Felipe Lobelo

19.1k total citations · 6 hit papers
127 papers, 13.2k citations indexed

About

Felipe Lobelo is a scholar working on Physiology, Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health and General Health Professions. According to data from OpenAlex, Felipe Lobelo has authored 127 papers receiving a total of 13.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 66 papers in Physiology, 64 papers in Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health and 54 papers in General Health Professions. Recurrent topics in Felipe Lobelo's work include Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet (61 papers), Physical Activity and Health (55 papers) and Health and Lifestyle Studies (45 papers). Felipe Lobelo is often cited by papers focused on Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet (61 papers), Physical Activity and Health (55 papers) and Health and Lifestyle Studies (45 papers). Felipe Lobelo collaborates with scholars based in United States, Colombia and Spain. Felipe Lobelo's co-authors include Peter T. Katzmarzyk, Eric J. Shiroma, I‐Min Lee, Steven N. Blair, Pekka Puska, Russell R. Pate, Jennifer R. O’Neill, John Duperly, Xuemei Sui and Erica Frank and has published in prestigious journals such as The Lancet, Circulation and SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología.

In The Last Decade

Felipe Lobelo

121 papers receiving 12.7k citations

Hit Papers

Effect of physical inactivity on major non-communicable d... 2008 2026 2014 2020 2012 2008 2008 2012 2020 1000 2.0k 3.0k 4.0k 5.0k
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. Effect of physical inactivity on major non-communicable diseases worldwide: an analysis of burden of disease and life expectancy
    2012 5.8k citations I‐Min Lee, Eric J. Shiroma et al. The Lancet profile →
  2. The Evolving Definition of "Sedentary"
    2008 942 citations Felipe Lobelo et al. profile →
  3. Association between muscular strength and mortality in men: prospective cohort study
    2008 632 citations Jonatan R. Ruiz, Xuemei Sui et al. profile →
  4. Effect of physical inactivity on major non-communicable diseases worldwide: an analysis of burden of disease and life expectancy
    2012 452 citations I‐Min Lee, Eric J. Shiroma et al. profile →
  5. Exercise-Related Acute Cardiovascular Events and Potential Deleterious Adaptations Following Long-Term Exercise Training: Placing the Risks Into Perspective–An Update: A Scientific Statement From the American Heart Association
    2020 233 citations Felipe Lobelo et al. profile →
  6. Resistance Exercise Training in Individuals With and Without Cardiovascular Disease: 2023 Update: A Scientific Statement From the American Heart Association
    2023 95 citations Felipe Lobelo et al. profile →

Peers

Felipe Lobelo
Eric J. Shiroma United States
Kathryn H. Schmitz United States
Harold W. Kohl United States
Susan A. Carlson United States
Emmanuel Stamatakis Australia
Scott J. Strath United States
Andrea M. Kriska United States
Caroline A. Macera United States
Regina Guthold Switzerland
Agneta Yngve Sweden
Eric J. Shiroma United States
Felipe Lobelo
Citations per year, relative to Felipe Lobelo Felipe Lobelo (= 1×) peers Eric J. Shiroma

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Fields of papers citing papers by Felipe Lobelo

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Felipe Lobelo

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Felipe Lobelo. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Felipe Lobelo 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 Felipe Lobelo. Felipe Lobelo is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Oliva‐Lozano, José M., et al.. (2024). Elevating recreational soccer to improve population health in the United States: the time is now. Frontiers in Public Health. 12. 1406878–1406878.
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Duperly, John, et al.. (2020). Validation of Maximal, Submaximal, and Nonexercise Indirect V˙O 2 max Estimations at 2600 m Altitude. High Altitude Medicine & Biology. 21(2). 135–143. 3 indexed citations
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Munthali, Richard J., Lisa K. Micklesfield, Felipe Lobelo, et al.. (2019). Longitudinal patterns of physical activity, sedentary behavior and sleep in urban South African adolescents, Birth-To-Twenty Plus cohort. BMC Pediatrics. 19(1). 241–241. 22 indexed citations
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Bellissimo, Moriah P., et al.. (2018). Cardiometabolic Risk Reduction Through Recreational Group Sport Interventions in Adults: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis. Mayo Clinic Proceedings. 93(10). 1375–1396. 13 indexed citations
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Lobelo, Felipe, et al.. (2017). Institutionalized physical activity curriculum benefits of medical students in Colombia.. PubMed. 29(3). 203–209. 3 indexed citations
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Meneses-Echávez, José F., Jorge Enrique Correa‐Bautista, Emilio González‐Jiménez, et al.. (2016). The Effect of Exercise Training on Mediators of Inflammation in Breast Cancer Survivors: A Systematic Review with Meta-analysis. Cancer Epidemiology Biomarkers & Prevention. 25(7). 1009–1017. 121 indexed citations
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Arango-Paternina, Carlos Mario, et al.. (2013). Screen time, cardiorespiratory fitness and adiposity among school-age children from Monteria, Colombia. Journal of science and medicine in sport. 17(5). 491–495. 36 indexed citations
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Lee, I‐Min, Eric J. Shiroma, Felipe Lobelo, et al.. (2012). Effect of physical inactivity on major non-communicable diseases worldwide: an analysis of burden of disease and life expectancy. The Lancet. 380(9838). 219–229. 5806 indexed citations breakdown →
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Moreira, Carla, Rute Santos, Pedro Moreira, et al.. (2012). Cardiorespiratory fitness is negatively associated with metabolic risk factors independently of the adherence to a healthy dietary pattern. Nutrition Metabolism and Cardiovascular Diseases. 23(7). 670–676. 21 indexed citations
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Pratt, Michael, Jeffrey Norris, Felipe Lobelo, Larissa Roux, & Guijing Wang. (2012). The cost of physical inactivity: moving into the 21st century. British Journal of Sports Medicine. 48(3). 171–173. 136 indexed citations
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Gómez, Luis Fernando, et al.. (2012). Time spent traveling in motor vehicles and its association with overweight and abdominal obesity in Colombian adults who do not own a car. Preventive Medicine. 54(6). 402–404. 20 indexed citations
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Lobelo, Felipe, et al.. (2009). EVALUACIÓN DE PROGRAMAS DE ACTIVIDAD FÍSICA. 4 indexed citations
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Loustalot, Fleetwood, Susan A. Carlson, Janet E. Fulton, et al.. (2009). Prevalence of Self-Reported Aerobic Physical Activity Among U.S. States and Territories—Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System, 2007. Journal of Physical Activity and Health. 6(s1). S9–S17. 15 indexed citations
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Ibáñez‐Pinilla, Milcíades, et al.. (2008). "Relationship between overweight, physical activity and physical fitness in school-aged boys in bogotá colombia". instname:Universidad del Rosario. 2 indexed citations
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Sui, Xuemei, Timothy S. Church, Rebecca A. Meriwether, Felipe Lobelo, & Steven N. Blair. (2008). Uric acid and the development of metabolic syndrome in women and men. Metabolism. 57(6). 845–852. 267 indexed citations

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