Rod Whiteley

7.8k total citations · 3 hit papers
168 papers, 4.7k citations indexed

About

Rod Whiteley is a scholar working on Orthopedics and Sports Medicine, Surgery and Biomedical Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Rod Whiteley has authored 168 papers receiving a total of 4.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 141 papers in Orthopedics and Sports Medicine, 91 papers in Surgery and 37 papers in Biomedical Engineering. Recurrent topics in Rod Whiteley's work include Sports injuries and prevention (132 papers), Shoulder Injury and Treatment (53 papers) and Sports Performance and Training (39 papers). Rod Whiteley is often cited by papers focused on Sports injuries and prevention (132 papers), Shoulder Injury and Treatment (53 papers) and Sports Performance and Training (39 papers). Rod Whiteley collaborates with scholars based in Qatar, Australia and Norway. Rod Whiteley's co-authors include Vasileios Korakakis, Roald Bahr, Abdulaziz Farooq, Johannes L. Tol, Nicol van Dyk, Bruce Hamilton, Argyro Kotsifaki, Fearghal P. Behan, Erik Witvrouw and Amanda Johnson and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, PLoS ONE and Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise.

In The Last Decade

Rod Whiteley

160 papers receiving 4.6k 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.

Including the Nordic hamstring exercise in injury prevention programmes halves the rate of hamstring injuries: a systematic review and meta-analysis of 8459 athletes

2019 203 citations Nicol van Dyk, Rod Whiteley et al. British Journal of Sports Medicine profile →
Single leg vertical jump performance identifies knee function deficits at return to sport after ACL reconstruction in male athletes

2022 107 citations Argyro Kotsifaki, Rod Whiteley et al. British Journal of Sports Medicine profile →
Aspetar clinical practice guideline on rehabilitation after anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction

2023 101 citations Vasileios Korakakis, Enda King et al. British Journal of Sports Medicine profile →

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20 of 20 papers shown

#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Excellent Reliability for an Instrumented Test of Ankle Plantarflexion Force 2025 ·International Journal of Sports Physical Therapy ·(unknown), Rod Whiteley	0
2	Is 9 months the sweet spot for male athletes to return to sport after anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction? 2025 ·British Journal of Sports Medicine ·Argyro Kotsifaki, Enda King, Roald Bahr, Rod Whiteley	2
3	Wearable technology identifies differences in change of direction kinetics and kinematics in soccer players with a history of anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction 2025 ·Knee Surgery Sports Traumatology Arthroscopy ·(unknown), Vasileios Sideris, Rod Whiteley, Paul Read, Matheus Machado Gomes, Paulo Roberto Pereira Santiago	0
4	DYNEELAX Robotic Arthrometer Reliability and Feasibility on Healthy and Anterior Cruciate Ligament Injured/Reconstructed Persons 2024 ·Translational Sports Medicine ·(unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Bashir Zikria, Khalid Alkhelaifi, Elisabet Hagert, (unknown), Pieter D’Hooghe, Rod Whiteley	0
5	Acute clinical evaluation for the diagnosis of lateral ankle ligament injuries is useful: A comparison between the acute and delayed settings 2024 ·Knee Surgery Sports Traumatology Arthroscopy ·(unknown), Celeste Geertsema, (unknown), Louis Holtzhausen, Javier Arnáiz, (unknown), (unknown), Rod Whiteley, (unknown), Pieter D’Hooghe, Gino M. M. J. Kerkhoffs, Johannes L. Tol	1
6	Inclinometers and Apps Are Better than Goniometers, Measuring Knee Extension Range of Motion in Anterior Cruciate Ligament Patients: Reliability and Minimal Detectable Change for the Three Devices 2024 ·The Journal of Knee Surgery ·(unknown), (unknown), Rod Whiteley	1
7	Baseline clinical and MRI risk factors for hamstring reinjury showing the value of performing baseline MRI and delaying return to play: a multicentre, prospective cohort of 330 acute hamstring injuries 2024 ·British Journal of Sports Medicine ·(unknown), (unknown), Marco Cardinale, Louis Holtzhausen, Rod Whiteley, Maarten H. Moen, Gustaaf Reurink, Johannes L. Tol	5
8	Quadriceps and Hamstrings Activation Peaks Earlier as Athletes Repeatedly Hop, but There are Differences Depending on ACL Reconstruction Technique. 2024 ·International Journal of Sports Physical Therapy ·(unknown), (unknown), Magnús Kjartan Gíslason, Kristín Briem, Argyro Kotsifaki, Rod Whiteley	1
9	Injury-inciting circumstances of sudden-onset hamstring injuries: video analyses of 63 match injuries in male professional football players in the Qatar Stars League (2013–2020) 2024 ·British Journal of Sports Medicine ·(unknown), Nicol van Dyk, Rod Whiteley, Karim Chamari, Warren Gregson, Lorenzo Lolli, Roald Bahr, Johannes L. Tol, Andreas Serner	4
10	Medical services at the FIFA world cup Qatar 2022 2023 ·British Journal of Sports Medicine ·Yorck Olaf Schumacher, (unknown), Rod Whiteley, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Khalid Alkhelaifi, Stephen Targett, Louis Holtzhausen, Guido Pieles, (unknown), Bashir Zikria, Marcelo Bordalo Rodrigues, (unknown), Pieter D’Hooghe, (unknown), Marco Cardinale	0
11	Understanding Fear after an Anterior Cruciate Ligament Injury: A Qualitative Thematic Analysis Using the Common-Sense Model 2023 ·International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health ·(unknown), Andrew P. Lavender, (unknown), Christopher Mesagno, Tim Mitchell, Rod Whiteley, (unknown), Darren Beales	10
12	Performance and symmetry measures during vertical jump testing at return to sport after ACL reconstruction 2023 ·British Journal of Sports Medicine ·(unknown), Vasileios Sideris, Enda King, Roald Bahr, Rod Whiteley	31
13	An Investigation of the Nature of Fear within ACL-Injured Subjects When Exposed to Provocative Videos: A Concurrent Qualitative and Quantitative Study 2022 ·Sports ·(unknown), Andrew P. Lavender, (unknown), Christopher Mesagno, Tim Mitchell, Rod Whiteley, (unknown), Darren Beales	4
14	Biceps Femoris Fascicle Lengths Increase after Hamstring Injury Rehabilitation to a Greater Extent in the Injured Leg 2022 ·Translational Sports Medicine ·Rod Whiteley, Jack Hickey, (unknown), Ryan G. Timmins, Thomas M. Best, Ebonie Rio, David A. Opar	3
15	Complete resolution of a hamstring intramuscular tendon injury on MRI is not necessary for a clinically successful return to play 2020 ·British Journal of Sports Medicine ·(unknown), Emad Almusa, (unknown), (unknown), Rod Whiteley, Gustaaf Reurink, Adam Weir, Maarten H. Moen, Gino M. M. J. Kerkhoffs, Johannes L. Tol	21
16	Translation into modern standard Arabic, cross-cultural adaptation and psychometric properties’ evaluation of the Lower Extremity Functional Scale (LEFS) in Arabic-speaking athletes with Anterior Cruciate Ligament (ACL) injury 2019 ·PLoS ONE ·Vasileios Korakakis, (unknown), Rod Whiteley, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Giannis Giakas, Nikos Malliaropoulos	18
17	Fifth metatarsal stress fracture in elite male football players: an on-field analysis of plantar loading 2018 ·BMJ Open Sport & Exercise Medicine ·Athol Thomson, Richard Akenhead, Rod Whiteley, Pieter D’Hooghe, (unknown), Chris Bleakley	14
18	Predictive modelling of training loads and injury in Australian football 2018 ·Figshare ·David L. Carey, K.S. Ong, Rod Whiteley, Kay M. Crossley, Justin Crow, Meg E. Morris	57
19	Effect of Cold on Proprioception and Cognitive Function in Elite Alpine Skiers 2016 ·International Journal of Sports Physiology and Performance ·Sébastien Racinais, Nadia Gaoua, (unknown), Rod Whiteley, Christophe Hautier, (unknown)	17
20	BASEBALL THROWING MECHANICS AS THEY RELATE TO PATHOLOGY AND PERFORMANCE - A REVIEW 2007 ·SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología ·Rod Whiteley	10

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