Phillip B. Sparling

4.7k total citations · 1 hit paper
74 papers, 3.4k citations indexed

About

Phillip B. Sparling is a scholar working on Physiology, Orthopedics and Sports Medicine and Complementary and alternative medicine. According to data from OpenAlex, Phillip B. Sparling has authored 74 papers receiving a total of 3.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 35 papers in Physiology, 23 papers in Orthopedics and Sports Medicine and 15 papers in Complementary and alternative medicine. Recurrent topics in Phillip B. Sparling's work include Sports Performance and Training (22 papers), Cardiovascular and exercise physiology (15 papers) and Physical Activity and Health (15 papers). Phillip B. Sparling is often cited by papers focused on Sports Performance and Training (22 papers), Cardiovascular and exercise physiology (15 papers) and Physical Activity and Health (15 papers). Phillip B. Sparling collaborates with scholars based in United States, Australia and Canada. Phillip B. Sparling's co-authors include Neville Owen, David W. Dunstan, Teresa K. Snow, Geneviève N. Healy, Charles E. Matthews, Kirk J. Cureton, Mindy Millard‐Stafford, Arne Dietrich, Barbara J. Howard and L. B. Rosskopf and has published in prestigious journals such as American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, BMJ and Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise.

In The Last Decade

Phillip B. Sparling

74 papers receiving 3.2k citations

Hit Papers

1 papers align trajectories

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.

Sedentary Behavior: Emerging Evidence for a New Health Risk

2010 604 citations Neville Owen, Phillip B. Sparling et al. Mayo Clinic Proceedings profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Phillip B. Sparling United States	29	1.5k	809	690	459	432	74	3.4k
Wojtek Chodzko-Zajko United States	22	2.9k 1.9×	863 1.1×	590 0.9×	764 1.7×	771 1.8×	82	5.6k
Alan Donnelly Ireland	39	1.7k 1.1×	1.2k 1.4×	1.2k 1.7×	502 1.1×	413 1.0×	133	4.8k
Jeanne F. Nichols United States	36	1.7k 1.1×	1.2k 1.5×	1.2k 1.7×	249 0.5×	491 1.1×	117	4.1k
Paolo Caserotti Denmark	32	2.8k 1.9×	1.2k 1.4×	773 1.1×	426 0.9×	587 1.4×	97	5.0k
Patrick J. O’Connor United States	42	1.3k 0.8×	490 0.6×	942 1.4×	601 1.3×	253 0.6×	160	5.7k
Leslie A. Pruitt United States	24	1.5k 1.0×	951 1.2×	445 0.6×	219 0.5×	602 1.4×	34	3.0k
Martine Thomis Belgium	48	2.1k 1.4×	1.6k 2.0×	1.7k 2.5×	379 0.8×	467 1.1×	199	5.9k
Margarita S. Treuth United States	43	2.6k 1.7×	2.7k 3.3×	455 0.7×	560 1.2×	696 1.6×	73	4.9k
Shawn M. Arent United States	30	1.0k 0.7×	603 0.7×	833 1.2×	334 0.7×	184 0.4×	109	3.6k
Ann Ward United States	26	1.9k 1.2×	615 0.8×	1.1k 1.6×	1.3k 2.9×	219 0.5×	51	4.4k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Phillip B. Sparling

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Sparling, Phillip B., Barbara J. Howard, David W. Dunstan, & Neville Owen. (2015). Recommendations for physical activity in older adults. BMJ. 350(jan20 6). h100–h100. 274 indexed citations

Owen, Neville, Phillip B. Sparling, Geneviève N. Healy, David W. Dunstan, & Charles E. Matthews. (2010). Sedentary Behavior: Emerging Evidence for a New Health Risk. Mayo Clinic Proceedings. 85(12). 1138–1141. 604 indexed citations breakdown →

Nehl, Eric J., Chris M. Blanchard, Ryan E. Rhodes, et al.. (2009). Understanding Nonsmoking in African American and Caucasian College Students: An Application of the Theory of Planned Behavior. Behavioral Medicine. 35(1). 23–29. 21 indexed citations

Duñet, Diane O., Phillip B. Sparling, James Hersey, et al.. (2008). Peer Reviewed: A New Evaluation Tool to Obtain Practice-Based Evidence of Worksite Health Promotion Programs. Preventing Chronic Disease. 5(4). 1 indexed citations

Williams-Piehota, Pamela, et al.. (2008). Peer Reviewed: Promising Practices in Promotion of Healthy Weight at Small and Medium-Sized US Worksites. Preventing Chronic Disease. 5(4). 397–400. 1 indexed citations

Sparling, Phillip B.. (2007). Obesity on campus.. PubMed. 4(3). A72–A72. 34 indexed citations

Millard‐Stafford, Mindy, Phillip B. Sparling, Linda B. Rosskopf, & Teresa K. Snow. (2005). Should Carbohydrate Concentration of a Sports Drink Be Less Than 8% During Exercise in the Heat?. International Journal of Sport Nutrition and Exercise Metabolism. 15(2). 117–130. 16 indexed citations

Dietrich, Arne & Phillip B. Sparling. (2004). Endurance exercise selectively impairs prefrontal-dependent cognition. Brain and Cognition. 55(3). 516–524. 142 indexed citations

Sparling, Phillip B. & Teresa K. Snow. (2002). Physical Activity Patterns in Recent College Alumni. Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport. 73(2). 200–205. 144 indexed citations

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Sparling, Phillip B.. (2000). Heat acclimatization : preparing athletes to compete in hot environments. International sportmed journal for FIMS. 1(2). 2 indexed citations

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Sparling, Phillip B. & Mindy Millard‐Stafford. (1999). Keeping Sports Participants Safe in Hot Weather. The Physician and Sportsmedicine. 27(7). 27–34. 9 indexed citations

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Snow, Teresa K., et al.. (1999). BLOOD LIPID PROFILES IN A COLLEGE POPULATION. Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise. 31(Supplement). S237–S237. 1 indexed citations

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Sparling, Phillip B., Mindy Millard‐Stafford, & Teresa K. Snow. (1998). Curl-Up Testing in College Students: Validity and Practicality of a Field Test—A Reply to Zhu's (1998) Commentary. Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport. 69(3). 311–313. 2 indexed citations

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Sparling, Phillip B., et al.. (1993). Selected Scientific Aspects of Marathon Racing. Sports Medicine. 15(2). 116–132. 16 indexed citations

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Sparling, Phillip B., Teresa K. Snow, & Mindy Millard‐Stafford. (1992). MONITORING CORE TEMPERATURE DURING EXERCISE. Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise. 24(Supplement). S153–S153. 3 indexed citations

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Millard‐Stafford, Mindy & Phillip B. Sparling. (1992). Comparison of blood lipids and blood pressure in black and white collegiate male athletes. American Journal of Human Biology. 4(2). 265–270. 3 indexed citations

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Durstine, J. Larry, R. R. Pate, W. P. Bartoli, et al.. (1989). APOLIPOPROTEINS AI AND B IN ELITE WOMEN RUNNERS. Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise. 21(Supplement). S113–S113. 1 indexed citations

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Warren, Gordon L., Kirk J. Cureton, & Phillip B. Sparling. (1989). Does lung function limit performance in a 24-hour ultramarathon?. Respiration Physiology. 78(2). 253–263. 22 indexed citations

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Pollock, M. L., et al.. (1987). Body Composition of Elite Female Distance Runners*. International Journal of Sports Medicine. 8(S 2). S96–S102. 25 indexed citations

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Sparling, Phillip B., et al.. (1985). Effect of Toe Clips during Bicycle Ergometry on [Vdot]O₂max. Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport. 56(1). 54–57. 5 indexed citations

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