Melanie Charity

3.9k total citations · 1 hit paper
29 papers, 2.7k citations indexed

About

Melanie Charity is a scholar working on Physiology, Sociology and Political Science and Social Psychology. According to data from OpenAlex, Melanie Charity has authored 29 papers receiving a total of 2.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 17 papers in Physiology, 9 papers in Sociology and Political Science and 6 papers in Social Psychology. Recurrent topics in Melanie Charity's work include Physical Activity and Health (17 papers), Sport and Mega-Event Impacts (8 papers) and Motivation and Self-Concept in Sports (6 papers). Melanie Charity is often cited by papers focused on Physical Activity and Health (17 papers), Sport and Mega-Event Impacts (8 papers) and Motivation and Self-Concept in Sports (6 papers). Melanie Charity collaborates with scholars based in Australia, Canada and Belgium. Melanie Charity's co-authors include Rochelle Eime, Jack Harvey, Warren Payne, Janet Young, Hans Westerbeek, Meghan Casey, Jannique van Uffelen, Stuart Biddle, Jason A. Bennie and Ineke Vergeer and has published in prestigious journals such as PLoS ONE, BMC Public Health and International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity.

In The Last Decade

Melanie Charity

29 papers receiving 2.6k 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.

A systematic review of the psychological and social benefits of participation in sport for children and adolescents: informing development of a conceptual model of health through sport

2013 1.5k citations Rochelle Eime, Janet Young et al. International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity profile →

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Melanie Charity Australia	16	859	828	644	597	515	29	2.7k
Janet Young Australia	11	717 0.8×	552 0.7×	493 0.8×	567 0.9×	458 0.9×	37	2.1k
Tara-Leigh McHugh Canada	26	532 0.6×	282 0.3×	592 0.9×	417 0.7×	253 0.5×	107	2.1k
Fiona Gillison United Kingdom	31	947 1.1×	788 1.0×	921 1.4×	445 0.7×	296 0.6×	105	3.2k
Shane N. Sweet Canada	32	658 0.8×	614 0.7×	468 0.7×	270 0.5×	145 0.3×	137	2.8k
Matthew Kwan Canada	25	593 0.7×	816 1.0×	808 1.3×	909 1.5×	155 0.3×	101	2.8k
Aïna Chalabaëv France	26	1.0k 1.2×	458 0.6×	220 0.3×	436 0.7×	132 0.3×	81	2.4k
Erin K. Howie United States	29	484 0.6×	622 0.8×	990 1.5×	854 1.4×	144 0.3×	99	2.4k
Thomas D. Raedeke United States	23	1.7k 2.0×	556 0.7×	738 1.1×	2.0k 3.4×	292 0.6×	56	3.5k
Zenong Yin United States	32	798 0.9×	916 1.1×	1.8k 2.8×	1.1k 1.9×	269 0.5×	119	3.6k
Zöe Knowles United Kingdom	31	529 0.6×	628 0.8×	1.0k 1.6×	1.5k 2.6×	131 0.3×	87	2.7k

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Eime, Rochelle, Jack Harvey, Melanie Charity, et al.. (2024). The motivations to play organised club-based sport in Australia. Leisure Studies. 44(4). 697–712. 7 indexed citations

Eime, Rochelle, Jack Harvey, & Melanie Charity. (2024). Australian sport and physical activity behaviours pre, during and post-COVID-19. BMC Public Health. 24(1). 834–834. 4 indexed citations

Eime, Rochelle, Melanie Charity, & Katherine Owen. (2024). The changing nature of how and where Australians play sport. BMC Public Health. 24(1). 3165–3165. 3 indexed citations

Eime, Rochelle, Jack Harvey, Melanie Charity, et al.. (2022). The Impact of COVID-19 Restrictions on Perceived Health and Well-Being of Active Australian Older Adults. Journal of Aging and Physical Activity. 31(2). 204–213. 2 indexed citations

Eime, Rochelle, Melanie Charity, Jack Harvey, & Hans Westerbeek. (2021). Five-Year Changes in Community-Level Sport Participation, and the Role of Gender Strategies. Frontiers in Sports and Active Living. 3. 47 indexed citations

Eime, Rochelle, et al.. (2018). Demographic characteristics and type/frequency of physical activity participation in a large sample of 21,603 Australian people. BMC Public Health. 18(1). 692–692. 25 indexed citations

Eime, Rochelle, Jack Harvey, & Melanie Charity. (2018). Girls’ transition from participation in a modified sport program to club sport competition - a study of longitudinal patterns and correlates. BMC Public Health. 18(1). 718–718. 16 indexed citations

Vergeer, Ineke, Jason A. Bennie, Melanie Charity, et al.. (2017). Participation trends in holistic movement practices: a 10-year comparison of yoga/Pilates and t’ai chi/qigong use among a national sample of 195,926 Australians. BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine. 17(1). 296–296. 46 indexed citations

Eime, Rochelle, Jack Harvey, Melanie Charity, et al.. (2017). The relationship of sport participation to provision of sports facilities and socioeconomic status: a geographical analysis. Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health. 41(3). 248–255. 71 indexed citations

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Eime, Rochelle, Jack Harvey, Melanie Charity, et al.. (2016). Age profiles of sport participants. BMC Sports Science Medicine and Rehabilitation. 8(1). 6–6. 106 indexed citations

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Eime, Rochelle, Jack Harvey, & Melanie Charity. (2016). Sport Participation Rates - Victoria 2016. Victoria University Research Repository (Victoria University). 1 indexed citations

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Bennie, Jason A., Željko Pedišić, Jannique van Uffelen, et al.. (2016). Pumping Iron in Australia: Prevalence, Trends and Sociodemographic Correlates of Muscle Strengthening Activity Participation from a National Sample of 195,926 Adults. PLoS ONE. 11(4). e0153225–e0153225. 85 indexed citations

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Keating, Jennifer L., Joanne E. McKenzie, Denise O’Connor, et al.. (2015). Providing services for acute low-back pain: A survey of Australian physiotherapists. Manual Therapy. 22. 145–152. 14 indexed citations

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Eime, Rochelle, Meghan Casey, Jack Harvey, et al.. (2015). Participation in modified sports programs: a longitudinal study of children’s transition to club sport competition. BMC Public Health. 15(1). 649–649. 32 indexed citations

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Eime, Rochelle, Melanie Charity, Jack Harvey, & Warren Payne. (2015). Participation in sport and physical activity: associations with socio-economic status and geographical remoteness. BMC Public Health. 15(1). 434–434. 133 indexed citations

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Eime, Rochelle, Jack Harvey, Melanie Charity, & Meghan Casey. (2014). Physical Activity, Sport, and Health in the City of Brimbank: A Report to Mitchell Institute for Health and Education Policy. Victoria University Research Repository (Victoria University). 1 indexed citations

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Eime, Rochelle, Jack Harvey, Melanie Charity, & Meghan Casey. (2014). Sport participation in Victoria and the contribution of sport to physical activity levels. Victoria University Research Repository (Victoria University). 4 indexed citations

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Eime, Rochelle, Janet Young, Jack Harvey, Melanie Charity, & Warren Payne. (2013). A systematic review of the psychological and social benefits of participation in sport for children and adolescents: informing development of a conceptual model of health through sport. International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity. 10(1). 98–98. 1508 indexed citations breakdown →

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French, Simon, Melanie Charity, Kirsty Forsdike, et al.. (2013). Chiropractic Observation and Analysis Study (COAST): providing an understanding of current chiropractic practice. The Medical Journal of Australia. 199(10). 687–691. 59 indexed citations

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Eime, Rochelle, Janet Young, Jack Harvey, Melanie Charity, & Warren Payne. (2013). A systematic review of the psychological and social benefits of participation in sport for adults: informing development of a conceptual model of health through sport. International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity. 10(1). 135–135. 397 indexed citations

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