Claire Cleland

2.4k total citations · 2 hit papers
42 papers, 1.6k citations indexed

About

Claire Cleland is a scholar working on Transportation, Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis and Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health. According to data from OpenAlex, Claire Cleland has authored 42 papers receiving a total of 1.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 19 papers in Transportation, 13 papers in Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis and 13 papers in Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health. Recurrent topics in Claire Cleland's work include Urban Transport and Accessibility (18 papers), Physical Activity and Health (10 papers) and Traffic and Road Safety (10 papers). Claire Cleland is often cited by papers focused on Urban Transport and Accessibility (18 papers), Physical Activity and Health (10 papers) and Traffic and Road Safety (10 papers). Claire Cleland collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, United States and Brazil. Claire Cleland's co-authors include Ruth F. Hunter, Frank Kee, Mark A. Tully, Margaret Cupples, Geraint Ellis, Sara Ferguson, James F. Sallis, Matthias Braubach, Anne Cleary and Robert Hunter and has published in prestigious journals such as The Lancet, SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología and PLoS ONE.

In The Last Decade

Claire Cleland

41 papers receiving 1.6k 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.

  1. Validity of the Global Physical Activity Questionnaire (GPAQ) in assessing levels and change in moderate-vigorous physical activity and sedentary behaviour
    2014 420 citations Claire Cleland, Ruth F. Hunter et al. BMC Public Health profile →
  2. Environmental, health, wellbeing, social and equity effects of urban green space interventions: A meta-narrative evidence synthesis
    2019 346 citations Claire Cleland et al. profile →

Peers

Claire Cleland
Katie M. Heinrich United States
Jeanette Gustat United States
Mariëlle A. Beenackers Netherlands
Deepti Adlakha United States
Marta M. Jankowska United States
Patricia K. Doyle–Baker Canada
Naomi Ellis United Kingdom
K. Viktoria Stein Austria
Sofie Compernolle Belgium
Lucas J. Carr United States
Katie M. Heinrich United States
Claire Cleland
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Countries citing papers authored by Claire Cleland

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Fields of papers citing papers by Claire Cleland

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Claire Cleland

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Claire Cleland. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Claire Cleland based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with Claire Cleland. Claire Cleland is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Hunter, Ruth F., Claire Cleland, Sara Ferguson, et al.. (2025). Built environment influences on park visits for older adults: insights from a machine learning approach. Cities. 165. 106143–106143. 5 indexed citations
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Wang, Ruoyu, Claire Cleland, Ruth Weir, et al.. (2024). Rethinking the association between green space and crime using spatial quantile regression modelling: Do vegetation type, crime type, and crime rates matter?. Urban forestry & urban greening. 101. 128523–128523. 7 indexed citations
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Bornioli, Anna, Claire Cleland, Sarah Jones, et al.. (2024). 20mph speed limits and zones for better public health: Meta-narrative evidence synthesis. Journal of Transport & Health. 39. 101917–101917. 1 indexed citations
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Milton, Karen, Graham Baker, Claire Cleland, et al.. (2024). The tales of two cities: use of evidence for introducing 20 miles per hour speed limits in Edinburgh and Belfast (United Kingdom). Health Research Policy and Systems. 22(1). 120–120. 1 indexed citations
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Cleland, Claire & Ruth F. Hunter. (2024). URBAN ENVIRONMENT EXPOSURES AND COGNITIVE HEALTH: AN EVIDENCE GAP MAP OF SYSTEMATIC REVIEWS. Innovation in Aging. 8(Supplement_1). 384–384. 1 indexed citations
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Trott, Mike, et al.. (2024). Urban environment exposures and cognitive health: an evidence gap map of systematic reviews. Cities & Health. 9(1). 129–159. 2 indexed citations
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Cleland, Claire, Mehdi Moeinaddini, Frank Kee, et al.. (2023). Complex interventions to reduce car use and change travel behaviour: An umbrella review.. Journal of Transport & Health. 31. 101652–101652. 8 indexed citations
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Jepson, Ruth, Graham Baker, Claire Cleland, et al.. (2022). Developing and implementing 20-mph speed limits in Edinburgh and Belfast: mixed-methods study. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 10(9). 1–164. 2 indexed citations
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Hunter, Ruth F., Claire Cleland, Frank Kee, et al.. (2021). Developing System-Oriented Interventions and Policies to Reduce Car Dependency for Improved Population Health in Belfast: Study Protocol. Systems. 9(3). 62–62. 7 indexed citations
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Milton, Karen, Michael P. Kelly, Graham Baker, et al.. (2021). Use of natural experimental studies to evaluate 20mph speed limits in two major UK cities. Journal of Transport & Health. 22. 101141–101141. 16 indexed citations
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Hunter, Ruth F., et al.. (2021). Physical environmental factors influencing older adults’ park use: A qualitative study. Urban forestry & urban greening. 65. 127353–127353. 29 indexed citations
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Cleland, Claire, Graham Baker, Frank Kee, et al.. (2021). A qualitative exploration of the mechanisms, pathways and public health outcomes of a city centre 20mph speed limit intervention: The case of Belfast, United Kingdom. Health & Place. 70. 102627–102627. 11 indexed citations
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Williams, Andrew James, Ruth F. Hunter, James Woodcock, et al.. (2021). Evaluating the citywide Edinburgh 20mph speed limit intervention effects on traffic speed and volume: A pre-post observational evaluation. PLoS ONE. 16(12). e0261383–e0261383. 11 indexed citations
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Murtagh, Brendan, Sara Ferguson, Claire Cleland, et al.. (2021). Planning for an ageing city: place, older people and urban restructuring. Cities & Health. 6(2). 375–388. 8 indexed citations
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Cleland, Claire, Sara Ferguson, Geraint Ellis, & Ruth F. Hunter. (2018). Validity of the International Physical Activity Questionnaire (IPAQ) for assessing moderate-to-vigorous physical activity and sedentary behaviour of older adults in the United Kingdom. BMC Medical Research Methodology. 18(1). 176–176. 251 indexed citations
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O’Brien, Nicola, Ben Heaven, Elizabeth H. Evans, et al.. (2016). Integrating Evidence From Systematic Reviews, Qualitative Research, and Expert Knowledge Using Co-Design Techniques to Develop a Web-Based Intervention for People in the Retirement Transition. Journal of Medical Internet Research. 18(8). e210–e210. 94 indexed citations
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Cleland, Claire, Ruth F. Hunter, Mark A. Tully, et al.. (2014). Identifying solutions to increase participation in physical activity interventions within a socio-economically disadvantaged community: a qualitative study. International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity. 11(1). 68–68. 27 indexed citations
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Cleland, Claire, Mark A. Tully, Frank Kee, & Margaret Cupples. (2012). The effectiveness of physical activity interventions in socio-economically disadvantaged communities: A systematic review. Preventive Medicine. 54(6). 371–380. 109 indexed citations

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