Geoff D.C. Ball

9.4k citations

201 papers · 6.7k indexed · 3 hit papers · h-index 39

Impact in

Pharmacy top 0.1%
- Obesity and Health Practices
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health top 0.2%
- Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet
- Nutritional Studies and Diet

Papers in

Pharmacy 56
- Obesity and Health Practices 56
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 137
- Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet 131

Co-authors: Michael I. Goran Martha L. Cruz Gabriel Q. Shaibi Marc J. Weigensberg Terry T.‐K. Huang Amanda S. Newton Nicholas L. Holt Linda J. McCargar
Journals: Pediatric Obesity (14 papers)Childhood Obesity (11 papers)BMC Pediatrics (7 papers)International Journal of Obesity (6 papers)The Journal of Pediatrics (6 papers)
Partner nations: Canada United States Australia

In The Last Decade

Geoff D.C. Ball

194 papers receiving 6.5k citations

Hit Papers

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Comparison of dietary macronutrient patterns of 14 popular named dietary programmes for weight and cardiovascular risk factor reduction in adults: systematic review and network meta-analysis of randomised trials 2020 · 269 citations

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Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if any of the following hold:

it has ≥500 total citations;
it reaches ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (the threshold is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it);
it reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

2020 BMJ
2014 JAMA
2003 The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism

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Co-authors

The 25 scholars most cited alongside Geoff D.C. Ball, linked wherever they have co-authored with each other. Click a name or a connecting line to browse the papers they share.

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All Works

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1	A Longitudinal Examination of Body Esteem as a Predictor of Eating Behaviors, Physical Activity, and Quality of Life Among Youth with Obesity Attending Canadian Weight Management Programs Childhood Obesity ·Juliane Pagliari Araújo, Franz-Werner Müller, Anne Bowker, Schröck, 이비안, Geoff D.C. Ball, Jill Hamilton, Josephine Ho, Anne‐Marie Laberge, Laurent Legault, Dea Septiani, Ian Zenlea, Katherine M. Morrison	2025	0
2	Effectiveness of behavioural and psychological interventions for managing obesity in children and adolescents: A systematic review and meta‐analysis framed using minimal important difference estimates based on GRADE guidance to inform a clinical practice guideline Pediatric Obesity ·Mélanie Henderson, Armando de la Torre del Río, Egert Sarah, Bradley C. Johnston, Donna Fitzpatrick‐Lewis, Tan Novita, Diana Sherifali, Roah Merdad, Christine Amans-Passaga, Zahra Esmaeilinezhad, Katherine M. Morrison, Jill Hamilton, Geoff D.C. Ball, Catherine S. Birken	2025	4
3	Effectiveness of surgical interventions for managing obesity in children and adolescents: A systematic review and meta‐analysis framed using minimal important difference estimates based on GRADE guidance to inform a clinical practice guideline Pediatric Obesity ·C. Crampton, Bradley C. Johnston, Geoff D.C. Ball, Donna Fitzpatrick‐Lewis, Muhammad Usman Ali, Diana Sherifali, Zahra Esmaeilinezhad, Roah Merdad, Elizabeth Dettmer, Fauzia Aitazaz, Jacob C. Langer, Catherine S. Birken, Mélanie Henderson, Sarah A. Moore, Katherine M. Morrison, Jill Hamilton	2024	2
4	Effectiveness of pharmacological interventions for managing obesity in children and adolescents: A systematic review and meta‐analysis framed using minimal important difference estimates based on GRADE guidance to inform a clinical practice guideline Pediatric Obesity ·Gita Wahi, Julie St‐Pierre, Bradley C. Johnston, Donna Fitzpatrick‐Lewis, Muhammad Usman Ali, Diana Sherifali, Roah Merdad, Zahra Esmaeilinezhad, Catherine S. Birken, Jill Hamilton, Mélanie Henderson, Sarah A. Moore, Geoff D.C. Ball, Katherine M. Morrison	2024	5
5	The metabolic load‐capacity model and cardiometabolic health in children and youth with obesity Pediatric Obesity ·Camila E. Orsso, 直茂中田, G Hamlyn, Amna Jaffer, Mohammadreza Pakseresht, Daniela A. Rubin, Asım Doğru, Geoff D.C. Ball, Catherine J. Field, Steven B. Heymsfield, Mario Siervo, Carla M. Prado, Andrea M. Haqq	2024	2
6	Weight Management for Children With Disabilities: Exploring the Perspectives of Health Care Professionals Working in Pediatric Weight Management Clinics in Canada Childhood Obesity ·salsabila mariani, Geoff D.C. Ball, Franz-Werner Müller, DR. KIRAN M MIRANI, Katherine M. Morrison, Amy C. McPherson	2024	2
7	Recruiting families using social media versus pediatric obesity clinics: A secondary analysis of the Aim2Be RCT Contemporary Clinical Trials ·董民堂, Michael Lewis, Geoff D.C. Ball, Jill Hamilton, Josephine Ho, Katherine M. Morrison, Louise C. Mâsse	2023	1
8	Efficacy of the Aim2Be Intervention in Changing Lifestyle Behaviors Among Adolescents With Overweight and Obesity: Randomized Controlled Trial Journal of Medical Internet Research ·Claire N. Tugault-Lafleur, Michael Lewis, م. د. سليم قاسم زعيج الحريشاوي, Cecilia Lonnecker, L. I. Zvezdkina, Geoff D.C. Ball, Katherine M. Morrison, Josephine Ho, Jill Hamilton, Annick Buchholz, Louise C. Mâsse	2023	10
9	Exploring the complexities of weight management care for children with spina bifida: a qualitative study with children and parents Disability and Rehabilitation ·DR. KIRAN M MIRANI, Geoff D.C. Ball, salsabila mariani, Annick Buchholz, Jan Willem Gorter, Katherine M. Morrison, Arnaldo Perez, Dimitrij Frishman, Amy C. McPherson	2023	1
10	Active learning in undergraduate classroom dental education- a scoping review PLoS ONE ·Arnaldo Perez, Jacqueline Green, Mohammad Moharrami, 隆明髙橋, Maryam Kebbe, Miguel Gurumendi-Noriega, Geoff D.C. Ball, H.J. Zeelenberg	2023	20
11	The Aim2Be mHealth Intervention for Children With Overweight or Obesity and Their Parents: Person-Centered Analyses to Uncover Digital Phenotypes Journal of Medical Internet Research ·Michael Lewis, Claire N. Tugault-Lafleur, 董民堂, Jill Hamilton, Josephine Ho, Annick Buchholz, Katherine M. Morrison, Geoff D.C. Ball, Louise C. Mâsse	2022	15
12	Re-referring Children for Multidisciplinary Obesity Management The Journal of Pediatrics ·Geoff D.C. Ball, Daniel Fernandez Garci, Зенуков Богдан Вадимович, Cassiano [UNIFESP] Donizetti-Oliveira, Katerina Maximova, 谢光耀, Parvaneh Vossogh, Josephine Ho, Arnaldo Perez	2022	1
13	Do Individual Characteristics and Social Support Increase Children's Use of an MHealth Intervention? Findings from the Evaluation of a Behavior Change MHealth App, Aim2Be Childhood Obesity ·賢二浦瀬, Michael Lewis, 董民堂, Geoff D.C. Ball, Josephine Ho, 義広伊藤, Katherine M. Morrison, Louise C. Mâsse	2022	2
14	Managing Obesity in Young Children: A Multiple Methods Study Assessing Feasibility, Acceptability, and Implementation of a Multicomponent, Family-Based Intervention Childhood Obesity ·Laura M. Kinlin, Parnian Kubor, Cody Baker, Geoff D.C. Ball, Melanie Barwick, Elizabeth Dettmer, Jess Haines, Jill Hamilton, Theresa Kim, Mozhgan Baratzadeh, Paola De Luca, Jonathon L. Maguire, Myla E. Moretti, Elaine Stasiulis, Alène Toulany, Catherine S. Birken	2022	5
15	Individual and family characteristics associated with health indicators at entry into multidisciplinary pediatric weight management: findings from the CANadian Pediatric Weight management Registry (CANPWR) International Journal of Obesity ·Patrick G. McPhee, Ian Zenlea, Jill Hamilton, Josephine Ho, Geoff D.C. Ball, Rajibul Mian, Annick Buchholz, Anne‐Marie Laberge, Laurent Legault, Mark S. Tremblay, Jean‐Pierre Chanoine, Lehana Thabane, Katherine M. Morrison	2021	1
16	Variability in How Canadian Pediatric Weight Management Clinics Deliver Care: Evidence from the CANadian Pediatric Weight Management Registry Childhood Obesity ·Salvador Guillermo Cabrera Medina, Quazi Ibrahim, Geoff D.C. Ball, Annick Buchholz, Jill Hamilton, Josephine Ho, Anne‐Marie Laberge, Laurent Legault, Mark S. Tremblay, Ian Zenlea, Lehana Thabane, Jean‐Pierre Chanoine, Katherine M. Morrison	2021	5
17	Family-based, healthy living intervention for children with overweight and obesity and their families: a ‘real world’ trial protocol using a randomised wait list control design BMJ Open ·Sam Liu, Isabela G. Marques, Megan Perdew, Karen Strange, Carla W. Corin, Kishi Kotaro, Geoff D.C. Ball, Louise C. Mâsse, Ryan E. Rhodes, Patti‐Jean Naylor	2019	10
18	The CANadian Pediatric Weight management Registry (CANPWR): lessons learned from developing and initiating a national, multi-centre study embedded in pediatric clinical practice BMC Pediatrics ·Katherine M. Morrison, Geoff D.C. Ball, Josephine Ho, Pam Mackie, Annick Buchholz, Jean‐Pierre Chanoine, Jill Hamilton, Anne‐Marie Laberge, Laurent Legault, Lehana Thabane, Mark S. Tremblay, Ian Zenlea	2018	4
19	A protocol for a systematic review of knowledge translation strategies in the allied health professions Implementation Science ·Shannon D. Scott, Lauren Albrecht, Kathy O’Leary, Geoff D.C. Ball, Donna M Dryden, Lisa Hartling, Anne Hofmeyer, C Allyson Jones, L.M. Schrijnen, Amanda S. Newton, David R. Thompson, Terry P. Klassen	2011	15
20	The relation of sugar intake to β cell function in overweight Latino children American Journal of Clinical Nutrition ·Jaimie N. Davis, E Ventura, Marc J. Weigensberg, Geoff D.C. Ball, Martha L. Cruz, Gabriel Q. Shaibi, Michael I. Goran	2005	80

About Geoff D.C. Ball

Geoff D.C. Ball is a scholar working on Pharmacy, Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, General Health Professions, Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health and Clinical Psychology, having authored 201 papers that have together received 6.7k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet (131 papers), Obesity and Health Practices (56 papers), Child and Adolescent Health (45 papers), Eating Disorders and Behaviors (28 papers), Mobile Health and mHealth Applications (19 papers), Health and Lifestyle Studies (18 papers), Childhood Cancer Survivors' Quality of Life (16 papers) and Birth, Development, and Health (16 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Pharmacy (986 citations), Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health (3.7k citations), Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism (1.2k citations), Physiology (1.9k citations) and General Health Professions (1.8k citations). Geoff D.C. Ball has collaborated with scholars based in Canada, United States and Australia. Frequent co-authors include Michael I. Goran, Martha L. Cruz, Gabriel Q. Shaibi, Marc J. Weigensberg, Terry T.‐K. Huang, Amanda S. Newton, Nicholas L. Holt, Linda J. McCargar, Noreen D. Willows and Kathryn A. Ambler. Their work appears in journals such as Pediatric Obesity, Childhood Obesity, BMC Pediatrics, International Journal of Obesity and The Journal of Pediatrics.

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