Leah E. Robinson

6.5k total citations · 5 hit papers
123 papers, 4.8k citations indexed

About

Leah E. Robinson is a scholar working on Developmental and Educational Psychology, Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health and Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health. According to data from OpenAlex, Leah E. Robinson has authored 123 papers receiving a total of 4.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 94 papers in Developmental and Educational Psychology, 40 papers in Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health and 37 papers in Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health. Recurrent topics in Leah E. Robinson's work include Children's Physical and Motor Development (93 papers), Infant Development and Preterm Care (38 papers) and Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet (37 papers). Leah E. Robinson is often cited by papers focused on Children's Physical and Motor Development (93 papers), Infant Development and Preterm Care (38 papers) and Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet (37 papers). Leah E. Robinson collaborates with scholars based in United States, Australia and Brazil. Leah E. Robinson's co-authors include Samuel W. Logan, Jacqueline D. Goodway, David F. Stodden, Lisa M. Barnett, Kara K. Palmer, E. Kipling Webster, Vítor P. Lopes, Luís Paulo Rodrigues, Eva D’Hondt and Bill Lucas and has published in prestigious journals such as PLoS ONE, Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise and Sports Medicine.

In The Last Decade

Leah E. Robinson

115 papers receiving 4.6k citations

Hit Papers

Motor Competence and its Effect on Positive Developmental... 2011 2026 2016 2021 2015 2011 2015 2017 2021 250 500 750
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. Motor Competence and its Effect on Positive Developmental Trajectories of Health
    2015 943 citations Leah E. Robinson, David F. Stodden et al. profile →
  2. Getting the fundamentals of movement: a meta‐analysis of the effectiveness of motor skill interventions in children
    2011 431 citations Samuel W. Logan, Leah E. Robinson et al. profile →
  3. Relationship Between Fundamental Motor Skill Competence and Physical Activity During Childhood and Adolescence: A Systematic Review
    2015 300 citations Samuel W. Logan, E. Kipling Webster et al. profile →
  4. Fundamental motor skills: A systematic review of terminology
    2017 227 citations Samuel W. Logan, Samantha M. Ross et al. Journal of Sports Sciences profile →
  5. Through the Looking Glass: A Systematic Review of Longitudinal Evidence, Providing New Insight for Motor Competence and Health
    2021 194 citations E. Kipling Webster, Leah E. Robinson et al. profile →

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Leah E. Robinson United States 32 4.0k 1.6k 1.5k 1.1k 1.0k 123 4.8k
Jacqueline D. Goodway United States 30 4.0k 1.0× 1.4k 0.9× 1.5k 1.0× 1.0k 1.0× 1.2k 1.1× 77 4.5k
Luís Paulo Rodrigues Portugal 26 2.7k 0.7× 941 0.6× 981 0.6× 674 0.6× 746 0.7× 92 3.3k
Samuel W. Logan United States 25 2.6k 0.6× 1.2k 0.7× 1.1k 0.7× 587 0.6× 650 0.6× 100 3.5k
Brent E. Faught Canada 34 2.4k 0.6× 1.4k 0.9× 542 0.4× 451 0.4× 282 0.3× 87 3.2k
Nádia Cristina Valentini Brazil 30 2.2k 0.5× 1.4k 0.9× 691 0.5× 681 0.6× 418 0.4× 191 3.0k
Eric van Beurden Australia 17 2.1k 0.5× 608 0.4× 819 0.5× 429 0.4× 723 0.7× 43 2.7k
Rachel A. Jones Australia 32 1.9k 0.5× 816 0.5× 409 0.3× 626 0.6× 204 0.2× 121 3.7k
Zöe Knowles United Kingdom 31 1.5k 0.4× 237 0.1× 433 0.3× 433 0.4× 484 0.5× 87 2.7k
Arja Sääkslahti Finland 23 1.3k 0.3× 485 0.3× 348 0.2× 378 0.4× 338 0.3× 101 1.9k
Dean Dudley Australia 28 1.6k 0.4× 158 0.1× 823 0.5× 466 0.4× 1.1k 1.0× 84 2.7k

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Eisman, Andria B., et al.. (2025). Assessing Children’s Adherence to the Interrupting Prolonged Sitting With Activity at Home Intervention: A Mixed Methods Study. Journal of Teaching in Physical Education. 45(1). 192–204.
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Stevens, Zoe, et al.. (2024). Exploring if Playground Quality Predicts Head Start Preschoolers’ School Day Physical Activity. International Journal of Early Childhood. 57(1). 51–70. 2 indexed citations
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Dauenhauer, Brian, et al.. (2024). Essential Motor Skills and Evidence-Based Activities for Enhancing Child Motor Skill Development During Out-of-School Time Programming: An Expert Consensus Study. Journal of Motor Learning and Development. 12(2). 287–301. 1 indexed citations
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Miller, Alison L., Andria B. Eisman, Leah E. Robinson, et al.. (2023). Use of a Novel Theory-Based Pragmatic Tool to Evaluate the Quality of Instructor-Led Exercise Videos to Promote Youth Physical Activity at Home: Preliminary Findings. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 20(16). 6561–6561. 5 indexed citations
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Palmer, Kara K., et al.. (2023). Performance Metrics From Product-Oriented Measures of Fundamental Motor Skills—A Comparison and Developmental Perspective. Journal of Motor Learning and Development. 11(3). 401–423. 2 indexed citations
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Palmer, Kara K., et al.. (2022). Structured Observations of Child Behaviors during a Mastery-Motivational Climate Motor Skill Intervention: An Exploratory Study. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 19(23). 15484–15484. 3 indexed citations
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Palmer, Kara K., David F. Stodden, Dale A. Ulrich, & Leah E. Robinson. (2021). Using Process- and Product-oriented Measures to Evaluate Changes in Motor Skills across an Intervention. Measurement in Physical Education and Exercise Science. 25(3). 273–282. 35 indexed citations
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Robinson, Leah E. & Kara K. Palmer. (2021). Examining the psychometric properties of the digital scale of perceived motor competence in young children. Scandinavian Journal of Medicine and Science in Sports. 31(12). 2272–2281. 4 indexed citations
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Palmer, Kara K., et al.. (2021). Perceived Physical Competence Predicts Gains in Children’s Locomotor but Not Ball Skills across an Intervention. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 18(11). 5990–5990. 6 indexed citations
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Robinson, Leah E., et al.. (2020). Parents accurately perceive problematic eating behaviors but overestimate physical activity levels in preschool children. Eating and Weight Disorders - Studies on Anorexia Bulimia and Obesity. 26(3). 931–939. 3 indexed citations
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Robinson, Leah E., Lu Wang, Natalie Colabianchi, David F. Stodden, & Dale A. Ulrich. (2020). Protocol for a two-cohort randomized cluster clinical trial of a motor skills intervention: The Promoting Activity and Trajectories of Health (PATH) Study. BMJ Open. 10(6). e037497–e037497. 17 indexed citations
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Robinson, Leah E., et al.. (2018). The Effect of CHAMP on Physical Activity and Lesson Context in Preschoolers: A Feasibility Study. Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport. 89(2). 265–271. 23 indexed citations
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Robinson, Leah E., et al.. (2018). Resource to Share with Parents: Helping Your Child Develop Physical Literacy. Journal of Physical Education Recreation & Dance. 89(6). 50–59. 5 indexed citations
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Webster, E. Kipling, Samuel W. Logan, Wendy N. Gray, & Leah E. Robinson. (2018). A cross-sectional study on the relationship between the risk of hypertension and obesity status among pre-adolescent girls from rural areas of Southeastern region of the United States. Preventive Medicine Reports. 12. 135–139. 8 indexed citations
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Palmer, Kara K., et al.. (2017). The effect of attentional focus cues on object control performance in elementary children. Physical Education and Sport Pedagogy. 22(6). 580–588. 24 indexed citations
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Logan, Samuel W., et al.. (2017). Fundamental motor skills: A systematic review of terminology. Journal of Sports Sciences. 36(7). 781–796. 227 indexed citations breakdown →
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Bub, Kristen L., Leah E. Robinson, & David S. Curtis. (2016). Longitudinal associations between self-regulation and health across childhood and adolescence.. Health Psychology. 35(11). 1235–1245. 43 indexed citations

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