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108
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39561
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6043
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230

Jaap H. van Dieën 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 Jaap H. van Dieën sits on this spectrum.

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101 publications 1,796+

This scientist: 720 publications — 82nd percentile

82% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Jaap H. van Dieën 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 Jaap H. van Dieën sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 108 D-Index — 71st percentile

71% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Overview

Jaap H. van Dieën is affiliated with Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam in the Netherlands. Their research primarily intersects the fields of Medicine, Health Professions, and Engineering, with a particular focus on Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation, Biomedical Engineering, Orthopedics and Sports Medicine, Pharmacology, and Psychiatry and Mental Health.

The scientist's work extensively explores topics related to Balance, Gait, and Falls Prevention, Musculoskeletal Pain and Rehabilitation, Muscle Activation and Electromyography Studies, Cerebral Palsy and Movement Disorders, Lower Extremity Biomechanics and Pathologies, Motor Control and Adaptation, and Stroke Rehabilitation and Recovery.

Van Dieën's recent publications include:

  • Consensus for experimental design in electromyography (CEDE) project: Amplitude normalization matrix, 2020, Journal of Electromyography and Kinesiology
  • Biomechanical evaluation of a new passive back support exoskeleton, 2020, Journal of Biomechanics
  • The biomechanics of running and running styles: a synthesis, 2021, Sports Biomechanics
  • Active foot placement control ensures stable gait: Effect of constraints on foot placement and ankle moments, 2020, PLoS ONE
  • Passive Trunk Exoskeleton Acceptability and Effects on Self-efficacy in Employees with Low-Back Pain: A Mixed Method Approach, 2020, Journal of Occupational Rehabilitation

The frequent venues of publication for van Dieën include:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Journal of Biomechanics
  • Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
  • Journal of Electromyography and Kinesiology
  • PLoS ONE

Among van Dieën's frequent co-authors are:

  • Sjoerd M. Bruijn
  • Idsart Kingma
  • A.M. van Leeuwen
  • Andreas Daffertshofer
  • Han Houdijk

Their research spans a blend of clinical and engineering disciplines, contributing empirical data and methodological advances particularly in electromyography, gait analysis, and rehabilitation technology. This multidisciplinary approach is reflected in the diverse publication venues and the collaboration network largely concentrated around biomechanics and rehabilitation sciences.

Best Publications

  • Mechanics and biology in intervertebral disc degeneration: a vicious circle

    P.-P.A. Vergroesen;I. Kingma;K.S. Emanuel;R.J.W. Hoogendoorn

  • Sitting comfort and discomfort and the relationships with objective measures

    Michiel P de Looze;Lottie F M Kuijt-Evers;Jaap van Dieën

  • Trunk muscle activation in low-back pain patients, an analysis of the literature

    Jaap H. van Dieën;Luc P.J. Selen;Jacek Cholewicki

  • Pregnancy-related pelvic girdle pain (PPP), I: Terminology, clinical presentation, and prevalence

    W. H. Wu;O. G. Meijer;K. Uegaki;J. M. A. Mens

  • Assessing the stability of human locomotion: a review of current measures

    S. M. Bruijn;O. G. Meijer;O. G. Meijer;P. J. Beek;J. H. van Dieën

  • Trunk muscle recruitment patterns in patients with low back pain enhance the stability of the lumbar spine.

    Jaap H van Dieën;Jacek Cholewicki;Andrea Radebold

  • Identification of elderly fallers by muscle strength measures

    Mirjam Pijnappels;J. C. E. van der Burg;Neil D. Reeves;Jaap H. van Dieën

  • Pathophysiology of upper extremity muscle disorders

    Bart Visser;Jaap H. van Dieën

  • Kinematic measures for assessing gait stability in elderly individuals: a systematic review.

    D. Hamacher;N.B. Singh;J.H. Van Dieën;M.O. Heller

  • Stoop or squat: a review of biomechanical studies on lifting technique

    Jaap H. van Dieën;Marco J.M. Hoozemans;Huub M. Toussaint

  • Push-off reactions in recovery after tripping discriminate young subjects, older non-fallers and older fallers

    Mirjam Pijnappels;Maarten F. Bobbert;Jaap H. van Dieën

  • The effect of lifting during work on low-back pain – a health impact assessment based on a meta-analysis

    Pieter Coenen;Vincent Gouttebarge;Aafje S A M van der Burght;Jaap H van Dieën

  • Local dynamic stability and variability of gait are associated with fall history in elderly subjects.

    Marcel J.P. Toebes;Marco J.M. Hoozemans;Regula Furrer;Joost Dekker

  • Control of human gait stability through foot placement

    Sjoerd M. Bruijn;Jaap H. van Dieën

  • The effects of arm swing on human gait stability

    Sjoerd M Bruijn;Onno G Meijer;Onno G Meijer;Peter J Beek;Jaap H van Dieën

  • Pelvis-thorax coordination in the transverse plane during walking in persons with nonspecific low back pain.

    Claudine J. C. Lamoth;Onno G. Meijer;Paul I. J. M. Wuisman;Jaap H. van Dieën

  • Effects of dynamic office chairs on trunk kinematics, trunk extensor EMG and spinal shrinkage.

    J.H. van Dieen;M.P. de Looze;V.M.A. Hermans

  • Steps to Take to Enhance Gait Stability: The Effect of Stride Frequency, Stride Length, and Walking Speed on Local Dynamic Stability and Margins of Stability

    Laura Hak;Han Houdijk;Peter J. Beek;Jaap H. van Dieën

  • Statistical precision and sensitivity of measures of dynamic gait stability.

    Sjoerd M. Bruijn;Jaap H. van Dieën;Onno G. Meijer;Onno G. Meijer;Peter J. Beek

  • Trunk muscle recruitment patterns in patients with low back pain enhance the stability

    J.H. van Dieen;J. Cholewicki;A. Radebold

Frequent Co-Authors

Idsart Kingma
Idsart Kingma Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
Paul W. Hodges
Paul W. Hodges University of Queensland
Monique H. W. Frings-Dresen
Monique H. W. Frings-Dresen University of Amsterdam
Huub M. Toussaint
Huub M. Toussaint Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences
Joost Dekker
Joost Dekker University of Amsterdam
Dick F. Stegeman
Dick F. Stegeman Radboud University
Roger M. Enoka
Roger M. Enoka University of Colorado Boulder
Ilse Jonkers
Ilse Jonkers KU Leuven
Richard G. Carson
Richard G. Carson Trinity College Dublin
Daniela Berg
Daniela Berg University Hospital Schleswig-Holstein

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