James J. McClain

4.0k total citations · 1 hit paper
49 papers, 3.0k citations indexed

About

James J. McClain is a scholar working on Physiology, Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health and General Health Professions. According to data from OpenAlex, James J. McClain has authored 49 papers receiving a total of 3.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 38 papers in Physiology, 26 papers in Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health and 11 papers in General Health Professions. Recurrent topics in James J. McClain's work include Physical Activity and Health (34 papers), Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet (23 papers) and Behavioral Health and Interventions (8 papers). James J. McClain is often cited by papers focused on Physical Activity and Health (34 papers), Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet (23 papers) and Behavioral Health and Interventions (8 papers). James J. McClain collaborates with scholars based in United States, Netherlands and Liberia. James J. McClain's co-authors include Richard P. Troiano, Kong Y. Chen, Robert J. Brychta, Catrine Tudor‐Locke, Susan B. Sisson, Gregory J. Welk, Catrine Tudor‐Locke, David Berrigan, Barbara E. Ainsworth and Annemarie Koster and has published in prestigious journals such as Diabetes Care, American Journal of Epidemiology and Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise.

In The Last Decade

James J. McClain

42 papers receiving 2.9k citations

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Evolution of accelerometer methods for physical activity research

2014 724 citations Richard P. Troiano, James J. McClain et al. profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
James J. McClain United States	24	2.0k	1.6k	608	446	332	49	3.0k
Pedro F. Saint‐Maurice United States	29	1.8k 0.9×	1.7k 1.0×	563 0.9×	714 1.6×	316 1.0×	111	3.1k
John M. Schuna United States	25	1.5k 0.8×	1.2k 0.7×	446 0.7×	287 0.6×	290 0.9×	77	2.8k
Jostein Steene‐Johannessen Norway	29	2.3k 1.1×	2.1k 1.3×	780 1.3×	694 1.6×	421 1.3×	53	3.6k
R. R. Pate United States	16	2.1k 1.1×	1.9k 1.2×	675 1.1×	426 1.0×	292 0.9×	40	3.3k
Tiago V. Barreira United States	35	2.3k 1.2×	2.0k 1.2×	804 1.3×	572 1.3×	420 1.3×	129	4.1k
Shigeho Tanaka Japan	32	2.5k 1.3×	1.9k 1.2×	588 1.0×	687 1.5×	279 0.8×	169	4.1k
Bjørge Herman Hansen Norway	29	2.7k 1.3×	2.0k 1.2×	726 1.2×	406 0.9×	587 1.8×	71	4.1k
Kate Lyden United States	23	1.9k 0.9×	1.3k 0.8×	523 0.9×	213 0.5×	422 1.3×	67	2.6k
David Martínez‐Gómez Spain	31	1.6k 0.8×	1.8k 1.1×	659 1.1×	599 1.3×	189 0.6×	128	3.3k
Dale Esliger United Kingdom	36	2.8k 1.4×	2.2k 1.3×	971 1.6×	719 1.6×	503 1.5×	105	4.7k

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Bailey, Caitlin P., et al.. (2025). Fitbit Physical Activity and Sleep Data in the All of Us Research Program: Data Exploration and Processing Considerations for Research. Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise. 57(12). 2946–2953.

Peterson, Rachele, et al.. (2024). Rethinking Data Collection Methods During the Pandemic: Development and Implementation of CATI for the All of Us Research Program. Journal of Public Health Management and Practice. 30(2). 195–199. 3 indexed citations

McClain, James J.. (2017). Spatial Analysis of Groundwater Sources in the Duport Road (Shara and Cow Field) and Soul Clinic Diamond Creek communities, Paynesville City, Republic of Liberia. International Journal of Scientific Research in Science and Technology. 3(6). 1–12. 1 indexed citations

Wolff‐Hughes, Dana L., Richard P. Troiano, William Boyer, Eugene C. Fitzhugh, & James J. McClain. (2016). Use of population-referenced total activity counts percentiles to assess and classify physical activity of population groups. Preventive Medicine. 87. 35–40. 5 indexed citations

Phillips, Siobhan M., Kevin W. Dodd, Jeremy A. Steeves, et al.. (2015). Physical activity and sedentary behavior in breast cancer survivors: New insight into activity patterns and potential intervention targets. Gynecologic Oncology. 138(2). 398–404. 80 indexed citations

Peterson, Mark D., Soham Al Snih, Jonathan Stoddard, James J. McClain, & I‐Min Lee. (2014). Adiposity and Insufficient MVPA Predict Cardiometabolic Abnormalities in Adults. Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise. 46(6). 1133–1139. 18 indexed citations

McClain, James J., Daniel Lewin, Aaron D. Laposky, Lisa Kahle, & David Berrigan. (2014). Associations between physical activity, sedentary time, sleep duration and daytime sleepiness in US adults. Preventive Medicine. 66. 68–73. 83 indexed citations

Steeves, Jeremy A., Heather R. Bowles, James J. McClain, et al.. (2014). Ability of Thigh-Worn ActiGraph and activPAL Monitors to Classify Posture and Motion. Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise. 47(5). 952–959. 97 indexed citations

McClain, James J., David C. Grant, Gordon Willis, & David Berrigan. (2012). Effect of Temporal Domain on Self-Reported Walking Behaviors in the California Health Interview Survey. Journal of Physical Activity and Health. 9(3). 344–351. 5 indexed citations

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Hart, Teresa L., James J. McClain, & Catrine Tudor‐Locke. (2011). Controlled and Free-Living Evaluation of Objective Measures of Sedentary and Active Behaviors. Journal of Physical Activity and Health. 8(6). 848–857. 34 indexed citations

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Welk, Gregory J., James J. McClain, & Barbara E. Ainsworth. (2011). Protocols for Evaluating Equivalency of Accelerometry-Based Activity Monitors. Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise. 44(1S). S39–S49. 94 indexed citations

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Domelen, Dane R. Van, Annemarie Koster, Paolo Caserotti, et al.. (2011). Employment and Physical Activity in the U.S.. American Journal of Preventive Medicine. 41(2). 136–145. 131 indexed citations

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Gabriel, Kelley Pettee, James J. McClain, Robin High, et al.. (2011). Patterns of Accelerometer-Derived Estimates of Inactivity in Middle-Age Women. Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise. 44(1). 104–110. 17 indexed citations

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Hart, Teresa L., Timothy A. Brusseau, Pamela Hodges Kulinna, James J. McClain, & Catrine Tudor‐Locke. (2011). Evaluation of Low-Cost, Objective Instruments for Assessing Physical Activity in 10–11-Year-Old Children. Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport. 82(4). 600–609. 35 indexed citations

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Gabriel, Kelley Pettee, James J. McClain, Kendra K. Schmid, et al.. (2010). Issues in accelerometer methodology: the role of epoch length on estimates of physical activity and relationships with health outcomes in overweight, post-menopausal women. International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity. 7(1). 53–53. 48 indexed citations

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Tudor‐Locke, Catrine, James J. McClain, Teresa L. Hart, Susan B. Sisson, & Tracy L. Washington. (2009). Expected Values for Pedometer-Determined Physical Activity in Youth. Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport. 80(2). 164–174. 95 indexed citations

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Gabriel, Kelley Pettee, James J. McClain, Chong D. Lee, et al.. (2009). Evaluation of Physical Activity Measures Used in Middle-Aged Women. Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise. 41(7). 1403–1412. 84 indexed citations

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Tudor‐Locke, Catrine, James J. McClain, Teresa L. Hart, Susan B. Sisson, & Tracy L. Washington. (2009). Pedometry Methods for Assessing Free-Living Youth. Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport. 80(2). 175–184. 45 indexed citations

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McClain, James J. & Catrine Tudor‐Locke. (2008). Objective monitoring of physical activity in children: considerations for instrument selection. Journal of science and medicine in sport. 12(5). 526–533. 60 indexed citations

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McClain, James J., Susan B. Sisson, & Catrine Tudor‐Locke. (2007). Actigraph Accelerometer Interinstrument Reliability during Free-Living in Adults. Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise. 39(9). 1509–1514. 122 indexed citations

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