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Ricardo Jorge Lemos Pimenta

Professor, Biomechanics · Research Center of the Polytechnic Institute of Maia (N2i), Maia Polytechnic Institute (IPMAIA), Castêlo da Maia, 4475-690 Maia, Portugal

https://researchid.co/rjlpimenta
@ipmaia.pt
24Scopus Publications
166Google Scholar Citations
7Google Scholar h-index
4Google Scholar i10-index

Biography

Ricardo Pimenta is a passionate sports scientist and researcher who tries to solve practical problems supported by theory using the scientific method. Furthermore, he is Head of Sport Science and Performance at Futebol Clube Famalicão SAD, an invited professor at Instituto Politécnico da Maia and a research fellow at CIPER (Faculty of Human Kinetics) and LABIOMEP (Faculty of Sports of Porto). His fields of specialisation are strength and conditioning training, sports performance, injuries rehabilitation, sports software, electromyography, musculoskeletal ultrasonography, shear wave elastography, hamstring muscles and muscle-tendon unit. Overall, Ricardo is a critical thinker who wants positively impact the field of sports science.

Education

- Master degree in High Performance Training from the Faculty of Human Kinetics at the University of Lisbon, specialising in musculoskeletal ultrasonography in the hamstring muscles - Ph.D. in Biomechanics from the Faculty of Human Kinetics at the University of Lisbon, specialising in muscle injuries and football performance.

Recent Scopus Publications

  1. Should GPS data be normalized for performance and fatigue monitoring in soccer? A theoretical–practical discussion on sprinting
    German Journal of Exercise and Sport Research, 2026
  2. Impact of Perceived Dorsiflexion and Plantarflexion in the Squat and Countermovement Jumps
    Muscles, 2026
  3. The Need for GPS Data to be Normalized for Performance and Fatigue Monitoring in Soccer: Considerations for Accelerations and Decelerations
    Strength and Conditioning Journal, 2026
  4. Acceleration and Deceleration Profiles: Comparison Between the 5-0-5 Test and Seasonal Peak Player Performance
    Sports, 2026
  5. A Short Maximal Effort Induces Greater Low-Frequency Fatigue than Prolonged Cycling in Highly-Trained Road Cyclists
    International Journal of Exercise Science, 2026

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