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Jacques Duysens

Jacques Duysens

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Neuroscience
Belgium
2023

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Neuroscience

D-Index
75
Citations
20212
World Ranking
2019
National Ranking
18

Jacques Duysens publication distribution in Neuroscience in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Neuroscience in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Jacques Duysens sits on this spectrum.

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38 publications 887+

This scientist: 297 publications — 82nd percentile

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

The last bar groups every scientist with 887 publications or more.

Jacques Duysens D-index placement in Neuroscience in 2026

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

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30 D-Index 163+

This scientist: 75 D-Index — 80th percentile

80% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 163 D-Index or more.

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2023 - Research.com Neuroscience in Belgium Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Neuroscience in Belgium Leader Award

Overview

Jacques Duysens is affiliated with KU Leuven in Belgium, contributing extensively to the fields of medicine and health professions. Their research primarily centers on topics related to balance, gait, and falls prevention, as well as cerebral palsy and movement disorders. Other significant topics in their work include connective tissue disorders research, muscle activation and electromyography studies, children's physical and motor development, Parkinson's disease mechanisms and treatments, and motor control and adaptation.

They have published research in a variety of respected journals, frequently appearing in the Brazilian Journal of Motor Behavior, Movement Disorders, The Journal of Physiology, Scientific Reports, and Human Movement. This reflects a consistent engagement with venues focused on motor behavior, neurology, and applied physiology.

Recent papers include:

  • Parkinson's Kinesia Paradoxa Is Not a Paradox, 2021, Movement Disorders
  • Fast responses to stepping-target displacements when walking, 2020, The Journal of Physiology
  • Sleep deprivation affects gait control, 2021, Scientific Reports
  • Do older women with a fall history cross obstacles differently than older women with no fall history?, 2020, Human Movement
  • Effects of ageing on responses to stepping-target displacements during walking, 2020, European Journal of Applied Physiology

Frequent co-authors collaborating in their research include Bouwien Smits-Engelsman, Oluwakemi Adebukola Ituen, Gillian Ferguson, Tibor Hortobágyi, and Luís Augusto Teixeira, indicating interdisciplinary cooperation and a network within related fields of study.

Their main scientific fields of study encompass medicine and health professions, while subfields include physical therapy, sports therapy and rehabilitation, genetics, psychiatry and mental health, neurology, and cognitive neuroscience. This multidisciplinary focus enables a broad approach to understanding movement disorders and related health conditions.

Best Publications

  • Inhibition of flexor burst generation by loading ankle extensor muscles in walking cats

    J. Duysens;K.G. Pearson

  • Load-regulating mechanisms in gait and posture: comparative aspects.

    J.E.J. Duysens;F. Clarac;H. Cruse

  • Neural control of locomotion; Part 1: The central pattern generator from cats to humans

    Jacques Duysens;Henry W.A.A Van de Crommert

  • Regulation of Arm and Leg Movement during Human Locomotion

    E. Paul Zehr;Jacques Duysens

  • Gating and reversal of reflexes in ankle muscles during human walking

    J. Duysens;M. Trippel;G. A. Horstmann;V. Dietz

  • The role of cutaneous afferents from the distal hindlimb in the regulation of the step cycle of thalamic cats

    J Duysens;K G Pearson

  • Significance of load receptor input during locomotion: a review

    Volker Dietz;Jacques Duysens

  • Brain Areas Involved in Interlimb Coordination: A Distributed Network

    Filiep Debaere;Stephan P. Swinnen;Erik Béatse;Stefan Sunaert

  • Age-related differences in attentional cost associated with postural dual tasks: increased recruitment of generic cognitive resources in older adults.

    Matthieu P. Boisgontier;Iseult A.M. Beets;Jacques Duysens;Alice Nieuwboer

  • Speed related changes in muscle activity from normal to very slow walking speeds

    A.R. den Otter;A.C.H. Geurts;T.W. Mulder;J.E.J. Duysens

  • The how and why of arm swing during human walking

    Pieter Meyns;Sjoerd M. Bruijn;Sjoerd M. Bruijn;Jacques Duysens

  • Neural control of locomotion: sensory control of the central pattern generator and its relation to treadmill training

    Henry W.A.A Van de Crommert;Theo Mulder;Jacques Duysens

  • Activity patterns in individual hindlimb primary and secondary muscle spindle afferents during normal movements in unrestrained cats.

    G. E. Loeb;J. Duysens

  • Fine motor deficiencies in children with developmental coordination disorder and learning disabilities: an underlying open-loop control deficit.

    B.C.M. Smits-Engelsman;P.H. Wilson;Y. Westenberg;J.E.J. Duysens

  • HUMAN NEURONAL INTERLIMB COORDINATION DURING SPLIT-BELT LOCOMOTION

    V. Dietz;W.G. Zijlstra;J.E.J. Duysens

  • Short-term effects of whole-body vibration on postural control in unilateral chronic stroke patients: preliminary evidence.

    Ilse J.W. van Nes;Alexander C.H. Geurts;Henk T. Hendricks;Jacques Duysens

  • Dynamic Control of Location-Specific Information in Tactile Cutaneous Reflexes from the Foot during Human Walking

    B.M.H. van Wezel;F.A.M. Ottenhoff;J.E.J. Duysens

  • A Five-Week Exercise Program Can Reduce Falls and Improve Obstacle Avoidance in the Elderly

    Vivian Weerdesteyn;Hennie Rijken;Alexander C.H. Geurts;Bouwien C.M. Smits-Engelsman

  • Selective activation of human soleus or gastrocnemius in reflex responses during walking and running.

    J. Duysens;A. A. M. Tax;B. van der Doelen;M. Trippel

  • Postural control and cognitive task performance in healthy participants while balancing on different support-surface configurations.

    Mylène C. Dault;Alexander C.H. Geurts;Theo W. Mulder;Jacques Duysens

  • Muscular responses and movement strategies during stumbling over obstacles

    A.M. Schillings;B.M.H. van Wezel;T.W. Mulder;J.E.J. Duysens

  • Modulation of ipsi- and contralateral reflex responses in unrestrained walking cats

    J. Duysens;G. E. Loeb

Frequent Co-Authors

Volker Dietz
Volker Dietz University of Zurich
Wiltrud Berger
Wiltrud Berger University of Freiburg
Bouwien C. M. Smits-Engelsman
Bouwien C. M. Smits-Engelsman North-West University
Ilse Jonkers
Ilse Jonkers KU Leuven
Gerald E. Loeb
Gerald E. Loeb University of Southern California
Jeroen B. J. Smeets
Jeroen B. J. Smeets Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
Eli Brenner
Eli Brenner Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
Karen Caeyenberghs
Karen Caeyenberghs Deakin University

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