Darla M. Castelli

10.2k total citations · 5 hit papers
128 papers, 7.4k citations indexed

About

Darla M. Castelli is a scholar working on Developmental and Educational Psychology, Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health and Physiology. According to data from OpenAlex, Darla M. Castelli has authored 128 papers receiving a total of 7.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 64 papers in Developmental and Educational Psychology, 46 papers in Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health and 32 papers in Physiology. Recurrent topics in Darla M. Castelli's work include Children's Physical and Motor Development (57 papers), Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet (45 papers) and Physical Activity and Health (31 papers). Darla M. Castelli is often cited by papers focused on Children's Physical and Motor Development (57 papers), Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet (45 papers) and Physical Activity and Health (31 papers). Darla M. Castelli collaborates with scholars based in United States, Sweden and Iceland. Darla M. Castelli's co-authors include Charles H. Hillman, Sarah Buck, Matthew B. Pontifex, Heather Erwin, Lauren B. Raine, Jennifer L. Etnier, Joseph E. Donnelly, Kate Lambourne, Sarah Lee and Phillip D. Tomporowski and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, PEDIATRICS and Journal of Neurophysiology.

In The Last Decade

Darla M. Castelli

119 papers receiving 7.0k 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.

Physical Activity, Fitness, Cognitive Function, and Academic Achievement in Children

2016 1.3k citations Joseph E. Donnelly, Charles H. Hillman et al. Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise profile →
Physical Fitness and Academic Achievement in Third- and Fifth-Grade Students

2007 639 citations Darla M. Castelli, Charles H. Hillman et al. profile →
The effect of acute treadmill walking on cognitive control and academic achievement in preadolescent children

2009 609 citations Charles H. Hillman, Darla M. Castelli et al. profile →
Effects of the FITKids Randomized Controlled Trial on Executive Control and Brain Function

2014 440 citations Charles H. Hillman, Darla M. Castelli et al. profile →
Effects of Gamification on Behavioral Change in Education: A Meta-Analysis

2021 97 citations Darla M. Castelli et al. profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Darla M. Castelli United States	36	3.9k	2.8k	1.3k	1.3k	1.1k	128	7.4k
Phillip D. Tomporowski United States	38	4.0k 1.0×	2.5k 0.9×	1.5k 1.1×	1.0k 0.8×	2.0k 1.8×	107	9.0k
Caterina Pesce Italy	37	3.2k 0.8×	1.4k 0.5×	816 0.6×	1.1k 0.8×	1.0k 0.9×	140	5.9k
Jennifer L. Etnier United States	37	3.0k 0.8×	2.0k 0.7×	2.1k 1.6×	822 0.7×	2.2k 2.0×	109	9.7k
Uwe Pühse Switzerland	46	1.3k 0.3×	1.5k 0.5×	1.4k 1.1×	468 0.4×	1.2k 1.1×	204	7.1k
Lauren B. Raine United States	36	2.5k 0.6×	2.1k 0.7×	1.2k 0.9×	362 0.3×	1.5k 1.4×	96	6.4k
Matthew B. Pontifex United States	45	3.3k 0.8×	2.3k 0.8×	1.2k 0.9×	465 0.4×	2.9k 2.6×	116	8.4k
Markus Gerber Switzerland	52	1.5k 0.4×	1.6k 0.6×	2.2k 1.6×	494 0.4×	1.5k 1.4×	361	10.0k
John R. Best Canada	35	2.2k 0.6×	1.1k 0.4×	1.1k 0.8×	563 0.4×	1.8k 1.6×	152	7.8k
Paul D. Loprinzi United States	49	1.6k 0.4×	3.7k 1.3×	4.6k 3.4×	534 0.4×	1.7k 1.6×	504	11.7k
Amanda N. Szabo‐Reed United States	30	1.5k 0.4×	1.7k 0.6×	2.5k 1.8×	576 0.5×	1.8k 1.7×	74	8.6k

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20 of 20 papers shown

Castelli, Darla M., et al.. (2024). The Impact of a Global Pandemic on Young Adult Sedentary Behavior and Physical Activity. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 3(3). 100202–100202. 1 indexed citations

Centeio, Erin E., et al.. (2023). ACTIVE YOU: Teacher Attributes and Attitudes Predicting Physical Activity Promotion. Behavioral Sciences. 13(3). 210–210.

Castelli, Darla M., Gregory J. Welk, Timothy A. Brusseau, & Jaimie McMullen. (2022). SWITCH-ing Quality Physical Education to Multicomponent Comprehensive School Physical Activity Programs. Journal of Physical Education Recreation & Dance. 93(5). 35–42. 5 indexed citations

Castelli, Darla M., et al.. (2022). How Elementary In‐School Play Opportunities Relate to Academic Achievement and Social‐Emotional Well‐Being: Systematic Review. Journal of School Health. 92(10). 945–958. 12 indexed citations

Castelli, Darla M.. (2021). Evidence of the Essential Components: Modeling Transdisciplinary Team Science to Improve Physical Education. Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport. 92(2). 199–201. 3 indexed citations

Killian, Chad M., et al.. (2021). Evidence Supporting the Essential Components of Physical Education as a Measure of Quality. Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport. 92(2). 259–269. 4 indexed citations

Barcelona, Jeanne, et al.. (2021). Presidential youth fitness program implementation: An antecedent to organizational change. Evaluation and Program Planning. 86. 101919–101919. 2 indexed citations

Valley, Matthew T., M. G. Moore, Jun Zhuang, et al.. (2019). Separation of hemodynamic signals from GCaMP fluorescence measured with wide-field imaging. Journal of Neurophysiology. 123(1). 356–366. 47 indexed citations

Castelli, Darla M. & Hans van der Mars. (2018). Moving Forward: A Research Agenda for SHAPE America. Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport. 89(3). 282–285. 5 indexed citations

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Lindqvist, Anna-Karin, Darla M. Castelli, Josef Hallberg, & Stina Rutberg. (2018). The Praise and Price of Pokémon GO: A Qualitative Study of Children’s and Parents’ Experiences. JMIR Serious Games. 6(1). e1–e1. 44 indexed citations

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Chen, Yen T., et al.. (2018). Physical Fitness, Grit, School Attendance, and Academic Performance among Adolescents. BioMed Research International. 2018. 1–7. 42 indexed citations

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Castelli, Darla M., et al.. (2017). Comprehensive School Physical Activity Programs in Middle Schools. Journal of Physical Education Recreation & Dance. 88(6). 26–32. 7 indexed citations

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Donnelly, Joseph E., Charles H. Hillman, Darla M. Castelli, et al.. (2016). Physical Activity, Fitness, Cognitive Function, and Academic Achievement in Children. Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise. 48(6). 1197–1222. 1302 indexed citations breakdown →

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Castelli, Darla M., et al.. (2014). Special Issue: Comprehensive School Physical Activity Programs. Journal of Teaching in Physical Education. 33(4). 435–439. 13 indexed citations

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Carson, Russell L., Darla M. Castelli, Justin B. Moore, et al.. (2014). Impact of trained champions of comprehensive school physical activity programs on school physical activity offerings, youth physical activity and sedentary behaviors. Preventive Medicine. 69. S12–S19. 62 indexed citations

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Castelli, Darla M., et al.. (2011). Healthy Outcomes for Teens Project: Diabetes Prevention Through Distributed Interactive Learning. Diabetes Technology & Therapeutics. 13(3). 359–364. 5 indexed citations

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Castelli, Darla M., Jung Hwan Oh, Erin E. Centeio, & Charles H. Hillman. (2011). Time in Target Heart Zone and Physical and Cognitive Health. Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport. 82(1).

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Wang, Jianyu, et al.. (2010). RE-CONCEPTUALIZING PHYSICAL EDUCATION PROGRAMS FROM AN ECOLOGICAL PERSPECTIVE. 7(1). 1 indexed citations

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Castelli, Darla M.. (2002). A Comparison of High and Low Performing Secondary Physical Education Programs in South Carolina.. UMI eBooks. 2 indexed citations

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Lang, E, et al.. (1952). [An experimental study on the pathogenesis of valvular lesions accompanying interatrial and interventricular communication].. PubMed. 7(2). 67–77. 1 indexed citations

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