Heart Rate Variability and Autonomic Control (45 papers), Cardiovascular and exercise physiology (30 papers) and Sports Performance and Training (17 papers). Thomas Gronwald is often cited by papers focused on Heart Rate Variability and Autonomic Control (45 papers), Cardiovascular and exercise physiology (30 papers) and Sports Performance and Training (17 papers). Thomas Gronwald collaborates with scholars based in Germany, United States and Switzerland. Thomas Gronwald's co-authors include Bruce Rogers, Olaf Hoos, Kuno Hottenrott, Fabian Herold, Marcelle Schaffarczyk, Sebastian Ludyga, Henning Budde, Notger G. Müller, Rüdiger Reer and Laurent Mourot and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, Scientific Reports and Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise.

In The Last Decade

Thomas Gronwald

68 papers receiving 1.5k citations

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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.

Validity of the Polar H10 Sensor for Heart Rate Variability Analysis during Resting State and Incremental Exercise in Recreational Men and Women

2022 133 citations Marcelle Schaffarczyk, Bruce Rogers et al. profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Thomas Gronwald Germany	25	806	513	384	317	187	75	1.5k
Nick Draper New Zealand	30	582 0.7×	540 1.1×	316 0.8×	976 3.1×	126 0.7×	113	2.3k
Akiyoshi Okada Japan	17	803 1.0×	355 0.7×	331 0.9×	154 0.5×	104 0.6×	46	1.4k
Dominic Micklewright United Kingdom	22	282 0.3×	432 0.8×	247 0.6×	850 2.7×	136 0.7×	65	1.7k
Jeroen Van Cutsem Belgium	20	338 0.4×	225 0.4×	208 0.5×	679 2.1×	258 1.4×	52	1.7k
Arto J. Hautala Finland	31	2.1k 2.6×	1.6k 3.1×	775 2.0×	685 2.2×	129 0.7×	100	3.2k
Sarah Fraser Canada	27	400 0.5×	213 0.4×	190 0.5×	108 0.3×	463 2.5×	81	1.9k
David Giles United Kingdom	18	399 0.5×	268 0.5×	263 0.7×	364 1.1×	48 0.3×	38	996
Benjamin Pageaux Canada	18	285 0.4×	446 0.9×	362 0.9×	757 2.4×	367 2.0×	56	1.7k
Mitchell R. Smith Australia	18	281 0.3×	284 0.6×	121 0.3×	1.2k 3.7×	177 0.9×	30	1.8k
Michel S. Brink Netherlands	29	528 0.7×	363 0.7×	349 0.9×	2.5k 7.9×	53 0.3×	90	3.1k

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Warneke, Konstantin, et al.. (2025). Discussion on the validity of commonly used reliability indices in sports medicine and exercise science: a critical review with data simulations. European Journal of Applied Physiology. 125(6). 1511–1526. 7 indexed citations

Held, Steffen, et al.. (2025). HRV‐Based Thresholds in Rowing: Validity and Reliability Assessment. European Journal of Sport Science. 25(10). e70054–e70054. 1 indexed citations

Herold, Fabian, et al.. (2025). Differentiating Physical Activity Frequency and Density—Commentary on: “Optimal Frequency of Interrupting Prolonged Sitting for Cardiometabolic Health: A Systematic Review and Meta‐Analysis of Randomized Crossover Trials”. Scandinavian Journal of Medicine and Science in Sports. 35(6). e70077–e70077.

Herold, Fabian, et al.. (2025). Subjective motoric cognitive risk syndrome: Preliminary prevalence from an online survey of a German cohort aged 50+. Journal of Alzheimer s Disease. 103(4). 1005–1009. 2 indexed citations

Herold, Fabian, et al.. (2025). Nutzung digitaler Gesundheitstechnologien in Deutschland. Prävention und Gesundheitsförderung.

Budde, Henning, Mirko Wegner, Bruna Velasques, et al.. (2025). Effects of Acute Coordinative vs. Endurance Exercise on Cortisol Concentration in Healthy Women and Men. Sports Medicine - Open. 11(1). 72–72.

Schaffarczyk, Marcelle, et al.. (2025). Running Economy Benefits of Advanced Footwear Technologies Remain over a Prolonged Run in Highly Trained Distance Runners—A Randomized Crossover Trial. Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise. 57(12). 2919–2928.

Herold, Fabian, et al.. (2024). Remote fitness assessment in younger and middle-aged to older adults: a comparison between laboratory- and videoconference-based assessment of selected measures of physical and cognitive fitness. BMC Sports Science Medicine and Rehabilitation. 16(1). 198–198.

Toth, Adam J., Mark J. Campbell, Joanne DiFrancisco‐Donoghue, et al.. (2024). It’s about timing: how density can benefit future research on the optimal dosage of acute physical exercise breaks in esports. BMJ Open Sport & Exercise Medicine. 10(4). e002243–e002243. 6 indexed citations

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Schaffarczyk, Marcelle, et al.. (2024). Habituation Does Not Change Running Economy in Advanced Footwear Technology. International Journal of Sports Physiology and Performance. 19(11). 1285–1290. 2 indexed citations

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Herold, Fabian, Thomas Gronwald, Navin Kaushal, et al.. (2024). The Best of Two Worlds to Promote Healthy Cognitive Aging: Definition and Classification Approach of Hybrid Physical Training Interventions. JMIR Aging. 7. e56433–e56433. 4 indexed citations

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Gronwald, Thomas, Marcelle Schaffarczyk, & Olaf Hoos. (2024). Orthostatic testing for heart rate and heart rate variability monitoring in exercise science and practice. European Journal of Applied Physiology. 124(12). 3495–3510. 5 indexed citations

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Herold, Fabian, et al.. (2023). Motor-kognitives Risikosyndrom – Weichenstellung für die Demenzprävention?. Der Nervenarzt. 94(10). 944–950. 1 indexed citations

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Hoenig, Tim, Anna Lina Rahlf, Jan Wilke, et al.. (2023). Appraising the Methodological Quality of Sports Injury Video Analysis Studies: The QA-SIVAS Scale. Sports Medicine. 54(1). 203–211. 8 indexed citations

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Hooren, Bas Van, Bart C. Bongers, Bruce Rogers, & Thomas Gronwald. (2023). The Between-Day Reliability of Correlation Properties of Heart Rate Variability During Running. Applied Psychophysiology and Biofeedback. 48(4). 453–460. 9 indexed citations

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Hoenig, Tim, Thomas Gronwald, Karsten Hollander, et al.. (2023). Video analysis of Achilles tendon ruptures in professional male football (soccer) reveals underlying injury patterns and provides strategies for injury prevention. Knee Surgery Sports Traumatology Arthroscopy. 31(6). 2236–2245. 13 indexed citations

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Herold, Fabian, Thomas Gronwald, Felix Scholkmann, et al.. (2020). New Directions in Exercise Prescription: Is There a Role for Brain-Derived Parameters Obtained by Functional Near-Infrared Spectroscopy?. Brain Sciences. 10(6). 342–342. 26 indexed citations

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Gronwald, Thomas, Alexander Törpel, Fabian Herold, & Henning Budde. (2020). Perspective of Dose and Response for Individualized Physical Exercise and Training Prescription. Journal of Functional Morphology and Kinesiology. 5(3). 48–48. 42 indexed citations

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Herold, Fabian, Alexander Törpel, Dennis Hamacher, Henning Budde, & Thomas Gronwald. (2020). A Discussion on Different Approaches for Prescribing Physical Interventions – Four Roads Lead to Rome, but Which One Should We Choose?. Journal of Personalized Medicine. 10(3). 55–55. 33 indexed citations

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Gronwald, Thomas, et al.. (2016). Training im Schulsport. 1 indexed citations

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