Con Burns

18.9k total citations · 1 hit paper
32 papers, 629 citations indexed

About

Con Burns is a scholar working on Developmental and Educational Psychology, Orthopedics and Sports Medicine and Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health. According to data from OpenAlex, Con Burns has authored 32 papers receiving a total of 629 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 22 papers in Developmental and Educational Psychology, 13 papers in Orthopedics and Sports Medicine and 8 papers in Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health. Recurrent topics in Con Burns's work include Children's Physical and Motor Development (14 papers), Sports injuries and prevention (13 papers) and Sports Performance and Training (11 papers). Con Burns is often cited by papers focused on Children's Physical and Motor Development (14 papers), Sports injuries and prevention (13 papers) and Sports Performance and Training (11 papers). Con Burns collaborates with scholars based in Ireland, United Kingdom and Australia. Con Burns's co-authors include Cian O’Neill, Seán Lacey, Edward K. Coughlan, Lisa E. Bolger, Wesley O’Brien, Kieran Collins, Niamh Murphy, Michael Harrison, Farid Bardid and Martin Ryan and has published in prestigious journals such as International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, The Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research and Journal of Sports Sciences.

In The Last Decade

Con Burns

29 papers receiving 617 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.

Global levels of fundamental motor skills in children: A systematic review

2020 164 citations Lisa E. Bolger, Cian O’Neill et al. Journal of Sports Sciences profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Con Burns Ireland	13	402	173	157	126	105	32	629
Natasha Schranz Australia	17	417 1.0×	86 0.5×	309 2.0×	143 1.1×	47 0.4×	29	783
Arto Laukkanen Finland	15	553 1.4×	53 0.3×	214 1.4×	189 1.5×	160 1.5×	37	778
Rafael dos Santos Henrique Brazil	13	754 1.9×	185 1.1×	252 1.6×	226 1.8×	218 2.1×	47	940
Sarahjane Belton Ireland	15	573 1.4×	45 0.3×	170 1.1×	277 2.2×	129 1.2×	31	707
Carlos Luz Portugal	13	378 0.9×	30 0.2×	153 1.0×	191 1.5×	133 1.3×	32	640
Maria Teresa Cattuzzo Brazil	15	975 2.4×	180 1.0×	357 2.3×	271 2.2×	260 2.5×	56	1.2k
Mariana de Sousa Moura Brazil	4	505 1.3×	45 0.3×	159 1.0×	174 1.4×	145 1.4×	4	557
Ilana Santos de Oliveira Brazil	4	507 1.3×	45 0.3×	155 1.0×	173 1.4×	153 1.5×	8	560
Anita E. Pienaar South Africa	15	485 1.2×	27 0.2×	255 1.6×	83 0.7×	212 2.0×	91	741
Bronagh McGrane Ireland	16	323 0.8×	30 0.2×	261 1.7×	134 1.1×	43 0.4×	26	582

Countries citing papers authored by Con Burns

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Fields of papers citing papers by Con Burns

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Con Burns

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20 of 20 papers shown

Burns, Con, et al.. (2025). Comparing the impact of “The Daily Mile™” vs. a modified version on Irish primary school children's engagement and enjoyment in structured physical activity. Frontiers in Sports and Active Living. 7. 1550028–1550028.

Collins, Kieran, et al.. (2024). A Comparison of Elite and Sub-elite Match-Play Running Performance of Gaelic Football Players. The Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research. 38(5). 912–923.

Burns, Con, et al.. (2024). Evaluating the Perceived Health-Related Effectiveness of ‘The Daily Mile’ Initiative in Irish Primary Schools. Healthcare. 12(13). 1284–1284. 1 indexed citations

Burns, Con, et al.. (2023). A Systematic Review of the Implementation and Effectiveness of ‘The Daily Mile’ on Markers of Children’s Health. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 20(13). 6203–6203. 5 indexed citations

Burns, Con, et al.. (2023). A Case Study Analysis of the Coach–Athlete Dyad in Different Age Grade Nonelite Rugby Union Teams. International Sport Coaching Journal. 11(3). 404–413.

Burns, Con, et al.. (2023). An Examination of Bilateral Skill Proficiency and Frequency of Pass in Selected and Nonselected Youth Academy Gaelic Footballers. Journal of Motor Learning and Development. 11(3). 480–496. 1 indexed citations

Burns, Con, et al.. (2022). How to coach: A review of theoretical approaches for the development of a novel coach education framework. International Journal of Sports Science & Coaching. 18(2). 594–608. 16 indexed citations

Potts, Courtney, Raymond Bond, Maurice Mulvenna, et al.. (2022). Usability testing and trust analysis of a mental health and wellbeing chatbot. Ulster University Research Portal (Ulster University). 1–8. 11 indexed citations

Potts, Courtney, Raymond Bond, Maurice Mulvenna, et al.. (2021). Insights and lessons learned from trialling a mental health chatbot in the wild. Ulster University Research Portal (Ulster University). 1–6. 5 indexed citations

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Bolger, Lisa E., Cian O’Neill, Edward K. Coughlan, et al.. (2020). Global levels of fundamental motor skills in children: A systematic review. Journal of Sports Sciences. 39(7). 717–753. 164 indexed citations breakdown →

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Burns, Con, et al.. (2019). Relationship between load and readiness to train in a Gaelic football pre-competition training camp. University of Southern Queensland ePrints (University of Southern Queensland). 6 indexed citations

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Bolger, Lisa E., Cian O’Neill, Edward K. Coughlan, et al.. (2019). Fundamental Movement Skill Proficiency and Health Among a Cohort of Irish Primary School Children. Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport. 90(1). 24–35. 22 indexed citations

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Collins, Kieran, et al.. (2019). An investigation into the physical, physiological and technical demands of small sided games using varying pitch dimensions in Gaelic football. International Journal of Performance Analysis in Sport. 19(6). 971–984. 6 indexed citations

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Rush, Elaine, et al.. (2018). Cardiorespiratory fitness is positively associated with waist to height ratio and school socio economic status in irish primary school aged children. 4 indexed citations

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Coppinger, Tara, et al.. (2018). Health-related Measures of 6- and 10-year-old Irish Primary School Children by Sex and School Socio-economic Status. Health Behavior and Policy Review. 5(3). 67–76. 1 indexed citations

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Bolger, Lisa E., Cian O’Neill, Edward K. Coughlan, et al.. (2018). Accuracy of Children’s Perceived Skill Competence and its Association With Physical Activity. Journal of Physical Activity and Health. 16(1). 29–36. 14 indexed citations

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Ryan, Martin, et al.. (2017). Seasonal Changes in Gaelic Football Match-Play Running Performance. The Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research. 33(6). 1685–1691. 22 indexed citations

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Coppinger, Tara, Seán Lacey, Cian O’Neill, & Con Burns. (2016). ‘Project Spraoi’: A randomized control trial to improve nutrition and physical activity in school children. Contemporary Clinical Trials Communications. 3. 94–101. 17 indexed citations

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Burns, Con, John J. Murphy, & Ciarán MacDonncha. (2014). Year in School and Physical Activity Stage of Change as Discriminators of Variation in the Physical Activity Correlate Profile of Adolescent Females. Journal of Physical Activity and Health. 11(4). 721–728. 4 indexed citations

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Harrison, Michael, et al.. (2006). Influence of a health education intervention on physical activity and screen time in primary school children: ‘Switch Off–Get Active’. Journal of science and medicine in sport. 9(5). 388–394. 100 indexed citations

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