Samuel Cassar

896 total citations · 1 hit paper
18 papers, 442 citations indexed

About

Samuel Cassar is a scholar working on General Health Professions, Physiology and Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health. According to data from OpenAlex, Samuel Cassar has authored 18 papers receiving a total of 442 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 8 papers in General Health Professions, 8 papers in Physiology and 6 papers in Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health. Recurrent topics in Samuel Cassar's work include Physical Activity and Health (8 papers), Health Policy Implementation Science (7 papers) and Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet (6 papers). Samuel Cassar is often cited by papers focused on Physical Activity and Health (8 papers), Health Policy Implementation Science (7 papers) and Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet (6 papers). Samuel Cassar collaborates with scholars based in Australia, Denmark and United Kingdom. Samuel Cassar's co-authors include Jo Salmon, Anna Timperio, Harriet Koorts, Ana María Contardo Ayala, Patti-Jean Naylor, Femke van Nassau, Kate Parker, Riaz Uddin, Lauren Arundell and Jenny Veitch and has published in prestigious journals such as International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, Frontiers in Psychology and Journal of Medical Internet Research.

In The Last Decade

Samuel Cassar

14 papers receiving 432 citations

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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.

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 Kate Parker, Riaz Uddin et al. Journal of Medical Internet Research profile →

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Samuel Cassar Australia	9	163	158	135	86	74	18	442
Kui Sun China	4	164 1.0×	140 0.9×	244 1.8×	112 1.3×	76 1.0×	15	510
Cynthia Peltier Coviak United States	6	159 1.0×	96 0.6×	221 1.6×	73 0.8×	41 0.6×	12	452
Anna Chalkley United Kingdom	12	267 1.6×	137 0.9×	276 2.0×	204 2.4×	31 0.4×	31	572
Michael Pereira da Silva Brazil	10	103 0.6×	120 0.8×	161 1.2×	55 0.6×	78 1.1×	77	353
Thomas Skovgaard Denmark	13	281 1.7×	235 1.5×	229 1.7×	175 2.0×	38 0.5×	62	715
Bastian Anedda Germany	6	188 1.2×	107 0.7×	199 1.5×	53 0.6×	197 2.7×	9	538
Emma Solomon-Moore United Kingdom	14	183 1.1×	86 0.5×	229 1.7×	116 1.3×	49 0.7×	35	505
Marie Dacey United States	10	202 1.2×	152 1.0×	162 1.2×	29 0.3×	83 1.1×	17	542
Beatrice Annaheim Switzerland	7	71 0.4×	95 0.6×	113 0.8×	31 0.4×	90 1.2×	13	374
Arulmani Thiyagarajan India	6	71 0.4×	187 1.2×	53 0.4×	69 0.8×	61 0.8×	17	431

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Samuel Cassar

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18 of 18 papers shown

Cassar, Samuel, et al.. (2025). Time to Adoption of TransformUs at Scale: Role of School Characteristics, Organizational Readiness, and Implementation Climate. Translational Journal of the American College of Sports Medicine. 10(3).

Cassar, Samuel, et al.. (2024). Optimizing intervention dissemination at scale: A qualitative study of multi-sector partner organization experiences. Translational Behavioral Medicine. 14(10). 621–633. 2 indexed citations

Koorts, Harriet, Samuel Cassar, Adrian Bauman, et al.. (2024). Scale-up influences and definitions of scale-up ‘success’: evidence from globally scaled interventions. Translational Behavioral Medicine. 15(1).

Whelan, Jillian, et al.. (2023). Adoption, implementation, and sustainability of early childhood feeding, nutrition and active play interventions in real-world settings: a systematic review. International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity. 20(1). 32–32. 4 indexed citations

Koorts, Harriet, Paul M. Salmon, Christopher T.V. Swain, et al.. (2022). A systems thinking approach to understanding youth active recreation. International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity. 19(1). 53–53. 9 indexed citations

Koorts, Harriet, et al.. (2021). Mechanisms of scaling up: combining a realist perspective and systems analysis to understand successfully scaled interventions. International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity. 18(1). 42–42. 25 indexed citations

Parker, Kate, Riaz Uddin, Nicola D. Ridgers, et al.. (2021). The Use of Digital Platforms for Adults’ and Adolescents’ Physical Activity During the COVID-19 Pandemic (Our Life at Home): Survey Study. Journal of Medical Internet Research. 23(2). e23389–e23389. 139 indexed citations breakdown →

Cassar, Samuel, et al.. (2021). Empowering the future generation of teachers to promote optimal academic outcomes through physical activity: Transform-Ed!. Journal of science and medicine in sport. 24. S10–S10.

Lakičević, Nemanja, Ambra Gentile, Samuel Cassar, et al.. (2020). Make Fitness Fun: Could Novelty Be the Key Determinant for Physical Activity Adherence?. Frontiers in Psychology. 11. 577522–577522. 45 indexed citations

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Lander, Natalie, et al.. (2020). Embedding Active Pedagogies within Pre-Service Teacher Education: Implementation Considerations and Recommendations. Children. 7(11). 207–207. 12 indexed citations

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Jakšić, Damjan, Sandra Mandic, Nebojša Maksimović, et al.. (2020). Effects of a Nine-Month Physical Activity Intervention on Morphological Characteristics and Motor and Cognitive Skills of Preschool Children. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 17(18). 6609–6609. 17 indexed citations

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Troelsen, Jens, et al.. (2020). Barriers to Implementation of Physical Activity in Danish Public Schools. Journal of Teaching in Physical Education. 40(3). 493–502. 8 indexed citations

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Cassar, Samuel, et al.. (2020). A qualitative study of school leader experiences adopting and implementing a whole of school physical activity and sedentary behaviour programme: Transform-Us!. Health Education. 122(3). 267–285. 7 indexed citations

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Geidl, Wolfgang, Johannes Carl, Samuel Cassar, et al.. (2019). Physical Activity and Sedentary Behaviour Patterns in 326 Persons with COPD before Starting a Pulmonary Rehabilitation: A Cluster Analysis. Journal of Clinical Medicine. 8(9). 1346–1346. 32 indexed citations

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Geidl, Wolfgang, et al.. (2019). Exercise therapy and physical activity promotion: do exercise therapists assess or receive information on clients’ relevant personal factors? A national survey from Germany. European Journal of Physiotherapy. 22(5). 290–298. 4 indexed citations

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Cassar, Samuel, Jo Salmon, Anna Timperio, et al.. (2019). Adoption, implementation and sustainability of school-based physical activity and sedentary behaviour interventions in real-world settings: a systematic review. International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity. 16(1). 120–120. 137 indexed citations

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Geidl, Wolfgang, Johannes Carl, Samuel Cassar, et al.. (2019). Physical Activity and Sedentary Behaviour Patterns in 326 Persons With COPD Before Starting a Pulmonary Rehabilitation: A Cluster Analysis. Own your potential (DEAKIN). 1 indexed citations

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Geidl, Wolfgang, et al.. (2017). Körperlich aktiver Lebensstil nach einer pneumologischen Rehabilitation bei COPD – Wunsch oder Wirklichkeit?. Atemwegs- und Lungenkrankheiten. 43(6). 269–275.

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