Deborah Salvo

11.2k total citations · 1 hit paper
130 papers, 4.1k citations indexed

About

Deborah Salvo is a scholar working on Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, Transportation and Physiology. According to data from OpenAlex, Deborah Salvo has authored 130 papers receiving a total of 4.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 76 papers in Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, 76 papers in Transportation and 51 papers in Physiology. Recurrent topics in Deborah Salvo's work include Urban Transport and Accessibility (76 papers), Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet (72 papers) and Physical Activity and Health (50 papers). Deborah Salvo is often cited by papers focused on Urban Transport and Accessibility (76 papers), Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet (72 papers) and Physical Activity and Health (50 papers). Deborah Salvo collaborates with scholars based in United States, Mexico and Brazil. Deborah Salvo's co-authors include Rodrigo Siqueira Reis, James F. Sallis, Olga L. Sarmiento, Michael Pratt, Ester Cerin, Ross C. Brownson, Estelle V. Lambert, Shifalika Goenka, David Ogilvie and Rachel Davey and has published in prestigious journals such as The Lancet, SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología and PLoS ONE.

In The Last Decade

Deborah Salvo

119 papers receiving 4.0k citations

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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.

Scaling up physical activity interventions worldwide: stepping up to larger and smarter approaches to get people moving

2016 508 citations Rodrigo Siqueira Reis, Deborah Salvo et al. profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Deborah Salvo United States	32	1.9k	1.7k	1.4k	1.1k	815	130	4.1k
Rachel Davey Australia	38	1.3k 0.7×	1.7k 1.0×	1.4k 1.0×	803 0.7×	782 1.0×	168	4.8k
Christine M. Hoehner United States	28	2.7k 1.4×	1.6k 0.9×	864 0.6×	1.2k 1.2×	694 0.9×	57	4.4k
Jordan Carlson United States	32	1.3k 0.7×	1.6k 0.9×	1.3k 0.9×	486 0.5×	572 0.7×	138	3.5k
Diana C. Parra United States	39	1.7k 0.9×	3.2k 1.8×	1.7k 1.2×	687 0.6×	1.3k 1.6×	120	5.7k
Melody Smith New Zealand	41	2.6k 1.3×	2.3k 1.4×	1.2k 0.9×	1.1k 1.0×	881 1.1×	174	5.8k
Alison Carver Australia	33	2.0k 1.1×	2.1k 1.2×	832 0.6×	998 0.9×	492 0.6×	86	4.3k
Jeroen Lakerveld Netherlands	40	1.3k 0.7×	2.8k 1.7×	1.8k 1.3×	819 0.8×	1.1k 1.4×	181	5.8k
Thiago Hérick de Sá Brazil	23	1.2k 0.6×	1.0k 0.6×	1.1k 0.8×	895 0.8×	531 0.7×	58	3.6k
Nancy Humpel Australia	16	2.3k 1.2×	1.2k 0.7×	929 0.7×	1.1k 1.1×	402 0.5×	22	3.7k
Amy A. Eyler United States	30	1.6k 0.9×	2.4k 1.4×	2.1k 1.5×	589 0.5×	1.4k 1.7×	136	5.3k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Deborah Salvo

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Burford, Katie, et al.. (2025). Examination of Traffic Safety in Neighborhoods Associated With Active Commuting to School in Austin, Texas. Journal of Physical Activity and Health. 23(2). 206–218.

Macías, Nayeli, Eric Monterrubio‐Flores, Jorge Salmerón, et al.. (2024). Exploring the effect of sedentary behavior on increased adiposity in middle-aged adults. BMC Public Health. 24(1). 2228–2228. 1 indexed citations

Eyler, Amy A., Ross C. Brownson, Rodrigo Siqueira Reis, et al.. (2024). Who Benefits? A Mixed Methods Study Assessing Community Use of a Major Metropolitan Park During the COVID-19 Pandemic. Journal of Urban Health. 101(4). 827–844. 2 indexed citations

Rosas, Guillermo, Sergio Moreno, Rodrigo Siqueira Reis, et al.. (2024). Self-perception of mental health, COVID-19 and associated sociodemographic-contextual factors in Latin America. Cadernos de Saúde Pública. 40(3). e00157723–e00157723. 1 indexed citations

Pratt, Michael, Deborah Salvo, Gerardo Araya Vargas, et al.. (2024). Physical Activity Policies at National and Subnational Levels: A Study in Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, and Mexico. Journal of Physical Activity and Health. 21(5). 445–457. 4 indexed citations

Townsend, Elizabeth, Spyros Kitsiou, Valerie G. Press, et al.. (2024). Physical Activity Intervention for Urban Black Women With Asthma: Protocol for a Randomized Controlled Efficacy Study. JMIR Research Protocols. 13. e55700–e55700.

Varela, Andrea Ramírez, Deborah Salvo, Ross C. Brownson, et al.. (2023). Shaping Policy and Practice: Analyzing the Reach of Highly Cited and High Altmetrics Publications for Broader Impact on Physical Activity. Journal of Physical Activity and Health. 20(12). 1092–1101. 2 indexed citations

Salvo, Deborah, et al.. (2023). Examining Place-Based Neighborhood Factors in a Multisite Peer-Led Healthy Lifestyle Effectiveness Trial for People with Serious Mental Illness. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 20(9). 5679–5679.

Jáuregui, Alejandra, et al.. (2022). Changes Among Mexican Adults in Physical Activity and Screen Time During the COVID-19 Lockdown Period and Association With Symptoms of Depression, Anxiety, and Stress, May 29–July 31, 2020. Preventing Chronic Disease. 19. 5 indexed citations

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Salvo, Deborah, et al.. (2022). Who shops at their nearest grocery store? A cross-sectional exploration of disparities in geographic food access among a low-income, racially/ethnically diverse cohort in central Texas. Journal of Hunger & Environmental Nutrition. 19(3). 355–375. 4 indexed citations

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Ranjit, Nalini, et al.. (2022). Change in Depression and Its Determinants during the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Longitudinal Examination among Racially/Ethnically Diverse US Adults. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 19(3). 1194–1194. 7 indexed citations

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Ranjit, Nalini, et al.. (2022). Examining Geographic Food Access, Food Insecurity, and Urbanicity among Diverse, Low-Income Participants in Austin, Texas. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 19(9). 5108–5108. 6 indexed citations

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Ranjit, Nalini, et al.. (2022). Association between Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Consumption and Purchasing Behaviors, Food Insecurity Status and Geographic Food Access among a Lower-Income, Racially/Ethnically Diverse Cohort in Central Texas. Nutrients. 14(23). 5149–5149. 5 indexed citations

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Lanza, Kevin, et al.. (2022). Heat-Resilient Schoolyards: Relations Between Temperature, Shade, and Physical Activity of Children During Recess. Journal of Physical Activity and Health. 20(2). 134–141. 23 indexed citations

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Ranjit, Nalini, et al.. (2021). Correlates of Transitions in Food Insecurity Status during the Early Stages of the COVID-19 Pandemic among Ethnically Diverse Households in Central Texas. Nutrients. 13(8). 2597–2597. 12 indexed citations

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King, Abby C., Diane K. King, Ann Banchoff, et al.. (2020). Employing Participatory Citizen Science Methods to Promote Age-Friendly Environments Worldwide. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 17(5). 1541–1541. 77 indexed citations

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Salvo, Deborah, et al.. (2020). Mapping Food Insecurity-Related 2-1-1 Calls in a 10-County Area of Central Texas by Zip Code: Exploring the Role of Geographic Food Access, Urbanicity and Demographic Indicators. Journal of Community Health. 46(1). 86–97. 7 indexed citations

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Mitáš, Josef, Ester Cerin, Rodrigo Siqueira Reis, et al.. (2019). Do associations of sex, age and education with transport and leisure-time physical activity differ across 17 cities in 12 countries?. International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity. 16(1). 121–121. 35 indexed citations

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Knell, Gregory, Casey P. Durand, Kerem Shuval, et al.. (2018). If You Build It, Will They Come? A Quasi-experiment of Sidewalk Improvements and Physical Activity. Translational Journal of the American College of Sports Medicine. 3(9). 66–71. 10 indexed citations

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Cerin, Ester, Josef Mitáš, Kelli L. Cain, et al.. (2017). Do associations between objectively-assessed physical activity and neighbourhood environment attributes vary by time of the day and day of the week? IPEN adult study. International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity. 14(1). 34–34. 48 indexed citations

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