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, Hidde P. van der Ploeg, Ulf Ekelund, 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

Hit Papers

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Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if it has ≥500 total citations, achieves ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (this is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it), or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

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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Author						Papers	Cites
Alan Donnelly	1.7k	1.6k	1.2k	1.2k	527	133	4.8k
Martine Duclos	2.0k 1.2×	853 0.5×	1.6k 1.3×	1.1k 0.9×	722 1.4×	270	6.2k
Richard D. Telford	1.3k 0.8×	830 0.5×	1.4k 1.2×	1.0k 0.9×	728 1.4×	134	5.0k
Alon Eliakim	1.5k 0.9×	721 0.4×	1.8k 1.5×	1.4k 1.2×	929 1.8×	246	6.3k
Julien S. Baker	1.1k 0.7×	699 0.4×	2.0k 1.7×	1.2k 1.0×	545 1.0×	226	6.2k
Dan Nemet	1.3k 0.8×	851 0.5×	998 0.9×	1.2k 1.0×	697 1.3×	205	5.0k
George P. Nassis	1.5k 0.9×	795 0.5×	2.7k 2.3×	711 0.6×	337 0.6×	95	5.7k
Craig A. Horswill	2.4k 1.4×	745 0.5×	1.6k 1.3×	1.3k 1.1×	1.1k 2.0×	95	4.7k
Patrick J. O’Connor	1.3k 0.8×	679 0.4×	942 0.8×	490 0.4×	621 1.2×	160	5.7k
Anthony C. Hackney	1.8k 1.0×	1.4k 0.9×	2.1k 1.8×	650 0.6×	1.5k 2.8×	282	6.2k
Edílson Serpeloni Cyrino	2.6k 1.6×	533 0.3×	1.9k 1.6×	742 0.6×	802 1.5×	327	5.4k

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Větrovský, Tomáš, et al.. (2026). Acceptability of Intensive Ambulatory Assessment Combining Four Wearable Sensors and Ecological Momentary Assessment to Assess Physical and Eating Behaviors in Adults: The WEALTH Project. Journal for the Measurement of Physical Behaviour. 9(1).

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Sigcha, Luis, et al.. (2025). External Validation of a Hip-Worn Accelerometry-Based Machine Learning Model for Physical Behavior Classification in Free-Living Conditions. Journal for the Measurement of Physical Behaviour. 8(1).

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Cardon, Greet, Delfien Van Dyck, Richard Cimler, et al.. (2025). Ecological momentary assessment of physical and eating behaviours: The WEALTH feasibility and optimisation study with recommendations for large-scale data collection. PLoS ONE. 20(2). e0318772–e0318772. 3 indexed citations

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Carson, Brian P., et al.. (2024). 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. JMIR Public Health and Surveillance. 10. e50195–e50195. 7 indexed citations

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Mahé, Guillaume, Alan Donnelly, Clément Hoffmann, et al.. (2024). Abstract 4141004: Efficacy of calf neuromuscular electrical stimulation program on maximal walking distance in peripheral artery disease patients: results of the ELECTROPAD randomized controlled trial.. Circulation. 150(Suppl_1).

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Carlin, Angela, Tara Coppinger, Alan Donnelly, et al.. (2023). Results from Ireland North and South’s 2022 report card on physical activity for children and adolescents. Journal of Exercise Science & Fitness. 22(1). 66–72. 1 indexed citations

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Carson, Brian P., et al.. (2023). 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. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 20(13). 6294–6294.

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Herring, Matthew P., et al.. (2022). 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. Sports Medicine. 52(8). 1765–1787. 49 indexed citations

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Scully, Paul, et al.. (2022). Physical Activity Surveillance in Adolescents with Type 1 Diabetes: A Pilot Mixed-Methods Investigation. Journal of Diabetes Research. 2022. 1–7. 3 indexed citations

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Bengoechea, Enrique Garcíá, Amanda M. Clifford, Stephen Gallagher, et al.. (2021). 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. Evaluation and Program Planning. 89. 101983–101983. 6 indexed citations

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Carson, Brian P., et al.. (2021). 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. BMJ Open. 11(12). e054402–e054402. 3 indexed citations

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Dowd, Kieran, Helen Purtill, Deirdre M. Harrington, et al.. (2017). Minimum Wear Duration for the activPAL Professional Activity Monitor in Adolescent Females. Pediatric Exercise Science. 29(3). 427–433. 7 indexed citations

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Hunt, William, et al.. (2017). Evaluation of Australian dermatological postoperative patient information leaflets: Should we have a national checklist?. Australasian Journal of Dermatology. 59(2). 118–123. 2 indexed citations

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Harrington, Deirdre M., Suzanne Belton, Tara Coppinger, et al.. (2014). Results from Ireland’s 2014 Report Card on Physical Activity in Children and Youth. Journal of Physical Activity and Health. 11(s1). S63–S68. 29 indexed citations

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Harrington, Deirdre M., Suzanne Belton, Tara Coppinger, et al.. (2014). Results from Ireland’s 2014 Report Card on Physical Activity in Children and Youth. Journal of Physical Activity and Health. 11(s1). S63–S68. 4 indexed citations

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Donnelly, Alan, et al.. (2014). A Review of the Evidence for the Use of Ventilation as a Surrogate Measure of Energy Expenditure. Journal of Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition. 38(8). 926–938. 15 indexed citations

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Costello, Joseph T., et al.. (2013). The effects of cold air (-110°C) and water (8°C) cryotherapy on knee skin temperature. Faculty of Health; Institute of Health and Biomedical Innovation. 1 indexed citations

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Costello, Joseph T., Ian B. Stewart, James Selfe, Anne Kärki, & Alan Donnelly. (2013). Use of thermal imaging in sports medicine research : a short report. QUT ePrints (Queensland University of Technology). 11 indexed citations

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Costello, Joseph T., Kevin Culligan, James Selfe, & Alan Donnelly. (2012). Muscle, skin and core temperature after -110 degrees C cold air and 8 degrees C water treatment. PLoS ONE. 21 indexed citations

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Costello, Joseph T., et al.. (2012). Effects of whole-body cryotherapy (-110 degrees C) on proprioception and indices of muscle damage. QUT ePrints (Queensland University of Technology). 3 indexed citations

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