Publications
"The association of end-spurt behaviour with seasonal best time in long-distance freestyle pool swimming ." Eur J Sport Sci. 2022:1-9.
"COVID-19 in German Competitive Sports: Protocol for a Prospective Multicenter Cohort Study (CoSmo-S) ." Int J Public Health. 2022;67:1604414.
"Dwarfs on the Shoulders of Giants: Bayesian Analysis With Informative Priors in Elite Sports Research and Decision Making." Front Sports Act Living. 2022;4:793603.
"Effects of Medical Face Masks on Physical Performance in Patients With Coronary Artery Disease or Hypertension ." Am J Cardiol. 2022.
"Poor Reliability of Measurement Instruments to Assess Acute Responses to Load in Soccer Players Irrespective of Biological Maturity Status." Pediatr Exerc Sci. 2022.
"A video-based analysis of situations bearing the risk of respiratory disease transmission during football matches ." Sci Rep. 2022;12(1):3034.
"Assessment of Muscle Volume Using Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) in Football Players after Hamstring Injuries. ." Eur J Sport Sci. 2021.
"Attacking Key Performance Indicators in Soccer: Current Practice and Perceptions from the Elite to Youth Academy Level." J Sports Sci Med. 2021;20(1):158-169.
"Construct validity of age at predicted adult height and BAUS skeletal age to assess biological maturity in academy soccer ." Ann Hum Biol. 2021;48(2):101-109.
"Coping With the "Small Sample-Small Relevant Effects" Dilemma in Elite Sport Research ." Int J Sports Physiol Perform. 2021.
"Does Cold-Water Immersion After Strength Training Attenuate Training Adaptation? ." Int J Sport Physiol Perform. 2021;16(2):304-310.
"The effect of ball characteristics on head acceleration during purposeful heading in male and female youth football players." Sci Med Football. 2021.
"The effect of the FIFA 11+ with added neck exercises on maximal isometric neck strength and peak head impact magnitude during heading: A pilot study." Sports Med. 2021.
"Effects of face masks on performance and cardiorespiratory response in well-trained athletes ." Clin Res Cardiol. 2021:1-8.
"Effects of in-play cooling during simulated tennis match play in the heat on performance, physiological, and perceptual measures." J Sports Med Phys Fitness. 2021;61(3):372-379.
"Exploring Factors Related to Goal Scoring Opportunities in Professional Football." Sci Med Football. 2021.
"Head impact situations in professional football (soccer)." Sports Med Int Open. 2021;10(2):E37-E44.
"Heading incidence in boys’ football over three seasons." Sci Med Football. 2021.
"Improved Strength and Recovery After Velocity-Based Training: A Randomized Controlled Trial ." Int J Sport Physiol Perform. 2021;(1-4).
"Incidence and prevalence of Borrelia burgdorferi antibodies in male professional football players. ." Clin J Sport Med. 2021.
"Individual physiological and mitochondrial responses during 12 weeks of intensified exercise ." Physiol Rep. 2021.
"The intermittent nature of player physical output in professional football matches: An analysis of sequences of peak intensity and associated fatigue responses." Eur J Sport Sci. 2021.
"Menstrual cycle phase and elite female soccer match-play: influence on various physical performance outputs." Sci Med Football. 2021;5:97-104.
"No increased injury incidence in the German Bundesliga after the SARS-CoV-2 virus lockdown ." Arch Orthop Trauma Surg. 2021.
"Perceived load, fatigue and recovery responses during congested and non-congested micro-cycles in international football tournaments." J Sci Med Sport. 2021.
"Prevalence of SARS-CoV-2 IgG antibodies in a large prospective cohort study of elite football players in Germany (May-June 2020): implications for a testing protocol in asymptomatic individuals and estimation of the rate of underreported cases." Clin Microbiol Infect. 2021;27(3).
"Repeatability of the Individual Response to the Use of Active Recovery the Day After High-Intensity Interval Training: A Double-Crossover Trial. ." Int J Sports Physiol Perform. 2021.
"Risk of SARS-CoV-2 transmission from on-field player contacts in amateur, youth and professional football (soccer) ." Br J Sports Med. 2021.
"Sports-Related Sudden Cardiac Arrest in Germany." Can J Cardiol. 2021;37(1).
"Sprint Performance and Force-Velocity Profiling Does Not Differ Between Artificial Turf and Concrete." Int J Sport Sci Coaching. 2021.
"Staying on the ball during COVID-19 pandemic: impact on training modalities in football players ." J Sports Med Phys Fitness. 2021.
"Timing return-to-competition: a prospective registration of 45 different types of severe injuries in Germany's highest football league ." Arch Orthop Trauma Surg. 2021.
"Acute effects of mental recovery strategies after a mentally fatiguing task." Front Psychol. 2020.
"Analysis of end-spurt behaviour in elite 800-m and 1500-m freestyle swimming ." Eur J Sport Sci. 2020:1-9.
"Blood-borne fatigue markers during major international football tournaments – a retrospective analysis of data from the FIFA World Championships and UEFA European Championships 2006 – 2016. ." Sci Med Football. 2020;4:135-141.
"Elite athletes on regular training show more pronounced induction of vaccine-specific T-cells and antibodies after tetravalent influenza vaccination than controls." Brain Behav Immun. 2020;83:135-145.
" Evaluating the Use of Circulating MicroRNA Profiles for Lung Cancer Detection in Symptomatic Patients ." JAMA Oncol. 2020;6(5).
"Exercise-Based Strategies to Prevent Muscle Injury in Elite Footballers: A Systematic Review and Best Evidence Synthesis ." Sports Med. 2020;50(9):1653-1666.
"FIFA Sudden Death Registry (FIFA-SDR): a prospective, observational study of sudden death in worldwide football from 2014 to 2018 ." Br J Sports Med. 2020.
"The glucocorticoid-induced leucine zipper mediates statin-induced muscle damage ." FASEB J. 2020;34(3):4684-4701.
"High return to competition rate following ACL injury – A 10-year media-based epidemiological injury study in men`s professional football." Eur J Sport Sci. 2020;20(5):682-690.
"The incidence and characteristics of purposeful heading in male and female youth football (soccer) within Australia ." J Sport Sci. 2020.
"A Longitudinal Analysis of the Executive Functions in High-Level Soccer Players ." J Sport Exerc Psychol. 2020:1-9.
"Match Situations Leading to Head Injuries in Professional Male Football (Soccer)-A Video-Based Analysis Over 12 Years ." Clin J Sport Med. 2020;30:S47-S52.
"Monitoring training and recovery responses with heart rate measures during standardized warm-up in elite badminton players ." PLoS One. 2020;15(12).
"Portable polysomnography for sleep monitoring in elite youth rowing: An athlete’s gain or the sleep’s thief?" Transl Sports Med. 2020.
"Portable PSG for sleep stage monitoring in sports: Assessment of SOMNOwatch plus EEG." Eur J Sport Sci. 2020;20(6):713-721.
"Reduced Telomere Shortening in Lifelong Trained Male Football Players Compared to Age-Matched Inactive Controls." Prog Cardiovasc Dis. 2020;63(6):738-749.
"Time before return to play for the most common injuries in professional football. A 16 year follow up of the UEFA Elite Club Injury Study." Br J Sports Med. 2020;54(7):421-426.