# Ruud van Wijck

**Type:** Researchers  
**Canonical URL:** https://scholariq.org/researchers/ruud-van-wijck/

## Facts

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Citations | 1,665 |
| Field | Down syndrome and intellectual disability research |
| h-index | 24 |
| i10-index | 29 |
| Last Known Institution | University Medical Center Groningen |
| OpenAlex ID | https://openalex.org/A5040588156 |
| Works | 50 |

## Researcher papers

- [Gait in ageing and associated dementias; its relationship with cognition](https://scholariq.org/papers/gait-in-ageing-and-associated-dementias-its-relationship-with-cognition/)
- [Physical activity levels in older adults with intellectual disabilities are extremely low](https://scholariq.org/papers/physical-activity-levels-in-older-adults-with-intellectual-disabilities-are/)
- [Study healthy ageing and intellectual disabilities: Recruitment and design](https://scholariq.org/papers/study-healthy-ageing-and-intellectual-disabilities-recruitment-and-design/)
- [Facilitators and Barriers to Physical Activity as Perceived by Older Adults With Intellectual Disability](https://scholariq.org/papers/facilitators-and-barriers-to-physical-activity-as-perceived-by-older-adults-with/)
- [Low physical fitness levels in older adults with ID: Results of the HA-ID study](https://scholariq.org/papers/low-physical-fitness-levels-in-older-adults-with-id-results-of-the-ha-id-study/)
- [Cardiorespiratory fitness in individuals with intellectual disabilities—A review](https://scholariq.org/papers/cardiorespiratory-fitness-in-individuals-with-intellectual-disabilities-a-review/)
- [Feasibility and reliability of physical fitness tests in older adults with intellectual disability: A pilot study](https://scholariq.org/papers/feasibility-and-reliability-of-physical-fitness-tests-in-older-adults-with/)
- [Physical fitness is predictive for a decline in daily functioning in older adults with intellectual disabilities: Results of the HA-ID study](https://scholariq.org/papers/physical-fitness-is-predictive-for-a-decline-in-daily-functioning-in-older/)
- [(Instrumental) activities of daily living in older adults with intellectual disabilities](https://scholariq.org/papers/instrumental-activities-of-daily-living-in-older-adults-with-intellectual/)
- [Physical fitness in older people with ID—Concept and measuring instruments: A review](https://scholariq.org/papers/physical-fitness-in-older-people-with-id-concept-and-measuring-instruments-a/)
- [A structured physical activity and fitness programme for older adults with intellectual disabilities: results of a cluster‐randomised clinical trial](https://scholariq.org/papers/a-structured-physical-activity-and-fitness-programme-for-older-adults-with/)

## Researcher topics

- [Down syndrome and intellectual disability research](https://scholariq.org/topics/down-syndrome-and-intellectual-disability-research/)
- [Cerebral Palsy and Movement Disorders](https://scholariq.org/topics/cerebral-palsy-and-movement-disorders/)
- [Balance, Gait, and Falls Prevention](https://scholariq.org/topics/balance-gait-and-falls-prevention/)
- [Physical Activity and Health](https://scholariq.org/topics/physical-activity-and-health/)
- [Frailty in Older Adults](https://scholariq.org/topics/frailty-in-older-adults/)

## Researcher university

- [University Medical Center Groningen](https://scholariq.org/institutions/university-medical-center-groningen/)

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