Andrew Townshend

1.1k total citations · 1 hit paper
20 papers, 708 citations indexed

About

Andrew Townshend is a scholar working on Orthopedics and Sports Medicine, Pharmacology and Complementary and alternative medicine. According to data from OpenAlex, Andrew Townshend has authored 20 papers receiving a total of 708 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 14 papers in Orthopedics and Sports Medicine, 4 papers in Pharmacology and 4 papers in Complementary and alternative medicine. Recurrent topics in Andrew Townshend's work include Sports Performance and Training (12 papers), Sports injuries and prevention (12 papers) and Cardiovascular and exercise physiology (4 papers). Andrew Townshend is often cited by papers focused on Sports Performance and Training (12 papers), Sports injuries and prevention (12 papers) and Cardiovascular and exercise physiology (4 papers). Andrew Townshend collaborates with scholars based in Australia, United Kingdom and Chile. Andrew Townshend's co-authors include Tim J. Gabbett, Ian B. Stewart, Charles J. Worringham, Peter Blanch, Nick B. Murray, Jonathon Weakley, Billy T. Hulin, Shona L. Halson, Chris McLellan and Louise M. Burke and has published in prestigious journals such as Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise, Sports Medicine and SLEEP.

In The Last Decade

Andrew Townshend

19 papers receiving 669 citations

Hit Papers

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What are hit papers?

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.

The effect of caffeine on subsequent sleep: A systematic review and meta-analysis

2023 79 citations Jonathon Weakley, Louise M. Burke et al. Sleep Medicine Reviews profile →

Peers

Andrew Townshend

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Jarryd Heasman Australia

Brent Rogalski Australia

Paolo Menaspà Australia

Daniel Wundersitz Australia

Gerwyn Hughes United Kingdom

Victoria Stiles United Kingdom

Christopher D. Stickley United States

Martyn Matthews United Kingdom

Abdolhamid Daneshjoo Iran

Iris F. Kimura United States

Jarryd Heasman Australia

Andrew Townshend

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146 ×0.9

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Countries citing papers authored by Andrew Townshend

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Fields of papers citing papers by Andrew Townshend

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Andrew Townshend

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Andrew Townshend. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Andrew Townshend based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with Andrew Townshend. Andrew Townshend is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

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20 of 20 papers shown

McLaren, Shaun J., et al.. (2025). The Application of Repeated-Sprint Training. Strength and conditioning journal. 47(4). 398–413. 1 indexed citations

Weakley, Jonathon, Louise M. Burke, Gregory D. Roach, et al.. (2024). The effect of alcohol on subsequent sleep in healthy adults: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Sleep Medicine Reviews. 80. 102030–102030. 11 indexed citations

Weakley, Jonathon, Louise M. Burke, Francesca Fernandez, et al.. (2024). Dose and timing effects of caffeine on subsequent sleep: a randomized clinical crossover trial. SLEEP. 48(4). 6 indexed citations

Weakley, Jonathon, et al.. (2023). The Acute Demands of Repeated-Sprint Training on Physiological, Neuromuscular, Perceptual and Performance Outcomes in Team Sport Athletes: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis. Sports Medicine. 53(8). 1609–1640. 21 indexed citations

Huynh, Minh, Andrew Townshend, Shaun J. McLaren, et al.. (2023). The Effects of Repeated-Sprint Training on Physical Fitness and Physiological Adaptation in Athletes: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. Sports Medicine. 54(4). 953–974. 20 indexed citations

Gardiner, Clair M., Jonathon Weakley, Rich D. Johnston, et al.. (2023). O050 The Dose and Timing Relationship between Caffeine and Subsequent Sleep. SLEEP Advances. 4(Supplement_1). A19–A20.

Weakley, Jonathon, Louise M. Burke, Gregory D. Roach, et al.. (2023). The effect of caffeine on subsequent sleep: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Sleep Medicine Reviews. 69. 101764–101764. 79 indexed citations breakdown →

Weakley, Jonathon, Rich D. Johnston, Amador García‐Ramos, et al.. (2020). Criterion Validity, and Interunit and Between-Day Reliability of the FLEX for Measuring Barbell Velocity During Commonly Used Resistance Training Exercises. The Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research. 34(6). 1519–1524. 31 indexed citations

Gabbett, Tim J., et al.. (2017). An Alternative Test of Tackling Ability in Rugby League Players. International Journal of Sports Physiology and Performance. 13(3). 347–352. 9 indexed citations

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Gabbett, Tim J., et al.. (2017). Tackle characteristics and outcomes in match-play rugby league: the relationship with tackle ability and physical qualities. Science and Medicine in Football. 1(3). 265–271. 17 indexed citations

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Murray, Nick B., Tim J. Gabbett, & Andrew Townshend. (2017). The Use of Relative Speed Zones in Australian Football: Are We Really Measuring What We Think We Are?. International Journal of Sports Physiology and Performance. 13(4). 442–451. 34 indexed citations

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Gabbett, Tim J., et al.. (2017). Relationship Between 2 Standardized Tackling Proficiency Tests and Rugby League Match-Play Tackle Performance. International Journal of Sports Physiology and Performance. 13(6). 770–776. 10 indexed citations

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Murray, Nick B., Tim J. Gabbett, & Andrew Townshend. (2016). Relationship Between Preseason Training Load and In-Season Availability in Elite Australian Football Players. International Journal of Sports Physiology and Performance. 12(6). 749–755. 34 indexed citations

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Townshend, Andrew, Melinda M. Franettovich Smith, & Mark W. Creaby. (2016). The energetic cost of gait retraining: A pilot study of the acute effect. Physical Therapy in Sport. 23. 113–117. 12 indexed citations

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Gabbett, Tim J., et al.. (2016). Calculating acute:chronic workload ratios using exponentially weighted moving averages provides a more sensitive indicator of injury likelihood than rolling averages. British Journal of Sports Medicine. 51(9). 749–754. 132 indexed citations

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Gabbett, Tim J., et al.. (2016). Individual and combined effects of acute and chronic running loads on injury risk in elite Australian footballers. Scandinavian Journal of Medicine and Science in Sports. 27(9). 990–998. 60 indexed citations

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Gabbett, Tim J., et al.. (2014). Physical qualities and activity profiles of sub-elite and recreational Australian football players. Journal of science and medicine in sport. 18(6). 742–747. 15 indexed citations

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Stewart, Ian B. & Andrew Townshend. (2013). Bomb Disposal in the Tropics: A Cocktail of Metabolic and Environmental Heat. Journal of Ergonomics. 3(2). 7 indexed citations

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Townshend, Andrew, Charles J. Worringham, & Ian B. Stewart. (2009). Spontaneous Pacing during Overground Hill Running. Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise. 42(1). 160–169. 61 indexed citations

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Townshend, Andrew, Charles J. Worringham, & Ian B. Stewart. (2008). Assessment of Speed and Position during Human Locomotion Using Nondifferential GPS. Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise. 40(1). 124–132. 148 indexed citations

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