Emma Coombes

3.0k total citations · 1 hit paper
44 papers, 2.2k citations indexed

About

Emma Coombes is a scholar working on Transportation, Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health and Physiology. According to data from OpenAlex, Emma Coombes has authored 44 papers receiving a total of 2.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 18 papers in Transportation, 14 papers in Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health and 12 papers in Physiology. Recurrent topics in Emma Coombes's work include Urban Transport and Accessibility (15 papers), Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet (13 papers) and Physical Activity and Health (11 papers). Emma Coombes is often cited by papers focused on Urban Transport and Accessibility (15 papers), Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet (13 papers) and Physical Activity and Health (11 papers). Emma Coombes collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, Japan and United States. Emma Coombes's co-authors include Andy Jones, Melvyn Hillsdon, Esther van Sluijs, Pippa Griew, Diane Burgess, R. Kerry Turner, Simon J. Griffin, David Hadley, Nancy L. Jackson and Charlie Foster and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología and The Science of The Total Environment.

In The Last Decade

Emma Coombes

43 papers receiving 2.1k 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.

The relationship of physical activity and overweight to objectively measured green space accessibility and use

2010 605 citations Emma Coombes, Andy Jones et al. Social Science & Medicine profile →

Peers

Emma Coombes

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James W. Quinn United States

Ravi Maheswaran United Kingdom

Céline Plante Canada

Daniela Fecht United Kingdom

Gilbert C. Liu United States

Séverine Deguen France

Amber L. Pearson United States

Joan Ballester Spain

Robin Puett United States

Kate Lachowycz United Kingdom

James W. Quinn United States

Emma Coombes

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1.3k ×1.8

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324 ×0.7

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1.0k ×2.8

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657 ×2.2

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Countries citing papers authored by Emma Coombes

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Fields of papers citing papers by Emma Coombes

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Emma Coombes

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Emma Coombes. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Emma Coombes based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with Emma Coombes. Emma Coombes is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

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20 of 20 papers shown

Coombes, Emma, et al.. (2025). Building and facilitating systems capabilities for healthy environments: the role of dedicated ‘healthy places’ postholders. Cities & Health. 9(4). 708–722. 1 indexed citations

Nakamura, Ryota, et al.. (2023). Do economic incentives promote physical activity? Evidence from the London Congestion Charge. Journal of the Royal Statistical Society Series A (Statistics in Society). 187(2). 305–320. 3 indexed citations

Burgoine, Thomas, et al.. (2023). Demonstrating the applicability of using GPS and interview data to understand changes in use of space in response to new transport infrastructure: the case of the Cambridgeshire Guided Busway, UK. Journal of Transport & Health. 30. 101620–101620.

Bowyer, Ruth C. E., Emma Coombes, Philippa M. Wells, et al.. (2021). Microbiota composition is moderately associated with greenspace composition in a UK cohort of twins. The Science of The Total Environment. 813. 152321–152321. 20 indexed citations

Guagliano, Justin M., Helen Elizabeth Brown, Emma Coombes, et al.. (2020). A whole family-based physical activity promotion intervention: findings from the families reporting every step to health (FRESH) pilot randomised controlled trial. International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity. 17(1). 120–120. 27 indexed citations

McCrorie, Paul, Richard Mitchell, Laura Macdonald, et al.. (2020). The relationship between living in urban and rural areas of Scotland and children’s physical activity and sedentary levels: a country-wide cross-sectional analysis. BMC Public Health. 20(1). 304–304. 41 indexed citations

Guagliano, Justin M., Helen Elizabeth Brown, Emma Coombes, et al.. (2019). Whole family-based physical activity promotion intervention: the Families Reporting Every Step to Health pilot randomised controlled trial protocol. BMJ Open. 9(10). e030902–e030902. 5 indexed citations

Foley, Louise, Emma Coombes, David K. Humphreys, et al.. (2018). Longitudinal association between change in the neighbourhood built environment and the wellbeing of local residents in deprived areas: an observational study. BMC Public Health. 18(1). 545–545. 12 indexed citations

Philpott, Carl, et al.. (2016). A case-control study of medical, psychological and socio-economic factors influencing the severity of chronic rhinosinusitis. Rhinology Journal. 54(2). 134–140. 26 indexed citations

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Carter, Patrice, Danielle H. Bodicoat, Andy Jones, et al.. (2016). The impact of neighbourhood walkability on the effectiveness of a structured education programme to increase objectively measured walking. Journal of Public Health. 40(1). 82–89. 2 indexed citations

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Bateman, Ian J., Matthew Agarwala, Amy Binner, et al.. (2016). Spatially explicit integrated modeling and economic valuation of climate driven land use change and its indirect effects. Journal of Environmental Management. 181. 172–184. 27 indexed citations

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Coombes, Emma, Andy Jones, Angie S Page, & Ashley R Cooper. (2014). Is change in environmental supportiveness between primary and secondary school associated with a decline in children׳s physical activity levels?. Health & Place. 29. 171–178. 16 indexed citations

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Dejardin, Olivier, Andy Jones, Bernard Rachet, et al.. (2014). The influence of geographical access to health care and material deprivation on colorectal cancer survival: Evidence from France and England. Health & Place. 30. 36–44. 32 indexed citations

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Coombes, Emma, Esther van Sluijs, & Andy Jones. (2013). Is environmental setting associated with the intensity and duration of children's physical activity? Findings from the SPEEDY GPS study. Health & Place. 20. 62–65. 62 indexed citations

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Griew, Pippa, Melvyn Hillsdon, Charlie Foster, et al.. (2013). Developing and testing a street audit tool using Google Street View to measure environmental supportiveness for physical activity. International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity. 10(1). 103–103. 154 indexed citations

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Dejardin, Olivier, Bernard Rachet, Eva Morris, et al.. (2013). Management of colorectal cancer explains differences in 1-year relative survival between France and England for patients diagnosed 1997–2004. British Journal of Cancer. 108(4). 775–783. 9 indexed citations

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Hayton, Conal, et al.. (2012). Barriers to pulmonary rehabilitation: Characteristics that predict patient attendance and adherence. Respiratory Medicine. 107(3). 401–407. 191 indexed citations

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Coombes, Emma, Andy Jones, & Melvyn Hillsdon. (2010). The relationship of physical activity and overweight to objectively measured green space accessibility and use. Social Science & Medicine. 70(6). 816–822. 605 indexed citations breakdown →

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Jones, Andy, Melvyn Hillsdon, & Emma Coombes. (2009). Greenspace access, use, and physical activity: Understanding the effects of area deprivation. Preventive Medicine. 49(6). 500–505. 200 indexed citations

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Coombes, Emma, Sally Hibbert, Gillian Hogg, & Richard J. Varey. (2001). Consuming Identity: the Case of Scotland. Advances in consumer research. 28(1). 328–333. 5 indexed citations

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