Topic · Health and Lifestyle Studies
Most cited papers in Health and Lifestyle Studies
What are the most cited papers in Health and Lifestyle Studies?
The most cited paper in Health and Lifestyle Studies is "The pandemic of physical inactivity: global action for public health" (Harold Willis Kohl, Cora L. Craig, Estelle Victoria Lambert et al., 2012), with 3,074 citations. Next come "A simple method to assess exercise behavior in the community." (2,835) and "The Obesity Epidemic in the United States Gender, Age, Socioeconomic, Racial/Ethnic, and Geographic Characteristics: A Systematic Review and Meta-Regression Analysis" (2,815).
Showing 50 of 100 papers. Every paper with more than 403 citations is listed.
| # | Paper | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The pandemic of physical inactivity: global action for public health Harold Willis Kohl, Cora L. Craig, Estelle Victoria Lambert et al. · The Lancet | Jul 2012 | 3,074 |
| 2 | A simple method to assess exercise behavior in the community. Gaston Godin, Roy Jesse Shephard | May 1969 | 2,835 |
| 3 | The Obesity Epidemic in the United States Gender, Age, Socioeconomic, Racial/Ethnic, and Geographic Characteristics: A Systematic Review and Meta-Regression Analysis Y. Wang, May A. Beydoun · Epidemiologic Reviews | 2 May 2007 | 2,815 |
| 4 | Socioeconomic status and obesity: A review of the literature. Jeffery Sobal, Albert J. Stunkard · Psychological Bulletin | 1989 | 2,331 |
| 5 | Environmental Contributions to the Obesity Epidemic James O. Hill, John C. Peters · Science | 29 May 1998 | 2,250 |
| 6 | Obesity and the Environment: Where Do We Go from Here? James O. Hill, Holly Roxanna Wyatt, George W Reed et al. · Science | 6 Feb 2003 | 2,206 |
| 7 | Systematic review of sedentary behaviour and health indicators in school-aged children and youth Mark Stephen Tremblay, Allana G. LeBlanc, Michelle E. Kho et al. · International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity | 2011 | 2,111 |
| 8 | Prevalence of obesity in the United States, 2009-2010. Cynthia L. Ogden, Margaret Deutsch Carroll, Brian K. Kit et al. · PubMed | 2012 | 1,993 |
| 9 | Cardia: study design, recruitment, and some characteristics of the examined subjects GARY D. FRIEDMAN, Gary Cutter, Richard P. Donahue et al. · Journal of Clinical Epidemiology | 1988 | 1,712 |
| 10 | Structures of mood and personality and their relevance to assessing anxiety, with an emphasis on self-report. Auke Tellegen | 1985 | 1,630 |
| 11 | The Health-Promoting Lifestyle Profile: development and psychometric characteristics. Susan Noble Walker, Karen R. Sechrist, Nola J. Pender · PubMed | 15 Apr 1987 | 1,606 |
| 12 | Will All Americans Become Overweight or Obese? Estimating the Progression and Cost of the US Obesity Epidemic Youfa Wang, May A. Beydoun, Lan Liang et al. · Obesity | 19 Aug 2008 | 1,535 |
| 13 | Environmental Influences on Eating and Physical Activity Simone A. French, Mary T. Story, Robert W. Jeffery · Annual Review of Public Health | May 2001 | 1,493 |
| 14 | Coronavirus disease (COVID-19): The need to maintain regular physical activity while taking precautions Peijie Chen, Lijuan Mao, George P. Nassis et al. · Journal of sport and health science/Journal of Sport and Health Science | 5 Feb 2020 | 1,270 |
| 15 | Comparison of overweight and obesity prevalence in school‐aged youth from 34 countries and their relationships with physical activity and dietary patterns Ian Janssen, Peter Todd Katzmarzyk, William F. Boyce et al. · Obesity Reviews | 18 Apr 2005 | 1,177 |
| 16 | Relationship of physical health status and health practices Nedra Bartlett Belloc, Lester Breslow · Preventive Medicine | Aug 1972 | 1,142 |
| 17 | Tracking of obesity-related behaviours from childhood to adulthood: A systematic review Angela Mary Craigie, Amelia A. Lake, Sarah A. Kelly et al. · Maturitas | 15 Sep 2011 | 1,134 |
| 18 | Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. State Indicator Report on Physical Activity, 2014. Atlanta, GA: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services; 2014 Shelley McGuire · Advances in Nutrition | Nov 2014 | 1,125 |
| 19 | Physical activity, exercise, and chronic diseases: A brief review Elizabeth Anderson, John Larry Durstine · Sports Medicine and Health Science | 25 Sep 2019 | 1,021 |
| 20 | Acute psychophysiologic reactivity and risk of cardiovascular disease: A review and methodologic critique. David S. Krantz, Stephen B. Manuck · Psychological Bulletin | 1984 | 953 |
| 21 | Effect of physical inactivity on major non-communicable diseases worldwide: an analysis of burden of disease and life expectancy I‐Min Lee, Eric J. Shiroma, Felipe Lobelo et al. · BDJ | Oct 2012 | 931 |
| 22 | Weight, Weight Change, and Coronary Heart Disease in Women Walter C. Willett · JAMA | 8 Feb 1995 | 930 |
| 23 | Health-enhancing physical activity and sedentary behaviour in children and adolescents Stuart Biddle, Trish Gorely, David J. Stensel · Journal of Sports Sciences | Aug 2004 | 924 |
| 24 | The Role of Exercise and Physical Activity in Weight Loss and Maintenance Damon Leo Swift, Neil Michael Johannsen, Carl J. Lavie et al. · Progress in Cardiovascular Diseases | 11 Oct 2013 | 877 |
| 25 | How much physical activity is enough to prevent unhealthy weight gain? Outcome of the IASO 1st Stock Conference and consensus statement Wim H. M. Saris, S. N. Blair, Marleen A. van Baak et al. · Obesity Reviews | 23 Apr 2003 | 863 |
| 26 | COVID‐19–Related School Closings and Risk of Weight Gain Among Children Andrew Graham Rundle, Yoosun Park, Julie Beth Herbstman et al. · Obesity | 30 Mar 2020 | 857 |
| 27 | Worldwide Effect of COVID-19 on Physical Activity: A Descriptive Study Geoffrey H. Tison, Robert Avram, Peter Kuhar et al. · Annals of Internal Medicine | 29 Jun 2020 | 856 |
| 28 | American Heart Association Guidelines for Primary Prevention of Atherosclerotic Cardiovascular Disease Beginning in Childhood Rae-Ellen Webb Kavey, Stephen R. Daniels, Ronald M. Lauer et al. · Circulation | 24 Mar 2003 | 827 |
| 29 | Personal and environmental factors associated with physical inactivity among different racial-ethnic groups of U.S. middle-aged and older-aged women. Abby C. King, Cynthia M. Castro, Sara Wilcox et al. · Health Psychology | 2000 | 784 |
| 30 | Seven-day recall and other physical activity self-reports in children and adolescents James F. Sallis, Michael J. Buono, Julia J. Roby et al. · Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise | 1993 | 781 |
| 31 | Prevalence of Obesity in the United States Cynthia L. Ogden, Margaret Deutsch Carroll, Katherine M. Flegal · JAMA | 8 Jul 2014 | 741 |
| 32 | Psychological consequences of childhood obesity: psychiatric comorbidity and prevention Jean Rankin, Lynsay Matthews, Stephen Paul Cobley et al. · Adolescent Health Medicine and Therapeutics | Nov 2016 | 739 |
| 33 | Health and treatment of diabetes mellitus I Wayan Suryasa, María Rodríguez Gámez, Tihnov Koldoris · International Journal of Health Sciences | 30 Apr 2021 | 731 |
| 34 | Childhood obesity, prevalence and prevention Mahshid Dehghan, Noori Akhtar‐Danesh, Anwar T. Merchant · Nutrition Journal | 2 Sep 2005 | 731 |
| 35 | Systematic review of school‐based interventions that focus on changing dietary intake and physical activity levels to prevent childhood obesity: an update to the obesity guidance produced by the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence Tamara J. Brown, Carolyn Summerbell · Obesity Reviews | 31 Jul 2008 | 704 |
| 36 | Overweight and Obesity: Prevalence, Consequences, and Causes of a Growing Public Health Problem Sharon B. Wyatt, Karen P. Winters, Patricia M. Dubbert · The American Journal of the Medical Sciences | Apr 2006 | 701 |
| 37 | Shields M., Carroll M.D., Ogden C.L. Adult Obesity Prevalence in Canada and the United States. NCHS Data Brief no. 56, Hyattsville, MD: National Center for Health Statistics, 2011 Shelley McGuire · Advances in Nutrition | Jul 2011 | 697 |
| 38 | The prevention of overweight and obesity in children and adolescents: a review of interventions and programmes Colleen M. Doak, Tommy L.S. Visscher, Carry Mira Renders et al. · Obesity Reviews | 24 Jan 2006 | 696 |
| 39 | Incidence of Childhood Obesity in the United States Solveig Argeseanu Cunningham, Michael R. Kramer, K M Venkat Narayan · New England Journal of Medicine | 23 Apr 2014 | 671 |
| 40 | Physical Activity and Behavioral Medicine Norman Anderssen · Journal of Health Psychology | May 1999 | 656 |
| 41 | College Students and Eating Habits: A Study Using An Ecological Model for Healthy Behavior Giovanni Sogari, Catalina Velez-Argumedo, Miguel Ignacio Gomez et al. · Nutrients | 23 Nov 2018 | 640 |
| 42 | Preventing Obesity in Children and Adolescents William H. Dietz, Steven L. Gortmaker · Annual Review of Public Health | May 2001 | 638 |
| 43 | Determinants of eating behaviour in university students: a qualitative study using focus group discussions Tom Deliens, Peter Clarys, Ilse De Bourdeaudhuij et al. · BMC Public Health | 18 Jan 2014 | 626 |
| 44 | Physical Activity Change during COVID-19 Confinement Arkaitz Castañeda-Babarro, Ane Arbillaga Etxarri, Borja Gutiérrez-Santamaría et al. · International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health | 21 Sep 2020 | 614 |
| 45 | The clustering of diet, physical activity and sedentary behavior in children and adolescents: a review. Rebecca M. Leech, Sarah A. McNaughton, Anna F Timperio · PubMed | 22 Jan 2014 | 604 |
| 46 | Validation of the Spanish version of the physical activity questionnaire used in the Nurses' Health Study and the Health Professionals' Follow-up Study Miguel Ángel Martínez‐González, Constanza M. López-Fontana, J. J. Varo Cenarruzabeitia et al. · Public Health Nutrition | Oct 2005 | 601 |
| 47 | What childhood obesity prevention programmes work? A systematic review and meta‐analysis Youfa Wang, Li Cai, Yang Wu et al. · Obesity Reviews | 20 Apr 2015 | 594 |
| 48 | Physical activity, fitness and health : the model and key concepts Claude Bouchard, Roy Jesse Shephard | 1994 | 592 |
| 49 | Assessment of Physical Activity and Energy Expenditure: An Overview of Objective Measures Andrew Peter Hills, Najat Mokhtar, Nuala Mary Byrne · Frontiers in Nutrition | 16 Jun 2014 | 588 |
| 50 | PHYSICAL ACTIVITY AND INCIDENCE OF HYPERTENSION IN COLLEGE ALUMNI Ralph S. Paffenbarger, Alvin L. Wing, Robert T. Hyde et al. · American Journal of Epidemiology | Mar 1983 | 584 |
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