Eva Leslie

13.6k total citations · 5 hit papers
97 papers, 10.6k citations indexed

About

Eva Leslie is a scholar working on Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, Transportation and Physiology. According to data from OpenAlex, Eva Leslie has authored 97 papers receiving a total of 10.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 50 papers in Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, 39 papers in Transportation and 39 papers in Physiology. Recurrent topics in Eva Leslie's work include Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet (42 papers), Urban Transport and Accessibility (39 papers) and Physical Activity and Health (36 papers). Eva Leslie is often cited by papers focused on Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet (42 papers), Urban Transport and Accessibility (39 papers) and Physical Activity and Health (36 papers). Eva Leslie collaborates with scholars based in Australia, Hong Kong and United States. Eva Leslie's co-authors include Neville Owen, Adrian Bauman, Ester Cerin, Takemi Sugiyama, Nancy Humpel, James F. Sallis, Peter Kremer, Billie Giles‐Corti, Graeme Hugo and Lawrence D. Frank and has published in prestigious journals such as PLoS ONE, PEDIATRICS and Social Science & Medicine.

In The Last Decade

Eva Leslie

95 papers receiving 9.9k 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.

Understanding environmental influences on walking

2004 1.0k citations Neville Owen, Nancy Humpel et al. American Journal of Preventive Medicine profile →
Associations of neighbourhood greenness with physical and mental health: do walking, social coherence and local social interaction explain the relationships?

2008 668 citations Takemi Sugiyama, Eva Leslie et al. profile →
Social–Cognitive and Perceived Environment Influences Associated with Physical Activity in Older Australians

2000 592 citations Neville Owen, Adrian Bauman et al. Preventive Medicine profile →
Walkability of local communities: Using geographic information systems to objectively assess relevant environmental attributes

2006 527 citations Eva Leslie, Neville Owen et al. Health & Place profile →
Neighborhood Walkability and the Walking Behavior of Australian Adults

2007 503 citations Neville Owen, Ester Cerin et al. American Journal of Preventive Medicine profile →

Author Peers

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Author						Papers	Cites
Eva Leslie	5.2k	3.4k	3.3k	2.6k	1.4k	97	10.6k
Bénédicte Deforche	4.8k 0.9×	2.5k 0.8×	5.3k 1.6×	3.2k 1.2×	1.0k 0.7×	312	12.9k
Takemi Sugiyama	4.5k 0.9×	4.1k 1.2×	2.8k 0.9×	2.8k 1.1×	1.4k 1.0×	177	10.0k
Delfien Van Dyck	4.5k 0.9×	2.4k 0.7×	3.0k 0.9×	2.6k 1.0×	993 0.7×	186	8.2k
Kelli L. Cain	4.2k 0.8×	2.1k 0.6×	3.4k 1.0×	2.6k 1.0×	976 0.7×	117	8.3k
Rodrigo Siqueira Reis	4.1k 0.8×	2.0k 0.6×	4.8k 1.5×	4.4k 1.7×	777 0.6×	231	11.3k
Jacqueline Kerr	8.4k 1.6×	3.6k 1.1×	6.6k 2.0×	5.4k 2.0×	1.7k 1.2×	223	16.7k
David Ogilvie	5.0k 1.0×	1.5k 0.4×	3.9k 1.2×	2.7k 1.0×	568 0.4×	196	11.5k
Ester Cerin	7.5k 1.4×	4.1k 1.2×	6.2k 1.9×	6.5k 2.4×	1.7k 1.2×	285	18.5k
Anna Timperio	6.6k 1.3×	3.3k 1.0×	9.7k 2.9×	4.9k 1.8×	1.6k 1.1×	311	18.1k
Charlie Foster	2.6k 0.5×	1.6k 0.5×	5.3k 1.6×	5.1k 1.9×	756 0.5×	244	14.0k

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Eva Leslie

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All Works

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20 of 20 papers shown

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Bell, Lucinda, Shahid Ullah, Eva Leslie, et al.. (2019). Changes in weight status, quality of life and behaviours of South Australian primary school children: results from the Obesity Prevention and Lifestyle (OPAL) community intervention program. BMC Public Health. 19(1). 1338–1338. 11 indexed citations

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Rowland, Bosco, Joanne Williams, Rachel Smith, et al.. (2018). Social marketing and community mobilisation to reduce underage alcohol consumption in Australia: A cluster randomised community trial. Preventive Medicine. 113. 132–139. 13 indexed citations

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Rowland, Bosco, John W. Toumbourou, Rachel Smith, et al.. (2013). A clustered randomised trial examining the effect of social marketing and community mobilisation on the age of uptake and levels of alcohol consumption by Australian adolescents. BMJ Open. 3(1). e002423–e002423. 32 indexed citations

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Sugiyama, Takemi, et al.. (2013). Initiating and maintaining recreational walking: A longitudinal study on the influence of neighborhood green space. Preventive Medicine. 57(3). 178–182. 111 indexed citations

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McKenzie, Stephen, Eva Leslie, & Peter Miller. (2011). Lower‐alcohol, lower‐calorie wines: harm reduction or harm production?. The Medical Journal of Australia. 194(11). 614–615. 3 indexed citations

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Leslie, Eva, Peter Kremer, John W. Toumbourou, & Joanne Williams. (2010). Gender differences in personal, social and environmental influences on active travel to and from school for Australian adolescents. Journal of science and medicine in sport. 13(6). 597–601. 104 indexed citations

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Sugiyama, Takemi, Eva Leslie, Billie Giles‐Corti, & Neville Owen. (2009). Physical activity for recreation or exercise on neighbourhood streets: Associations with perceived environmental attributes. Health & Place. 15(4). 1058–1063. 88 indexed citations

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Xu, Fei, Zhiyong Wang, Xin Hong, et al.. (2009). Associations of Residential Density with Adolescents’ Physical Activity in a Rapidly Urbanizing Area of Mainland China. Journal of Urban Health. 87(1). 44–53. 59 indexed citations

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Cerin, Ester, Eva Leslie, Neville Owen, & Adrian Bauman. (2008). An Australian Version of the Neighborhood Environment Walkability Scale: Validity Evidence. Measurement in Physical Education and Exercise Science. 12(1). 31–51. 84 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. 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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Lawler, Sheleigh, Kym Spathonis, Liane McDermott, et al.. (2007). Promoting comprehensive sun protection policies and practices in outdoor sports: a qualitative study of perceived priorities and practicalities. Environmental Health. 7(4). 46–55. 2 indexed citations

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Toit, L. Du, Ester Cerin, Eva Leslie, & Neville Owen. (2007). Does Walking in the Neighbourhood Enhance Local Sociability?. Urban Studies. 44(9). 1677–1695. 144 indexed citations

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Xu, Fei, Xiao-Mei Yin, Min Zhang, et al.. (2005). Family average income and body mass index above the healthy weight range among urban and rural residents in regional Mainland China. Public Health Nutrition. 8(1). 47–51. 30 indexed citations

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Xu, Fei, Xiao-Mei Yin, Min Zhang, et al.. (2005). Family average income and body mass index above the healthy weight range among urban and rural residents in regional Mainland China. Public Health Nutrition. 8(1). 47–51. 36 indexed citations

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Owen, Neville, Nancy Humpel, Eva Leslie, Adrian Bauman, & James F. Sallis. (2004). Understanding environmental influences on walking. American Journal of Preventive Medicine. 27(1). 67–76. 1032 indexed citations breakdown →

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Leslie, Eva, et al.. (2001). Qualitative findings identifying environmental influences on young adult's physical activity in campus settings [Letter]. Health Promotion Journal of Australia. 11(1). 73–74. 1 indexed citations

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Ball, Kylie, Adrian Bauman, Eva Leslie, & Neville Owen. (2001). Perceived Environmental Aesthetics and Convenience and Company Are Associated with Walking for Exercise among Australian Adults. Preventive Medicine. 33(5). 434–440. 396 indexed citations

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Leslie, Eva, Michael Fotheringham, Jenny Veitch, & Neville Owen. (2000). A university campus physical activity program. Deakin Research Online (Deakin University). 9 indexed citations

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Leslie, Eva, Michael Fotheringham, Neville Owen, & Jenny Veitch. (2000). A university campus physical activity promotion program. Health Promotion Journal of Australia. 10(1). 51. 19 indexed citations

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