Mark Fulcher

822 total citations · 1 hit paper
34 papers, 528 citations indexed

About

Mark Fulcher is a scholar working on Orthopedics and Sports Medicine, Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine and Epidemiology. According to data from OpenAlex, Mark Fulcher has authored 34 papers receiving a total of 528 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 17 papers in Orthopedics and Sports Medicine, 13 papers in Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine and 11 papers in Epidemiology. Recurrent topics in Mark Fulcher's work include Sports injuries and prevention (16 papers), Cardiovascular Effects of Exercise (12 papers) and Traumatic Brain Injury Research (10 papers). Mark Fulcher is often cited by papers focused on Sports injuries and prevention (16 papers), Cardiovascular Effects of Exercise (12 papers) and Traumatic Brain Injury Research (10 papers). Mark Fulcher collaborates with scholars based in New Zealand, Australia and United Kingdom. Mark Fulcher's co-authors include C. Raina Elley, Arier Lee, David S. Rowlands, Ngaire Kerse, Katharine J. Bell, Bruce Hamilton, Alana Cavadino, Stephen Kara, Simon Moyes and Simon W. Young and has published in prestigious journals such as PLoS ONE, BMJ and Sports Medicine.

In The Last Decade

Mark Fulcher

30 papers receiving 517 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.

Football-specific extension of the IOC consensus statement: methods for recording and reporting of epidemiological data on injury and illness in sport 2020

2023 67 citations Markus Waldén, Margo Mountjoy et al. British Journal of Sports Medicine profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Mark Fulcher New Zealand	13	329	179	137	125	73	34	528
Caitlin M. Rugg United States	10	206 0.6×	244 1.4×	53 0.4×	249 2.0×	25 0.3×	21	477
Kim Barber Foss United States	9	269 0.8×	124 0.7×	63 0.5×	170 1.4×	34 0.5×	14	472
April L. McPherson United States	13	569 1.7×	455 2.5×	68 0.5×	196 1.6×	26 0.4×	31	746
David J. Stearne United States	11	513 1.6×	143 0.8×	39 0.3×	231 1.8×	82 1.1×	20	777
Massimiliano Bianco Italy	16	179 0.5×	83 0.5×	337 2.5×	89 0.7×	27 0.4×	49	676
Danny T. Foster United States	6	212 0.6×	64 0.4×	114 0.8×	110 0.9×	150 2.1×	6	448
Alex Kountouris Australia	14	783 2.4×	278 1.6×	302 2.2×	83 0.7×	158 2.2×	60	956
Myles Murphy Australia	12	402 1.2×	279 1.6×	26 0.2×	106 0.8×	23 0.3×	77	665
Marnee J. McKay Australia	14	310 0.9×	218 1.2×	59 0.4×	115 0.9×	27 0.4×	68	640
Phil Handcock New Zealand	11	404 1.2×	47 0.3×	40 0.3×	78 0.6×	73 1.0×	27	661

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Clarsen, Benjamin, Matthew Whalan, Andreas Serner, et al.. (2025). Injury, illness, and mental health problems during the 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup. Science and Medicine in Football. 1–11.

Serner, Andreas, Andrew Massey, Alan McCall, et al.. (2024). Knowledge, attitude, and behaviour around concussion at the FIFA Women’s World Cup 2023: part 1 - medical staff. Science and Medicine in Football. 9(3). 251–261. 2 indexed citations

Serner, Andreas, Andrew Massey, Alan McCall, et al.. (2024). Knowledge, attitude and behaviour around concussion at the FIFA Women’s World Cup 2023: part 2 – coaches, performance staff and players. Science and Medicine in Football. 9(3). 262–274. 1 indexed citations

Waldén, Markus, Margo Mountjoy, Alan McCall, et al.. (2023). Football-specific extension of the IOC consensus statement: methods for recording and reporting of epidemiological data on injury and illness in sport 2020. British Journal of Sports Medicine. 57(21). 1341–1350. 67 indexed citations breakdown →

Reid, Duncan, et al.. (2023). Suggested improvements to the 11+ as identified by coaches, players, strength and conditioning staff and medical staff in New Zealand Football. BMJ Open Sport & Exercise Medicine. 9(2). e001463–e001463. 1 indexed citations

Fulcher, Mark, et al.. (2023). The accuracy of coding for sports-related concussion in New Zealand: An observational study. 51(2). 3 indexed citations

Hardaker, Natalie, et al.. (2022). Brain Injury Screening Tool (BIST): test–retest reliability in a community adult sample. BMJ Open. 12(8). e057701–e057701.

Reid, Duncan, et al.. (2021). The effect of a neuromuscular warm-up on the injury rates in New Zealand amateur futsal players. Physical Therapy in Sport. 48. 128–135. 4 indexed citations

Theadom, Alice, Natalie Hardaker, Richard J. Siegert, et al.. (2021). The Brain Injury Screening Tool (BIST): Tool development, factor structure and validity. PLoS ONE. 16(2). e0246512–e0246512. 12 indexed citations

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Fulcher, Mark, et al.. (2020). Attitudes, beliefs and factors influencing football coaches’ adherence to the 11+ injury prevention programme. BMJ Open Sport & Exercise Medicine. 6(1). e000830–e000830. 16 indexed citations

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Ahmed, Osman Hassan, et al.. (2020). The introduction of temporary concussion substitutions in disability football: Are we "headed" in the right direction?. Bournemouth University Research Online (Bournemouth University). 3 indexed citations

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Clatworthy, Mark, et al.. (2019). Marked increase in the incidence of anterior cruciate ligament reconstructions in young females in New Zealand. ANZ Journal of Surgery. 89(9). 1151–1155. 37 indexed citations

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Kara, Stephen, Mark Fulcher, Robert Borotkanics, et al.. (2019). Predicting Sport-related mTBI Symptom Resolution Trajectory Using Initial Clinical Assessment Findings: A Retrospective Cohort Study. Sports Medicine. 50(6). 1191–1202. 16 indexed citations

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Fulcher, Mark, et al.. (2018). Development and implementation of the ACC SportSmart Warm-up programme: a nationwide sports injury prevention initiative in New Zealand. British Journal of Sports Medicine. 52(20). 1334–1338. 8 indexed citations

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Fulcher, Mark, et al.. (2017). SHARPSports mental Health Awareness Research Project: Prevalence and risk factors of depressive symptoms and life stress in elite athletes.. Journal of science and medicine in sport. 20(12). 1047–1052. 60 indexed citations

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Fulcher, Mark, et al.. (2014). Republished research: Impact of autologous blood injections in treatment of mid-portion Achilles tendinopathy: double blind randomised controlled trial. British Journal of Sports Medicine. 48(17). 1334–1334. 1 indexed citations

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Robinson, Matthew K. & Mark Fulcher. (2014). Brachial neuritis following a corticosteroid injection. BMJ Case Reports. 2014. bcr2013203126–bcr2013203126. 3 indexed citations

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Bell, Katharine J., Mark Fulcher, David S. Rowlands, & Ngaire Kerse. (2013). Impact of autologous blood injections in treatment of mid-portion Achilles tendinopathy: double blind randomised controlled trial. BMJ. 346(apr18 2). f2310–f2310. 65 indexed citations

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Fulcher, Mark, et al.. (2009). Normative values of hip strength in adult male association football players assessed by handheld dynamometry. Journal of science and medicine in sport. 13(3). 299–303. 29 indexed citations

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Fulcher, Mark, et al.. (2009). Reliability of handheld dynamometry in assessment of hip strength in adult male football players. Journal of science and medicine in sport. 13(1). 80–84. 58 indexed citations

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