Jeff S Coombes, PhD
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Career Timeline (Verified)
- Earned undergraduate degrees in applied science and education, plus a research Masters, at the University of Tasmania (years not stated on the profile).
- Earned a PhD from the University of Florida. His earliest indexed PubMed papers (1997-2000) were published from the University of Florida with his doctoral advisor Scott K. Powers, examining exercise training, antioxidant supplementation, and heart and muscle function in animal models (e.g., PMID 9432089, PMID 9710859, PMID 9791063).
- After his PhD he spent two years in an academic position at the University of Tasmania.
- Joined the University of Queensland (UQ) in 2000, and is now a Professor in the School of Human Movement and Nutrition Sciences, where he also serves as Director of the School.
Achievements and Standing (Verified)
- Professor of Clinical Exercise Physiology at UQ.
- National Director of the Exercise is Medicine Australia initiative.
- Fellow of Exercise and Sports Science Australia (ESSA).
- Fellow of the American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM).
- Bibliometrics (OpenAlex, as of 2026-09-03): 656 indexed works, over 22,000 citations, h-index 76. Wikipedia, citing institutional sources, states 30,000+ citations and h-index above 90; the two sources disagree, so we cite OpenAlex as the conservative figure and flag the discrepancy.
- Research focus: exercise prescription for health, especially high-intensity interval training in chronic disease (chronic kidney disease, metabolic syndrome, type 2 diabetes, liver disease), and the cellular and molecular mechanisms behind exercise benefits.
Role in Study 1
Co-author of Study 1, the study's most senior author. See Study 1: Turning Up the Heat (Sports Medicine, 2018).
Identifiers
ORCID: 0000-0002-6990-3596
Relationship statement: King Brand utilized the individual's work in the development of our products and treatments. The study and all the professional's work was independent of King Brand - they did not work for us, nor were they compensated by us - it is truly independent. King Brand has relied on the results of this study, this individual's work, and the work and studies of others in the development of our medical solutions.
Sources
UQ staff profile · OpenAlex author record · PubMed author corpus · Wikipedia (fellowship awards) · Study 1 on PubMed (PMID 29470824)
Profile verified as of 2026-09-03; annual re-verification scheduled. Every statement is traceable to the sources above; facts that could not be verified are omitted.