Matthew Whalan

549 total citations · 1 hit paper
21 papers, 330 citations indexed

About

Matthew Whalan is a scholar working on Orthopedics and Sports Medicine, Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine and Surgery. According to data from OpenAlex, Matthew Whalan has authored 21 papers receiving a total of 330 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 19 papers in Orthopedics and Sports Medicine, 11 papers in Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine and 7 papers in Surgery. Recurrent topics in Matthew Whalan's work include Sports injuries and prevention (19 papers), Cardiovascular Effects of Exercise (11 papers) and Sports Performance and Training (6 papers). Matthew Whalan is often cited by papers focused on Sports injuries and prevention (19 papers), Cardiovascular Effects of Exercise (11 papers) and Sports Performance and Training (6 papers). Matthew Whalan collaborates with scholars based in Australia, United Kingdom and United States. Matthew Whalan's co-authors include John A. Sampson, Ric Lovell, Robert McCunn, Evangelos Pappas, Marnee J. McKay, Colin W Fuller, Justin Sullivan, Lionel Chia, Danilo de Oliveira Silva and Julie R. Steele and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, Sports Medicine and The Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research.

In The Last Decade

Matthew Whalan

17 papers receiving 316 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.

Non-contact Anterior Cruciate Ligament Injury Epidemiology in Team-Ball Sports: A Systematic Review with Meta-analysis by Sex, Age, Sport, Participation Level, and Exposure Type

2022 85 citations Lionel Chia, Danilo de Oliveira Silva et al. Sports Medicine profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Matthew Whalan Australia	9	290	139	112	81	33	21	330
Liam A. Toohey Australia	10	252 0.9×	82 0.6×	85 0.8×	104 1.3×	26 0.8×	33	307
Benjamin P. Raysmith Australia	7	324 1.1×	47 0.3×	128 1.1×	115 1.4×	31 0.9×	9	405
Emmanuel Orhant France	10	557 1.9×	86 0.6×	154 1.4×	99 1.2×	50 1.5×	24	633
Robert McCunn Germany	10	296 1.0×	72 0.5×	76 0.7×	49 0.6×	36 1.1×	18	350
Özgür Kiliç Netherlands	9	231 0.8×	76 0.5×	85 0.8×	44 0.5×	26 0.8×	12	281
Paula C. Charlton Australia	11	354 1.2×	151 1.1×	71 0.6×	69 0.9×	143 4.3×	19	476
Jayme Netto Júnior Brazil	11	283 1.0×	76 0.5×	97 0.9×	109 1.3×	60 1.8×	26	400
Timothy G. Eckard United States	6	272 0.9×	113 0.8×	38 0.3×	40 0.5×	87 2.6×	12	318
Caitlin M. Rugg United States	10	206 0.7×	244 1.8×	53 0.5×	67 0.8×	25 0.8×	21	477
Grace Golden United States	7	209 0.7×	128 0.9×	26 0.2×	27 0.3×	53 1.6×	11	256

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20 of 20 papers shown

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.

Whalan, Matthew, et al.. (2025). ACL injury timing during matches in professional women's football: A 208-case analysis from the 2022–2024 seasons. Journal of science and medicine in sport. 29(2). 139–144.

McNulty, Kelly L., Glyn Howatson, Isabel S. Moore, et al.. (2024). Research Across the Female Life Cycle: Reframing the Narrative for Health and Performance in Athletic Females and Showcasing Solutions to Drive Advancements in Research and Translation. Women in Sport and Physical Activity Journal. 32(1). 2 indexed citations

McCall, Alan, Susan Brown, Andreas Serner, et al.. (2023). Development of a Standardised System to Classify Injury-Inciting Circumstances in Football: the Football Injury Inciting Circumstances Classification System (FIICCS). Sports Medicine. 53(9). 1805–1818. 12 indexed citations

Mosler, A., Kerry Peek, & Matthew Whalan. (2023). The beautiful game for women: A spotlight on the 2023 Women's football medicine conference. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 2. 100043–100043.

McKay, Marnee J., et al.. (2023). The FIFA 11 + : Why is adherence so challenging? Insights from a cross-sectional study of stakeholders in Australian amateur football (soccer). International Journal of Sports Science & Coaching. 19(2). 735–744. 5 indexed citations

Whalan, Matthew, et al.. (2023). Injury incidence and burden differ between season phases in male academy football (soccer) players. Journal of Sports Sciences. 41(19). 1753–1761. 2 indexed citations

Williams, Sean, et al.. (2022). The incidence and burden of injury in male adolescent community rugby union in Australia. Science and Medicine in Football. 7(4). 315–322. 4 indexed citations

Chia, Lionel, Danilo de Oliveira Silva, Matthew Whalan, et al.. (2022). Epidemiology of gradual-onset knee injuries in team ball-sports: A systematic review with meta-analysis of prevalence, incidence, and burden by sex, sport, age, and participation level. Journal of science and medicine in sport. 25(10). 834–844. 11 indexed citations

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Chia, Lionel, Danilo de Oliveira Silva, Matthew Whalan, et al.. (2022). Non-contact Anterior Cruciate Ligament Injury Epidemiology in Team-Ball Sports: A Systematic Review with Meta-analysis by Sex, Age, Sport, Participation Level, and Exposure Type. Sports Medicine. 52(10). 2447–2467. 85 indexed citations breakdown →

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Whalan, Matthew, et al.. (2022). Exploring the true burden of a time-loss injury: full vs partial time-loss in elite academy football (soccer). Science and Medicine in Football. 8(1). 6–14. 5 indexed citations

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Sampson, John A., et al.. (2021). The COVID-19 lockdown in Australia: a case study of exercise programming in male academy football players to prepare for return to play. Science and Medicine in Football. 5(sup1). 38–43.

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Sampson, John A., et al.. (2020). Influence of Training Schedules on Objective Measures of Sleep in Adolescent Academy Football Players. The Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research. 34(9). 2515–2521. 16 indexed citations

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Sampson, John A., et al.. (2020). Adolescent football players’ sleep, wellness and school physical activity over different phases of the year. International Journal of Sports Science & Coaching. 16(3). 701–709. 2 indexed citations

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Whalan, Matthew, Ric Lovell, Julie R. Steele, & John A. Sampson. (2019). Rescheduling Part 2 of the 11+ reduces injury burden and increases compliance in semi‐professional football. Scandinavian Journal of Medicine and Science in Sports. 29(12). 1941–1951. 53 indexed citations

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Whalan, Matthew, Ric Lovell, & John A. Sampson. (2019). Do Niggles Matter? - Increased injury risk following physical complaints in football (soccer). Science and Medicine in Football. 4(3). 216–224. 40 indexed citations

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Whalan, Matthew, Ric Lovell, Robert McCunn, & John A. Sampson. (2018). The incidence and burden of time loss injury in Australian men’s sub-elite football (soccer): A single season prospective cohort study. Journal of science and medicine in sport. 22(1). 42–47. 43 indexed citations

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Lovell, Ric, Matthew Whalan, Paul W. Marshall, et al.. (2018). Scheduling of eccentric lower limb injury prevention exercises during the soccer micro‐cycle: Which day of the week?. Scandinavian Journal of Medicine and Science in Sports. 28(10). 2216–2225. 21 indexed citations

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McCunn, Robert, Karen aus der Fünten, Matthew Whalan, John A. Sampson, & Tim Meyer. (2018). Soccer Injury Movement Screen (SIMS) Composite Score Is Not Associated With Injury Among Semiprofessional Soccer Players. Journal of Orthopaedic and Sports Physical Therapy. 48(8). 630–636. 7 indexed citations

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McCunn, Robert, John A. Sampson, Matthew Whalan, & Tim Meyer. (2016). Data collection procedures for football injuries in lower leagues: Is there a need for an updated consensus statement?. Science and Medicine in Football. 1(1). 86–88. 15 indexed citations

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