Levi Wade

683 total citations · 1 hit paper
13 papers, 381 citations indexed

About

Levi Wade is a scholar working on Developmental and Educational Psychology, Social Psychology and Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health. According to data from OpenAlex, Levi Wade has authored 13 papers receiving a total of 381 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 7 papers in Developmental and Educational Psychology, 5 papers in Social Psychology and 2 papers in Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health. Recurrent topics in Levi Wade's work include Children's Physical and Motor Development (5 papers), Motivation and Self-Concept in Sports (3 papers) and Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet (2 papers). Levi Wade is often cited by papers focused on Children's Physical and Motor Development (5 papers), Motivation and Self-Concept in Sports (3 papers) and Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet (2 papers). Levi Wade collaborates with scholars based in Australia, Finland and Canada. Levi Wade's co-authors include David R. Lubans, Mitch J. Duncan, Ronald C. Plotnikoff, Narelle Eather, Beatrice Murawski, Aurélie Pankowiak, Rochelle Eime, Jordan Smith, Angus A. Leahy and Charles H. Hillman and has published in prestigious journals such as Psychological Bulletin, PLoS ONE and Scientific Reports.

In The Last Decade

Levi Wade

12 papers receiving 377 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.

The impact of sports participation on mental health and social outcomes in adults: a systematic review and the ‘Mental Health through Sport’ conceptual model

2023 104 citations Narelle Eather, Levi Wade et al. Systematic Reviews profile →

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Levi Wade Australia	7	129	93	88	80	78	13	381
Scott B. Martin United States	11	57 0.4×	45 0.5×	67 0.8×	56 0.7×	162 2.1×	16	366
Christophe Maïano France	8	60 0.5×	32 0.3×	102 1.2×	38 0.5×	69 0.9×	15	372
Sarah Cox Australia	6	53 0.4×	94 1.0×	92 1.0×	39 0.5×	30 0.4×	17	358
Liuyue Huang China	12	138 1.1×	75 0.8×	116 1.3×	19 0.2×	100 1.3×	29	564
Christopher Yao Canada	6	68 0.5×	239 2.6×	84 1.0×	165 2.1×	291 3.7×	11	596
Ove Heradstveit Norway	13	86 0.7×	48 0.5×	61 0.7×	12 0.1×	68 0.9×	33	449
Ania Zubala United Kingdom	9	80 0.6×	170 1.8×	154 1.8×	14 0.2×	72 0.9×	19	555
Vera van den Berg Netherlands	10	42 0.3×	146 1.6×	95 1.1×	398 5.0×	321 4.1×	17	667
María Jesús Pardo‐Guijarro Spain	14	32 0.2×	103 1.1×	41 0.5×	342 4.3×	219 2.8×	21	651
Angus A. Leahy Australia	13	25 0.2×	203 2.2×	63 0.7×	257 3.2×	203 2.6×	31	485

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13 of 13 papers shown

Wade, Levi, et al.. (2026). Effects of a school-based leadership program on student leaders and their peers: The Learning to Lead cluster randomized controlled trial. Contemporary Educational Psychology. 84. 102444–102444.

Mavilidi, Myrto F., Spyridoula Vazou, David R. Lubans, et al.. (2025). How physical activity context relates to cognition across the lifespan: A systematic review and meta-analysis.. Psychological Bulletin. 151(5). 544–579. 6 indexed citations

Smith, Jordan, Mark R. Beauchamp, Eli Puterman, et al.. (2024). Physical activity intensity and older adolescents’ stress: The ‘STress-Reactivity after Exercise in Senior Secondary EDucation’ (STRESSED) 3-arm randomised controlled trial. Psychology of sport and exercise. 76. 102754–102754. 2 indexed citations

Wade, Levi, Angus A. Leahy, Katherine Owen, et al.. (2024). Associations Between Motor Competence and Executive Functions in Children and Adolescents: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis. Sports Medicine. 54(8). 2141–2156. 17 indexed citations

Leahy, Angus A., David R. Lubans, Thierno Diallo, et al.. (2024). Mediators of the association between physical activity and executive functions in primary school children. Journal of Sports Sciences. 42(21). 2029–2038. 1 indexed citations

Wade, Levi, Mark R. Beauchamp, Nicole Nathan, et al.. (2023). Investigating the direct and indirect effects of a school-based leadership program for primary school students: Rationale and study protocol for the ‘Learning to Lead’ cluster randomised controlled trial. PLoS ONE. 18(1). e0279661–e0279661. 4 indexed citations

Eather, Narelle, Levi Wade, Aurélie Pankowiak, & Rochelle Eime. (2023). The impact of sports participation on mental health and social outcomes in adults: a systematic review and the ‘Mental Health through Sport’ conceptual model. Systematic Reviews. 12(1). 102–102. 104 indexed citations breakdown →

Wade, Levi, Angus A. Leahy, Mark Babic, et al.. (2022). A systematic review and meta-analysis of the benefits of school-based, peer-led interventions for leaders. Scientific Reports. 12(1). 21222–21222. 5 indexed citations

Wade, Levi, David R. Lubans, Jordan Smith, & Mitch J. Duncan. (2020). The impact of exercise environments on adolescents’ cognitive and psychological outcomes: A randomised controlled trial. Psychology of sport and exercise. 49. 101707–101707. 18 indexed citations

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Mavilidi, Myrto F., Angus A. Leahy, Sarah G. Kennedy, et al.. (2020). Effect of a Time-Efficient Physical Activity Intervention on Senior School Students’ On-Task Behaviour and Subjective Vitality: the ‘Burn 2 Learn’ Cluster Randomised Controlled Trial. Educational Psychology Review. 33(1). 299–323. 44 indexed citations

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Wade, Levi, Angus A. Leahy, David R. Lubans, Jordan Smith, & Mitch J. Duncan. (2019). A systematic review of cognitive assessment in physical activity research involving children and adolescents. Journal of science and medicine in sport. 23(8). 740–745. 16 indexed citations

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Murawski, Beatrice, Levi Wade, Ronald C. Plotnikoff, David R. Lubans, & Mitch J. Duncan. (2017). A systematic review and meta-analysis of cognitive and behavioral interventions to improve sleep health in adults without sleep disorders. Sleep Medicine Reviews. 40. 160–169. 150 indexed citations

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Wade, Levi, Jordan Smith, Mitch J. Duncan, & David R. Lubans. (2017). Mediators of aggression in a school-based physical activity intervention for low-income adolescent boys. Mental health and physical activity. 14. 39–46. 14 indexed citations

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