James Connolly

998 total citations · 1 hit paper
42 papers, 614 citations indexed

About

James Connolly is a scholar working on Biomedical Engineering, Rehabilitation and Human-Computer Interaction. According to data from OpenAlex, James Connolly has authored 42 papers receiving a total of 614 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 19 papers in Biomedical Engineering, 7 papers in Rehabilitation and 7 papers in Human-Computer Interaction. Recurrent topics in James Connolly's work include Muscle activation and electromyography studies (8 papers), Stroke Rehabilitation and Recovery (7 papers) and Hand Gesture Recognition Systems (7 papers). James Connolly is often cited by papers focused on Muscle activation and electromyography studies (8 papers), Stroke Rehabilitation and Recovery (7 papers) and Hand Gesture Recognition Systems (7 papers). James Connolly collaborates with scholars based in Ireland, United Kingdom and United States. James Connolly's co-authors include Joan Condell, Philip Gardiner, Nigel McKelvey, Kevin Curran, Brendan O’Flynn, Daniel Kelly, Rónán Doherty, Stephen McNally, Maria Faulkner and Tom O’Dwyer and has published in prestigious journals such as Cancer Research, Sensors and Nutrients.

In The Last Decade

James Connolly

34 papers receiving 593 citations

Hit Papers

Review of Wearable Devices and Data Collection Considerat... 2021 2026 2022 2024 2021 50 100 150 200
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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. Review of Wearable Devices and Data Collection Considerations for Connected Health
    2021 201 citations James Connolly, Joan Condell et al. Sensors profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
James Connolly Ireland 12 270 130 82 79 66 42 614
James Tung Canada 14 174 0.6× 60 0.5× 95 1.2× 84 1.1× 101 1.5× 52 705
Deborah D. Espy United States 13 189 0.7× 75 0.6× 54 0.7× 176 2.2× 183 2.8× 19 778
R.E. Mayagoitia United Kingdom 10 510 1.9× 37 0.3× 49 0.6× 76 1.0× 125 1.9× 32 962
Luboš Omelina Belgium 14 131 0.5× 94 0.7× 63 0.8× 303 3.8× 115 1.7× 37 910
Heiko Gaßner Germany 23 605 2.2× 40 0.3× 93 1.1× 125 1.6× 165 2.5× 70 1.8k
Arnold Baca Austria 21 509 1.9× 46 0.4× 36 0.4× 34 0.4× 117 1.8× 125 1.4k
Brian Horsak Austria 15 330 1.2× 45 0.3× 36 0.4× 47 0.6× 76 1.2× 66 667
Gabriela Postolache Portugal 13 313 1.2× 67 0.5× 59 0.7× 52 0.7× 76 1.2× 55 561
Garrett G. Grindle United States 15 194 0.7× 199 1.5× 47 0.6× 103 1.3× 70 1.1× 55 635
Dan Istrate France 14 238 0.9× 36 0.3× 43 0.5× 87 1.1× 267 4.0× 73 850

Countries citing papers authored by James Connolly

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Fields of papers citing papers by James Connolly

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of James Connolly

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of James Connolly. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of James Connolly 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 James Connolly. James Connolly 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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Madigan, Sharon M., et al.. (2025). Nutrition Strategies to Promote Sleep in Elite Athletes: A Scoping Review. Sports. 13(10). 342–342.
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Connolly, James, et al.. (2025). The Sleep, Recovery, and Nutrition Characteristics of Elite Adolescent Athletes. Sports. 13(2). 50–50.
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Connolly, James, et al.. (2023). Sleep, Nutrition, and Injury Risk in Adolescent Athletes: A Narrative Review. Nutrients. 15(24). 5101–5101. 14 indexed citations
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Connolly, James, Joan Condell, Philip Gardiner, et al.. (2022). AI Techniques To Automatically Detect Standardized Functional Test Patterns From Wearable Sensor Data. 1–6.
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Moore, Lisa, et al.. (2021). Validity of a Novel Research-Grade Physical Activity and Sleep Monitor for Continuous Remote Patient Monitoring. Sensors. 21(6). 2034–2034. 10 indexed citations
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McCann, Michael, et al.. (2021). An Investigation of Edge Bead Removal Width Variability, Effects and Process Control in Photolithographic Manufacturing. IEEE Transactions on Semiconductor Manufacturing. 35(1). 60–66. 3 indexed citations
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Condell, Joan, et al.. (2021). Review of Wearable Sensor-Based Health Monitoring Glove Devices for Rheumatoid Arthritis. Sensors. 21(5). 1576–1576. 60 indexed citations
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Connolly, James, et al.. (2021). Pattern matching techniques to automatically detect range of movement tests from wearable sensors. Ulster University Research Portal (Ulster University). 1–6. 1 indexed citations
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Condell, Joan, et al.. (2020). Can multiple wearable sensors be used to detect the early onset of Parkinson's Disease?. 1–6. 2 indexed citations
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Coyle, Shirley, James Connolly, Kieran Moran, et al.. (2015). Personal sensing wear: the role of textile sensors. Arrow@dit (Dublin Institute of Technology).
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O’Flynn, Brendan, et al.. (2015). Novel Smart Glove Technology as a Biomechanical Monitoring Tool. Cork Open Research Archive (University College Cork, Ireland). 193(10). 23–32. 20 indexed citations
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O’Flynn, Brendan, et al.. (2015). Integrated Smart Glove for Hand Motion Monitoring. Ulster University Research Portal (Ulster University). 8 indexed citations
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Connolly, James, Kevin Curran, Paul McKevitt, James I. MacRae, & Scotty D. Craig. (2014). Broadcast Language Identification System (BLIS). Ulster University Research Portal (Ulster University). 35. 189–190.
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Coyle, Shirley, James Connolly, Elizabeth McNamara, et al.. (2013). Textile sensor glove for health monitoring – Application in home assessment of Rheumatoid Arthritis. Arrow@dit (Dublin Institute of Technology). 1 indexed citations
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Connolly, James, Joan Condell, Kevin Curran, & Philip Gardiner. (2012). A new method to determine joint range of movement and stiffness in rheumatoid arthritic patients. PubMed. 2012. 6386–6389. 10 indexed citations
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Pearce, Charles, et al.. (1959). Carbon-black carcinoma of Stensen??s duct. Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery. 23(6). 657–657. 6 indexed citations

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