Leaderboards/Physical Activity and Health

Physical Activity and Health

Last updated July 15, 2026

Rising Stars

Fresh ink, massive impact

Researchers

1
Paulo José Puccinelli
Universidade Federal de São Paulo
2
Lea Rossi
German Sport University Cologne
3
Rosemary Walmsley
University of Oxford
4
Niels A. Stens
Radboud University Nijmegen
5
Bram M. A. van Bakel
Radboud University Nijmegen
6
Kristen M. McGreevy
Mira Dx (United States)
7
Mir Mushhood Afsar
Air University
8
Jiahao Min
Westlake University
9
Niamh Cusack
Manchester Metropolitan University
10
Astrid Ustad
Norwegian University of Science and Technology

Papers

1
Publication in Nature Aging (2024) [59 citations, W4401759673]
Nature Aging|2024
59 cit.
2
Publication in General Psychiatry (2024) [15 citations, W4396988335]
General Psychiatry|2024
15 cit.
3
Publication in European Review of Aging and Physical Activity (2024) [14 citations, W4400734088]
European Review of Aging and Physical Activity|2024
14 cit.
4
Publication in European Journal of Preventive Cardiology (2025) [3 citations, W4415095755]
European Journal of Preventive Cardiology|2025
3 cit.
5
Publication in Frontiers in Public Health (2025) [1 citation, W4407717983]
Frontiers in Public Health|2025
1 cit.
6
Publication in European Heart Journal - Digital Health (2025) [W4411722505]
European Heart Journal - Digital Health|2025
0 cit.
7
Publication in Journal of the American College of Cardiology (2025) [W4415446598]
Journal of the American College of Cardiology|2025
0 cit.

Emerging Leaders

Drafting the new consensus

Researchers

1
Rob Gillions
UK Biobank
2
Simon Sheard
UK Biobank
3
Nils Hammerla
Newcastle University
4
Adam M. Chekroud
Yale University
5
Yun Hwan Oh
Jeju National University Hospital
6
Carl Nienhuis
University of the Fraser Valley
7
Julián Rodríguez‐Almagro
Servicio de Salud de Castilla La Mancha
8
Tom Yates
University College London
9
Alexander H.K. Montoye
Montcalm Community College
10
Ming‐Chun Hsueh
University of Taipei

Papers

1
Illusory generalizability of clinical prediction models
Science|2024
232 cit.
2
Physical activity volume, intensity, and incident cardiovascular disease
European Heart Journal|2022
166 cit.
3
Clinical and Financial Outcomes Associated With a Workplace Mental Health Program Before and During the COVID-19 Pandemic
JAMA Network Open|2022
54 cit.
4
A Qualitative Exploration of the Perceptions of Women Living with Pelvic Floor Disorders and Factors Related to Quality of Life
Journal of Clinical Medicine|2024
25 cit.
5
Comparison of the activPAL CREA and VANE Algorithms for Characterization of Posture and Activity in Free-Living Adults
Journal for the Measurement of Physical Behaviour|2022
22 cit.
6
Comparison of Wrist- and Hip-Worn Activity Monitors When Meeting Step Guidelines
Preventing Chronic Disease|2022
21 cit.
7
Assessing the impact of a comprehensive mental health program on frontline health service workers
PLoS ONE|2023
21 cit.
8
Can quantifying the relative intensity of a person’s free-living physical activity predict how they respond to a physical activity intervention? Findings from the PACES RCT
British Journal of Sports Medicine|2023
16 cit.
9
Evaluation of Two Thigh-Worn Accelerometer Brands in Laboratory and Free-Living Settings
Journal for the Measurement of Physical Behaviour|2022
15 cit.
10
Return on Investment of Enhanced Behavioral Health Services
JAMA Network Open|2025
15 cit.

Current Senior Leaders

Wrote the book, still writing it

Researchers

1
Pekka Oja
Urho Kaleva Kekkonen Institute
2
Neville Owen
Baker Heart and Diabetes Institute
3
Adrian Bauman
The University of Sydney
4
Mark S. Tremblay
Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario
5
Juana Willumsen
World Health Organization
6
James F. Sallis
University of California San Diego
7
Fiona Bull
World Health Organization
8
Peter T. Katzmarzyk
Pennington Biomedical Research Center
9
Roy J. Shephard
University of Toronto
10
Steven N. Blair
University of South Carolina

Papers

1
International Physical Activity Questionnaire: 12-Country Reliability and Validity
Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise|2003
21.6k cit.
2
World Health Organization 2020 guidelines on physical activity and sedentary behaviour
British Journal of Sports Medicine|2020
11k cit.
3
Effect of physical inactivity on major non-communicable diseases worldwide: an analysis of burden of disease and life expectancy
The Lancet|2012
8.3k cit.
4
Worldwide trends in insufficient physical activity from 2001 to 2016: a pooled analysis of 358 population-based surveys with 1·9 million participants
The Lancet Global Health|2018
4.9k cit.
5
Physical Activity and Public Health
Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise|2007
4.6k cit.
6
Global trends in insufficient physical activity among adolescents: a pooled analysis of 298 population-based surveys with 1·6 million participants
The Lancet Child & Adolescent Health|2019
3.9k cit.
7
A simple method to assess exercise behavior in the community.
Unknown Journal|1969
2.8k cit.
8
Ecological models of health behavior.
Swinburne Research Bank (Swinburne University of Technology)|2008
2.7k cit.
9
Physical Fitness and All-Cause Mortality
JAMA|1989
2.6k cit.
10
Assessment of Physical Activity by Self-Report: Status, Limitations, and Future Directions
Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport|2000
2.4k cit.

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