Mats Hallgren

12.4k total citations · 8 hit papers
161 papers, 8.4k citations indexed

About

Mats Hallgren is a scholar working on Physiology, Clinical Psychology and Applied Psychology. According to data from OpenAlex, Mats Hallgren has authored 161 papers receiving a total of 8.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 78 papers in Physiology, 72 papers in Clinical Psychology and 40 papers in Applied Psychology. Recurrent topics in Mats Hallgren's work include Physical Activity and Health (75 papers), Eating Disorders and Behaviors (45 papers) and Behavioral Health and Interventions (36 papers). Mats Hallgren is often cited by papers focused on Physical Activity and Health (75 papers), Eating Disorders and Behaviors (45 papers) and Behavioral Health and Interventions (36 papers). Mats Hallgren collaborates with scholars based in Sweden, Australia and United Kingdom. Mats Hallgren's co-authors include Davy Vancampfort, Brendon Stubbs, Joseph Firth, Felipe Barreto Schuch, Simon Rosenbaum, Matthew P. Herring, Andreas Lundin, Philip B. Ward, Alison R. Yung and Yvonne Forsell and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, PLoS ONE and American Journal of Psychiatry.

In The Last Decade

Mats Hallgren

155 papers receiving 8.2k 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.

Physical Activity and Incident Depression: A Meta-Analysis of Prospective Cohort Studies

2018 1.0k citations Felipe Barreto Schuch, Davy Vancampfort et al. profile →
Psychosis prediction: 12-month follow up of a high-risk (“prodromal”) group

2002 875 citations Alison R. Yung, Lisa Phillips et al. profile →
Sedentary behavior and physical activity levels in people with schizophrenia, bipolar disorder and major depressive disorder: a global systematic review and meta‐analysis

2017 618 citations Davy Vancampfort, Felipe Barreto Schuch et al. profile →
EPA guidance on physical activity as a treatment for severe mental illness: a meta-review of the evidence and Position Statement from the European Psychiatric Association (EPA), supported by the International Organization of Physical Therapists in Mental Health (IOPTMH)

2018 413 citations Brendon Stubbs, Davy Vancampfort et al. profile →
Association of Efficacy of Resistance Exercise Training With Depressive Symptoms

2018 319 citations Mats Hallgren, Matthew P. Herring et al. profile →
Exercise as Medicine for Mental and Substance Use Disorders: A Meta-review of the Benefits for Neuropsychiatric and Cognitive Outcomes

2019 264 citations Mats Hallgren, Felipe Barreto Schuch et al. profile →
Exercise as medicine for depressive symptoms? A systematic review and meta-analysis with meta-regression

2023 202 citations Davy Vancampfort, Brendon Stubbs et al. profile →
Sedentary behavior and lifespan brain health

2024 49 citations Liye Zou, Fabian Herold et al. profile →

Author Peers

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Author						Papers	Cites
Mats Hallgren	3.0k	2.9k	2.1k	1.3k	1.2k	161	8.4k
Michel Probst	3.0k 1.0×	3.1k 1.1×	4.1k 2.0×	1.0k 0.8×	813 0.7×	241	9.0k
Felipe Barreto Schuch	5.9k 2.0×	5.4k 1.9×	2.8k 1.3×	2.2k 1.8×	1.8k 1.5×	242	14.7k
Madelon L. Peters	1.6k 0.5×	2.4k 0.8×	3.1k 1.5×	756 0.6×	1.2k 1.0×	213	13.2k
Lance M. McCracken	1.9k 0.6×	7.2k 2.5×	4.9k 2.4×	1.0k 0.8×	1.0k 0.8×	334	18.6k
Richard C. Oude Voshaar	2.5k 0.8×	1.7k 0.6×	2.4k 1.2×	642 0.5×	260 0.2×	300	10.5k
Jean C. Beckham	1.8k 0.6×	8.7k 3.0×	1.3k 0.6×	657 0.5×	810 0.7×	366	14.0k
Katri Räikkönen	1.2k 0.4×	3.0k 1.0×	1.2k 0.6×	3.4k 2.7×	778 0.6×	427	14.2k
Yvonne Forsell	1.1k 0.4×	1.7k 0.6×	2.2k 1.1×	1.0k 0.8×	356 0.3×	183	7.2k
Fiona Gaughran	1.8k 0.6×	1.6k 0.6×	4.2k 2.0×	686 0.5×	397 0.3×	198	8.4k
Andrea L. Dunn	4.3k 1.5×	1.9k 0.7×	830 0.4×	2.9k 2.3×	1.7k 1.4×	102	9.6k

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Herold, Fabian, Yanxia Chen, Zhihao Zhang, et al.. (2025). Longitudinal associations between physical activity intensity and mental health problems in overweight/obese youth. Applied Psychology Health and Well-Being. 17(4). e70071–e70071.

Werneck, André O., et al.. (2025). Changes in health-related quality of life following an exercise intervention for alcohol use disorder: Secondary analyses of a randomized controlled trial (FitForChange). Drug and Alcohol Dependence. 274. 112773–112773. 1 indexed citations

Herold, Fabian, Zhihao Zhang, Yanxia Chen, et al.. (2025). Prospective associations between screen-based sedentary behaviors and cognitive performance among children aged 5–7 years. Mental health and physical activity. 29. 100686–100686. 1 indexed citations

Hallgren, Mats, E. Møller, Sven Andréasson, et al.. (2024). Associations of device-measured and self-reported physical activity with alcohol consumption: Secondary analyses of a randomized controlled trial (FitForChange). Drug and Alcohol Dependence. 259. 111315–111315. 2 indexed citations

Niemi, Maria, et al.. (2024). Effects of yoga compared with health promotion on health-related quality of life in adults with post-COVID-19 condition: protocol for a randomised controlled trial. BMJ Open. 14(9). e085525–e085525. 1 indexed citations

Martland, Rebecca, et al.. (2024). Can high-intensity interval training improve health outcomes among people with substance use disorders? A systematic review and preliminary meta-analysis. Mental health and physical activity. 27. 100622–100622. 1 indexed citations

Rossell, Susan L., et al.. (2023). Effects of Yoga and Aerobic Exercise on Verbal Fluency in Physically Inactive Older Adults: Randomized Controlled Trial (FitForAge). Clinical Interventions in Aging. Volume 18. 533–545. 10 indexed citations

Andréasson, Sven, et al.. (2023). Sticking with it? Factors associated with exercise adherence in people with alcohol use disorder. Addictive Behaviors. 144. 107730–107730. 7 indexed citations

Hallgren, Mats, et al.. (2021). Changes in craving following acute aerobic exercise in adults with alcohol use disorder. Journal of Psychiatric Research. 142. 243–249. 15 indexed citations

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Pascoe, Michaela C., et al.. (2021). Effects of yoga-based interventions on cognitive function in healthy older adults: A systematic review of randomized controlled trials. Complementary Therapies in Medicine. 58. 102690–102690. 28 indexed citations

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Vancampfort, Davy, et al.. (2021). Test–retest reliability and correlates of the 6‐min walk test in people with alcohol use disorders. Physiotherapy Research International. 26(3). e1900–e1900.

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Hallgren, Mats, Aaron Kandola, Brendon Stubbs, et al.. (2020). Associations of exercise frequency and cardiorespiratory fitness with symptoms of depression and anxiety - a cross-sectional study of 36,595 adults. Mental health and physical activity. 19. 100351–100351. 24 indexed citations

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Choudhary, Anita, Ashish Pathak, Manickam Ponnaiah, et al.. (2019). Effect of Yoga versus Light Exercise to Improve Well-Being and Promote Healthy Aging among Older Adults in Central India: A Study Protocol for a Randomized Controlled Trial. Geriatrics. 4(4). 64–64. 21 indexed citations

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Diwan, Vinod, Maria Jirwe, Vishal Diwan, et al.. (2019). Effects of yoga on well-being and healthy ageing: study protocol for a randomised controlled trial (FitForAge). BMJ Open. 9(5). e027386–e027386. 27 indexed citations

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Hallgren, Mats, Nguyen Thi Thuy Dung, Neville Owen, et al.. (2019). Cross-sectional and prospective relationships of passive and mentally active sedentary behaviours and physical activity with depression. The British Journal of Psychiatry. 217(2). 413–419. 102 indexed citations

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Hallgren, Mats, et al.. (2018). Physical activity as treatment for alcohol use disorders (FitForChange): study protocol for a randomized controlled trial. Trials. 19(1). 106–106. 25 indexed citations

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Vancampfort, Davy, Mats Hallgren, Michel Probst, et al.. (2018). Physical fitness and physical activity levels in people with alcohol use disorder versus matched healthy controls: A pilot study. Alcohol. 76. 73–79. 31 indexed citations

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Vancampfort, Davy, Mats Hallgren, Michel Probst, et al.. (2018). Test-retest reliability and clinical correlates of the Eurofit test battery in people with alcohol use disorders. Psychiatry Research. 271. 208–213. 13 indexed citations

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Hallgren, Mats, Neville Owen, Brendon Stubbs, et al.. (2018). Passive and mentally-active sedentary behaviors and incident major depressive disorder: A 13-year cohort study. Journal of Affective Disorders. 241. 579–585. 105 indexed citations

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Yung, Alison R., Lisa Phillips, Patrick D. McGorry, et al.. (1998). Can we predict first episode psychosis in a high risk group. International Clinical Psychopharmacology. 23–30. 7 indexed citations

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