Ric Lovell

4.7k total citations · 1 hit paper
85 papers, 3.6k citations indexed

About

Ric Lovell is a scholar working on Orthopedics and Sports Medicine, Developmental and Educational Psychology and Complementary and alternative medicine. According to data from OpenAlex, Ric Lovell has authored 85 papers receiving a total of 3.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 74 papers in Orthopedics and Sports Medicine, 22 papers in Developmental and Educational Psychology and 15 papers in Complementary and alternative medicine. Recurrent topics in Ric Lovell's work include Sports Performance and Training (68 papers), Sports injuries and prevention (64 papers) and Sport Psychology and Performance (22 papers). Ric Lovell is often cited by papers focused on Sports Performance and Training (68 papers), Sports injuries and prevention (64 papers) and Sport Psychology and Performance (22 papers). Ric Lovell collaborates with scholars based in Australia, United Kingdom and United States. Ric Lovell's co-authors include Lars R. McNaughton, Adrian W. Midgley, Steve Barrett, Jason Siegler, Matt Greig, Grant Abt, Aaron J. Coutts, Matthew C. Varley, James J. Malone and Chris Towlson and has published in prestigious journals such as PLoS ONE, Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise and Sports Medicine.

In The Last Decade

Ric Lovell

80 papers receiving 3.4k 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.

Unpacking the Black Box: Applications and Considerations for Using GPS Devices in Sport

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#	Title	Journal	Authors	Indexed citations
1	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	Kelly L. McNulty, Glyn Howatson et al.	2
2	Assessing criterion and longitudinal validity of submaximal heart rate indices as measures of cardiorespiratory fitness: A preliminary study in football	Journal of science and medicine in sport	Ric Lovell, Shaun J. McLaren et al.	1
3	Inconsistencies in the perceived impact of the menstrual cycle on sport performance and in the prevalence of menstrual cycle symptoms: A scoping review of the literature	Journal of science and medicine in sport	Dawn M. Scott, Charles R. Pedlar et al.	22
4	Submaximal Fitness Test in Team Sports: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Exercise Heart Rate Measurement Properties	Sports Medicine - Open	Ric Lovell, Martin Buchheit et al.	14
5	Submaximal Fitness Test in Team-Sports: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Exercise Heart Rate Measurement Properties	OSF Preprints (OSF Preprints)	Ric Lovell, Martin Buchheit et al.	3
6	Rescheduling Part 2 of the 11+ reduces injury burden and increases compliance in semi‐professional football	Scandinavian Journal of Medicine and Science in Sports	Matthew Whalan, Ric Lovell et al.	53
7	Biological maturation and match running performance: A national football (soccer) federation perspective	Journal of science and medicine in sport	Ric Lovell, Job Fransen et al.	23
8	When does the influence of maturation on anthropometric and physical fitness characteristics increase and subside?	Scandinavian Journal of Medicine and Science in Sports	Chris Towlson, Stephen Cobley et al.	67
9	Individualisation of speed thresholds does not enhance the dose-response determination in football training	Journal of Sports Sciences	Dawn M. Scott, Ric Lovell	49
10	Measuring Vertical Stiffness in Sport With Accelerometers: Exercise Caution!	The Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research	Ric Lovell et al.	9
11	Hamstring Fatigue and Muscle Activation Changes During Six Sets of Nordic Hamstring Exercise in Amateur Soccer Players	The Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research	Paul W. Marshall, Ric Lovell et al.	46
12	Soccer Player Characteristics in English Lower-League Development Programmes: The Relationships between Relative Age, Maturation, Anthropometry and Physical Fitness	PLoS ONE	Ric Lovell, Chris Towlson et al.	155
13	Changes in Passive Tension of the Hamstring Muscles During a Simulated Soccer Match	International Journal of Sports Physiology and Performance	Paul W. Marshall, Ric Lovell et al.	14
14	Reduction in Physical Match Performance at the Start of the Second Half in Elite Soccer	International Journal of Sports Physiology and Performance	Matthew Weston, Alan M. Batterham et al.	54
15	Motion analysis of match-play in elite U12 to U16 age-group soccer players	Journal of Sports Sciences	Jamie A Harley, Christopher Barnes et al.	129
16	High-intensity activity profile in elite youth soccer match-play	British Journal of Sports Medicine	Ric Lovell, Steve Barrett et al.	1
17	Soccer Fatigue, Sprinting and Hamstring Injury Risk	International Journal of Sports Medicine	Katie Small, Lars R. McNaughton et al.	131
18	The Effects of Caffeine Ingestion on Time Trial Cycling Performance	International Journal of Sports Physiology and Performance	Lars R. McNaughton, Ric Lovell et al.	55
19	The Effect of Superoxygenated Water on Blood Gases, Lactate, and Aerobic Cycling Performance	International Journal of Sports Physiology and Performance	Lars R. McNaughton, Jason Siegler et al.	6
20	The time-profile of the PBMC HSP70 response to in vitro heat shock appears temperature-dependent	Amino Acids	Ric Lovell, Leigh A. Madden et al.	20

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