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Mears, Aimée C ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4444-8486, Williams, Elisabeth M P, Kong, Pui Wah, Wood, Paul, Brubacher, Kristina and Allen, Tom ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4910-9149 (2024) Towards inclusive sports engineering research: considerations of research methods. Sports Engineering, 27 (2). ISSN 1460-2687

Grant, Robyn A ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3968-8370, Bonhomme, Vincent and Allen, Tom ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4910-9149 (2024) Generating novel tennis racket shape concepts using a theoretical morphospace. PLoS ONE, 19 (9). ISSN 1932-6203

Leslie, G, Winwood, K ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8696-9976, Sanderson, A ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7892-1067, Zioupos, P and Allen, T ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4910-9149 (2023) Feasibility of additively manufacturing synthetic bone for sports personal protective equipment applications. Annals of 3D Printed Medicine, 12.

Haid, Daniel, Foster, Leon, Hart, John, Greenwald, Richard, Allen, Tom ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4910-9149, Sareh, Pooya and Duncan, Olly ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9503-1464 (2023) Mechanical metamaterials for sports helmets: structural mechanics, design optimisation, and performance. Smart Materials and Structures, 32 (11). ISSN 0964-1726

Parisi, Mariafederica, Allen, Tom ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4910-9149, Colonna, Martino, Pugno, Nicola M and Duncan, Olly ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9503-1464 (2023) Indentation and impact response of conventional, auxetic, and shear thickening gel infused auxetic closed cell foam. Smart Materials and Structures, 32 (7). ISSN 0964-1726

Duncan, O ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9503-1464, Chester, M, Wang, W ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1225-4011, Alderson, A and Allen, T ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4910-9149 (2023) Effect of twist on indentation resistance. Materials Today Communications, 35. p. 105616. ISSN 2352-4928

Duncan, O ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9503-1464, Foster, L, Allen, T ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4910-9149 and Alderson, A (2023) Effect of Poisson's ratio on the indentation of open cell foam. European Journal of Mechanics A: Solids, 99. p. 104922. ISSN 0997-7538

Gatt, Ian T, Allen, Tom ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4910-9149 and Wheat, Jon (2023) Effects of using rigid tape with bandaging techniques on wrist joint motion during boxing shots in elite male athletes. Physical Therapy in Sport, 61. pp. 82-90. ISSN 1466-853X

Imam, Syed Adil, Hughes, Angus C, Carré, Matthew J, Driscoll, Heather, Winwood, Keith ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8696-9976, Venkatraman, Prabhuraj ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4290-4510 and Allen, Tom ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4910-9149 (2023) Finite element model to simulate impact on a soft tissue simulant. Sports Engineering, 26 (1). ISSN 1369-7072

Spurrier, Stephen, Allen, Tom ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4910-9149 and Grant, Robyn A (2022) Investigating foot morphology in rock climbing mammals: inspiration for biomimetic climbing shoes. Biomimetics, 8 (1). p. 8. ISSN 2313-7673

Duncan, Oliver ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9503-1464, Leslie, Gemma ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6411-1808, Moyle, Stephen, Sawtell, David ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3992-6850 and Allen, Tom ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4910-9149 (2022) Developments on auxetic closed cell foam pressure vessel fabrications. Smart Materials and Structures, 31 (7). 074002-074002. ISSN 0964-1726

Grant, RA, Taraborrelli, L and Allen, T ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4910-9149 (2022) Morphometrics for sports mechanics: Showcasing tennis racket shape diversity. PLoS One, 17 (1). ISSN 1932-6203

Gatt, Ian, Allen, Thomas ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4910-9149 and Wheat, Jonathan (2021) Quantifying wrist angular excursion on impact for Jab and Hook lead arm shots in boxing. Sport Biomechanics. ISSN 1476-3141

Adams, C ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4880-576X, Allen, T ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4910-9149, Senior, T, James, D and Hamilton, N (2021) Impact testing of snowboarding wrist protectors. Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers Part P: Journal of Sports Engineering and Technology. ISSN 1754-3371

Blocken, Bert, Allen, Tom ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4910-9149, Drory, Ami, Espinosa, Hugo G and Mears, Aimee (2021) Editorial: New initiative: "Ten Questions in Sports Engineering" papers. Sports Engineering, 24 (1). p. 17. ISSN 1369-7072

Duncan, Oliver ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9503-1464, Alderson, Andrew and Allen, Thomas ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4910-9149 (2021) Fabrication, characterisation and analytical modelling of gradient auxetic closed cell foams. Smart Materials and Structures, 30 (3). 035014. ISSN 0964-1726

Duncan, Oliver ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9503-1464, Allen, Tom ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4910-9149, Birch, Alana, Foster, Leon, Hart, John and Alderson, Andrew (2021) 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). 015031-015031. ISSN 0964-1726

Ascenso, G, Yap, MH, Allen, T ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4910-9149, Choppin, SS and Payton, C ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8896-9753 (2020) A review of silhouette extraction algorithms for use within visual hull pipelines. Computer Methods in Biomechanics and Biomedical Engineering: Imaging and Visualization, 8 (6). pp. 649-670. ISSN 2168-1163

Shepherd, Todd, Winwood, Keith, Venkatraman, Prabhuraj, Alderson, Andrew and Allen, Thomas ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4910-9149 (2020) Validation of a Finite Element Modelling Process for Auxetic Structures under Impact. physica status solidi (b), 257 (10). p. 1900197. ISSN 0370-1972

Imam, Syed, Driscoll, Heather, Winwood, Keith, Venkatraman, Prabhuraj ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4290-4510 and Allen, Tom ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4910-9149 (2020) Efficacy of Density in Predicting the Protective Properties of Padded Clothing in Rugby. Proceedings, 49 (1). p. 38.

Gatt, IT, Allen, T ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4910-9149 and Wheat, J (2019) Accuracy and repeatability of wrist joint angles in boxing using an electromagnetic tracking system. Sports Engineering, 23 (2). pp. 1-10. ISSN 1369-7072

Taraborrelli, L, Grant, R, Sullivan, M, Choppin, S, Spurr, J, Haake, S and Allen, T ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4910-9149 (2019) Materials have driven the historical development of the Tennis Racket. Applied Sciences (Switzerland), 9 (20).

Taraborrelli, Luca, Grant, Robyn, Sullivan, Matthew, Choppin, Simon, Spurr, James, Haake, Steve and Allen, Thomas ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4910-9149 (2019) Recommendations for estimating the moments of inertia of a tennis racket. Sports Engineering, 22 (11). pp. 1-9. ISSN 1369-7072

Duncan, O, Clegg, F, Essa, A, Bell, AMT, Foster, L, Allen, T ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4910-9149 and Alderson, A (2019) Effects of Heat Exposure and Volumetric Compression on Poisson's Ratios, Young's Moduli, and Polymeric Composition During Thermo-Mechanical Conversion of Auxetic Open Cell Polyurethane Foam. Physica Status Solidi (B) Basic Research, 256 (1). ISSN 0370-1972

Allen, Tom ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4910-9149 and Goff, John Eric (2018) Resources for sports engineering education. Sports Engineering, 21 (4). pp. 245-253. ISSN 1369-7072

Adams, C ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4880-576X, James, D, Senior, T, Allen, T ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4910-9149 and Hamilton, N (2018) Correction to: Effect of surrogate design on the measured stiffness of snowboarding wrist protectors (Sports Engineering, (2018), 21, 3, (217-225), 10.1007/s12283-018-0266-1). Sports Engineering, 21 (3). p. 227. ISSN 1369-7072

Adams, C, James, D, Senior, T, Allen, TB and Hamilton, N (2018) Effect of surrogate design on the measured stiffness of snowboarding wrist protectors. Sports Engineering, 21 (3). pp. 217-225. ISSN 1460-2687

Foster, L, Peketi, P, Allen, TB, Senior, T, Duncan, O and Alderson, A (2018) Application of Auxetic Foam in Sports Helmets. Applied Sciences, 8 (3). ISSN 2076-3417

Allen, T, Sandbakk, Ø and Lindinger, SJ (2017) Editorial: Winter sports special issue. Sports Engineering, 20 (4). pp. 243-244. ISSN 1369-7072

Allen, T, Hewage, T, Newton-Mann, C, Wang, W, Duncan, O and Alderson, A (2017) Fabrication of Auxetic Foam Sheets for Sports Applications. physica status solidi (b), 254 (12). ISSN 0370-1972

Elliott, N, Choppin, S, Goodwill, S, Senior, T, Hart, J and Allen, TB ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4910-9149 (2017) Single view silhouette fitting techniques for estimating tennis racket position. Sports Engineering, 21 (2). pp. 137-147. ISSN 1369-7072

Duncan, O, Allen, TB, Foster, L, Senior, T and Alderson, A (2017) Fabrication, characterisation and modelling of uniform and gradient auxetic foam sheets. Acta Materialia, 126. pp. 426-437. ISSN 1873-2453

Duncan, O, Foster, L, Senior, T, Alderson, A and Allen, TB (2016) Quasi-static characterisation and impact testing of auxetic foam for sports safety applications. Smart Materials and Structures, 25 (5). 054014. ISSN 0964-1726

Allen, T, Choppin, S and Knudson, D (2016) A review of tennis racket performance parameters. Sports Engineering, 19 (1). ISSN 1369-7072

Book Section

Allen, TB, Duncan, O, Foster, L, Senior, T, Zampieri, D, Edeh, V and Alderson, A (2017) Auxetic Foam for Snow-Sport Safety Devices. In: Snow Sports Trauma and Safety: Conference Proceedings of the International Society for Skiing Safety, 21st Volume. Springer, pp. 145-159. ISBN 978-3-319-52754-3

Conference or Workshop Item

Duncan, Oliver ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9503-1464, Naylor, George, Godfrey, Joel M, Allen, Tom ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4910-9149, Foster, Leon, Hart, John and Alderson, Andrew (2020) Plantar Pressure Distribution under Uniform and Gradient Foam during Running and Jumping. In: Proceedings 13th Conference of the International Sports Engineering Association, 22 June 2020 - 26 June 2020, Tokyo/Online.

Moroney, C, Alderson, A, Allen, TB, Sanami, M and Venkatraman, P (2018) The Application of Auxetic Material for Protective Sports Apparel. In: 12th Conference of the International Sports Engineering Association, 26 March 2018 - 29 March 2018, Queensland, Australia.

Newton-Mann, C, Winwood, K, Driscoll, H, Hamilton, N and Allen, TB (2018) Finite Element Model of an Impact on a Palmar Pad from a Snowboard Wrist Protector. In: 12th Conference of the International Sports Engineering Association, 26 March 2018 - 29 March 2018, Queensland, Australia.

Duncan, O, Allen, TB, Foster, L, Gatt, R, Grima, J and Alderson, A (2018) Controlling Density and Modulus in Auxetic Foam Fabrications—Implications for Impact and Indentation Testing. In: 12th Conference of the International Sports Engineering Association, 26 March 2018 - 29 March 2018, Queensland, Australia.

Allen, TB, Grant, R, Sullivan, M, Taraborrelli, L, Choppin, S, Spurr, J and Haake, S (2018) Recommendations for Measuring Tennis Racket Parameters. In: The 12th Conference of the International Sports Engineering Association, 26 March 2018 - 29 March 2018, Queensland, Australia.

Book

Allen, Thomas ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4910-9149, Foster, Leon, Strangwood, Martin and Webster, James (2020) Sports Materials. MDPI. ISBN 3039281623

Grant, RA, Allen, Tom, Spink, Andrew and Sullivan, Matthew (Ed.) (2018) Measuring Behavior 2018 Conference Proceedings. Manchester Metropolitan University. ISBN 978-1-910029-39-8