Dean Dudley

4.1k total citations · 2 hit papers
84 papers, 2.7k citations indexed

About

Dean Dudley is a scholar working on Developmental and Educational Psychology, Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation and Sociology and Political Science. According to data from OpenAlex, Dean Dudley has authored 84 papers receiving a total of 2.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 50 papers in Developmental and Educational Psychology, 35 papers in Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation and 29 papers in Sociology and Political Science. Recurrent topics in Dean Dudley's work include Children's Physical and Motor Development (45 papers), Physical Education and Pedagogy (28 papers) and Inclusion and Disability in Education and Sport (26 papers). Dean Dudley is often cited by papers focused on Children's Physical and Motor Development (45 papers), Physical Education and Pedagogy (28 papers) and Inclusion and Disability in Education and Sport (26 papers). Dean Dudley collaborates with scholars based in Australia, Canada and United Kingdom. Dean Dudley's co-authors include John Cairney, Wayne Cotton, Dean Kriellaars, Louisa Peralta, Matthew Kwan, Rheanna Bulten, Anthony D. Okely, Victoria A. Goodyear, Lisa M. Barnett and Philip Pearson and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, PLoS ONE and Sports Medicine.

In The Last Decade

Dean Dudley

81 papers receiving 2.6k 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.

Physical Literacy, Physical Activity and Health: Toward an Evidence-Informed Conceptual Model

2019 386 citations John Cairney, Dean Dudley et al. Sports Medicine profile →
Fundamental Movement Skills: An Important Focus

2016 265 citations Lisa M. Barnett, David R. Lubans et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Dean Dudley Australia	28	1.6k	1.1k	823	774	466	84	2.7k
Zöe Knowles United Kingdom	31	1.5k 1.0×	484 0.5×	433 0.5×	1.0k 1.3×	433 0.9×	87	2.7k
Avigdor Zask Australia	19	1.4k 0.9×	413 0.4×	580 0.7×	721 0.9×	316 0.7×	30	2.1k
Arja Sääkslahti Finland	23	1.3k 0.8×	338 0.3×	348 0.4×	716 0.9×	378 0.8×	101	1.9k
Luís Paulo Rodrigues Portugal	26	2.7k 1.7×	746 0.7×	981 1.2×	953 1.2×	674 1.4×	92	3.3k
Kristine De Martelaer Belgium	20	848 0.5×	375 0.4×	421 0.5×	323 0.4×	233 0.5×	97	1.6k
Xihe Zhu United States	25	583 0.4×	521 0.5×	618 0.8×	351 0.5×	245 0.5×	116	1.7k
Aaron Beighle United States	35	2.2k 1.4×	886 0.8×	480 0.6×	2.7k 3.5×	249 0.5×	120	4.1k
Haichun Sun United States	22	705 0.4×	524 0.5×	225 0.3×	250 0.3×	289 0.6×	50	1.6k
Lynne M. Boddy United Kingdom	29	1.0k 0.6×	289 0.3×	298 0.4×	1.4k 1.8×	153 0.3×	99	2.5k
Leah E. Robinson United States	32	4.0k 2.5×	1.0k 1.0×	1.5k 1.9×	1.0k 1.3×	1.1k 2.3×	123	4.8k

Countries citing papers authored by Dean Dudley

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Fields of papers citing papers by Dean Dudley

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Dean Dudley

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Dudley, Dean, et al.. (2025). Physical Literacy, Physical Activity, and Health: A Citation Content Analysis and Narrative Review. Sports Medicine - Open. 11(1). 44–44. 2 indexed citations

Dudley, Dean. (2025). Educating Character Through Quality Physical Education: A Pedagogical Model. Quest. 77(3). 449–466. 1 indexed citations

Arundell, Lauren, Richard Keegan, Dean Dudley, et al.. (2024). Effects of Holistically Conceptualised School-Based Interventions on Children’s Physical Literacy, Physical Activity, and Other Outcomes: A Systematic Review. Sports Medicine - Open. 10(1). 105–105. 5 indexed citations

Carl, Johannes, Emiliano Mazzoli, Alexandre Mouton, et al.. (2024). Development of a Global Physical Literacy (GloPL) Action Framework: Study protocol for a consensus process. PLoS ONE. 19(8). e0307000–e0307000. 2 indexed citations

Carl, Johannes, Kelly P. Arbour‐Nicitopoulos, Lisa M. Barnett, et al.. (2023). Development, explanation, and presentation of the Physical Literacy Interventions Reporting Template (PLIRT). International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity. 20(1). 21–21. 12 indexed citations

Barnett, Lisa M., Richard Keegan, Lauren Arundell, et al.. (2023). Validity, Reliability, and Feasibility of Physical Literacy Assessments Designed for School Children: A Systematic Review. Sports Medicine. 53(10). 1905–1929. 29 indexed citations

Dudley, Dean, et al.. (2023). Does incorporating high intensity interval training in physical education classes improve fitness outcomes of students? A cluster randomized controlled trial. Preventive Medicine Reports. 32. 102127–102127. 5 indexed citations

Onofre, Marcos, et al.. (2023). Portuguese Physical Literacy Assessment for adolescents (15–18 years): validation using confirmatory factor and composite analyses. Frontiers in Sports and Active Living. 5. 1192025–1192025. 1 indexed citations

Dudley, Dean, Erin Mackenzie, Penny Van Bergen, John Cairney, & Lisa M. Barnett. (2022). What Drives Quality Physical Education? A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Learning and Development Effects From Physical Education-Based Interventions. Frontiers in Psychology. 13. 799330–799330. 31 indexed citations

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Barnett, Lisa M., Emiliano Mazzoli, Mélanie Hawkins, et al.. (2020). Development of a self-report scale to assess children’s perceived physical literacy. Physical Education and Sport Pedagogy. 27(1). 91–116. 37 indexed citations

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Barnett, Lisa M., et al.. (2020). Art Meets Sport: What Can Actor Training Bring to Physical Literacy Programs?. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 17(12). 4497–4497. 15 indexed citations

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Brown, Denver M. Y., Dean Dudley, & John Cairney. (2020). Physical literacy profiles are associated with differences in children’s physical activity participation: A latent profile analysis approach. Journal of science and medicine in sport. 23(11). 1062–1067. 49 indexed citations

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Cairney, John, Dean Dudley, Matthew Kwan, Rheanna Bulten, & Dean Kriellaars. (2019). Physical Literacy, Physical Activity and Health: Toward an Evidence-Informed Conceptual Model. Sports Medicine. 49(3). 371–383. 386 indexed citations breakdown →

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Mills, Kathryn, Dean Dudley, & Natalie J. Collins. (2019). Do the benefits of participation in sport and exercise outweigh the negatives? An academic review. Best Practice & Research Clinical Rheumatology. 33(1). 172–187. 19 indexed citations

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Novak, Dario, et al.. (2018). Association between social capital and self-rated health in small and large secondary school classes in Croatia. South African Journal for Research in Sport Physical Education and Recreation. 40(2). 143–158. 2 indexed citations

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Dudley, Dean, Wayne Cotton, Louisa Peralta, & Matthew Winslade. (2018). Playground activities and gender variation in objectively measured physical activity intensity in Australian primary school children: a repeated measures study. BMC Public Health. 18(1). 1101–1101. 20 indexed citations

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Dudley, Dean, Wayne Cotton, Louisa Peralta, & Matthew Winslade. (2018). A stepped-wedge implementation and evaluation of the healthy active peaceful playgrounds for youth (HAPPY) intervention. BMC Public Health. 18(1). 532–532. 5 indexed citations

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Dudley, Dean, et al.. (2017). Critical Considerations for Physical Literacy Policy in Public Health, Recreation, Sport, and Education Agencies. Quest. 69(4). 436–452. 128 indexed citations

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Cotton, Wayne, et al.. (2017). Rationale and protocol paper for the Healthy Active Peaceful Playgrounds for Youth (HAPPY) study. BMC Public Health. 17(1). 520–520. 6 indexed citations

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Winslade, Matthew, et al.. (2017). Australian primary school communities' understandings of SunSmart: a qualitative study. Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health. 41(5). 483–489. 6 indexed citations

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