Megan Teychenne

4.6k total citations · 1 hit paper
73 papers, 3.2k citations indexed

About

Megan Teychenne is a scholar working on Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, Physiology and Clinical Psychology. According to data from OpenAlex, Megan Teychenne has authored 73 papers receiving a total of 3.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 42 papers in Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, 40 papers in Physiology and 21 papers in Clinical Psychology. Recurrent topics in Megan Teychenne's work include Physical Activity and Health (40 papers), Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet (33 papers) and Eating Disorders and Behaviors (19 papers). Megan Teychenne is often cited by papers focused on Physical Activity and Health (40 papers), Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet (33 papers) and Eating Disorders and Behaviors (19 papers). Megan Teychenne collaborates with scholars based in Australia, United Kingdom and Canada. Megan Teychenne's co-authors include Jo Salmon, Kylie Ball, Jason A. Bennie, Sarah A. Costigan, Kate Parker, Katrien De Cocker, Stuart Biddle, Trina Hinkley, Simon Rosenbaum and Rhiannon White and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, PLoS ONE and American Journal of Preventive Medicine.

In The Last Decade

Megan Teychenne

70 papers receiving 3.1k 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.

Physical activity and likelihood of depression in adults: A review

2008 528 citations Megan Teychenne, Kylie Ball et al. Preventive Medicine profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Megan Teychenne Australia	25	1.5k	1.1k	816	629	540	73	3.2k
Jason A. Bennie Australia	28	1.9k 1.2×	1.1k 1.0×	582 0.7×	717 1.1×	353 0.7×	83	3.0k
Jim McKenna United Kingdom	39	1.4k 1.0×	1.1k 1.0×	479 0.6×	838 1.3×	523 1.0×	179	4.8k
Katrien De Cocker Belgium	28	1.9k 1.3×	1.3k 1.2×	371 0.5×	967 1.5×	543 1.0×	103	3.4k
Mirja Hirvensalo Finland	32	1.7k 1.2×	1.5k 1.3×	347 0.4×	672 1.1×	337 0.6×	102	3.9k
André O. Werneck Brazil	28	873 0.6×	900 0.8×	922 1.1×	609 1.0×	202 0.4×	188	2.7k
Lesley D. Lutes United States	26	886 0.6×	997 0.9×	705 0.9×	795 1.3×	406 0.8×	60	3.0k
Jannique van Uffelen Australia	35	2.6k 1.7×	1.3k 1.2×	552 0.7×	1.0k 1.7×	487 0.9×	97	4.8k
Melissa A. Napolitano United States	36	1.9k 1.3×	1.5k 1.3×	1.1k 1.3×	1.4k 2.2×	1.0k 1.9×	107	4.6k
Beth A. Lewis United States	34	1.6k 1.0×	1.2k 1.1×	825 1.0×	807 1.3×	1.1k 2.1×	93	3.8k
MeLisa R. Creamer United States	29	2.7k 1.8×	1.2k 1.1×	1.4k 1.8×	458 0.7×	744 1.4×	64	4.9k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Megan Teychenne

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Tavares, Vagner Deuel de Oliveira, Felipe Barreto Schuch, Geovan Menezes de Sousa, et al.. (2025). Does multimodal exercise reduce C-reactive protein levels in major depressive disorder? Preliminary results from a randomized controlled trial. Journal of Psychiatric Research. 183. 252–259. 2 indexed citations

Mundell, Niamh L, et al.. (2025). Targeting mental health and wellbeing in women who have experienced gender-based violence through moderate-vigorous physical activity: a systematic review. International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity. 22(1). 49–49. 1 indexed citations

Chen, Yanxia, Fabian Herold, Boris Cheval, et al.. (2024). Linking social determinants of health to mental health, movement behaviors, and cognitive function among U.S. youth. Mental health and physical activity. 27. 100639–100639. 1 indexed citations

White, Rhiannon, Stewart A. Vella, Stuart Biddle, et al.. (2024). Physical activity and mental health: a systematic review and best-evidence synthesis of mediation and moderation studies. International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity. 21(1). 134–134. 32 indexed citations

Swann, Christian, et al.. (2024). Is there a need for mental health informed goal setting in physical activity?. Mental health and physical activity. 27. 100648–100648. 3 indexed citations

Werneck, André O., Felipe Barreto Schuch, Davy Vancampfort, et al.. (2023). Physical activity domains and incident clinical depression: A 4-year follow-up analysis from the ELSA-Brasil cohort. Journal of Affective Disorders. 329. 385–393. 10 indexed citations

Vella, Stewart A., Eugene Aidman, Megan Teychenne, et al.. (2023). Optimising the effects of physical activity on mental health and wellbeing: A joint consensus statement from Sports Medicine Australia and the Australian Psychological Society. Journal of science and medicine in sport. 26(2). 132–139. 64 indexed citations

Ananthapavan, Jaithri, et al.. (2022). Economic evaluation of an incentive-based program to increase physical activity and reduce sedentary behaviour in middle-aged adults. BMC Health Services Research. 22(1). 932–932. 1 indexed citations

Hnatiuk, Jill A., et al.. (2021). Influences on physical activity and screen time amongst postpartum women with heightened depressive symptoms: a qualitative study. BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth. 21(1). 376–376. 10 indexed citations

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Arundell, Lauren, et al.. (2020). Social ecological factors associated with physical activity and screen time amongst mothers from disadvantaged neighbourhoods over three years. International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity. 17(1). 110–110. 16 indexed citations

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Teychenne, Megan, Lena D. Stephens, Sarah A. Costigan, et al.. (2019). The association between sedentary behaviour and indicators of stress: a systematic review. BMC Public Health. 19(1). 1357–1357. 49 indexed citations

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Bennie, Jason A., Megan Teychenne, Katrien De Cocker, & Stuart Biddle. (2019). Associations between aerobic and muscle-strengthening exercise with depressive symptom severity among 17,839 U.S. adults. Preventive Medicine. 121. 121–127. 57 indexed citations

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Hinkley, Trina, Helen Brown, Valerie Carson, & Megan Teychenne. (2018). Cross sectional associations of screen time and outdoor play with social skills in preschool children. PLoS ONE. 13(4). e0193700–e0193700. 122 indexed citations

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Miller, Clint T., Jon J. Ford, Andrew J. Hahne, et al.. (2017). Optimising conservative management of chronic low back pain: study protocol for a randomised controlled trial. Trials. 18(1). 184–184. 16 indexed citations

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Pligt, Paige van der, Kylie Ball, Kylie D. Hesketh, et al.. (2017). A pilot intervention to reduce postpartum weight retention and central adiposity in first‐time mothers: results from the mums OnLiNE (Online, Lifestyle, Nutrition & Exercise) study. Journal of Human Nutrition and Dietetics. 31(3). 314–328. 17 indexed citations

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Lamb, Karen E., Lukar Thornton, Megan Teychenne, et al.. (2017). Associations between access to alcohol outlets and alcohol intake and depressive symptoms in women from socioeconomically disadvantaged neighbourhoods in Australia. BMC Public Health. 17(1). 83–83. 9 indexed citations

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Pligt, Paige van der, Ellinor K. Olander, Kylie Ball, et al.. (2016). Maternal dietary intake and physical activity habits during the postpartum period: associations with clinician advice in a sample of Australian first time mothers. BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth. 16(1). 27–27. 55 indexed citations

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Teychenne, Megan & Trina Hinkley. (2016). Associations between Screen-Based Sedentary Behaviour and Anxiety Symptoms in Mothers with Young Children. PLoS ONE. 11(5). e0155696–e0155696. 15 indexed citations

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Holle, Veerle Van, Sarah A. McNaughton, Megan Teychenne, et al.. (2014). Social and Physical Environmental Correlates of Adults’ Weekend Sitting Time and Moderating Effects of Retirement Status and Physical Health. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 11(9). 9790–9810. 15 indexed citations

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Teychenne, Megan, Gavin Abbott, Kylie Ball, & Jo Salmon. (2014). Prospective associations between sedentary behaviour and risk of depression in socio-economically disadvantaged women. Preventive Medicine. 65. 82–86. 24 indexed citations

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