Samuel K. Lai

1.7k total citations · 1 hit paper
13 papers, 1.2k citations indexed

About

Samuel K. Lai is a scholar working on General Health Professions, Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health and Physiology. According to data from OpenAlex, Samuel K. Lai has authored 13 papers receiving a total of 1.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 8 papers in General Health Professions, 8 papers in Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health and 6 papers in Physiology. Recurrent topics in Samuel K. Lai's work include Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet (8 papers), Physical Activity and Health (6 papers) and Mobile Health and mHealth Applications (6 papers). Samuel K. Lai is often cited by papers focused on Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet (8 papers), Physical Activity and Health (6 papers) and Mobile Health and mHealth Applications (6 papers). Samuel K. Lai collaborates with scholars based in Australia, United States and Finland. Samuel K. Lai's co-authors include Lisa M. Barnett, David R. Lubans, Philip J. Morgan, Nicola D. Ridgers, Helen Brown, Jo Salmon, Dylan P. Cliff, Anthony D. Okely, Sarah P. Shultz and Elaine Rush and has published in prestigious journals such as Sports Medicine, BMC Public Health and Obesity Reviews.

In The Last Decade

Samuel K. Lai

13 papers receiving 1.1k 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.

  1. Correlates of Gross Motor Competence in Children and Adolescents: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
    2016 563 citations Lisa M. Barnett, Samuel K. Lai et al. Sports Medicine profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Samuel K. Lai Australia 9 734 484 278 252 217 13 1.2k
Kristen E. Cohen Australia 13 923 1.3× 350 0.7× 337 1.2× 224 0.9× 120 0.6× 18 1.2k
Lawrence Foweather United Kingdom 20 876 1.2× 513 1.1× 289 1.0× 217 0.9× 125 0.6× 77 1.3k
Danielle D. Wadsworth United States 18 515 0.7× 270 0.6× 215 0.8× 209 0.8× 143 0.7× 88 944
Daniel D. Bingham United Kingdom 17 514 0.7× 561 1.2× 138 0.5× 142 0.6× 211 1.0× 48 1.1k
Sanne L. C. Veldman Australia 14 916 1.2× 384 0.8× 321 1.2× 429 1.7× 84 0.4× 29 1.4k
Wesley O’Brien Ireland 18 713 1.0× 251 0.5× 349 1.3× 186 0.7× 78 0.4× 66 1.1k
Arja Sääkslahti Finland 23 1.3k 1.8× 716 1.5× 348 1.3× 485 1.9× 136 0.6× 101 1.9k
Xiangli Gu United States 21 576 0.8× 361 0.7× 168 0.6× 122 0.5× 119 0.5× 70 1.2k
Amanda Telford Australia 17 534 0.7× 986 2.0× 287 1.0× 106 0.4× 259 1.2× 48 1.6k
Jodie A. Stearns Canada 14 988 1.3× 1.2k 2.5× 254 0.9× 378 1.5× 279 1.3× 32 1.9k

Countries citing papers authored by Samuel K. Lai

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Fields of papers citing papers by Samuel K. Lai

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Samuel K. Lai

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Samuel K. Lai. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Samuel K. Lai based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with Samuel K. Lai. Samuel K. Lai is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

13 of 13 papers shown
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Lander, Natalie, et al.. (2024). Beyond “Brain Breaks”: A New Model for Integrating Classroom-Based Active Breaks. Journal of Physical Education Recreation & Dance. 95(4). 22–30. 3 indexed citations
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Verswijveren, Simone J.J.M., Gavin Abbott, Samuel K. Lai, et al.. (2022). Mediators of Effects on Physical Activity and Sedentary Time in an Activity Tracker and Behavior Change Intervention for Adolescents: Secondary Analysis of a Cluster Randomized Controlled Trial. JMIR mhealth and uhealth. 10(8). e35261–e35261. 4 indexed citations
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Gupta, Ryan, et al.. (2021). Critical appraisal of the contemporary use of atherectomy to treat femoropopliteal atherosclerotic disease. Journal of Vascular Surgery. 75(2). 697–708.e9. 10 indexed citations
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Ridgers, Nicola D., Anna Timperio, Kylie Ball, et al.. (2021). Effect of commercial wearables and digital behaviour change resources on the physical activity of adolescents attending schools in socio-economically disadvantaged areas: the RAW-PA cluster-randomised controlled trial. International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity. 18(1). 52–52. 23 indexed citations
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Naraine, Michael L., Katie Rowe, Samuel K. Lai, et al.. (2020). Using the Technology Acceptance Model to Explore Adolescents’ Perspectives on Combining Technologies for Physical Activity Promotion Within an Intervention: Usability Study. Journal of Medical Internet Research. 22(3). e15552–e15552. 45 indexed citations
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Koorts, Harriet, Jo Salmon, Anna Timperio, et al.. (2020). Translatability of a Wearable Technology Intervention to Increase Adolescent Physical Activity: Mixed Methods Implementation Evaluation. Journal of Medical Internet Research. 22(8). e13573–e13573. 23 indexed citations
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Ridgers, Nicola D., Anna Timperio, Helen Brown, et al.. (2018). Wearable Activity Tracker Use Among Australian Adolescents: Usability and Acceptability Study. JMIR mhealth and uhealth. 6(4). e86–e86. 90 indexed citations
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Ridgers, Nicola D., Anna Timperio, Helen Brown, et al.. (2017). A cluster-randomised controlled trial to promote physical activity in adolescents: the Raising Awareness of Physical Activity (RAW-PA) Study. BMC Public Health. 17(1). 6–6. 43 indexed citations
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Barnett, Lisa M., Samuel K. Lai, Sanne L. C. Veldman, et al.. (2016). Correlates of Gross Motor Competence in Children and Adolescents: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. Sports Medicine. 46(11). 1663–1688. 563 indexed citations breakdown →
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Cameron, Adrian J., et al.. (2014). The effect of changes to the school food environment on eating behaviours and/or body weight in children: A systematic review. Obesity Research & Clinical Practice. 8. 13–13. 5 indexed citations
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Cameron, Adrian J., et al.. (2014). Effect of changes to the school food environment on eating behaviours and/or body weight in children: a systematic review. Obesity Reviews. 15(12). 968–982. 144 indexed citations
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