Wayne Viljoen

1.3k total citations
39 papers, 835 citations indexed

About

Wayne Viljoen is a scholar working on Orthopedics and Sports Medicine, Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health and Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine. According to data from OpenAlex, Wayne Viljoen has authored 39 papers receiving a total of 835 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 37 papers in Orthopedics and Sports Medicine, 19 papers in Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health and 10 papers in Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine. Recurrent topics in Wayne Viljoen's work include Sports injuries and prevention (36 papers), Injury Epidemiology and Prevention (19 papers) and Cardiovascular Effects of Exercise (10 papers). Wayne Viljoen is often cited by papers focused on Sports injuries and prevention (36 papers), Injury Epidemiology and Prevention (19 papers) and Cardiovascular Effects of Exercise (10 papers). Wayne Viljoen collaborates with scholars based in South Africa, Netherlands and United Kingdom. Wayne Viljoen's co-authors include Mike Lambert, Clint Readhead, James Brown, Sharief Hendricks, Nicholas Burger, Evert Verhagen, Justin Durandt, Courtney Jennings, Willem van Mechelen and Sarah Mc Fie and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, The American Journal of Sports Medicine and Sports Medicine.

In The Last Decade

Wayne Viljoen

36 papers receiving 820 citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Wayne Viljoen South Africa 17 736 272 229 182 152 39 835
Simon Roberts United Kingdom 15 784 1.1× 225 0.8× 182 0.8× 143 0.8× 165 1.1× 43 973
Jill Corlette United States 6 753 1.0× 278 1.0× 229 1.0× 304 1.7× 269 1.8× 8 965
Maria Romiti Australia 9 713 1.0× 325 1.2× 110 0.5× 206 1.1× 228 1.5× 19 803
Clint Readhead South Africa 18 844 1.1× 394 1.4× 257 1.1× 233 1.3× 255 1.7× 46 962
Caroline Caine United States 6 706 1.0× 283 1.0× 106 0.5× 283 1.6× 102 0.7× 6 856
Karen aus der Fünten Germany 15 632 0.9× 230 0.8× 109 0.5× 198 1.1× 272 1.8× 28 702
Enda Whyte Ireland 15 458 0.6× 147 0.5× 101 0.4× 137 0.8× 74 0.5× 71 577
Merete Møller Denmark 15 936 1.3× 248 0.9× 116 0.5× 427 2.3× 267 1.8× 62 1.1k
Edwin A. Goedhart Netherlands 15 1.1k 1.5× 294 1.1× 108 0.5× 446 2.5× 388 2.6× 37 1.3k
Alex Kountouris Australia 14 783 1.1× 144 0.5× 83 0.4× 278 1.5× 302 2.0× 60 956

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Fields of papers citing papers by Wayne Viljoen

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Wayne Viljoen

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Readhead, Clint, et al.. (2023). SA Rugby Injury and Illness Surveillance and Prevention Project (SARIISPP): The Currie Cup Injury Surveillance Report 2022. South African Journal of Sports Medicine. 35(1). v35i1a16880–v35i1a16880. 2 indexed citations
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Hollander, Steve den, Lindsay Starling, Mike Lambert, et al.. (2021). Tackler and ball-carrier technique during moderate and severe injuries (≥8 days lost) compared with player-matched and team-matched injury-free controls in Elite Rugby Union. British Journal of Sports Medicine. 55(24). 1411–1419. 14 indexed citations
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Readhead, Clint, Mike Lambert, Lindsay Starling, & Wayne Viljoen. (2020). The Currie Cup Premiership Competition Injury Surveillance Report 2019. South African Journal of Sports Medicine. 32(1). v32i1a8560–v32i1a8560. 3 indexed citations
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Starling, Lindsay, et al.. (2019). The Currie Cup Premiership Competition Injury Surveillance Report 2014 - 2018. South African Journal of Sports Medicine. 31(1). 1–47. 3 indexed citations
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Sewry, Nicola, Evert Verhagen, Mike Lambert, et al.. (2018). Trends in time‐loss injuries during the 2011‐2016 South African Rugby Youth Weeks. Scandinavian Journal of Medicine and Science in Sports. 28(9). 2066–2073. 12 indexed citations
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Sewry, Nicola, Evert Verhagen, Mike Lambert, et al.. (2018). Seasonal time-loss match injury rates and burden in South African under-16 rugby teams. Journal of science and medicine in sport. 22(1). 54–58. 12 indexed citations
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Quarrie, Kenneth L., Wayne Viljoen, Nicholas Burger, et al.. (2018). Tackle technique of rugby union players during head impact tackles compared to injury free tackles. Journal of science and medicine in sport. 21(10). 1025–1031. 35 indexed citations
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Sewry, Nicola, Evert Verhagen, Mike Lambert, et al.. (2017). Exercise-Based Interventions for Injury Prevention in Tackle Collision Ball Sports: A Systematic Review. Sports Medicine. 47(9). 1847–1857. 9 indexed citations
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Gouttebarge, Vincent, Gino M. M. J. Kerkhoffs, Evert Verhagen, et al.. (2017). Symptoms Of Common Mental Disorders In Professional Rugby: An International Observational Descriptive Study. International Journal of Sports Medicine. 38(11). 864–870. 24 indexed citations
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Badenhorst, Marelise, Evert Verhagen, Willem van Mechelen, et al.. (2017). A comparison of catastrophic injury incidence rates by Provincial Rugby Union in South Africa. Journal of science and medicine in sport. 20(7). 643–647. 7 indexed citations
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Brown, James, Mike Lambert, Wayne Viljoen, et al.. (2017). Non-sanctioning of illegal tackles in South African youth community rugby. Journal of science and medicine in sport. 21(6). 631–634. 8 indexed citations
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Burger, Nicholas, Mike Lambert, Wayne Viljoen, et al.. (2016). Tackle technique and tackle-related injuries in high-level South African Rugby Union under-18 players: real-match video analysis. British Journal of Sports Medicine. 50(15). 932–938. 96 indexed citations
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Fie, Sarah Mc, James Brown, Sharief Hendricks, et al.. (2015). Incidence and Factors Associated With Concussion Injuries at the 2011 to 2014 South African Rugby Union Youth Week Tournaments. Clinical Journal of Sport Medicine. 26(5). 398–404. 28 indexed citations
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Burger, Nicholas, Mike Lambert, Wayne Viljoen, et al.. (2014). Tackle-related injury rates and nature of injuries in South African Youth Week tournament rugby union players (under-13 to under-18): an observational cohort study. BMJ Open. 4(8). e005556–e005556. 37 indexed citations
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Brown, James, Wayne Viljoen, Mike Lambert, et al.. (2014). The economic burden of time-loss injuries to youth players participating in week-long rugby union tournaments. Journal of science and medicine in sport. 18(4). 394–399. 23 indexed citations
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Hendricks, Sharief, Mike Lambert, James Brown, Clint Readhead, & Wayne Viljoen. (2014). An evidence-driven approach to scrum law modifications in amateur rugby played in South Africa. British Journal of Sports Medicine. 48(14). 1115–1119. 25 indexed citations
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Brown, James, Mike Lambert, Evert Verhagen, et al.. (2013). The incidence of rugby-related catastrophic injuries (including cardiac events) in South Africa from 2008 to 2011: a cohort study. BMJ Open. 3(2). e002475–e002475. 55 indexed citations
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Rooyen, Michele van, et al.. (2012). Characteristics of an ‘effective’ tackle outcome in Six Nations rugby. European Journal of Sport Science. 14(2). 123–129. 28 indexed citations
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Jennings, Courtney, Wayne Viljoen, Justin Durandt, & Mike Lambert. (2005). The Reliability of the FitroDyne as a Measure of Muscle Power. The Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research. 19(4). 859–859. 91 indexed citations

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