Xavier Valle

1.2k total citations
37 papers, 768 citations indexed

About

Xavier Valle is a scholar working on Orthopedics and Sports Medicine, Surgery and Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine. According to data from OpenAlex, Xavier Valle has authored 37 papers receiving a total of 768 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 34 papers in Orthopedics and Sports Medicine, 22 papers in Surgery and 14 papers in Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine. Recurrent topics in Xavier Valle's work include Sports injuries and prevention (33 papers), Cardiovascular Effects of Exercise (14 papers) and Shoulder Injury and Treatment (14 papers). Xavier Valle is often cited by papers focused on Sports injuries and prevention (33 papers), Cardiovascular Effects of Exercise (14 papers) and Shoulder Injury and Treatment (14 papers). Xavier Valle collaborates with scholars based in Spain, United Kingdom and Finland. Xavier Valle's co-authors include Nikos Malliaropoulos, Gil Rodas, Ricard Pruna, Nicola Maffulli, Peter Malliaras, Johannes L. Tol, Bruce Hamilton, Giovanni Appendino, Josep A. Tur and Franchek Drobnic and has published in prestigious journals such as PLoS ONE, The American Journal of Sports Medicine and Sports Medicine.

In The Last Decade

Xavier Valle

34 papers receiving 743 citations

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Xavier Valle Spain 17 601 326 168 121 113 37 768
Bryan English United Kingdom 9 759 1.3× 429 1.3× 272 1.6× 49 0.4× 161 1.4× 17 854
Yasuharu Nagano Japan 20 812 1.4× 473 1.5× 109 0.6× 33 0.3× 96 0.8× 55 984
Toru Okuwaki Japan 13 446 0.7× 251 0.8× 83 0.5× 68 0.6× 61 0.5× 22 608
Kyung-Jae Lee South Korea 19 249 0.4× 1.0k 3.1× 85 0.5× 61 0.5× 43 0.4× 84 1.2k
Lluís Til Spain 12 323 0.5× 129 0.4× 157 0.9× 53 0.4× 65 0.6× 21 414
Joke Schuermans Belgium 12 471 0.8× 156 0.5× 181 1.1× 22 0.2× 103 0.9× 30 604
Samuel Chalmers Australia 10 337 0.6× 49 0.2× 96 0.6× 110 0.9× 72 0.6× 34 469
Christoph Centner Germany 15 271 0.5× 139 0.4× 278 1.7× 106 0.9× 13 0.1× 43 727
Bedrettin Akova Türkiye 11 358 0.6× 161 0.5× 25 0.1× 119 1.0× 19 0.2× 23 573
Patrick Farhart Australia 12 787 1.3× 309 0.9× 186 1.1× 20 0.2× 141 1.2× 16 829

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Fields of papers citing papers by Xavier Valle

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Xavier Valle

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Sánchez‐Sánchez, Javier, Xavier Valle, Jorge García‐Unanue, et al.. (2025). Does accumulated physical load in different time windows affect hamstring injuries in elite football players?. Research in Sports Medicine. 33(4). 427–439. 1 indexed citations
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Pasta, Giulio, Francesco Della Villa, Ana M. Abrantes, et al.. (2025). Mechanisms of Severe Adductor Longus Injuries in Professional Soccer Players: A Systematic Visual Video Analysis. Orthopaedic Journal of Sports Medicine. 13(2). 971914703–971914703. 3 indexed citations
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Balius, Ramón, et al.. (2023). Isolated Adductor Magnus Injuries in Athletes: A Case Series. Orthopaedic Journal of Sports Medicine. 11(1). 951743862–951743862. 4 indexed citations
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Valle, Xavier, Eduard Alentorn‐Geli, Tero A.H. Järvinen, et al.. (2022). Return to Play Prediction Accuracy of the MLG-R Classification System for Hamstring Injuries in Football Players: A Machine Learning Approach. Sports Medicine. 52(9). 2271–2282. 22 indexed citations
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Pedret, Carles, Ricard Pruna, Xavier Alomar, et al.. (2022). MRI findings prior to return to play as predictors of reinjury in professional athletes: a novel decision-making tool. Insights into Imaging. 13(1). 203–203. 15 indexed citations
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Valle, Xavier, et al.. (2022). Strength Measurements and Results of Surgical Treatment of Complete Rectus Femoris Mid-substance Rupture: A Case Report. Journal of Orthopaedic Case Reports. 12(4). 19–22. 1 indexed citations
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Lempainen, Lasse, Xavier Valle, Stefano Mazzoni, et al.. (2022). Management of anterior thigh injuries in soccer players: practical guide. BMC Sports Science Medicine and Rehabilitation. 14(1). 41–41. 15 indexed citations
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Balius, Ramón, et al.. (2021). Heel fat pad syndrome beyond acute plantar fascitis. The Foot. 48. 101829–101829. 6 indexed citations
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Pruna, Ricard, Ara Kassarjian, Xavier Valle, et al.. (2020). Sports-related lower limb muscle injuries: pattern recognition approach and MRI review. Insights into Imaging. 11(1). 108–108. 31 indexed citations
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Malliaropoulos, Nikos, et al.. (2020). Periodization in Anterior Cruciate Ligament Rehabilitation: A Novel Framework. Medical Principles and Practice. 30(2). 101–108. 27 indexed citations
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Quintás‐Cardama, Alfonso, Xavier Reche, Juan Daniel Sanjuan-Herráez, et al.. (2020). Urine metabolomic analysis for monitoring internal load in professional football players. Metabolomics. 16(4). 45–45. 22 indexed citations
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Loney, Tom, et al.. (2019). <p>Effect of poor cooperation between coaching and medical staff on muscle re-injury in professional football over 15 seasons</p>. Open Access Journal of Sports Medicine. Volume 10. 107–113. 4 indexed citations
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Valle, Xavier, et al.. (2018). The MLG-R muscle injury classification for hamstrings. Examples and guidelines for its use. Apunts Medicina de l Esport. 54(202). 73–79. 8 indexed citations
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Morton, Sarah, et al.. (2017). Patellar Tendinopathy and Potential Risk Factors: An International Database of Cases and Controls.. PubMed. 27(5). 468–474. 2 indexed citations
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Morton, Sarah, et al.. (2017). Patellar Tendinopathy and Potential Risk Factors. Clinical Journal of Sport Medicine. 27(5). 468–474. 33 indexed citations
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Valle, Xavier, Eduard Alentorn‐Geli, Johannes L. Tol, et al.. (2016). Muscle Injuries in Sports: A New Evidence-Informed and Expert Consensus-Based Classification with Clinical Application. Sports Medicine. 47(7). 1241–1253. 91 indexed citations
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Valle, Xavier, Johannes L. Tol, Bruce Hamilton, et al.. (2015). Hamstring Muscle Injuries, a Rehabilitation Protocol Purpose. Asian Journal of Sports Medicine. 6(4). e25411–e25411. 29 indexed citations
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Hamilton, Bruce, et al.. (2014). Classification and grading of muscle injuries: a narrative review. British Journal of Sports Medicine. 49(5). 306–306. 68 indexed citations
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Morton, Sarah, Dylan Morrissey, Xavier Valle, et al.. (2014). Equivalence of online and clinician administration of a patellar tendinopathy risk factor and severity questionnaire. Scandinavian Journal of Medicine and Science in Sports. 25(5). 670–677. 6 indexed citations
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Malliaropoulos, Nikos, Jurdan Mendiguchía, Sofia Papadopoulou, et al.. (2012). Hamstring exercises for track and field athletes: injury and exercise biomechanics, and possible implications for exercise selection and primary prevention. British Journal of Sports Medicine. 46(12). 846–851. 81 indexed citations

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