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86
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30135
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14025
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1297

Michael Gleeson publication distribution in Medicine in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Medicine in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Michael Gleeson sits on this spectrum.

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101 publications 1,796+

This scientist: 282 publications — 13th percentile

13% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 1,796 publications or more.

Michael Gleeson D-index placement in Medicine in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Medicine scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Michael Gleeson sits on this spectrum.

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70 D-Index 217+

This scientist: 86 D-Index — 31st percentile

31% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 217 D-Index or more.

Overview

Michael Gleeson is affiliated with Loughborough University in the United Kingdom and has contributed to research primarily in the field of Medicine, with a focus on Physiology, Rehabilitation, Cell Biology, Orthopedics and Sports Medicine, and Molecular Biology. Their research covers topics related to exercise and physiological responses, muscle metabolism and nutrition, sports performance and training, thermoregulation and physiological responses, gut microbiota and health, diet and metabolism studies, and dietary effects on health.

Recent publications by Michael Gleeson include:

  • The athletic gut microbiota (2020), Journal of the International Society of Sports Nutrition
  • UEFA expert group statement on nutrition in elite football. Current evidence to inform practical recommendations and guide future research (2020), British Journal of Sports Medicine
  • Reliability of salivary cortisol and testosterone to a high-intensity cycling protocol to highlight overtraining (2021), Journal of Sports Sciences
  • Nutrition for optimising immune function and recovery from injury in sports (2025), Clinical Nutrition ESPEN
  • The 4Rs Framework of Sports Nutrition: An Update with Recommendations to Evaluate Allostatic Load in Athletes (2025), Life

Their frequent co-authors include:

  • Richard B. Kreider
  • Bill Campbell
  • Alex E. Mohr
  • Ralf Jäger
  • Katie C Carpenter

Michael Gleeson has published multiple articles in the following venues:

  • The "biomedical & life sciences collection." (3 publications)
  • Journal of the International Society of Sports Nutrition (1 publication)
  • British Journal of Sports Medicine (1 publication)
  • Journal of Sports Sciences (1 publication)
  • Clinical Nutrition ESPEN (1 publication)

The body of work focuses on the interplay between nutrition, physiological function, and athletic performance, exploring mechanisms such as muscle metabolism, hormonal responses to training, gut microbiota impacts on athletes, and immune function following injury. This interdisciplinary approach ties together aspects of rehabilitation, performance optimization, and cellular-level biology.

Best Publications

  • The anti-inflammatory effects of exercise: mechanisms and implications for the prevention and treatment of disease

    Michael Gleeson;Nicolette C Bishop;David J Stensel;Martin R Lindley

  • Position statement. Part one: Immune function and exercise.

    Walsh Np;Gleeson M;Shephard Rj;Woods Ja

  • Immune function in sport and exercise

    Michael Gleeson

  • Prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of the overtraining syndrome: joint consensus statement of the European College of Sport Science and the American College of Sports Medicine.

    Romain Meeusen;Martine Duclos;Carl Foster;Andrew Fry

  • How much is too much? (Part 2) International Olympic Committee consensus statement on load in sport and risk of illness

    Martin Peter Schwellnus;Torbjørn Soligard;Juan-Manuel Alonso;Roald Bahr;Roald Bahr

  • Determination of the exercise intensity that elicits maximal fat oxidation

    Juul Achten;Michael Gleeson;Asker E. Jeukendrup

  • Position statement. Part two: Maintaining immune health.

    Neil P. Walsh;Michael Gleeson;David B. Pyne;David C. Nieman

  • Exercise, nutrition and immune function

    Michael Gleeson;David C Nieman;Bente K Pedersen

  • Prevention, diagnosis and treatment of the Overtraining Syndrome: ECSS Position Statement ‘Task Force’

    Romain Meeusen;Martine Duclos;Michael Gleeson;Gerard Rietjens

  • Time course of performance changes and fatigue markers during intensified training in trained cyclists.

    Shona L Halson;Matthew W Bridge;Romain Meeusen;Bart Busschaert

  • Prevention, diagnosis and treatment of the overtraining syndrome: Joint consensus statement of the European College of Sport Science (ECSS) and the American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM)

    Romain Meeusen;Martine Duclos;Carl Foster;Andrew Fry

  • The effect on immunity of long-term intensive training in elite swimmers.

    M Gleeson;W A McDonald;A W Cripps;D B Pyne

  • Salivary IgA as a risk factor for upper respiratory infections in elite professional athletes.

    Vernon Neville;Michael Gleeson;Jonathan P. Folland

  • A controlled trial of exercise rehabilitation after heart transplantation.

    Jon A. Kobashigawa;David A. Leaf;Nancy Lee;Michael P. Gleeson

  • Markers to measure immunomodulation in human nutrition intervention studies

    Ruud Albers;Jean-Michel Antoine;Raphaëlle Bourdet-Sicard;Philip C. Calder

  • Exercise and Toll-like receptors.

    Michael Gleeson;Brian McFarlin;Michael Flynn

  • Effects of Exercise Intensity, Duration and Recovery on in vitro Neutrophil Function in Male Athletes

    P J Robson;A K Blannin;N P Walsh;L M Castell

  • The effects of high-intensity intermittent exercise on saliva IgA, total protein and alpha-amylase.

    N P Walsh;A K Blannin;A M Clark;L Cook

  • Delayed-onset muscle damage and lipid peroxidation in man after a downhill run.

    Ronald J. Maughan;Alan E. Donnelly;Michael Gleeson;Paul H. Whiting

  • Daily probiotic's (Lactobacillus casei Shirota) reduction of infection incidence in athletes.

    Michael Gleeson;Nicolette C. Bishop;Marta Oliveira;Pedro Tauler

Frequent Co-Authors

Asker E. Jeukendrup
Asker E. Jeukendrup Loughborough University
Ronald J. Maughan
Ronald J. Maughan University of St Andrews
Paul L. Greenhaff
Paul L. Greenhaff University of Nottingham
Romain Meeusen
Romain Meeusen Vrije Universiteit Brussel
David B. Pyne
David B. Pyne University of Canberra
Mark T. Drayson
Mark T. Drayson University of Birmingham
William D. Fraser
William D. Fraser Université de Sherbrooke
Roald Bahr
Roald Bahr Norwegian School of Sport Sciences
David C. Nieman
David C. Nieman Appalachian State University
Bente Klarlund Pedersen
Bente Klarlund Pedersen University of Copenhagen

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