Alex Ireland

2.7k total citations · 1 hit paper
68 papers, 1.8k citations indexed

About

Alex Ireland is a scholar working on Orthopedics and Sports Medicine, Physiology and Biomedical Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Alex Ireland has authored 68 papers receiving a total of 1.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 28 papers in Orthopedics and Sports Medicine, 21 papers in Physiology and 16 papers in Biomedical Engineering. Recurrent topics in Alex Ireland's work include Bone health and osteoporosis research (18 papers), Body Composition Measurement Techniques (16 papers) and Nutrition and Health in Aging (12 papers). Alex Ireland is often cited by papers focused on Bone health and osteoporosis research (18 papers), Body Composition Measurement Techniques (16 papers) and Nutrition and Health in Aging (12 papers). Alex Ireland collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, Germany and Canada. Alex Ireland's co-authors include Jamie S. McPhee, Mathew Piasecki, David A. Jones, Jörn Rittweger, Nicolas H. Hart, Aris Siafarikas, Sophia Nimphius, Timo Rantalainen, Hans Degens and Daniel W. Stashuk and has published in prestigious journals such as The Journal of Physiology, Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise and Journal of Bone and Mineral Research.

In The Last Decade

Alex Ireland

64 papers receiving 1.8k citations

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Mechanical basis of bone strength: influence of bone material, bone structure and muscle action.

2017 345 citations Timo Rantalainen, Alex Ireland et al. profile →

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#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Prevalence and factors associated with sarcopenia among urban and rural Indian adults in middle age: A cross-sectional study from Western India 2024 ·PLOS Global Public Health ·(unknown), Alex Ireland, (unknown), Ketan Gondhalekar, Rubina Mandlik, Neha Kajale, Tarun Reddy Katapally, Jasmin Bhawra, (unknown), (unknown)	8
2	Regional and temporal variation in bone loss during the first year following spinal cord injury 2023 ·Bone ·(unknown), Mariel Purcell, Timo Rantalainen, S. Coupaud, Alex Ireland	1
3	Associations between long-term exercise participation and lower limb joint and whole-bone geometry in young and older adults 2023 ·Frontiers in Physiology ·Matteo Scorcelletti, Jochen Zange, (unknown), (unknown), Patrick Lau, (unknown), Neil D. Reeves, Alex Ireland, Jörn Rittweger	3
4	Development of musculoskeletal deficits in children with cystic fibrosis in later childhood 2023 ·Bone ·Alex Ireland, (unknown), (unknown), Robert Ross‐Russell, Ann Prentice, Kate A. Ward	2
5	Leukocyte-derived ratios are associated with late-life any type dementia: a cross-sectional analysis of the Mugello study 2021 ·GeroScience ·Gemma Lombardi, Roberto Paganelli, Michele Abate, Alex Ireland, Raffaele Molino-Lova, Sandro Sorbi, Claudio Macchi, Raffaello Pellegrino, Angelo Di Iorio, Francesca Cecchi	16
6	Sedentary behaviour is an independent predictor of diabetic foot ulcer development: An 8-year prospective study 2021 ·Diabetes Research and Clinical Practice ·Giorgio Orlando, Neil D. Reeves, Andrew J.M. Boulton, Alex Ireland, (unknown), (unknown), Jonida Haxhi, Giuseppe Pugliese, Stefano Balducci	14
7	Lifelong exercise is associated with more homogeneous motor unit potential features across deep and superficial areas of vastus lateralis 2021 ·GeroScience ·(unknown), Jessica Piasecki, Alex Ireland, Daniel W. Stashuk, Philip J. Atherton, Bethan E. Phillips, Jamie S. McPhee, Mathew Piasecki	24
8	Thyroid hormone signaling is associated with physical performance, muscle mass, and strength in a cohort of oldest-old: results from the Mugello study 2020 ·GeroScience ·Angelo Di Iorio, Roberto Paganelli, Michele Abate, Giovanni Barassi, Alex Ireland, Claudio Macchi, Raffaele Molino-Lova, Francesca Cecchi	13
9	Motor development in infancy and spine shape in early old age: Findings from a British birth cohort study 2020 ·Journal of Orthopaedic Research® ·Fiona R. Saunders, J.S. Gregory, (unknown), Stella G. Muthuri, Rebecca Hardy, Kathryn R. Martin, R.J. Barr, Judith E. Adams, Diana Kuh, R.M. Aspden, Rachel Cooper, Alex Ireland	3
10	Peripheral quantitative computed tomography (pQCT) in 12- and 24-month-old children – Practical aspects and descriptive data 2020 ·Bone ·Saara Valkama, Elisa Holmlund‐Suila, Alex Ireland, Helena Hauta‐alus, Maria Enlund-Cerullo, Jenni Rosendahl, Sture Andersson, Outi Mäkitie	3
11	Online modules as an alternative to hands-on point-of-care ultrasound curriculum at resource-limited PA programs 2020 ·JAAPA ·(unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Alex Ireland, (unknown)	1
12	Physical function in UK adults with osteogenesis imperfecta: a cross-sectional analysis of the RUDY study 2020 ·Osteoporosis International ·Giorgio Orlando, Rafael Pinedo‐Villanueva, Neil D. Reeves, M K Javaid, Alex Ireland	17
13	The reliability of methods to estimate the number and size of human motor units and their use with large limb muscles 2018 ·European Journal of Applied Physiology ·Mathew Piasecki, Alex Ireland, Jessica Piasecki, (unknown), Jamie S. McPhee, (unknown)	21
14	Meagre effects of disuse on the human fibula are not explained by bone size or geometry 2016 ·Osteoporosis International ·Alex Ireland, R. Capozza, Gustavo Roberto Cointry, (unknown), J.L. Ferretti, Jörn Rittweger	11
15	Greater tibial bone strength in male tennis players than controls in the absence of greater muscle output 2015 ·Journal of Orthopaedic Translation ·Alex Ireland, Hans Degens, Bergita Ganse, Tom Maden‐Wilkinson, Désirée C. Wilks, Jörn Rittweger	9
16	Tennis Service Stroke Benefits Humerus Bone: Is Torsion the Cause? 2015 ·Calcified Tissue International ·Alex Ireland, Hans Degens, Nicola Maffulli, Jörn Rittweger	13
17	Quantifying Habitual Levels of Physical Activity According to Impact in Older People: Accelerometry Protocol for the VIBE Study 2015 ·Journal of Aging and Physical Activity ·Kevin Deere, (unknown), (unknown), Alex Ireland, Jamie S. McPhee, Charlotte Moss, Mark H. Edwards, Elaine Dennison, Cyrus Cooper, Adrian Sayers, M Lipperts, Bernd Grimm, Jonathan H. Tobias	30
18	Effects of age and starting age upon side asymmetry in the arms of veteran tennis players: a cross-sectional study 2014 ·Osteoporosis International ·Alex Ireland, Tom Maden‐Wilkinson, Bergita Ganse, Hans Degens, Jörn Rittweger	48
19	The effect of a patellar brace on patella position using weight bearing magnetic resonance imaging. 2014 ·Osteoarthritis and Cartilage ·Michael J. Callaghan, Hande Güney-Deniz, (unknown), Neil D. Reeves, (unknown), (unknown), Alex Ireland, Richard Hodgson, David T. Felson	3
20	Relationship between ventilatory function and age in masterathletes and a sedentary reference population 2013 ·elib (German Aerospace Center) ·Hans Degens, Tom Maden‐Wilkinson, Alex Ireland, Marko T. Korhonen, Harri Suominen, Ari Heinonen, Zsolt Radák, Jamie S. McPhee, Jörn Rittweger	42

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