Justin Richards

10.0k total citations · 4 hit papers
114 papers, 6.7k citations indexed

About

Justin Richards is a scholar working on Physiology, Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health and General Health Professions. According to data from OpenAlex, Justin Richards has authored 114 papers receiving a total of 6.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 55 papers in Physiology, 36 papers in Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health and 18 papers in General Health Professions. Recurrent topics in Justin Richards's work include Physical Activity and Health (54 papers), Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet (31 papers) and Behavioral Health and Interventions (14 papers). Justin Richards is often cited by papers focused on Physical Activity and Health (54 papers), Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet (31 papers) and Behavioral Health and Interventions (14 papers). Justin Richards collaborates with scholars based in Australia, United Kingdom and New Zealand. Justin Richards's co-authors include Simon Rosenbaum, Felipe Barreto Schuch, Davy Vancampfort, Brendon Stubbs, Paul Kelly, Philip B. Ward, Charlie Foster, David R. Lubans, Charles H. Hillman and Stuart Biddle and has published in prestigious journals such as The Lancet, SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología and PEDIATRICS.

In The Last Decade

Justin Richards

111 papers receiving 6.5k citations

Hit Papers

Physical Activity for Cognitive and Mental Health in Yout... 2014 2026 2018 2022 2016 2016 2016 2014 250 500 750 1000
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.

  1. Physical Activity for Cognitive and Mental Health in Youth: A Systematic Review of Mechanisms
    2016 1.0k citations Justin Richards, Paul Kelly et al. profile →
  2. Exercise as a treatment for depression: A meta-analysis adjusting for publication bias
    2016 994 citations Felipe Barreto Schuch, Davy Vancampfort et al. profile →
  3. Progress in physical activity over the Olympic quadrennium
    2016 685 citations Paul Kelly, Justin Richards et al. profile →
  4. Systematic review and meta-analysis of reduction in all-cause mortality from walking and cycling and shape of dose response relationship
    2014 380 citations Paul Kelly, Justin Richards et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Justin Richards Australia 33 2.7k 1.7k 1.6k 1.0k 870 114 6.7k
David X. Márquez United States 36 3.0k 1.1× 1.7k 1.1× 966 0.6× 1.4k 1.3× 793 0.9× 174 8.5k
Alexander Wöll Germany 39 2.2k 0.8× 2.2k 1.3× 839 0.5× 1.3k 1.3× 810 0.9× 325 6.6k
Gregory S. Kolt Australia 46 2.1k 0.8× 2.0k 1.2× 707 0.4× 1.5k 1.5× 758 0.9× 215 8.0k
Bradley J. Cardinal United States 42 2.4k 0.9× 2.5k 1.5× 655 0.4× 1.0k 1.0× 827 1.0× 245 6.5k
Rachel Ballard United States 12 3.2k 1.2× 2.4k 1.4× 690 0.4× 1.0k 1.0× 545 0.6× 38 6.9k
Andrea L. Dunn United States 41 4.3k 1.6× 2.9k 1.7× 1.9k 1.2× 1.7k 1.6× 1.7k 2.0× 102 9.6k
Shannon S. D. Bredin Canada 31 2.6k 0.9× 1.7k 1.0× 535 0.3× 926 0.9× 783 0.9× 118 6.0k
Janice L. Thompson United Kingdom 53 3.0k 1.1× 2.9k 1.7× 807 0.5× 1.4k 1.4× 568 0.7× 196 7.9k
Nicola W. Burton Australia 36 2.5k 0.9× 1.8k 1.1× 1.0k 0.6× 1.5k 1.4× 745 0.9× 180 5.7k
Rodney K. Dishman United States 26 2.2k 0.8× 2.5k 1.5× 864 0.5× 860 0.8× 706 0.8× 67 5.4k

Countries citing papers authored by Justin Richards

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Fields of papers citing papers by Justin Richards

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Justin Richards

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Justin Richards. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Justin Richards based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with Justin Richards. Justin Richards is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

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Rosenbaum, Simon, Davy Vancampfort, Peter Ventevogel, et al.. (2025). Implementing sport and physical activity across each layer of the mental health and psychosocial support (MHPSS) pyramid for populations affected by displacement. Mental health and physical activity. 29. 100701–100701.
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Piyasena, Chinthika, Rie Yoshida, Catherine Longley, et al.. (2023). Comparison of diagnoses of early-onset sepsis associated with use of Sepsis Risk Calculator versus NICE CG149: a prospective, population-wide cohort study in London, UK, 2020–2021. BMJ Open. 13(7). e072708–e072708. 2 indexed citations
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Rose‐Clarke, Kelly, Joanna Morrison, John Hodsoll, et al.. (2023). Development and testing the feasibility of a sports-based mental health promotion intervention in Nepal: a protocol for a pilot cluster-randomised controlled trial. Pilot and Feasibility Studies. 9(1). 149–149. 3 indexed citations
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Townsend, Robert, et al.. (2023). Inequities in the physical activity of disabled young people in Aotearoa New Zealand: a stakeholder SWOT analysis of the physical activity sector. New Zealand Medical Journal. 136(1577). 12–21. 3 indexed citations
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Macniven, Rona, Kim Delbaere, Ebony Lewis, et al.. (2022). Community co‐selection of measures to evaluate the health and wellbeing impact of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander community running groups. Health Promotion Journal of Australia. 34(1). 17–23. 4 indexed citations
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Wilson, Oliver W.A., Erika Ikeda, Erica Hinckson, et al.. (2022). Results from Aotearoa New Zealand's 2022 Report Card on Physical Activity for Children and Youth: A call to address inequities in health-promoting activities. Journal of Exercise Science & Fitness. 21(1). 58–66. 18 indexed citations
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Wilson, Oliver W.A., Chris Whatman, Simon Walters, et al.. (2022). “Balance Is Better”: The Wellbeing Benefits of Participating in a Breadth of Sports across a Variety of Settings during Adolescence. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 19(14). 8597–8597. 7 indexed citations
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Wilson, Oliver W.A., Chris Whatman, Simon Walters, et al.. (2022). The Value of Sport: Wellbeing Benefits of Sport Participation during Adolescence. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 19(14). 8579–8579. 26 indexed citations
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Richards, Justin, Safdar N. Khan, Daniel Gallego‐Perez, et al.. (2021). Non-viral reprogramming of human nucleus pulposus cells with FOXF1 via extracellular vesicle delivery: an in vitro and in vivo study. European Cells and Materials. 41. 90–107. 29 indexed citations
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Kalafat, Erkan, Veronica Giorgione, Charlotte Huddy, et al.. (2021). Adverse neonatal outcome in twin pregnancy complicated by small‐for‐gestational age: twin vs singleton reference charts. Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology. 59(3). 377–384. 6 indexed citations
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Williamson, Chloë, et al.. (2021). Do Framed Mental Health Messages on Social Media Influence University Students’ Motivation for Physical Activity?. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 18(16). 8671–8671. 9 indexed citations
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Milton, Karen, Paul Kelly, & Justin Richards. (2019). Pragmatic Evaluation in Physical Activity and Health – Global capacity building courses. UEA Digital Repository (University of East Anglia). 3 indexed citations
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Vancampfort, Davy, Simon Rosenbaum, Philip B. Ward, et al.. (2016). Type 2 Diabetes Among People With Posttraumatic Stress Disorder. Psychosomatic Medicine. 78(4). 465–473. 73 indexed citations
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Stubbs, Brendon, Davy Vancampfort, Simon Rosenbaum, et al.. (2015). Dropout from exercise randomized controlled trials among people with depression: A meta-analysis and meta regression. Journal of Affective Disorders. 190. 457–466. 208 indexed citations
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Williamson, Wilby, Stefan Kluzek, Nia Roberts, et al.. (2015). Behavioural physical activity interventions in participants with lower-limb osteoarthritis: a systematic review with meta-analysis. BMJ Open. 5(8). e007642–e007642. 51 indexed citations
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Richards, Justin, et al.. (1980). Pyogenic liver abscess. BMJ. 280(6231). 1617.3–1617. 3 indexed citations
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Nickson, James J., et al.. (1963). Obstetrics in General Practice. BMJ. 2(5361). 868.1–868. 1 indexed citations

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