Dr Oliver Gibson
Senior Lecturer in Exercise Physiology
- Email: oliver.gibson@brunel.ac.uk
- Tel: +44 (0)1895 267957
- Sport, Health and Exercise Sciences
- Department of Life Sciences
- College of Health, Medicine and Life Sciences
Read, DB., Evans, DT., Breivik, S., Elliott, JD., Gibson, O. and Birdsey, LP. (2024) 'Implementation of a mixed-methods heat acclimation programme in a professional soccer referee before the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar: A case study'. BMJ Open Sport & Exercise Medicine, 10 (4). pp. 1 - 6. ISSN: 2055-7647 Open Access Link
Watanabe, K., Koch Esteves, N., Gibson, O., Akiyama, K., Watanabe, S. and González-Alonso, J. (2024) 'Heat-related changes in the velocity and kinetic energy of flowing blood influence the human heart's output during hyperthermia'. The Journal of Physiology, 602 (10). pp. 2227 - 2251. ISSN: 0022-3751 Open Access Link
James, CA., Willmott, AGB., Lee, CWD., Pun, TKG., Tai, R. and Gibson, OR. (2024) 'Mixed-method heat acclimation induces heat adaptations in international triathletes without training modification'. Journal of Science in Sport and Exercise, 6 (3). pp. 253 - 264. ISSN: 2096-6709 Open Access Link
Willmott, AGB., Diment, AG., Chung, HC., James, CA., Maxwell, NS., Roberts, JD. and et al. (2024) 'Cross-adaptation from heat stress to hypoxia: A systematic review and exploratory meta-analysis'. Journal of Thermal Biology, 120. pp. 1 - 14. ISSN: 0306-4565 Open Access Link
Willmott, AGB., James, CA., Hayes, M., Maxwell, NS., Roberts, J. and Gibson, OR. (2023) 'The reliability of a portable steam sauna pod for the whole-body passive heating of humans'. Journal of Thermal Biology, 118. pp. 1 - 9. ISSN: 0306-4565 Open Access Link
James, CA., Gibson, O., Dhawan, A., Stewart, C. and Willmott, A. (2023) 'Volume and intensity of locomotor activity in international men’s field hockey matches over a two-year period'. Frontiers in Sports and Active Living, 3. pp. 1 - 11.Open Access Link
Patel, J., Boyer, N., Mensah, K., Haider, S., Gibson, O., Martin, D. and et al. (2023) 'Critical illness aspects of heatstroke: A hot topic'. Journal of the Intensive Care Society, 24 (2). pp. 206 - 214. ISSN: 1751-1437 Open Access Link
Gibson, OR., Astin, R., Puthucheary, Z., Preston, S., Yadav, S., Gavins, FNE. and et al. (2023) 'Skeletal muscle angiogenic, regulatory and heat shock protein responses to prolonged passive hyperthermia of the human lower limb'. American Journal of Physiology: Regulatory, Integrative and Comparative Physiology, 324 (1). pp. R1 - R14. ISSN: 0363-6119 Open Access Link
James, CA., Gibson, OR., Willmott, AGB., Stewart, C. and Dhawan, A. (2022) 'Relationships between opponent ranking and locomotor activity in international field hockey'. International Journal of Sports Science & Coaching, 18 (6). pp. 2070 - 2081. ISSN: 1747-9541 Open Access Link
James, CA., Willmott, AGB., Dhawan, A., Stewart, C. and Gibson, O. (2021) 'Increased air temperature decreases high-speed, but not total distance, in international field hockey'. Temperature, 9 (4). pp. 357 - 372. ISSN: 2332-8940 Open Access Link
Walter, E., Watt, PW., Gibson, OR., Willmott, AGB., Mitchell, D., Moreton, R. and et al. (2021) 'Exercise hyperthermia induces greater changes in gastrointestinal permeability than equivalent passive hyperthermia'. Physiological Reports, 9 (16). pp. 1 - 7. ISSN: 2051-817X Open Access Link
Koch Esteves, N., Gibson, OR., Khir, AW. and González-Alonso, J. (2021) 'Regional thermal hyperemia in the human leg: Evidence of the importance of thermosensitive mechanisms in the control of the peripheral circulation'. Physiological Reports, 9 (15). pp. 1 - 18. ISSN: 2051-817X Open Access Link
Waldock, KAM., Gibson, OR., Relf, RL., Eichhorn, G., Hayes, M., Watt, PW. and et al. (2021) 'Exercise heat acclimation and post-exercise hot water immersion improve resting and exercise responses to heat stress in the elderly'. Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport, 24 (8). pp. 774 - 780. ISSN: 1440-2440 Open Access Link
Walter, E., Gibson, OR., Stacey, M., Hill, N., Parsons, IT. and Woods, D. (2021) 'Changes in gastrointestinal cell integrity after marathon running and exercise-associated collapse'. European Journal of Applied Physiology, 121 (4). pp. 1179 - 1187. ISSN: 1439-6319 Open Access Link
Marshall, H., Gibson, OR., Romer, LM., Illidi, CR., Hull, JH. and Kippelen, P. (2020) 'Systemic but not local rehydration restores dehydration-induced changes in pulmonary function in healthy adults'. Journal of Applied Physiology, 130 (3). pp. 517 - 527. ISSN: 8750-7587 Open Access Link
Walter, E. and Gibson, O. (2020) 'The efficacy of steroids in reducing morbidity and mortality from extreme hyperthermia and heatstroke – a systematic review'. Pharmacology Research & Perspectives, 8 (4). pp. e00626. ISSN: 2052-1707 Open Access Link
Barwood, MJ., Gibson, OR., Gillis, JD., Jefferies, O., Morris, N., Pearce, J., et al. (2020) 'Menthol as an ergogenic aid for the Tokyo 2021 Olympic Games: an expert led consensus statement using the modified Delphi method'. Sports Medicine, 50 (10). pp. 1709 - 1727. ISSN: 0112-1642 Open Access Link
Hunt, AP., Minett, GM., Gibson, OR., Kerr, GK. and Stewart, IB. (2020) 'Could Heat Therapy Be an Effective Treatment for Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s Diseases? A Narrative Review'. Frontiers in Physiology, 10. pp. 1 - 14. ISSN: 1664-042X Open Access Link
Walter, E. and Gibson, O. (2020) 'The efficacy of antibiotics in reducing morbidity and mortality from heatstroke – A systematic review'. Journal of Thermal Biology, 88 (February 2020). pp. 1 - 6. ISSN: 0306-4565 Open Access Link
Gibson, O., James, C., Mee, J., Willmott, A., Turner, G., Hayes, M. and et al. (2019) 'Heat alleviation strategies for athletic performance: A review and practitioner guidelines'. Temperature, 7 (1). pp. 3 - 36. ISSN: 2332-8940 Open Access Link
Willmott, A., Hayes, M., James, C., Gibson, O. and Maxwell, N. (2019) 'Heat acclimation attenuates the increased sensations of fatigue reported during acute exercise-heat stress'. Temperature, 7 (2). pp. 1 - 14. ISSN: 2332-8940 Open Access Link
Gibson, O., Taylor, L., Watt, PW. and Maxwell, NS. (2019) 'Cross Adaptation - Heat and Cold Adaptation to Improve Physiological and Cellular Responses to Hypoxia'. Sports Medicine, 47 (9). pp. 1751 - 1768. ISSN: 1179-2035 Open Access Link
Lee, B., Gibson, O., Thake, C., Tipton, M., Hawley, J. and Cotter, J. (2019) 'Editorial: Cross Adaptation and Cross Tolerance in Human Health and Disease'. Frontiers in Physiology, 10 (JAN). pp. 1827. ISSN: 1664-042X Open Access Link
Gibson, O., Wrightson, J. and Hayes, M. (2018) 'Intermittent sprint performance in the heat is not altered by augmenting thermal perception via L-Menthol or Capsaicin mouth rinses'. European Journal of Applied Physiology, 119 (3). pp. 653 - 664. ISSN: 1439-6319 Open Access Link
Willmott, AGB., Hayes, M., James, C., Dekerle, J., Gibson, O. and Maxwell, N. (2018) 'Once- and twice-daily heat acclimation confer similar heat adaptations, inflammatory responses and exercise tolerance improvements.'. Physiological Reports, 6 (24). pp. e13936 - e13936. ISSN: 2051-817X Open Access Link
James, CA., Richardson, AJ., Willmott, AGB., Watt, PW., Gibson, OR. and Maxwell, NS. (2018) 'Short-term heat acclimation and precooling, independently and combined, improve 5 km running performance in the heat'. Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research, 32 (5). pp. 1366 - 1375. ISSN: 1064-8011 Open Access Link
Willmott, AGB., Gibson, O., James, CA., Hayes, M. and Maxwell, NS. (2018) 'Physiological and perceptual responses to exercising in restrictive heat loss attire with use of an upper-body sauna suit in temperate and hot conditions.'. Temperature, 5 (2). pp. 162 - 174. ISSN: 2332-8959 Open Access Link
Barrington, JH., Chrismas, BCR., Gibson, O., Tuttle, JA., Pegrum, J., Govilkar, S., et al. (2017) 'Hypoxic Air Inhalation and Ischemia Interventions Both Elicit Preconditioning Which Attenuate Subsequent Cellular Stress In vivo Following Blood Flow Occlusion and Reperfusion'. Frontiers in Physiology, 8 (AUG). pp. 560. ISSN: 1664-042X Open Access Link
Tuttle, JA., Chrismas, BCR., Gibson, O., Barrington, JH., Hughes, DC., Castle, PC., et al. (2017) 'The Hsp72 and Hsp90α mRNA responses to hot downhill running are reduced following a prior bout of hot downhill running, and occur concurrently within leukocytes and the vastus lateralis'. Frontiers in Physiology, 8 (JUL). pp. 473. ISSN: 1664-042X Open Access Link
James, CA., Hayes, M., Willmott, AGB., Gibson, O., Flouris, A., Schlader, Z. and et al. (2017) 'Defining the determinants of endurance running performance in the heat'. Temperature, 4 (3). pp. 314 - 329. ISSN: 2332-8940 Open Access Link
Relf, R., Willmott, A., Mee, J., Gibson, O., Saunders, A., Hayes, M. and et al. (2017) 'Females exposed to 24 h of sleep deprivation do not experience greater physiological strain, but do perceive heat illness symptoms more severely, during exercise-heat stress'. Journal of Sports Sciences, 36 (3). pp. 348 - 355. ISSN: 0264-0414 Open Access Link
Willmott, AGB., Hayes, M., Waldock, KAM., Relf, RL., Watkins, ER., James, CA., et al. (2016) 'Short-term heat acclimation prior to a multi-day desert ultra-marathon improves physiological and psychological responses without compromising immune status'. Journal of Sports Sciences, 35 (22). pp. 2249 - 2256. ISSN: 0264-0414 Open Access Link
James, CA., Richardson, AJ., Watt, PW., Willmott, AGB., Gibson, OR. and Maxwell, NS. (2016) 'Short term heat acclimation improves the determinants of endurance performance and 5,000 m running performance in the heat.'. Applied Physiology, Nutrition, and Metabolism, 42 (3). pp. 285 - 294. ISSN: 1715-5312 Open Access Link
Gibson, OR., Tuttle, JA., Watt, PW., Maxwell, NS. and Taylor, L. (2016) 'Hsp72 and Hsp90α mRNA transcription is characterised by large, sustained changes in core temperature during heat acclimation'. Cell Stress and Chaperones, 21 (6). pp. 1 - 15. ISSN: 1355-8145 Open Access Link
Richardson, AJ., Relf, RL., Saunders, A. and Gibson, OR. (2016) 'Similar Inflammatory Responses following Sprint Interval Training Performed in Hypoxia and Normoxia'. Frontiers in Physiology, 7 (AUG).Open Access Link
Mee, JA., Gibson, O., Tuttle, JA., Taylor, L., Watt, PW., Doust, J. and et al. (2016) 'Leukocyte Hsp72 mRNA transcription does not differ between males and females during heat acclimation'. Temperature, 3 (2). pp. 1 - 1. ISSN: 1608-3156 Open Access Link
Gibson, OR., Willmott, AGB., James, C., Hayes, M. and Maxwell, NS. (2016) 'Power relative to body mass best predicts change in core temperature during exercise-heat stress'. Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research, 31 (2). pp. 403 - 414. ISSN: 1064-8011 Open Access Link
Turner, G., Gibson, OR., Watt, PW., Pringle, JSM., Richardson, AJ. and Maxwell, NS. (2016) 'The time course of endogenous erythropoietin, IL-6, and TNFα in response to acute hypoxic exposures'. Scandinavian Journal of Medicine & Science in Sports, 27 (7). pp. 714 - 723. ISSN: 0905-7188 Open Access Link
Ruddock, AD., Thompson, SW., Hudson, SA., James, CA., Gibson, O. and Mee, JA. (2016) 'Combined active and passive heat exposure induced heat acclimation in a soccer referee before 2014 FIFA World Cup'. SpringerPlus, 5 (617). pp. 617. ISSN: 2193-1801 Open Access Link
Taylor, L., Lee, BJ., Gibson, OR., Midgley, AW., Watt, P., Mauger, A. and et al. (2016) 'Effective microorganism – X attenuates circulating superoxide dismutase following an acute bout of intermittent running in hot, humid conditions'. Research in Sports Medicine, 24 (2). pp. 1 - 15. ISSN: 1543-8627 Open Access Link
Willmott, AGB., Gibson, OR., Hayes, M. and Maxwell, NS. (2016) 'The effects of single versus twice daily short term heat acclimation on heat strain and 3000 m running performance in hot, humid conditions'. Journal of Thermal Biology, 56. pp. 59 - 67. ISSN: 0306-4565 Open Access Link
Gibson, OR., Turner, G., Tuttle, JA., Taylor, L., Watt, PW. and Maxwell, NS. (2015) 'Heat acclimation attenuates physiological strain and the HSP72, but not HSP90 alpha, mRNA response to acute normobaric hypoxia'. JOURNAL OF APPLIED PHYSIOLOGY, 119 (8). pp. 889 - 899. ISSN: 8750-7587 Open Access Link
Richardson, AJ. and Gibson, O. (2015) 'Simulated hypoxia does not further improve aerobic capacity during sprint interval training.'. The Journal of Sports Medicine and Physical Fitness, 55 (10). pp. 1099 - 1106. ISSN: 1827-1928
Gibson, OR., Richardson, AJ., Hayes, M., Duncan, B. and Maxwell, NS. (2015) 'Prediction of Physiological Responses and Performance at Altitude Using the 6-Minute Walk Test in Normoxia and Hypoxia'. Wilderness and Environmental Medicine, 26 (2). pp. 205 - 210. ISSN: 1080-6032 Open Access Link
Beale, L., Maxwell, NS., Gibson, OR., Twomey, R., Taylor, B. and Church, A. (2015) 'Oxygen Cost of Recreational Horse-Riding in Females'. Journal of Physical Activity and Health, 12 (6). pp. 808 - 813. ISSN: 1543-3080 Open Access Link
James, CA., Richardson, AJ., Watt, PW., Gibson, OR. and Maxwell, NS. (2015) 'Physiological responses to incremental exercise in the heat following internal and external precooling'. Scandinavian Journal of Medicine and Science in Sports, 25 (S1). pp. 190 - 199. ISSN: 0905-7188 Open Access Link
Gibson, OR., Mee, JA., Taylor, L., Tuttle, JA., Watt, PW. and Maxwell, NS. (2015) 'Isothermic and fixed-intensity heat acclimation methods elicit equal increases in Hsp72 mRNA'. Scandinavian Journal of Medicine & Science in Sports, 25 (S1). pp. 259 - 268. ISSN: 0905-7188 Open Access Link
Mee, JA., Gibson, OR., Doust, J. and Maxwell, NS. (2015) 'A comparison of males and females' temporal patterning to short- and long-term heat acclimation'. Scandinavian Journal of Medicine and Science in Sports, 25 (S1). pp. 250 - 258. ISSN: 0905-7188 Open Access Link
Gibson, OR., Mee, JA., Tuttle, JA., Taylor, L., Watt, PW. and Maxwell, NS. (2015) 'Isothermic and fixed intensity heat acclimation methods induce similar heat adaptation following short and long-term timescales'. Journal of Thermal Biology, 49-50. pp. 55 - 65. ISSN: 0306-4565 Open Access Link
Gibson, OR., Watt, PW. and Maxwell, NS. (2015) 'Prescribing workload administration to optimise isothermic heat acclimation'. Extreme Physiology & Medicine, 4 (Suppl 1). pp. A83 - A83. ISSN: 2046-7648 Open Access Link