Ross Tucker

6.8k total citations · 1 hit paper
129 papers, 4.8k citations indexed

About

Ross Tucker is a scholar working on Orthopedics and Sports Medicine, Epidemiology and Biomedical Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Ross Tucker has authored 129 papers receiving a total of 4.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 96 papers in Orthopedics and Sports Medicine, 47 papers in Epidemiology and 25 papers in Biomedical Engineering. Recurrent topics in Ross Tucker's work include Sports injuries and prevention (64 papers), Sports Performance and Training (46 papers) and Traumatic Brain Injury Research (45 papers). Ross Tucker is often cited by papers focused on Sports injuries and prevention (64 papers), Sports Performance and Training (46 papers) and Traumatic Brain Injury Research (45 papers). Ross Tucker collaborates with scholars based in South Africa, Ireland and United Kingdom. Ross Tucker's co-authors include Timothy D. Noakes, Estelle V. Lambert, Alan St Clair Gibson, Mike Lambert, H. Rauch, Malcolm Collins, Yumna Albertus, Denise Baden, Martin Raftery and Jordan Santos‐Concejero and has published in prestigious journals such as The Journal of Physiology, Journal of Applied Physiology and Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise.

In The Last Decade

Ross Tucker

119 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.

Prevention strategies and modifiable risk factors for sport-related concussions and head impacts: a systematic review and meta-analysis

2023 70 citations Paul Eliason, Jean‐Michel Galarneau et al. British Journal of Sports Medicine profile →

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#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Optimising Instrumented Mouthguard Data Analysis: Video Synchronisation Using a Cross-correlation Approach 2025 ·Annals of Biomedical Engineering ·(unknown), Steven Rowson, Kevin Till, David Allan, Melanie D. Bussey, Dario Cazzola, Éanna Falvey, Kenzie B. Friesen, Andrew J. Gardner, Cameron Owen, Gregory Roe, Thomas Sawczuk, Lindsay Starling, Keith Stokes, Gregory Tierney, Ross Tucker, (unknown)	1
2	Tackle Characteristics Resulting in Potential Head Injuries in Elite Men's Rugby League: A Video Analysis Study of 746 Tackles 2025 ·European Journal of Sport Science ·James Woodward, Ben Jones, Gemma Phillips, Kevin Till, Sharief Hendricks, Ross Tucker, Chris Bleakley, Gregory Tierney	1
3	Lowered tackle height law variation in Scottish men’s community rugby: a video analysis evaluation of 18 702 tackles across two seasons 2025 ·BMJ Open Sport & Exercise Medicine ·(unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Neil M.H. Graham, (unknown), Sharief Hendricks, Ross Tucker, Debbie Palmer	1
4	Tacklers' shoulder abduction and flexion at contact alter when engaging in different front-on, one-on-one tackle instructions from an expert coach 2024 ·Journal of science and medicine in sport ·Suzi Edwards, Ross Tucker, Kenneth L. Quarrie, (unknown), Andrew J. Gardner	1
5	Injury in Starting and Replacement Players from Five Professional Men’s Rugby Unions 2024 ·Sports Medicine ·Simon Roberts, Keith Stokes, Sean Williams, Stephen West, Simon Kemp, Matt R. Cross, Isabel S. Moore, (unknown), (unknown), Kenneth L. Quarrie, Warren McDonald, Lauren V. Fortington, (unknown), Clint Readhead, Nicola Sewry, Éanna Falvey, Ross Tucker	2
6	Tackle Risk Factors for Head Injury Assessments (HIAs) in Sub-Elite Rugby League and Recommendations for Prevention: Head Contacts from Upright Tackles Increase the HIA Risk to Both Ball Carrier and Tackler 2024 ·Sports Medicine - Open ·(unknown), Ross Tucker, Suzi Edwards, Grant L. Iverson, Andrew J. Gardner	3
7	Instrumented mouthguards in elite-level men’s and women’s rugby union: characterising tackle-based head acceleration events 2024 ·BMJ Open Sport & Exercise Medicine ·James Woodward, (unknown), Ross Tucker, Éanna Falvey, Danielle Salmon, Lindsay Starling, Gregory Tierney	11
8	The Incidence and Propensity of Head Acceleration Events in a Season of Men’s and Women’s English Elite-Level Club Rugby Union Matches 2024 ·Sports Medicine ·David Allan, (unknown), Lindsay Starling, Ross Tucker, Éanna Falvey, Danielle Salmon, James C. Brown, (unknown), Keith Stokes, Ben Jones, Simon Kemp, Patrick O’Halloran, Matt R. Cross, Gregory Tierney	9
9	Head Kinematics Associated with Off-Field Head Injury Assessment (HIA1) Events in a Season of English Elite-Level Club Men’s and Women’s Rugby Union Matches 2024 ·Sports Medicine ·David Allan, (unknown), Lindsay Starling, Ross Tucker, Éanna Falvey, Danielle Salmon, James Brown, (unknown), Keith Stokes, Ben Jones, Simon Kemp, Patrick O’Halloran, Matt R. Cross, Melanie D. Bussey, Gregory Tierney	5
10	Player and match characteristics associated with head acceleration events in elite-level men’s and women’s rugby union matches 2024 ·BMJ Open Sport & Exercise Medicine ·David Allan, (unknown), Lindsay Starling, Ross Tucker, Éanna Falvey, Danielle Salmon, James Brown, (unknown), Keith Stokes, Ben Jones, Simon Kemp, Patrick O’Halloran, Matt R. Cross, Gregory Tierney	6
11	A scoping review of self-help cognitive behavioural therapy for insomnia 2024 ·Sleep Medicine Reviews ·(unknown), Ross Tucker, Andrea Murphy, (unknown), (unknown), David M. Gardner	0
12	Training and Match‐Related Head Acceleration Events in Top Level Domestic Senior Women's and Men's Rugby Union: A Multi‐League Instrumented Mouthguard Study 2024 ·Scandinavian Journal of Medicine and Science in Sports ·(unknown), Thomas Sawczuk, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Cameron Owen, Lindsay Starling, Matt Cross, Éanna Falvey, Sharief Hendricks, Simon Kemp, Karen Rasmussen, Clint Readhead, Danielle Salmon, Keith Stokes, Ross Tucker, Ben Jones	5
13	Prevention strategies and modifiable risk factors for sport-related concussions and head impacts: a systematic review and meta-analysis breakdown → 2023 ·British Journal of Sports Medicine ·Paul Eliason, Jean‐Michel Galarneau, Ash T Kolstad, (unknown), Stephen West, Stuart Bailey, Lauren N. Miutz, Amanda M. Black, Steven P. Broglio, Gavin A Davis, Brent Hagel, Jonathan D. Smirl, Keith Stokes, Michael Takagi, Ross Tucker, Nick Webborn, Roger Zemek, Alix Hayden, Kathryn Schneider, Carolyn A. Emery	70
14	Diagnostic Utility of New SCAT5 Neurological Screen Sub-tests 2021 ·Sports Medicine - Open ·Gordon Fuller, John J. Miles, Ross Tucker, (unknown), Martin Raftery, Éanna Falvey, (unknown)	5
15	Effect of a concussion on subsequent baseline SCAT performance in professional rugby players: a retrospective cohort study in global elite Rugby Union 2020 ·BMJ Open ·Ross Tucker, Éanna Falvey, Gordon Fuller, James Brown, Martin Raftery	2
16	Brain oxygenation declines in elite Kenyan runners during a maximal interval training session 2017 ·European Journal of Applied Physiology ·Jordan Santos‐Concejero, François Billaut, (unknown), Jesús Oliván, Timothy D. Noakes, Ross Tucker	19
17	Risk factors for head injury events in professional rugby union: a video analysis of 464 head injury events to inform proposed injury prevention strategies 2017 ·British Journal of Sports Medicine ·Ross Tucker, Martin Raftery, Simon Kemp, James Brown, Gordon Fuller, (unknown), Matthew Cross, Kenneth L. Quarrie	111
18	Site-Specific Bone Mineral Density Is Unaltered Despite Differences in Fat-Free Soft Tissue Mass Between Affected and Nonaffected Sides in Hemiplegic Paralympic Athletes with Cerebral Palsy 2016 ·American Journal of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation ·Phoebe Runciman, Ross Tucker, (unknown), Yumna Albertus, Lisa K. Micklesfield, Wayne Derman	7
19	Effects of exercise training on performance and function in individuals with cerebral palsy : a critical review 2016 ·South African Journal for Research in Sport Physical Education and Recreation ·Phoebe Runciman, Ross Tucker, (unknown), Yumna Albertus, Wayne Derman	11
20	Neuromuscular changes associated with superior fatigue resistance in African runners. 2015 ·PubMed ·(unknown), Jordan Santos‐Concejero, Alan St Clair Gibson, (unknown), (unknown), Sacha West, Timothy D. Noakes, Malcolm Collins, Ross Tucker	1

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