Alan Bourke

4.7k total citations · 1 hit paper
66 papers, 3.5k citations indexed

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Alan Bourke is a scholar working on Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition, Biomedical Engineering and Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation. According to data from OpenAlex, Alan Bourke has authored 66 papers receiving a total of 3.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 48 papers in Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition, 42 papers in Biomedical Engineering and 37 papers in Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation. Recurrent topics in Alan Bourke's work include Context-Aware Activity Recognition Systems (48 papers), Balance, Gait, and Falls Prevention (36 papers) and Non-Invasive Vital Sign Monitoring (32 papers). Alan Bourke is often cited by papers focused on Context-Aware Activity Recognition Systems (48 papers), Balance, Gait, and Falls Prevention (36 papers) and Non-Invasive Vital Sign Monitoring (32 papers). Alan Bourke collaborates with scholars based in Ireland, Norway and Switzerland. Alan Bourke's co-authors include G.M. Lyons, Gearóid ÓLaighin, J. Stuart Nelson, J.E. Lundy, Pierre Rumeau, Norbert Noury, Lei Gao, Pepijn Van de Ven, J. Craig Nelson and Gearóid Ó Laighin and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Biomechanics, Sensors and Osteoarthritis and Cartilage.

In The Last Decade

Alan Bourke

65 papers receiving 3.3k citations

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Evaluation of a threshold-based tri-axial accelerometer fall detection algorithm

2006 595 citations Alan Bourke, G.M. Lyons et al. Gait & Posture profile →

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#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Template-Based Recognition of Human Locomotion in IMU Sensor Data Using Dynamic Time Warping 2021 ·Sensors ·(unknown), (unknown), Alan Bourke, Sabato Mellone, Ngaire Kerse, Jorunn L. Helbostad, Clemens Becker, Jochen Klenk	5
2	Gait Characteristics Harvested during a Smartphone-Based Self-Administered 2-Minute Walk Test in People with Multiple Sclerosis: Test-Retest Reliability and Minimum Detectable Change 2020 ·Sensors ·Alan Bourke, Alf Scotland, Florian Lipsmeier, Christian Gossens, Michael Lindemann	29
3	Smartphone- and Smartwatch-Based Remote Characterisation of Ambulation in Multiple Sclerosis During the Two-Minute Walk Test 2020 ·IEEE Journal of Biomedical and Health Informatics ·Andrew P. Creagh, Cédric Simillion, Alan Bourke, Alf Scotland, Florian Lipsmeier, Corrado Bernasconi, Johan van Beek, (unknown), Christian Gossens, Michael Lindemann, Maarten De Vos	32
4	U-turn speed is a valid and reliable smartphone-based measure of multiple sclerosis-related gait and balance impairment 2020 ·Gait & Posture ·Wei‐Yi Cheng, Alan Bourke, Florian Lipsmeier, Corrado Bernasconi, Shibeshih Belachew, Christian Gossens, Jennifer Graves, Xavier Montalbán, Michael Lindemann	21
5	Motor activity across delirium motor subtypes in geriatric patients assessed using body-worn sensors: a Norwegian cross-sectional study 2019 ·BMJ Open ·(unknown), Alan Bourke, Stian Lydersen, Olav Sletvold, Ingvild Saltvedt, Torgeir Bruun Wyller, Kristin Taraldsen	12
6	Inertial Sensor Based Analysis of Lie-to-Stand Transfers in Younger and Older Adults 2016 ·Sensors ·Lars Schwickert, (unknown), Jochen Klenk, Alan Bourke, Clemens Becker, Wiebren Zijlstra	12
7	Performance Evaluation of State of the Art Systems for Physical Activity Classification of Older Subjects Using Inertial Sensors in a Real Life Scenario: A Benchmark Study 2016 ·Sensors ·Muhammad Awais, Luca Palmerini, Alan Bourke, Espen A. F. Ihlen, Jorunn L. Helbostad, Lorenzo Chiari	24
8	The FARSEEING real-world fall repository: a large-scale collaborative database to collect and share sensor signals from real-world falls 2016 ·European Review of Aging and Physical Activity ·Jochen Klenk, Lars Schwickert, Luca Palmerini, Sabato Mellone, Alan Bourke, Espen A. F. Ihlen, Ngaire Kerse, Klaus Hauer, Mirjam Pijnappels, Matthis Synofzik, Karin Srulijes, Walter Maetzler, Jorunn L. Helbostad, Wiebren Zijlstra, Kamiar Aminian, Chris Todd, Lorenzo Chiari, Clemens Becker	66
9	The complexity of daily life walking in older adult community-dwelling fallers and non-fallers 2016 ·Journal of Biomechanics ·Espen A. F. Ihlen, Aner Weiss, Alan Bourke, Jorunn L. Helbostad, Jeffrey M. Hausdorff	63
10	Developing the FARSEEING Taxonomy of Technologies: Classification and description of technology use (including ICT) in falls prevention studies 2016 ·Journal of Biomedical Informatics ·Elisabeth Boulton, Helen Hawley-Hague, Beatrix Vereijken, Amanda M. Clifford, Nick Guldemond, Klaus Pfeiffer, Alex Hall, Federico Chesani, Sabato Mellone, Alan Bourke, Chris Todd	5
11	Sensor Positioning for Activity Recognition Using Multiple Accelerometer-Based Sensors. 2013 ·The European Symposium on Artificial Neural Networks ·Lei Gao, Alan Bourke, J. Stuart Nelson	6
12	Proposal for a multiphase fall model based on real-world fall recordings with body-fixed sensors 2012 ·Zeitschrift für Gerontologie und Geriatrie ·Clemens Becker, Lars Schwickert, Sabato Mellone, Fabio Bagalà, Lorenzo Chiari, Jorunn L. Helbostad, Wiebren Zijlstra, Kamiar Aminian, Alan Bourke, Chris Todd, Stefania Bandinelli, Ngaire Kerse, Jochen Klenk	45
13	Fall algorithm development using kinematic parameters measured from simulated falls performed in a quasi-realistic environment using accelerometry 2011 ·PubMed ·Alan Bourke, Marc Torrent, Xavier Parra, Andreu Catalá, John Nelson	7
14	Cross-Sectional analysis of levels and patterns of objectively measured sedentary time in adolescent females 2011 ·International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity ·Deirdre M. Harrington, Kieran Dowd, Alan Bourke, Alan Donnelly	58
15	A system for activity recognition using multi-sensor fusion 2011 ·PubMed ·Lei Gao, Alan Bourke, J. Stuart Nelson	35
16	Assessment of waist-worn tri-axial accelerometer based fall-detection algorithms using continuous unsupervised activities 2010 ·PubMed ·Alan Bourke, Pepijn Van de Ven, Michael W. Gamble, Raymond G. O'Connor, Kieran J. Murphy, (unknown), (unknown), Paul Finucane, Gearóid ÓLaighin, J. Craig Nelson	42
17	A wearable wireless platform for fall and mobility monitoring 2008 ·Pepijn Van de Ven, Alan Bourke, J. Craig Nelson, Gearóid Ó Laighin	9
18	Fall detection - Principles and Methods 2007 ·Conference proceedings ·Norbert Noury, Anthony Fleury, Pierre Rumeau, Alan Bourke, Gearóid Ó Laighin, Vincent Rialle, J.E. Lundy	435
19	An optimum accelerometer configuration and simple algorithm for accurately detecting falls 2006 ·Alan Bourke, Cliodhna Ní Scanaill, K.M. Culhane, (unknown), G.M. Lyons	34
20	Evaluation of a threshold-based tri-axial accelerometer fall detection algorithm breakdown → 2006 ·Gait & Posture ·Alan Bourke, (unknown), G.M. Lyons	595

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