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D-Index
103
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32360
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7443
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726

Ronald J. Maughan 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 Ronald J. Maughan sits on this spectrum.

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101 publications 1,796+

This scientist: 509 publications — 59th percentile

59% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Ronald J. Maughan 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 Ronald J. Maughan sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 103 D-Index — 65th percentile

65% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Overview

Ronald J. Maughan is affiliated with the University of St Andrews in the United Kingdom. Their research primarily spans the fields of medicine and biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology. Within these broader fields, their subfield expertise includes cell biology, orthopedics and sports medicine, rehabilitation, physiology, and genetics.

Their work focuses on topics such as muscle metabolism and nutrition, sports performance and training, exercise and physiological responses, as well as the effects of high altitude and hypoxia. Additional areas of interest include biochemical effects in animals, thermoregulation and physiological responses, and climate change and health impacts.

Recent notable papers by this scientist include the following:

  • UEFA expert group statement on nutrition in elite football. Current evidence to inform practical recommendations and guide future research (2020), published in British Journal of Sports Medicine
  • "Food First but Not Always Food Only": Recommendations for Using Dietary Supplements in Sport (2022), published in International Journal of Sport Nutrition and Exercise Metabolism
  • Combined effects of solar radiation and airflow on endurance exercise capacity in the heat (2020), published in Physiology & Behavior
  • Competing in the Ramadan fasted state: for spirituality, health and performance (2022), published in British Journal of Sports Medicine
  • Effect of Low vs. High Carbohydrate Intake after Glycogen-Depleting Workout on Subsequent 1500 m Run Performance in High-Level Runners (2024), published in Nutrients

Common publication venues include:

  • British Journal of Sports Medicine
  • International Journal of Sport Nutrition and Exercise Metabolism
  • Physiology & Behavior
  • Nutrients
  • Experimental Physiology

Frequent collaborators in their research include Graeme L. Close, James Collins, Johann Bilsborough, Asker E. Jeukendrup, and James P. Morton. These coauthors have contributed to multiple papers alongside this scientist.

Best Publications

  • IOC Consensus Statement: Dietary Supplements and the High-Performance Athlete

    Ronald J. Maughan;Louise M. Burke;Jiri Dvorak;D. Enette Larson-Meyer

  • Effects of ambient temperature on the capacity to perform prolonged cycle exercise in man

    Stuart D. R. Galloway;Ronald J. Maughan

  • Current status of body composition assessment in sport: review and position statement on behalf of the ad hoc research working group on body composition health and performance, under the auspices of the I.O.C. Medical Commission.

    Timothy R. Ackland;Timothy G. Lohman;Jorunn Sundgot-Borgen;Ronald J. Maughan

  • DELAYED ONSET MUSCLE SORENESS FOLLOWING REPEATED BOUTS OF DOWNHILL RUNNING

    W. C. Byrnes;P. M. Clarkson;J. S. White;S. S. Hsieh

  • Post-exercise rehydration in man: effects of volume consumed and drink sodium content.

    Susan M. Shirreffs;Andy J. Taylor;John B. Leiper;Ronald J. Maughan

  • A simple, rapid method for the determination of glucose, lactate, pyruvate, alanine, 3-hydroxybutyrate and acetoacetate on a single 20-mul blood sample

    Ronald J. Maughan

  • How to minimise the health risks to athletes who compete in weight-sensitive sports review and position statement on behalf of the Ad Hoc Research Working Group on Body Composition, Health and Performance, under the auspices of the IOC Medical Commission

    Jorunn Sundgot-Borgen;Nanna L Meyer;Timothy G Lohman;Timothy R Ackland

  • Errors in the estimation of hydration status from changes in body mass.

    Ronald J. Maughan;Susan M. Shirreffs;John B. Leiper

  • The use of dietary supplements by athletes

    Ronald J. Maughan;Frederic Depiesse;Hans Geyer

  • Increased blood antioxidant systems of runners in response to training load.

    J D Robertson;R J Maughan;G G Duthie;P C Morrice

  • Blood antioxidant status and erythrocyte lipid peroxidation following distance running

    Garry G. Duthie;John D. Robertson;Ronald J. Maughan;Ronald J. Maughan;Philip C. Morrice

  • The sweating response of elite professional soccer players to training in the heat

    S. M. Shirreffs;L. F. Aragon-Vargas;M. Chamorro;R. J. Maughan

  • Caffeine ingestion and fluid balance: a review

    R. J. Maughan;J. Griffin

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

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

  • Impact of mild dehydration on wellness and on exercise performance

    R J Maughan

  • Requirements for ethics approvals

    Edward M. Winter;Ronald J. Maughan

  • Whole body sweat collection in humans: an improved method with preliminary data on electrolyte content

    S. M. Shirreffs;R. J. Maughan

  • Statement of the Second International Exercise-Associated Hyponatremia Consensus Development Conference, New Zealand, 2007.

    Tamara Hew-Butler;J Carlos Ayus;Courtney Kipps;Ronald J Maughan

  • Athletes and Supplements: Prevalence and Perspectives

    Ina Garthe;Ronald J. Maughan

  • Urine osmolality and conductivity as indices of hydration status in athletes in the heat

    Susan M. Shirreffs;Ronald J. Maughan

Frequent Co-Authors

Louise M. Burke
Louise M. Burke Australian Catholic University
Michael Gleeson
Michael Gleeson Loughborough University
Paul L. Greenhaff
Paul L. Greenhaff University of Nottingham
Jiri Dvorak
Jiri Dvorak Schulthess Clinic
Timothy G. Lohman
Timothy G. Lohman University of Arizona
Peter J. Clough
Peter J. Clough University of Huddersfield
Dileep N. Lobo
Dileep N. Lobo University of Nottingham
Asker E. Jeukendrup
Asker E. Jeukendrup Loughborough University
Stuart M. Phillips
Stuart M. Phillips McMaster University
Hans Geyer
Hans Geyer German Sport University Cologne

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