Karin A. Pfeiffer

13.2k total citations · 4 hit papers
284 papers, 9.8k citations indexed

About

Karin A. Pfeiffer is a scholar working on Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, Physiology and Developmental and Educational Psychology. According to data from OpenAlex, Karin A. Pfeiffer has authored 284 papers receiving a total of 9.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 167 papers in Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, 126 papers in Physiology and 108 papers in Developmental and Educational Psychology. Recurrent topics in Karin A. Pfeiffer's work include Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet (161 papers), Physical Activity and Health (123 papers) and Children's Physical and Motor Development (105 papers). Karin A. Pfeiffer is often cited by papers focused on Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet (161 papers), Physical Activity and Health (123 papers) and Children's Physical and Motor Development (105 papers). Karin A. Pfeiffer collaborates with scholars based in United States, Brazil and Australia. Karin A. Pfeiffer's co-authors include Russell R. Pate, Marsha Dowda, Kerry L. McIver, Stewart G. Trost, Rebecca W. Moore, Paul D. Loprinzi, William H. Brown, Maria João Almeida, Alexander H.K. Montoye and Jennifer R. O’Neill and has published in prestigious journals such as Circulation, PLoS ONE and PEDIATRICS.

In The Last Decade

Karin A. Pfeiffer

268 papers receiving 9.3k 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.

Comparison of Accelerometer Cut Points for Predicting Activity Intensity in Youth

2010 1.1k citations Stewart G. Trost, Rebecca W. Moore et al. profile →
Validation and Calibration of an Accelerometer in Preschool Children

2006 561 citations Russell R. Pate, Kerry L. McIver et al. profile →
Motor Skill Performance and Physical Activity in Preschool Children

2008 475 citations Karin A. Pfeiffer, Jennifer R. O’Neill et al. profile →
Relationship Between Fundamental Motor Skill Competence and Physical Activity During Childhood and Adolescence: A Systematic Review

2015 300 citations Karin A. Pfeiffer, Leah E. Robinson et al. profile →

Peers

Karin A. Pfeiffer

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Nicola D. Ridgers Australia

Allana G. LeBlanc Canada

Dylan P. Cliff Australia

Gareth Stratton United Kingdom

Michael W. Beets United States

Sarah Connor Gorber Canada

Vicente Martínez‐Vizcaíno Spain

Marsha Dowda United States

Jorge Mota Portugal

José Maia Portugal

Nicola D. Ridgers Australia

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5.2k ×0.9

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1.5k ×1.1

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737 ×0.6

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Karin A. Pfeiffer

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20 of 20 papers shown

Aadland, Eivind, Karin A. Pfeiffer, Rodrigo Antunes Lima, et al.. (2025). Exploring the Multivariate Association Between Physical Fitness and Cardiometabolic Risk in Children and Adolescents. Pediatric Exercise Science. 1–12.

López‐Gil, José Francisco, Cézane Priscila Reuter, Nelson Carvas, et al.. (2025). Mediation of obesity-related variables in the association between physical fitness and cardiometabolic risk in children and adolescents: a systematic review and meta-analysis. BMJ Open Sport & Exercise Medicine. 11(2). e002366–e002366. 2 indexed citations

Clevenger, Kimberly A., et al.. (2025). Capturing Free-Living Physical Activity: Impacts of Data Collection and Processing Decisions on Mean Acceleration and Intensity Gradient. Measurement in Physical Education and Exercise Science. 29(4). 393–403. 1 indexed citations

Clevenger, Kimberly A., Melitta A. McNarry, Kelly A. Mackintosh, et al.. (2024). A Consensus Method for Estimating Moderate to Vigorous Physical Activity Levels in Adults Using Wrist-Worn Accelerometers. Journal for the Measurement of Physical Behaviour. 7(1).

Piercy, Katrina L., Meredith A. Whitley, Sarah M. Bartsch, et al.. (2024). Benefits of Meeting the Healthy People 2030 Youth Sports Participation Target. American Journal of Preventive Medicine. 66(5). 760–769. 4 indexed citations

Myers, Nicholas D., Deborah L. Feltz, Karin A. Pfeiffer, et al.. (2023). The Self-Efficacy to Regulate Physical Activity Scale: Exploring the Factor Structure, Temporal Invariance, and External Validity in a Latent Variable Framework. Measurement in Physical Education and Exercise Science. 28(1). 40–56. 2 indexed citations

Brand, Caroline, Anelise Reis Gaya, Ryan D. Burns, et al.. (2023). The Longitudinal Association of Cardiorespiratory Fitness and Adiposity With Clustered Cardiometabolic Risk: A Mediation Analysis. Pediatric Exercise Science. 36(2). 75–82. 3 indexed citations

Clevenger, Kimberly A., Genevieve F. Dunton, Peter T. Katzmarzyk, Karin A. Pfeiffer, & David Berrigan. (2023). Adherence to Recess Guidelines in the United States Using Nationally Representative Data: Implications for Future Surveillance Efforts. Journal of School Health. 93(12). 1145–1155. 2 indexed citations

Quinn, Melissa A., Ruma Raghuvanshi, Christian Martin, et al.. (2022). Longitudinal effects of growth restriction on the murine gut microbiome and metabolome. American Journal of Physiology-Endocrinology and Metabolism. 323(2). E159–E170. 1 indexed citations

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Robinson, Leah E., et al.. (2022). Protocol for a multicenter-cluster randomized clinical trial of a motor skills intervention to promote physical activity and health in children: the CHAMP afterschool program study. BMC Public Health. 22(1). 1544–1544. 5 indexed citations

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Pate, Russell R., Rod K. Dishman, Marsha Dowda, et al.. (2022). A Summary of One Research Team’s Contributions to Understanding Physical Activity Behavior in Children and Youth. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 19(21). 14136–14136. 4 indexed citations

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Currie, Katharine D., et al.. (2022). Program Evaluation and Preliminary Efficacy of Fitness and Skill-Based High-Intensity Interval Training in Physical Education. Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport. 94(4). 1042–1052. 4 indexed citations

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Ahmadi, Matthew, Karin A. Pfeiffer, & Stewart G. Trost. (2020). Physical Activity Classification in Youth Using Raw Accelerometer Data from the Hip. Measurement in Physical Education and Exercise Science. 24(2). 129–136. 26 indexed citations

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Lima, Rodrigo Antunes, David F. Stodden, Karin A. Pfeiffer, et al.. (2020). Dynamic Balance, but Not Precision Throw, Is Positively Associated with Academic Performance in Children. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 17(8). 2790–2790. 4 indexed citations

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Siegel, Shannon R., Larissa True, Karin A. Pfeiffer, et al.. (2020). Recalled Age at Menarche: A Follow-up to the Michigan State University Motor Performance Study. Measurement in Physical Education and Exercise Science. 25(1). 78–86. 4 indexed citations

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Myers, Nicholas D., Adam McMahon, Isaac Prilleltensky, et al.. (2020). Effectiveness of the Fun for Wellness Web-Based Behavioral Intervention to Promote Physical Activity in Adults With Obesity (or Overweight): Randomized Controlled Trial. JMIR Formative Research. 4(2). e15919–e15919. 19 indexed citations

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Seefeldt, Vern, John Haubenstricker, Crystal F. Branta, & Karin A. Pfeiffer. (2020). Motor Performance Study, Michigan State University: Scientific, Educational and Societal Events that Influenced Its Design and Conduct. Measurement in Physical Education and Exercise Science. 25(1). 7–14. 2 indexed citations

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Pfeiffer, Karin A., et al.. (2016). Age-related differences in OMNI-RPE scale validity in youth: A longitudinal analysis. QUT ePrints (Queensland University of Technology). 2 indexed citations

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O’Neill, Jennifer R., Karin A. Pfeiffer, Marsha Dowda, & Russell R. Pate. (2015). In-school and Out-of-school Physical Activity in Preschool Children. Journal of Physical Activity and Health. 13(6). 606–610. 35 indexed citations

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Peng, Wei, Karin A. Pfeiffer, & Brian Winn. (2013). An Exploratory Study of the Impact of Contextual Cues of Violence in an Active Videogame. Games for Health Journal. 3(2). 67–71. 1 indexed citations

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