Avril Johnstone

606 total citations
17 papers, 300 citations indexed

About

Avril Johnstone is a scholar working on Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, Sociology and Political Science and Developmental and Educational Psychology. According to data from OpenAlex, Avril Johnstone has authored 17 papers receiving a total of 300 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 9 papers in Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, 7 papers in Sociology and Political Science and 6 papers in Developmental and Educational Psychology. Recurrent topics in Avril Johnstone's work include Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet (9 papers), Children's Physical and Motor Development (6 papers) and Urban Green Space and Health (5 papers). Avril Johnstone is often cited by papers focused on Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet (9 papers), Children's Physical and Motor Development (6 papers) and Urban Green Space and Health (5 papers). Avril Johnstone collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, Belgium and Finland. Avril Johnstone's co-authors include John J. Reilly, Adrienne Hughes, Anne Martin, Xanne Janssen, Valerie Wells, Paul McCrorie, Ingunn Fjørtoft, Susanna Iivonen, Rita Cordovil and Hilary Thomson and has published in prestigious journals such as International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, Frontiers in Psychology and BMC Public Health.

In The Last Decade

Avril Johnstone

15 papers receiving 290 citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Avril Johnstone United Kingdom 9 143 105 82 72 55 17 300
Brianne A. Bruijns Canada 11 230 1.6× 117 1.1× 245 3.0× 78 1.1× 92 1.7× 37 445
Catherine L. Ramstetter United States 7 139 1.0× 146 1.4× 154 1.9× 65 0.9× 20 0.4× 11 415
Anita Niehues Australia 8 118 0.8× 117 1.1× 123 1.5× 74 1.0× 17 0.3× 8 385
Jiameng Ma Japan 11 89 0.6× 65 0.6× 124 1.5× 40 0.6× 38 0.7× 32 289
Hyunshik Kim Japan 11 90 0.6× 66 0.6× 108 1.3× 41 0.6× 30 0.5× 25 262
Madison Predy Canada 11 116 0.8× 133 1.3× 107 1.3× 75 1.0× 73 1.3× 20 288
David Chorney Canada 4 62 0.4× 88 0.8× 122 1.5× 89 1.2× 20 0.4× 7 328
Katherine Janson Canada 3 95 0.7× 88 0.8× 176 2.1× 91 1.3× 24 0.4× 3 379
Teun Remmers Netherlands 11 87 0.6× 34 0.3× 178 2.2× 26 0.4× 20 0.4× 21 299
Suvi Määttä Finland 13 101 0.7× 148 1.4× 229 2.8× 93 1.3× 39 0.7× 17 377

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All Works

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Tomaz, Simone A., John J. Reilly, Avril Johnstone, et al.. (2024). A systematic evaluation of physical activity and diet policies in Scotland: results from the 2021 Active Healthy Kids Report Card. Journal of Public Health. 46(2). e240–e247. 2 indexed citations
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Dibben, Grace, Anne Martin, Avril Johnstone, et al.. (2023). Adolescents’ interactive electronic device use, sleep and mental health: a systematic review of prospective studies. Journal of Sleep Research. 32(5). e13899–e13899. 21 indexed citations
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Martin, Anne, Joanne Clarke, Avril Johnstone, et al.. (2023). A qualitative study of parental strategies to enable pre-school children's outdoor and nature experiences during COVID-19 restrictions. Health & Place. 79. 102967–102967. 5 indexed citations
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Martin, Anne, et al.. (2022). A Low-Cost Method for Understanding How Nature-Based Early Learning and Childcare Impacts Children’s Health and Wellbeing. Frontiers in Psychology. 13. 889828–889828. 3 indexed citations
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Bardid, Farid, et al.. (2022). Results from Scotland's 2021 report card on physical activity and health for children and youth: Grades, secular trends, and socio-economic inequalities. Journal of Exercise Science & Fitness. 20(4). 317–322. 8 indexed citations
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Johnstone, Avril, Paul McCrorie, Rita Cordovil, et al.. (2022). Nature-Based Early Childhood Education and Children’s Physical Activity, Sedentary Behavior, Motor Competence, and Other Physical Health Outcomes: A Mixed-Methods Systematic Review. Journal of Physical Activity and Health. 19(6). 456–472. 30 indexed citations
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Johnstone, Avril, Anne Martin, Rita Cordovil, et al.. (2022). Nature-Based Early Childhood Education and Children’s Social, Emotional and Cognitive Development: A Mixed-Methods Systematic Review. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 19(10). 5967–5967. 61 indexed citations
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Johnstone, Avril, Paul McCrorie, Rita Cordovil, et al.. (2020). Nature-based early childhood education for child health, wellbeing and development: a mixed-methods systematic review protocol. Systematic Reviews. 9(1). 226–226. 8 indexed citations
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Johnstone, Avril, Adrienne Hughes, Lizann Bonnar, Josephine N. Booth, & John J. Reilly. (2019). An active play intervention to improve physical activity and fundamental movement skills in children of low socio-economic status: feasibility cluster randomised controlled trial. Pilot and Feasibility Studies. 5(1). 45–45. 28 indexed citations
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Johnstone, Avril, Adrienne Hughes, Anne Martin, & John J. Reilly. (2018). Utilising active play interventions to promote physical activity and improve fundamental movement skills in children: a systematic review and meta-analysis. BMC Public Health. 18(1). 789–789. 52 indexed citations
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Hughes, Adrienne, Avril Johnstone, Farid Bardid, & John J. Reilly. (2018). Results from Scotland’s 2018 Report Card on Physical Activity for Children and Youth. Journal of Physical Activity and Health. 15(s2). S402–S403. 5 indexed citations
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Johnstone, Avril, Adrienne Hughes, Xanne Janssen, & John J. Reilly. (2017). Pragmatic evaluation of the Go2Play Active Play intervention on physical activity and fundamental movement skills in children. Preventive Medicine Reports. 7. 58–63. 47 indexed citations
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Hughes, Adrienne, David J. Muggeridge, Ann‐Marie Gibson, Avril Johnstone, & Alison Kirk. (2016). Objectively Measured Sedentary Time in Children and Their Parents. AIMS Public Health. 3(4). 823–836. 12 indexed citations
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Reilly, John J., Avril Johnstone, Geraldine McNeill, & Adrienne Hughes. (2016). Results From Scotland’s 2016 Report Card on Physical Activity for Children and Youth. Journal of Physical Activity and Health. 13(s2). S251–S255. 11 indexed citations

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