Aaron Kandola

3.0k total citations · 1 hit paper
32 papers, 1.9k citations indexed

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Aaron Kandola is a scholar working on Physiology, Clinical Psychology and Health. According to data from OpenAlex, Aaron Kandola has authored 32 papers receiving a total of 1.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 17 papers in Physiology, 14 papers in Clinical Psychology and 7 papers in Health. Recurrent topics in Aaron Kandola's work include Physical Activity and Health (16 papers), Eating Disorders and Behaviors (10 papers) and Health disparities and outcomes (7 papers). Aaron Kandola is often cited by papers focused on Physical Activity and Health (16 papers), Eating Disorders and Behaviors (10 papers) and Health disparities and outcomes (7 papers). Aaron Kandola collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, Australia and Sweden. Aaron Kandola's co-authors include Brendon Stubbs, Joshua Hendrikse, Garcia Ashdown‐Franks, Catherine M. Sabiston, Joseph Hayes, David Osborn, Mats Hallgren, Gemma Lewis, Murat Yücel and Paul J. Lucassen and has published in prestigious journals such as Neuroscience & Biobehavioral Reviews, Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry and Psychological Medicine.

In The Last Decade

Aaron Kandola

28 papers receiving 1.9k citations

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Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if it has ≥500 total citations, achieves ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (this is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it), or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

Physical activity and depression: Towards understanding the antidepressant mechanisms of physical activity

2019 767 citations Aaron Kandola, Garcia Ashdown‐Franks et al. Neuroscience & Biobehavioral Reviews profile →

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Author						Papers	Cites
Aaron Kandola	684	631	321	257	245	32	1.9k
Garcia Ashdown‐Franks	716 1.0×	612 1.0×	296 0.9×	198 0.8×	268 1.1×	26	1.7k
Cillian P. McDowell	921 1.3×	1.0k 1.6×	287 0.9×	256 1.0×	364 1.5×	41	2.2k
Matthew Stults‐Kolehmainen	635 0.9×	622 1.0×	288 0.9×	130 0.5×	351 1.4×	56	1.8k
Parinda Khatri	694 1.0×	631 1.0×	214 0.7×	213 0.8×	211 0.9×	26	2.2k
Chad D. Rethorst	654 1.0×	556 0.9×	245 0.8×	314 1.2×	283 1.2×	76	2.0k
Heather Chambliss	563 0.8×	937 1.5×	529 1.6×	234 0.9×	216 0.9×	21	2.3k
Jacob D. Meyer	961 1.4×	1.2k 2.0×	325 1.0×	226 0.9×	368 1.5×	61	2.7k
Yaël Netz	718 1.0×	341 0.5×	220 0.7×	187 0.7×	260 1.1×	80	2.2k
Jackie Curtis	686 1.0×	723 1.1×	297 0.9×	298 1.2×	172 0.7×	91	2.3k
Joshua Hendrikse	414 0.6×	432 0.7×	237 0.7×	173 0.7×	155 0.6×	27	1.4k

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Andersen, Lars L., et al.. (2025). Optimal dose and pattern of physical activity to prevent diagnosed depression: prospective cohort study. Psychological Medicine. 55. e2–e2.

Kandola, Aaron, et al.. (2024). Digital Self-Management Platform for Adult Asthma: Randomized Attention-Placebo Controlled Trial. Journal of Medical Internet Research. 26. e50855–e50855. 3 indexed citations

Wright, Talen, Francesca Solmi, Olesya Ajnakina, et al.. (2024). The role of loneliness in the association between sexual orientation and depressive symptoms among older adults: A prospective cohort study. Journal of Affective Disorders. 356. 137–144. 4 indexed citations

Kandola, Aaron, Francesca Solmi, Olesya Ajnakina, et al.. (2023). The role of loneliness in the association between chronic physical illness and depressive symptoms among older adults: A prospective cohort study. Journal of Affective Disorders. 334. 220–226. 4 indexed citations

Kandola, Aaron & Joseph Hayes. (2023). Real-time air pollution and bipolar disorder symptoms: remote-monitored cross-sectional study. BJPsych Open. 9(4). e107–e107. 5 indexed citations

Kandola, Aaron, Borja del Pozo Cruz, Joseph Hayes, et al.. (2022). Impact on adolescent mental health of replacing screen-use with exercise: A prospective cohort study. Journal of Affective Disorders. 301. 240–247. 19 indexed citations

Werneck, André O., et al.. (2022). Does stressful workplace characteristics moderate or confound the association between occupational physical activity and elevated depressive symptoms? A large study including 36,442 adults. Journal of Affective Disorders. 303. 196–202.

Pascoe, Michaela C., et al.. (2021). Effects of yoga-based interventions on cognitive function in healthy older adults: A systematic review of randomized controlled trials. Complementary Therapies in Medicine. 58. 102690–102690. 28 indexed citations

Werneck, André O., Brendon Stubbs, Aaron Kandola, et al.. (2021). Prospective Associations of Leisure-Time Physical Activity With Psychological Distress and Well-Being: A 12-Year Cohort Study. Psychosomatic Medicine. 84(1). 116–122. 5 indexed citations

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Kandola, Aaron, Borja del Pozo Cruz, David Osborn, et al.. (2021). Impact of replacing sedentary behaviour with other movement behaviours on depression and anxiety symptoms: a prospective cohort study in the UK Biobank. BMC Medicine. 19(1). 133–133. 54 indexed citations

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Hallgren, Mats, Aaron Kandola, Brendon Stubbs, et al.. (2020). Associations of exercise frequency and cardiorespiratory fitness with symptoms of depression and anxiety - a cross-sectional study of 36,595 adults. Mental health and physical activity. 19. 100351–100351. 24 indexed citations

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Kandola, Aaron, David Osborn, Brendon Stubbs, Karmel W. Choi, & Joseph Hayes. (2020). Individual and combined associations between cardiorespiratory fitness and grip strength with common mental disorders: a prospective cohort study in the UK Biobank. BMC Medicine. 18(1). 303–303. 41 indexed citations

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Kandola, Aaron, Glyn Lewis, David Osborn, Brendon Stubbs, & Joseph Hayes. (2020). Device-measured sedentary behaviour and anxiety symptoms during adolescence: a 6-year prospective cohort study. Psychological Medicine. 52(14). 2962–2971. 13 indexed citations

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Kandola, Aaron, Brendon Stubbs, & Ai Koyanagi. (2020). Physical multimorbidity and sedentary behavior in older adults: Findings from the Irish longitudinal study on ageing (TILDA). Maturitas. 134. 1–7. 25 indexed citations

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Kandola, Aaron, Garcia Ashdown‐Franks, Joshua Hendrikse, Catherine M. Sabiston, & Brendon Stubbs. (2019). Physical activity and depression: Towards understanding the antidepressant mechanisms of physical activity. Neuroscience & Biobehavioral Reviews. 107. 525–539. 767 indexed citations breakdown →

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Breedvelt, Josefien, Aaron Kandola, Antonis A. Kousoulis, et al.. (2018). What are the effects of preventative interventions on major depressive disorder (MDD) in young adults? A systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials. Journal of Affective Disorders. 239. 18–29. 24 indexed citations

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Kandola, Aaron, Chao Suo, Joshua Hendrikse, et al.. (2018). The Influence of Aerobic Exercise on Hippocampal Integrity and Function: Preliminary Findings of a Multi-Modal Imaging Analysis. PubMed. 4(2). 211–216. 22 indexed citations

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Kandola, Aaron, Davy Vancampfort, Matthew P. Herring, et al.. (2018). Moving to Beat Anxiety: Epidemiology and Therapeutic Issues with Physical Activity for Anxiety. Current Psychiatry Reports. 20(8). 63–63. 169 indexed citations

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Hendrikse, Joshua, Aaron Kandola, James P. Coxon, Nigel C. Rogasch, & Murat Yücel. (2017). Combining aerobic exercise and repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation to improve brain function in health and disease. Neuroscience & Biobehavioral Reviews. 83. 11–20. 39 indexed citations

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Kandola, Aaron, Joshua Hendrikse, Paul J. Lucassen, & Murat Yücel. (2016). Aerobic Exercise as a Tool to Improve Hippocampal Plasticity and Function in Humans: Practical Implications for Mental Health Treatment. Frontiers in Human Neuroscience. 10. 373–373. 109 indexed citations

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