Alan Donnelly

6.9k total citations · 1 hit paper
133 papers, 4.8k citations indexed

About

Alan Donnelly is a scholar working on Physiology, Rehabilitation and Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health. According to data from OpenAlex, Alan Donnelly has authored 133 papers receiving a total of 4.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 52 papers in Physiology, 33 papers in Rehabilitation and 33 papers in Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health. Recurrent topics in Alan Donnelly's work include Physical Activity and Health (43 papers), Exercise and Physiological Responses (32 papers) and Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet (31 papers). Alan Donnelly is often cited by papers focused on Physical Activity and Health (43 papers), Exercise and Physiological Responses (32 papers) and Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet (31 papers). Alan Donnelly collaborates with scholars based in Ireland, United Kingdom and United States. Alan Donnelly's co-authors include Kieran Dowd, John Saxton, Joseph T. Costello, Deirdre M. Harrington, Stephen H. Day, Robert B. Child, Ulf Ekelund, Hidde P. van der Ploeg, Ronald J. Maughan and Stephen J. Brown and has published in prestigious journals such as The Lancet, Circulation and SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología.

In The Last Decade

Alan Donnelly

123 papers receiving 4.6k citations

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A systematic literature review of reviews on techniques for physical activity measurement in adults: a DEDIPAC study

2018 246 citations Kieran Dowd, Marie Murphy et al. profile →

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#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Acceptability of Intensive Ambulatory Assessment Combining Four Wearable Sensors and Ecological Momentary Assessment to Assess Physical and Eating Behaviors in Adults: The WEALTH Project 2026 ·Journal for the Measurement of Physical Behaviour ·(unknown), (unknown), Tomáš Větrovský, Steriani Elavsky, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Alan Donnelly, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown)	0
2	External Validation of a Hip-Worn Accelerometry-Based Machine Learning Model for Physical Behavior Classification in Free-Living Conditions 2025 ·Journal for the Measurement of Physical Behaviour ·(unknown), Luis Sigcha, (unknown), (unknown), Richard Cimler, (unknown), Steriani Elavsky, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Tomáš Větrovský, Alan Donnelly, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown)	0
3	Ecological momentary assessment of physical and eating behaviours: The WEALTH feasibility and optimisation study with recommendations for large-scale data collection 2025 ·PLoS ONE ·(unknown), (unknown), Greet Cardon, Delfien Van Dyck, Richard Cimler, Steriani Elavsky, Léopold Fezeu, Jean‐Michel Oppert, Christoph Buck, Antje Hebestreit, J M Harrington, Luis Sigcha, Pepijn Van de Ven, Alan Donnelly, Tomáš Větrovský	3
4	Participatory Approaches in the Context of Research Into Workplace Health Promotion to Improve Physical Activity Levels and Reduce Sedentary Behavior Among Office-Based Workers: Scoping Review 2024 ·JMIR Public Health and Surveillance ·(unknown), (unknown), Brian P. Carson, Alan Donnelly, Jon Salsberg	7
5	Results from Ireland North and South’s 2022 report card on physical activity for children and adolescents 2023 ·Journal of Exercise Science & Fitness ·Angela Carlin, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Tara Coppinger, (unknown), Alan Donnelly, Kieran Dowd, Deirdre M. Harrington, Elaine Murtagh, Kwok Ng, Wesley O’Brien, Lauren Rodriguez, Catherine Woods, (unknown), Marie Murphy	1
6	The Effect of an Electronic Passive Prompt Intervention on Prolonged Occupational Sitting and Light-Intensity Physical Activity in Desk-Based Adults Working from Home during COVID-19 in Ireland 2023 ·International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health ·(unknown), (unknown), Brian P. Carson, Alan Donnelly	0
7	The Acute Effects of Interrupting Prolonged Sitting Time in Adults with Standing and Light-Intensity Walking on Biomarkers of Cardiometabolic Health in Adults: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis 2022 ·Sports Medicine ·(unknown), Matthew P. Herring, (unknown), Alan Donnelly, Brian P. Carson	49
8	Physical Activity Surveillance in Adolescents with Type 1 Diabetes: A Pilot Mixed-Methods Investigation 2022 ·Journal of Diabetes Research ·(unknown), Paul Scully, (unknown), Niall Dalton, (unknown), Alan Donnelly, (unknown), Clodagh O’Gorman	3
9	Juggling with theory, evidence, practice, and real-world circumstances: Development of a complex community intervention to increase physical activity in inactive adults aged 50 years and older – The Move for Life Study 2021 ·Evaluation and Program Planning ·Enrique Garcíá Bengoechea, Amanda M. Clifford, Stephen Gallagher, (unknown), (unknown), Monica Casey, Liam Glynn, (unknown), John Sweeney, Alan Donnelly, Andrew W. Murphy, Catherine Woods	6
10	Participatory approaches in the context of research into workplace health promotion to improve physical activity levels and reduce sedentary behaviour among office-based workers: protocol for a scoping review 2021 ·BMJ Open ·(unknown), Brian P. Carson, Alan Donnelly, Jon Salsberg	3
11	Inter and intra-reliability of ultrasonography for the measurement of abdominal subcutaneous & visceral adipose tissue thickness at 12 weeks gestation 2019 ·BMC Medical Imaging ·(unknown), (unknown), Clodagh O’Gorman, (unknown), (unknown), Alan Donnelly, Jill Hamilton, Amanda Cotter	8
12	Minimum Wear Duration for the activPAL Professional Activity Monitor in Adolescent Females 2017 ·Pediatric Exercise Science ·Kieran Dowd, Helen Purtill, Deirdre M. Harrington, Jane Hislop, John J. Reilly, Alan Donnelly	7
13	Evaluation of Australian dermatological postoperative patient information leaflets: Should we have a national checklist? 2017 ·Australasian Journal of Dermatology ·William Hunt, (unknown), Alan Donnelly	2
14	Results from Ireland’s 2014 Report Card on Physical Activity in Children and Youth 2014 ·Journal of Physical Activity and Health ·Deirdre M. Harrington, Suzanne Belton, Tara Coppinger, (unknown), Alan Donnelly, Kieran Dowd, (unknown), Richard Layte, Marie Murphy, Niamh Murphy, Elaine Murtagh, Catherine Woods	29
15	Results from Ireland’s 2014 Report Card on Physical Activity in Children and Youth 2014 ·Journal of Physical Activity and Health ·Deirdre M. Harrington, Suzanne Belton, Tara Coppinger, (unknown), Alan Donnelly, Kieran Dowd, (unknown), Richard Layte, Marie Murphy, Niamh Murphy, Elaine Murtagh, Catherine Woods	4
16	The effects of cold air (-110°C) and water (8°C) cryotherapy on knee skin temperature 2013 ·Faculty of Health; Institute of Health and Biomedical Innovation ·Joseph T. Costello, James Selfe, (unknown), (unknown), Alan Donnelly	1
17	Use of thermal imaging in sports medicine research : a short report 2013 ·QUT ePrints (Queensland University of Technology) ·Joseph T. Costello, Ian B. Stewart, James Selfe, Anne Kärki, Alan Donnelly	11
18	Muscle, skin and core temperature after -110 degrees C cold air and 8 degrees C water treatment 2012 ·PLoS ONE ·Joseph T. Costello, Kevin Culligan, James Selfe, Alan Donnelly	21
19	Changes in human skeletal muscle length during stimulated eccentric muscle actions 2010 ·The Journal of Physiological Sciences ·Stephen J. Brown, Alan Donnelly	5
20	Changes in human skeletal muscle contractile function following stimulated eccentric exercise 1996 ·European Journal of Applied Physiology ·Stephen J. Brown, Robert B. Child, Alan Donnelly, John Saxton, Stephen H. Day	33

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