Greig Watson

2.9k total citations · 1 hit paper
58 papers, 2.1k citations indexed

About

Greig Watson is a scholar working on Physiology, Orthopedics and Sports Medicine and Rehabilitation. According to data from OpenAlex, Greig Watson has authored 58 papers receiving a total of 2.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 41 papers in Physiology, 26 papers in Orthopedics and Sports Medicine and 25 papers in Rehabilitation. Recurrent topics in Greig Watson's work include Thermoregulation and physiological responses (27 papers), Sports Performance and Training (26 papers) and Exercise and Physiological Responses (25 papers). Greig Watson is often cited by papers focused on Thermoregulation and physiological responses (27 papers), Sports Performance and Training (26 papers) and Exercise and Physiological Responses (25 papers). Greig Watson collaborates with scholars based in Australia, United States and New Zealand. Greig Watson's co-authors include Chris R. Abbiss, Paul B. Laursen, Andrew D. Williams, Katie-Jane Brickwood, Jane O’Brien, Kazunori Nosaka, Mohammed Ihsan, Rodney B. Siegel, Joseph Maté and Jeremiah J. Peiffer and has published in prestigious journals such as PLoS ONE, Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise and Sports Medicine.

In The Last Decade

Greig Watson

57 papers receiving 2.0k 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.

Consumer-Based Wearable Activity Trackers Increase Physical Activity Participation: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

2019 402 citations Katie-Jane Brickwood, Greig Watson et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Greig Watson Australia	23	1.3k	890	670	395	310	58	2.1k
Caroline Sunderland United Kingdom	28	1.0k 0.8×	606 0.7×	1.2k 1.7×	433 1.1×	278 0.9×	95	2.3k
Stephen P. Sayers United States	26	562 0.4×	932 1.0×	1.3k 2.0×	282 0.7×	435 1.4×	56	2.8k
Stephen R. Bird Australia	36	1.3k 1.0×	440 0.5×	1.1k 1.6×	728 1.8×	965 3.1×	127	3.8k
Corinne Caillaud Australia	21	678 0.5×	421 0.5×	232 0.3×	104 0.3×	177 0.6×	58	1.3k
Alex S. Ribeiro Brazil	27	1.2k 0.9×	325 0.4×	943 1.4×	469 1.2×	479 1.5×	142	2.2k
Eric Goulet Canada	22	1.2k 0.9×	472 0.5×	362 0.5×	559 1.4×	107 0.3×	93	1.5k
Len Kravitz United States	21	573 0.4×	261 0.3×	775 1.2×	285 0.7×	570 1.8×	99	1.9k
Mindy Millard‐Stafford United States	28	1.6k 1.2×	862 1.0×	766 1.1×	859 2.2×	260 0.8×	92	2.9k
James W. Navalta United States	23	643 0.5×	490 0.6×	691 1.0×	295 0.7×	493 1.6×	176	2.3k
Keith Tolfrey United Kingdom	27	892 0.7×	238 0.3×	989 1.5×	205 0.5×	852 2.7×	103	2.6k

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Visentin, Denis, et al.. (2025). Contextual factors matter: A two-year exploration into the impact of contextual factors on elite women’s rugby sevens match-play movement demands. PLoS ONE. 20(5). e0322407–e0322407. 1 indexed citations

Goods, Paul S.R., Brook Galna, Alannah K. A. McKay, et al.. (2024). Sweat Characteristics and Fluid Balance Responses During Two Heat Training Camps in Elite Female Field Hockey Players. International Journal of Sport Nutrition and Exercise Metabolism. 34(2). 79–87. 1 indexed citations

Pitchford, Nathan W., Denis Visentin, Cecilia M. Kitic, et al.. (2022). Can ten days of heat acclimation training improve temperate-condition rowing performance in national-level rowers?. PLoS ONE. 17(9). e0273909–e0273909. 5 indexed citations

Watson, Greig, et al.. (2021). The Validity, Reliability, and Agreement of Global Positioning System Units—Can We Compare Research and Applied Data?. The Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research. 36(12). 3330–3338. 14 indexed citations

Brickwood, Katie-Jane, Stuart Smith, Greig Watson, & Andrew D. Williams. (2017). The effect of ongoing feedback on physical activity levels following an exercise intervention in older adults: a randomised controlled trial protocol. BMC Sports Science Medicine and Rehabilitation. 9(1). 1–1. 16 indexed citations

Ihsan, Mohammed, Greig Watson, & Chris R. Abbiss. (2016). What are the Physiological Mechanisms for Post-Exercise Cold Water Immersion in the Recovery from Prolonged Endurance and Intermittent Exercise?. Sports Medicine. 46(8). 1095–1109. 129 indexed citations

Watson, Greig, et al.. (2013). Current hydration guidelines are erroneous: dehydration does not impair exercise performance in the heat. British Journal of Sports Medicine. 49(16). 1077–1083. 73 indexed citations

Siegel, Rodney B., Joseph Maté, Greig Watson, Kazunori Nosaka, & Paul B. Laursen. (2011). The influence of ice slurry ingestion on maximal voluntary contraction following exercise-induced hyperthermia. European Journal of Applied Physiology. 111(10). 2517–2524. 34 indexed citations

Siegel, Rodney B., Joseph Maté, Greig Watson, Kazunori Nosaka, & Paul B. Laursen. (2011). Pre-cooling with ice slurry ingestion leads to similar run times to exhaustion in the heat as cold water immersion. Journal of Sports Sciences. 30(2). 155–165. 117 indexed citations

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Bhalla, Rajiv, Greig Watson, William J. Taylor, Alan Jones, & N.J. Roland. (2008). Prospective, Randomized Cross-Over Trial to Assess the Ability of a Dry-Powder Inhaler to Reverse the Local Side Effects of Pressurized Metered-Dose Inhalers. Journal of Asthma. 45(9). 814–819. 2 indexed citations

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Peiffer, Jeremiah J., Chris R. Abbiss, Greig Watson, Kazunori Nosaka, & Paul B. Laursen. (2008). Effect of a 5-min cold-water immersion recovery on exercise performance in the heat. British Journal of Sports Medicine. 44(6). 461–465. 90 indexed citations

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Kraemer, William J., Maren S. Fragala, Greig Watson, et al.. (2007). Hormonal responses to a 160-km race across frozen Alaska. British Journal of Sports Medicine. 42(2). 116–120. 47 indexed citations

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Watson, Greig & T. Swensen. (2006). Effects of Altering Pedal Cadence on Cycling Time-Trial Performance. International Journal of Sports Medicine. 27(4). 296–300. 10 indexed citations

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Armstrong, Lawrence E., Douglas J. Casa, & Greig Watson. (2006). Exertional Hyponatremia. Current Sports Medicine Reports. 5(5). 221–222. 3 indexed citations

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Yeargin, Susan W., et al.. (2006). Heat Acclimatization and Hydration Status of American Football Players During Initial Summer Workouts. The Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research. 20(3). 463–463. 61 indexed citations

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Maresh, Carl M., Bülent Sökmen, William J. Kraemer, et al.. (2006). Pituitary–adrenal responses to arm versus leg exercise in untrained man. European Journal of Applied Physiology. 97(4). 471–477. 10 indexed citations

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Kraemer, William J., Duncan N. French, Barry A. Spiering, et al.. (2005). Cortitrol supplementation reduces serum cortisol responses to physical stress. Metabolism. 54(5). 657–668. 22 indexed citations

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Armstrong, Lawrence E., Amy C. Pumerantz, Melissa W. Roti, et al.. (2005). Fluid, Electrolyte, and Renal Indices of Hydration during 11 Days of Controlled Caffeine Consumption. Australasian Journal of Paramedicine. 15(3). 252–265. 86 indexed citations

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Volek, JS, et al.. (2004). Comparison of energy-restricted very low-carbohydrate and low-fat diets on weight loss and body composition in overweight men and women. Nutrition & Metabolism. 1(1). 13–13. 137 indexed citations

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Casa, Douglas J., et al.. (2004). Heat Acclimatization of Football Players During Initial Summer Practice Sessions. Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise. 36(Supplement). S49–S49. 2 indexed citations

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