Xavier Bigard

7.3k citations

102 papers · 5.4k indexed · 2 hit papers · h-index 34

Impact in

Hematology top 0.2%
- Iron Metabolism and Disorders
- Erythropoietin and Anemia Treatment
Genetics top 0.5%
- Hemoglobinopathies and Related Disorders

Papers in

Orthopedics and Sports Medicine 19
- Sports Performance and Training 10
Cell Biology 29
- Muscle metabolism and nutrition 29

Co-authors: Sophie Vaulont Axel Kahn Caroline Chauvet Gaël Nicolas Isabelle Devaux Carole Beaumont Lydie Viatte Renée Ventura‐Clapier
Journals: British Journal of Sports Medicine (5 papers)Journal of Applied Physiology (5 papers)BMJ Open Sport & Exercise Medicine (4 papers)The Journal of Physiology (4 papers)Journal of Molecular and Cellular Cardiology (3 papers)
Partner nations: France United Kingdom Switzerland

In The Last Decade

Xavier Bigard

96 papers receiving 5.3k citations

Hit Papers

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The gene encoding the iron regulatory peptide hepcidin is regulated by anemia, hypoxia, and inflammation 2002 · 1.2k citations

What are hit papers?

Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if any of the following hold:

it has ≥500 total citations;
it reaches ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (the threshold is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it);
it reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

2002 Journal of Clinical Investigation
2002 Journal of Clinical Investigation

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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All Works

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1	Epidemiology of injury and illness across all the competitive cycling disciplines: a systematic review and meta-analysis BMJ Open Sport & Exercise Medicine ·Setsuo Higuchi, Debbie Palmer, Xavier Bigard, Neil Heron	2025	2
2	Effects of whey protein on body composition, biochemical profile, and high intensity physical performances in well-trained endurance runners Science & Sports ·E Sprusińska, Agustín Gómez-Arcos, Krishnan Suresh, Celale ALGAN, Afef Bahlous, Monia Zaouali, Michael I. Lindinger, Xavier Bigard, Ezdine Bouhlel	2024	1
3	Le harcèlement et les violences dans le sport : quelles stratégies de prévention ? Bulletin de l Académie Nationale de Médecine ·Xavier Bigard	2024	1
4	‘Downhill race for a rainbow jersey’: the epidemiology of injuries in downhill mountain biking at the 2023 UCI cycling world championships—a prospective cohort study of 230 elite cyclists BMJ Open Sport & Exercise Medicine ·Setsuo Higuchi, Debbie Palmer, Xavier Bigard, Eliete Neves Silva, Jamie L. Garfield, Neil Heron	2024	4
5	Epidemiology of injuries at the 2023 UCI cycling world championships using the International Olympic Consensus: a protocol for a prospective cohort study BMJ Open Sport & Exercise Medicine ·Neil Heron, Xavier Bigard, Eliete Neves Silva, Jamie L. Garfield, Setsuo Higuchi, 周立芳	2024	2
6	IOC consensus statement on recommendations and regulations for sport events in the heat British Journal of Sports Medicine ·Sébastien Racinais, Yuri Hosokawa, Takao Akama, Stéphane Bermon, Xavier Bigard, Douglas J. Casa, Andrew Grundstein, Ollie Jay, Andrew Massey, Eirini Mitsiki, Margo Mountjoy, Perpetua Ebube Uba, Yannis Pitsiladis, Wolfgang Schobersberger, Jürgen M. Steinacker, Fumihiro Yamasawa, David Zideman, Lars Engebretsen, Richard Budgett	2022	49
7	Methods for epidemiological studies in competitive cycling: an extension of the IOC consensus statement on methods for recording and reporting of epidemiological data on injury and illness in sport 2020 British Journal of Sports Medicine ·Benjamin Clarsen, Babette M Pluim, Víctor Moreno-Pérez, Xavier Bigard, Cheri Blauwet, Juan Del Coso, Javier Courel‐Ibáñez, Katharina Grimm, Sulistiyowati Sulistiyowati, Jathanna JS, Manuel Mateo‐March, Hsu Zh, М. Н. Горбачев, M. Wiesweg, Michael Roshon, Holger Patricio Castillo Mazón, Holly Hawtin, W Warnecke, Jon Patricios, Evert Verhagen	2021	23
8	Harrogate consensus agreement: Cycling-specific sport-related concussion Sports Medicine and Health Science ·Jeroen Swart, Xavier Bigard, 이봉우, Igor Figueiredo, А.И. Гущина, Sulistiyowati Sulistiyowati, Neil Heron	2021	11
9	Athlete health and safety at large sporting events: the development of consensus-driven guidelines British Journal of Sports Medicine ·Margo Mountjoy, Jane Moran, Celia Ann Durboraw, Stéphane Bermon, Xavier Bigard, M. Yusof Saari, Andy Mackenzie, Stuart Miller, K. Burtnyk, 宇志端本, Richard Budgett, Lars Engebretsen, Louise M. Burke, Vincent Gouttebarge, Marie‐Elaine Grant, Brian McCloskey, Zhujia LI, Sébastien Racinais, Mark Stuart, David Zideman	2020	10
10	Medical encounters (including injury and illness) at mass community-based endurance sports events: an international consensus statement on definitions and methods of data recording and reporting British Journal of Sports Medicine ·Martin Schwellnus, Courtney Kipps, William O. Roberts, Jonathan A. Drezner, Pierre A. d’Hemecourt, Chris Troyanos, Dina C. Janse van Rensburg, 曾国平, Jill Borresen, Mark A. Harrast, Paolo Emilio Adami, Stéphane Bermon, Xavier Bigard, Eirini Mitsiki, Esmé Jordaan, Mats Börjesson	2019	38
11	Nutrition du sportif Masson eBooks ·Xavier Bigard, Charles-Yannick Guézennec	2019	0
12	Achievements and Challenges in Anti-Doping Research PubMed ·Larry D. Bowers, Xavier Bigard	2017	7
13	Decreased muscle ACE activity enhances functional response to endurance training in rats, without change in muscle oxidative capacity or contractile phenotype Journal of Applied Physiology ·Volodymyr Mishalov, Hélène Richard, Hervé Sanchez, Nathalie Koulmann, B. Serrurier, Stefan Wehowsky, Renée Ventura‐Clapier, Xavier Bigard	2009	19
14	Cyclosporin A Inhibits Hypoxia-induced Pulmonary Hypertension and Right Ventricle Hypertrophy American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine ·Nathalie Koulmann, Luciano Fontoura Costa, André Peinnequin, T P GOWER, B. Serrurier, Galeb Al Makhlafi, Hélène Richard, Renée Ventura‐Clapier, Xavier Bigard	2006	35
15	Impaired voluntary running capacity of creatine kinase‐deficient mice The Journal of Physiology ·Iman Momken, Patrick Lechêne, Nathalie Koulmann, Dominique Fortin, Philippe Matéo, Bich‐Thuy Doan, Jacqueline Hoerter, Xavier Bigard, Vladimir Veksler, Renée Ventura‐Clapier	2005	67
16	Post-transcriptional regulation of CRLR expression during hypoxia Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications ·梅野圭史, Olivier Birot, Xavier Bigard, Stefanie Hagner, Jean‐Michel Garel	2004	15
17	Mitochondrial Electron Transport Chain Function Is Enhanced in Inspiratory Muscles of Patients with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine ·Florence Ribera, Benoit Banga N’guessan, Joffrey Zoll, Dominique Fortin, B. Serrurier, Bertrand Mettauer, Xavier Bigard, Renée Ventura‐Clapier, Eliane Lampert	2003	68
18	Preserved response of mitochondrial function to short-term endurance training in skeletal muscle of heart transplant recipients Journal of the American College of Cardiology ·Joffrey Zoll, Benoit Banga N’guessan, Florence Ribera, Eliane Lampert, Dominique Fortin, Vladimir Veksler, Xavier Bigard, Bernard Gény, J. Lonsdorfer, Renée Ventura‐Clapier, Bertrand Mettauer	2003	48
19	Oxidative capacity of skeletal muscle in heart failure patients versus sedentary or active control subjects Journal of the American College of Cardiology ·Bertrand Mettauer, Joffrey Zoll, Hervé Sanchez, Eliane Lampert, Florence Ribera, Vladimir Veksler, Xavier Bigard, Philippe Matéo, Éric Epailly, J. Lonsdorfer, Renée Ventura‐Clapier	2001	107
20	A High Protein Diet Does Not Improve Protein Synthesis in the Nonweight-Bearing Rat Tibialis Anterior Muscle Journal of Nutrition ·Daniel Taillandier, Charles-Yannick Guézennec, Richard I. Kennedy, Xavier Bigard, Ana C. Amante-Carranza, Didier Attaix	1996	22

About Xavier Bigard

Xavier Bigard is a scholar working on Orthopedics and Sports Medicine, Cell Biology, Rehabilitation, Complementary and alternative medicine and Physiology, having authored 102 papers that have together received 5.4k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Muscle metabolism and nutrition (29 papers), Muscle Physiology and Disorders (28 papers), Adipose Tissue and Metabolism (19 papers), Cardiovascular and exercise physiology (12 papers), Exercise and Physiological Responses (12 papers), Cardiovascular Effects of Exercise (11 papers), High Altitude and Hypoxia (11 papers) and Sports Performance and Training (10 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Hematology (2.2k citations), Genetics (1.6k citations), Nutrition and Dietetics (1.1k citations), Rehabilitation (405 citations) and Complementary and alternative medicine (418 citations). Xavier Bigard has collaborated with scholars based in France, United Kingdom and Switzerland. Frequent co-authors include Sophie Vaulont, Axel Kahn, Caroline Chauvet, Gaël Nicolas, Isabelle Devaux, Carole Beaumont, Lydie Viatte, Renée Ventura‐Clapier, Nathalie Koulmann and Vladimir Veksler. Their work appears in journals such as British Journal of Sports Medicine, Journal of Applied Physiology, BMJ Open Sport & Exercise Medicine, The Journal of Physiology and Journal of Molecular and Cellular Cardiology.

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