David Berrigan

26.3k total citations · 2 hit papers
226 papers, 19.2k citations indexed

About

David Berrigan is a scholar working on Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, Physiology and Transportation. According to data from OpenAlex, David Berrigan has authored 226 papers receiving a total of 19.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 96 papers in Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, 91 papers in Physiology and 56 papers in Transportation. Recurrent topics in David Berrigan's work include Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet (90 papers), Physical Activity and Health (66 papers) and Urban Transport and Accessibility (56 papers). David Berrigan is often cited by papers focused on Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet (90 papers), Physical Activity and Health (66 papers) and Urban Transport and Accessibility (56 papers). David Berrigan collaborates with scholars based in United States, Australia and United Kingdom. David Berrigan's co-authors include Richard P. Troiano, Kevin W. Dodd, Louise C. Mâsse, Margaret McDowell, Timothy Tilert, Eric L. Charnov, Raymond B. Huey, Hopi E. Hoekstra, Jonathan M. Hoekstra and Christopher E. Hill and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and PLoS ONE.

In The Last Decade

David Berrigan

221 papers receiving 18.4k citations

Hit Papers

Physical Activity in the United States Measured by Accele... 2001 2026 2009 2017 2008 2001 2.0k 4.0k 6.0k
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. Physical Activity in the United States Measured by Accelerometer
    2008 6.1k citations David Berrigan et al. profile →
  2. The Strength of Phenotypic Selection in Natural Populations
    2001 1.5k citations David Berrigan et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
David Berrigan United States 61 7.3k 7.1k 2.6k 2.4k 2.4k 226 19.2k
Jonathan C. K. Wells United Kingdom 76 9.5k 1.3× 10.3k 1.5× 1.2k 0.5× 1.1k 0.5× 923 0.4× 603 26.8k
Wendy J. Brown Australia 84 11.9k 1.6× 10.1k 1.4× 206 0.1× 649 0.3× 2.1k 0.9× 684 30.7k
William A. Harris United States 80 1.9k 0.3× 3.2k 0.4× 393 0.2× 1.6k 0.7× 198 0.1× 207 25.8k
James W. Vaupel Germany 80 3.8k 0.5× 1.6k 0.2× 1.1k 0.4× 2.4k 1.0× 123 0.1× 333 28.0k
Wolfgang Viechtbauer Netherlands 55 1.8k 0.2× 1.9k 0.3× 1.1k 0.4× 1.2k 0.5× 56 0.0× 186 34.2k
Bruce Barton United States 69 1.8k 0.3× 4.4k 0.6× 400 0.2× 560 0.2× 104 0.0× 321 18.3k
Paul W. Franks Sweden 67 5.6k 0.8× 5.0k 0.7× 290 0.1× 2.8k 1.2× 177 0.1× 324 16.4k
William J. Browne United Kingdom 47 2.8k 0.4× 1.3k 0.2× 506 0.2× 1.9k 0.8× 212 0.1× 165 24.7k
Charles C. Berry United States 62 1.9k 0.3× 2.0k 0.3× 306 0.1× 3.2k 1.3× 244 0.1× 158 16.1k
Andrew M. Prentice United Kingdom 73 6.1k 0.8× 6.8k 1.0× 100 0.0× 1.4k 0.6× 237 0.1× 404 23.1k

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Fields of papers citing papers by David Berrigan

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of David Berrigan

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Berrigan, David, et al.. (2025). Public Support for Cancer-Related Warning Labels on Alcohol Containers. American Journal of Preventive Medicine. 70(2). 108151–108151.
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Moniruzzaman, Mohammad, Sheikh Mohammed Shariful Islam, Kelly Jones, et al.. (2025). County-level residential segregation and sedentary behavior in US adults. PubMed. 4(1). 15–15. 1 indexed citations
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Zink, Jennifer, Dana L. Wolff‐Hughes, Norrina B. Allen, et al.. (2024). Longitudinal associations of screen time, physical activity, and sleep duration with body mass index in U.S. youth. International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity. 21(1). 35–35. 9 indexed citations
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Agurs‐Collins, Tanya, David Berrigan, Heidi M. Blanck, et al.. (2024). Adult obesity treatment and prevention: A trans‐agency commentary on the research landscape, gaps, and future opportunities. Obesity Reviews. 25(9). e13769–e13769.
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Jacob, Verughese, Sajal K. Chattopadhyay, David P. Hopkins, et al.. (2024). Parks, Trails, and Greenways for Physical Activity: A Community Guide Systematic Economic Review. American Journal of Preventive Medicine. 66(6). 1089–1099. 1 indexed citations
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Whitfield, Geoffrey P., et al.. (2023). Changes in Perceptions of the Near-Home Walking Environment Among US Adults—2015 and 2020 National Health Interview Survey. Journal of Physical Activity and Health. 21(3). 266–274. 3 indexed citations
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Berrigan, David, et al.. (2023). National Collaborative on Childhood Obesity Research Efforts to Advance Childhood Obesity Research: Progress and Next Steps. American Journal of Preventive Medicine. 65(2). 339–344.
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Clevenger, Kimberly A., Genevieve F. Dunton, Peter T. Katzmarzyk, Karin A. Pfeiffer, & David Berrigan. (2023). Adherence to Recess Guidelines in the United States Using Nationally Representative Data: Implications for Future Surveillance Efforts. Journal of School Health. 93(12). 1145–1155. 2 indexed citations
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Budenz, Alexandra, Richard P. Moser, Tanya Agurs‐Collins, et al.. (2022). Awareness of Alcohol and Cancer Risk and the California Proposition 65 Warning Sign Updates: A Natural Experiment. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 19(19). 11862–11862. 4 indexed citations
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Stinchcomb, David G., Tiffany M. Powell‐Wiley, Danielle M. Ostendorf, et al.. (2022). Environmental data and methods from the Accumulating Data to Optimally Predict Obesity Treatment (ADOPT) core measures environmental working group. Data in Brief. 41. 108002–108002. 15 indexed citations
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Clevenger, Kimberly A., Melitta A. McNarry, Kelly A. Mackintosh, & David Berrigan. (2022). Association of Recess Provision With Elementary School-Aged Children’s Physical Activity, Adiposity, and Cardiorespiratory and Muscular Fitness. Pediatric Exercise Science. 35(2). 99–106. 5 indexed citations
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George, Stephanie M., et al.. (2022). Improving active travel to school and its surveillance: an overlooked opportunity in health promotion and chronic disease prevention. Translational Behavioral Medicine. 12(7). 810–815. 1 indexed citations
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Berrigan, David, S. Sonia Arteaga, Uriyoán Colón‐Ramos, et al.. (2021). Desafíos de medición para la investigación de la obesidad infantil en y entre América Latina y Estados Unidos. Obesity Reviews. 22(S5). e13353–e13353. 1 indexed citations
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Vorkoper, Susan, S. Sonia Arteaga, David Berrigan, et al.. (2021). Childhood obesity prevention across borders: A National Institutes of Health commentary. Obesity Reviews. 22(S3). e13243–e13243. 6 indexed citations
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O’Connor, Sydney, Jill Reedy, Barry I. Graubard, et al.. (2021). Circadian timing of eating and BMI among adults in the American Time Use Survey. International Journal of Obesity. 46(2). 287–296. 16 indexed citations
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Tamura, Kosuke, Valérie Mitchell, Billy S. Collins, et al.. (2021). Geospatial Analysis of Neighborhood Environmental Stress in Relation to Biological Markers of Cardiovascular Health and Health Behaviors in Women: Protocol for a Pilot Study. JMIR Research Protocols. 10(7). e29191–e29191. 2 indexed citations
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Berrigan, David, Andrew L. Dannenberg, Michelle Lee, et al.. (2021). The 2019 Conference on Health and Active Transportation: Research Needs and Opportunities. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 18(22). 11842–11842. 5 indexed citations
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Berrigan, David, Ailing Liu, Britni R. Belcher, et al.. (2020). Physical Activity, Step Counts, and Grip Strength in the Chinese Children and Families Cohort Study. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 17(17). 6202–6202. 2 indexed citations
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Carlson, Jordan, J. Aaron Hipp, Jacqueline Kerr, Todd S. Horowitz, & David Berrigan. (2018). Unique Views on Obesity-Related Behaviors and Environments: Research Using Still and Video Images. Journal for the Measurement of Physical Behaviour. 1(3). 143–154. 7 indexed citations

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