Seán Lacey

1.3k total citations · 1 hit paper
57 papers, 915 citations indexed

About

Seán Lacey is a scholar working on Developmental and Educational Psychology, Physiology and Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health. According to data from OpenAlex, Seán Lacey has authored 57 papers receiving a total of 915 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 13 papers in Developmental and Educational Psychology, 10 papers in Physiology and 8 papers in Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health. Recurrent topics in Seán Lacey's work include Children's Physical and Motor Development (10 papers), Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet (6 papers) and Infant Development and Preterm Care (5 papers). Seán Lacey is often cited by papers focused on Children's Physical and Motor Development (10 papers), Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet (6 papers) and Infant Development and Preterm Care (5 papers). Seán Lacey collaborates with scholars based in Ireland, United States and United Kingdom. Seán Lacey's co-authors include Con Burns, Ramachandran S. Vasan, Martin G. Larson, Edward K. Coughlan, Lisa E. Bolger, Wesley O’Brien, William S. Harris, Cian O’Neill, Sander J. Robins and James V. Pottala and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, Scientific Reports and Arteriosclerosis Thrombosis and Vascular Biology.

In The Last Decade

Seán Lacey

49 papers receiving 899 citations

Hit Papers

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Global levels of fundamental motor skills in children: A systematic review

2020 164 citations Lisa E. Bolger, Cian O’Neill et al. Journal of Sports Sciences profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Seán Lacey Ireland	15	285	215	148	145	137	57	915
Janice O’Connor Australia	19	63 0.2×	261 1.2×	365 2.5×	411 2.8×	92 0.7×	27	978
Iris Paola Guzmán‐Guzmán Mexico	18	60 0.2×	51 0.2×	171 1.2×	216 1.5×	107 0.8×	84	1.0k
Sheridan Gentili Australia	19	110 0.4×	117 0.5×	254 1.7×	149 1.0×	123 0.9×	33	1.4k
Angela Madden United Kingdom	23	79 0.3×	389 1.8×	662 4.5×	242 1.7×	30 0.2×	71	1.6k
Sandra Wagner France	17	22 0.1×	98 0.5×	86 0.6×	120 0.8×	73 0.5×	61	716
Najat Mokhtar Morocco	12	53 0.2×	217 1.0×	328 2.2×	385 2.7×	95 0.7×	23	974
Fabrício Azevedo Voltarelli Brazil	22	28 0.1×	50 0.2×	439 3.0×	48 0.3×	139 1.0×	111	1.4k
Jernej Pajek Slovenia	18	24 0.1×	34 0.2×	161 1.1×	93 0.6×	56 0.4×	68	866
Adriyan Pramono Indonesia	16	24 0.1×	81 0.4×	516 3.5×	235 1.6×	79 0.6×	75	1.2k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Seán Lacey

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20 of 20 papers shown

Lacey, Seán, et al.. (2025). The importance of motivation and self-concept for predicting performance in service mathematics modules: replicating and extending previous findings. Teaching Mathematics and its Applications An International Journal of the IMA. 44(3). 257–280.

Lacey, Seán, et al.. (2025). Examining Leadership Practices To Promote A Positive Research Culture Of Integrity In Higher Education Institutions. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 4(1). 2025022601–2025022601.

Lacey, Seán, et al.. (2024). Improving student outcomes using automated feedback in a first-year economics class. International Review of Economics Education. 47. 100303–100303. 1 indexed citations

Lacey, Seán, et al.. (2024). Barley yellow dwarf virus in winter barley: Control in light of resistance issues and loss of neonicotinoid insecticides. Annals of Applied Biology. 186(2). 132–142. 3 indexed citations

Cole, Lorna J., Seán Lacey, D. I. McCracken, et al.. (2024). Long‐term effects of management intensity and bioclimatic variables on leatherjacket (Tipula paludosa Meigen) populations at farm scale. Journal of Applied Entomology. 148(5). 518–527.

Travers, John, Román Romero‐Ortuño, John Langan, et al.. (2023). Building resilience and reversing frailty: a randomised controlled trial of a primary care intervention for older adults. Age and Ageing. 52(2). 39 indexed citations

Lacey, Seán, et al.. (2023). Improved Strength Recovery and Reduced Fatigue with Suppressed Plasma Myostatin Following Supplementation of a Vicia faba Hydrolysate, in a Healthy Male Population. Nutrients. 15(4). 986–986. 4 indexed citations

Farrelly, Tom, et al.. (2022). Dataset on student experiences and perceptions of Emergency Remote Teaching (ERT) in an Irish University. Data in Brief. 41. 107954–107954. 1 indexed citations

Lacey, Seán, et al.. (2022). Non-mathematics undergraduates’ perceptions of mathematics and preferences for supporting digital learning resources in a technological university. MSOR Connections. 20(2). 13–25. 2 indexed citations

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McCarthy, Aoife L., et al.. (2021). Investigating The Bioactive Properties of Cheese-Fruit Combinations Following In Vitro Digestion Using an Elderly Model.. Current Research in Nutrition and Food Science Journal. 9(2). 465–478. 4 indexed citations

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Coppinger, Tara, et al.. (2021). The nutritional status and dietary intake of free-living seniors: A cross-sectional study. Clinical Nutrition ESPEN. 43. 478–486. 13 indexed citations

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Bolger, Lisa E., Cian O’Neill, Edward K. Coughlan, et al.. (2020). Global levels of fundamental motor skills in children: A systematic review. Journal of Sports Sciences. 39(7). 717–753. 164 indexed citations breakdown →

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McCarthy, Aoife L., et al.. (2020). Identifying dietary patterns in Irish schoolchildren and their association with nutritional knowledge and markers of health before and after intervention. British Journal Of Nutrition. 126(3). 383–391. 2 indexed citations

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Burns, Con, et al.. (2019). Relationship between load and readiness to train in a Gaelic football pre-competition training camp. University of Southern Queensland ePrints (University of Southern Queensland). 6 indexed citations

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Bolger, Lisa E., Cian O’Neill, Edward K. Coughlan, et al.. (2019). Fundamental Movement Skill Proficiency and Health Among a Cohort of Irish Primary School Children. Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport. 90(1). 24–35. 22 indexed citations

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Coppinger, Tara, Seán Lacey, Cian O’Neill, & Con Burns. (2016). ‘Project Spraoi’: A randomized control trial to improve nutrition and physical activity in school children. Contemporary Clinical Trials Communications. 3. 94–101. 17 indexed citations

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Ryan, Fiona, et al.. (2015). Preparedness of Hospitals in the Republic of Ireland for an Influenza Pandemic, an Infection Control Perspective. BMC Public Health. 15(1). 847–847. 18 indexed citations

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Fontes, João D., Faisal Rahman, Seán Lacey, et al.. (2015). Red blood cell fatty acids and biomarkers of inflammation: A cross-sectional study in a community-based cohort. Atherosclerosis. 240(2). 431–436. 58 indexed citations

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Chen, Han, Seung Hoan Choi, Jaeyoung Hong, et al.. (2014). Rare genetic variant analysis on blood pressure in related samples. BMC Proceedings. 8(S1). S35–S35. 3 indexed citations

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Harris, William S., James V. Pottala, Seán Lacey, et al.. (2012). Clinical correlates and heritability of erythrocyte eicosapentaenoic and docosahexaenoic acid content in the Framingham Heart Study. Atherosclerosis. 225(2). 425–431. 118 indexed citations

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