Dylan P. Cliff

11.5k total citations · 3 hit papers
163 papers, 7.6k citations indexed

About

Dylan P. Cliff is a scholar working on Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, Developmental and Educational Psychology and Physiology. According to data from OpenAlex, Dylan P. Cliff has authored 163 papers receiving a total of 7.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 114 papers in Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, 92 papers in Developmental and Educational Psychology and 61 papers in Physiology. Recurrent topics in Dylan P. Cliff's work include Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet (111 papers), Children's Physical and Motor Development (91 papers) and Physical Activity and Health (61 papers). Dylan P. Cliff is often cited by papers focused on Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet (111 papers), Children's Physical and Motor Development (91 papers) and Physical Activity and Health (61 papers). Dylan P. Cliff collaborates with scholars based in Australia, United Kingdom and Portugal. Dylan P. Cliff's co-authors include Anthony D. Okely, Philip J. Morgan, David R. Lubans, Lisa M. Barnett, Stewart A. Vella, John J. Reilly, Rachel A. Jones, Steven J. Howard, Anne‐Maree Parrish and Louise L. Hardy and has published in prestigious journals such as PLoS ONE, PEDIATRICS and Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise.

In The Last Decade

Dylan P. Cliff

156 papers receiving 7.3k 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.

Fundamental Movement Skills in Children and Adolescents

2010 1.1k citations David R. Lubans, Philip J. Morgan et al. profile →
Correlates of Gross Motor Competence in Children and Adolescents: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

2016 563 citations Lisa M. Barnett, Louise L. Hardy et al. profile →
Fundamental Movement Skill Interventions in Youth: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis

2013 320 citations Philip J. Morgan, Lisa M. Barnett et al. profile →

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Dylan P. Cliff Australia	44	4.5k	3.7k	1.8k	1.4k	1.4k	163	7.6k
Karin A. Pfeiffer United States	43	4.4k 1.0×	5.5k 1.5×	3.4k 1.8×	1.2k 0.9×	910 0.7×	284	9.8k
Louise L. Hardy Australia	43	2.5k 0.6×	3.6k 1.0×	1.4k 0.8×	1.1k 0.8×	1.2k 0.8×	132	6.4k
Nicola D. Ridgers Australia	54	4.8k 1.1×	5.2k 1.4×	4.0k 2.2×	737 0.5×	1.3k 0.9×	213	9.7k
José Maia Portugal	43	2.9k 0.7×	3.6k 1.0×	1.7k 0.9×	886 0.6×	517 0.4×	380	6.9k
Allana G. LeBlanc Canada	31	3.3k 0.7×	6.0k 1.6×	3.9k 2.1×	712 0.5×	1.0k 0.8×	61	9.5k
Gareth Stratton United Kingdom	49	4.0k 0.9×	4.5k 1.2×	3.2k 1.7×	499 0.4×	747 0.5×	258	8.8k
Casey Gray Canada	29	2.2k 0.5×	4.7k 1.3×	2.4k 1.3×	855 0.6×	776 0.6×	59	7.6k
Trina Hinkley Australia	36	2.5k 0.6×	3.0k 0.8×	1.4k 0.8×	811 0.6×	1.0k 0.8×	91	5.2k
Michael W. Beets United States	48	3.4k 0.8×	5.6k 1.5×	3.8k 2.0×	442 0.3×	778 0.6×	282	9.8k
Gary S. Goldfield Canada	46	1.7k 0.4×	4.4k 1.2×	2.2k 1.2×	565 0.4×	1.2k 0.9×	199	8.5k

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Mavilidi, Myrto F., Liye Zou, Dylan P. Cliff, et al.. (2025). Adherence to 24-hour movement guidelines: Cognitive effects in Australian preschoolers. Mental health and physical activity. 29. 100712–100712.

Cliff, Dylan P., Cathrine Neilsen‐Hewett, Sonia White, et al.. (2025). Effects of Persuasive App Design and Self‐Regulation on Young Children’s Digital Disengagement. Human Behavior and Emerging Technologies. 2025(1). 1 indexed citations

Abdeta, Chalchisa, et al.. (2025). Child-, Family-, and Community-Level Correlates of 24-Hour Movement Behaviors in Ethiopian Young Children: The SUNRISE Study. Journal of Physical Activity and Health. 22(6). 716–725. 1 indexed citations

Cliff, Dylan P., Devan Antczak, Eivind Aadland, et al.. (2024). Optimal levels of sleep, sedentary behaviour, and physical activity needed to support cognitive function in children of the early years. BMC Pediatrics. 24(1). 735–735. 2 indexed citations

Cliff, Dylan P., et al.. (2024). Associations between nature exposure, screen use, and parent-child relations: a scoping review. Systematic Reviews. 13(1). 305–305.

Encantado, Jorge, Eliana V. Carraça, João Martins, et al.. (2022). Questionnaires Measuring 24-Hour Movement Behaviors in Childhood and Adolescence: Content Description and Measurement Properties—A Systematic Review. Journal of Physical Activity and Health. 20(1). 50–76. 11 indexed citations

Cliff, Dylan P., Rachel A. Jones, Megan L. Hammersley, et al.. (2021). Experiential Learning Interventions and Healthy Eating Outcomes in Children: A Systematic Literature Review. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 18(20). 10824–10824. 35 indexed citations

Kemp, Byron J., et al.. (2020). ‘Not just for fun anymore’: a qualitative exploration of social norms related to the decline in non-organised physical activity between childhood and adolescence in Australia. Sport Education and Society. 27(1). 41–56. 8 indexed citations

Kariippanon, Katharina E., Dylan P. Cliff, Yvonne Ellis, et al.. (2020). School Flexible Learning Spaces, Student Movement Behavior and Educational Outcomes among Adolescents: A Mixed‐Methods Systematic Review. Journal of School Health. 91(2). 133–145. 13 indexed citations

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Hewitt, Lyndel, Rebecca M. Stanley, Dylan P. Cliff, & Anthony D. Okely. (2019). Objective measurement of tummy time in infants (0-6 months): A validation study. PLoS ONE. 14(2). e0210977–e0210977. 18 indexed citations

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Kariippanon, Katharina E., Dylan P. Cliff, Anthony D. Okely, & Anne‐Maree Parrish. (2019). Flexible learning spaces reduce sedentary time in adolescents. Journal of science and medicine in sport. 22(8). 918–923. 14 indexed citations

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Kariippanon, Katharina E., et al.. (2019). Flexible learning spaces facilitate interaction, collaboration and behavioural engagement in secondary school. PLoS ONE. 14(10). e0223607–e0223607. 38 indexed citations

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Kariippanon, Katharina E., Dylan P. Cliff, Anthony D. Okely, & Anne‐Maree Parrish. (2019). The ‘why’ and ‘how’ of flexible learning spaces: A complex adaptive systems analysis. Journal of Educational Change. 21(4). 569–593. 20 indexed citations

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Brazendale, Keith, Michael W. Beets, Alex V. Rowlands, et al.. (2018). Converting between estimates of moderate-to-vigorous physical activity derived from raw accelerations measured at the wrist and from ActiGraph counts measured at the hip: the Rosetta Stone. Journal of Sports Sciences. 36(22). 2603–2607. 5 indexed citations

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Chandler, Jessica, Michael W. Beets, Pedro F. Saint‐Maurice, et al.. (2018). Wrist-Based Accelerometer Cut-Points to Identify Sedentary Time in 5–11-Year-Old Children. Children. 5(10). 137–137. 9 indexed citations

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Tjondronegoro, Dian, et al.. (2018). Deep learning for energy expenditure prediction in pre-school children. QUT ePrints (Queensland University of Technology). 6 indexed citations

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Trost, Stewart G., et al.. (2017). Sensor-enabled Activity Class Recognition in Preschoolers. Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise. 50(3). 634–641. 37 indexed citations

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Mavilidi, Myrto F., Anthony D. Okely, Paul Chandler, Dylan P. Cliff, & Fred Paas. (2015). Effects of Integrated Physical Exercises and Gestures on Preschool Children’s Foreign Language Vocabulary Learning. Educational Psychology Review. 27(3). 413–426. 160 indexed citations

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Schumacher, Tracy, Tracy Burrows, Dylan P. Cliff, et al.. (2014). Dietary Intake Is Related to Multifactor Cardiovascular Risk Score in Obese Boys. Healthcare. 2(3). 282–298. 1 indexed citations

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Lubans, David R., Kylie D. Hesketh, Dylan P. Cliff, et al.. (2011). A systematic review of the validity and reliability of sedentary behaviour measures used with children and adolescents. Obesity Reviews. 12(10). 781–799. 224 indexed citations

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