Richard Larouche

6.2k total citations · 2 hit papers
92 papers, 4.3k citations indexed

About

Richard Larouche is a scholar working on Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, Transportation and Physiology. According to data from OpenAlex, Richard Larouche has authored 92 papers receiving a total of 4.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 47 papers in Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, 44 papers in Transportation and 21 papers in Physiology. Recurrent topics in Richard Larouche's work include Urban Transport and Accessibility (44 papers), Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet (44 papers) and Physical Activity and Health (19 papers). Richard Larouche is often cited by papers focused on Urban Transport and Accessibility (44 papers), Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet (44 papers) and Physical Activity and Health (19 papers). Richard Larouche collaborates with scholars based in Canada, United States and Kenya. Richard Larouche's co-authors include Mark S. Tremblay, Rachel C. Colley, Travis J. Saunders, Gary S. Goldfield, Allana G. LeBlanc, Michelle E. Kho, Sarah Connor Gorber, Guy Faulkner, Casey Gray and Ian Janssen and has published in prestigious journals such as Blood, PLoS ONE and Neurology.

In The Last Decade

Richard Larouche

86 papers receiving 4.1k 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.

Systematic review of sedentary behaviour and health indicators in school-aged children and youth

2011 1.6k citations Mark S. Tremblay, Richard Larouche et al. International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity profile →
What Is the Relationship between Outdoor Time and Physical Activity, Sedentary Behaviour, and Physical Fitness in Children? A Systematic Review

2015 325 citations Richard Larouche, Mariana Brussoni et al. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health profile →

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Richard Larouche Canada	26	2.5k	1.4k	1.1k	850	657	92	4.3k
Patricia Tucker Canada	32	2.5k 1.0×	965 0.7×	849 0.7×	1.4k 1.7×	525 0.8×	158	4.3k
Clare Hume Australia	29	1.7k 0.7×	971 0.7×	911 0.8×	633 0.7×	472 0.7×	56	3.1k
Verity Cleland Australia	36	2.2k 0.9×	1.4k 1.1×	761 0.7×	494 0.6×	664 1.0×	114	3.8k
Alison Carver Australia	33	2.1k 0.9×	832 0.6×	2.0k 1.8×	380 0.4×	492 0.7×	86	4.3k
Tracie A. Barnett Canada	32	1.7k 0.7×	883 0.7×	516 0.5×	354 0.4×	592 0.9×	120	3.4k
Rebecca E. Lee United States	38	2.7k 1.1×	1.7k 1.3×	1.3k 1.2×	322 0.4×	1.2k 1.9×	171	5.4k
Dawn K. Wilson United States	40	2.5k 1.0×	1.5k 1.1×	710 0.6×	425 0.5×	1.4k 2.1×	184	5.3k
Joel D. Barnes Canada	31	3.1k 1.3×	2.9k 2.1×	457 0.4×	1.5k 1.8×	996 1.5×	71	5.7k
Nick Cavill United Kingdom	28	1.8k 0.7×	1.6k 1.2×	1.1k 1.0×	613 0.7×	754 1.1×	78	3.9k
Gavin Abbott Australia	31	1.6k 0.6×	673 0.5×	534 0.5×	363 0.4×	531 0.8×	144	3.4k

Countries citing papers authored by Richard Larouche

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Richard Larouche

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20 of 20 papers shown

Lâm, Steven, Louise de Lannoy, Richard Larouche, et al.. (2025). Ambient environmental conditions and active outdoor play in the context of climate change: A systematic review and meta-synthesis. Environmental Research. 283. 122146–122146.

Prince, Stéphanie A., Gregory Butler, Meghan Winters, et al.. (2025). Cycling infrastructure and transportational and recreational physical activity in Canadians. Journal of Transport & Health. 42. 102046–102046. 1 indexed citations

Larouche, Richard, Mathieu Bélanger, Mariana Brussoni, et al.. (2024). Correlates of Active School Transportation During the COVID-19 Pandemic Among Canadian 7- to 12-Year-Olds: A National Study. Journal of Physical Activity and Health. 21(3). 294–306. 4 indexed citations

Kuzik, Nicholas, et al.. (2024). The variability and correlates of outdoor play in preschool-aged children. Journal of Adventure Education & Outdoor Learning. 26(1). 146–157.

Larouche, Richard, Mathieu Bélanger, Mariana Brussoni, et al.. (2023). Canadian children's independent mobility during the COVID-19 pandemic: A national survey. Health & Place. 81. 103019–103019. 5 indexed citations

Larsen, Kristian, Mathieu Bélanger, Mariana Brussoni, et al.. (2023). Children's Independent Mobility, School Travel, and the Surrounding Neighborhood. American Journal of Preventive Medicine. 66(5). 819–831. 5 indexed citations

Lima, Luiz Rodrigo Augustemak de, et al.. (2023). Physical Activity Questionnaire for Children: Validity and Cut-Points to Identify Sufficient Levels of Moderate- to Vigorous-Intensity Physical Activity Among Children and Adolescents Diagnosed With HIV. Pediatric Exercise Science. 36(1). 30–36. 5 indexed citations

Currie, Cheryl L., Guy Faulkner, Negin A. Riazi, et al.. (2023). Correlates of Physical Activity in Children from Families Speaking Non-official Languages at Home: a Multi-site Canadian Study. Journal of Racial and Ethnic Health Disparities. 11(2). 815–825.

Larouche, Richard, et al.. (2021). Associations Between School Environments, Policies and Practices and Children's Physical Activity and Active Transportation. Journal of School Health. 92(1). 31–41. 2 indexed citations

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Currie, Cheryl L., et al.. (2021). Effectiveness of Live Health Professional–Led Group eHealth Interventions for Adult Mental Health: Systematic Review of Randomized Controlled Trials. Journal of Medical Internet Research. 24(1). e27939–e27939. 7 indexed citations

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Currie, Cheryl L., et al.. (2020). The impact of eHealth group interventions on the mental, behavioral, and physical health of adults: a systematic review protocol. Systematic Reviews. 9(1). 13 indexed citations

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González, Silvia A., Olga L. Sarmiento, Pablo Lemoine, et al.. (2020). Active School Transport among Children from Canada, Colombia, Finland, South Africa, and the United States: A Tale of Two Journeys. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 17(11). 3847–3847. 15 indexed citations

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Riazi, Negin A., et al.. (2019). Correlates of Children’s Independent Mobility in Canada: A Multi-Site Study. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 16(16). 2862–2862. 34 indexed citations

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Nyström, Christine Delisle, Joel D. Barnes, Guy Faulkner, et al.. (2019). Relationships between area-level socioeconomic status and urbanization with active transportation, independent mobility, outdoor time, and physical activity among Canadian children. BMC Public Health. 19(1). 1082–1082. 36 indexed citations

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Larouche, Richard, Guy Faulkner, & Mark S. Tremblay. (2016). Active travel and adults' health: The 2007-to-2011 Canadian Health Measures Surveys.. PubMed. 27(4). 10–8. 22 indexed citations

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Larouche, Richard, Didier Garriguet, Katie E. Gunnell, Gary S. Goldfield, & Mark S. Tremblay. (2016). Outdoor time, physical activity, sedentary time, and health indicators at ages 7 to 14: 2012/2013 Canadian Health Measures Survey.. PubMed. 27(9). 3–13. 43 indexed citations

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Larouche, Richard, et al.. (2014). Omission from a contributors statement. Canadian Medical Association Journal. 186(14). 1092.3–1092. 1 indexed citations

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Larouche, Richard, Adewale L. Oyeyemi, António Prista, et al.. (2014). A systematic review of active transportation research in Africa and the psychometric properties of measurement tools for children and youth. International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity. 11(1). 129–129. 35 indexed citations

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Larouche, Richard. (2009). Étude longitudinale de la pratique d'activités physiques et analyse des périodes critiques. Le dépôt institutionnel (Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières). 1 indexed citations

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Larouche, Richard, et al.. (2005). Clinical Trials & Regulatory Affairs 医薬品開発の初期段階. 7(4). 69–73. 1 indexed citations

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