Kirsty Hunter

2.1k total citations · 1 hit paper
46 papers, 1.5k citations indexed

About

Kirsty Hunter is a scholar working on Physiology, Molecular Biology and Management Science and Operations Research. According to data from OpenAlex, Kirsty Hunter has authored 46 papers receiving a total of 1.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 13 papers in Physiology, 8 papers in Molecular Biology and 8 papers in Management Science and Operations Research. Recurrent topics in Kirsty Hunter's work include Construction Project Management and Performance (8 papers), Gut microbiota and health (6 papers) and Value Engineering and Management (6 papers). Kirsty Hunter is often cited by papers focused on Construction Project Management and Performance (8 papers), Gut microbiota and health (6 papers) and Value Engineering and Management (6 papers). Kirsty Hunter collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, Hong Kong and United States. Kirsty Hunter's co-authors include John Kelly, Qiping Shen, Ann T.W. Yu, Glenn R. Gibson, Jelena Vulevic, Gemma Walton, Valérie Benoit, Douwe van Sinderen, David Obis and Sarmauli Manurung and has published in prestigious journals such as PLoS ONE, Critical Care Medicine and Personality and Individual Differences.

In The Last Decade

Kirsty Hunter

45 papers receiving 1.4k citations

Hit Papers

1 papers align trajectories

What are hit papers?

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.

Shaping the Future of Probiotics and Prebiotics

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Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Kirsty Hunter United Kingdom	22	428	326	286	238	228	46	1.5k
Alicia Armentia Spain	30	339 0.8×	118 0.4×	387 1.4×	63 0.3×	167 0.7×	141	2.7k
Dong-Hyun Ahn South Korea	21	450 1.1×	164 0.5×	80 0.3×	66 0.3×	433 1.9×	216	2.4k
Jingjing Wang China	19	252 0.6×	90 0.3×	86 0.3×	21 0.1×	118 0.5×	87	1.4k
Christiane Guinot France	27	137 0.3×	211 0.6×	107 0.4×	27 0.1×	183 0.8×	71	1.9k
Liisa Uusitalo Finland	22	104 0.2×	189 0.6×	154 0.5×	10 0.0×	127 0.6×	72	1.8k
Eduardo Yoshio Nakano Brazil	25	100 0.2×	248 0.8×	212 0.7×	15 0.1×	297 1.3×	156	1.9k
Maryam Akbari Iran	36	574 1.3×	325 1.0×	457 1.6×	17 0.1×	48 0.2×	127	3.3k
Barbara Jackson United States	24	634 1.5×	174 0.5×	108 0.4×	34 0.1×	43 0.2×	85	1.8k
Susan E. Anderson United States	30	641 1.5×	303 0.9×	944 3.3×	13 0.1×	173 0.8×	67	3.3k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Kirsty Hunter

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Magistro, Daniele, Gemma Walton, Carlos Poveda, et al.. (2025). Assessing the gut microbiota composition in older adults: connections to physical activity and healthy ageing. GeroScience. 47(4). 6039–6063. 1 indexed citations

Savage, Matthew J., Daniele Magistro, P. J. Hennis, et al.. (2024). Determining factors of physical activity and sedentary behaviour in university students during the COVID-19 pandemic: A longitudinal study. PLoS ONE. 19(2). e0298134–e0298134. 1 indexed citations

Hunter, Kirsty, et al.. (2024). It Is Not Just a Matter of Motivation: The Role of Self-Control in Promoting Physical Activity in Older Adults—A Bayesian Mediation Model. Healthcare. 12(16). 1663–1663. 3 indexed citations

Hunter, Kirsty, et al.. (2024). The impact of simulation-based learning on the knowledge, attitude and performance of physiotherapy students on practice placement. BMC Medical Education. 24(1). 786–786. 2 indexed citations

Sumich, Alexander, et al.. (2022). Gut microbiome-brain axis and inflammation in temperament, personality and psychopathology. Current Opinion in Behavioral Sciences. 44. 101101–101101. 25 indexed citations

Johnston, Julie, Martin Lewis, Massimiliano Zecca, et al.. (2022). Perceptions of In-home Monitoring Technology for Activities of Daily Living: Semistructured Interview Study With Community-Dwelling Older Adults. JMIR Aging. 5(2). e33714–e33714. 11 indexed citations

Marton, Tamás, Beáta Hargitai, Kirsty Hunter, Matthew Pugh, & Philip I. Murray. (2021). Massive Perivillous Fibrin Deposition and Chronic Histiocytic Intervillositis a Complication of SARS-CoV-2 Infection. Pediatric and Developmental Pathology. 24(5). 450–454. 24 indexed citations

Walton, Gemma, Glenn R. Gibson, & Kirsty Hunter. (2020). Mechanisms linking the human gut microbiome to prophylactic and treatment strategies for COVID-19. British Journal Of Nutrition. 126(2). 219–227. 49 indexed citations

Heym, Nadja, Kirsty Hunter, Grace Wang, et al.. (2019). The role of microbiota and inflammation in self-judgement and empathy: implications for understanding the brain-gut-microbiome axis in depression. Psychopharmacology. 236(5). 1459–1470. 61 indexed citations

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Hunter, Kirsty, et al.. (2017). Comparable reductions in hyperpnoea-induced bronchoconstriction and markers of airway inflammation after supplementation with 6·2 and 3·1 g/d of long-chainn-3 PUFA in adults with asthma. British Journal Of Nutrition. 117(10). 1379–1389. 17 indexed citations

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Johnson, Michael, Dominick Shaw, Ian Spendlove, et al.. (2016). A prebiotic galactooligosaccharide mixture reduces severity of hyperpnoea-induced bronchoconstriction and markers of airway inflammation. British Journal Of Nutrition. 116(5). 798–804. 32 indexed citations

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Hunter, Kirsty, et al.. (2013). A RANDOMISED PLACEBO CONTROLLED TRIAL TO COMPARE THE EFFECTS OF TWO DOSAGES OF OMEGA-3 PUFA ON EXERCISE-INDUCED BRONCHOCONSTRICTION (EIB). British Journal of Sports Medicine. 47(17). e4.48–e4. 3 indexed citations

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Mushtaq, Sohail, E H Mangiapane, & Kirsty Hunter. (2009). Estimation of cis-9, trans-11 conjugated linoleic acid content in UK foods and assessment of dietary intake in a cohort of healthy adults. British Journal Of Nutrition. 103(9). 1366–1374. 31 indexed citations

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Bowen, Paul, et al.. (2007). The role of value management in achieving best value in public sector service delivery in South Africa: a research agenda. Acta Structilia. 14(2). 58–75. 8 indexed citations

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Yu, Ann T.W., Qiping Shen, John Kelly, & Kirsty Hunter. (2006). A value approach to project briefing. PolyU Institutional Research Archive (Hong Kong Polytechnic University). 1 indexed citations

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Yu, Ann T.W., Qiping Shen, John Kelly, & Kirsty Hunter. (2006). An empirical study of the variables affecting construction project briefing/architectural programming. International Journal of Project Management. 25(2). 198–212. 54 indexed citations

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Hunter, Kirsty, Peter J. Garlick, J. Broom, Susan E. Anderson, & Margaret A. McNurlan. (2001). Effects of smoking and abstention from smoking on fibrinogen synthesis in humans. Clinical Science. 100(4). 459–465. 71 indexed citations

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Hunter, Kirsty, Lynn Crosbie, A. J. Weir, George J. Miller, & Asim K. Duttaroy. (2000). A residential study comparing the effects of diets rich in stearic acid, oleic acid, and linoleic acid on fasting blood lipids, hemostatic variables and platelets in young healthy men. The Journal of Nutritional Biochemistry. 11(7-8). 408–416. 44 indexed citations

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Hunter, Kirsty, Lynn Crosbie, A. J. Weir, George J. Miller, & Asim K. Duttaroy. (1999). The effects of structurally defined triglycerides of differing fatty acid composition on postprandial haemostasis in young, healthy men. Atherosclerosis. 142(1). 151–158. 17 indexed citations

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Hunter, Kirsty, Peter E. Ballmer, Susan E. Anderson, et al.. (1995). Acute Stimulation of Albumin Synthesis Rate with Oral Meal Feeding in Healthy Subjects Measured with [Ring-2H5]Phenylalanine. Clinical Science. 88(2). 235–242. 61 indexed citations

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