Harold W. Kohl

5.3k total citations · 2 hit papers
92 papers, 4.0k citations indexed

About

Harold W. Kohl is a scholar working on Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, Physiology and General Health Professions. According to data from OpenAlex, Harold W. Kohl has authored 92 papers receiving a total of 4.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 46 papers in Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, 36 papers in Physiology and 19 papers in General Health Professions. Recurrent topics in Harold W. Kohl's work include Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet (42 papers), Physical Activity and Health (33 papers) and Urban Transport and Accessibility (13 papers). Harold W. Kohl is often cited by papers focused on Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet (42 papers), Physical Activity and Health (33 papers) and Urban Transport and Accessibility (13 papers). Harold W. Kohl collaborates with scholars based in United States, Brazil and Mexico. Harold W. Kohl's co-authors include Heather Del Valle Cook, Nutrition Board, Janet E. Fulton, Samuel Carvalho Dumith, Pedro Curi Hallal, Rodrigo Siqueira Reis, Susan A. Carlson, Nalini Ranjit, Michele Marcus and Laura Kettel Khan and has published in prestigious journals such as Circulation, PLoS ONE and PEDIATRICS.

In The Last Decade

Harold W. Kohl

92 papers receiving 3.6k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Educating the Student Body: Taking Physical Activity and Physical Education to School

2013 654 citations Harold W. Kohl et al. profile →
Worldwide prevalence of physical inactivity and its association with human development index in 76 countries

2011 394 citations Samuel Carvalho Dumith, Harold W. Kohl et al. profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Harold W. Kohl United States	29	2.0k	1.6k	950	745	442	92	4.0k
Sarah M. Lee United States	26	2.1k 1.0×	1.3k 0.8×	1.1k 1.1×	783 1.1×	454 1.0×	52	3.7k
Xiaolin Yang Finland	22	2.4k 1.2×	1.9k 1.2×	1.2k 1.2×	718 1.0×	310 0.7×	50	4.1k
Mirja Hirvensalo Finland	32	1.5k 0.8×	1.7k 1.1×	643 0.7×	672 0.9×	623 1.4×	102	3.9k
Albert C. Hergenroeder United States	22	2.4k 1.2×	1.5k 0.9×	1.4k 1.5×	763 1.0×	324 0.7×	60	4.2k
Lauren B. Sherar United Kingdom	30	1.7k 0.9×	1.6k 1.0×	1.3k 1.4×	638 0.9×	286 0.6×	164	4.0k
Victor Keihan Rodrigues Matsudo Brazil	34	2.6k 1.3×	2.2k 1.4×	569 0.6×	1.4k 1.9×	299 0.7×	204	5.2k
Cameron J.R. Blimkie Canada	29	2.4k 1.2×	2.0k 1.2×	1.9k 2.0×	712 1.0×	485 1.1×	58	6.2k
James R. Morrow United States	37	1.9k 1.0×	2.3k 1.4×	1.2k 1.2×	715 1.0×	680 1.5×	187	5.5k
William Haskell United States	11	2.4k 1.2×	2.8k 1.7×	705 0.7×	1.0k 1.4×	282 0.6×	15	5.1k
Adilson Marques Portugal	36	2.0k 1.0×	1.9k 1.1×	1.1k 1.1×	1.0k 1.4×	461 1.0×	347	5.1k

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Moraes, Augusto César Ferreira de, et al.. (2024). Cardiovascular health profile is favorably associated with brain health and neurocognitive development in adolescents. Mental health and physical activity. 27. 100611–100611. 2 indexed citations

Kohl, Harold W., et al.. (2024). Correlation between MRI utilization and therapy switches in disease-modifying treatments for multiple sclerosis. Neuroradiology. 66(12). 2163–2170. 1 indexed citations

Knell, Gregory, Casey P. Durand, Kerem Shuval, et al.. (2018). If You Build It, Will They Come? A Quasi-experiment of Sidewalk Improvements and Physical Activity. Translational Journal of the American College of Sports Medicine. 3(9). 66–71. 10 indexed citations

Walker, Timothy J., Jessica M. Tullar, Pamela M. Diamond, Harold W. Kohl, & Benjamin C. Amick. (2017). Association of Self-Reported Aerobic Physical Activity, Muscle-Strengthening Physical Activity, and Stretching Behavior With Presenteeism. Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine. 59(5). 474–479. 8 indexed citations

Durand, Casey P., Abiodun Oluyomi, Kelley Pettee Gabriel, et al.. (2016). The Effect of Light Rail Transit on Physical Activity: Design and Methods of the Travel-Related Activity in Neighborhoods Study. Frontiers in Public Health. 4. 103–103. 29 indexed citations

Shah, Priyank, Fayez Shamoon, Mahesh Bikkina, & Harold W. Kohl. (2016). Medical cost of type 2 diabetes attributable to physical inactivity in the United States in 2012. Diabetes & Metabolic Syndrome Clinical Research & Reviews. 11(1). 13–17. 4 indexed citations

Janak, Jud C., Kelley Pettee Gabriel, Abiodun Oluyomi, et al.. (2014). The Association Between Physical Fitness and Academic Achievement in Texas State House Legislative Districts: An Ecologic Study. Journal of School Health. 84(8). 533–542. 20 indexed citations

Chriqui, Jamie F., et al.. (2014). Environmental Change Strategies To Promote Healthy Eating and Physical Activity and Reduce Disparities. Childhood Obesity. 10(1). 11–17. 2 indexed citations

Whitfield, Geoffrey P., Wendy M. Kohrt, Kelley K. Pettee Gabriel, Mohammad H. Rahbar, & Harold W. Kohl. (2014). Bone Mineral Density across a Range of Physical Activity Volumes: NHANES 2007–2010. Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise. 47(2). 326–334. 19 indexed citations

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Heeren, Timothy, et al.. (2013). Do Neighborhoods Make People Active, or Do People Make Active Neighborhoods? Evidence from a Planned Community in Austin, Texas. Preventing Chronic Disease. 10. E102–E102. 16 indexed citations

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Gabriel, Kelley Pettee, Karen A. Matthews, Adriana Pérez, et al.. (2012). Self-reported and accelerometer-derived physical activity levels and coronary artery calcification progression in older women. Menopause The Journal of The North American Menopause Society. 20(2). 152–161. 13 indexed citations

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Dumith, Samuel Carvalho, et al.. (2012). The Effect of a Neighborhood Built Environment on Physical Activity Behaviors. Journal of Physical Activity and Health. 9(8). 1089–1097. 13 indexed citations

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Morrow, James R., Janet E. Fulton, Nancy D. Brener, & Harold W. Kohl. (2008). Prevalence and Correlates of Physical Fitness Testing in U.S. Schools—2000. Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport. 79(2). 141–148. 17 indexed citations

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Roux, Larissa, Michael Pratt, Tammy O. Tengs, et al.. (2008). Cost Effectiveness of Community-Based Physical Activity Interventions. American Journal of Preventive Medicine. 35(6). 578–588. 230 indexed citations

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Yore, Michelle M., Janet E. Fulton, David E. Nelson, & Harold W. Kohl. (2007). Cigarette Smoking Status and the Association between Media Use and Overweight and Obesity. American Journal of Epidemiology. 166(7). 795–802. 10 indexed citations

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Carlson, Susan A., Jennifer M. Hootman, Kenneth E. Powell, et al.. (2006). Self-reported Injury and Physical Activity Levels: United States 2000 to 2002. Annals of Epidemiology. 16(9). 712–719. 29 indexed citations

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Kohl, Harold W., I‐Min Lee, Ilkka Vuori, et al.. (2006). Physical Activity and Public Health: The Emergence of a Subdiscipline—Report from the International Congress on Physical Activity and Public Health April 17-21, 2006, Atlanta, Georgia, USA. Journal of Physical Activity and Health. 3(4). 344–364. 8 indexed citations

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Kohl, Harold W., et al.. (2002). Physical Activity and Mortality Among Women. Clinical Journal of Sport Medicine. 12(1). 52–53. 1 indexed citations

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Brill, Patricia A., et al.. (1991). The Relationship between Sociodemographic Characteristics and Recruitment, Retention, and Health Improvements in a Worksite Health Promotion Program. American Journal of Health Promotion. 5(3). 215–221. 43 indexed citations

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Barlow, Carolyn E., Patricia A. Brill, Steven N. Blair, & Harold W. Kohl. (1990). Practical advice on fitness and mortality: A new approach to exercise prescription. American Journal of Health Promotion. 4(5). 391–393. 2 indexed citations

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