Ester Cerin

139.9k total citations · 8 hit papers
285 papers, 18.5k citations indexed

About

Ester Cerin is a scholar working on Transportation, Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health and Physiology. According to data from OpenAlex, Ester Cerin has authored 285 papers receiving a total of 18.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 152 papers in Transportation, 123 papers in Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health and 99 papers in Physiology. Recurrent topics in Ester Cerin's work include Urban Transport and Accessibility (152 papers), Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet (109 papers) and Physical Activity and Health (93 papers). Ester Cerin is often cited by papers focused on Urban Transport and Accessibility (152 papers), Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet (109 papers) and Physical Activity and Health (93 papers). Ester Cerin collaborates with scholars based in Australia, Hong Kong and United States. Ester Cerin's co-authors include Neville Owen, Anthony Barnett, Eva Leslie, David W. Dunstan, James F. Sallis, Jo Salmon, Lawrence D. Frank, Geneviève N. Healy, Jelle Van Cauwenberg and Paul Zimmet and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Clinical Oncology, SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología and PLoS ONE.

In The Last Decade

Ester Cerin

273 papers receiving 17.8k citations

Hit Papers

Breaks in Sedentary Time 2006 2026 2012 2019 2008 2012 2006 2012 2017 250 500 750 1000
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. Breaks in Sedentary Time
    2008 1.1k citations Geneviève N. Healy, David W. Dunstan et al. Diabetes Care profile →
  2. Breaking Up Prolonged Sitting Reduces Postprandial Glucose and Insulin Responses
    2012 930 citations David W. Dunstan, Bronwyn A. Kingwell et al. Diabetes Care profile →
  3. Neighborhood Environment Walkability Scale
    2006 653 citations Ester Cerin, James F. Sallis et al. profile →
  4. Physical activity for cancer survivors: meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials
    2012 591 citations Duncan J. Macfarlane, Ester Cerin et al. profile →
  5. Built environmental correlates of older adults’ total physical activity and walking: a systematic review and meta-analysis
    2017 587 citations David W. Barnett, Anthony Barnett et al. International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity profile →
  6. Neighborhood Walkability and the Walking Behavior of Australian Adults
    2007 503 citations Neville Owen, Ester Cerin et al. profile →
  7. Objectively Measured Light-Intensity Physical Activity Is Independently Associated With 2-h Plasma Glucose
    2007 482 citations Geneviève N. Healy, David W. Dunstan et al. Diabetes Care profile →
  8. The neighbourhood physical environment and active travel in older adults: a systematic review and meta-analysis
    2017 455 citations Ester Cerin, Andrea Nathan et al. International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity profile →

Author Peers

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Author Last Decade Papers Cites
Ester Cerin 7.5k 6.5k 6.2k 4.1k 2.4k 285 18.5k
Terry L. Conway 7.7k 1.0× 4.7k 0.7× 6.4k 1.0× 3.6k 0.9× 1.7k 0.7× 215 15.9k
Jacqueline Kerr 8.4k 1.1× 5.4k 0.8× 6.6k 1.1× 3.6k 0.9× 2.0k 0.9× 223 16.7k
Anna Timperio 6.6k 0.9× 4.9k 0.8× 9.7k 1.6× 3.3k 0.8× 978 0.4× 311 18.1k
Kelly R. Evenson 6.5k 0.9× 8.2k 1.3× 13.4k 2.2× 3.2k 0.8× 2.0k 0.9× 539 27.0k
Bénédicte Deforche 4.8k 0.6× 3.2k 0.5× 5.3k 0.8× 2.5k 0.6× 1.0k 0.4× 312 12.9k
Kylie Ball 3.4k 0.4× 4.1k 0.6× 10.5k 1.7× 2.1k 0.5× 1.6k 0.7× 355 18.8k
Fiona Bull 6.4k 0.9× 13.3k 2.1× 12.6k 2.0× 3.6k 0.9× 2.2k 0.9× 177 29.7k
Rodrigo Siqueira Reis 4.1k 0.6× 4.4k 0.7× 4.8k 0.8× 2.0k 0.5× 958 0.4× 231 11.3k
Brian E. Saelens 17.5k 2.3× 6.9k 1.1× 15.7k 2.5× 8.0k 2.0× 3.3k 1.4× 316 34.1k
Billie Giles‐Corti 16.4k 2.2× 4.3k 0.7× 7.2k 1.2× 11.4k 2.8× 3.8k 1.6× 430 30.3k

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All Works

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Cerin, Ester, Wei Li, Luke D. Knibbs, et al.. (2025). Neighborhood environments and transition to cognitive states: Sydney Memory and Ageing Study. Alzheimer s & Dementia. 21(8). e70569–e70569. 1 indexed citations
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Akram, Muhammad, Ester Cerin, Karen E. Lamb, & Simon R. White. (2023). Modelling count, bounded and skewed continuous outcomes in physical activity research: beyond linear regression models. International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity. 20(1). 57–57. 10 indexed citations
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Cerin, Ester, Anthony Barnett, Jonathan E. Shaw, et al.. (2022). Urban Neighbourhood Environments, Cardiometabolic Health and Cognitive Function: A National Cross-Sectional Study of Middle-Aged and Older Adults in Australia. Toxics. 10(1). 23–23. 23 indexed citations
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Cerin, Ester, Anthony Barnett, Jonathan E. Shaw, et al.. (2021). From urban neighbourhood environments to cognitive health: a cross-sectional analysis of the role of physical activity and sedentary behaviours. BMC Public Health. 21(1). 2320–2320. 41 indexed citations
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Cerin, Ester, Anthony Barnett, Mark Nieuwenhuijsen, et al.. (2020). International Mind, Activities and Urban Places (iMAP) study: methods of a cohort study on environmental and lifestyle influences on brain and cognitive health. BMJ Open. 10(3). e036607–e036607. 19 indexed citations
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Cerin, Ester, Anthony Barnett, Casper J. P. Zhang, et al.. (2020). How urban densification shapes walking behaviours in older community dwellers: a cross-sectional analysis of potential pathways of influence. International Journal of Health Geographics. 19(1). 14–14. 57 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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Suen, Yi Nam, Ester Cerin, Anthony Barnett, Yajun Huang, & Robin R. Mellecker. (2019). Associations of Socio-demographic, Family, and Neighborhood Factors with Physical Activity-Related Parenting Practices Among Hong Kong Preschoolers’ Parents. Maternal and Child Health Journal. 23(5). 678–691. 13 indexed citations
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Zhang, Casper J. P., Anthony Barnett, Cindy H. P. Sit, et al.. (2018). To what extent does physical activity explain the associations between neighborhood environment and depressive symptoms in older adults living in an Asian metropolis?. Mental health and physical activity. 16. 96–104. 12 indexed citations
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Barnett, Anthony, Cindy H. P. Sit, Robin R. Mellecker, & Ester Cerin. (2018). Associations of socio-demographic, perceived environmental, social and psychological factors with active travel in Hong Kong adolescents: The iHealt(H) cross-sectional study. Journal of Transport & Health. 12. 336–348. 21 indexed citations
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Lai, PC, et al.. (2018). Neighborhood Variation of Sustainable Urban Morphological Characteristics. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 15(3). 465–465. 28 indexed citations
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Cauwenberg, Jelle Van, Ester Cerin, Anna Timperio, et al.. (2017). Is the Association between Park Proximity and Recreational Physical Activity among Mid-Older Aged Adults Moderated by Park Quality and Neighborhood Conditions?. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 14(2). 192–192. 28 indexed citations
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Cerin, Ester, Andrea Nathan, Jelle Van Cauwenberg, David W. Barnett, & Anthony Barnett. (2017). The neighbourhood physical environment and active travel in older adults: a systematic review and meta-analysis. International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity. 14(1). 15–15. 455 indexed citations breakdown →
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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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Cerin, Ester, Cindy H. P. Sit, Anthony Barnett, et al.. (2017). Reliability of self-report measures of correlates of obesity-related behaviours in Hong Kong adolescents for the iHealt(H) and IPEN adolescent studies. Archives of Public Health. 75(1). 38–38. 10 indexed citations
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Cerin, Ester, Tom Baranowski, Anthony Barnett, et al.. (2016). Places where preschoolers are (in)active: an observational study on Latino preschoolers and their parents using objective measures. International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity. 13(1). 29–29. 42 indexed citations
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Dunstan, David W., Bronwyn A. Kingwell, Robyn N. Larsen, et al.. (2012). Breaking Up Prolonged Sitting Reduces Postprandial Glucose and Insulin Responses. Diabetes Care. 35(5). 976–983. 930 indexed citations breakdown →
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Leslie, Eva, Rod McCrea, Ester Cerin, & Robert J. Stimson. (2007). Regional variations in walking for different purposes - The South East Queensland quality of life study. The HKU Scholars Hub (University of Hong Kong). 15 indexed citations
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Leslie, Eva, Rod McCrea, Ester Cerin, & Robert J. Stimson. (2007). Regional variations in walking for different purposes : the south east Queensland quality of life study. Deakin Research Online (Deakin University). 1 indexed citations

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