Wendy Hens

536 total citations
20 papers, 395 citations indexed

About

Wendy Hens is a scholar working on Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine, Physiology and Surgery. According to data from OpenAlex, Wendy Hens has authored 20 papers receiving a total of 395 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 12 papers in Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine, 7 papers in Physiology and 5 papers in Surgery. Recurrent topics in Wendy Hens's work include Cardiovascular Disease and Adiposity (4 papers), Congenital Heart Disease Studies (4 papers) and Heart Rate Variability and Autonomic Control (4 papers). Wendy Hens is often cited by papers focused on Cardiovascular Disease and Adiposity (4 papers), Congenital Heart Disease Studies (4 papers) and Heart Rate Variability and Autonomic Control (4 papers). Wendy Hens collaborates with scholars based in Belgium, Switzerland and Netherlands. Wendy Hens's co-authors include Dirk Vissers, Jan Taeymans, Luc Van Gaal, Jacques Poortmans, Jean‐Pierre Baeyens, Dominique Hansen, Justien Cornelis, Jan Gielen, Paul Beckers and Christiaan Vrints and has published in prestigious journals such as PLoS ONE, European Heart Journal and Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise.

In The Last Decade

Wendy Hens

17 papers receiving 388 citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Wendy Hens Belgium 8 218 113 99 98 64 20 395
Shelley Kay Australia 7 294 1.3× 74 0.7× 84 0.8× 116 1.2× 70 1.1× 15 483
Jamehl L. Demons United States 10 229 1.1× 54 0.5× 58 0.6× 98 1.0× 54 0.8× 17 425
Wendell Arthur Lopes Brazil 11 162 0.7× 68 0.6× 56 0.6× 119 1.2× 87 1.4× 41 370
Marisol García‐Unciti Spain 8 295 1.4× 70 0.6× 117 1.2× 65 0.7× 85 1.3× 8 480
Dick Thijssen Netherlands 4 161 0.7× 63 0.6× 56 0.6× 67 0.7× 42 0.7× 4 296
Maurílio Tiradentes Dutra Brazil 12 203 0.9× 99 0.9× 109 1.1× 55 0.6× 33 0.5× 34 408
Rachael K. Nelson United States 11 181 0.8× 111 1.0× 94 0.9× 60 0.6× 31 0.5× 23 367
Elena Alessi Italy 6 295 1.4× 82 0.7× 92 0.9× 61 0.6× 226 3.5× 11 570
William Boyer United States 9 148 0.7× 72 0.6× 61 0.6× 74 0.8× 25 0.4× 33 289
Sameer Badri Al-Mhanna Malaysia 11 164 0.8× 56 0.5× 106 1.1× 53 0.5× 22 0.3× 52 368

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Wendy Hens

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Hens, Wendy, et al.. (2025). Vitamin D levels correlate with exercise capacity in adults with CHD. Cardiology in the Young. 35(4). 748–755.
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Hens, Wendy, et al.. (2025). Optimization and pre-use suitability selection for wrist photoplethysmography-based heart rate monitoring in patients with cardiac disease. European Heart Journal - Digital Health. 6(5). 1024–1035. 1 indexed citations
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Giraldo, Juan Sebastian Piedrahita, Wendy Hens, Emeline M. Van Craenenbroeck, et al.. (2025). Continuous heart rate measurements in patients with cardiac disease: Device comparison and development of a novel artefact removal procedure. Digital Health. 11. 609981310–609981310. 1 indexed citations
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Mechelen, Margot Van, et al.. (2024). Effectiveness of a hybrid cardiac rehabilitation program: a comparative study with standard supervised exercise training. European Journal of Preventive Cardiology. 31(Supplement_1). 1 indexed citations
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Hens, Wendy, et al.. (2024). Peripheral Microvascular Dysfunction in Children and Adults withCongenital Heart Disease: A Literature Review. Current Cardiology Reviews. 20(4). e210224227260–e210224227260. 2 indexed citations
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Laukens, Kris, et al.. (2024). Validity of the Fitbit Inspire 2 heart rate monitor: impact of device placement, wrist movement, and sport activities. European Journal of Preventive Cardiology. 31(Supplement_1).
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Taeymans, Jan, et al.. (2023). Elevated oxidative stress in patients with congenital heart disease and the effect of cyanosis: a meta-analysis. Free Radical Research. 57(6-12). 1–17. 5 indexed citations
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Goovaerts, Inge, et al.. (2022). Circulating Reactive Oxygen Species in Adults with Congenital Heart Disease. Antioxidants. 11(12). 2369–2369. 6 indexed citations
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Gevaert, Andreas B., Nadine Possemiers, Inge Goovaerts, et al.. (2021). Plasma-Derived microRNAs Are Influenced by Acute and Chronic Exercise in Patients With Heart Failure With Reduced Ejection Fraction. Frontiers in Physiology. 12. 736494–736494. 11 indexed citations
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Hens, Wendy, Dirk Vissers, Nick Verhaeghe, et al.. (2021). Unsupervised Exercise Training Was Not Found to Improve the Metabolic Health or Phenotype over a 6-Month Dietary Intervention: A Randomised Controlled Trial with an Embedded Economic Analysis. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 18(15). 8004–8004. 1 indexed citations
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Possemiers, Nadine, et al.. (2020). The effect of an acute exercise bout on plasme miRNA and its relation with cardiovascular adaptation to exercise training in heart failure. European Heart Journal. 41(Supplement_2). 1 indexed citations
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Hens, Wendy, Dirk Vissers, Lieven Annemans, et al.. (2018). Health-related costs in a sample of premenopausal non-diabetic overweight or obese females in Antwerp region: a cost-of-illness analysis. Archives of Public Health. 76(1). 42–42. 5 indexed citations
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Hens, Wendy, Dirk Vissers, Dominique Hansen, et al.. (2017). The effect of diet or exercise on ectopic adiposity in children and adolescents with obesity: a systematic review and meta‐analysis. Obesity Reviews. 18(11). 1310–1322. 20 indexed citations
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Hens, Wendy, Dirk Vissers, Lieven Annemans, et al.. (2017). Cost-Effectiveness Analysis of Exercise in Addition to Diet on the Reduction of Ectopic Fat in Women with Overweight Study Protocol for a Randomised Controlled Trial. physioscience. 13(2). 80–87. 2 indexed citations
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Vissers, Dirk, Wendy Hens, Dominique Hansen, & Jan Taeymans. (2016). The Effect of Diet or Exercise on Visceral Adipose Tissue in Overweight Youth. Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise. 48(7). 1415–1424. 25 indexed citations
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Cornelis, Justien, Jan Taeymans, Wendy Hens, et al.. (2015). Prognostic respiratory parameters in heart failure patients with and without exercise oscillatory ventilation — A systematic review and descriptive meta-analysis. International Journal of Cardiology. 182. 476–486. 34 indexed citations
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Vissers, Dirk, Wendy Hens, Jan Taeymans, et al.. (2013). The Effect of Exercise on Visceral Adipose Tissue in Overweight Adults: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. PLoS ONE. 8(2). e56415–e56415. 238 indexed citations

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