Ruth P. Saunders

11.4k total citations · 1 hit paper
192 papers, 8.4k citations indexed

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Ruth P. Saunders is a scholar working on Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, Physiology and General Health Professions. According to data from OpenAlex, Ruth P. Saunders has authored 192 papers receiving a total of 8.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 110 papers in Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, 78 papers in Physiology and 70 papers in General Health Professions. Recurrent topics in Ruth P. Saunders's work include Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet (104 papers), Physical Activity and Health (72 papers) and Children's Physical and Motor Development (40 papers). Ruth P. Saunders is often cited by papers focused on Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet (104 papers), Physical Activity and Health (72 papers) and Children's Physical and Motor Development (40 papers). Ruth P. Saunders collaborates with scholars based in United States, Australia and Canada. Ruth P. Saunders's co-authors include Russell R. Pate, Marsha Dowda, Dianne S. Ward, Rod K. Dishman, Gwen Felton, Martin H. Evans, Robert W. Motl, Sara Wilcox, Cheryl L. Addy and Stewart G. Trost and has published in prestigious journals such as Circulation, PLoS ONE and American Journal of Public Health.

In The Last Decade

Ruth P. Saunders

184 papers receiving 7.8k citations

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Ruth P. Saunders United States	50	4.2k	3.0k	2.5k	1.9k	1.2k	192	8.4k
Trish Gorely United Kingdom	47	6.1k 1.5×	4.8k 1.6×	2.6k 1.0×	2.0k 1.0×	1.4k 1.1×	150	11.3k
Wendell C. Taylor United States	44	6.6k 1.6×	4.7k 1.6×	2.2k 0.9×	2.9k 1.5×	1.4k 1.2×	124	11.4k
Michael W. Beets United States	48	5.6k 1.3×	3.8k 1.3×	1.9k 0.8×	3.4k 1.8×	594 0.5×	282	9.8k
Allana G. LeBlanc Canada	31	6.0k 1.4×	3.9k 1.3×	1.8k 0.7×	3.3k 1.7×	687 0.6×	61	9.5k
Russell Jago United Kingdom	60	7.3k 1.8×	4.3k 1.4×	2.6k 1.1×	3.3k 1.7×	1.2k 0.9×	335	12.4k
David A. Dzewaltowski United States	38	2.7k 0.7×	1.7k 0.6×	2.0k 0.8×	897 0.5×	1.1k 0.9×	130	5.9k
Philip R. Nader United States	51	6.7k 1.6×	3.4k 1.1×	2.9k 1.2×	2.2k 1.2×	1.0k 0.8×	162	11.0k
Marsha Dowda United States	60	8.9k 2.1×	5.7k 1.9×	2.6k 1.0×	5.4k 2.9×	1.6k 1.3×	246	14.1k
Rachel C. Colley Canada	36	5.5k 1.3×	4.3k 1.4×	1.9k 0.8×	2.0k 1.0×	670 0.5×	83	8.5k
Scott T. Leatherdale Canada	47	3.2k 0.8×	3.2k 1.1×	1.8k 0.7×	537 0.3×	909 0.7×	410	8.3k

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Saunders, Ruth P., Marsha Dowda, Rod K. Dishman, & Russell R. Pate. (2024). A Longitudinal Examination of Direct and Indirect Influences of Parental Behaviors on Child Physical Activity. Journal of Child and Family Studies. 33(7). 2262–2270. 2 indexed citations

Wilcox, Sara, et al.. (2024). Constructs from the Consolidated Framework for Implementation Research associated with church enrollment and intervention adoption in a national implementation study of a faith-based organizational change intervention. BMC Public Health. 24(1). 2401–2401. 1 indexed citations

Saunders, Ruth P., Marsha Dowda, Rod K. Dishman, & Russell R. Pate. (2024). A Comprehensive Planning Framework for Designing Effective Physical Activity Interventions in Youth. Journal of Physical Activity and Health. 21(9). 890–905.

Wilcox, Sara, et al.. (2023). A process for converting an in-person training to increase church capacity to implement physical activity and healthy eating practices and policies to an online format. Translational Behavioral Medicine. 13(4). 226–235. 2 indexed citations

Pate, Russell R., Rod K. Dishman, Marsha Dowda, et al.. (2022). A Summary of One Research Team’s Contributions to Understanding Physical Activity Behavior in Children and Youth. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 19(21). 14136–14136. 4 indexed citations

Ross, Sharon E. Taverno, et al.. (2020). Implementation Monitoring of a Promotora-Led, Home-Based Obesity Prevention Pilot Study With Latino Preschool Children and Their Mothers. International Quarterly of Community Health Education. 41(4). 411–418. 5 indexed citations

Dishman, Rod K., Marsha Dowda, Kerry L. McIver, Ruth P. Saunders, & Russell R. Pate. (2017). Naturally-occurring changes in social-cognitive factors modify change in physical activity during early adolescence. PLoS ONE. 12(2). e0172040–e0172040. 32 indexed citations

Beets, Michael W., R. Glenn Weaver, Gabrielle Turner‐McGrievy, et al.. (2016). Are We There Yet? Compliance with Physical Activity Standards in YMCA Afterschool Programs. Childhood Obesity. 12(4). 237–246. 13 indexed citations

Baruth, Meghan, Sara Wilcox, & Ruth P. Saunders. (2013). The Role of Pastor Support in a Faith-Based Health Promotion Intervention. Family & Community Health. 36(3). 204–214. 23 indexed citations

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Pfeiffer, Karin A., Ruth P. Saunders, William H. Brown, et al.. (2013). Study of Health and Activity in Preschool Environments (SHAPES): Study protocol for a randomized trial evaluating a multi-component physical activity intervention in preschool children. BMC Public Health. 13(1). 728–728. 34 indexed citations

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Coleman, Jason D., Lisa L. Lindley, Lucy Annang, Ruth P. Saunders, & Bambi Gaddist. (2011). Development of a Framework for HIV/AIDS Prevention Programs in African American Churches. AIDS Patient Care and STDs. 26(2). 116–124. 47 indexed citations

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Dowda, Marsha, Rod K. Dishman, Dwayne E. Porter, Ruth P. Saunders, & Russell R. Pate. (2009). Commercial Facilities, Social Cognitive Variables, and Physical Activity of 12th Grade Girls. Annals of Behavioral Medicine. 37(1). 77–87. 28 indexed citations

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Bopp, Melissa, Sara Wilcox, Lottie McClorin, et al.. (2007). Peer Reviewed: Using the RE-AIM Framework to Evaluate a Physical Activity Intervention in Churches. Preventing Chronic Disease. 4(4). 2 indexed citations

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Martin, Amy B., Sarah Crawford, Janice C. Probst, et al.. (2007). Medical Homes for Children with Special Health Care Needs: A Program Evaluation. Journal of Health Care for the Poor and Underserved. 18(4). 916–930. 23 indexed citations

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Dowda, Marsha, Barbara E. Ainsworth, Cheryl L. Addy, Ruth P. Saunders, & William F. Riner. (2003). Correlates of physical activity among U.S. Young adults, 18 to 30 years of age, from NHANES III. Annals of Behavioral Medicine. 26(1). 15–23. 95 indexed citations

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Pate, Russell R., Ruth P. Saunders, Dianne S. Ward, et al.. (2003). Evaluation of a Community-Based Intervention to Promote Physical Activity in Youth: Lessons from Active Winners. American Journal of Health Promotion. 17(3). 171–182. 93 indexed citations

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Felton, Gwen M., Marsha Dowda, Dianne S. Ward, et al.. (2002). Differences in Physical Activity Between Black and White Girls Living in Rural and Urban Areas. Journal of School Health. 72(6). 250–255. 102 indexed citations

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Troped, Philip J., Ruth P. Saunders, Russell R. Pate, et al.. (2001). Associations between Self-Reported and Objective Physical Environmental Factors and Use of a Community Rail-Trail. Preventive Medicine. 32(2). 191–200. 279 indexed citations

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Richter, Donna L., Belinda M. Reininger, Ann L. Coker, et al.. (1999). Street-Based Female Adolescent Puerto Rican Sex Workers: Contextual Issues and Health Needs. Family & Community Health. 22(2). 59–71. 13 indexed citations

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Saunders, Ruth P., et al.. (1993). Assessing the Cognitive Stress of Graduate Students.. Measurement and Evaluation in Counseling and Development. 26(3). 192–203. 6 indexed citations

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