2026

1. Niering, M. / Engel, N. / Beurskens, R. / Seifert, J. (2026). Prevalence of depression and anxiety symptoms among elite female beach volleyball players in the FIVB top 200. Discover Mental Health, 6(1):17. [DOI] (Journal article)

2025

1. Niering M. / Zirkel B. / Munkelt P. / Gellert, F. / Beurskens, R. / Seifert, J. / Glahn, A. (2025). Effects of preferred music listening on physical and psychological parameters in sports: a systematic review and meta-analysis with meta-regression. BMC Sports Sci Med Rehabil, 18(44), Pages 1-20. [DOI] (Journal article)
2. Niering, M. / Heckmann, J. / Seifert, J. / Ueding, E. / von Elling, L. / Bruns, A. / Beurskens, R. (2025). Effects of Combined Plyometric and Sprint Training on Sprint Performance in Youth Soccer Players. Physiologia, 2025, 5, 5. [DOI] (Journal article)
3. Niering, M. / Wirth, C. / Beurskens, R. / Ueding, E. / Fischer, T. / Seifert, J. (2025). Effects of a treadmill and oculomotor dual-task intervention vs. nordic walking on balance in Parkinson’s disease patients − a pilot study. Clinical Parkinsonism & Related Disorders, Volume 13, 2025, 100392. [DOI] (Journal article)

2022

1. Muehlbauer, T. / Voigt, H. / Brueckner, D. / Beurskens, R. (2022). Effects of fixed versus variable task prioritization during short-term dual task practice on motor and cognitive task performance in young adults. BMC Research Notes, (2022) 15:156. [DOI] (Journal article)
2. Ullrich, P. / Werner, C. / Schoenstein, A. / Bongartz, M. / Eckert, T. / Beurskens, R. / Abel, B. / Bauer, J.M. / Lamb, S.E. / Hauer, K. (2022). Effects of a Home-Based Physical Training and Activity Promotion Program in Community-Dwelling Older Persons with Cognitive Impairment after Discharge from Rehabilitation: A Randomized Controlled Trial. The Journals of Gerontology: Series A, Volume 77, Issue 12, December 2022, Pages 2435–2444. [DOI] (Journal article)

2021

1. Beurskens, R. / Brueckner, D. / Voigt, H. / Muehlbauer, T. (2021). Cognitive and motor task performance under single- and dual-task conditions: effects of consecutive versus concurrent practice. Experimental Brain Research, Volume 239, pages 2529–2535. [DOI] (Journal article)
2. Dalecki, M. / Steinberg, F. / Beurskens, R. (2021). Rapid Dual-Task Decrements After a Brief Period of Manual Tracking in Simulated Weightlessness by Water Submersion. Human Factors, Volume 65, Issue 6. [DOI] (Journal article)

2020

1. Eckert, T. / Bongartz, M. / Ullrich, P. / Abel, B. / Werner, C. / Kiss, R. / Hauer, K. (2020). Promoting physical activity in geriatric patients with cognitive impairment after discharge from ward-rehabilitation: a feasibility study. European Journal of Ageing, Volume 17, Pages 309–320. [DOI] (Journal article)
2. Schwiertz, G. / Brueckner, D. / Beurskens, R. / Muehlbauer, T. (2020). Lower Quarter Y Balance Test performance: Reference values for healthy youth aged 10 to 17 years. Gait & Posture, 80:148-154. [DOI] (Journal article)
3. Ullrich, P. / Werner, C. / Bongartz, M. / Eckert, T. / Abel, B. / Schoenstein, A. / Kiss, R. / Hauer, K. (2020). Increasing Life-Space Mobility in Community-Dwelling Older Persons With Cognitive Impairment Following Rehabilitation: A Randomized Controlled Trial. The Journals of Gerontology: Series A, 13;76(11):1988-1996. [DOI] (Journal article)
4. Beurskens, R. / Brueckner, D. / Muehlbauer, T. (2020). Effects of Motor Versus Cognitive Task Prioritization During Dual-Task Practice on Dual-Task Performance in Young Adults. Front. Psychol., 11:581225. [DOI] (Journal article)
5. Schwiertz, G. / Beurskens, R. / Muehlbauer, T. (2020). Discriminative validity of the lower and upper quarter Y balance test performance: a comparison between healthy trained and untrained youth. BMC Sports Science, Medicine and Rehabilitation, Volume 12, Article Number 73. [DOI] (Journal article)
6. Abel, B. / Bongart, M. / Eckert, T. / Ullrich, P. / Beurskens, R. / Mellone, S. / Bauer, J.M. / Lamb, S.E. / Hauer, K. (2020). Will We Do If We Can? Habitual Qualitative and Quantitative Physical Activity in Multi-morbid, Older Persons with Cognitive Impairment. Sensors, 20(24), 7208. [DOI] (Journal article)

2019

1. Ullrich, P. / Eckert, T. / Bongartz, M. / Werner, C. / Kiss, R. / Bauer, J. / Hauer, K. (2019). Life-space mobility in older persons with cognitive impairment after discharge from geriatric rehabilitation. Archives of Gerontology and Geriatrics, 81(2019): 192-200. [DOI] (Journal article)
2. Muehlbauer, T. / Schwiertz, G. / Brueckner, D. / Kiss, R. / Panzer, S. (2019). Age differences in unipedal balance performance in young soccer players. Sports, 7(1), 20. [DOI] (Journal article)
3. Brueckner, D. / Goepfner, B. / Kiss, R. / Muehlbauer, T. (2019). Effects of motor practice on learning a dynamic balance task in healthy young adults: A wavelet-based time-frequency analysis. Gait & Posture, 70(2019): 264-269. [DOI] (Journal article)
4. Schwiertz, G. / Brueckner, D. / Schedler, S. / Kiss, R. / Muehlbauer, T. (2019). Performance and reliability of the Lower Quarter Y Balance Test in healthy adolescents from grade 6 to 11. Gait & Posture, 67 (2019) 142–146. [DOI] (Journal article)
5. Schedler, S. / Kiss, R. / Muehlbauer, T. (2019). Age and sex differences in human balance performance from 6-18 years of age: a systematic review and meta-analysis. PLoS ONE, 14(4): e0214434. [DOI] (Journal article)
6. Muehlbauer, T. / Wagner, V. / Brueckner, D. / Schedler, S. / Schwiertz, G. / Kiss, R. / Hagen, M. (2019). Effects of a blocked versus an alternated sequence of balance and plyometric training on physical performance in youth soccer players. BMC Sports Science, Medicine and Rehabilitation, Volume 11, Article Number 18. [DOI] (Journal article)
7. Bongartz, M. / Kiss, R. / Lacroix, A. / Eckert, T. / Ullrich, P. / Jansen, C-P. / Feisst, M. / Mellone, S. / Chiari, L. / Becker, C. / Hauer, K. (2019). Validity, reliability, and feasibility of the uSense activity monitor to register physical activity and gait performance in habitual settings of geriatric patients. Physiological Measurement, 40(9):095005. [DOI] (Journal article)
8. Schwiertz, G. / Brueckner, D. / Schedler, S. / Kiss, R. / Muehlbauer, T. (2019). Reliability and minimal detectable change of the Upper Quarter Y-Balance Test in healthy adolescents aged 7 to 12. The International Journal of Sports Physical Therapy, 14(6): 927–934. [DOI] (Journal article)

2018

1. Hauer, K. / Beurskens, R. / Becker, C. (2018). Mobilisierung und Training nach Fraktur. In: Liener, U.C. / Becker, C. / Rapp, K. (Hrsg.), Kohlhammer W. GmbH: Stuttgart. ISBN: 978-3170343603. (Book chapter)
2. Brueckner, D. / Kiss, R. / Muehlbauer, T. (2018). Associations between practice-related changes in motor performance and muscle activity in healthy individuals: a systematic review. Sports Medicine – Open, 4:9. [DOI] (Journal article)
3. Kiss, R. / Brueckner, D. / Muehlbauer, T. (2018). Effects of Single Compared to Dual Task Practice on Learning a Dynamic Balance Task in Young Adults. Front. Psychol. - Movement Science and Sport Psychology, 9:311. [DOI] (Journal article)
4. Lueder, B. / Kiss, R. / Granacher, U. (2018). Single- and Dual-Task Balance Training are Equally Effective in Youth. Front. Psychol. - Movement Science and Sport Psychology, 9:912. [DOI] (Journal article)
5. Kiss, R. / Schedler, S. / Muehlbauer, T. (2018). Associations between types of balance performance in healthy individuals across the lifespan: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Front. Psychol. - Exercise Physiology, 9:1366. [DOI] (Journal article)
6. Kiss, R. / Schedler, S. / Brueckner, D. / Schwiertz, G. / Muehlbauer, T. (2018). Performance and reliability of the Lower Quarter Y Balance Test in healthy adolescents from grade 6 to 11. Gait & Posture, 67(2018):142-146. [DOI] (Journal article)
7. Ullrich, P. / Werner, C. / Eckert, T. / Bongartz, M. / Kiss, R. / Feißt, M. / Delbaere, K. / Bauer, J. / Hauer, K. (2018). Cut-off for the Life-Space Assessment in persons with cognitive impairment. Aging - Clinical and Experimental Research, 31(9):1331-1335. [DOI] (Journal article)

2017

1. Beurskens, R. / Dalecki, M. (2017). Physical Activity: Effects of Exercise on Neurological Function. In: Watson, R.R. (Ed.), Elsevier/Academic Print: London, UK. ISBN: 978-0-12-805094-1. (Book chapter)
2. Lacroix, A. / Hortobagyi, T. / Beurskens, R. / Granacher, U. (2017). Effects of supervised versus unsupervised training programs on balance and muscle strength in old adults: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Sports Medicine, 47(11):2341-2361. [DOI] (Journal article)
3. Hauer, K. / Ullrich, P. / Dutzi, I. / Beurskens, R. / Kern, S. / Bauer, J. / Schwenk, M. (2017). Effects of a standardized home training in patients with cognitive impairment following geriatric rehabilitation: a randomized controlled pilot study. Gerontology, 63(6):495-506. [DOI] (Journal article)
4. Lesinski, M. / Prieske, O. / Borde, R. / Beurskens, R. / Granacher, U. (2017). Effects of drop-height and surface instability on jump performance and knee kinematics. Int J Sports Med, 39(1):50-57. [DOI] (Journal article)
5. Lesinski, M. / Prieske, O. / Beurskens, R. / Behm, D.G. / Granacher, U. (2017). Effects of drop height and surface instability on neuromuscular activation during drop jumps. Scand J Med Sci Sports, 27(10):1090-1098. [DOI] (Journal article)
6. Bongartz, M. / Kiss, R. / Ullrich, P. / Eckert, T. / Bauer, J. / Hauer, K. (2017). Development of a homebased training program for post-ward geriatric rehabilitation patients with cognitive impairment: study protocol of a randomized-controlled trail. BMC Geriatrics, 12;17(1):214. [DOI] (Journal article)
7. Ullrich, P. / Werner, C. / Bongartz, M. / Kiss, R. / Bauer, J. / Hauer, K. (2017). Validation of a Modified Life-Space Assessment in Multimorbid Older Persons with Cognitive Impairment. The Gerontologist, 59(2), Pages e66–e75. [DOI] (Journal article)

2016

1. Lesinski, M. / Prieske, O. / Beurskens, R. / Behm, D.G. / Granacher, U. (2016). Effects of drop height and surface instability on neuromuscular activation during drop jumps. Scand J Med Sci Sports, 27(10):1090-1098. [DOI] (Journal article)
2. Beurskens, R. / Muehlbauer, T. / Grabow, L. / Kliegl, R. / Granacher, U. (2016). Effects of backpack carriage on dual-task performance in children during standing and walking. J Mot Behav, 48(6):500-508. [DOI] (Journal article)
3. Beurskens, R. / Haeger, M. / Kliegl, R. / Roecker, K. / Granacher, U. (2016). Postural control in dual-task situation: does whole-body fatigue matter? PLoS ONE, 11(1): e0147392. [DOI] (Journal article)
4. Beijersbergen, C.M.I. / Hortobágyi, T. / Beurskens, R. / Gaebler, M. / Granacher, U. (2016). Design and Protocol for a Randomized Controlled Trial on the Effects of Power Training on Mobility and Gait Biomechanics in Old Adults with Moderate Mobility Disability: the Potsdam Gait Study (POGS). Gerontology, 62(6):597-603. [DOI] (Journal article)
5. Beurskens, R. / Steingerg, F. / Antoniewicz, F. / Wolff, W. / Granacher, U. (2016). Neural correlates of dual-task walking: effects of cognitive versus motor interference in young adults. Neural Plasticity, 2016:8032180. [DOI] (Journal article)

2015

1. Beurskens, R. (2015). Sporttherapie bei Schlaganfallpatienten - Welchen Einfluss hat ein zusätzliches kognitives Training auf die motorische Leistungsfähigkeit? AV Akademikerverlag: Saarbrücken. ISBN: 978-3-639-47706-1. (Book)
2. Beurskens, R. (2015). Stürze bei älteren Menschen und deren Prävention. Nieren- und Hochdruckkrankheiten, 44(8): 362-368. (Journal article)
3. Beurskens, R. / Gollhofer, A. / Muehlbauer, T. / Cardinale, M. / Granacher, U. (2015). Effects of heavyresistance strength and balance training on unilateral and bilateral leg strength performance in old adults. PLoS ONE, 10(2): e0118535. [DOI] (Journal article)
4. Beurskens, R. / Muehlbauer, T. / Granacher, U. (2015). Association of dual-task walking performance and leg muscle quality in healthy children. BMC Pediatrics, 15(1):2. [DOI] (Journal article)

2014

1. Beurskens, R. / Wilken, J.M. / Dingwell, J.B. (2014). Dynamic stability of individuals with transtibial amputation walking in destabilizing environments. J Biomech, 47(7): 1675-81. [DOI] (Journal article)
2. Beurskens, R. / Helmich, I. / Rein, R. / Bock, O. (2014). Age-related changes in prefrontal activity during walking in dual-task situations: A fNIRS study. Int J Psychophysiol, 92(3): 122-128. [DOI] (Journal article)
3. Beurskens, R. / Wilken, J.M. / Dingwell, J.B. (2014). Dynamic stability of superior vs. inferior body segments in individuals with transtibial amputation walking in destabilizing environments. J Biomech, 47(12): 3072-3079. [DOI] (Journal article)

2013

1. Beurskens, R. and Bock, O. (2013). Does the walking task matter? Influence of different walking conditions on dual-task performances in young and older persons. Hum Mov Sci, 32 (6): 1456-1466. [DOI] (Journal article)

2012

1. Beurskens, R. and Bock, O. (2012). The role of executive functions and memory in dual-task walking: a review. Neural Plasticity, 2012 (131608): 1-9. [DOI] (Journal article)

2011

1. Bock, O. and Beurskens, R. (2011). Age-related deficits of dual-task walking: role of foot vision. Gait & Posture, 33(2): 190-194. [DOI] (Journal article)
2. Bock, O. and Beurskens, R. (2011). Effect of a visual distractor task on the gait of elderly versus young persons. Current Gerontology and Geriatrics Research, 2011:651718. [DOI] (Journal article)
3. Beurskens, R. and Bock, O. (2011). Role of motor skills and visual demand for age-related deficits in dual-task walking. Ageing Research, 2(1): 26-31. [DOI] (Journal article)
4. Beurskens, R. and Bock, O. (2011). Age-related decline of peripheral visual processing: the role of eye movements. Exp Brain Res, 217(1): 117-124. [DOI] (Journal article)

2010

1. Bock, O. and Beurskens, R. (2010). Changes of locomotion in old age are not the same under laboratory and under real-life conditions. Gait & Posture, 32(4): 645-649. [DOI] (Journal article)