Marie Löf

13.5k total citations · 3 hit papers
211 papers, 7.7k citations indexed

About

Marie Löf is a scholar working on Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, Physiology and General Health Professions. According to data from OpenAlex, Marie Löf has authored 211 papers receiving a total of 7.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 145 papers in Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, 89 papers in Physiology and 62 papers in General Health Professions. Recurrent topics in Marie Löf's work include Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet (122 papers), Mobile Health and mHealth Applications (48 papers) and Physical Activity and Health (48 papers). Marie Löf is often cited by papers focused on Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet (122 papers), Mobile Health and mHealth Applications (48 papers) and Physical Activity and Health (48 papers). Marie Löf collaborates with scholars based in Sweden, Spain and United States. Marie Löf's co-authors include Francisco B. Ortega, Cristina Cadenas‐Sánchez, Jonatan R. Ruiz, Elisabet Forsum, José Mora-González, Christine Delisle Nyström, Elisabete Weiderpass, Jairo H. Migueles, Sven Sandin and Idoia Labayen and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature Medicine, SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología and Annals of Internal Medicine.

In The Last Decade

Marie Löf

202 papers receiving 7.6k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Accelerometer Data Collection and Processing Criteria to Assess Physical Activity and Other Outcomes: A Systematic Review and Practical Considerations

2017 1.2k citations Jairo H. Migueles, Cristina Cadenas‐Sánchez et al. profile →
Role of Physical Activity and Sedentary Behavior in the Mental Health of Preschoolers, Children and Adolescents: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

2019 808 citations Cristina Cadenas‐Sánchez, Fernando Estévez‐López et al. profile →
Promoting healthy movement behaviours among children during the COVID-19 pandemic

2020 243 citations Hongyan Guan, Anthony D. Okely et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Marie Löf Sweden	44	3.9k	2.9k	1.5k	1.3k	979	211	7.7k
Kristi B. Adamo Canada	43	4.0k 1.0×	2.6k 0.9×	1.2k 0.9×	1.2k 0.9×	1.5k 1.5×	198	8.5k
Antônio García‐Hermoso Spain	49	3.4k 0.9×	3.1k 1.1×	1.9k 1.3×	1.3k 1.0×	516 0.5×	352	8.9k
Vicente Martínez‐Vizcaíno Spain	54	4.7k 1.2×	3.2k 1.1×	2.3k 1.6×	2.0k 1.5×	1.0k 1.0×	453	12.4k
Mikael Fogelholm Finland	56	5.6k 1.4×	4.9k 1.7×	773 0.5×	1.6k 1.2×	599 0.6×	264	11.9k
Katrina L. Piercy United States	19	3.6k 0.9×	4.5k 1.6×	543 0.4×	1.5k 1.1×	533 0.5×	34	9.5k
Robert G. McMurray United States	50	5.7k 1.4×	4.3k 1.5×	2.6k 1.7×	1.7k 1.3×	735 0.8×	227	10.5k
Jorge Mota Portugal	55	6.3k 1.6×	4.6k 1.6×	2.6k 1.8×	2.2k 1.6×	660 0.7×	601	11.5k
Hidde P. van der Ploeg Netherlands	52	4.4k 1.1×	5.4k 1.9×	564 0.4×	2.6k 2.0×	447 0.5×	173	10.1k
Dénes Molnár Hungary	61	8.9k 2.3×	4.4k 1.5×	1.8k 1.2×	2.2k 1.6×	1.7k 1.8×	375	13.6k
John R. Sirard United States	37	5.2k 1.3×	5.2k 1.8×	1.5k 1.1×	2.0k 1.5×	430 0.4×	100	9.7k

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Nyström, Christine Delisle, et al.. (2025). Promoting healthy lifestyle behaviours in the preschool setting: perceptions and needs of teachers and principals. BMC Public Health. 25(1). 3042–3042.

Kaegi-Braun, Nina, et al.. (2025). Physical Activity and Screen Time Trends in Swedish Youth: The Generation Pep Study 2018–2023. Acta Paediatrica. 114(10). 2589–2602. 1 indexed citations

Thomas, Kristin, Marie Löf, Kylie D. Hesketh, et al.. (2024). MINISTOP 3.0: Implementation of a mHealth obesity prevention program within Swedish child healthcare – study protocol for a cluster randomized controlled trial. BMC Public Health. 24(1). 2594–2594. 2 indexed citations

Janssen, Xanne, Kar Hau Chong, Anthony D. Okely, et al.. (2024). Prevalence and Correlates of Adherence to the Global Total Physical Activity Guideline Based on Step Counting Among 3- to 4-Year-Olds: Evidence From SUNRISE Pilot Studies From 17 Countries. Journal of Physical Activity and Health. 21(8). 794–801. 2 indexed citations

Löf, Marie, et al.. (2023). Feasibility and Acceptability of Wearable Cameras to Assess Self-care in People With Heart Failure: Pilot Study. JMIR Formative Research. 7. e40536–e40536. 2 indexed citations

Mølsted, Stig, Tine D. Clausen, Ellen Løkkegaard, et al.. (2023). Methods to Estimate Energy Expenditure, Physical Activity, and Sedentary Time in Pregnant Women: A Validation Study Using Doubly Labeled Water. Journal for the Measurement of Physical Behaviour. 6(1). 88–98. 3 indexed citations

Flor‐Alemany, Marta, Pedro Acosta‐Manzano, Jairo H. Migueles, et al.. (2023). Impact of Exercise Intervention Combined with Optimal Mediterranean Diet Adherence during Pregnancy on Postpartum Body Composition: A Quasi-Experimental Study—The GESTAFIT Project. Nutrients. 15(20). 4413–4413. 3 indexed citations

Migueles, Jairo H., Cristina Cadenas‐Sánchez, Marcus Bendtsen, et al.. (2023). Effects of exercise on sleep in children with overweight/obesity: a randomized clinical trial. Obesity. 32(2). 281–290. 6 indexed citations

Eldh, Ann Catrine, et al.. (2022). A balancing act–finding one´s way to health and well-being: A qualitative analysis of interviews with Swedish university students on lifestyle and behavior change. PLoS ONE. 17(10). e0275848–e0275848. 5 indexed citations

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Cadenas‐Sánchez, Cristina, et al.. (2022). Associations of Sleep-Related Outcomes with Behavioral and Emotional Functioning in Children with Overweight/Obesity. The Journal of Pediatrics. 246. 170–178.e2. 3 indexed citations

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Hesketh, Kylie D., Katherine Downing, Barbara C. Galland, et al.. (2022). Protocol for the Let’s Grow randomised controlled trial: examining efficacy, cost-effectiveness and scalability of a m-Health intervention for movement behaviours in toddlers. BMJ Open. 12(3). e057521–e057521. 11 indexed citations

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Sandborg, Johanna, Pontus Henriksson, Marcus Bendtsen, et al.. (2021). Effectiveness of a Smartphone App to Promote Healthy Weight Gain, Diet, and Physical Activity During Pregnancy (HealthyMoms): Randomized Controlled Trial. JMIR mhealth and uhealth. 9(3). e26091–e26091. 82 indexed citations

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Henriksson, Pontus, Johanna Sandborg, Marie Blomberg, et al.. (2020). Body mass index and gestational weight gain in migrant women by birth regions compared with Swedish-born women: A registry linkage study of 0.5 million pregnancies. PLoS ONE. 15(10). e0241319–e0241319. 22 indexed citations

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Sánchez‐Delgado, Guillermo, Juan M. A. Alcántara, Francisco M. Acosta, et al.. (2020). Energy Expenditure and Macronutrient Oxidation in Response to an Individualized Nonshivering Cooling Protocol. Obesity. 28(11). 2175–2183. 4 indexed citations

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Henriksson, Pontus, Marie Blomberg, Paulina Nowicka, et al.. (2020). Self-Rated Health in Migrant and Non-Migrant Women before, during and after Pregnancy: A Population-Based Study of 0.5 Million Pregnancies from the Swedish Pregnancy Register. Journal of Clinical Medicine. 9(6). 1764–1764. 11 indexed citations

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Löf, Marie, Alessandra Grotta, Ylva Trolle Lagerros, et al.. (2020). Dietary non-enzymatic antioxidant capacity and risk of stroke: The Swedish Women's Lifestyle and Health Cohort. Nutrition. 73. 110723–110723. 7 indexed citations

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Sundström, Johan, et al.. (2020). A Comparison of the Nutritional Qualities of Supermarket’s Own and Regular Brands of Bread in Sweden. Nutrients. 12(4). 1162–1162. 11 indexed citations

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Henriksson, Pontus, Johanna Sandborg, Marie Blomberg, et al.. (2019). A Smartphone App to Promote Healthy Weight Gain, Diet, and Physical Activity During Pregnancy (HealthyMoms): Protocol for a Randomized Controlled Trial. JMIR Research Protocols. 8(3). e13011–e13011. 28 indexed citations

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Leppänen, Marja H., Pontus Henriksson, Christine Delisle Nyström, et al.. (2017). Longitudinal Physical Activity, Body Composition, and Physical Fitness in Preschoolers. Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise. 49(10). 2078–2085. 80 indexed citations

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Yang, Ling, Marie Löf, Marit B. Veierød, et al.. (2011). Ultraviolet Exposure and Mortality among Women in Sweden. Cancer Epidemiology Biomarkers & Prevention. 20(4). 683–690. 59 indexed citations

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