Sanne Gerards

2.0k total citations · 1 hit paper
45 papers, 1.4k citations indexed

About

Sanne Gerards is a scholar working on Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, General Health Professions and Psychiatry and Mental health. According to data from OpenAlex, Sanne Gerards has authored 45 papers receiving a total of 1.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 33 papers in Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, 16 papers in General Health Professions and 10 papers in Psychiatry and Mental health. Recurrent topics in Sanne Gerards's work include Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet (32 papers), Child Nutrition and Feeding Issues (10 papers) and Physical Activity and Health (9 papers). Sanne Gerards is often cited by papers focused on Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet (32 papers), Child Nutrition and Feeding Issues (10 papers) and Physical Activity and Health (9 papers). Sanne Gerards collaborates with scholars based in Netherlands, Uganda and Australia. Sanne Gerards's co-authors include Stef Kremers, Nanné K. de Vries, Ester F. C. Sleddens, Jessica S. Gubbels, Carel Thijs, Pieter C. Dagnelie, Ilona van de Kolk, Dave H. H. Van Kann, Maria Jansen and Stef Kremers and has published in prestigious journals such as PLoS ONE, Nutrients and International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health.

In The Last Decade

Sanne Gerards

41 papers receiving 1.3k 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.

General parenting, childhood overweight and obesity-inducing behaviors: a review

2011 340 citations Ester F. C. Sleddens, Sanne Gerards et al. International Journal of Pediatric Obesity profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Sanne Gerards Netherlands	18	1.1k	449	441	332	191	45	1.4k
Richard E. Boles United States	20	715 0.7×	272 0.6×	340 0.8×	267 0.8×	171 0.9×	68	1.1k
Sujata Dixit India	9	1.2k 1.2×	551 1.2×	238 0.5×	133 0.4×	154 0.8×	24	1.5k
Lauren Prosser Australia	6	1.2k 1.1×	623 1.4×	196 0.4×	156 0.5×	71 0.4×	14	1.4k
Mona Bjelland Norway	23	1.1k 1.1×	483 1.1×	272 0.6×	149 0.4×	208 1.1×	52	1.5k
Sara M. St. George United States	21	726 0.7×	484 1.1×	448 1.0×	137 0.4×	122 0.6×	72	1.3k
Paul Chadwick United Kingdom	17	777 0.7×	447 1.0×	268 0.6×	189 0.6×	64 0.3×	58	1.1k
Meghan Finch Australia	22	998 1.0×	543 1.2×	111 0.3×	358 1.1×	169 0.9×	48	1.4k
Mildred A. Horodynski United States	20	681 0.6×	368 0.8×	332 0.8×	361 1.1×	289 1.5×	59	1.2k
Kristen A. Copeland United States	19	769 0.7×	239 0.5×	146 0.3×	255 0.8×	277 1.5×	57	1.2k
Lilian Cheung United States	14	907 0.9×	459 1.0×	407 0.9×	74 0.2×	73 0.4×	23	1.4k

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20 of 20 papers shown

Gerards, Sanne, et al.. (2025). Mothers adhering to a vegan diet: feeding practices of their young children and underlying determinants — a qualitative exploration. Journal of Nutritional Science. 14. e26–e26.

Gubbels, Jessica S., Ilona van de Kolk, Kathelijne Bessems, et al.. (2023). Effects of SuperFIT, an overweight-prevention intervention approach, on pre-schoolers’ dietary intake: a pilot study. European Early Childhood Education Research Journal. 31(6). 968–987. 1 indexed citations

Assema, Patricia van, et al.. (2023). Context matters—the phased development of an adaptable food literacy intervention: Up for Cooking. Health Promotion International. 38(4).

Gerards, Sanne, et al.. (2023). Comparing the use of food and physical activity parenting practices: Parents of children with overweight and obesity versus parents of children with a healthy weight. PubMed. 7. 100078–100078. 1 indexed citations

Gerards, Sanne, et al.. (2023). Effects of timed and targeted counselling by community health workers on maternal and household practices, and pregnancy and newborn outcomes in rural Uganda. Sexual & Reproductive Healthcare. 36. 100845–100845. 3 indexed citations

Gerards, Sanne, Dave H. H. Van Kann, Stef Kremers, Maria Jansen, & Jessica S. Gubbels. (2021). Do parenting practices moderate the association between the physical neighbourhood environment and changes in children’s time spent at various physical activity levels? An exploratory longitudinal study. BMC Public Health. 21(1). 168–168. 7 indexed citations

Gerards, Sanne, et al.. (2020). Effects of the KEIGAAF intervention on the BMI z-score and energy balance-related behaviors of primary school-aged children. International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity. 17(1). 105–105. 15 indexed citations

Gerards, Sanne, et al.. (2020). Implementation of KEIGAAF in Primary Schools: A Mutual Adaptation Physical Activity and Nutrition Intervention. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 17(3). 751–751. 10 indexed citations

Kann, Dave H. H. Van, et al.. (2020). Involving Parents to Help Improve Children’s Energy Balance-Related Behaviours Through a School-Based Intervention. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 17(13). 4838–4838. 3 indexed citations

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Kremers, Stef, et al.. (2019). A Cross-Sectional Study on the Relationship between the Family Nutrition Climate and Children’s Nutrition Behavior. Nutrients. 11(10). 2344–2344. 5 indexed citations

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Kolk, Ilona van de, et al.. (2019). Systematic review of interventions in the childcare setting with direct parental involvement: effectiveness on child weight status and energy balance-related behaviours. International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity. 16(1). 110–110. 53 indexed citations

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Kann, Dave H. H. Van, et al.. (2018). Study protocol of the quasi-experimental evaluation of “KEIGAAF”: a context-based physical activity and nutrition intervention for primary school children. BMC Public Health. 18(1). 842–842. 14 indexed citations

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Kolk, Ilona van de, et al.. (2018). Effectiveness of school-based physical activity and nutrition interventions with direct parental involvement on children’s BMI and energy balance-related behaviors – A systematic review. PLoS ONE. 13(9). e0204560–e0204560. 116 indexed citations

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Kolk, Ilona van de, et al.. (2018). Healthy Nutrition and Physical Activity in Childcare: Views from Childcare Managers, Childcare Workers and Parents on Influential Factors. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 15(12). 2909–2909. 18 indexed citations

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Gerards, Sanne & Stef Kremers. (2015). The Role of Food Parenting Skills and the Home Food Environment in Children’s Weight Gain and Obesity. Current Obesity Reports. 4(1). 30–36. 74 indexed citations

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Gerards, Sanne, Pieter C. Dagnelie, Jessica S. Gubbels, et al.. (2015). The Effectiveness of Lifestyle Triple P in the Netherlands: A Randomized Controlled Trial. PLoS ONE. 10(4). e0122240–e0122240. 65 indexed citations

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Gerards, Sanne, Jessica S. Gubbels, Pieter C. Dagnelie, et al.. (2014). Parental perception of child’s weight status and subsequent BMIz change: the KOALA birth cohort study. BMC Public Health. 14(1). 291–291. 55 indexed citations

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Gerards, Sanne, Karin Hummel, Pieter C. Dagnelie, Nanné K. de Vries, & Stef Kremers. (2013). Parental self-efficacy in childhood overweight: validation of the Lifestyle Behavior Checklist in the Netherlands. International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity. 10(1). 7–7. 25 indexed citations

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Sleddens, Ester F. C., Sanne Gerards, Carel Thijs, Nanné K. de Vries, & Stef Kremers. (2011). General parenting, childhood overweight and obesity-inducing behaviors: a review. International Journal of Pediatric Obesity. 6(2-2). e12–e27. 340 indexed citations breakdown →

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Gerards, Sanne, Ester F. C. Sleddens, Pieter C. Dagnelie, Nanné K. de Vries, & Stef Kremers. (2011). Interventions addressing general parenting to prevent or treat childhood obesity. International Journal of Pediatric Obesity. 6(2-2). e28–e45. 107 indexed citations

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