Alexander Mok

1.9k total citations · 3 hit papers
11 papers, 1.0k citations indexed

About

Alexander Mok is a scholar working on Physiology, Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health and General Health Professions. According to data from OpenAlex, Alexander Mok has authored 11 papers receiving a total of 1.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 9 papers in Physiology, 8 papers in Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health and 3 papers in General Health Professions. Recurrent topics in Alexander Mok's work include Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet (8 papers), Physical Activity and Health (6 papers) and Nutritional Studies and Diet (3 papers). Alexander Mok is often cited by papers focused on Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet (8 papers), Physical Activity and Health (6 papers) and Nutritional Studies and Diet (3 papers). Alexander Mok collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, Singapore and Australia. Alexander Mok's co-authors include Søren Brage, Matthew Pearce, Tessa Strain, Paul Kelly, Robert Luben, Yvonne Laird, Nicholas J. Wareham, Leandro García, Andrea Smith and James Woodcock and has published in prestigious journals such as Scientific Reports, BMJ and Journal of Biomechanics.

In The Last Decade

Alexander Mok

10 papers receiving 1.0k citations

Hit Papers

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What are hit papers?

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.

Association Between Physical Activity and Risk of Depression

2022 621 citations Matthew Pearce, Leandro García et al. JAMA Psychiatry profile →
Physical activity trajectories and mortality: population based cohort study

2019 239 citations Alexander Mok, Kay‐Tee Khaw et al. BMJ profile →
Non-occupational physical activity and risk of cardiovascular disease, cancer and mortality outcomes: a dose–response meta-analysis of large prospective studies

2023 113 citations Leandro García, Matthew Pearce et al. British Journal of Sports Medicine profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Alexander Mok United Kingdom	8	499	282	214	192	137	11	1.0k
David Hupin France	14	514 1.0×	181 0.6×	167 0.8×	156 0.8×	200 1.5×	66	1.1k
George Mammen Canada	10	456 0.9×	372 1.3×	312 1.5×	207 1.1×	75 0.5×	11	1.3k
Rebecca E. Hasson United States	18	532 1.1×	450 1.6×	193 0.9×	238 1.2×	112 0.8×	93	1.4k
Verónica Cabanas‐Sánchez Spain	20	581 1.2×	559 2.0×	110 0.5×	189 1.0×	99 0.7×	73	1.1k
Nanna Kurtze Norway	11	419 0.8×	361 1.3×	118 0.6×	210 1.1×	122 0.9×	17	1.1k
Anna C. Whittaker United Kingdom	20	484 1.0×	157 0.6×	276 1.3×	196 1.0×	207 1.5×	66	1.4k
Jinghong Liang China	17	351 0.7×	236 0.8×	175 0.8×	119 0.6×	106 0.8×	72	1.4k
Amanda E. Paluch United States	17	776 1.6×	523 1.9×	169 0.8×	233 1.2×	252 1.8×	36	1.5k
Ben Singh Australia	17	372 0.7×	141 0.5×	156 0.7×	192 1.0×	107 0.8×	68	1.3k
Eszter Füzéki Germany	13	424 0.8×	244 0.9×	150 0.7×	129 0.7×	67 0.5×	29	789

Countries citing papers authored by Alexander Mok

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Fields of papers citing papers by Alexander Mok

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Alexander Mok

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Alexander Mok. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Alexander Mok based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with Alexander Mok. Alexander Mok is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

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11 of 11 papers shown

Imamura, Fumiaki, et al.. (2025). Combined associations of physical activity, diet quality and their trajectories with incidence of diabetes and cardiovascular diseases in the EPIC-Norfolk Study. Scientific Reports. 15(1). 11261–11261.

Mok, Alexander, et al.. (2024). Combined associations of physical activity, diet quality and their changes over time with mortality: findings from the EPIC-Norfolk study, United Kingdom. BMC Medicine. 22(1). 464–464. 5 indexed citations

García, Leandro, Matthew Pearce, Ali Abbas, et al.. (2023). Non-occupational physical activity and risk of cardiovascular disease, cancer and mortality outcomes: a dose–response meta-analysis of large prospective studies. British Journal of Sports Medicine. 57(15). 979–989. 113 indexed citations breakdown →

Pearce, Matthew, Leandro García, Ali Abbas, et al.. (2022). Association Between Physical Activity and Risk of Depression. JAMA Psychiatry. 79(6). 550–550. 621 indexed citations breakdown →

Pearce, Matthew, Tessa Strain, Katrien Wijndaele, et al.. (2021). Is occupational physical activity associated with mortality in UK Biobank?. International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity. 18(1). 102–102. 20 indexed citations

Breda, João, Luke Allen, Toker Ergüder, et al.. (2021). Estimating the impact of achieving Turkey's non-communicable disease policy targets: A macro-simulation modelling study. The Lancet Regional Health - Europe. 1. 100018–100018. 10 indexed citations

Mok, Alexander, Kay‐Tee Khaw, Robert Luben, Nicholas J. Wareham, & Søren Brage. (2019). Physical activity trajectories and mortality: population based cohort study. BMJ. 365. l2323–l2323. 239 indexed citations breakdown →

Mok, Alexander, Sumanto Haldar, Jetty Chung‐Yung Lee, Melvin Khee‐Shing Leow, & Christiani Jeyakumar Henry. (2015). Postprandial changes in cardiometabolic disease risk in young Chinese men following isocaloric high or low protein diets, stratified by either high or low meal frequency - a randomized controlled crossover trial. Nutrition Journal. 15(1). 27–27. 8 indexed citations

Mok, Alexander, et al.. (2013). Effect of sprint interval versus continuous cycling on postprandial lipaemia. Journal of Sports Sciences. 31(9). 989–995. 12 indexed citations

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Moore, Marcia M., et al.. (1999). Partial prevention of monocyte and granulocyte activation in experimental vein grafts by using a biomechanical engineering approach. Journal of Biomechanics. 32(11). 1165–1175. 17 indexed citations

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Mogenson, Gordon J., et al.. (1971). Behavioral and alimentary response of the rat to acute and chronic changes in environmental temperature.. PubMed. 63(3). 346–9. 3 indexed citations

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