David Piggott

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

About

David Piggott is a scholar working on Developmental and Educational Psychology, Social Psychology and Sociology and Political Science. According to data from OpenAlex, David Piggott has authored 33 papers receiving a total of 1.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 24 papers in Developmental and Educational Psychology, 12 papers in Social Psychology and 10 papers in Sociology and Political Science. Recurrent topics in David Piggott's work include Sport Psychology and Performance (23 papers), Sport and Mega-Event Impacts (10 papers) and Motivation and Self-Concept in Sports (10 papers). David Piggott is often cited by papers focused on Sport Psychology and Performance (23 papers), Sport and Mega-Event Impacts (10 papers) and Motivation and Self-Concept in Sports (10 papers). David Piggott collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, Australia and Denmark. David Piggott's co-authors include Christian Swann, Aidan Moran, Richard Keegan, Lee Crust, Adam B. Evans, Susan H. Backhouse, Gareth Morgan, Jason Tee, Stewart A. Vella and Brian Hemmings and has published in prestigious journals such as Psychology of sport and exercise, Journal of Applied Sport Psychology and The Sport Psychologist.

In The Last Decade

David Piggott

33 papers receiving 1.7k 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.

Defining elite athletes: Issues in the study of expert performance in sport psychology

2014 702 citations Christian Swann, Aidan Moran et al. Psychology of sport and exercise profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
David Piggott United Kingdom	19	1.2k	688	552	236	200	33	1.7k
Achim Conzelmann Switzerland	22	1.2k 1.0×	636 0.9×	483 0.9×	231 1.0×	180 0.9×	105	1.9k
Penny Werthner Canada	21	766 0.7×	554 0.8×	291 0.5×	381 1.6×	224 1.1×	46	1.3k
Sandra E. Moritz United States	7	1.0k 0.9×	1.0k 1.5×	429 0.8×	180 0.8×	99 0.5×	14	1.5k
Bruce D. Hale United States	20	770 0.7×	834 1.2×	363 0.7×	159 0.7×	153 0.8×	38	1.6k
Michael Spittle Australia	25	936 0.8×	652 0.9×	813 1.5×	297 1.3×	129 0.6×	116	1.9k
Nichola Callow United Kingdom	22	1.5k 1.2×	1.3k 1.8×	553 1.0×	139 0.6×	101 0.5×	36	2.1k
Laura Bortoli Italy	27	1.2k 1.0×	1.1k 1.6×	395 0.7×	235 1.0×	138 0.7×	92	2.0k
Áine MacNamara Ireland	27	1.6k 1.4×	1.1k 1.6×	910 1.6×	348 1.5×	142 0.7×	77	2.1k
Sean Horton Canada	23	612 0.5×	636 0.9×	465 0.8×	162 0.7×	286 1.4×	71	1.6k
Ian Maynard United Kingdom	32	2.0k 1.7×	1.6k 2.3×	953 1.7×	328 1.4×	139 0.7×	82	2.7k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of David Piggott

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Mitchell, Tom, et al.. (2024). Integrating Psychosocial Skill and Characteristic Development Into an English Academy Soccer Coaching Program: A Preliminary Investigation. Leeds Beckett Repository (Leeds Beckett University). 12(2). 156–168. 4 indexed citations

Evans, Adam B., et al.. (2020). Negotiating a coach identity: a theoretical critique of elite athletes’ transitions into post-athletic high-performance coaching roles. Sport Education and Society. 26(6). 663–675. 21 indexed citations

Fletcher, Thomas, David Piggott, & Julian North. (2020). “The ‘blazer boys’ were getting all the chances”: South Asian men’s experiences of cricket coaching in England. Sport in Society. 24(8). 1472–1492. 11 indexed citations

Piggott, David, et al.. (2019). Psychological Skills and Characteristics Facilitative of Youth Athletes’ Development: A Systematic Review. The Sport Psychologist. 33(4). 261–275. 39 indexed citations

Evans, Adam B., et al.. (2018). “They have to toe the line”: a Foucauldian analysis of the socialisation of former elite athletes into academy coaching roles. Sports Coaching Review. 8(1). 83–102. 30 indexed citations

Swann, Christian, David Piggott, Matthew J. Schweickle, & Stewart A. Vella. (2018). A Review of Scientific Progress in Flow in Sport and Exercise: Normal Science, Crisis, and a Progressive Shift. Journal of Applied Sport Psychology. 30(3). 249–271. 51 indexed citations

Lara-Bercial, Sergio, et al.. (2018). INTERNATIONAL SPORT COACHING JOURNAL. International Sport Coaching Journal. 5(1). 99–102. 16 indexed citations

Tee, Jason, et al.. (2018). A Tactical Periodization Approach for Rugby Union. Strength and conditioning journal. 40(5). 1–13. 43 indexed citations

Hassmén, Peter, Richard Keegan, & David Piggott. (2016). Rethinking Sport and Exercise Psychology Research: Past, Present and Future. University of Canberra Research Portal. 15 indexed citations

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Hassmén, Peter, Richard Keegan, & David Piggott. (2016). Rethinking Sport and Exercise Psychology Research. Palgrave Macmillan UK eBooks. 18 indexed citations

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Swann, Christian, Richard Keegan, Lee Crust, & David Piggott. (2015). Psychological states underlying excellent performance in professional golfers: “Letting it happen” vs. “making it happen”. Psychology of sport and exercise. 23. 101–113. 75 indexed citations

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Evans, Adam B. & David Piggott. (2015). Shooting for Lithuania: Migration, National Identity and Men’s Basketball in the East of England. Sociology of Sport Journal. 33(1). 26–38. 8 indexed citations

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Evans, Adam B., et al.. (2015). Why ‘the best way of learning to coach the game is playing the game’: conceptualising ‘fast-tracked’ high-performance coaching pathways. Sport Education and Society. 22(6). 744–758. 50 indexed citations

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Swann, Christian, Lee Crust, Richard Keegan, David Piggott, & Brian Hemmings. (2014). An inductive exploration into the flow experiences of European Tour golfers. Qualitative Research in Sport Exercise and Health. 7(2). 210–234. 28 indexed citations

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Swann, Christian, Aidan Moran, & David Piggott. (2014). Defining elite athletes: Issues in the study of expert performance in sport psychology. Psychology of sport and exercise. 16. 3–14. 702 indexed citations breakdown →

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Swann, Christian, Richard Keegan, David Piggott, Lee Crust, & Mark F. Smith. (2012). Exploring flow occurrence in elite golf. Lincoln Repository (University of Lincoln). 4(2). 171–186. 10 indexed citations

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Swann, Christian, Richard Keegan, David Piggott, & Lee Crust. (2012). A systematic review of the experience, occurrence, and controllability of flow states in elite sport. Psychology of sport and exercise. 13(6). 807–819. 199 indexed citations

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Crust, Lee, Richard Keegan, David Piggott, & Christian Swann. (2011). Walking the Walk: A Phenomenological Study of Long Distance Walking. Journal of Applied Sport Psychology. 23(3). 243–262. 37 indexed citations

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Piggott, David. (2008). The psychology of “managing mistakes”: some implications for coaches and managers. Development in Learning Organizations An International Journal. 22(4). 20–23. 2 indexed citations

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Clark, David A., et al.. (1964). PPR volume 30 Cover and Front matter. Proceedings of the Prehistoric Society. 30. f1–f5. 1 indexed citations

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