Jenny Veitch

7.3k total citations · 2 hit papers
141 papers, 5.3k citations indexed

About

Jenny Veitch is a scholar working on Transportation, Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis and Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health. According to data from OpenAlex, Jenny Veitch has authored 141 papers receiving a total of 5.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 85 papers in Transportation, 72 papers in Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis and 54 papers in Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health. Recurrent topics in Jenny Veitch's work include Urban Transport and Accessibility (85 papers), Urban Green Space and Health (72 papers) and Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet (45 papers). Jenny Veitch is often cited by papers focused on Urban Transport and Accessibility (85 papers), Urban Green Space and Health (72 papers) and Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet (45 papers). Jenny Veitch collaborates with scholars based in Australia, Belgium and United States. Jenny Veitch's co-authors include Jo Salmon, Kylie Ball, Anna Timperio, Bénédicte Deforche, Alison Carver, David Crawford, Sarah M. Bagley, Gavin Abbott, Lauren Arundell and Trina Hinkley and has published in prestigious journals such as PLoS ONE, Social Science & Medicine and Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise.

In The Last Decade

Jenny Veitch

132 papers receiving 5.1k 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.

The impact of interventions to promote physical activity in urban green space: A systematic review and recommendations for future research

2014 325 citations Jenny Veitch et al. profile →
The Use of Digital Platforms for Adults’ and Adolescents’ Physical Activity During the COVID-19 Pandemic (Our Life at Home): Survey Study

2021 139 citations Kate Parker, Riaz Uddin et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Jenny Veitch Australia	40	2.5k	2.1k	1.6k	1.1k	923	141	5.3k
Jasper Schipperijn Denmark	42	3.9k 1.6×	2.6k 1.3×	1.7k 1.0×	1.2k 1.2×	635 0.7×	176	7.4k
Andrew T. Kaczynski United States	39	3.7k 1.5×	3.2k 1.5×	1.6k 1.0×	983 0.9×	969 1.0×	176	7.1k
Hayley Christian Australia	42	1.8k 0.7×	2.2k 1.0×	1.3k 0.8×	518 0.5×	540 0.6×	143	5.5k
Alison Carver Australia	33	998 0.4×	2.0k 1.0×	2.1k 1.3×	832 0.8×	519 0.6×	86	4.3k
Gavin R. McCormack Canada	38	2.5k 1.0×	3.8k 1.8×	1.8k 1.2×	1.1k 1.0×	608 0.7×	172	6.4k
Stephanie Williamson United States	30	2.4k 1.0×	1.9k 0.9×	715 0.4×	537 0.5×	562 0.6×	84	4.2k
Kelli L. Cain United States	51	2.1k 0.8×	4.2k 2.0×	3.4k 2.1×	2.6k 2.5×	550 0.6×	117	8.3k
Myron F. Floyd United States	46	2.8k 1.1×	2.1k 1.0×	1.2k 0.7×	721 0.7×	2.6k 2.8×	116	7.2k
Sarah Foster Australia	38	2.6k 1.0×	3.0k 1.4×	1.1k 0.7×	548 0.5×	1.0k 1.1×	134	6.0k
Delfien Van Dyck Belgium	53	2.4k 1.0×	4.5k 2.1×	3.0k 1.9×	2.6k 2.5×	419 0.5×	186	8.2k

Countries citing papers authored by Jenny Veitch

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Fields of papers citing papers by Jenny Veitch

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Jenny Veitch

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Paudel, Susan, et al.. (2025). Migrant parents' perceptions of the benefits, barriers, and facilitators of young children's physical activity and sedentary behavior: A systematic review of qualitative studies. Obesity Reviews. 26(5). e13889–e13889.

Carl, Johannes, Emiliano Mazzoli, Lauren Arundell, et al.. (2025). Deriving and validating a short version of the Physical Literacy in Children Questionnaire. Journal of science and medicine in sport.

Dyck, Delfien Van, et al.. (2025). Identifying older adults’ needs for park renewal in low-income neighbourhoods: A citizen science approach. Urban forestry & urban greening. 111. 128847–128847.

Timperio, Anna, et al.. (2025). ‘It’s a good start to the day’: Urban Australian children’s understandings of active mobility and place. Children s Geographies. 23(2). 126–140. 1 indexed citations

Deforche, Bénédicte, et al.. (2025). Effects of park renovation on park use: results of a natural experiment in Belgium with two years of follow-up. Cities. 162. 105997–105997. 3 indexed citations

Timperio, Anna, et al.. (2024). Something for the young and old: A natural experiment to evaluate the impact of park improvements. Urban forestry & urban greening. 100. 128486–128486. 6 indexed citations

Timperio, Anna, et al.. (2024). Understanding factors influencing the use of specialized outdoor fitness equipment among older adults in Australia. Health Promotion International. 39(6). 2 indexed citations

Sahlqvist, Shannon, Karen Lim, Venurs Loh, et al.. (2024). Understanding parental support for infrastructure and policy changes that encourage active travel among children. Journal of Transport & Health. 39. 101932–101932.

Koohsari, Mohammad Javad, Akitomo Yasunaga, Jenny Veitch, Andrew T. Kaczynski, & Koichiro Oka. (2024). The density paradox: density, walking, and psychological stress in overcrowded public spaces. Cities & Health. 1–4. 2 indexed citations

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Loh, Venurs, Shannon Sahlqvist, Jenny Veitch, et al.. (2024). Active travel, public transport and the built environment in youth: Interactions with perceived safety, distance to school, age and gender. Journal of Transport & Health. 38. 101895–101895. 2 indexed citations

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Poppe, Louise, et al.. (2023). The impact of renewal of an urban park in Belgium on park use, park-based physical activity, and social interaction: A natural experiment. Cities. 140. 104428–104428. 19 indexed citations

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Veitch, Jenny, Venurs Loh, Jo Salmon, et al.. (2022). Outdoor public recreation spaces and social connectedness among adolescents. BMC Public Health. 22(1). 15 indexed citations

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Arundell, Lauren, Jenny Veitch, Shannon Sahlqvist, et al.. (2021). Changes in Families’ Leisure, Educational/Work and Social Screen Time Behaviours before and during COVID-19 in Australia: Findings from the Our Life at Home Study. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 18(21). 11335–11335. 20 indexed citations

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Timperio, Anna, et al.. (2021). Important park features for encouraging park visitation, physical activity and social interaction among adolescents: A conjoint analysis. Health & Place. 70. 102617–102617. 39 indexed citations

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Timperio, Anna, Jenny Veitch, Jo Salmon, et al.. (2020). Individual, Social and Environmental Correlates of Active School Travel among Adolescents in India. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 17(20). 7496–7496. 12 indexed citations

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Pawlowski, Charlotte Skau, Jenny Veitch, Henriette Bondo Andersen, & Nicola D. Ridgers. (2019). Designing Activating Schoolyards: Seen from the Girls’ Viewpoint. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 16(19). 3508–3508. 25 indexed citations

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Cauwenberg, Jelle Van, Ester Cerin, Anna Timperio, et al.. (2017). Is the Association between Park Proximity and Recreational Physical Activity among Mid-Older Aged Adults Moderated by Park Quality and Neighborhood Conditions?. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 14(2). 192–192. 28 indexed citations

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Leslie, Eva, Michael Fotheringham, Jenny Veitch, & Neville Owen. (2000). A university campus physical activity program. Deakin Research Online (Deakin University). 9 indexed citations

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Leslie, Eva, Michael Fotheringham, Neville Owen, & Jenny Veitch. (2000). A university campus physical activity promotion program. Health Promotion Journal of Australia. 10(1). 51. 19 indexed citations

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Burns, Jane S., et al.. (1997). Physical activity promotion for male factory workers: a realistic option?. Health Promotion Journal of Australia. 7(3). 169–174. 4 indexed citations

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