Alan R. Needle

1.6k total citations
55 papers, 1.1k citations indexed

About

Alan R. Needle is a scholar working on Orthopedics and Sports Medicine, Biomedical Engineering and Surgery. According to data from OpenAlex, Alan R. Needle has authored 55 papers receiving a total of 1.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 43 papers in Orthopedics and Sports Medicine, 26 papers in Biomedical Engineering and 14 papers in Surgery. Recurrent topics in Alan R. Needle's work include Sports injuries and prevention (34 papers), Foot and Ankle Surgery (26 papers) and Muscle activation and electromyography studies (13 papers). Alan R. Needle is often cited by papers focused on Sports injuries and prevention (34 papers), Foot and Ankle Surgery (26 papers) and Muscle activation and electromyography studies (13 papers). Alan R. Needle collaborates with scholars based in United States, South Korea and Czechia. Alan R. Needle's co-authors include Thomas W. Kaminski, Adam S. Lepley, Dustin R. Grooms, C. Buz Swanik, Adam B. Rosen, Jeffrey M. McBride, Herman van Werkhoven, William B. Farquhar, Jupil Ko and Jochen Baumeister and has published in prestigious journals such as PLoS ONE, Scientific Reports and Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise.

In The Last Decade

Alan R. Needle

53 papers receiving 1.1k citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Alan R. Needle United States 19 840 511 253 107 79 55 1.1k
Spyros Athanasopoulos Greece 10 471 0.6× 281 0.5× 264 1.0× 75 0.7× 60 0.8× 12 860
Grant E. Norte United States 19 589 0.7× 459 0.9× 619 2.4× 76 0.7× 43 0.5× 81 972
Jason M. DeFreitas United States 22 957 1.1× 827 1.6× 118 0.5× 47 0.4× 184 2.3× 89 1.5k
Saied Jalal Aboodarda Canada 24 1.1k 1.3× 636 1.2× 134 0.5× 120 1.1× 319 4.0× 67 1.5k
Jussi Peltonen Finland 14 664 0.8× 368 0.7× 151 0.6× 33 0.3× 22 0.3× 22 871
Kenneth Monaghan Ireland 11 880 1.0× 656 1.3× 205 0.8× 40 0.4× 47 0.6× 29 1.2k
Émilie Simoneau-Buessinger France 18 527 0.6× 509 1.0× 123 0.5× 38 0.4× 88 1.1× 52 968
B. Andrew Krause United States 11 317 0.4× 184 0.4× 130 0.5× 46 0.4× 86 1.1× 20 711
Nicky van Melick Netherlands 10 957 1.1× 434 0.8× 919 3.6× 23 0.2× 69 0.9× 24 1.4k
Marc Klimstra Canada 14 278 0.3× 349 0.7× 55 0.2× 188 1.8× 32 0.4× 48 716

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All Works

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Needle, Alan R., et al.. (2025). Improving locomotor performance with motor imagery and tDCS in young adults. Scientific Reports. 15(1). 1748–1748. 3 indexed citations
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Skinner, Jared W. & Alan R. Needle. (2024). Exploring the role of ankle muscle function in gait impairments and fall risk in Parkinson's disease. Human Movement Science. 99. 103316–103316.
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Triplett, N. Travis, et al.. (2024). The Effect of Different Weight Plate Widths (Bumper vs. Standard) on the Biomechanics of the Bench Press. The Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research. 38(4). e143–e149. 1 indexed citations
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Kim, Kyung-Min, et al.. (2023). What interventions can treat arthrogenic muscle inhibition in patients with chronic ankle instability? A systematic review with meta-analysis. Disability and Rehabilitation. 46(2). 241–256. 7 indexed citations
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Needle, Alan R., et al.. (2021). Continuous Tracking of Foot Strike Pattern during a Maximal 800-Meter Run. Sensors. 21(17). 5782–5782. 3 indexed citations
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Sarvestan, Javad, et al.. (2021). Ankle-knee coupling responses to ankle Kinesio™ taping during single-leg drop landings in collegiate athletes with chronic ankle instability. The Journal of Sports Medicine and Physical Fitness. 61(4). 582–591. 5 indexed citations
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Needle, Alan R., et al.. (2020). Use of an Instrumented Ankle Arthrometer and External Strain Gauge to Assess Ankle Dorsiflexion Motion and Plantarflexor Stiffness. Journal of the American Podiatric Medical Association. 110(2). 1 indexed citations
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Shanely, R. Andrew, et al.. (2020). Daily watermelon consumption decreases plasma sVCAM-1 levels in overweight and obese postmenopausal women. Nutrition Research. 76. 9–19. 19 indexed citations
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Needle, Alan R., et al.. (2019). Physical activity levels among rural adolescents with a history of ankle sprain and chronic ankle instability. PLoS ONE. 14(4). e0216243–e0216243. 19 indexed citations
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Howard, Jennifer S., et al.. (2019). The Effects of Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation on Chronic Ankle Instability. Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise. 52(2). 335–344. 58 indexed citations
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Lidstone, Daniel E., Herman van Werkhoven, Alan R. Needle, Paige E. Rice, & Jeffrey M. McBride. (2017). Gastrocnemius fascicle and achilles tendon length at the end of the eccentric phase in a single and multiple countermovement hop. Journal of Electromyography and Kinesiology. 38. 175–181. 5 indexed citations
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Rosen, Adam B., Alan R. Needle, & Jupil Ko. (2017). Ability of Functional Performance Tests to Identify Individuals With Chronic Ankle Instability: A Systematic Review With Meta-Analysis. Clinical Journal of Sport Medicine. 29(6). 509–522. 64 indexed citations
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McBride, Jeffrey M., et al.. (2017). Nervous system excitability and joint stiffness following short-term dynamic ankle immobilization. Gait & Posture. 59. 46–52. 10 indexed citations
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Needle, Alan R., et al.. (2016). A sex comparison of reactive knee stiffness regulation strategies under cognitive loads. Clinical Biomechanics. 35. 86–92. 15 indexed citations
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Palmer, Jacqueline A., Alan R. Needle, Ryan T. Pohlig, & Stuart A. Binder‐Macleod. (2015). Atypical cortical drive during activation of the paretic and nonparetic tibialis anterior is related to gait deficits in chronic stroke. Clinical Neurophysiology. 127(1). 716–723. 21 indexed citations
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Needle, Alan R., et al.. (2014). Lower-leg Kinesio tape reduces rate of loading in participants with medial tibial stress syndrome. Physical Therapy in Sport. 18. 62–67. 27 indexed citations
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Needle, Alan R., et al.. (2014). The Effect of Ankle Kinesio Tape on Ankle Muscle Activity During a Drop Landing. Journal of Sport Rehabilitation. 24(4). 391–397. 18 indexed citations
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Needle, Alan R., Jacqueline A. Palmer, Trisha M. Kesar, Stuart A. Binder‐Macleod, & C. Buz Swanik. (2013). Brain Regulation of Muscle Tone in Healthy and Functionally Unstable Ankles. Journal of Sport Rehabilitation. 22(3). 202–211. 39 indexed citations

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