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Dick H. J. Thijssen

Dick H. J. Thijssen

D-Index & Metrics

Medicine

D-Index
78
Citations
23040
World Ranking
18021
National Ranking
673

Dick H. J. Thijssen publication distribution in Medicine in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Medicine in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Dick H. J. Thijssen sits on this spectrum.

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101 publications 1,796+

This scientist: 401 publications — 39th percentile

39% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Dick H. J. Thijssen D-index placement in Medicine in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Medicine scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Dick H. J. Thijssen sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 78 D-Index — 12th percentile

12% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Overview

Dick H. J. Thijssen is affiliated with Radboud University in the Netherlands. Their research primarily focuses on medicine, with a significant emphasis on cardiology and cardiovascular medicine, physiology, complementary and alternative medicine, pulmonary and respiratory medicine, and public health, environmental and occupational health.

Their work addresses various topics within cardiovascular and exercise physiology, including physical activity and health, cardiac health and mental health, cardiovascular function and risk factors, cardiovascular health and disease prevention, heart rate variability and autonomic control, as well as cardiac imaging and diagnostics.

Frequent co-authors in their research include Thijs M.H. Eijsvogels, Esmée A. Bakker, Maria T. E. Hopman, Gregory Y.H. Lip, and Benjamin J. R. Buckley. These collaborations have contributed to numerous publications.

They have published extensively in several venues, most notably in the European Journal of Preventive Cardiology, European Journal of Applied Physiology, Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise, European Heart Journal, and bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory).

Among their recent papers are:

  • "Regulation of cerebral blood flow in humans: physiology and clinical implications of autoregulation," 2021, Physiological Reviews
  • ""Girls Aren't Meant to Exercise": Perceived Influences on Physical Activity among Adolescent Girls-The HERizon Project," 2021, Children
  • "Reference Intervals for Brachial Artery Flow-Mediated Dilation and the Relation With Cardiovascular Risk Factors," 2021, Hypertension
  • "Device-measured physical activity and cardiometabolic health: the Prospective Physical Activity, Sitting, and Sleep (ProPASS) consortium," 2023, European Heart Journal
  • "Validity and reliability of subjective methods to assess sedentary behaviour in adults: a systematic review and meta-analysis," 2020, International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity

Best Publications

  • Assessment of flow-mediated dilation in humans: a methodological and physiological guideline

    Dick H.J. Thijssen;Mark A. Black;Mark A. Black;Kyra E Pyke;Jaume Padilla

  • Regulation of cerebral blood flow in humans: physiology and clinical implications of autoregulation.

    Jurgen A. H. R. Claassen;Dick H. J. Thijssen;Ronney B. Panerai;Ronney B. Panerai;Frank M. Faraci

  • Expert consensus and evidence-based recommendations for the assessment of flow-mediated dilation in humans

    Dick H J Thijssen;Dick H J Thijssen;Rosa Maria Bruno;Rosa Maria Bruno;Anke C C M van Mil;Anke C C M van Mil;Sophie M Holder

  • Flow-mediated dilation and cardiovascular event prediction: does nitric oxide matter?

    Daniel J. Green;Helen Jones;Dick Thijssen;Dick Thijssen;N.T. Cable

  • VASCULAR ADAPTATION TO EXERCISE IN HUMANS: ROLE OF HEMODYNAMIC STIMULI

    Daniel J. Green;Maria T. E. Hopman;Jaume Padilla;M. Harold Laughlin

  • Shear Stress Mediates Endothelial Adaptations to Exercise Training in Humans

    Toni M. Tinken;Dick H.J. Thijssen;Nicola Hopkins;Ellen A. Dawson

  • Importance of Measuring the Time Course of Flow-Mediated Dilatation in Humans

    Mark A. Black;N. Timothy Cable;Dick H.J. Thijssen;Daniel J. Green

  • Impact of inactivity and exercise on the vasculature in humans

    Dick H. J. Thijssen;Dick H. J. Thijssen;Andrew J. Maiorana;Andrew J. Maiorana;Gerry O’Driscoll;Gerry O’Driscoll;Nigel T. Cable

  • Is Flow-Mediated Dilation Nitric Oxide Mediated? A Meta-Analysis

    Daniel J. Green;Ellen A. Dawson;Hans M.M. Groenewoud;Helen Jones

  • Impact of shear rate modulation on vascular function in humans

    Toni M. Tinken;Dick H.J. Thijssen;Nicola Hopkins;Mark A. Black

  • Retrograde flow and shear rate acutely impair endothelial function in humans.

    Dick H.J. Thijssen;Ellen A. Dawson;Toni M. Tinken;N. Timothy Cable

  • A systematic review and meta-analysis on the effects of exercise training versus hypocaloric diet: distinct effects on body weight and visceral adipose tissue.

    R.J.H.M. Verheggen;M.F.H. Maessen;Daniel J. Green;Daniel J. Green;A.R.M.M. Hermus

  • Ischemic preconditioning improves maximal performance in humans

    Patricia C. E. de Groot;Dick H. J. Thijssen;Dick H. J. Thijssen;Manuel Sanchez;Reinier Ellenkamp

  • Time course of change in vasodilator function and capacity in response to exercise training in humans

    Toni M. Tinken;Dick H. J. Thijssen;Dick H. J. Thijssen;Mark A. Black;N. Timothy Cable

  • Exercise and vascular adaptation in asymptomatic humans

    Daniel J. Green;Daniel J. Green;Angela Spence;John R. Halliwill;N. Timothy Cable

  • Flow-mediated dilatation in the superficial femoral artery is nitric oxide mediated in humans.

    M. Kooijman;D.H.J. Thijssen;P.C.E. de Groot;M.W.P. Bleeker

  • Sedentary Behavior and Cardiovascular Disease Risk: Mediating Mechanisms.

    Sophie Carter;Yvonne Hartman;Sophie Holder;Dick H Thijssen

  • Vascular adaptation in athletes: is there an ‘athlete's artery’?

    Daniel J. Green;Daniel J. Green;Angela Spence;Nicola Rowley;Dick H. J. Thijssen;Dick H. J. Thijssen

  • Effect of ischemic preconditioning on lactate accumulation and running performance.

    Tom G. Bailey;Helen Jones;Warren Gregson;Greg Atkinson;Greg Atkinson

  • Impact of age, sex, and exercise on brachial artery flow-mediated dilatation

    Mark A. Black;N. Timothy Cable;Dick H. J. Thijssen;Daniel J. Green

Frequent Co-Authors

Daniel J. Green
Daniel J. Green University of Western Australia
Keith George
Keith George Liverpool John Moores University
Greg Atkinson
Greg Atkinson Teesside University
Niels P. Riksen
Niels P. Riksen Radboud University
Gregory Y.H. Lip
Gregory Y.H. Lip University of Liverpool
Lorenzo Ghiadoni
Lorenzo Ghiadoni University of Pisa
Marcel G. M. Olde Rikkert
Marcel G. M. Olde Rikkert Radboud University
Mihai G. Netea
Mihai G. Netea Radboud University
Sanjay Sharma
Sanjay Sharma St George's, University of London
Peter H. G. M. Willems
Peter H. G. M. Willems Radboud University

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