W.C. Graafmans

1.5k total citations · 1 hit paper
11 papers, 1.2k citations indexed

About

W.C. Graafmans is a scholar working on Orthopedics and Sports Medicine, Surgery and Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation. According to data from OpenAlex, W.C. Graafmans has authored 11 papers receiving a total of 1.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 6 papers in Orthopedics and Sports Medicine, 3 papers in Surgery and 3 papers in Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation. Recurrent topics in W.C. Graafmans's work include Bone health and osteoporosis research (6 papers), Balance, Gait, and Falls Prevention (3 papers) and Cerebral Palsy and Movement Disorders (2 papers). W.C. Graafmans is often cited by papers focused on Bone health and osteoporosis research (6 papers), Balance, Gait, and Falls Prevention (3 papers) and Cerebral Palsy and Movement Disorders (2 papers). W.C. Graafmans collaborates with scholars based in Netherlands, United States and Denmark. W.C. Graafmans's co-authors include Paul Lips, L.M. Bouter, Marius Ooms, P.D. Bezemer, Herman M.A. Hofstee, Saskia M.F. Pluijm, P. Lips, André G. Uitterlinden, Johannes P.T.M. van Leeuwen and Huibert A. P. Pols and has published in prestigious journals such as American Journal of Epidemiology, Journal of Bone and Mineral Research and Bone.

In The Last Decade

W.C. Graafmans

11 papers receiving 1.1k 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.

Falls in the Elderly: A Prospective Study of Risk Factors and Risk Profiles

1996 627 citations W.C. Graafmans, Marius Ooms et al. American Journal of Epidemiology profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
W.C. Graafmans Netherlands	9	486	461	279	254	202	11	1.2k
A. M. Tromp Netherlands	9	339 0.7×	566 1.2×	298 1.1×	352 1.4×	150 0.7×	10	1.3k
Robin J. Klineberg Australia	8	370 0.8×	253 0.5×	203 0.7×	275 1.1×	64 0.3×	8	866
Saija Karinkanta Finland	16	336 0.7×	394 0.9×	251 0.9×	182 0.7×	160 0.8×	29	1.1k
Catherine M. Arnold Canada	13	210 0.4×	273 0.6×	207 0.7×	187 0.7×	97 0.5×	31	784
Yannis Dionyssiotis Greece	16	145 0.3×	160 0.3×	246 0.9×	163 0.6×	165 0.8×	71	787
R. Morris United Kingdom	8	146 0.3×	582 1.3×	306 1.1×	248 1.0×	27 0.1×	10	1.0k
Sophie Gillain Belgium	15	170 0.3×	281 0.6×	442 1.6×	115 0.5×	274 1.4×	47	1.7k
Marybeth Brown United States	11	223 0.5×	167 0.4×	155 0.6×	390 1.5×	28 0.1×	16	959
Kathleen K Mangione United States	20	209 0.4×	355 0.8×	293 1.1×	594 2.3×	20 0.1×	43	1.4k
B. Munro Australia	5	162 0.3×	461 1.0×	309 1.1×	124 0.5×	34 0.2×	13	944

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11 of 11 papers shown

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Graafmans, W.C., et al.. (2008). Hartcentra en het effect van bijzondere medische verrichtingen op het gestandaardiseerde ziekenhuissterftecijfer. Rivm Repository (Netherlands National Institute for Public Health and the Environment). 1 indexed citations

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Graafmans, W.C., et al.. (2008). [The effect of specialised medical procedures on the hosptial standardised mortality ratio in cardiac centers].. PubMed. 152(21). 1221–7. 3 indexed citations

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Neyens, J.C.L., et al.. (2005). CBO Richtlijn Preventie van valincidenten bij ouderen: wat kunnen verpleeghuizen hiermee?. Tijdschrift voor Gerontologie en Geriatrie. 36(4). 173–178. 8 indexed citations

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Graafmans, W.C., et al.. (2003). Daily physical activity and the use of a walking aid in relation to falls in elderly people in a residential care setting. Zeitschrift für Gerontologie und Geriatrie. 36(1). 23–28. 89 indexed citations

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Pluijm, Saskia M.F., W.C. Graafmans, L.M. Bouter, & P. Lips. (1999). Ultrasound Measurements for the Prediction of Osteoporotic Fractures in Elderly People. Osteoporosis International. 9(6). 550–556. 122 indexed citations

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Graafmans, W.C., L.M. Bouter, & P. Lips. (1998). The Influence of Physical Activity and Fractures on Ultrasound Parameters in Elderly People. Osteoporosis International. 8(5). 449–454. 20 indexed citations

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Graafmans, W.C., Paul Lips, Marius Ooms, et al.. (1997). The Effect of Vitamin D Supplementation on the Bone Mineral Density of the Femoral Neck Is Associated with Vitamin D Receptor Genotype. Journal of Bone and Mineral Research. 12(8). 1241–1245. 121 indexed citations

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Graafmans, W.C., Marius Ooms, P.D. Bezemer, L.M. Bouter, & Paul Lips. (1996). Different risk profiles for hip fractures and distal forearm fractures: A prospective study. Osteoporosis International. 6(6). 427–431. 77 indexed citations

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Graafmans, W.C., A. van Lingen, Marius Ooms, P.D. Bezemer, & Paul Lips. (1996). Ultrasound measurements in the calcaneus: Precision and its relation with bone mineral density of the heel, hip, and lumbar spine. Bone. 19(2). 97–100. 75 indexed citations

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Graafmans, W.C., Marius Ooms, Herman M.A. Hofstee, et al.. (1996). Falls in the Elderly: A Prospective Study of Risk Factors and Risk Profiles. American Journal of Epidemiology. 143(11). 1129–1136. 627 indexed citations breakdown →

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Wiel, H.E. van der, Paul Lips, W.C. Graafmans, et al.. (1995). Additional weight-bearing during exercise is more important than duration of exercise for anabolic stimulus of bone: a study of running exercise in female rats. Bone. 16(1). 73–80. 40 indexed citations

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