Peter Harmer

8.4k total citations · 3 hit papers
76 papers, 5.9k citations indexed

About

Peter Harmer is a scholar working on Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation, Rehabilitation and Psychiatry and Mental health. According to data from OpenAlex, Peter Harmer has authored 76 papers receiving a total of 5.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 38 papers in Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation, 22 papers in Rehabilitation and 19 papers in Psychiatry and Mental health. Recurrent topics in Peter Harmer's work include Balance, Gait, and Falls Prevention (37 papers), Stroke Rehabilitation and Recovery (21 papers) and Cerebral Palsy and Movement Disorders (18 papers). Peter Harmer is often cited by papers focused on Balance, Gait, and Falls Prevention (37 papers), Stroke Rehabilitation and Recovery (21 papers) and Cerebral Palsy and Movement Disorders (18 papers). Peter Harmer collaborates with scholars based in United States, China and Denmark. Peter Harmer's co-authors include Fuzhong Li, Edward McAuley, Elizabeth Eckstrom, Barbara E. Ainsworth, Lijuan Mao, Peijie Chen, George P. Nassis, Kathleen Fitzgerald, Nicole L. Wilson and K. John Fisher and has published in prestigious journals such as New England Journal of Medicine, SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología and Annals of Internal Medicine.

In The Last Decade

Peter Harmer

73 papers receiving 5.6k 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.

Coronavirus disease (COVID-19): The need to maintain regular physical activity while taking precautions

2020 862 citations Peijie Chen, Lijuan Mao et al. Journal of sport and health science profile →
Tai Chi and Postural Stability in Patients with Parkinson's Disease

2012 623 citations Fuzhong Li, Peter Harmer et al. New England Journal of Medicine profile →
Tai Chi and Fall Reductions in Older Adults: A Randomized Controlled Trial

2005 510 citations Fuzhong Li, Peter Harmer et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Peter Harmer United States	38	2.1k	1.4k	979	975	933	76	5.9k
Fuzhong Li United States	53	2.5k 1.2×	1.7k 1.3×	1.1k 1.1×	1.6k 1.7×	1.4k 1.4×	149	10.0k
Anita M. Myers Canada	32	3.2k 1.5×	2.1k 1.5×	1.1k 1.1×	1.5k 1.5×	1.1k 1.2×	71	6.5k
Susanne Iwarsson Sweden	51	1.4k 0.7×	1.6k 1.2×	882 0.9×	320 0.3×	526 0.6×	318	9.0k
Johanne Desrosiers Canada	53	887 0.4×	2.9k 2.1×	2.9k 3.0×	612 0.6×	426 0.5×	182	7.7k
James H. Rimmer United States	55	791 0.4×	3.3k 2.4×	1.6k 1.6×	1.5k 1.5×	3.2k 3.4×	202	9.8k
Réjean Hébert Canada	51	1.4k 0.7×	2.9k 2.1×	1.4k 1.4×	1.0k 1.1×	745 0.8×	161	8.7k
Carlos F. Mendes de Leon United States	67	2.2k 1.0×	3.7k 2.7×	595 0.6×	2.0k 2.0×	1.3k 1.4×	219	16.8k
Dawn A. Skelton United Kingdom	52	3.5k 1.7×	2.5k 1.8×	1.3k 1.4×	4.6k 4.7×	2.4k 2.6×	248	11.1k
Astrid Bergland Norway	42	1.4k 0.7×	1.6k 1.1×	615 0.6×	1.2k 1.2×	702 0.8×	188	5.6k
Richard A. Washburn United States	42	865 0.4×	1.1k 0.8×	552 0.6×	4.1k 4.2×	3.3k 3.5×	152	9.6k

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20 of 20 papers shown

Wang, Yumei & Peter Harmer. (2024). Reimagining Teacher Preparation: Digital Literacy in the Post-Pandemic Era. Asian Journal of Education and Social Studies. 50(3). 152–158.

Li, Fuzhong, Peter Harmer, Kathleen Fitzgerald, & Kerri M. Winters‐Stone. (2022). A cognitively enhanced online Tai Ji Quan training intervention for community-dwelling older adults with mild cognitive impairment: A feasibility trial. BMC Geriatrics. 22(1). 76–76. 52 indexed citations

Li, Fuzhong, et al.. (2021). Implementing an Online Virtual Falls Prevention Intervention During a Public Health Pandemic for Older Adults with Mild Cognitive Impairment: A Feasibility Trial. Clinical Interventions in Aging. Volume 16. 973–983. 58 indexed citations

Harmer, Peter, et al.. (2020). Prevalence of Falls, Physical Performance, and Dual-Task Cost While Walking in Older Adults at High Risk of Falling with and Without Cognitive Impairment. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 1 indexed citations

Chen, Peijie, Lijuan Mao, George P. Nassis, et al.. (2020). Coronavirus disease (COVID-19): The need to maintain regular physical activity while taking precautions. Journal of sport and health science. 9(2). 103–104. 862 indexed citations breakdown →

Li, Fuzhong, Peter Harmer, Kathleen Fitzgerald, et al.. (2012). Tai Chi and Postural Stability in Patients with Parkinson's Disease. New England Journal of Medicine. 366(6). 511–519. 623 indexed citations breakdown →

Harmer, Peter. (2008). Getting to the Point. Current Sports Medicine Reports. 7(5). 303–307. 30 indexed citations

Li, Fuzhong, Peter Harmer, Bradley J. Cardinal, et al.. (2008). Built Environment and 1-Year Change in Weight and Waist Circumference in Middle-Aged and Older Adults: Portland Neighborhood Environment and Health Study. American Journal of Epidemiology. 169(4). 401–408. 128 indexed citations

Harmer, Peter. (2008). Incidence and Characteristics of Time-Loss Injuries in Competitive Fencing: A Prospective, 5-Year Study of National Competitions. Clinical Journal of Sport Medicine. 18(2). 137–142. 37 indexed citations

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Li, Fuzhong, Peter Harmer, Karin A. Mack, et al.. (2008). Tai Chi: Moving for Better Balance—Development of a Community-Based Falls Prevention Program. Journal of Physical Activity and Health. 5(3). 445–455. 51 indexed citations

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Li, Fuzhong, K J. Fisher, & Peter Harmer. (2005). Improving Physical Function and Blood Pressure in Older Adults Through Cobblestone Mat Walking: A Randomized Trial. Journal of the American Geriatrics Society. 53(8). 1305–1312. 29 indexed citations

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Harmer, Peter. (2005). Basketball Injuries. PubMed. 49. 31–61. 38 indexed citations

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Li, Fuzhong, K. John Fisher, Adrian Bauman, et al.. (2005). Neighborhood Influences on Physical Activity in Middle-Aged and Older Adults: A Multilevel Perspective. Journal of Aging and Physical Activity. 13(1). 87–114. 107 indexed citations

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Li, Fuzhong, et al.. (2004). Tai Chi and Self‐Rated Quality of Sleep and Daytime Sleepiness in Older Adults: A Randomized Controlled Trial. Journal of the American Geriatrics Society. 52(6). 892–900. 281 indexed citations

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Li, Fuzhong, Peter Harmer, K J. Fisher, & Edward McAuley. (2004). Tai Chi: Improving Functional Balance and Predicting Subsequent Falls in Older Persons. Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise. 36(12). 2046–2052. 159 indexed citations

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Li, Fuzhong, Kate Fisher, Peter Harmer, Edward McAuley, & Nicole L. Wilson. (2003). Fear of Falling in Elderly Persons: Association With Falls, Functional Ability, and Quality of Life. The Journals of Gerontology Series B. 58(5). P283–P290. 231 indexed citations

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Li, Fuzhong, et al.. (1997). Testing the cross-cultural validity of TEOSQ and its factor covariance and mean structures across gender.. International journal of sport psychology. 28(3). 271–286. 13 indexed citations

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Li, Fuzhong & Peter Harmer. (1996). Testing the Simplex Assumption Underlying the Sport Motivation Scale: A Structural Equation Modeling Analysis. Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport. 67(4). 396–405. 98 indexed citations

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Li, Fuzhong, Peter Harmer, & Alan C. Acock. (1996). The Task and Ego Orientation in Sport Questionnaire: Construct Equivalence and Mean Differences across Gender. Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport. 67(2). 228–238. 72 indexed citations

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Harmer, Peter. (1984). The effect of pre-performance massage on stride frequency in sprinters. 16 indexed citations

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