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Children's Physical and Motor Development

Last updated July 7, 2026

Rising Stars

New and hot

Rising Stars Researchers

1
Hashem A. Almusawi
Arabian Gulf University
2
Laura C. Dapp
University of Bern
3
André Pombo
University of Lisbon
4
Hamza Marzouki
University of Jendouba
5
Courtney Ricciardi
College of Idaho
6
Jonathan S. Tsay
University of California San Diego
7
Giulia Crisci
Jessa Hospital
8
Fotini Vasilopoulos
University of Technology Sydney
9
Falonn Contreras-Osorio
Universidad Andrés Bello
10
Oscar Horwath
Karolinska Institutet

Rising Stars Papers

1
Large-scale citizen science reveals predictors of sensorimotor adaptation
Nature Human Behaviour|2024
39 cit.
2
Ageing leads to selective type II myofibre deterioration and denervation independent of reinnervative capacity in human skeletal muscle
Experimental Physiology|2024
34 cit.
3
Linking task-technology fit, innovativeness, and teacher readiness using structural equation modelling
Education and Information Technologies|2024
29 cit.
4
Bridging the gap between experimental control and ecological validity in human sensorimotor science
The Journal of Physiology|2024
11 cit.
5
Implicit Adaptation Is Modulated by the Relevance of Feedback
Journal of Cognitive Neuroscience|2024
10 cit.
6
Anabolic Sensitivity in Healthy, Lean, Older Men Is Associated With Higher Expression of Amino Acid Sensors and mTORC1 Activators Compared to Young
Journal of Cachexia Sarcopenia and Muscle|2024
10 cit.
7
Minimal impact of chronic proprioceptive loss on implicit sensorimotor adaptation and perceived movement outcome
Journal of Neurophysiology|2024
9 cit.
8
Social Functioning in Children and Adolescents with ADHD and Autism Spectrum Disorder: A Cross-Disorder Comparison
Journal of Clinical Child & Adolescent Psychology|2024
6 cit.
9
No detectable loss of myonuclei from human muscle fibers after 6 wk of immobilization following an Achilles tendon rupture
American Journal of Physiology-Cell Physiology|2024
6 cit.
10
Increased muscle satellite cell content and preserved telomere length in response to combined exercise training in patients with FSHD
The Journal of Physiology|2025
4 cit.

Emerging Leaders

Gaining momentum

Emerging Leaders Researchers

1
Congying Sun
Beijing Normal University
2
Sanne L. C. Veldman
Mulier Institute
3
Aiguo Chen
Nanjing Sport Institute
4
Paul R. Stricker
Scripps Health
5
Robert A. Hawes
Department of National Defence
6
Jorge Carlos‐Vivas
Universidad de Extremadura
7
Klaus Greier
Universität Innsbruck
8
Wesley O’Brien
University College Cork
9
Victoria A. Goodyear
University of Birmingham
10
Jennifer Yessis
University of Waterloo

Emerging Leaders Papers

1
School phone policies and their association with mental wellbeing, phone use, and social media use (SMART Schools): a cross-sectional observational study
The Lancet Regional Health - Europe|2025
47 cit.
2
Are all domains created equal? An exploration of stakeholder views on the concept of physical literacy
BMC Public Health|2022
30 cit.
3
Relationship between Physical Activity and Emotional Regulation Strategies in Early Adulthood: Mediating Effects of Cortical Thickness
Brain Sciences|2022
27 cit.
4
Predicting academic achievement from the collaborative influences of executive function, physical fitness, and demographic factors among primary school students in China: ensemble learning methods
BMC Public Health|2024
20 cit.
5
Diagnosing autism severity associated with physical fitness and gray matter volume in children with autism spectrum disorder: Explainable machine learning method
Complementary Therapies in Clinical Practice|2023
18 cit.
6
Supervised machine learning: A new method to predict the outcomes following exercise intervention in children with autism spectrum disorder
International Journal of Clinical and Health Psychology|2023
16 cit.
7
Using interpretable machine learning methods to identify the relative importance of lifestyle factors for overweight and obesity in adults: pooled evidence from CHNS and NHANES
BMC Public Health|2024
16 cit.
8
Approaches to children’s smartphone and social media use must go beyond bans
BMJ|2025
16 cit.
9
Association of modifiable factors with the development of physical fitness of Austrian primary school children: A 4-year longitudinal study
Journal of Sports Sciences|2022
15 cit.
10
Association of Body Weight and Physical Fitness during the Elementary School Years
International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health|2022
15 cit.

Current Senior Leaders

Established & currently active

Current Senior Leaders Researchers

1
Russell R. Pate
University of South Carolina
2
Mark S. Tremblay
Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario
3
Matthieu Lenoir
Ghent University
4
Robert G. McMurray
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
5
David R. Lubans
Hunter Medical Research Institute
6
Luis Eugenio Valdés García
Northern Illinois University
7
Anthony D. Okely
University of Wollongong
8
John Beard
Columbia University
9
Bouwien Smits‐Engelsman
North-West University
10
Stephen V. Faraone
SUNY Upstate Medical University

Current Senior Leaders Papers

1
Physical Activity and Public Health
JAMA|1995
4.4k cit.
2
The World report on ageing and health: a policy framework for healthy ageing
The Lancet|2015
3.1k cit.
3
Calibration of two objective measures of physical activity for children
Journal of Sports Sciences|2008
2.7k cit.
4
A Developmental Perspective on the Role of Motor Skill Competence in Physical Activity: An Emergent Relationship
Quest|2008
2.3k cit.
5
Canadian 24-Hour Movement Guidelines for Children and Youth: An Integration of Physical Activity, Sedentary Behaviour, and Sleep
Applied Physiology Nutrition and Metabolism|2016
2k cit.
6
Impact of the COVID-19 virus outbreak on movement and play behaviours of Canadian children and youth: a national survey
International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity|2020
1.1k cit.
7
Canadian 24-Hour Movement Guidelines for Adults aged 18–64 years and Adults aged 65 years or older: an integration of physical activity, sedentary behaviour, and sleep
Applied Physiology Nutrition and Metabolism|2020
925 cit.
8
Childhood Motor Skill Proficiency as a Predictor of Adolescent Physical Activity
Journal of Adolescent Health|2008
906 cit.
9
Impact of Executive Function Deficits and Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) on Academic Outcomes in Children.
Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology|2004
882 cit.
10
Physical activity of Canadian children and youth: accelerometer results from the 2007 to 2009 Canadian Health Measures Survey.
PubMed|2011
869 cit.

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