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Prof Urs Granacher, PhD, FESC

Sports medicine — University of Freiburg, Germany

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Prof Urs Granacher, PhD, FESC University of Freiburg Germany
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Sports medicine

Subspecialties: Rheumatology - Neurology

Full career – Last 3 years

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Short Biography

Urs Granacher is a Full Professor of Exercise and Human Movement Science at the Department of Sport and Sport Science, University of Freiburg, Germany. He holds a degree in Sport Science and earned both his PhD and habilitation (post-doctoral thesis) in Exercise and Human Movement Science.

His research primarily focuses on strength and conditioning in youth, young and elite athletes, with an emphasis on neuromuscular and performance development, training adaptation, and injury prevention.

Dr. Granacher serves on the editorial boards of ten scientific journals, including Sports Medicine and the British Journal of Sports Medicine. He was appointed by the German Federal Minister of the Interior as Chairman of the PotAS Commission, tasked with reforming the German elite sport system (PotAS Commission).

Organizations

Career arc: 2006 - 2026
Source: PubMed

University of Freiburg

Publications Synthesis

Sources: PubMed, OpenAlex

Number : 426

Citations

Citations: 15 252 1st author: 45 Last author: 188 Unique author: 3

Main journals

Front Physiol 46
Sports Med 45
J Strength Cond Res 33
Sports Med Open 23
BMC Sports Sci Med Rehabil 22

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Latest Publications

5 most recent indexed articles

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Title Journal Year Citations
Effects of Exercise Training on the Metabolic Cost of Walking in Health and Disease: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.
exercise, sclerosis, multiple sclerosis, stroke, walking, physical exertion		Sports Med20260
Kinetic and kinematic characteristics of two-way ballistic exercise across different load conditions: An exploratory impulse-velocity equilibrium analysis.
exercise, physical exertion, sports		J Sports Sci20260
Effects of Strength Training on Cognitive Function, Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor and Insulin-Like Growth Factor 1 in Highly-Trained Young Female Soccer Players.
brain-derived neurotrophic factor, growth, neuronal plasticity, muscles, insulin, serum, physical fitness, brain, somatomedins, soccer, muscle strength, nerve growth factors, resistance training, cognition		Sports Med Open20260
Effects of Different Training Modalities on Circulating Irisin Levels in Overweight and Obesity Adults: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials.
exercise, insulin, lipoproteins, follistatin, cholesterol, sports medicine, obesity, myostatin, resistance training, overweight, physical exertion, high-intensity interval training		Sports Med20260
The Role of Training Age and Sport Specialization in Achieved Selection Tier in Adolescent Handball Talents.
adolescent, prevalence, specialization, athletes, sports		Sports Med Open20260

Clinical Studies 4

Sources: ClinicalTrials, EU CTIS

Synthesis

Principal Investigator: 2

By phase:

N/A 4

By status:

Completed 3
Unknown 1

By type:

Interventional 3
Observational 1

By Monocentric/Multicentric:

monocentric 3
multicentric2to4 0
multicentric5to9 1
multicentricup10 0

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