Sara L. Robards

555 total citations · 1 hit paper
9 papers, 391 citations indexed

About

Sara L. Robards is a scholar working on Physiology, Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health and General Health Professions. According to data from OpenAlex, Sara L. Robards has authored 9 papers receiving a total of 391 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 9 papers in Physiology, 4 papers in Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health and 3 papers in General Health Professions. Recurrent topics in Sara L. Robards's work include Physical Activity and Health (8 papers), Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet (4 papers) and Behavioral Health and Interventions (2 papers). Sara L. Robards is often cited by papers focused on Physical Activity and Health (8 papers), Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet (4 papers) and Behavioral Health and Interventions (2 papers). Sara L. Robards collaborates with scholars based in Australia, Canada and Finland. Sara L. Robards's co-authors include Ronald C. Plotnikoff, Sarah A. Costigan, Sarah G. Kennedy, John Germov, Jennifer D. Allen, Clare E. Collins, Melinda Hutchesson, Robin Callister, Rebecca Williams and David R. Lubans and has published in prestigious journals such as International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity, Journal of science and medicine in sport and Journal of American College Health.

In The Last Decade

Sara L. Robards

9 papers receiving 372 citations

Hit Papers

Effectiveness of interventions targeting physical activit... 2015 2026 2018 2022 2015 100 200 300
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. Effectiveness of interventions targeting physical activity, nutrition and healthy weight for university and college students: a systematic review and meta-analysis
    2015 308 citations Ronald C. Plotnikoff, Sarah A. Costigan et al. International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Sara L. Robards Australia 6 172 156 154 93 83 9 391
Marita Södergren Sweden 9 138 0.8× 155 1.0× 224 1.5× 52 0.6× 37 0.4× 14 457
Roxane Joens-Matre United States 7 67 0.4× 174 1.1× 198 1.3× 60 0.6× 92 1.1× 11 415
April Oh United States 10 113 0.7× 82 0.5× 248 1.6× 97 1.0× 56 0.7× 13 393
Dwan Bridges United States 4 177 1.0× 289 1.9× 229 1.5× 131 1.4× 125 1.5× 8 584
Katie A. Weatherson Canada 9 116 0.7× 152 1.0× 112 0.7× 118 1.3× 60 0.7× 15 390
Gerfeson Mendonça Brazil 10 164 1.0× 284 1.8× 321 2.1× 59 0.6× 98 1.2× 30 560
Karolina Horodyska Poland 13 104 0.6× 97 0.6× 211 1.4× 95 1.0× 97 1.2× 21 372
Caroline J. Dodd-Reynolds United Kingdom 12 117 0.7× 177 1.1× 131 0.9× 46 0.5× 43 0.5× 32 320
Nanette V. Lopez United States 15 129 0.8× 103 0.7× 355 2.3× 173 1.9× 57 0.7× 49 598
Rebecca Love United Kingdom 8 190 1.1× 464 3.0× 546 3.5× 82 0.9× 130 1.6× 8 843

Countries citing papers authored by Sara L. Robards

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Fields of papers citing papers by Sara L. Robards

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Sara L. Robards

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Sara L. Robards. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Sara L. Robards 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 Sara L. Robards. Sara L. Robards is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

9 of 9 papers shown
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Jansson, Anna K., David R. Lubans, Mitch J. Duncan, et al.. (2024). Increasing participation in resistance training using outdoor gyms: A study protocol for the ecofit type III hybrid effectiveness implementation trial. Contemporary Clinical Trials Communications. 41. 101358–101358. 1 indexed citations
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Wilczynska, Magdalena, Anna K. Jansson, David R. Lubans, et al.. (2021). Physical activity intervention for rural middle-aged and older Australian adults: a pilot implementation study of the ecofit program delivered in a real-world setting. Pilot and Feasibility Studies. 7(1). 81–81. 6 indexed citations
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Jansson, Anna K., David R. Lubans, Mitch J. Duncan, et al.. (2020). Descriptive epidemiology of outdoor gym use in an Australian regional setting. Journal of Public Health. 30(1). 159–165. 15 indexed citations
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Lubans, David R., et al.. (2019). An observational study of outdoor gym features, usage and user characteristics. Journal of science and medicine in sport. 22. S102–S103. 1 indexed citations
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Plotnikoff, Ronald C., et al.. (2018). Efficacy of interventions targeting alcohol, drug and smoking behaviors in university and college students: A review of randomized controlled trials. Journal of American College Health. 67(1). 68–84. 24 indexed citations
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Plotnikoff, Ronald C., Sarah A. Costigan, Rebecca Williams, et al.. (2015). Effectiveness of interventions targeting physical activity, nutrition and healthy weight for university and college students: a systematic review and meta-analysis. International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity. 12(1). 45–45. 308 indexed citations breakdown →

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