Chris Whatman

2.4k total citations · 1 hit paper
72 papers, 1.7k citations indexed

About

Chris Whatman is a scholar working on Orthopedics and Sports Medicine, Surgery and Biomedical Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Chris Whatman has authored 72 papers receiving a total of 1.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 52 papers in Orthopedics and Sports Medicine, 18 papers in Surgery and 18 papers in Biomedical Engineering. Recurrent topics in Chris Whatman's work include Sports injuries and prevention (48 papers), Sports Performance and Training (20 papers) and Lower Extremity Biomechanics and Pathologies (16 papers). Chris Whatman is often cited by papers focused on Sports injuries and prevention (48 papers), Sports Performance and Training (20 papers) and Lower Extremity Biomechanics and Pathologies (16 papers). Chris Whatman collaborates with scholars based in New Zealand, Australia and United States. Chris Whatman's co-authors include Patria Hume, Kelly Sheerin, Sean Williams, Wayne Hing, Simon Walters, Darlene Reid, Justin Keogh, John Cronin, Nigel Harris and Elizabeth Bradshaw and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, Sports Medicine and British Journal of Sports Medicine.

In The Last Decade

Chris Whatman

68 papers receiving 1.6k 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.

Kinesio Taping in Treatment and Prevention of Sports Injuries

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Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Chris Whatman New Zealand	20	1.2k	570	489	171	171	72	1.7k
Duncan Reid New Zealand	23	1.0k 0.9×	598 1.0×	633 1.3×	316 1.8×	134 0.8×	88	1.7k
Matthew C. Hoch United States	24	1.9k 1.6×	872 1.5×	513 1.0×	173 1.0×	155 0.9×	152	2.5k
Nelson Cortés United States	27	1.3k 1.0×	697 1.2×	645 1.3×	67 0.4×	296 1.7×	117	2.0k
Janet E. Simon United States	27	1.6k 1.3×	644 1.1×	448 0.9×	101 0.6×	341 2.0×	135	2.3k
Con Hrysomallis Australia	18	1.2k 1.0×	577 1.0×	254 0.5×	165 1.0×	93 0.5×	30	1.6k
Jatin P. Ambegaonkar United States	19	785 0.7×	408 0.7×	371 0.8×	56 0.3×	106 0.6×	87	1.2k
Juliana M. Ocarino Brazil	21	1.2k 1.0×	579 1.0×	496 1.0×	199 1.2×	57 0.3×	85	1.6k
Edward R. Laskowski United States	27	985 0.8×	440 0.8×	745 1.5×	452 2.6×	161 0.9×	76	2.3k
Dai Sugimoto United States	26	2.0k 1.7×	504 0.9×	1.6k 3.2×	73 0.4×	144 0.8×	147	2.8k
Michael K. Drew Australia	25	1.8k 1.5×	251 0.4×	399 0.8×	164 1.0×	79 0.5×	95	2.3k

Countries citing papers authored by Chris Whatman

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Chris Whatman

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20 of 20 papers shown

Whatman, Chris, et al.. (2025). Maturation and Physical Performance in National Level Youth Basketballers: Implications for Strength and Conditioning Coaches. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 5(1).

Salmon, Danielle, Marelise Badenhorst, Zachary Y. Kerr, et al.. (2024). Utilisation of New Zealand Rugby's concussion management pathway: A mixed methods investigation. European Journal of Sport Science. 24(12). 1883–1902. 1 indexed citations

Whatman, Chris, et al.. (2022). Improved performance in youth netballers using two different length netball specific warm-ups. International Journal of Sports Science & Coaching. 18(1). 231–239. 2 indexed citations

Salmon, Danielle, Marelise Badenhorst, Éanna Falvey, et al.. (2022). Time to expand the circle of care – General practitioners’ experiences of managing concussion in the community. Journal of Sports Sciences. 40(19). 2102–2117. 7 indexed citations

Wilson, Oliver W.A., Chris Whatman, Simon Walters, et al.. (2022). “Balance Is Better”: The Wellbeing Benefits of Participating in a Breadth of Sports across a Variety of Settings during Adolescence. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 19(14). 8597–8597. 7 indexed citations

Wilson, Oliver W.A., Chris Whatman, Simon Walters, et al.. (2022). The Value of Sport: Wellbeing Benefits of Sport Participation during Adolescence. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 19(14). 8579–8579. 26 indexed citations

Reid, Duncan, et al.. (2021). The effect of a neuromuscular warm-up on the injury rates in New Zealand amateur futsal players. Physical Therapy in Sport. 48. 128–135. 4 indexed citations

Whatman, Chris, et al.. (2021). The association between sport specialisation and movement competency in youth: a systematic review. International Journal of Sports Science & Coaching. 16(4). 1045–1059. 9 indexed citations

Whatman, Chris, et al.. (2021). Short and long versions of a 12-week netball specific neuromuscular warm-up improves landing technique in youth netballers. Physical Therapy in Sport. 49. 31–36. 3 indexed citations

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Whatman, Chris, et al.. (2020). Ten-year nationwide review of netball ankle and knee injuries in New Zealand. Journal of science and medicine in sport. 23(10). 937–942. 10 indexed citations

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Francis, Peter, Chris Whatman, Kelly Sheerin, Patria Hume, & Mark I. Johnson. (2019). The Proportion of Lower Limb Running Injuries by Gender, Anatomical Location and Specific Pathology: A Systematic Review.. PubMed Central. 18(1). 21–31. 117 indexed citations

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Salmon, Danielle, et al.. (2019). Infographic. New Zealand rugby’s community concussion initiative: keeping kiwi communities RugbySmart. British Journal of Sports Medicine. 54(5). 300–301. 14 indexed citations

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Whatman, Chris, et al.. (2019). The associations of early specialisation and sport volume with musculoskeletal injury in New Zealand children. Journal of science and medicine in sport. 23(2). 139–144. 20 indexed citations

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Whatman, Chris, et al.. (2017). Assessments of Mechanical Stiffness and Relationships to Performance Determinants in Middle-Distance Runners. International Journal of Sports Physiology and Performance. 12(10). 1329–1334. 18 indexed citations

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Whatman, Chris, et al.. (2015). The effect of ankle bracing on lower extremity biomechanics during landing: A systematic review. Journal of science and medicine in sport. 19(7). 531–540. 11 indexed citations

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Keogh, Justin, et al.. (2012). Can the Nintendo WII (TM) sports game system be effectively utilized in the nursing home environment. e-publications@bond (Bond University). 8(1). 1–13. 2 indexed citations

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Sheerin, Kelly, et al.. (2012). EFFECTS OF GYMNASTICS TRAINING ON PHYSICAL FUNCTION IN CHILDREN. ISBS - Conference Proceedings Archive. 1(1). 4 indexed citations

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Whatman, Chris, Patria Hume, & Wayne Hing. (2012). Kinematics during lower extremity functional screening tests in young athletes – Are they reliable and valid?. Physical Therapy in Sport. 14(2). 87–93. 34 indexed citations

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Cronin, John, et al.. (2008). The acute effects of hamstring stretching and vibration on dynamic knee joint range of motion and jump performance. Physical Therapy in Sport. 9(2). 89–96. 42 indexed citations

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Whatman, Chris, et al.. (2006). Acute changes in passive stiffness and range of motion post-stretching. Physical Therapy in Sport. 7(4). 195–200. 34 indexed citations

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