Carina Nigg

1.5k total citations · 1 hit paper
37 papers, 841 citations indexed

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Carina Nigg is a scholar working on Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, Physiology and Clinical Psychology. According to data from OpenAlex, Carina Nigg has authored 37 papers receiving a total of 841 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 21 papers in Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, 15 papers in Physiology and 7 papers in Clinical Psychology. Recurrent topics in Carina Nigg's work include Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet (19 papers), Physical Activity and Health (15 papers) and Urban Transport and Accessibility (7 papers). Carina Nigg is often cited by papers focused on Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet (19 papers), Physical Activity and Health (15 papers) and Urban Transport and Accessibility (7 papers). Carina Nigg collaborates with scholars based in Germany, Switzerland and Denmark. Carina Nigg's co-authors include Alexander Wöll, Claudia Niessner, Steffen Schmidt, Doris Oriwol, Alexander Burchartz, Simon Kolb, Annette Worth, Bastian Anedda, Claudio R. Nigg and Darko Jekauc and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, PLoS ONE and Scientific Reports.

In The Last Decade

Carina Nigg

32 papers receiving 822 citations

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Physical activity and screen time of children and adolescents before and during the COVID-19 lockdown in Germany: a natural experiment

2020 387 citations Steffen Schmidt, Bastian Anedda et al. Scientific Reports profile →

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#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Dental Health of Childhood Cancer Survivors—A Report From the Swiss Childhood Cancer Survivor Study (SCCSS) 2025 ·Pediatric Blood & Cancer ·Carina Nigg, (unknown), (unknown), André O. von Bueren, (unknown), Tamara Diesch, (unknown), Claudia E. Kuehni, Grit Sommer	0
2	Reduced Lower Body Muscular Strength and Endurance among Adult Survivors of Childhood Cancer 2024 ·Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise ·(unknown), Carina Nigg, Reto Kurmann, Gabriela M. Kuster, Nana K. Poku, (unknown), Claudia E. Kuehni, Nicolas von der Weid, Christina Schindera	0
3	The wearable landscape: Issues pertaining to the validation of the measurement of 24-h physical activity, sedentary, and sleep behavior assessment 2024 ·Journal of sport and health science ·Marco Giurgiu, (unknown), Janis Fiedler, (unknown), Alexander Burchartz, Simon Kolb, Sascha Ketelhut, (unknown), Carina Nigg, Irina Timm, (unknown), Steffen Schmidt, Kathrin Wunsch, G. Müller, Claudio R. Nigg, Alexander Wöll, Markus Reichert, Ulrich Ebner‐Priemer, Johannes B. Bussmann	0
4	Parental smoking and respiratory outcomes in young childhood cancer survivors 2024 ·Pediatric Blood & Cancer ·(unknown), Grit Sommer, Carina Nigg, (unknown), (unknown), Marc Ansari, Nicolas von der Weid, Christina Schindera, Claudia E. Kuehni	0
5	Walking and non-motorized vehicle use in adolescents: the role of neighborhood environment perceptions across urbanization levels 2024 ·German Journal of Exercise and Sport Research ·(unknown), Janis Fiedler, Carina Nigg, Claudia Niessner, Hagen Wäsche, Alexander Wöll	2
6	Real-life behavioral and neural circuit markers of physical activity as a compensatory mechanism for social isolation 2024 ·Nature Mental Health ·(unknown), Markus Reichert, Marco Giurgiu, Irina Timm, Iris Reinhard, Carina Nigg, (unknown), (unknown), Christoph von der Goltz, Urs Braun, Ulrich Ebner‐Priemer, Andreas Meyer‐Lindenberg, Heike Tost	7
7	Perceived physical environment and active transport in adolescents: A systematic review 2023 ·Journal of Transport & Health ·(unknown), (unknown), Carina Nigg, Claudia Niessner, Hagen Wäsche, Alexander Wöll	8
8	Natural environments, psychosocial health, and health behaviors in a crisis – A scoping review of the literature in the COVID-19 context 2023 ·Journal of Environmental Psychology ·Carina Nigg, (unknown), Tadhg MacIntyre	20
9	Preservice physical education teachers’ beliefs about sustainable development in physical education—scale development and validation 2023 ·German Journal of Exercise and Sport Research ·(unknown), Carina Nigg, (unknown), (unknown)	4
10	Leave the screen: The influence of everyday behaviors on self-reported interoception 2023 ·Biological Psychology ·(unknown), Carina Nigg, Valentin Benzing, Mirko Schmidt	3
11	The geospatial and conceptual configuration of the natural environment impacts the association with health outcomes and behavior in children and adolescents 2022 ·International Journal of Health Geographics ·Carina Nigg, Claudia Niessner, Alexander Burchartz, Alexander Wöll, Jasper Schipperijn	6
12	Examining the role of affective states in relation to exercise intentions and participation in extra-curricular exercise classes at university: A repeated measurement observational study 2022 ·Frontiers in Psychology ·Emily Finne, Carina Nigg, (unknown), Odile Sauzet, (unknown), Darko Jekauc	6
13	Natural Environments, Psychosocial Health, and Health Behaviors in a Crisis – A Scoping Review of the Literature in the COVID-19 Context 2021 ·MURAL - Maynooth University Research Archive Library (National University of Ireland, Maynooth) ·Carina Nigg, (unknown), Tadhg MacIntyre	3
14	Population density predicts youth's physical activity changes during Covid-19 – Results from the MoMo study 2021 ·Health & Place ·Carina Nigg, Doris Oriwol, Kathrin Wunsch, Alexander Burchartz, Simon Kolb, Annette Worth, Alexander Wöll, Claudia Niessner	14
15	Relating outdoor play to sedentary behavior and physical activity in youth - results from a cohort study 2021 ·BMC Public Health ·Carina Nigg, Claudia Niessner, Claudio R. Nigg, Doris Oriwol, Steffen Schmidt, Alexander Wöll	12
16	Measurement properties of the German version of the Physical Activity Enjoyment Scale for adults 2020 ·PLoS ONE ·Darko Jekauc, Carina Nigg, Claudio R. Nigg, Markus Reichert, Janina Krell‐Roesch, Doris Oriwol, Steffen Schmidt, Kathrin Wunsch, Alexander Wöll	14
17	Physical activity and screen time of children and adolescents before and during the COVID-19 lockdown in Germany: a natural experiment breakdown → 2020 ·Scientific Reports ·Steffen Schmidt, Bastian Anedda, Alexander Burchartz, (unknown), Simon Kolb, Carina Nigg, Claudia Niessner, Doris Oriwol, Annette Worth, Alexander Wöll	387
18	Testing the Weiss-Harter-Model: Physical Activity, Self-Esteem, Enjoyment, and Social Support in Children and Adolescents 2019 ·Frontiers in Psychology ·Darko Jekauc, Carina Nigg, Claudia Niessner, Kathrin Wunsch, Claudio R. Nigg, Janina Krell‐Roesch, Alexander Wöll	13
19	Stand Up, Students! Decisional Cues Reduce Sedentary Behavior in University Students 2019 ·Frontiers in Public Health ·Carina Nigg, Philip Bachert, (unknown), Hagen Wäsche, Rainer Neumann, Claudio R. Nigg	18
20	Is there Europeanization of physical activity promotion? – A neofunctional approach 2019 ·Health Policy ·Carina Nigg	3

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