Werner Helsen

9.2k total citations
149 papers, 6.9k citations indexed

About

Werner Helsen is a scholar working on Developmental and Educational Psychology, Orthopedics and Sports Medicine and Cognitive Neuroscience. According to data from OpenAlex, Werner Helsen has authored 149 papers receiving a total of 6.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 64 papers in Developmental and Educational Psychology, 63 papers in Orthopedics and Sports Medicine and 44 papers in Cognitive Neuroscience. Recurrent topics in Werner Helsen's work include Sports Performance and Training (60 papers), Sport Psychology and Performance (60 papers) and Motor Control and Adaptation (37 papers). Werner Helsen is often cited by papers focused on Sports Performance and Training (60 papers), Sport Psychology and Performance (60 papers) and Motor Control and Adaptation (37 papers). Werner Helsen collaborates with scholars based in Belgium, Canada and United Kingdom. Werner Helsen's co-authors include Janet L. Starkes, Jan Van Winckel, Digby Elliott, Johan Wagemans, Nicola J. Hodges, A. Mark Williams, Romeo Chua, Bart Gilis, Matthew Weston and Arne Jaspers and has published in prestigious journals such as Psychological Bulletin, SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología and PLoS ONE.

In The Last Decade

Werner Helsen

148 papers receiving 6.6k citations

Author Peers

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Author Last Decade Papers Cites
Werner Helsen 3.4k 3.4k 1.8k 1.5k 1.2k 149 6.9k
Daniel Memmert 3.0k 0.9× 3.3k 1.0× 1.4k 0.8× 2.0k 1.3× 1.9k 1.6× 299 7.2k
A. Mark Williams 4.1k 1.2× 4.7k 1.4× 1.6k 0.9× 2.1k 1.4× 929 0.8× 109 7.5k
Damian Farrow 3.3k 1.0× 3.6k 1.1× 1.1k 0.6× 1.4k 0.9× 726 0.6× 164 5.7k
Janet L. Starkes 2.1k 0.6× 3.2k 0.9× 1.2k 0.6× 1.8k 1.2× 612 0.5× 75 4.9k
A. Mark Williams 4.4k 1.3× 6.7k 2.0× 2.7k 1.5× 3.4k 2.3× 1.9k 1.6× 153 10.0k
Raôul R. D. Oudejans 1.4k 0.4× 2.3k 0.7× 1.8k 1.0× 1.9k 1.3× 385 0.3× 137 5.5k
Markus Raab 1.1k 0.3× 2.2k 0.6× 1.2k 0.7× 1.5k 1.0× 994 0.8× 182 4.5k
Lew Hardy 2.6k 0.8× 5.2k 1.6× 1.0k 0.6× 5.1k 3.4× 330 0.3× 159 8.5k
Nicola J. Hodges 1.7k 0.5× 3.0k 0.9× 1.5k 0.9× 2.1k 1.4× 297 0.2× 129 4.8k
Christopher M. Janelle 1.3k 0.4× 2.7k 0.8× 1.9k 1.1× 2.1k 1.4× 244 0.2× 90 5.2k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Werner Helsen

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Werner Helsen

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All Works

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Poffé, Chiel, Katrien Koppo, Arne Jaspers, et al.. (2023). Recreational Football Training Increases Leg-Extensor Velocity Production in 55- To 70-Year Old Adults: A Randomized Controlled Trial. Journal of Sports Science and Medicine. 22(2). 345–357. 3 indexed citations
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Jaspers, Arne, et al.. (2020). External load differences between elite youth and professional football players: ready for take-off?. Science and Medicine in Football. 5(1). 1–5. 28 indexed citations
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Jaspers, Arne, Michel S. Brink, Wouter Frencken, et al.. (2019). Predicting Future Perceived Wellness in Professional Soccer: The Role of Preceding Load and Wellness. International Journal of Sports Physiology and Performance. 14(8). 1074–1080. 28 indexed citations
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Hooge, Ignace T. C., et al.. (2018). Does effective gaze behavior lead to enhanced performance in a complex error-detection cockpit task?. PLoS ONE. 13(11). e0207439–e0207439. 22 indexed citations
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Baker, Joseph, et al.. (2017). The association of two relative age effects and estimated money value in elite soccer. 49(1). 128–128. 1 indexed citations
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Wattie, Nick, et al.. (2016). The interaction between constituent year and within‐1‐year effects in elite German youth basketball. Scandinavian Journal of Medicine and Science in Sports. 27(6). 627–633. 20 indexed citations
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Schorer, Jörg, Stephen Cobley, Florian Loffing, et al.. (2015). Developmental contexts, depth of competition and relative age effects in sport: A database analysis and a quasi- experiment. Carl von Ossiezky University of Oldenburg. 57(1). 126–143. 15 indexed citations
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Helsen, Werner, et al.. (2014). Correlation between dichromatic colour vision and jumping performance in horses. The Veterinary Journal. 202(1). 166–171. 1 indexed citations
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Levin, Oron, et al.. (2014). Proactive and reactive neuromuscular control in subjects with chronic ankle instability: Evidence from a pilot study on landing. Gait & Posture. 41(1). 106–111. 28 indexed citations
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Ortega, Samuel, et al.. (2011). Physiological profile of national-level Spanish soccer referees. International sportmed journal for FIMS. 12(2). 85–91. 17 indexed citations
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Heremans, Elke, Peter Feys, Alice Nieuwboer, et al.. (2010). External cueing improves temporal characteristics of motor imagery in patients with Parkinson's disease. Movement Disorders. 25. 1 indexed citations
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Lavrysen, Ann, Digby Elliott, Martinus Buekers, Peter Feys, & Werner Helsen. (2007). Eye—Hand Coordination Asymmetries in Manual Aiming. Journal of Motor Behavior. 39(1). 9–18. 17 indexed citations
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Gilis, Bart, Matthew Weston, Werner Helsen, Astrid Junge, & Jiří Dvořák. (2006). Interpretation and application of the laws of the game in football incidents leading to player injuries. International journal of sport psychology. 37. 121–138. 30 indexed citations
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Helsen, Werner, et al.. (2004). The Role of Oculomotor Information in the Learning of Sequential Aiming Movements. Journal of Motor Behavior. 36(1). 82–90. 7 indexed citations
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Savelberg, Hans H. C. M., et al.. (2002). Electromyographic pattern in fast goal-directed arm movements. Research Publications (Maastricht University). 43(2). 121–123. 9 indexed citations
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Adam, Jos J., et al.. (2001). The one-target advantage in the control of rapid aiming movements: - the effect of practice. 41(4). 301–313. 10 indexed citations
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Helsen, Werner, Digby Elliott, Janet L. Starkes, & Kathryn L. Ricker. (2000). Coupling of Eye, Finger, Elbow, and Shoulder Movements During Manual Aiming. Journal of Motor Behavior. 32(3). 241–248. 89 indexed citations
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Starkes, Janet L. & Werner Helsen. (1998). Practice, practice, practice - is that all it takes ? Commentary. Behavioural Brain Research. 21(3). 425. 1 indexed citations
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Helsen, Werner, Digby Elliott, Janet L. Starkes, & Kathryn L. Ricker. (1998). Temporal and Spatial Coupling of Point of Gaze and Hand Movements in Aiming. Journal of Motor Behavior. 30(3). 249–259. 88 indexed citations
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Pauwels, Jan & Werner Helsen. (1993). The influence of alcohol consumption on driving behaviour in simulated conditions. 1993. 637–642. 2 indexed citations

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