Ann DeSmet

5.1k total citations · 1 hit paper
71 papers, 3.2k citations indexed

About

Ann DeSmet is a scholar working on Social Psychology, General Health Professions and Applied Psychology. According to data from OpenAlex, Ann DeSmet has authored 71 papers receiving a total of 3.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 24 papers in Social Psychology, 24 papers in General Health Professions and 19 papers in Applied Psychology. Recurrent topics in Ann DeSmet's work include Bullying, Victimization, and Aggression (18 papers), Child Development and Digital Technology (17 papers) and Mobile Health and mHealth Applications (16 papers). Ann DeSmet is often cited by papers focused on Bullying, Victimization, and Aggression (18 papers), Child Development and Digital Technology (17 papers) and Mobile Health and mHealth Applications (16 papers). Ann DeSmet collaborates with scholars based in Belgium, United Kingdom and Netherlands. Ann DeSmet's co-authors include Ilse De Bourdeaudhuij, Heidi Vandebosch, Karolien Poels, Sara Bastiaensens, Katrien Van Cleemput, Greet Cardon, Geert Crombez, Louise Poppe, Debbe Thompson and Tom Baranowski and has published in prestigious journals such as Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences, Social Science & Medicine and Computers in Human Behavior.

In The Last Decade

Ann DeSmet

66 papers receiving 3.1k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Measuring Engagement in eHealth and mHealth Behavior Change Interventions: Viewpoint of Methodologies

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Author						Papers	Cites
Ann DeSmet	1.1k	778	772	683	613	71	3.2k
Bridgette M. Bewick	870 0.8×	1.0k 1.3×	457 0.6×	221 0.3×	1.2k 2.0×	75	3.7k
Charles B. Fleming	783 0.7×	1.5k 1.9×	662 0.9×	816 1.2×	400 0.7×	162	5.6k
Hugues Sampasa‐Kanyinga	569 0.5×	347 0.4×	816 1.1×	733 1.1×	262 0.4×	79	3.0k
Soyeon Ahn	694 0.6×	346 0.4×	698 0.9×	716 1.0×	184 0.3×	77	3.7k
Patrick D. Quinn	2.4k 2.1×	298 0.4×	617 0.8×	591 0.9×	725 1.2×	93	5.4k
Kevin M. King	1.5k 1.4×	1.0k 1.3×	971 1.3×	626 0.9×	758 1.2×	152	6.1k
Rebecca M. Kuiper	916 0.8×	265 0.3×	596 0.8×	473 0.7×	312 0.5×	27	3.0k
Mark G. Haviland	1.7k 1.6×	895 1.2×	655 0.8×	555 0.8×	525 0.9×	84	6.9k
Juan Antônio Moreno Murcia	3.4k 3.1×	695 0.9×	358 0.5×	622 0.9×	865 1.4×	325	4.6k
Alia J. Crum	821 0.7×	428 0.6×	404 0.5×	119 0.2×	686 1.1×	67	3.2k

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DeSmet, Ann, et al.. (2025). Adolescent Engagement With a Multicomponent mHealth Tool: Identifying Usage Patterns, Determinants, and Health Behavior Change in an Intervention Trial. JMIR mhealth and uhealth. 13. e59041–e59041.

DeSmet, Ann, et al.. (2024). A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis of the Effectiveness of Dietary Interventions to Enhance Mental Wellbeing in Emerging Adulthood. Journal of Happiness Studies. 25(6).

Rhodes, Ryan E., Anna Banik, Matthias Burkard Aulbach, et al.. (2024). Extending Our Understanding of the Social Determinants of Physical Activity and Sedentary Behaviors in Families: A Systems Mapping Approach. Journal of Physical Activity and Health. 22(1). 53–68. 5 indexed citations

Szinay, Dorothy, Cynthia C. Forbes, Heide Busse, et al.. (2023). Is the uptake, engagement, and effectiveness of exclusively mobile interventions for the promotion of weight‐related behaviors equal for all? A systematic review. Obesity Reviews. 24(3). e13542–e13542. 38 indexed citations

Waterschoot, Joachim, Sibyl Anthierens, Ann DeSmet, et al.. (2022). Saliva testing among teachers during the COVID-19 pandemic: Effects on health concerns, well-being, and precautionary behavior. Social Science & Medicine. 311. 115295–115295. 3 indexed citations

Szinay, Dorothy, et al.. (2022). Is the uptake, engagement and effectiveness of exclusively mobile interventions for the promotion of weight-related behaviours equal for all? A systematic review. ERef Bayreuth (University of Bayreuth). 1 indexed citations

Cardon, Greet, et al.. (2022). Nonusage Attrition of Adolescents in an mHealth Promotion Intervention and the Role of Socioeconomic Status: Secondary Analysis of a 2-Arm Cluster-Controlled Trial. JMIR mhealth and uhealth. 10(5). e36404–e36404. 9 indexed citations

Kracht, Chelsea L., Melinda Hutchesson, Mavra Ahmed, et al.. (2021). E‐&mHealth interventions targeting nutrition, physical activity, sedentary behavior, and/or obesity among children: A scoping review of systematic reviews and meta‐analyses. Obesity Reviews. 22(12). e13331–e13331. 25 indexed citations

DeSmet, Ann, et al.. (2021). The Moderating Role of Parenting Dimensions in the Association between Traditional or Cyberbullying Victimization and Mental Health among Adolescents of Different Sexual Orientation. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 18(6). 2867–2867. 12 indexed citations

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Hutchesson, Melinda, Claire Gough, André Müller, et al.. (2021). eHealth interventions targeting nutrition, physical activity, sedentary behavior, or obesity in adults: A scoping review of systematic reviews. Obesity Reviews. 22(10). e13295–e13295. 37 indexed citations

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Degroote, Laurent, Karolien Poels, Carol Maher, et al.. (2020). Low-Cost Consumer-Based Trackers to Measure Physical Activity and Sleep Duration Among Adults in Free-Living Conditions: Validation Study. JMIR mhealth and uhealth. 8(5). e16674–e16674. 42 indexed citations

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DeSmet, Ann, Ilse De Bourdeaudhuij, Sébastien Chastin, et al.. (2019). Adults’ Preferences for Behavior Change Techniques and Engagement Features in a Mobile App to Promote 24-Hour Movement Behaviors: Cross-Sectional Survey Study. JMIR mhealth and uhealth. 7(12). e15707–e15707. 20 indexed citations

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DeSmet, Ann, et al.. (2018). Cyberbullying and traditional bullying involvement among heterosexual and non-heterosexual adolescents, and their associations with age and gender. Computers in Human Behavior. 83. 254–261. 44 indexed citations

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DeSmet, Ann, Greet Cardon, Sébastien Chastin, et al.. (2018). Mobile Exergaming in Adolescents’ Everyday Life—Contextual Design of Where, When, with Whom, and How: The SmartLife Case. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 15(5). 835–835. 9 indexed citations

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DeSmet, Ann, Yan Liu, Ilse De Bourdeaudhuij, Tom Baranowski, & Debbe Thompson. (2017). The effectiveness of asking behaviors among 9–11 year-old children in increasing home availability and children’s intake of fruit and vegetables: results from the Squire’s Quest II self-regulation game intervention. International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity. 14(1). 51–51. 15 indexed citations

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DeSmet, Ann, Katrien Van Cleemput, Sara Bastiaensens, et al.. (2015). Bridging behavior science and gaming theory: Using the Intervention Mapping Protocol to design a serious game against cyberbullying. Computers in Human Behavior. 56. 337–351. 33 indexed citations

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DeSmet, Ann, Sara Bastiaensens, Katrien Van Cleemput, et al.. (2015). Deciding whether to look after them, to like it, or leave it: A multidimensional analysis of predictors of positive and negative bystander behavior in cyberbullying among adolescents. Computers in Human Behavior. 57. 398–415. 137 indexed citations

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DeSmet, Ann, Sara Bastiaensens, Katrien Van Cleemput, et al.. (2014). Applying the Intervention Mapping Protocol to the design of a serious game against cyberbullying among young adolescents. Ghent University Academic Bibliography (Ghent University). 2 indexed citations

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DeSmet, Ann, et al.. (2011). Implementation and evaluation of a web-based decision aid in the decision making process of newly diagnosed patients with localized prostate cancer. Ghent University Academic Bibliography (Ghent University).

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DeSmet, Ann, et al.. (2010). Een starterskit voor betere GGZ: visie en methodieken. Ghent University Academic Bibliography (Ghent University). 1 indexed citations

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