Neil A. Smart

11.2k total citations · 2 hit papers
154 papers, 7.5k citations indexed

About

Neil A. Smart is a scholar working on Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine, Complementary and alternative medicine and Surgery. According to data from OpenAlex, Neil A. Smart has authored 154 papers receiving a total of 7.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 102 papers in Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine, 91 papers in Complementary and alternative medicine and 22 papers in Surgery. Recurrent topics in Neil A. Smart's work include Cardiovascular and exercise physiology (91 papers), Heart Rate Variability and Autonomic Control (34 papers) and Cardiovascular Function and Risk Factors (32 papers). Neil A. Smart is often cited by papers focused on Cardiovascular and exercise physiology (91 papers), Heart Rate Variability and Autonomic Control (34 papers) and Cardiovascular Function and Risk Factors (32 papers). Neil A. Smart collaborates with scholars based in Australia, United Kingdom and United States. Neil A. Smart's co-authors include Véronique Cornelissen, Gudrun Dieberg, Melissa J. Pearson, Thomas H. Marwick, Francesco Giallauria, James R. McFarlane, Thomas Titus, Michael Steele, Hashbullah Ismail and Nicola King and has published in prestigious journals such as Circulation, SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología and Journal of the American College of Cardiology.

In The Last Decade

Neil A. Smart

148 papers receiving 7.3k citations

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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.

Exercise Training for Blood Pressure: A Systematic Review and Meta‐analysis

2013 1.1k citations Véronique Cornelissen, Neil A. Smart profile →
Validation of a new tool for the assessment of study quality and reporting in exercise training studies

2015 371 citations Neil A. Smart, Hashbullah Ismail et al. profile →

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#	Work	Indexed citations
1	The effect of exercise training on quality of life in people with chronic kidney disease requiring dialysis. A systematic review with meta-analysis 2025 ·Journal of Nephrology ·(unknown), Gudrun Dieberg, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), D. Keith McInnes, Melissa J. Pearson, David P. Ryan, Neil A. Smart	0
2	Sex-based comparison of the blood pressure, haemodynamic and cardiac autonomic adaptations following isometric exercise training in sedentary adults: a randomised controlled trial 2025 ·BMJ Open Sport & Exercise Medicine ·(unknown), D. A. Coleman, Charles R. Pedlar, Neil A. Smart, Chris Farmer, Jonathan D. Wiles	0
3	Resistance is not futile: a systematic review of the benefits, mechanisms and safety of resistance training in people with heart failure 2024 ·Heart Failure Reviews ·(unknown), (unknown), Neil A. Smart	2
4	The effect of exercise training in people with pre-dialysis chronic kidney disease: a systematic review with meta-analysis 2024 ·Journal of Nephrology ·(unknown), Gudrun Dieberg, Melissa J. Pearson, Neil A. Smart	5
5	Effect of exercise training on the renin–angiotensin–aldosterone system: a meta–analysis 2023 ·Journal of Human Hypertension ·(unknown), (unknown), Karla Fabiana Goessler, Véronique Cornelissen, Gudrun Dieberg, Neil A. Smart, Melissa J. Pearson	15
6	An evidence-based guide to the efficacy and safety of isometric resistance training in hypertension and clinical implications 2023 ·Clinical Hypertension ·(unknown), Melissa J. Pearson, Gudrun Dieberg, Jonathan D. Wiles, Neil A. Smart	8
7	Isometric Resistance Training to Manage Hypertension: Systematic Review and Meta-analysis 2023 ·Current Hypertension Reports ·(unknown), Melissa J. Pearson, Gudrun Dieberg, Neil A. Smart	22
8	Hospitalisation costs associated with heart failure with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF): a systematic review 2021 ·Heart Failure Reviews ·(unknown), Rezwanul Hasan Rana, Jeff Gow, Melissa J. Pearson, Tom van der Touw, Neil A. Smart	20
9	Hand weeding tools in vegetable production systems: an agronomic, ergonomic and economic evaluation 2021 ·International Journal of Agricultural Sustainability ·(unknown), B. M. Sindel, Neil A. Smart, Michael Coleman, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Paul Kristiansen	14
10	The effectiveness and safety of isometric resistance training for adults with high blood pressure: a systematic review and meta-analysis 2021 ·Hypertension Research ·Harrison J Hansford, Belinda Parmenter, (unknown), Michael A. Wewege, Neil A. Smart, Aletta E. Schutte, Matthew D. Jones	22
11	The effect of dietary protein intake on factors associated with male infertility: A systematic literature review and meta-analysis of animal clinical trials in rats 2020 ·Nutrition and Health ·(unknown), (unknown), Robert A. de J. Hart, (unknown), Neil A. Smart, James R. McFarlane	17
12	Physical Activity to Prevent and Treat Hypertension: A Systematic Review 2020 ·Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise ·Neil A. Smart, Reuben Howden, Véronique Cornelissen, Robert D. Brook, Cheri L. McGowan, Philip J. Millar, Raphael Mendes Ritti‐Dias, Anthony Baross, Debra J. Carlson, Jonathan D. Wiles, Ian Swaine	14
13	Exercise-based cardiac rehabilitation for chronic heart failure: the EXTRAMATCH II individual participant data meta-analysis 2019 ·Health Technology Assessment ·Rod S Taylor, Sarah Walker, Oriana Ciani, Fiona C Warren, Neil A. Smart, Massimo Piepoli, Constantinos H. Davos	47
14	Effect of vitamin D supplementation on endothelial function – An updated systematic review with meta-analysis and meta-regression 2019 ·Nutrition Metabolism and Cardiovascular Diseases ·(unknown), Melissa J. Pearson, Neil A. Smart, Nicola King, Gudrun Dieberg	15
15	Clinical outcomes and cardiovascular responses to exercise training in heart failure patients with preserved ejection fraction: a systematic review and meta-analysis 2015 ·Journal of Applied Physiology ·Gudrun Dieberg, Hashbullah Ismail, Francesco Giallauria, Neil A. Smart	74
16	Exercise training program characteristics and magnitude of change in functional capacity of heart failure patients 2013 ·International Journal of Cardiology ·Hashbullah Ismail, James R. McFarlane, Gudrun Dieberg, Neil A. Smart	48
17	Interventions for preventing mastitis after childbirth (Review) 2010 ·e-publications@bond (Bond University) ·(unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Neil A. Smart	0
18	Abstract 13829: The Effects of Exercise Training on Systemic Brain Natriuretic Peptide (BNP) and N-terminal BNP Expression in Heart Failure Patients: An Individual Patient Meta-analysis 2010 ·Circulation ·Neil A. Smart, Tim Meyer, John Butterfield, Claudio Passino, Gabriella Malfatto, (unknown), (unknown), Ulrik Wisløff, Francesco Giallauria	1
19	Evaluating the statistical power of goodness-of-fit tests for health and medicine survey data 2009 ·Research Bank (Australian Catholic University) ·Michael Steele, Neil A. Smart, Cameron Hurst, Janet Chaseling	2
20	A controlled exercise training trial in patients with diastolic dysfunction 2006 ·Queensland's institutional digital repository (The University of Queensland) ·Neil A. Smart, (unknown), (unknown), Thomas H. Marwick	1

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