Mark Babic

2.1k total citations · 2 hit papers
21 papers, 1.4k citations indexed

About

Mark Babic is a scholar working on Developmental and Educational Psychology, Sociology and Political Science and Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health. According to data from OpenAlex, Mark Babic has authored 21 papers receiving a total of 1.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 9 papers in Developmental and Educational Psychology, 8 papers in Sociology and Political Science and 7 papers in Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health. Recurrent topics in Mark Babic's work include Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet (7 papers), Children's Physical and Motor Development (7 papers) and Child Development and Digital Technology (6 papers). Mark Babic is often cited by papers focused on Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet (7 papers), Children's Physical and Motor Development (7 papers) and Child Development and Digital Technology (6 papers). Mark Babic collaborates with scholars based in Australia, Canada and Finland. Mark Babic's co-authors include David R. Lubans, Chris Lonsdale, Rhiannon White, Philip J. Morgan, Ronald C. Plotnikoff, Philip D. Parker, Thomas Astell‐Burt, Narelle Eather, Jordan Smith and Nicole Nathan and has published in prestigious journals such as PLoS ONE, Scientific Reports and Sports Medicine.

In The Last Decade

Mark Babic

19 papers receiving 1.3k 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.

Domain-Specific Physical Activity and Mental Health: A Meta-analysis

2017 461 citations Rhiannon White, Mark Babic et al. American Journal of Preventive Medicine profile →
Physical Activity and Physical Self-Concept in Youth: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

2014 422 citations Mark Babic, Philip J. Morgan et al. Sports Medicine profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Mark Babic Australia	11	499	467	410	281	272	21	1.4k
Ellen Haug Norway	19	447 0.9×	764 1.6×	404 1.0×	393 1.4×	212 0.8×	52	1.6k
Mavis Asare Ghana	4	624 1.3×	779 1.7×	472 1.2×	306 1.1×	192 0.7×	5	1.7k
George Thomas Australia	11	339 0.7×	376 0.8×	256 0.6×	232 0.8×	240 0.9×	31	1.2k
Rock Braithwaite United States	12	643 1.3×	887 1.9×	562 1.4×	257 0.9×	202 0.7×	19	1.7k
Jan Seghers Belgium	24	496 1.0×	512 1.1×	452 1.1×	323 1.1×	197 0.7×	90	1.7k
Rhiannon White Australia	18	636 1.3×	421 0.9×	486 1.2×	574 2.0×	196 0.7×	33	1.8k
Ailsa Niven United Kingdom	22	497 1.0×	396 0.8×	493 1.2×	442 1.6×	122 0.4×	50	1.5k
Kenneth R. Allison Canada	25	664 1.3×	895 1.9×	415 1.0×	309 1.1×	273 1.0×	47	1.8k
Ineke Vergeer Australia	17	789 1.6×	621 1.3×	394 1.0×	359 1.3×	133 0.5×	35	1.8k
Xiaofen D. Keating United States	23	596 1.2×	673 1.4×	564 1.4×	427 1.5×	260 1.0×	63	1.8k

Countries citing papers authored by Mark Babic

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Mark Babic

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

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Noetel, Michael, Taren Sanders, Danielle Tracey, et al.. (2025). Effects of a school-based physical activity intervention on children with intellectual disability: a cluster randomized trial. International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity. 22(1). 103–103. 1 indexed citations

White, Rhiannon, Mark Babic, Andrew Bennie, & Nicole Taylor. (2025). Student experiences of fitness testing in physical education: The role of self-concept. Health Education Journal. 84(6). 637–648.

Babic, Mark, et al.. (2023). Evaluation of Yantiin Kalabara – 5 Ways to a Healthier You: A primary school-based education program targeting healthy living choices through interactive workshops. The Australian Journal of Indigenous Education. 52(2). 1 indexed citations

Eather, Narelle, Nicholas Riley, Mark Babic, et al.. (2023). Evaluating the Feasibility of the Education, Movement, and Understanding (EMU) Program: A Primary School-Based Physical Education Program Integrating Indigenous Games Alongside Numeracy and Literacy Skills. Journal of Teaching in Physical Education. 43(1). 50–61.

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

Eather, Narelle, Mark Babic, Nicholas Riley, Sarah A. Costigan, & David R. Lubans. (2022). Impact of Embedding High-Intensity Interval Training in Schools and Sports Training on Children and Adolescent’s Cardiometabolic Health and Health-Related Fitness: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. Journal of Teaching in Physical Education. 42(2). 243–255. 6 indexed citations

Morley, David, James Rudd, Johann Issartel, et al.. (2021). Rationale and study protocol for the Movement Oriented Games Based Assessment (MOGBA) cluster randomized controlled trial: A complex movement skill intervention for 8–12 year old children within ‘Made to Play’. PLoS ONE. 16(6). e0253747–e0253747. 4 indexed citations

Leahy, Angus A., Thierno Diallo, Jordan J. Smith, et al.. (2020). Cardiorespiratory fitness, muscular fitness and mental health in older adolescents: A multi-level cross-sectional analysis. Preventive Medicine. 132. 105985–105985. 38 indexed citations

Eather, Narelle, Mark Babic, Nicholas Riley, et al.. (2020). Integrating high‐intensity interval training into the workplace: The Work‐HIIT pilot RCT. Scandinavian Journal of Medicine and Science in Sports. 30(12). 2445–2455. 21 indexed citations

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Babic, Mark, Jordan Smith, Philip J. Morgan, et al.. (2017). Longitudinal associations between changes in screen-time and mental health outcomes in adolescents. Mental health and physical activity. 12. 124–131. 99 indexed citations

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White, Rhiannon, Mark Babic, Philip D. Parker, et al.. (2017). Domain-Specific Physical Activity and Mental Health: A Meta-analysis. American Journal of Preventive Medicine. 52(5). 653–666. 461 indexed citations breakdown →

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Nathan, Nicole, Mark Babic, Nicole McCarthy, et al.. (2017). Barriers and facilitators to the implementation of physical activity policies in schools: A systematic review. Preventive Medicine. 107. 45–53. 149 indexed citations

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Nathan, Nicole, Rachel Sutherland, Mark R. Beauchamp, et al.. (2017). Feasibility and efficacy of the Great Leaders Active StudentS (GLASS) program on children’s physical activity and object control skill competency: A non-randomised trial. Journal of science and medicine in sport. 20(12). 1081–1086. 16 indexed citations

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Babic, Mark, Kim Colyvas, Philip J. Morgan, et al.. (2017). Longitudinal associations between recreational screen-time and mental health in Australian adolescents: A cross-lagged panel analysis. Journal of science and medicine in sport. 20. e4–e4. 3 indexed citations

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Babic, Mark, Philip J. Morgan, Chris Lonsdale, et al.. (2017). Intervention to reduce recreational screen-time in adolescents: Outcomes and mediators from the “Switch-off 4 Healthy Minds” (S4HM) cluster randomized controlled trial. Journal of science and medicine in sport. 20. e5–e5. 2 indexed citations

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Babic, Mark, Jordan Smith, Philip J. Morgan, et al.. (2016). Intervention to reduce recreational screen-time in adolescents: Outcomes and mediators from the ‘Switch-Off 4 Healthy Minds’ (S4HM) cluster randomized controlled trial. Preventive Medicine. 91. 50–57. 54 indexed citations

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Babic, Mark, Philip J. Morgan, Ronald C. Plotnikoff, et al.. (2014). Physical Activity and Physical Self-Concept in Youth: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. Sports Medicine. 44(11). 1589–1601. 422 indexed citations breakdown →

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Babic, Mark, Philip J. Morgan, Ronald C. Plotnikoff, et al.. (2014). Rationale and study protocol for ‘Switch-off 4 Healthy Minds’ (S4HM): A cluster randomized controlled trial to reduce recreational screen time in adolescents. Contemporary Clinical Trials. 40. 150–158. 10 indexed citations

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Smith, Jordan, et al.. (2014). Video game genre preference, physical activity and screen‐time in adolescent boys from low‐income communities. Journal of Adolescence. 37(8). 1345–1352. 15 indexed citations

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Smith, Jordan, Philip J. Morgan, Ronald C. Plotnikoff, et al.. (2013). Rationale and study protocol for the ‘Active Teen Leaders Avoiding Screen-time’ (ATLAS) group randomized controlled trial: An obesity prevention intervention for adolescent boys from schools in low-income communities. Contemporary Clinical Trials. 37(1). 106–119. 49 indexed citations

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