Tom Deliens

3.8k total citations · 2 hit papers
67 papers, 2.7k citations indexed

About

Tom Deliens is a scholar working on Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, Physiology and General Health Professions. According to data from OpenAlex, Tom Deliens has authored 67 papers receiving a total of 2.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 32 papers in Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, 22 papers in Physiology and 16 papers in General Health Professions. Recurrent topics in Tom Deliens's work include Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet (25 papers), Eating Disorders and Behaviors (13 papers) and Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation (9 papers). Tom Deliens is often cited by papers focused on Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet (25 papers), Eating Disorders and Behaviors (13 papers) and Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation (9 papers). Tom Deliens collaborates with scholars based in Belgium, Switzerland and United Kingdom. Tom Deliens's co-authors include Peter Clarys, Bénédicte Deforche, Ilse De Bourdeaudhuij, Delfien Van Dyck, Patrick Mullie, Inge Huybrechts, Peter Deriemaeker, Barbara Vanaelst, Willem De Keyzer and Marcel Hebbelinck and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, PLoS ONE and Scientific Reports.

In The Last Decade

Tom Deliens

63 papers receiving 2.6k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Determinants of eating behaviour in university students: a qualitative study using focus group discussions

2014 437 citations Tom Deliens, Peter Clarys et al. BMC Public Health profile →
Comparison of Nutritional Quality of the Vegan, Vegetarian, Semi-Vegetarian, Pesco-Vegetarian and Omnivorous Diet

2014 351 citations Peter Clarys, Tom Deliens et al. Nutrients profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Tom Deliens Belgium	23	1.2k	791	631	470	325	67	2.7k
Christel Larsson Sweden	29	1.6k 1.3×	1.2k 1.5×	426 0.7×	267 0.6×	301 0.9×	94	3.1k
Nathalie Michels Belgium	39	2.8k 2.2×	1.3k 1.7×	504 0.8×	930 2.0×	259 0.8×	190	5.8k
Brenda M. Davy United States	40	2.5k 2.0×	1.9k 2.5×	799 1.3×	503 1.1×	119 0.4×	149	5.2k
Garry Egger Australia	30	2.6k 2.1×	912 1.2×	1.0k 1.7×	566 1.2×	84 0.3×	116	4.9k
Eva Roos Finland	34	2.0k 1.7×	444 0.6×	1.3k 2.1×	443 0.9×	83 0.3×	140	4.0k
Ingrid HM Steenhuis Netherlands	40	2.7k 2.2×	566 0.7×	658 1.0×	858 1.8×	120 0.4×	102	4.3k
Noé C. Crespo United States	24	1.2k 1.0×	683 0.9×	589 0.9×	181 0.4×	96 0.3×	72	1.9k
Hanna Konttinen Finland	28	1.2k 0.9×	442 0.6×	500 0.8×	1.3k 2.8×	106 0.3×	82	3.0k
Annette Stafleu Netherlands	35	1.6k 1.3×	900 1.1×	220 0.3×	717 1.5×	214 0.7×	66	3.4k
Charlotte Evans United Kingdom	31	2.5k 2.0×	884 1.1×	566 0.9×	258 0.5×	123 0.4×	99	3.7k

Countries citing papers authored by Tom Deliens

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Tom Deliens

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Deliens, Tom, Ron Clijsen, Jo Nijs, et al.. (2025). Economic evaluation of a lifestyle intervention for individuals with overweight or obesity suffering from chronic low back pain (the BO2WL trial): a protocol for a health economic analysis. BMJ Open. 15(6). e098272–e098272.

Clijsen, Ron, et al.. (2024). Health economic evaluation of weight reduction interventions in individuals suffering from overweight or obesity and a musculoskeletal diagnosis—a systematic review. BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders. 25(1). 744–744. 2 indexed citations

Elma, Ömer, Sevilay Tümkaya Yılmaz, Jo Nijs, et al.. (2024). Impaired Carbohydrate Metabolism among Women with Chronic Low Back Pain and the Role of Dietary Carbohydrates: A Randomized Controlled Cross-Over Experiment. Journal of Clinical Medicine. 13(7). 2155–2155. 2 indexed citations

Craemer, Marieke De, et al.. (2024). Establishing consensus on biopsychosocial factors associated with pediatric chronic pain: A modified Delphi study. Journal of Pain. 26. 104703–104703.

Elma, Ömer, Sevilay Tümkaya Yılmaz, Jo Nijs, et al.. (2023). Proinflammatory Dietary Intake Relates to Pain Sensitivity in Chronic Nonspecific Low Back Pain: A Case-Control Study. Journal of Pain. 25(2). 350–361. 3 indexed citations

Deliens, Tom, et al.. (2023). Determinants of caregiving grandparents’ physical activity and sedentary behavior: a qualitative study using focus group discussions. European Review of Aging and Physical Activity. 20(1). 20–20. 2 indexed citations

Stas, Lara, Dirk Aerenhouts, Tom Deliens, et al.. (2023). Dietary intake, physical activity and sedentary behavior and association with BMI during the transition to parenthood: a prospective dyadic study. Frontiers in Public Health. 11. 1092843–1092843. 7 indexed citations

Yılmaz, Sevilay Tümkaya, Anneleen Malfliet, Ömer Elma, et al.. (2022). Diet/Nutrition: Ready to Transition from a Cancer Recurrence/Prevention Strategy to a Chronic Pain Management Modality for Cancer Survivors?. Journal of Clinical Medicine. 11(3). 653–653. 9 indexed citations

Deliens, Tom, et al.. (2021). The impact of non-residential grandchild care on physical activity and sedentary behavior in people aged 50 years and over: study protocol of the Healthy Grandparenting Project. BMC Public Health. 21(1). 38–38. 10 indexed citations

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Elma, Ömer, Sevilay Tümkaya Yılmaz, Tom Deliens, et al.. (2020). Do Nutritional Factors Interact with Chronic Musculoskeletal Pain? A Systematic Review. Journal of Clinical Medicine. 9(3). 702–702. 79 indexed citations

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Elma, Ömer, Sevilay Tümkaya Yılmaz, Tom Deliens, et al.. (2020). Nutritional factors in chronic musculoskeletal pain: unravelling the underlying mechanisms. British Journal of Anaesthesia. 125(2). e231–e233. 17 indexed citations

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Clarys, Peter, et al.. (2019). Health economic evaluations of interventions to increase physical activity and decrease sedentary behavior at the workplace: a systematic review. Scandinavian Journal of Work Environment & Health. 46(2). 127–142. 16 indexed citations

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Hohenauer, Erich, Rahel Stoop, Peter Clarys, et al.. (2018). The Effect of Pre-Exercise Cooling on Performance Characteristics: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. International Journal of Clinical Medicine. 9(3). 117–141. 9 indexed citations

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Hohenauer, Erich, Corrado Cescon, Tom Deliens, Peter Clarys, & Ron Clijsen. (2017). The effect of local skin cooling before a sustained, submaximal isometric contraction on fatigue and isometric quadriceps femoris performance: A randomized controlled trial. Journal of Thermal Biology. 65. 88–94. 7 indexed citations

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Mullie, Patrick, Tom Deliens, & Peter Clarys. (2016). Relation Between Sugar-Sweetened Beverage Consumption, Nutrition, and Lifestyle in a Military Population. Military Medicine. 181(10). 1335–1339. 10 indexed citations

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Deforche, Bénédicte, Delfien Van Dyck, Tom Deliens, & Ilse De Bourdeaudhuij. (2015). Changes in weight, physical activity, sedentary behaviour and dietary intake during the transition to higher education: a prospective study. International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity. 12(1). 16–16. 266 indexed citations

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Deliens, Tom, Bénédicte Deforche, Ilse De Bourdeaudhuij, & Peter Clarys. (2015). Determinants of physical activity and sedentary behaviour in university students: a qualitative study using focus group discussions. BMC Public Health. 15(1). 201–201. 275 indexed citations

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Dyck, Delfien Van, Ilse De Bourdeaudhuij, Tom Deliens, & Bénédicte Deforche. (2014). Can Changes in Psychosocial Factors and Residency Explain the Decrease in Physical Activity During the Transition from High School to College or University?. International Journal of Behavioral Medicine. 22(2). 178–186. 67 indexed citations

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Clarys, Peter, Tom Deliens, Inge Huybrechts, et al.. (2014). Comparison of Nutritional Quality of the Vegan, Vegetarian, Semi-Vegetarian, Pesco-Vegetarian and Omnivorous Diet. Nutrients. 6(3). 1318–1332. 351 indexed citations breakdown →

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Deliens, Tom, Peter Clarys, Ilse De Bourdeaudhuij, & Bénédicte Deforche. (2013). Weight, socio-demographics, and health behaviour related correlates of academic performance in first year university students. Nutrition Journal. 12(1). 162–162. 79 indexed citations

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