John Sproule

3.6k total citations
84 papers, 2.6k citations indexed

About

John Sproule is a scholar working on Social Psychology, Developmental and Educational Psychology and Orthopedics and Sports Medicine. According to data from OpenAlex, John Sproule has authored 84 papers receiving a total of 2.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 36 papers in Social Psychology, 35 papers in Developmental and Educational Psychology and 26 papers in Orthopedics and Sports Medicine. Recurrent topics in John Sproule's work include Motivation and Self-Concept in Sports (32 papers), Sports Performance and Training (25 papers) and Physical Education and Pedagogy (24 papers). John Sproule is often cited by papers focused on Motivation and Self-Concept in Sports (32 papers), Sports Performance and Training (25 papers) and Physical Education and Pedagogy (24 papers). John Sproule collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, Australia and Singapore. John Sproule's co-authors include Christine Nash, Anthony Turner, Shirley Gray, Terry McMorris, David H. Saunders, Anne Martin, Kevin Morgan, Beverley J. Hale, Josephine N. Booth and Peter Horton and has published in prestigious journals such as Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, Sports Medicine and Personality and Individual Differences.

In The Last Decade

John Sproule

83 papers receiving 2.4k citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
John Sproule United Kingdom 29 1.1k 907 639 604 360 84 2.6k
Achim Conzelmann Switzerland 22 1.2k 1.1× 636 0.7× 231 0.4× 483 0.8× 304 0.8× 105 1.9k
Tony Morris Australia 30 1.2k 1.1× 1.2k 1.3× 234 0.4× 682 1.1× 232 0.6× 119 3.1k
Laura Bortoli Italy 27 1.2k 1.1× 1.1k 1.2× 235 0.4× 395 0.7× 209 0.6× 92 2.0k
Richard Keegan Australia 32 2.1k 1.9× 1.3k 1.5× 842 1.3× 759 1.3× 418 1.2× 111 3.9k
Yannis Theodorakis Greece 35 1.5k 1.4× 2.1k 2.3× 524 0.8× 652 1.1× 246 0.7× 158 4.1k
Claudio Robazza Italy 33 1.8k 1.6× 1.7k 1.9× 336 0.5× 938 1.6× 261 0.7× 142 3.8k
David Tod United Kingdom 34 1.6k 1.4× 1.3k 1.4× 221 0.3× 1.1k 1.8× 162 0.5× 132 3.3k
Laura Capranica Italy 41 1.3k 1.2× 666 0.7× 608 1.0× 2.8k 4.6× 326 0.9× 188 4.9k
Edward Hébert United States 26 565 0.5× 642 0.7× 310 0.5× 636 1.1× 172 0.5× 49 2.6k
Jarmo Liukkonen Finland 27 1.1k 1.0× 1.1k 1.2× 572 0.9× 319 0.5× 506 1.4× 77 2.3k

Countries citing papers authored by John Sproule

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Fields of papers citing papers by John Sproule

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of John Sproule

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of John Sproule. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of John Sproule 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 John Sproule. John Sproule 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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Sproule, John, et al.. (2023). The impact of sprint, middle-distance, and long-distance orienteering races on perceived mental fatigue in national level orienteers. Journal of Sports Sciences. 41(15). 1423–1436. 10 indexed citations
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Williams, Joanne M., et al.. (2023). Hypermobility prevalence, measurements, and outcomes in childhood, adolescence, and emerging adulthood: a systematic review. Rheumatology International. 43(8). 1423–1444. 10 indexed citations
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Turner, Anthony, et al.. (2023). The Effect of Unilateral and Bilateral Leg Press Training on Lower Body Strength and Power and Athletic Performance in Adolescent Rugby Players. Journal of Human Kinetics. 86(1). 235–246. 7 indexed citations
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Banks, Stephen, John Sproule, Peter Higgins, & Gabriele Wulf. (2020). Forward thinking: When a distal external focus makes you faster. Human Movement Science. 74. 102708–102708. 9 indexed citations
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Murray, Andrew, Hugh H.K. Fullagar, Anthony Turner, & John Sproule. (2018). Recovery practices in Division 1 collegiate athletes in North America. Physical Therapy in Sport. 32. 67–73. 19 indexed citations
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Martin, Anne, Josephine N. Booth, Sarah McGeown, et al.. (2017). Longitudinal Associations Between Childhood Obesity and Academic Achievement: Systematic Review with Focus Group Data. Current Obesity Reports. 6(3). 297–313. 49 indexed citations
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Murray, Andrew, Anthony Turner, John Sproule, & Marco Cardinale. (2016). Practices & attitudes towards recovery in elite Asian & UK adolescent athletes. Physical Therapy in Sport. 25. 25–33. 11 indexed citations
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Hall, Edward, Shirley Gray, & John Sproule. (2015). The microstructure of coaching practice: behaviours and activities of an elite rugby union head coach during preparation and competition. Journal of Sports Sciences. 34(10). 896–905. 35 indexed citations
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MacPherson, Alan, et al.. (2015). Re-examining the effects of verbal instructional type on early stage motor learning. Human Movement Science. 44. 168–181. 22 indexed citations
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Nash, Christine, et al.. (2013). Coaches outside the system: research report for sportscoachUK. Northumbria Research Link (Northumbria University). 4 indexed citations
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Sproule, John, et al.. (2011). Promoting perseverance and challenge in physical education: the missing ingredient for improved games teaching. Sport Education and Society. 16(5). 665–684. 10 indexed citations
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Phillips, Shaun, John Sproule, & Anthony Turner. (2011). Carbohydrate Ingestion during Team Games Exercise. Sports Medicine. 41(7). 559–585. 39 indexed citations
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Phillips, Shaun, Anthony Turner, Mark Sanderson, & John Sproule. (2011). Carbohydrate gel ingestion significantly improves the intermittent endurance capacity, but not sprint performance, of adolescent team games players during a simulated team games protocol. European Journal of Applied Physiology. 112(3). 1133–1141. 20 indexed citations
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Phillips, Shaun, Anthony Turner, Shirley Gray, Mark Sanderson, & John Sproule. (2010). Ingesting a 6% carbohydrate-electrolyte solution improves endurance capacity, but not sprint performance, during intermittent, high-intensity shuttle running in adolescent team games players aged 12–14 years. European Journal of Applied Physiology. 109(5). 811–821. 32 indexed citations
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Martindale, Russell, et al.. (2010). Development of the Talent Development Environment Questionnaire for Sport. Journal of Sports Sciences. 28(11). 1209–1221. 78 indexed citations
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McMorris, Terry, et al.. (2005). Effect of incremental exercise on initiation and movement times in a choice response, whole body psychomotor task. British Journal of Sports Medicine. 39(8). 537–541. 19 indexed citations
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McMorris, Terry, Craig A. Williams, John Sproule, et al.. (2003). Incremental Exercise, Plasma Concentrations of Catecholamines, Reaction Time, and Motor Time during Performance of a Noncompatible Choice Response Time Task. Perceptual and Motor Skills. 97(2). 590–604. 31 indexed citations
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McMorris, Terry, et al.. (2000). The measurement of plasma catecholamine and lactate thresholds: a comparison of methods. European Journal of Applied Physiology. 82(4). 262–267. 19 indexed citations
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Sproule, John. (1998). Running economy deteriorates following 60?min of exercise at 80% V?O2max. European Journal of Applied Physiology. 77(4). 366–371. 34 indexed citations
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