Anna Bryant

1.3k total citations · 2 hit papers
22 papers, 844 citations indexed

About

Anna Bryant is a scholar working on Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation, Sociology and Political Science and Developmental and Educational Psychology. According to data from OpenAlex, Anna Bryant has authored 22 papers receiving a total of 844 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 11 papers in Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation, 10 papers in Sociology and Political Science and 8 papers in Developmental and Educational Psychology. Recurrent topics in Anna Bryant's work include Physical Education and Pedagogy (11 papers), Inclusion and Disability in Education and Sport (9 papers) and Children's Physical and Motor Development (7 papers). Anna Bryant is often cited by papers focused on Physical Education and Pedagogy (11 papers), Inclusion and Disability in Education and Sport (9 papers) and Children's Physical and Motor Development (7 papers). Anna Bryant collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, Australia and Spain. Anna Bryant's co-authors include Richard Keegan, Kevin Morgan, Lowri C. Edwards, Anwen Jones, Stephen‐Mark Cooper, Stewart A. Vella, Natasha Schranz, David R. Lubans, Richard D. Telford and Jo Salmon and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, PLoS ONE and Sports Medicine.

In The Last Decade

Anna Bryant

21 papers receiving 826 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.

Definitions, Foundations and Associations of Physical Literacy: A Systematic Review

2016 359 citations Lowri C. Edwards, Anna Bryant et al. Sports Medicine profile →
‘Measuring’ Physical Literacy and Related Constructs: A Systematic Review of Empirical Findings

2017 179 citations Lowri C. Edwards, Anna Bryant et al. Sports Medicine profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Anna Bryant United Kingdom	9	592	457	365	195	156	22	844
Lowri C. Edwards United Kingdom	8	545 0.9×	376 0.8×	315 0.9×	209 1.1×	114 0.7×	15	734
Ken Hardman United Kingdom	11	286 0.5×	490 1.1×	305 0.8×	147 0.8×	81 0.5×	32	755
Cláudio Farias Portugal	15	278 0.5×	536 1.2×	281 0.8×	73 0.4×	110 0.7×	51	735
Michalis Stylianou Australia	15	255 0.4×	193 0.4×	154 0.4×	209 1.1×	83 0.5×	55	607
Marcos Onofre Portugal	10	205 0.3×	185 0.4×	126 0.3×	140 0.7×	148 0.9×	44	506
Niek Pot Netherlands	10	232 0.4×	187 0.4×	203 0.6×	116 0.6×	41 0.3×	12	491
Toni M. O’Donovan United Kingdom	11	145 0.2×	235 0.5×	167 0.5×	153 0.8×	46 0.3×	13	501
Ken R. Lodewyk Canada	15	324 0.5×	202 0.4×	128 0.4×	65 0.3×	224 1.4×	39	637
Hege Eikeland Tjomsland Norway	14	248 0.4×	104 0.2×	73 0.2×	151 0.8×	157 1.0×	39	573
William B. Strean Canada	16	445 0.8×	244 0.5×	167 0.5×	34 0.2×	97 0.6×	34	827

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Anna Bryant

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Appleton, Paul R., et al.. (2025). Examining the mediating role of motivation in the relationships between teacher-created motivational climates and quality of engagement in secondary school physical education. PLoS ONE. 20(1). e0316729–e0316729. 5 indexed citations

Appleton, Paul R., et al.. (2025). Promoting a more empowering motivational climate in physical education: a mixed-methods study on the impact of a theory-based professional development programme. Frontiers in Psychology. 16. 1564671–1564671. 1 indexed citations

Bryant, Anna, et al.. (2025). Using the Principles from Community of Practice: Developing Sustainable Professional Development Programmes in Physical Education. Education Sciences. 15(6). 713–713. 1 indexed citations

Gray, Shirley, et al.. (2024). A critical endeavour? Supporting teachers’ journeys towards critical engagement with curriculum in physical education through cross-border dialogue. Edinburgh Research Explorer. 16(2). 205–221. 2 indexed citations

Gray, Shirley, et al.. (2023). Exploring the re-legitimisation of messages for health and physical education within contemporary English and Welsh curricula reform. Sport Education and Society. 29(8). 939–951. 6 indexed citations

Gray, Shirley, et al.. (2023). Exploring physical education teachers’ conceptualisations of health and wellbeing discourse across the four nations of the UK. Edinburgh Research Explorer (University of Edinburgh). 15(1). 1–23. 8 indexed citations

Gray, Shirley, et al.. (2022). A health(y) subject? Examining discourses of health in physical education curricula across the UK. British Educational Research Journal. 48(6). 1161–1182. 15 indexed citations

Chambers, Fiona C., et al.. (2020). Threshold Concepts in Physical Education. 2 indexed citations

Bryant, Anna, et al.. (2020). “I felt like I was missing out on something”: an evaluation of using remote technology in the classroom. Education and Information Technologies. 25(6). 4897–4914. 7 indexed citations

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Bryant, Anna, et al.. (2020). Mentoring PE Student Teachers in Wales: Lessons from a Systematic Review of the Literature. Cardiff Metropolitan Research Repository (Cardiff Metropolitan University). 22(2). 1 indexed citations

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Morgan, Kevin, Anna Bryant, & Lowri C. Edwards. (2020). Appreciative inquiry as a methodological approach to collaboration between different sporting organisations in Wales to promote physical literacy. Sport Education and Society. 27(1). 27–40. 2 indexed citations

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Edwards, Lowri C., Anna Bryant, Kevin Morgan, et al.. (2019). A Professional Development Program to Enhance Primary School Teachers’ Knowledge and Operationalization of Physical Literacy. Journal of Teaching in Physical Education. 38(2). 126–135. 29 indexed citations

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Keegan, Richard, Lisa M. Barnett, Dean Dudley, et al.. (2019). Defining Physical Literacy for Application in Australia: A Modified Delphi Method. Journal of Teaching in Physical Education. 38(2). 105–118. 106 indexed citations

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Barnett, Lisa M., Dean Dudley, Richard D. Telford, et al.. (2019). Guidelines for the Selection of Physical Literacy Measures in Physical Education in Australia. Journal of Teaching in Physical Education. 38(2). 119–125. 50 indexed citations

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Morgan, Kevin, et al.. (2018). Transferring primary generalists’ positive classroom pedagogy to the physical education setting: a collaborative PE-CPD process. Physical Education and Sport Pedagogy. 24(1). 43–58. 11 indexed citations

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Milton, D. J., Paul R. Appleton, Anna Bryant, & Joan L. Duda. (2018). Initial Validation of the Teacher-Created Empowering and Disempowering Motivational Climate Questionnaire in Physical Education. Journal of Teaching in Physical Education. 37(4). 340–351. 35 indexed citations

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Edwards, Lowri C., Anna Bryant, Richard Keegan, et al.. (2017). ‘Measuring’ Physical Literacy and Related Constructs: A Systematic Review of Empirical Findings. Sports Medicine. 48(3). 659–682. 179 indexed citations breakdown →

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Edwards, Lowri C., Anna Bryant, Richard Keegan, Kevin Morgan, & Anwen Jones. (2016). Definitions, Foundations and Associations of Physical Literacy: A Systematic Review. Sports Medicine. 47(1). 113–126. 359 indexed citations breakdown →

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Fleming, Scott, et al.. (2016). 'We thought you were undercover, here to inspect us' – Some of the Challenges of Ethnographic Fieldwork in Schools. Cardiff Metropolitan Research Repository (Cardiff Metropolitan University). 18(2).

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Bryant, Anna, et al.. (2015). “This is awesome miss. It is safe. We don’t do this with any other teacher.” Classroom activities to listen to pupils’ voices. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 1 indexed citations

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