Glen Nielsen

2.0k total citations
62 papers, 1.2k citations indexed

About

Glen Nielsen is a scholar working on Developmental and Educational Psychology, Social Psychology and Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health. According to data from OpenAlex, Glen Nielsen has authored 62 papers receiving a total of 1.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 35 papers in Developmental and Educational Psychology, 20 papers in Social Psychology and 19 papers in Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health. Recurrent topics in Glen Nielsen's work include Children's Physical and Motor Development (26 papers), Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet (19 papers) and Physical Activity and Health (18 papers). Glen Nielsen is often cited by papers focused on Children's Physical and Motor Development (26 papers), Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet (19 papers) and Physical Activity and Health (18 papers). Glen Nielsen collaborates with scholars based in Denmark, Norway and United Kingdom. Glen Nielsen's co-authors include Peter Bentsen, Peter Elsborg, Mads Bølling, Lars Bo Andersen, Johan Michael Wikman, Paulina Sander Melby, Erik Mygind, Jasper Schipperijn, Gertrud Pfister and Jim Mann and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, PLoS ONE and Scientific Reports.

In The Last Decade

Glen Nielsen

56 papers receiving 1.1k citations

Peers

Glen Nielsen
Filip Mess Germany
George Thomas Australia
Mark Babic Australia
Ailsa Niven United Kingdom
M. Louise Humbert Canada
Ellen Haug Norway
Yolanda Demetriou Germany
Toni A. Hilland Australia
Rhiannon White Australia
Simone Ciaccioni Italy
Filip Mess Germany
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Countries citing papers authored by Glen Nielsen

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Fields of papers citing papers by Glen Nielsen

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Glen Nielsen

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All Works

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Nielsen, Glen, et al.. (2025). Implementation Outcomes and Recommendations of Two Physical Activity Interventions: Results from the Danish ACTIVE SCHOOL Feasibility Study. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 22(1). 67–67.
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Nielsen, Glen, Peter Krustrup, Niels Nygaard Rossing, et al.. (2025). How to Promote Wellbeing in Youth Sport: Recommendations From the 2024 Copenhagen Consensus Conference. Scandinavian Journal of Medicine and Science in Sports. 35(8). e70121–e70121.
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Bølling, Mads, Peter Elsborg, Lærke Mygind, et al.. (2024). Exploring the Interplay of Three Danish Research Initiatives on Education Outside the Classroom:Findings and Future Directions. University of Southern Denmark Research Portal (University of Southern Denmark). 2 indexed citations
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Nielsen, Glen, Johan Michael Wikman, Paul R. Appleton, Peter Bentsen, & Peter Elsborg. (2024). Predicting adolescents' continuation in club sports: A prospective cohort study of the importance of personal and contextual motivational factors in five sports in Denmark. Scandinavian Journal of Medicine and Science in Sports. 34(4). e14616–e14616. 5 indexed citations
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Elsborg, Peter, et al.. (2023). S2-4 Physical literacy in Denmark: from concept to intervention. European Journal of Public Health. 33(Supplement_1). 1 indexed citations
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Ryom, Knud, Paulina Sander Melby, Helle Terkildsen Maindal, et al.. (2022). Self-reported measurements of physical literacy in adults: a scoping review. BMJ Open. 12(9). e058351–e058351. 18 indexed citations
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Elsborg, Peter, et al.. (2021). Translation and validation of the Canadian assessment of physical literacy-2 in a Danish sample. BMC Public Health. 21(1). 2236–2236. 30 indexed citations
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Melby, Paulina Sander, Peter Elsborg, Glen Nielsen, et al.. (2021). Exploring the importance of diversified physical activities in early childhood for later motor competence and physical activity level: a seven-year longitudinal study. BMC Public Health. 21(1). 1492–1492. 17 indexed citations
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Elsborg, Peter, et al.. (2021). Associations between previous sport and exercise experience and physical literacy elements among physically inactive Danes. BMC Public Health. 21(1). 1248–1248. 16 indexed citations
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Gejl, Anne Kær, Anna Bugge, Jesper Lundbye‐Jensen, et al.. (2020). Motor-Enriched Encoding Can Improve Children’s Early Letter Recognition. Frontiers in Psychology. 11. 1207–1207. 11 indexed citations
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Nielsen, Glen. (2019). Trivsel i og gennem bevægelsesaktiviteter. Research at the University of Copenhagen (University of Copenhagen). 1 indexed citations
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Elsborg, Peter, et al.. (2019). Sports-based recreation as a means to address social inequity in health: why, when, where, who, what, and how. BMC Public Health. 19(1). 1084–1084. 11 indexed citations
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Wikman, Johan Michael, Peter Elsborg, Glen Nielsen, et al.. (2018). Are team sport games more motivating than individual exercise for middle-aged women? A comparison of levels of motivation associated with participating in floorball and spinning. Research at the University of Copenhagen (University of Copenhagen). 1 indexed citations
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Schipperijn, Jasper, et al.. (2017). Children’s physical activity during a segmented school week: results from a quasi-experimental education outside the classroom intervention. International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity. 14(1). 80–80. 27 indexed citations
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Bentsen, Peter, Glen Nielsen, Jan Christian Brønd, et al.. (2017). Measuring Children's Physical Activity. Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise. 49(6). 1261–1269. 45 indexed citations
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Nielsen, Glen, Rachael W. Taylor, Sheila Williams, & Jim Mann. (2010). Permanent Play Facilities in School Playgrounds as a Determinant of Children’s Activity. Journal of Physical Activity and Health. 7(4). 490–496. 49 indexed citations
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Taylor, Rachael W., et al.. (2006). Reducing weight gain in children through enhancing physical activity and nutrition: the APPLE project. International Journal of Pediatric Obesity. 1(3). 146–152. 58 indexed citations

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