Wayne L. Westcott

2.9k total citations · 1 hit paper
59 papers, 2.1k citations indexed

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Wayne L. Westcott is a scholar working on Orthopedics and Sports Medicine, Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation and Developmental and Educational Psychology. According to data from OpenAlex, Wayne L. Westcott has authored 59 papers receiving a total of 2.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 19 papers in Orthopedics and Sports Medicine, 14 papers in Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation and 14 papers in Developmental and Educational Psychology. Recurrent topics in Wayne L. Westcott's work include Sports Performance and Training (18 papers), Children's Physical and Motor Development (13 papers) and Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet (9 papers). Wayne L. Westcott is often cited by papers focused on Sports Performance and Training (18 papers), Children's Physical and Motor Development (13 papers) and Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet (9 papers). Wayne L. Westcott collaborates with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and Switzerland. Wayne L. Westcott's co-authors include Avery D. Faigenbaum, Rita LaRosa Loud, Laurie A. Milliken, James J. Annesi, Cindy Long, Lyle J. Micheli, Leonard D. Zaichkowsky, Jennifer L. Unruh, Laura A. Milliken and James Fisher and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Biological Chemistry, SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología and PEDIATRICS.

In The Last Decade

Wayne L. Westcott

56 papers receiving 1.8k 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.

Resistance Training is Medicine

2012 478 citations Wayne L. Westcott Current Sports Medicine Reports profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Wayne L. Westcott United States	20	954	643	493	440	288	59	2.1k
Joanne R. Welsman United Kingdom	24	874 0.9×	483 0.8×	591 1.2×	556 1.3×	748 2.6×	46	2.1k
Gema Torres‐Luque Spain	22	796 0.8×	462 0.7×	466 0.9×	458 1.0×	185 0.6×	156	1.8k
Antonis Kambas Greece	24	707 0.7×	839 1.3×	269 0.5×	253 0.6×	212 0.7×	61	1.9k
Cristian Martínez‐Salazar Chile	24	1.4k 1.5×	469 0.7×	374 0.8×	270 0.6×	490 1.7×	124	2.4k
Kevin Lamb United Kingdom	27	1.4k 1.4×	425 0.7×	360 0.7×	200 0.5×	602 2.1×	87	2.1k
Susana M. Gil Spain	34	2.0k 2.1×	730 1.1×	527 1.1×	198 0.5×	180 0.6×	90	3.0k
Kris Berg United States	28	1.4k 1.4×	251 0.4×	525 1.1×	204 0.5×	530 1.8×	128	2.7k
Savvas P. Tokmakidis Greece	37	1.7k 1.8×	455 0.7×	777 1.6×	399 0.9×	1.0k 3.5×	96	3.5k
Barry B. Shultz United States	22	473 0.5×	249 0.4×	313 0.6×	290 0.7×	187 0.6×	42	1.3k
Samantha Fawkner United Kingdom	22	450 0.5×	354 0.6×	447 0.9×	326 0.7×	523 1.8×	49	1.4k

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Gießing, Jürgen, Wolfgang Kemmler, Wayne L. Westcott, et al.. (2021). The effects of adding high-intensity of effort resistance training to routine care in persons with type II diabetes: An exploratory randomized parallel-group time-series study. Physiology & Behavior. 245. 113677–113677. 8 indexed citations

Westcott, Wayne L. & Thomas R. Baechle. (2015). Strength Training Past 50. Human Kinetics eBooks. 1 indexed citations

Westcott, Wayne L., et al.. (2013). Nutrition Programs Enhance Exercise Effects on Body Composition and Resting Blood Pressure. The Physician and Sportsmedicine. 41(3). 85–91. 6 indexed citations

Westcott, Wayne L.. (2012). Resistance Training is Medicine. Current Sports Medicine Reports. 11(4). 209–216. 478 indexed citations breakdown →

Annesi, James J., Avery D. Faigenbaum, & Wayne L. Westcott. (2010). Relations of Transtheoretical Model Stage, Self-Efficacy, and Voluntary Physical Activity in African American Preadolescents. Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport. 81(2). 239–244. 15 indexed citations

Baechle, Thomas R. & Wayne L. Westcott. (2010). Fitness Professional’s Guide to Strength Training Older Adults. Human Kinetics eBooks. 2 indexed citations

Westcott, Wayne L., et al.. (2010). Physical Fitness Programming for Individuals with Spinal Cord Injury: Paraplegia and Tetraplegia. Strength and conditioning journal. 32(6). 19–21. 2 indexed citations

Westcott, Wayne L., Richard A. Winett, James J. Annesi, et al.. (2009). Prescribing Physical Activity: Applying the ACSM Protocols for Exercise Type, Intensity, and Duration Across 3 Training Frequencies. The Physician and Sportsmedicine. 37(2). 51–58. 65 indexed citations

Milliken, Laura A., Avery D. Faigenbaum, Rita LaRosa Loud, & Wayne L. Westcott. (2008). Correlates of Upper and Lower Body Muscular Strength in Children. The Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research. 22(4). 1339–1346. 104 indexed citations

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Blum, Kenneth, Amanda LC Chen, Michael N. Fulton, et al.. (2008). The H-Wave® Device Induces NO-dependent Augmented Microcirculation and Angiogenesis, Providing Both Analgesia and Tissue Healing in Sports Injuries. The Physician and Sportsmedicine. 36(1). 103–114. 16 indexed citations

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Annesi, James J., et al.. (2007). Effects of the Youth Fit For Life protocol on physiological, mood, self-appraisal, and voluntary physical activity changes in African American preadolescents: Contrasting after-school care and physical education formats. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 31 indexed citations

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Annesi, James J., Wayne L. Westcott, Avery D. Faigenbaum, & Jennifer L. Unruh. (2005). Effects of a 12-Week Physical Activity Protocol Delivered by YMCA After-School Counselors (Youth Fit For Life) on Fitness and Self-Efficacy Changes in 5–12-Year-Old Boys and Girls. Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport. 76(4). 468–476. 87 indexed citations

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Annesi, James J., Wayne L. Westcott, Rita LaRosa Loud, & Laurie Powers. (2004). Effects of Association and Dissociation Formats on Resistance Exercise-Induced Emotion Change and Physical Self-Concept in Older Women. 10(2). 87–98. 4 indexed citations

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Westcott, Wayne L.. (2003). Building strength and stamina. Human Kinetics eBooks.

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Faigenbaum, Avery D., Laurie A. Milliken, & Wayne L. Westcott. (2003). Maximal Strength Testing in Healthy Children. The Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research. 17(1). 162–162. 116 indexed citations

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Faigenbaum, Avery D., et al.. (2002). Comparison of 1 and 2 Days per Week of Strength Training in Children. Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport. 73(4). 416–424. 112 indexed citations

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Faigenbaum, Avery D., et al.. (1998). Relationship Between Repetitions and Selected Percentages of the One Repetition Maximum in Healthy Children. Pediatric Physical Therapy. 10(3). 110???113–110???113. 23 indexed citations

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Faigenbaum, Avery D., et al.. (1997). Psychological effects of strength training on children.. Journal of sport behavior. 20(2). 164–175. 21 indexed citations

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Forgione, Albert G., et al.. (1992). Strength and Bite, Part II: Testing Isometric Strength Using a Mora Set to a Functional Criterion. CRANIO®. 10(1). 13–20. 27 indexed citations

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Westcott, Wayne L.. (1977). Effects of teacher modeling on the subsequent behavior of students. OhioLink ETD Center (Ohio Library and Information Network). 1 indexed citations

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