Ralph Maddison

37.7k total citations · 3 hit papers
293 papers, 10.7k citations indexed

About

Ralph Maddison is a scholar working on General Health Professions, Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health and Physiology. According to data from OpenAlex, Ralph Maddison has authored 293 papers receiving a total of 10.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 122 papers in General Health Professions, 122 papers in Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health and 110 papers in Physiology. Recurrent topics in Ralph Maddison's work include Mobile Health and mHealth Applications (103 papers), Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet (102 papers) and Physical Activity and Health (95 papers). Ralph Maddison is often cited by papers focused on Mobile Health and mHealth Applications (103 papers), Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet (102 papers) and Physical Activity and Health (95 papers). Ralph Maddison collaborates with scholars based in Australia, New Zealand and United Kingdom. Ralph Maddison's co-authors include Yannan Jiang, Robyn Whittaker, Cliona Ní Mhurchú, Harry Prapavessis, Jonathan C Rawstorn, Artur Direito, Louise Foley, Leila Pfaeffli Dale, Anthony Rodgers and Samantha Marsh and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature Medicine, SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología and PLoS ONE.

In The Last Decade

Ralph Maddison

279 papers receiving 10.3k citations

Hit Papers

Evidence that the prevalence of childhood overweight is p... 2011 2026 2016 2021 2011 2016 2021 100 200 300 400
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.

  1. Evidence that the prevalence of childhood overweight is plateauing: data from nine countries
    2011 467 citations Tim Olds, Ralph Maddison et al. profile →
  2. Telehealth exercise-based cardiac rehabilitation: a systematic review and meta-analysis
    2016 256 citations Jonathan C Rawstorn, Artur Direito et al. profile →
  3. The Use of Digital Platforms for Adults’ and Adolescents’ Physical Activity During the COVID-19 Pandemic (Our Life at Home): Survey Study
    2021 139 citations Riaz Uddin, Ralph Maddison et al. Journal of Medical Internet Research profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Ralph Maddison Australia 53 3.9k 3.6k 2.8k 1.6k 1.5k 293 10.7k
Carol Maher Australia 53 4.7k 1.2× 3.1k 0.9× 3.4k 1.2× 1.6k 1.0× 375 0.3× 243 10.7k
Gregory J. Norman United States 55 4.2k 1.1× 3.1k 0.9× 2.9k 1.1× 1.7k 1.1× 353 0.2× 192 10.8k
Emmanuel Stamatakis Australia 71 7.0k 1.8× 3.2k 0.9× 8.2k 3.0× 1.2k 0.7× 2.1k 1.5× 356 17.0k
Kevin Patrick United States 52 4.3k 1.1× 4.3k 1.2× 2.9k 1.1× 2.1k 1.3× 355 0.2× 200 10.9k
Deborah F. Tate United States 51 4.2k 1.1× 4.3k 1.2× 3.2k 1.2× 2.1k 1.3× 615 0.4× 186 11.5k
K E Powell United States 17 3.5k 0.9× 1.8k 0.5× 4.5k 1.6× 1.0k 0.7× 945 0.6× 23 10.5k
Tien Chey Australia 40 3.0k 0.8× 2.7k 0.7× 2.4k 0.9× 704 0.4× 523 0.4× 83 11.1k
Edwin B. Fisher United States 54 2.1k 0.5× 3.7k 1.0× 2.1k 0.8× 904 0.6× 373 0.3× 225 11.5k
Hein Raat Netherlands 63 4.3k 1.1× 2.4k 0.7× 1.7k 0.6× 479 0.3× 400 0.3× 460 15.9k
Lisa A. Strycker United States 47 1.5k 0.4× 2.4k 0.7× 1.3k 0.5× 784 0.5× 356 0.2× 135 8.5k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Ralph Maddison

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Ralph Maddison

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Buckley, Benjamin J. R., Grace Dibben, Laurien M. Buffart, et al.. (2025). Exercise-based cardiac rehabilitation for coronary heart disease: the CaReMATCH individual participant data meta-analysis. European Journal of Preventive Cardiology.
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Rawstorn, Jonathan C, et al.. (2024). The effects of physical inactivity on other risk factors for chronic disease: A systematic review of reviews. Preventive Medicine Reports. 46. 102866–102866. 3 indexed citations
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Malhotra, Rajesh, et al.. (2024). Mobile and Computer-Based Applications for Rehabilitation Monitoring and Self-Management After Knee Arthroplasty: Scoping Review. JMIR mhealth and uhealth. 12. e47843–e47843. 10 indexed citations
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Daryabeygi‐Khotbehsara, Reza, David W. Dunstan, Sheikh Mohammed Shariful Islam, et al.. (2024). A control system model of capability-opportunity-motivation and behaviour (COM-B) framework for sedentary and physical activity behaviours. Digital Health. 10. 599899370–599899370. 3 indexed citations
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Löf, Marie, et al.. (2023). Feasibility and Acceptability of Wearable Cameras to Assess Self-care in People With Heart Failure: Pilot Study. JMIR Formative Research. 7. e40536–e40536. 2 indexed citations
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Nourse, Rebecca, Tilman Dingler, Jaimon T. Kelly, Dominika Kwaśnicka, & Ralph Maddison. (2023). The Role of a Smart Health Ecosystem in Transforming the Management of Chronic Health Conditions. Journal of Medical Internet Research. 25. e44265–e44265. 5 indexed citations
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Mølsted, Stig, Tine D. Clausen, Ellen Løkkegaard, et al.. (2023). Methods to Estimate Energy Expenditure, Physical Activity, and Sedentary Time in Pregnant Women: A Validation Study Using Doubly Labeled Water. Journal for the Measurement of Physical Behaviour. 6(1). 88–98. 3 indexed citations
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Islam, Sheikh Mohammed Shariful, Reza Daryabeygi‐Khotbehsara, Riaz Uddin, et al.. (2023). Burden of Hypertensive Heart Disease and High Systolic Blood Pressure in Australia from 1990 to 2019: Results From the Global Burden of Diseases Study. Heart Lung and Circulation. 32(10). 1178–1188. 3 indexed citations
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Wilson, Oliver W.A., Erika Ikeda, Erica Hinckson, et al.. (2022). Results from Aotearoa New Zealand's 2022 Report Card on Physical Activity for Children and Youth: A call to address inequities in health-promoting activities. Journal of Exercise Science & Fitness. 21(1). 58–66. 18 indexed citations
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Daryabeygi‐Khotbehsara, Reza, et al.. (2022). Development of an Android Mobile Application for Reducing Sitting Time and Increasing Walking Time in People with Type 2 Diabetes. Electronics. 11(19). 3011–3011. 3 indexed citations
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Sandborg, Johanna, Pontus Henriksson, Marcus Bendtsen, et al.. (2021). Effectiveness of a Smartphone App to Promote Healthy Weight Gain, Diet, and Physical Activity During Pregnancy (HealthyMoms): Randomized Controlled Trial. JMIR mhealth and uhealth. 9(3). e26091–e26091. 82 indexed citations
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Islam, Amirul, Jahar Bhowmik, Donny M. Camera, Ralph Maddison, & Gavin Lambert. (2021). Concordance between Different Criteria for Self-Reported Physical Activity Levels and Risk Factors in People with High Blood Pressure in a Rural District in Bangladesh. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 18(19). 10487–10487. 1 indexed citations
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Crawford, David, Rachelle Opie, Ralph Maddison, et al.. (2020). EatSmart, a Web-Based and Mobile Healthy Eating Intervention for Disadvantaged People With Type 2 Diabetes: Protocol for a Pilot Mixed Methods Intervention Study. JMIR Research Protocols. 9(11). e19488–e19488. 3 indexed citations
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Islam, Sheikh Mohammed Shariful, et al.. (2020). Web-Based Interventions for Dietary Behavior in Adults With Type 2 Diabetes: Systematic Review of Randomized Controlled Trials. Journal of Medical Internet Research. 22(8). e16437–e16437. 31 indexed citations
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Direito, Artur, Jonathan C Rawstorn, Jacqueline L. Mair, et al.. (2019). Multifactorial e- and mHealth interventions for cardiovascular disease primary prevention: Protocol for a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 5. 1344245040–1344245040. 9 indexed citations
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Baghaei, Nilufar, et al.. (2017). ENGAGING CHILDREN IN DIABETES EDUCATION THROUGH MOBILE GAMES. Unitec Research Bank (Unitec Institute of Technology). 49–55. 4 indexed citations
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Marsh, Samantha, Michelle Holdsworth, Wilma Waterlander, et al.. (2016). Smartphone Apps for Measuring Human Health and Climate Change Co-Benefits: A Comparison and Quality Rating of Available Apps. JMIR mhealth and uhealth. 4(4). e135–e135. 41 indexed citations
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Dale, Leila Pfaeffli, Robyn Whittaker, Yannan Jiang, et al.. (2014). Improving coronary heart disease self-management using mobile technologies (Text4Heart): a randomised controlled trial protocol. Trials. 15(1). 71–71. 43 indexed citations
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Foley, Louise, Ralph Maddison, Yannan Jiang, et al.. (2013). Presleep Activities and Time of Sleep Onset in Children. PEDIATRICS. 131(2). 276–282. 66 indexed citations
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Prapavessis, Harry, et al.. (2004). Understanding exercise behavior among New Zealand adolescents: A test of the Transtheoretical Model. Journal of Adolescent Health. 35(4). 346.e17–346.e17. 11 indexed citations

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