Rachel Curtis

3.7k total citations · 4 hit papers
61 papers, 2.1k citations indexed

About

Rachel Curtis is a scholar working on Physiology, General Health Professions and Clinical Psychology. According to data from OpenAlex, Rachel Curtis has authored 61 papers receiving a total of 2.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 25 papers in Physiology, 18 papers in General Health Professions and 14 papers in Clinical Psychology. Recurrent topics in Rachel Curtis's work include Physical Activity and Health (21 papers), Mobile Health and mHealth Applications (18 papers) and Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet (12 papers). Rachel Curtis is often cited by papers focused on Physical Activity and Health (21 papers), Mobile Health and mHealth Applications (18 papers) and Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet (12 papers). Rachel Curtis collaborates with scholars based in Australia, United States and United Kingdom. Rachel Curtis's co-authors include Carol Maher, Tim D. Windsor, Tim Olds, Jillian Ryan, Sarah Edney, Ronald C. Plotnikoff, Ty Ferguson, Rosa Virgara, Dorothea Dumuid and Alyson Crozier and has published in prestigious journals such as PLoS ONE, Scientific Reports and FEBS Letters.

In The Last Decade

Rachel Curtis

53 papers receiving 2.0k 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.

Effectiveness of physical activity interventions for improving depression, anxiety and distress: an overview of systematic reviews

2023 402 citations Ben Singh, Tim Olds et al. profile →
Can Smartphone Apps Increase Physical Activity? Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

2018 304 citations Sarah Edney, Ronald C. Plotnikoff et al. Journal of Medical Internet Research profile →
Effectiveness of wearable activity trackers to increase physical activity and improve health: a systematic review of systematic reviews and meta-analyses

2022 245 citations Ty Ferguson, Tim Olds et al. The Lancet Digital Health profile →
Effectiveness of exercise for improving cognition, memory and executive function: a systematic umbrella review and meta-meta-analysis

2025 16 citations Ben Singh, Hunter Bennett et al. profile →

Peers

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Shawna E. Doerksen United States

Paquito Bernard Canada

Grégory Ninot France

Boris Cheval Switzerland

Cillian P. McDowell Ireland

Jane Powell United Kingdom

Lynette L. Craft United States

Ahmed Jérôme Romain Canada

Matthew Kwan Canada

Sarah A. Costigan Australia

Shawna E. Doerksen United States

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292 ×0.9

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Countries citing papers authored by Rachel Curtis

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Fields of papers citing papers by Rachel Curtis

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Rachel Curtis

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Singh, Ben, Hunter Bennett, Aaron Miatke, et al.. (2025). Systematic Umbrella Review and Meta-Meta-Analysis: Effectiveness of Physical Activity in Improving Depression and Anxiety in Children and Adolescents. Journal of the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry. 65(2). 171–186. 3 indexed citations

Brinsley, Jacinta, Matthew Schmidt, Rachel Curtis, et al.. (2025). Effectiveness of peer-led health behaviour interventions on adolescent’s mental health and wellbeing: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Scientific Reports. 15(1). 16480–16480. 2 indexed citations

Maher, Carol, Kylie A. Dankiw, Ben Singh, Svetlana Bogomolova, & Rachel Curtis. (2024). In-Home Evaluation of the Neo Care Artificial Intelligence Sound-Based Fall Detection System. Future Internet. 16(6). 197–197.

Brinsley, Jacinta, Edward J. O’Connor, Ben Singh, et al.. (2024). Effectiveness of Digital Lifestyle Interventions on Depression, Anxiety, Stress, and Well-Being: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. Journal of Medical Internet Research. 27. e56975–e56975. 3 indexed citations

Brinsley, Jacinta, Ben Singh, Rachel Curtis, et al.. (2024). Effectiveness of Digital Lifestyle Interventions on Depression, Anxiety, Stress, and Well-Being: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis (Preprint).

Singh, Ben, Sébastien Chastin, Aaron Miatke, et al.. (2024). Real-World Accuracy of Wearable Activity Trackers for Detecting Medical Conditions: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. JMIR mhealth and uhealth. 12. e56972–e56972. 11 indexed citations

Maher, Carol, Ty Ferguson, Rachel Curtis, et al.. (2023). Weekly, Seasonal, and Festive Period Weight Gain Among Australian Adults. JAMA Network Open. 6(7). e2326038–e2326038. 2 indexed citations

Curtis, Rachel, et al.. (2023). Hashtag fitspiration: credibility screening and content analysis of Instagram fitness accounts. BMC Public Health. 23(1). 421–421. 16 indexed citations

Curtis, Rachel, et al.. (2023). The association between 24-hour activity, sedentary and sleep compositions and mental health in Australian adults: a cross-sectional study. PubMed. 2(1). 15–15. 3 indexed citations

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Ferguson, Ty, Tim Olds, Rachel Curtis, et al.. (2022). Effectiveness of wearable activity trackers to increase physical activity and improve health: a systematic review of systematic reviews and meta-analyses. The Lancet Digital Health. 4(8). e615–e626. 245 indexed citations breakdown →

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Maher, Carol, Tim Olds, Corneel Vandelanotte, et al.. (2022). Gamification in a Physical Activity App: What Gamification Features Are Being Used, by Whom, and Does It Make a Difference?. Games for Health Journal. 11(3). 193–199. 20 indexed citations

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Procter, Nicholas, Miriam Posselt, Monika Ferguson, et al.. (2021). An Evaluation of Suicide Prevention Education for People Working With Refugees and Asylum Seekers. Crisis. 43(3). 205–213. 7 indexed citations

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Curtis, Rachel, Tim Olds, Ty Ferguson, et al.. (2021). Changes in diet, activity, weight, and wellbeing of parents during COVID-19 lockdown. PLoS ONE. 16(3). e0248008–e0248008. 38 indexed citations

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Ferguson, Ty, Rachel Curtis, François Fraysse, et al.. (2021). Annual, seasonal, cultural and vacation patterns in sleep, sedentary behaviour and physical activity: a systematic review and meta-analysis. BMC Public Health. 21(1). 1384–1384. 18 indexed citations

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Degroote, Laurent, Karolien Poels, Carol Maher, et al.. (2020). Low-Cost Consumer-Based Trackers to Measure Physical Activity and Sleep Duration Among Adults in Free-Living Conditions: Validation Study. JMIR mhealth and uhealth. 8(5). e16674–e16674. 42 indexed citations

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Edney, Sarah, Tim Olds, Jillian Ryan, et al.. (2020). A Social Networking and Gamified App to Increase Physical Activity: Cluster RCT. American Journal of Preventive Medicine. 58(2). e51–e62. 49 indexed citations

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Maher, Carol, Courtney R. Davis, Rachel Curtis, Camille E. Short, & Karen Murphy. (2020). A Physical Activity and Diet Program Delivered by Artificially Intelligent Virtual Health Coach: Proof-of-Concept Study. JMIR mhealth and uhealth. 8(7). e17558–e17558. 92 indexed citations

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Edney, Sarah, Jillian Ryan, Tim Olds, et al.. (2019). User Engagement and Attrition in an App-Based Physical Activity Intervention: Secondary Analysis of a Randomized Controlled Trial. Journal of Medical Internet Research. 21(11). e14645–e14645. 75 indexed citations

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Sanders, Ilea, Camille E. Short, Svetlana Bogomolova, et al.. (2019). Characteristics of Adopters of an Online Social Networking Physical Activity Mobile Phone App: Cluster Analysis. JMIR mhealth and uhealth. 7(6). e12484–e12484. 12 indexed citations

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Edney, Sarah, Ronald C. Plotnikoff, Rachel Curtis, et al.. (2018). Can Smartphone Apps Increase Physical Activity? Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. Journal of Medical Internet Research. 21(3). e12053–e12053. 304 indexed citations breakdown →

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