Tom Allen

2.3k total citations · 1 hit paper
100 papers, 1.5k citations indexed

About

Tom Allen is a scholar working on Orthopedics and Sports Medicine, Biomedical Engineering and Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine. According to data from OpenAlex, Tom Allen has authored 100 papers receiving a total of 1.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 34 papers in Orthopedics and Sports Medicine, 33 papers in Biomedical Engineering and 28 papers in Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine. Recurrent topics in Tom Allen's work include Sports Dynamics and Biomechanics (30 papers), Sports Performance and Training (25 papers) and Cellular and Composite Structures (21 papers). Tom Allen is often cited by papers focused on Sports Dynamics and Biomechanics (30 papers), Sports Performance and Training (25 papers) and Cellular and Composite Structures (21 papers). Tom Allen collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, United States and Australia. Tom Allen's co-authors include Andrew Alderson, Olly Duncan, Leon Foster, Terry Senior, Prabhuraj D. Venkatraman, Keith Winwood, Holly S. Engelman, Amy B. MacDermott, Steve Haake and Simon Goodwill and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Neuroscience, SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología and PLoS ONE.

In The Last Decade

Tom Allen

92 papers receiving 1.4k citations

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What are hit papers?

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.

Review of Auxetic Materials for Sports Applications: Expanding Options in Comfort and Protection

2018 251 citations Olly Duncan, Leon Foster et al. Applied Sciences profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Tom Allen United Kingdom	18	864	342	341	286	217	100	1.5k
Lizhen Wang China	23	326 0.4×	151 0.4×	621 1.8×	158 0.6×	245 1.1×	131	1.7k
Daniel George France	19	461 0.5×	37 0.1×	351 1.0×	70 0.2×	221 1.0×	77	1.2k
L. Angela Mihai United Kingdom	17	396 0.5×	168 0.5×	692 2.0×	94 0.3×	61 0.3×	54	1.1k
Linan Li China	21	209 0.2×	34 0.1×	294 0.9×	58 0.2×	142 0.7×	101	1.4k
Badar Rashid Ireland	12	214 0.2×	587 1.7×	722 2.1×	21 0.1×	66 0.3×	23	1.0k
Jonathan E. Clark United States	24	434 0.5×	74 0.2×	1.7k 4.9×	23 0.1×	35 0.2×	87	2.4k
Lei Geng China	22	137 0.2×	95 0.3×	419 1.2×	100 0.3×	155 0.7×	195	2.0k
R. Vargiolu France	22	303 0.4×	30 0.1×	321 0.9×	164 0.6×	65 0.3×	53	1.3k
Siamak Najarian Iran	24	165 0.2×	79 0.2×	1.3k 3.9×	106 0.4×	44 0.2×	116	1.8k
Michael Lee United States	21	165 0.2×	21 0.1×	650 1.9×	78 0.3×	49 0.2×	93	1.6k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Tom Allen

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Crapnell, Robert D., et al.. (2025). Electro‐Thermally Controlled Active Mechanical Metamaterials with Programmable Stiffness and Nonreciprocity. Advanced Science. 12(43). e11669–e11669.

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Winwood, Keith, et al.. (2023). Repeatability of a bending stiffness test for snowboarding wrist protectors. Sports Engineering. 26(1).

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Allen, Tom, et al.. (2023). Indentation and impact response of conventional, auxetic, and shear thickening gel infused auxetic closed cell foam. Smart Materials and Structures. 32(7). 74004–74004. 12 indexed citations

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Carré, Matt, et al.. (2023). Finite element model to simulate impact on a soft tissue simulant. Sports Engineering. 26(1). 4 indexed citations

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Duncan, Olly, Leon Foster, Tom Allen, & Andrew Alderson. (2023). Effect of Poisson's ratio on the indentation of open cell foam. European Journal of Mechanics - A/Solids. 99. 104922–104922. 19 indexed citations

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Scher, Irving S., et al.. (2023). Recommendations to improve ski area safety with obstacle padding. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 2. 100036–100036. 1 indexed citations

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Duncan, Olly, et al.. (2022). Developments on auxetic closed cell foam pressure vessel fabrications. Smart Materials and Structures. 31(7). 74002–74002. 9 indexed citations

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Allen, Tom, et al.. (2021). Impact testing of snowboarding wrist protectors. Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers Part P Journal of Sports Engineering and Technology. 237(4). 240–251. 3 indexed citations

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Choppin, Simon, et al.. (2021). Effect of materials and design on the bending stiffness of tennis rackets. European Journal of Physics. 42(6). 65005–65005. 5 indexed citations

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Duncan, Olly, Andrew Alderson, & Tom Allen. (2021). Fabrication, characterization and analytical modeling of gradient auxetic closed cell foams. Smart Materials and Structures. 30(3). 35014–35014. 16 indexed citations

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Duncan, Olly, et al.. (2020). Effect of steam conversion on the cellular structure, Young’s modulus and negative Poisson’s ratio of closed-cell foam. Smart Materials and Structures. 30(1). 15031–15031. 16 indexed citations

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Allen, Tom, Leon Foster, M. Strangwood, & James Webster. (2019). Sports Materials Special Issue Editorial. Applied Sciences. 9(24). 5272–5272. 1 indexed citations

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James, David, et al.. (2018). Correction to: Effect of surrogate design on the measured stiffness of snowboarding wrist protectors. Sports Engineering. 21(3). 227–227. 1 indexed citations

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James, David, et al.. (2018). Effect of surrogate design on the measured stiffness of snowboarding wrist protectors. Sports Engineering. 21(3). 217–225. 8 indexed citations

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Allen, Tom, Steve Haake, & Simon Goodwill. (2010). Effect of tennis racket parameters on a simulated groundstroke. Journal of Sports Sciences. 29(3). 311–325. 15 indexed citations

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Allen, Tom, et al.. (2003). Exploring the Digital Domain: An Introduction to Digital Information Fluency. 2 indexed citations

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Allen, Tom. (2001). The future is calling. National geographic/The complete National geographic/The National geographic magazine. 200(6). 76–83. 5 indexed citations

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Allen, Tom. (1999). Return to the Battle of Midway: ghosts and survivors. National geographic/The complete National geographic/The National geographic magazine. 195(4). 80–103. 3 indexed citations

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Allen, Tom, et al.. (1998). Exploring the Digital Domain: An Introduction to Computing with Multimedia and Networking. 2 indexed citations

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Allen, Tom, et al.. (1988). Merchants of Treason: America's Secrets for Sale, from the Pueblo to the Present. Naval War College review. 41(4). 16. 4 indexed citations

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