Gérson Ferrari

6.7k total citations · 2 hit papers
284 papers, 2.8k citations indexed

About

Gérson Ferrari is a scholar working on Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, Physiology and General Health Professions. According to data from OpenAlex, Gérson Ferrari has authored 284 papers receiving a total of 2.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 182 papers in Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, 129 papers in Physiology and 102 papers in General Health Professions. Recurrent topics in Gérson Ferrari's work include Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet (165 papers), Physical Activity and Health (102 papers) and Health and Lifestyle Studies (77 papers). Gérson Ferrari is often cited by papers focused on Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet (165 papers), Physical Activity and Health (102 papers) and Health and Lifestyle Studies (77 papers). Gérson Ferrari collaborates with scholars based in Chile, Brazil and Portugal. Gérson Ferrari's co-authors include Leandro F. M. Rezende, Mauro Fisberg, Victor Keihan Rodrigues Matsudo, Adilson Marques, Juan Pablo Rey-López, Miguel Peralta, Edward L. Giovannucci, Dong Hoon Lee, Priscila Marconcin and Élvio Rúbio Gouveia and has published in prestigious journals such as Circulation, SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología and PLoS ONE.

In The Last Decade

Gérson Ferrari

245 papers receiving 2.8k 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.

  1. The association between physical activity and mental health during the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic: a systematic review
    2022 137 citations André O. Werneck, Miguel Peralta et al. BMC Public Health profile →
  2. Long-Term Leisure-Time Physical Activity Intensity and All-Cause and Cause-Specific Mortality: A Prospective Cohort of US Adults
    2022 134 citations Leandro F. M. Rezende, Gérson Ferrari et al. profile →

Peers

Gérson Ferrari
Felipe Fossati Reichert Brazil
David Martínez‐Gómez Spain
Brent Hutto United States
Katrien De Cocker Belgium
Mauro Virgílio Gomes de Barros Brazil
Kathleen B. Watson United States
Didier Garriguet Canada
Katriina Kukkonen‐Harjula Finland
John M. Schuna United States
Elin Kolle Norway
Felipe Fossati Reichert Brazil
Gérson Ferrari
Citations per year, relative to Gérson Ferrari Gérson Ferrari (= 1×) peers Felipe Fossati Reichert

Countries citing papers authored by Gérson Ferrari

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Fields of papers citing papers by Gérson Ferrari

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Gérson Ferrari

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Gérson Ferrari. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Gérson Ferrari 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 Gérson Ferrari. Gérson Ferrari 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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Yáñez‐Sepúlveda, Rodrigo, Vicente Javier Clemente‐Suárez, Gérson Ferrari, et al.. (2024). Cardiorespiratory fitness and socioeconomic influences in Chilean schoolchildren: a cross-sectional study. Jornal de Pediatria. 100(6). 660–666. 1 indexed citations
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Ferrari, Gérson, Marcelo de Maio Nascimento, Fanny Petermann‐Rocha, et al.. (2024). Lifestyle risk factors and all-cause and cause-specific mortality in the Mexico City prospective study: Assessing the influence of reverse causation. Journal of Affective Disorders. 352. 517–524. 2 indexed citations
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Tebar, William R., Leandro D. Delfino, Victor Spiandor Beretta, et al.. (2024). Association of meeting 24-hour movement guidelines with anxiety and depressive symptoms in adults. BMC Public Health. 24(1). 3509–3509. 1 indexed citations
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Sánchez, Guillermo F. López, et al.. (2024). Five-repetition sit-to-stand test validation in adolescents and adults with intellectual disabilities. Scientific Reports. 14(1). 30355–30355.
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Chu, Yang, Dagfinn Aune, Chuanhua Yu, et al.. (2023). Temporal trends in sleep pattern among Chinese adults between 2010 and 2018: findings from five consecutive nationally representative surveys. Public Health. 225. 360–368. 10 indexed citations
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Marques, Adilson, et al.. (2023). Physical activity trajectories and quality of life in older adults. Human Movement. 24(4). 18–24.
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Marques, Adilson, et al.. (2023). Physical education teachers’ knowledge of physical activity recommendations for health promotion in children and adolescents. Scientific Reports. 13(1). 21862–21862. 1 indexed citations
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Castillo-Paredes, Antonio, Leandro F. M. Rezende, Carlos Cristi‐Montero, et al.. (2023). Preventable incidence cases from non-communicable diseases attributable to insufficient physical activity in Chile. Public Health. 226. 53–57. 3 indexed citations
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Santos, João Dourado, Andreas Ihle, Miguel Peralta, et al.. (2022). Associations of Physical Activity and Television Viewing With Depressive Symptoms of the European Adults. Frontiers in Public Health. 9. 799870–799870. 8 indexed citations
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Ferrari, Gérson, et al.. (2022). Economic burden of cancer attributable to overweight in the Brazilian Unified Health System. Journal of Cancer Policy. 33. 100345–100345. 1 indexed citations
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Liria-Domínguez, Maria Reyna, Georgina Gómez, Irina Kovalskys, et al.. (2021). Correlation between Neck Circumference and Other Anthropometric Measurements in Eight Latin American Countries. Results from ELANS Study. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 18(22). 11975–11975. 7 indexed citations
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Leme, Ana Carolina Barco, Regina Mara Fisberg, Cristiane Hermes Sales, et al.. (2021). Food Sources of Shortfall Nutrients among Latin Americans: Results from the Latin American Study of Health and Nutrition (ELANS). International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 18(9). 4967–4967. 14 indexed citations
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Sadarangani, Kabir P., et al.. (2021). Breakfast: A Crucial Meal for Adolescents’ Cognitive Performance According to Their Nutritional Status. The Cogni-Action Project. Nutrients. 13(4). 1320–1320. 26 indexed citations
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Leme, Ana Carolina Barco, Gérson Ferrari, Regina Mara Fisberg, et al.. (2021). Co-Occurrence and Clustering of Sedentary Behaviors, Diet, Sugar-Sweetened Beverages, and Alcohol Intake among Adolescents and Adults: The Latin American Nutrition and Health Study (ELANS). Nutrients. 13(6). 1809–1809. 7 indexed citations
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Cristi‐Montero, Carlos, Anelise Reis Gaya, José Castro‐Piñero, et al.. (2021). Could Physical Fitness Be Considered as a Protective Social Factor Associated with Bridging the Cognitive Gap Related to School Vulnerability in Adolescents? The Cogni-Action Project. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 18(19). 10073–10073. 11 indexed citations
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Ferrari, Gérson, Victor Keihan Rodrigues Matsudo, Carlos Pires, et al.. (2020). NUTRITIONAL STATUS, PHYSICAL ACTIVITY, SEDENTARY BEHAVIOR, DIET, AND LIFESTYLE IN CHILDHOOD: AN ANALYSIS OF RESPIRATORY DISEASES IN ADOLESCENCE. Revista Paulista de Pediatria. 39. e2020007–e2020007. 1 indexed citations
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Ferrari, Gérson, André O. Werneck, Danilo R. Silva, et al.. (2020). Association between Perceived Neighborhood Built Environment and Walking and Cycling for Transport among Inhabitants from Latin America: The ELANS Study. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 17(18). 6858–6858. 15 indexed citations
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Ferrari, Gérson, Carlos Pires, Dirceu Solé, et al.. (2020). LIFESTYLE AND ANTHROPOMETRIC INDICATORS HAVE GREATER ASSOCIATIONS WITH STEPS/DAY IN BOYS THAN IN GIRLS. Revista Paulista de Pediatria. 39. e2019413–e2019413. 2 indexed citations

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