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Dr Gemma Robinson

Senior Lecturer in Performance Analysis
Cardiff School of Sport & Health Sciences

Overview

I am a lecturer in Performance Analysis in the Cardiff School of Sport. She joined the team in 2014 following a four year tenure at the University of South Wales. I completed my PhD at Cardiff Metropolitan University in 2012. I am an emerging researcher in the field of Performance Analysis. Contributing to both areas of Performance Analysis and Biomechanics.

Research Publications

Tackling change: Players try the new tackle height law trial in community Welsh rugby

McCarthy-Ryan, M. F., James, E., Mellalieu, S. D., Robinson, G. M., Miles, J., Cannon, L., Mathema, P. & Moore, I. S., 29 Jan 2026, In: Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport.

Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

Do we need to adjust exposure to account for the proportion of a cohort consenting to injury surveillance in team sports?

Moore, I., Mellalieu, S., Robinson, G. & McCarthy-Ryan, M., 13 Jan 2025, In: British Journal of Sports Medicine. 59, 10, p. 689-691 3 p., bjsports-2024-108496.

Research output: Contribution to journalEditorial

Injury rates and mechanisms of starting and replacement players

Bitchell, L., Robinson, G., Stiles, V. H., Mathema, P. & Moore, I. S., 19 Aug 2024, In: International Journal of Performance Analysis in Sport. 26, 1, p. 50-60 11 p.

Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

Quantifying Anticipation and Visual Search Strategies in Male Club Level Tennis Players

Robinson, G., Baldwin, J., Castle, M. & Moll, T., Aug 2024.

Research output: Contribution to conferencePaperpeer-review

The Analysis of Head Impacts in Women’s Rugby Union,

Robinson, G., Robinson, W., Williams, E. M. P., Holden, B. & Cobner, D., Aug 2024.

Research output: Contribution to conferencePaperpeer-review

Is team-level injury analysis giving us the full story? Exploring a player-specific approach to analysing injuries

Bitchell, L., Stiles, V. H., Robinson, G., Mathema, P. & Moore, I. S., 6 Nov 2023, In: International Journal of Performance Analysis in Sport. 24, 2, p. 135-145 11 p.

Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

Recurrent and Subsequent Injuries in Professional and Elite Sport: a Systematic Review

Bitchell, C. L., Varley-Campbell, J., Robinson, G., Stiles, V., Mathema, P. & Moore, I. S., 3 Dec 2020, In: Sports Medicine - Open. 6, 1, 58.

Research output: Contribution to journalReview articlepeer-review

Gambling Sponsorship and Advertising in British Football: A Critical Account

Jones, C., Pinder, R. & Robinson, G., 27 Feb 2019, In: Sport, Ethics and Philosophy. 14, 2, p. 163-175 13 p.

Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

Doing a Research Project in Sport Performance Analysis

O’Donoghue, P., Holmes, L. & Robinson, G., 2017, London: Routledge Taylor & Francis Group. 236 p.

Research output: Book/ReportBookpeer-review

Score-line effect on work-rate in English FA premier league soccer

O’Donoghue, P. & Robinson, G., 1 Jan 2016, In: International Journal of Performance Analysis in Sport. 16, 3, p. 910-923 14 p.

Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

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