Mardie Townsend

4.6k total citations · 1 hit paper
48 papers, 2.9k citations indexed

About

Mardie Townsend is a scholar working on Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis, General Health Professions and Plant Science. According to data from OpenAlex, Mardie Townsend has authored 48 papers receiving a total of 2.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 23 papers in Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis, 12 papers in General Health Professions and 8 papers in Plant Science. Recurrent topics in Mardie Townsend's work include Urban Green Space and Health (19 papers), Urban Agriculture and Sustainability (7 papers) and Climate Change and Health Impacts (7 papers). Mardie Townsend is often cited by papers focused on Urban Green Space and Health (19 papers), Urban Agriculture and Sustainability (7 papers) and Climate Change and Health Impacts (7 papers). Mardie Townsend collaborates with scholars based in Australia and United Kingdom. Mardie Townsend's co-authors include Jonathan Kingsley, Anita Pryor, Cecily Maller, Lawrence St Leger, Peter Brown, Claire Henderson‐Wilson, Mary Mahoney, Daniel D. Reidpath, Cate Burns and Jan Garrard and has published in prestigious journals such as International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, Health & Place and Urban forestry & urban greening.

In The Last Decade

Mardie Townsend

45 papers receiving 2.6k 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.

  1. Healthy nature healthy people: ‘contact with nature’ as an upstream health promotion intervention for populations
    2005 847 citations Cecily Maller, Mardie Townsend et al. Health Promotion International profile →

Peers

Mardie Townsend
Rebecca Lovell United Kingdom
Robert A. Baruch Bush Australia
Nancy M. Wells United States
Jill Litt United States
Christopher Gidlow United Kingdom
Amber L. Pearson United States
Michelle C. Kondo United States
Frank Popham United Kingdom
Jolanda Maas Netherlands
Stephanie Williamson United States
Rebecca Lovell United Kingdom
Mardie Townsend
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Countries citing papers authored by Mardie Townsend

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Fields of papers citing papers by Mardie Townsend

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Mardie Townsend

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Mardie Townsend. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Mardie Townsend 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 Mardie Townsend. Mardie Townsend is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Patrick, Rebecca, et al.. (2019). Addressing food insecurity in Australia through education for sustainability. Health Promotion International. 35(6). 1601–1611. 2 indexed citations
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Molsher, Robyn & Mardie Townsend. (2015). Improving Wellbeing and Environmental Stewardship Through Volunteering in Nature. EcoHealth. 13(1). 151–155. 33 indexed citations
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Townsend, Mardie, Claire Henderson‐Wilson, Elyse Warner, & Lauren M. Weiss. (2015). Healthy Parks Healthy People: the state of the evidence 2015. 21 indexed citations
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Townsend, Mardie. (2014). Linking parks and people: A perfect panacea for human and ecosystem health?. 10. 1 indexed citations
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Townsend, Mardie, et al.. (2014). ‘Ecological embeddedness’ and Its Public Health Implications: Findings From an Exploratory Study. EcoHealth. 12(2). 244–252. 8 indexed citations
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Gibbs, Lisa, Petra K. Staiger, B. Johnson, et al.. (2013). Expanding Children’s Food Experiences: The Impact of a School-Based Kitchen Garden Program. Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior. 45(2). 137–146. 95 indexed citations
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Townsend, Mardie, Lisa Gibbs, Susie Macfarlane, et al.. (2012). Volunteering in a School Kitchen Garden Program: Cooking Up Confidence, Capabilities, and Connections!. VOLUNTAS International Journal of Voluntary and Nonprofit Organizations. 25(1). 225–247. 18 indexed citations
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O’Brien, Liz, et al.. (2010). ‘Doing Something Positive’: Volunteers’ Experiences of the Well-Being Benefits Derived from Practical Conservation Activities in Nature. VOLUNTAS International Journal of Voluntary and Nonprofit Organizations. 21(4). 525–545. 88 indexed citations
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Maller, Cecily, Claire Henderson‐Wilson, & Mardie Townsend. (2009). Rediscovering Nature in Everyday Settings: Or How to Create Healthy Environments and Healthy People. EcoHealth. 6(4). 553–556. 34 indexed citations
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Kingsley, Jonathan, Mardie Townsend, & Claire Henderson‐Wilson. (2009). Cultivating health and wellbeing: members' perceptions of the health benefits of a Port Melbourne community garden. Leisure Studies. 28(2). 207–219. 212 indexed citations
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Prosser, Lauren, Mardie Townsend, & Petra K. Staiger. (2008). Older people’s relationships with companion animals: a pilot study. Nursing Older People. 20(3). 29–32. 30 indexed citations
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Kingsley, Jonathan, D.E. Aldous, Mardie Townsend, & Rebecca Phillips. (2008). Building Collaborative Partnerships: A Key to Increasing Indigenous Victorian Peoples' Access to Country. Deakin Research Online (Deakin University). 32–41. 6 indexed citations
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Kingsley, Jonathan, Mardie Townsend, Rebecca Phillips, & D.E. Aldous. (2008). “If the land is healthy … it makes the people healthy”: The relationship between caring for Country and health for the Yorta Yorta Nation, Boonwurrung and Bangerang Tribes. Health & Place. 15(1). 291–299. 106 indexed citations
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Henderson‐Wilson, Claire & Mardie Townsend. (2007). How residential environments impact on health. Deakin Research Online (Deakin University). 77(93). 25–29. 2 indexed citations
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Pryor, Anita, et al.. (2006). Health and well-being naturally: ‘contact with nature’ in health promotion for targeted individuals, communities and populations. Health Promotion Journal of Australia. 17(2). 114–123. 22 indexed citations
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Townsend, Mardie, et al.. (2006). Linking Human and Ecosystem Health: The Benefits of Community Involvement in Conservation Groups. EcoHealth. 3(4). 255–261. 51 indexed citations
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Townsend, Mardie, Cecily Maller, Lawrence St Leger, & Peter Brown. (2003). Using Environmental Interventions to Create Sustainable Solutions to Problems of Health and Wellbeing. Environmental Health. 3(1). 58–69. 8 indexed citations
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Maller, Cecily, Mardie Townsend, Peter J. Brown, & Lawrence St Leger. (2002). Healthy parks healthy people : annotated bibliography. Clinical Interventions in Aging. 4. 305–13. 2 indexed citations
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Reidpath, Daniel D., Cate Burns, Jan Garrard, Mary Mahoney, & Mardie Townsend. (2002). An ecological study of the relationship between social and environmental determinants of obesity. Health & Place. 8(2). 141–145. 366 indexed citations
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Townsend, Mardie, Jan Moore, & Mary Mahoney. (2002). Playing their part: the role of physical activity and sport in sustaining the health and well being of small rural communities. Rural and Remote Health. 2(1). 109–109. 18 indexed citations

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