Ross’ research

My current research interests include:

  1. The physiology of elite Kenyan distance runners
  2. The biomechanical study of the “skill” acquisition of barefoot running
  3. Fatigue and neuromuscular function in elite athletes with cerebral palsy
  4. Biomechanics and physiological characteristics of elite sprint kayakers
  5. Talent, training and sporting systems: How policy-makers, coaches and athletes should identify and manage talent for high performance success

My H-index is currently 15, and a full list of publications and citations can be found at this link, courtesy Google Scholar:

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Publications

Tucker, R, J Santos-Concejero, and M Collins (2013). The genetic basis for elite running performance. British Journal of Sports Medicine, Vol 47(9): 545–549. 

Bath, D, L Turner, A Bosch, R Tucker, E Lambert, K Thompson, and A St Clair Gibson (2012). The effect of a second runner on pacing strategy and RPE during a running time trial. International Journal of Sports Physiology and Performance, Vol 7(1): 26–32. 

Tucker, R and M Collins (2012). Athletic performance and risk of injury:
can genes explain all? Dialogues in Cardiovascular Medicine, Vol 17(1): 31–39. 

Tucker, R and M Collins (2012). What makes champions? A review of the relative contribution of genes and training to sporting success. British Journal of Sports Medicine, Vol 46(8): 555–561. 

Albertus-Kajee, Y, R Tucker, W Derman, R Lamberts, and M Lambert (2011). Alternative methods of normalising EMG during running. Journal of Electromyography and Kinesiology, Vol 21(4): 579–586. 

Albertus-Kajee, Y, R Tucker, W Derman, and M Lambert (2010). Alternative methods of normalising EMG during cycling. Journal of Electromyography and Kinesiology, Vol 20(6): 1036–1043. 

Tucker, R and M Collins (2010). The science of sex verification and athletic performance. International Journal of Sports Physiology and Performance, Vol 5(2): 127–139. 

Noakes, T, T Hew-Butler, and R Tucker (2009). Environmental Sports Medicine. In: Olympic Textbook of Medicine in Sport, edited by M Schwellnus, 444. Wiley-Blackwell. 

Tucker, R and M Collins (2009). The science and management of sex verification in sport. South African Journal of Sports Medicine, Vol 21(4): 147–150. 

Dugas, J, U Oosthuizen, R Tucker, and T Noakes (2009). Rates of fluid ingestion alter pacing but not thermoregulatory responses during prolonged exercise in hot and humid conditions with appropriate convective cooling. European Journal of Applied Physiology, Vol 105(1): 69–80. 

Noakes, T, H Crewe, and R Tucker (2009). The Brain and Fatigue. In: Olympic Textbook of Science in Sport, edited by R Maughan, 340. Wiley-Blackwell. 

Tucker, R and J Dugas (2009). Runner’s World. The Runner’s Body: How the Latest Exercise Science Can Help You Run Stronger, Longer, and Faster. Emmaus, USA: Rodale Books. 

Tucker, R (2009). The anticipatory regulation of performance: the physiological basis for pacing strategies and the development of a perception-based model for exercise performance. British Journal of Sports Medicine, Vol 43(6): 392–400. 

Tucker, R and T Noakes (2009). The physiological regulation of pacing strategy during exercise: a critical review. British Journal of Sports Medicine, Vol 43(6). 

Noakes, T, J Dugas, L Dugas, R Tucker, J Oksa, J Dunn, B van der Merwe, J Dirker, K Porvari, and J Smolander (2009). Body temperatures during three long-distance polar swims in water of 0–3 °C. Journal of Thermal Biology, Vol 34(1): 23–31. 

Tucker, R (2008). Thermoregulation, Fatigue and Exercise Modality. In: Medicine and Sport Science, edited by F Marino, Vol 53, 26–38. Basel, Switzerland: Karger Publishers, Series: ‘Thermoregulation and Human Performance. Physiological and Biological Aspects’. 

Swart, J, R Tucker, R Lamberts, Y Albertus-Kajee, and M Lambert (2008). Potential causes of chronic anterior knee pain in a former winner of the Tour de France : case report. International SportMed Journal, Vol 9(4): 162–171. 

Noakes, T and R Tucker (2008). Do we really need a central governor to explain brain regulation of exercise performance? A response to the letter of Dr. Marcora. European Journal of Applied Physiology, Vol 104(5): 933–935. 

Rae, D, G Knobel, T Mann, J Swart, R Tucker, and T Noakes (2008). Heatstroke during endurance exercise: is there evidence for excessive endothermy? Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise, Vol 40(7): 1193–1204. 

Crewe, H, R Tucker, and T Noakes (2008). The rate of increase in rating of perceived exertion predicts the duration of exercise to fatigue at a fixed power output in different environmental conditions. European Journal of Applied Physiology, Vol 103(5): 569–577. 

Tucker, R, B Kayser, E Rae, L Raunch, A Bosch, and T Noakes (2007). Hyperoxia improves 20 km cycling time trial performance by increasing muscle activation levels while perceived exertion stays the same. European Journal of Applied Physiology, Vol 101(6): 771–781. 

Tucker, R, T Marle, E Lambert, and T Noakes (2007). Reply from R. Tucker, T. Marle, E. V. Lambert and T. D. Noakes. Journal of Physiology, Vol 578(1): 373. 

Atkinson, G, O Peacock, A St Clair Gibson, and R Tucker (2007). Distribution of power output during cycling: impact and mechanisms. Sports Medicine, Vol 37(8): 647–667. 

Kriel, Y, D Hampson, E Lambert, R Tucker, Y Albertus, A Claassen, and A St Clair Gibson (2007). Visual stimulus deprivation and manipulation of auditory timing signals on pacing strategy. Perceptual and Motor Skills, Vol 105(3 Pt 2): 1227–1241. 

Hew-Butler, T, K Sharwood, J Boulter, M Collins, R Tucker, J Dugas, R Shave, K George, T Cable, J Verbalis, and T Noakes (2007). Dysnatremia predicts a delayed recovery in collapsed ultramarathon runners. Clinical Journal of Sport Medicine, Vol 17(4): 289–296. 

Tucker, R, M Lambert, and T Noakes (2006). An analysis of pacing strategies during men’s world-record performances in track athletics. International Journal of Sports Physiology and Performance, Vol 1(3): 233–245. 

St Clair Gibson, A, E Lambert, L Rauch, R Tucker, D Baden, C Foster, and T Noakes (2006). The role of information processing between the brain and peripheral physiological systems in pacing and perception of effort. Sports Medicine (Auckland, N.Z.), Vol 36(8): 705–722. 

Tucker, R, T Marle, E Lambert, and T Noakes (2006). The rate of heat storage mediates an anticipatory reduction in exercise intensity during cycling at a fixed rating of perceived exertion. Journal of Physiology, Vol 574(Pt 3): 905–915. 

Tucker, R, A Bester, E Lambert, T Noakes, C Vaughan, and A St Clair Gibson (2006). Non-random fluctuations in power output during self-paced exercise. British Journal of Sports Medicine, Vol 40(11): 912–917. 

Tucker, R (2006). The regulation of exercise performance by a complex anticipatory system.. 

Dugas, J, U Oosthuizen, R Tucker, and T Noakes (2006). Drinking “ad libitum” optimises performance and physiological function during 80 km indoor cycling trials in hot and humid conditions with appropriate convective cooling: 1340: Board #4. May 2006. Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise: 38(5), S176, Series: ‘Hypohydration and Performance’. 

Baden, D, T McLean, R Tucker, T Noakes, and A St Clair Gibson (2005). Effect of anticipation during unknown or unexpected exercise duration on rating of perceived exertion, affect, and physiological function. British Journal of Sports Medicine, Vol 39(10): 742–746. 

Saunders, A, J Dugas, R Tucker, M Lambert, and T Noakes (2005). The effects of different air velocities on heat storage and body temperature in humans cycling in a hot, humid environment. Acta Physiologica Scandinavica, Vol 183(3): 241–255. 

Albertus, Y, R Tucker, A St Clair Gibson, E Lambert, D Hampson, and T Noakes (2005). Effect of distance feedback on pacing strategy and perceived exertion during cycling. Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise, Vol 37(3): 461–468. 

Tucker, R, C Bolger, A Bester, C Vaughan, T Noakes, and A St Clair Gibson (2005). A novel mathematical model of pacing strategy during self-paced exercise: 530 Board #121 2:00 PM – 3:30 PM. May 2005. Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise, 37(5): S100-S101, Series: ‘Exercise Testing: Older Adults, General Testing, Acute Exercise Responses’. 

Tucker, R, L Rauch, Y Harley, and T Noakes (2004). Impaired exercise performance in the heat is associated with an anticipatory reduction in skeletal muscle recruitment. Pflügers Archiv: European Journal of Physiology, Vol 448(4): 422–430. 

Noakes, T and R Tucker (2004). Inverse relationship between VO2max and economy in world-class cyclists. Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise, Vol 36(6): 1083–1084. 
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