Justin J. Lang

17.0k total citations · 2 hit papers
94 papers, 2.4k citations indexed

About

Justin J. Lang is a scholar working on Physiology, Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health and Developmental and Educational Psychology. According to data from OpenAlex, Justin J. Lang has authored 94 papers receiving a total of 2.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 47 papers in Physiology, 46 papers in Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health and 19 papers in Developmental and Educational Psychology. Recurrent topics in Justin J. Lang's work include Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet (39 papers), Physical Activity and Health (34 papers) and Children's Physical and Motor Development (19 papers). Justin J. Lang is often cited by papers focused on Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet (39 papers), Physical Activity and Health (34 papers) and Children's Physical and Motor Development (19 papers). Justin J. Lang collaborates with scholars based in Canada, Australia and United States. Justin J. Lang's co-authors include Grant R. Tomkinson, Mark S. Tremblay, Francisco B. Ortega, L Léger, John S. Fitzgerald, Ian Janssen, Kevin Belanger, Nathan Daniell, Frazer Atkinson and Lucy K. Lewis and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, PLoS ONE and Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise.

In The Last Decade

Justin J. Lang

84 papers receiving 2.4k citations

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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.

European normative values for physical fitness in children and adolescents aged 9–17 years: results from 2 779 165 Eurofit performances representing 30 countries

2017 322 citations Grant R. Tomkinson, John S. Fitzgerald et al. British Journal of Sports Medicine profile →
Cardiorespiratory fitness is a strong and consistent predictor of morbidity and mortality among adults: an overview of meta-analyses representing over 20.9 million observations from 199 unique cohort studies

2024 62 citations Justin J. Lang, Stéphanie A. Prince et al. British Journal of Sports Medicine profile →

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Pedro F. Saint‐Maurice United States

Kelly R. Laurson United States

Elin Kolle Norway

Anita Hurtig‐Wennlöf Sweden

Eivind Aadland Norway

David Martínez‐Gómez Spain

Jorge Enrique Correa‐Bautista Colombia

Jostein Steene‐Johannessen Norway

Christine Delisle Nyström Sweden

Anelise Reis Gaya Brazil

Pedro F. Saint‐Maurice United States

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Prince, Stéphanie A., Rachel C. Colley, Daniel Rainham, et al.. (2025). Independent and joint associations of neighbourhood greenness and walkability with transportational and recreational physical activity among youth and adults in Canada. Preventive Medicine Reports. 50. 102974–102974.

Choi, Siu Ming, Grant R. Tomkinson, Justin J. Lang, et al.. (2025). Temporal trends in physical fitness among preschoolers from Macao Special Administrative Region between 2002 and 2020. Journal of Exercise Science & Fitness. 23(3). 240–245. 1 indexed citations

Choi, Siu Ming, Henry Y. Dong, Siman Lei, et al.. (2025). A 15-Year Decline in Physical Fitness Among Children and Adolescents From the Macao Special Administrative Region (2005–2020). Journal of Physical Activity and Health. 23(2). 254–262.

Nevill, Alan, et al.. (2025). How Should Youth Handgrip Strength be Normalized? New Insights Using 3-D Allometry with “Generalizable” Norm-Referenced Values, Data from NHANES. Sports Medicine. 55(9). 2303–2312.

Choi, Siu Ming, Grant R. Tomkinson, Justin J. Lang, et al.. (2025). Handgrip strength has declined among people from Macao Special Administrative Region: A temporal trend analysis from 2001 to 2020. Journal of Sports Sciences. 43(15). 1490–1498. 2 indexed citations

Singh, Ben, Cristina Cadenas‐Sánchez, Bruno Gonçalves Galdino da Costa, et al.. (2024). Comparison of objectively measured and estimated cardiorespiratory fitness to predict all-cause and cardiovascular disease mortality in adults: A systematic review and meta-analysis of 42 studies representing 35 cohorts and 3.8 million observations. Journal of sport and health science. 14. 100986–100986. 3 indexed citations

Chaput, Jean‐Philippe, Charles M. Morin, Rébecca Robillard, et al.. (2024). Trends in nighttime insomnia symptoms in Canada from 2007 to 2021. Sleep Medicine. 125. 21–26. 1 indexed citations

Vanhelst, Jérémy, Justin J. Lang, François Carré, et al.. (2024). Cardiorespiratory fitness has declined among French children since 1999, although the decline appears to be getting smaller. Scandinavian Journal of Medicine and Science in Sports. 34(5). e14641–e14641. 3 indexed citations

Lang, Justin J., Stéphanie A. Prince, Katherine Merucci, et al.. (2024). Cardiorespiratory fitness is a strong and consistent predictor of morbidity and mortality among adults: an overview of meta-analyses representing over 20.9 million observations from 199 unique cohort studies. British Journal of Sports Medicine. 58(10). 556–566. 62 indexed citations breakdown →

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Brazo‐Sayavera, Javier, Danilo R. Silva, Justin J. Lang, et al.. (2024). Physical Fitness Surveillance and Monitoring Systems Inventory for Children and Adolescents: A Scoping Review with a Global Perspective. Sports Medicine. 54(7). 1755–1769. 5 indexed citations

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Chaput, Jean‐Philippe, Ian Janssen, Justin J. Lang, & Hugues Sampasa‐Kanyinga. (2023). Economic burden of excessive sedentary behaviour in Canada. Canadian Journal of Public Health. 114(2). 165–174. 8 indexed citations

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Chaput, Jean‐Philippe, Ian Janssen, Hugues Sampasa‐Kanyinga, Grant R. Tomkinson, & Justin J. Lang. (2023). Economic burden of low cardiorespiratory fitness in Canada. Preventive Medicine. 168. 107424–107424. 7 indexed citations

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Kidokoro, Tetsuhiro, Naruki Kitano, Natsuko Imai, et al.. (2023). Optimal domain-specific physical activity and sedentary behaviors for blood lipids among Japanese children: a compositional data analysis. PubMed. 2(1). 20–20. 1 indexed citations

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McGrath, Ryan, Justin J. Lang, Brian C. Clark, et al.. (2023). Prevalence and Trends of Handgrip Strength Asymmetry in the United States. PubMed. 5(2). 5 indexed citations

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Prince, Stéphanie A., Justin J. Lang, Gregory Butler, et al.. (2023). Strength-training and balance activities in Canada: historical trends and current prevalence. Health Promotion and Chronic Disease Prevention in Canada. 43(5). 209–221. 5 indexed citations

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Chaput, Jean‐Philippe, Ian Janssen, Hugues Sampasa‐Kanyinga, Grant R. Tomkinson, & Justin J. Lang. (2023). Economic burden of low muscle strength in Canadian adults. Applied Physiology Nutrition and Metabolism. 48(8). 634–638. 7 indexed citations

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Silva, Danilo Fernandes da, et al.. (2022). Recent Patterns of Physical Activity and Sedentary Behaviour Among Pregnant Adults in Canada. Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology Canada. 45(2). 141–149. 5 indexed citations

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Fraser, Brooklyn J., Scott Rollo, Margaret Sampson, et al.. (2021). Health-Related Criterion-Referenced Cut-Points for Musculoskeletal Fitness Among Youth: A Systematic Review. Sports Medicine. 51(12). 2629–2646. 27 indexed citations

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Fitzgerald, John S., Tanis J. Walch, Katia Ferrar, et al.. (2020). Temporal trends in the sit-ups performance of 9,939,289 children and adolescents between 1964 and 2017. Journal of Sports Sciences. 38(16). 1913–1923. 37 indexed citations

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Lang, Justin J., Jessica McNeil, Mark S. Tremblay, & Travis J. Saunders. (2015). Sit less, stand more: A randomized point-of-decision prompt intervention to reduce sedentary time. Preventive Medicine. 73. 67–69. 11 indexed citations

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