Miguel Peralta

3.4k total citations · 1 hit paper
122 papers, 2.2k citations indexed

About

Miguel Peralta is a scholar working on Physiology, Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health and Developmental and Educational Psychology. According to data from OpenAlex, Miguel Peralta has authored 122 papers receiving a total of 2.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 66 papers in Physiology, 56 papers in Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health and 25 papers in Developmental and Educational Psychology. Recurrent topics in Miguel Peralta's work include Physical Activity and Health (52 papers), Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet (51 papers) and Children's Physical and Motor Development (23 papers). Miguel Peralta is often cited by papers focused on Physical Activity and Health (52 papers), Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet (51 papers) and Children's Physical and Motor Development (23 papers). Miguel Peralta collaborates with scholars based in Portugal, Chile and Brazil. Miguel Peralta's co-authors include Adilson Marques, Margarida Gaspar de Matos, João Martins, Élvio Rúbio Gouveia, Duarte Henriques‐Neto, Gérson Ferrari, Andreas Ihle, Hugo Sarmento, Nuno Loureiro and Priscila Marconcin and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, PLoS ONE and Scientific Reports.

In The Last Decade

Miguel Peralta

108 papers receiving 2.2k 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.

The association between physical activity and mental health during the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic: a systematic review

2022 137 citations Priscila Marconcin, André O. Werneck et al. profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Miguel Peralta Portugal	27	806	750	381	375	289	122	2.2k
Mathieu Bélanger Canada	27	781 1.0×	1.0k 1.4×	395 1.0×	312 0.8×	464 1.6×	144	2.4k
Felipe Fossati Reichert Brazil	22	1.0k 1.3×	1.3k 1.7×	644 1.7×	277 0.7×	264 0.9×	101	2.6k
Bethany Barone Gibbs United States	28	1.3k 1.6×	1.1k 1.4×	443 1.2×	435 1.2×	183 0.6×	178	2.9k
João Martins Portugal	23	773 1.0×	733 1.0×	352 0.9×	192 0.5×	488 1.7×	114	1.9k
Kelly P. Arbour‐Nicitopoulos Canada	27	604 0.7×	575 0.8×	460 1.2×	378 1.0×	189 0.7×	152	2.5k
Jennifer L. Copeland Canada	27	1.4k 1.7×	957 1.3×	313 0.8×	213 0.6×	405 1.4×	73	2.9k
Gérson Ferrari Chile	27	1.2k 1.5×	1.4k 1.9×	709 1.9×	307 0.8×	279 1.0×	284	2.8k
Katie M. Heinrich United States	23	613 0.8×	508 0.7×	279 0.7×	166 0.4×	209 0.7×	130	2.5k
Jasem Ramadan Alkandari Kuwait	5	1.3k 1.6×	895 1.2×	482 1.3×	171 0.5×	244 0.8×	9	2.2k
Nicolás Aguilar-Farías Chile	21	685 0.8×	812 1.1×	495 1.3×	252 0.7×	263 0.9×	85	1.7k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Miguel Peralta

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Nascimento, Marcelo de Maio, et al.. (2025). Moderating Effect of Muscular Strength in the Association Between Cancer and Depressive Symptomatology. Healthcare. 13(7). 715–715.

Marques, Adilson, et al.. (2023). Physical activity trajectories and quality of life in older adults. Human Movement. 24(4). 18–24.

Marconcin, Priscila, et al.. (2023). Association between Musculoskeletal Injuries and Depressive Symptoms among Athletes: A Systematic Review. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 20(12). 6130–6130. 11 indexed citations

Peralta, Miguel, et al.. (2023). Moderating Effect of Grip Strength in the Association between Diabetes Mellitus and Depressive Symptomatology. Sports. 12(1). 3–3. 1 indexed citations

Peralta, Miguel, Xavier Melo, Élvio Rúbio Gouveia, et al.. (2023). Does the Installation or the Improvement of Existing Outdoor Parks Increase Physical Activity Levels? A Systematic Review. Sports. 11(11). 221–221. 3 indexed citations

Carletti, Luciana, et al.. (2022). Can school sport participation increase cardiorespiratory fitness and cardiorespiratory response to exercise? a pilot study in 14 and 15 year old boys. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 3 indexed citations

Santos, João Dourado, Andreas Ihle, Miguel Peralta, et al.. (2022). Associations of Physical Activity and Television Viewing With Depressive Symptoms of the European Adults. Frontiers in Public Health. 9. 799870–799870. 8 indexed citations

Santos, F., Élvio Rúbio Gouveia, Miguel Peralta, et al.. (2022). School-Based Family-Oriented Health Interventions to Promote Physical Activity in Children and Adolescents: A Systematic Review. American Journal of Health Promotion. 37(2). 243–262. 35 indexed citations

Marconcin, Priscila, Adilson Marques, Gérson Ferrari, et al.. (2022). Impact of Exercise Training on Depressive Symptoms in Cancer Patients: A Critical Analysis. Biology. 11(4). 614–614. 9 indexed citations

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Orsholits, Dan, Stéphane Cullati, Paolo Ghisletta, et al.. (2022). How Welfare Regimes Moderate the Associations Between Cognitive Aging, Education, and Occupation. The Journals of Gerontology Series B. 77(9). 1615–1624. 5 indexed citations

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Sturm, David J., Adilson Marques, Miguel Peralta, et al.. (2021). Physical Activity and Body-Mass-Index: Do Family, Friends and Teachers Restrain the Risk for Physical Inactivity in Adolescents?. Sustainability. 13(13). 6992–6992. 5 indexed citations

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Marconcin, Priscila, Andreas Ihle, André O. Werneck, et al.. (2021). The Association of Healthy Lifestyle Behaviors with Overweight and Obesity among Older Adults from 21 Countries. Nutrients. 13(2). 315–315. 16 indexed citations

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Peralta, Miguel, et al.. (2021). Session Frequency Matters in Neurofeedback Training of Athletes. Applied Psychophysiology and Biofeedback. 46(2). 195–204. 22 indexed citations

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Ferrari, Gérson, André O. Werneck, Danilo R. Silva, et al.. (2020). Association between Perceived Neighborhood Built Environment and Walking and Cycling for Transport among Inhabitants from Latin America: The ELANS Study. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 17(18). 6858–6858. 15 indexed citations

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Marques, Adilson, et al.. (2020). Active Commuting and Depression Symptoms in Adults: A Systematic Review. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 17(3). 1041–1041. 29 indexed citations

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Marques, Adilson, Diego Gómez‐Baya, Miguel Peralta, et al.. (2020). The Effect of Muscular Strength on Depression Symptoms in Adults: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 17(16). 5674–5674. 48 indexed citations

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Gouveia, Élvio Rúbio, Bruna R. Gouveia, Adilson Marques, et al.. (2020). Physical Fitness Predicts Subsequent Improvement in Academic Achievement: Differential Patterns Depending on Pupils’ Age. Sustainability. 12(21). 8874–8874. 5 indexed citations

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Marques, Adilson, Miguel Peralta, Hugo Sarmento, João Martins, & Francisco Carreiro da Costa. (2016). Socioeconomic, Personal and Behavioral Correlates of Active Commuting among Adolescents. Revista de Estudos Anglo-Portugueses/Journal of Anglo-Portuguese Studies. 3 indexed citations

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Peralta, Miguel, et al.. (2011). Comportamiento de los frutos de guayaba (psidium guajava L.) sometidos a impacto. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 1 indexed citations

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Peralta, Miguel, et al.. (2010). Una revisión sobre la importancia del fruto de Guayaba (Psidium guajava L.) y sus principales características en la postcosecha. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 3 indexed citations

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