Lowri C. Edwards

2.1k total citations · 2 hit papers
15 papers, 734 citations indexed

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Lowri C. Edwards is a scholar working on Developmental and Educational Psychology, Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation and Sociology and Political Science. According to data from OpenAlex, Lowri C. Edwards has authored 15 papers receiving a total of 734 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 11 papers in Developmental and Educational Psychology, 7 papers in Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation and 4 papers in Sociology and Political Science. Recurrent topics in Lowri C. Edwards's work include Children's Physical and Motor Development (11 papers), Physical Education and Pedagogy (5 papers) and Inclusion and Disability in Education and Sport (4 papers). Lowri C. Edwards is often cited by papers focused on Children's Physical and Motor Development (11 papers), Physical Education and Pedagogy (5 papers) and Inclusion and Disability in Education and Sport (4 papers). Lowri C. Edwards collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, Australia and Greece. Lowri C. Edwards's co-authors include Richard Keegan, Kevin Morgan, Anna Bryant, Anwen Jones, Stephen‐Mark Cooper, Lawrence Foweather, Lynne M. Boddy, Hannah Goss, Elizabeth J. Durden-Myers and Zöe Knowles and has published in prestigious journals such as Sports Medicine, International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health and Journal of Sports Sciences.

In The Last Decade

Lowri C. Edwards

14 papers receiving 715 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.

Definitions, Foundations and Associations of Physical Literacy: A Systematic Review

2016 359 citations Lowri C. Edwards, Anna Bryant et al. Sports Medicine profile →
‘Measuring’ Physical Literacy and Related Constructs: A Systematic Review of Empirical Findings

2017 179 citations Lowri C. Edwards, Anna Bryant et al. Sports Medicine profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Lowri C. Edwards United Kingdom	8	545	376	315	209	129	15	734
Anna Bryant United Kingdom	9	592 1.1×	457 1.2×	365 1.2×	195 0.9×	116 0.9×	22	844
Anwen Jones United Kingdom	5	448 0.8×	302 0.8×	247 0.8×	164 0.8×	98 0.8×	7	587
Cate A. Egan United States	12	314 0.6×	169 0.4×	179 0.6×	171 0.8×	100 0.8×	40	512
Monica Lounsbery United States	14	429 0.8×	426 1.1×	278 0.9×	345 1.7×	186 1.4×	29	850
Michalis Stylianou Australia	15	255 0.5×	193 0.5×	154 0.5×	209 1.0×	156 1.2×	55	607
Nalda Wainwright United Kingdom	11	333 0.6×	236 0.6×	194 0.6×	90 0.4×	43 0.3×	20	472
Marcos Onofre Portugal	10	205 0.4×	185 0.5×	126 0.4×	140 0.7×	102 0.8×	44	506
Cláudio Farias Portugal	15	278 0.5×	536 1.4×	281 0.9×	73 0.3×	57 0.4×	51	735
Jeff R. Crane Canada	7	337 0.6×	111 0.3×	137 0.4×	95 0.5×	68 0.5×	17	562
Niek Pot Netherlands	10	232 0.4×	187 0.5×	203 0.6×	116 0.6×	81 0.6×	12	491

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15 of 15 papers shown

Brighi, Antonella, Diane Crone, Lowri C. Edwards, et al.. (2025). A Whole-School Approach for the Promotion of Physical Activity: An Evaluation of Stakeholders’ and Educators’ Perceptions About Education in Six European Countries. Education Sciences. 15(5). 560–560.

Richards, Amie B., Kelly A. Mackintosh, Emily Marchant, et al.. (2022). WALES 2021 Active Healthy Kids (AHK) Report Card: The Fourth Pandemic of Childhood Inactivity. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 19(13). 8138–8138. 9 indexed citations

Richards, Amie B., Lucy Griffiths, Kristine De Martelaer, et al.. (2021). Associations between swimming & cycling abilities and fitness in 9-11 year old boys and girls. Journal of Sports Sciences. 40(6). 658–666. 8 indexed citations

Tyler, Richard, Kelly A. Mackintosh, Lawrence Foweather, Lowri C. Edwards, & Gareth Stratton. (2020). Youth motor competence promotion model: a quantitative investigation into modifiable factors. Journal of science and medicine in sport. 23(10). 955–961. 6 indexed citations

Tyler, Richard, et al.. (2020). The AHK-Wales Report Card 2018: Policy Measures - is it possible to ‘score’ qualitative data?. Health Promotion International. 36(4). 1151–1159. 33 indexed citations

Bryant, Anna, et al.. (2020). Mentoring PE Student Teachers in Wales: Lessons from a Systematic Review of the Literature. Cardiff Metropolitan Research Repository (Cardiff Metropolitan University). 22(2). 1 indexed citations

Morgan, Kevin, Anna Bryant, & Lowri C. Edwards. (2020). Appreciative inquiry as a methodological approach to collaboration between different sporting organisations in Wales to promote physical literacy. Sport Education and Society. 27(1). 27–40. 2 indexed citations

Edwards, Lowri C., Anna Bryant, Kevin Morgan, et al.. (2019). A Professional Development Program to Enhance Primary School Teachers’ Knowledge and Operationalization of Physical Literacy. Journal of Teaching in Physical Education. 38(2). 126–135. 29 indexed citations

Goss, Hannah, Lowri C. Edwards, Richard Keegan, et al.. (2018). How Is Physical Literacy Defined? A Contemporary Update. Journal of Teaching in Physical Education. 37(3). 237–245. 86 indexed citations

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Morgan, Kevin, et al.. (2018). Transferring primary generalists’ positive classroom pedagogy to the physical education setting: a collaborative PE-CPD process. Physical Education and Sport Pedagogy. 24(1). 43–58. 11 indexed citations

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Edwards, Lowri C., Anna Bryant, Richard Keegan, et al.. (2017). ‘Measuring’ Physical Literacy and Related Constructs: A Systematic Review of Empirical Findings. Sports Medicine. 48(3). 659–682. 179 indexed citations breakdown →

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Edwards, Lowri C., Anna Bryant, Richard Keegan, Kevin Morgan, & Anwen Jones. (2016). Definitions, Foundations and Associations of Physical Literacy: A Systematic Review. Sports Medicine. 47(1). 113–126. 359 indexed citations breakdown →

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Telford, Richard D., Richard Keegan, Lisa M. Barnett, et al.. (2015). Physical literacy development in Australian youth: A current concern. Journal of science and medicine in sport. 19. e61–e62. 1 indexed citations

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Anderson, Jill, et al.. (2009). Involving Service Users and Carers in Education: The Development Worker Role: Guidelines for Higher Education Institutes. City Research Online (City University London). 4 indexed citations

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Edwards, Lowri C., et al.. (2008). International Schools as Agents for Change. Acquire (CQUniversity). 6 indexed citations

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