Amanda Watson

2.4k total citations · 3 hit papers
39 papers, 1.4k citations indexed

About

Amanda Watson is a scholar working on Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, Developmental and Educational Psychology and General Health Professions. According to data from OpenAlex, Amanda Watson has authored 39 papers receiving a total of 1.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 21 papers in Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, 11 papers in Developmental and Educational Psychology and 8 papers in General Health Professions. Recurrent topics in Amanda Watson's work include Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet (16 papers), Children's Physical and Motor Development (10 papers) and Physical Activity and Health (8 papers). Amanda Watson is often cited by papers focused on Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet (16 papers), Children's Physical and Motor Development (10 papers) and Physical Activity and Health (8 papers). Amanda Watson collaborates with scholars based in Australia, United Kingdom and United States. Amanda Watson's co-authors include Kylie D. Hesketh, Anna Timperio, Helen Brown, Carol Maher, Dorothea Dumuid, Tim Olds, Rosa Virgara, Aaron Miatke, Emily Eglitis and Ben Singh and has published in prestigious journals such as PLoS ONE, British Journal of Sports Medicine and BMC Public Health.

In The Last Decade

Amanda Watson

33 papers receiving 1.4k 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.

Effect of classroom-based physical activity interventions on academic and physical activity outcomes: a systematic review and meta-analysis

2017 485 citations Amanda Watson, Anna Timperio et al. International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity profile →
Effectiveness of physical activity interventions for improving depression, anxiety and distress: an overview of systematic reviews

2023 402 citations Ben Singh, Tim Olds et al. profile →
Systematic review and meta-analysis of the effectiveness of chatbots on lifestyle behaviours

2023 82 citations Ben Singh, Tim Olds et al. npj Digital Medicine profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Amanda Watson Australia	15	551	494	449	218	193	39	1.4k
Diego Moliner‐Urdiales Spain	22	850 1.5×	505 1.0×	463 1.0×	282 1.3×	196 1.0×	75	1.7k
Jan Seghers Belgium	24	512 0.9×	452 0.9×	496 1.1×	333 1.5×	110 0.6×	90	1.7k
Hanna Henriksson Sweden	21	981 1.8×	434 0.9×	558 1.2×	434 2.0×	301 1.6×	48	1.9k
Josephine N. Booth United Kingdom	22	584 1.1×	689 1.4×	267 0.6×	201 0.9×	215 1.1×	45	1.5k
Élvio Rúbio Gouveia Portugal	24	439 0.8×	417 0.8×	549 1.2×	258 1.2×	287 1.5×	225	2.0k
João Martins Portugal	23	733 1.3×	488 1.0×	773 1.7×	352 1.6×	192 1.0×	114	1.9k
Sindre M. Dyrstad Norway	18	646 1.2×	272 0.6×	879 2.0×	273 1.3×	162 0.8×	40	1.8k
Ineke Vergeer Australia	17	621 1.1×	394 0.8×	789 1.8×	320 1.5×	505 2.6×	35	1.8k
Wonwoo Byun United States	23	913 1.7×	518 1.0×	698 1.6×	280 1.3×	109 0.6×	60	1.6k
Kathrin Wunsch Germany	19	304 0.6×	208 0.4×	406 0.9×	258 1.2×	295 1.5×	51	1.2k

Countries citing papers authored by Amanda Watson

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Amanda Watson

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20 of 20 papers shown

Stephens, Jacqueline H., Phuong T. Nguyen, Amanda Watson, et al.. (2025). A multimodal machine learning algorithm improved diagnostic accuracy for otitis media in a school aged Aboriginal population. Journal of Biomedical Informatics. 164. 104801–104801. 1 indexed citations

James, Alison, et al.. (2024). The use of long-arm (indirect) supervision for nursing, midwifery and allied health professionals in health and social care settings: A systematic literature review. Nurse Education Today. 144. 106410–106410.

Kalloger, Steve E., et al.. (2024). HSR24-164: Predicting Treatment-Related Fatigue in the Context of Lymphoma and Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia. Journal of the National Comprehensive Cancer Network. 22(2.5). 1 indexed citations

Curtis, Rachel, et al.. (2024). When and Why Adults Abandon Lifestyle Behavior and Mental Health Mobile Apps: Scoping Review. Journal of Medical Internet Research. 26. e56897–e56897. 1 indexed citations

Singh, Ben, Tim Olds, Jacinta Brinsley, et al.. (2023). Systematic review and meta-analysis of the effectiveness of chatbots on lifestyle behaviours. npj Digital Medicine. 6(1). 118–118. 82 indexed citations breakdown →

Olds, Tim, Dorothea Dumuid, Emily Eglitis, et al.. (2023). Changes in fitness and fatness in Australian schoolchildren during the summer holidays: fitness lost, fatness regained? A cohort study. BMC Public Health. 23(1). 2094–2094. 6 indexed citations

Watson, Amanda, Carol Maher, Rebecca K. Golley, et al.. (2023). Children's activity and diet behaviours in the summer holidays versus school year. Pediatric Obesity. 18(7). e13029–e13029. 7 indexed citations

Watson, Amanda, Dorothea Dumuid, Carol Maher, et al.. (2022). Parenting Styles and Their Associations With Children's Body Composition, Activity Patterns, Fitness, Diet, Health, and Academic Achievement. Childhood Obesity. 19(5). 316–331. 7 indexed citations

Watson, Amanda, et al.. (2022). Diagnosis and management of type 2 diabetes in children. JAAPA. 35(7). 16–22. 3 indexed citations

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McFadden, Sonyia, et al.. (2022). The lessons learned working in diagnostic and therapeutic radiography departments through the COVID-19 pandemic in Northern Ireland, UK. What can we do differently the next time?. Radiography. 28. S68–S76. 5 indexed citations

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Watson, Amanda, Dorothea Dumuid, Carol Maher, & Tim Olds. (2021). Associations between meeting 24-hour movement guidelines and academic achievement in Australian primary school-aged children. Journal of sport and health science. 11(4). 521–529. 38 indexed citations

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Ferguson, Ty, Rachel Curtis, François Fraysse, et al.. (2021). Annual, seasonal, cultural and vacation patterns in sleep, sedentary behaviour and physical activity: a systematic review and meta-analysis. BMC Public Health. 21(1). 1384–1384. 18 indexed citations

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Watson, Amanda, et al.. (2021). Major burns: Part 1. Epidemiology, pathophysiology and initial management. BJA Education. 22(3). 94–103. 21 indexed citations

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Hinkley, Trina, Anna Timperio, Amanda Watson, et al.. (2020). Prospective associations with physiological, psychosocial and educational outcomes of meeting Australian 24-Hour Movement Guidelines for the Early Years. International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity. 17(1). 36–36. 50 indexed citations

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Watson, Amanda, Carol Maher, Grant R. Tomkinson, et al.. (2019). Life on holidays: study protocol for a 3-year longitudinal study tracking changes in children’s fitness and fatness during the in-school versus summer holiday period. BMC Public Health. 19(1). 1353–1353. 19 indexed citations

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Watson, Amanda, Anna Timperio, Helen Brown, & Kylie D. Hesketh. (2018). A pilot primary school active break program (ACTI-BREAK): Effects on academic and physical activity outcomes for students in Years 3 and 4. Journal of science and medicine in sport. 22(4). 438–443. 43 indexed citations

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Watson, Amanda, et al.. (2017). Effect of classroom-based physical activity interventions on academic and physical activity outcomes: a systematic review and meta-analysis. International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity. 14(1). 114–114. 485 indexed citations breakdown →

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Watson, Amanda, Anna Timperio, Helen Brown, & Kylie D. Hesketh. (2017). A primary school active break programme (ACTI-BREAK): study protocol for a pilot cluster randomised controlled trial. Trials. 18(1). 433–433. 24 indexed citations

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Watson, Amanda. (2016). The "Pizzicato Effect" Program: A (Personal) Reflection..

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Maher, Carol, et al.. (2015). Fatigue is a major issue for children and adolescents with physical disabilities. Developmental Medicine & Child Neurology. 57(8). 742–747. 32 indexed citations

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