Damian Harper

1.3k total citations · 1 hit paper
39 papers, 855 citations indexed

About

Damian Harper is a scholar working on Orthopedics and Sports Medicine, Biomedical Engineering and Developmental and Educational Psychology. According to data from OpenAlex, Damian Harper has authored 39 papers receiving a total of 855 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 35 papers in Orthopedics and Sports Medicine, 16 papers in Biomedical Engineering and 8 papers in Developmental and Educational Psychology. Recurrent topics in Damian Harper's work include Sports Performance and Training (34 papers), Sports injuries and prevention (33 papers) and Sport Psychology and Performance (8 papers). Damian Harper is often cited by papers focused on Sports Performance and Training (34 papers), Sports injuries and prevention (33 papers) and Sport Psychology and Performance (8 papers). Damian Harper collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, France and Ireland. Damian Harper's co-authors include John Kiely, Christopher Carling, Alistair McBurnie, Thomas Dos’Santos, David Rhodes, Daniel D. Cohen, Paul A. Jones, Ola Eriksrud, Jean‐Benoît Morin and Martin Evans and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, Sports Medicine and International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health.

In The Last Decade

Damian Harper

33 papers receiving 842 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.

  1. High-Intensity Acceleration and Deceleration Demands in Elite Team Sports Competitive Match Play: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Observational Studies
    2019 259 citations Damian Harper, Christopher Carling et al. Sports Medicine profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Damian Harper United Kingdom 14 804 244 231 89 71 39 855
Paul Worsfold United Kingdom 13 688 0.9× 201 0.8× 242 1.0× 31 0.3× 76 1.1× 32 750
Carmen Ferragut Spain 16 647 0.8× 166 0.7× 190 0.8× 94 1.1× 60 0.8× 63 777
Maurizio Fanchini Italy 15 838 1.0× 151 0.6× 204 0.9× 73 0.8× 190 2.7× 23 900
Santiago Veiga Spain 17 675 0.8× 201 0.8× 211 0.9× 53 0.6× 162 2.3× 67 823
Eduardo Abade Portugal 15 555 0.7× 143 0.6× 184 0.8× 43 0.5× 83 1.2× 39 640
Alexis Padrón-Cabo Spain 18 707 0.9× 108 0.4× 203 0.9× 64 0.7× 77 1.1× 55 774
Michael C. Rumpf New Zealand 16 912 1.1× 279 1.1× 319 1.4× 39 0.4× 108 1.5× 39 969
Robert W. Spurrs Australia 13 1.0k 1.3× 369 1.5× 270 1.2× 52 0.6× 171 2.4× 18 1.1k
Lars Bojsen Michalsik Denmark 12 810 1.0× 196 0.8× 184 0.8× 71 0.8× 190 2.7× 20 879
J Ade United Kingdom 13 921 1.1× 183 0.8× 348 1.5× 47 0.5× 95 1.3× 17 976

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Fields of papers citing papers by Damian Harper

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Damian Harper

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Damian Harper. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Damian Harper 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 Damian Harper. Damian Harper is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Harper, Damian, et al.. (2026). ‘Match load’ construct in professional football: complexities and considerations. BMJ Open Sport & Exercise Medicine. 12(1). e002894–e002894.
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Petway, Adam, Damian Harper, Daniel D. Cohen, & Ola Eriksrud. (2025). Factors differentiating change of direction performance in NCAA power 4 male basketball athletes. International Journal of Sports Science & Coaching. 21(1). 321–328.
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Chen, Zhili, Mingyue Yin, Chris Bishop, et al.. (2024). Test-Retest Reliability and Sensitivity of Kinematic and Kinetic Metrics Measured from Horizontal Deceleration Ability Tests with Different Sprinting Distances. Journal of Human Kinetics. 95. 5–16. 1 indexed citations
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Harper, Damian, Martin Evans, Alistair McBurnie, et al.. (2024). The Braking Performance Framework: Practical Recommendations and Guidelines to Enhance Horizontal Deceleration Ability in Multi-Directional Sports. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 4(1). 6 indexed citations
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Rhodes, David, et al.. (2024). Vertical Strength Transfer Phenomenon Between Upper Body and Lower Body Exercise: Systematic Scoping Review. Sports Medicine. 54(8). 2109–2139. 3 indexed citations
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Bruce‐Low, Stewart, Joost A. Burger, Jill Alexander, et al.. (2023). Physical match demands across different playing positions duringtransitional play and high-pressure activities in elite soccer. Biology of Sport. 41(2). 73–82. 12 indexed citations
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Gløersen, Øyvind, et al.. (2023). Reliability of phase-specific outcome measurements in change-of-direction tests using a motorized resistance device. Frontiers in Sports and Active Living. 5. 1212414–1212414. 4 indexed citations
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Taberner, Matt, Tom Allen, Chris Richter, et al.. (2022). Interchangeability of optical tracking technologies: potential overestimation of the sprint running load demands in the English Premier League. Science and Medicine in Football. 7(4). 374–383. 4 indexed citations
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Eriksrud, Ola, et al.. (2022). Validity of Velocity Measurements of a Motorized Resistance Device During Change of Direction. Frontiers in Physiology. 13. 824606–824606. 10 indexed citations
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Harper, Damian, et al.. (2022). Olympic and Paralympic Coaches Living With Stress—Is It Such a Problem? Potential Implications for Future Coach Education in Sport. International Sport Coaching Journal. 10(1). 29–41. 4 indexed citations
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Harper, Damian, Alistair McBurnie, Ola Eriksrud, et al.. (2022). Biomechanical and Neuromuscular Performance Requirements of Horizontal Deceleration: A Review with Implications for Random Intermittent Multi-Directional Sports. Sports Medicine. 52(10). 2321–2354. 67 indexed citations
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Dos’Santos, Thomas, Alistair McBurnie, Christopher Thomas, Paul A. Jones, & Damian Harper. (2022). Attacking Agility Actions: Match Play Contextual Applications With Coaching and Technique Guidelines. Strength and conditioning journal. 44(5). 102–118. 18 indexed citations
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Harper, Damian, Jo Clubb, Megan K Young, et al.. (2021). Elite football of 2030 will not be the same as that of 2020: What has evolved and what needs to evolve?. Scandinavian Journal of Medicine and Science in Sports. 31(2). 493–494. 26 indexed citations
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McBurnie, Alistair, Damian Harper, Paul A. Jones, & Thomas Dos’Santos. (2021). Deceleration Training in Team Sports: Another Potential ‘Vaccine’ for Sports-Related Injury?. Sports Medicine. 52(1). 1–12. 65 indexed citations
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Harper, Damian, Daniel D. Cohen, David Rhodes, Christopher Carling, & John Kiely. (2021). Drop jump neuromuscular performance qualities associated with maximal horizontal deceleration ability in team sport athletes. European Journal of Sport Science. 22(7). 1005–1016. 18 indexed citations
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Comyns, Thomas M., et al.. (2019). Interday Reliability and Usefulness of a Reactive Strength Index Derived From 2 Maximal Rebound Jump Tests. International Journal of Sports Physiology and Performance. 14(9). 1200–1204. 37 indexed citations
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Comyns, Thomas M., et al.. (2017). Interday reliability and usefulness of reactive strength index derived from the ten to five repeated jump test.. Research at York St John (York St John University). 4 indexed citations
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Olsen, C G, et al.. (1996). The role of the family physician in the day care setting.. PubMed. 54(4). 1257–65, 1267. 5 indexed citations

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