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Matthieu Lenoir

Matthieu Lenoir

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Psychology

D-Index
68
Citations
14648
World Ranking
2516
National Ranking
29

Overview

Matthieu Lenoir is affiliated with Ghent University in Belgium and has a significant body of research in the fields of psychology and medicine. Their publications span several subfields including developmental and educational psychology, orthopedics and sports medicine, social psychology, physical therapy and sports rehabilitation, as well as sociology and political science.

The main topics addressed in their work focus on children's physical and motor development, sports performance and training, sport psychology and performance, sports injuries and prevention, motivation and self-concept in sports, inclusion and disability in education and sport, and infant development and preterm care.

Matthieu Lenoir has authored articles published in multiple venues, with frequent contributions to:

  • Sports Medicine
  • Journal of Sports Sciences
  • International Journal of Sports Science & Coaching
  • Frontiers in Physiology
  • Scandinavian Journal of Medicine and Science in Sports

Recent papers include:

  • "Through the Looking Glass: A Systematic Review of Longitudinal Evidence, Providing New Insight for Motor Competence and Health" (2021, Sports Medicine)
  • "The Relationship Between Actual and Perceived Motor Competence in Children, Adolescents and Young Adults: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis" (2020, Sports Medicine)
  • "A Machine Learning Approach to Assess Injury Risk in Elite Youth Football Players" (2020, Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise)
  • "European fitness landscape for children and adolescents: updated reference values, fitness maps and country rankings based on nearly 8 million test results from 34 countries gathered by the FitBack network" (2023, British Journal of Sports Medicine)
  • "The factor structure of executive function in childhood and adolescence" (2021, Intelligence)

Collaborations form an essential aspect of their research. Frequent co-authors include:

  • Frederik Deconinck
  • Pieter Vansteenkiste
  • Felien Laureys
  • Johan Pion
  • An De Meester

Overall, their research contributes across multiple disciplines related to human development, sports science, and psychological aspects of physical performance and health. The integration of a diverse set of topics and frequent publication in specialized journals highlight a focus on understanding physical competence, performance, injury prediction, and broader developmental processes.

Best Publications

  • Talent identification and development programmes in sport : current models and future directions.

    Roel Vaeyens;Roel Vaeyens;Matthieu Lenoir;A Mark Williams;Renaat M Philippaerts

  • Fundamental movement skills: an important focus

    Lisa M. Barnett;David Stodden;Kristen E. Cohen;Jordan J. Smith

  • The Effects of Task Constraints on Visual Search Behavior and Decision-Making Skill in Youth Soccer Players

    Roel Vaeyens;Matthieu Lenoir;A. Mark Williams;Liesbeth Mazyn

  • A longitudinal analysis of gross motor coordination in overweight and obese children versus normal-weight peers.

    E D'Hondt;E D'Hondt;B Deforche;B Deforche;I Gentier;I Gentier;I De Bourdeaudhuij

  • Mental Fatigue Impairs Soccer-Specific Physical and Technical Performance

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  • The KörperkoordinationsTest für Kinder: reference values and suitability for 6-12-year-old children in Flanders.

    Barbara Vandorpe;Joric Vandendriessche;Jan Lefèvre;Johan Pion

  • Mechanisms underpinning successful decision making in skilled youth soccer players: an analysis of visual search behaviors.

    Roel Vaeyens;Matthieu Lenoir;Am Williams;Renaat Philippaerts

  • Anthropometric and performance measures for the development of a talent detection and identification model in youth handball

    Hasan Saad Mohamed;Roel Vaeyens;Stijn Matthys;Marc Multael

  • Relationship between sports participation and the level of motor coordination in childhood: a longitudinal approach.

    Barbara Vandorpe;Joric Vandendriessche;Roel Vaeyens;Johan Pion

  • Differences in physical fitness and gross motor coordination in boys aged 6–12 years specializing in one versus sampling more than one sport

    Job Fransen;Johan Pion;Joric Vandendriessche;Barbara Vandorpe

  • Biological maturation, morphology, fitness, and motor coordination as part of a selection strategy in the search for international youth soccer players (age 15–16 years)

    Joric B. Vandendriessche;Roel Vaeyens;Barbara Vandorpe;Matthieu Lenoir

  • Gross motor coordination in relation to weight status and age in 5- to 12-year-old boys and girls: A cross-sectional study

    Eva D'Hondt;Benedicte Deforche;Benedicte Deforche;Benedicte Deforche;Roel Vaeyens;Barbara Vandorpe

  • Through the Looking Glass: A Systematic Review of Longitudinal Evidence, Providing New Insight for Motor Competence and Health

    Lisa M Barnett;E Kipling Webster;Ryan M Hulteen;An De Meester

  • Mental fatigue impairs soccer-specific decision-making skill

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  • A longitudinal study of gross motor coordination and weight status in children

    Eva D'Hondt;Eva D'Hondt;Benedicte Deforche;Benedicte Deforche;Ilse Gentier;Ilse Gentier;Joke Verstuyf

  • Characteristics of high-level youth soccer players: variation by playing position

    Dieter Deprez;Job Fransen;Jan Boone;Matthieu Lenoir

  • Childhood obesity affects fine motor skill performance under different postural constraints

    Eva D'Hondt;Benedicte Deforche;Ilse De Bourdeaudhuij;Matthieu Lenoir

  • Fine and gross motor skills differ between healthy-weight and obese children.

    Ilse Gentier;Ilse Gentier;Eva D’Hondt;Eva D’Hondt;Sarah Shultz;Benedicte Deforche;Benedicte Deforche

  • A retrospective study on anthropometrical, physical fitness, and motor coordination characteristics that influence dropout, contract status, and first-team playing time in high-level soccer players aged eight to eighteen years.

    Dieter N. Deprez;Job Fransen;Mattieu Lenoir;Renaat Marie Philippaerts

  • Generic anthropometric and performance characteristics among elite adolescent boys in nine different sports

    Johan Pion;Veerle Segers;Job Fransen;Gijs Debuyck

  • Relative age, biological maturation and anaerobic characteristics in elite youth soccer players.

    Dieter Deprez;AJ Coutts;Job Fransen;Frederik Deconinck

  • Cross-cultural comparison of motor competence in children from Australia and Belgium

    Farid Bardid;James Robert Rudd;Matthieu Lenoir;Remco Polman

  • Performing the vertical jump: movement adaptations for submaximal jumping.

    Jos Vanrenterghem;Adrian Lees;Matthieu Lenoir;Peter Aerts

Frequent Co-Authors

Geert J.P. Savelsbergh
Geert J.P. Savelsbergh Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
Ilse De Bourdeaudhuij
Ilse De Bourdeaudhuij Ghent University
Leen Haerens
Leen Haerens Ghent University
Karen Caeyenberghs
Karen Caeyenberghs Deakin University
Evert Thiery
Evert Thiery Ghent University Hospital
Lisa M. Barnett
Lisa M. Barnett Deakin University
Geert Crombez
Geert Crombez Ghent University
Markus Raab
Markus Raab German Sport University Cologne
A. Mark Williams
A. Mark Williams University of Utah
Chris Visscher
Chris Visscher University Medical Center Groningen

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