Sarah Edney

2.5k total citations · 2 hit papers
46 papers, 1.4k citations indexed

About

Sarah Edney is a scholar working on General Health Professions, Physiology and Sociology and Political Science. According to data from OpenAlex, Sarah Edney has authored 46 papers receiving a total of 1.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 30 papers in General Health Professions, 24 papers in Physiology and 17 papers in Sociology and Political Science. Recurrent topics in Sarah Edney's work include Mobile Health and mHealth Applications (26 papers), Physical Activity and Health (23 papers) and Impact of Technology on Adolescents (12 papers). Sarah Edney is often cited by papers focused on Mobile Health and mHealth Applications (26 papers), Physical Activity and Health (23 papers) and Impact of Technology on Adolescents (12 papers). Sarah Edney collaborates with scholars based in Australia, Singapore and Germany. Sarah Edney's co-authors include Jillian Ryan, Carol Maher, Ronald C. Plotnikoff, Rachel Curtis, Tim Olds, Corneel Vandelanotte, Ilea Sanders, Jocelyn Kernot, Kobie Boshoff and Alyson Crozier and has published in prestigious journals such as PLoS ONE, American Journal of Epidemiology and American Journal of Preventive Medicine.

In The Last Decade

Sarah Edney

43 papers receiving 1.4k 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.

Can Smartphone Apps Increase Physical Activity? Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

2018 304 citations Sarah Edney, Ronald C. Plotnikoff et al. Journal of Medical Internet Research profile →
Does gamification increase engagement with online programs? A systematic review

2017 231 citations Jillian Ryan, Sarah Edney et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Sarah Edney Australia	19	618	461	380	253	248	46	1.4k
Heather L. Gainforth Canada	21	700 1.1×	361 0.8×	365 1.0×	229 0.9×	321 1.3×	86	1.9k
Leila Pfaeffli Dale New Zealand	19	777 1.3×	509 1.1×	526 1.4×	113 0.4×	432 1.7×	29	1.8k
Katia Ferrar Australia	19	471 0.8×	448 1.0×	233 0.6×	298 1.2×	603 2.4×	67	1.8k
Selina Khoo Malaysia	19	256 0.4×	419 0.9×	221 0.6×	360 1.4×	282 1.1×	81	1.5k
Zachary Pope United States	23	308 0.5×	554 1.2×	241 0.6×	153 0.6×	402 1.6×	69	1.8k
Stefan Keller Germany	26	422 0.7×	240 0.5×	246 0.6×	92 0.4×	328 1.3×	96	2.0k
Dominika Kwaśnicka Australia	18	581 0.9×	431 0.9×	758 2.0×	158 0.6×	500 2.0×	70	2.1k
Louise Poppe Belgium	18	545 0.9×	393 0.9×	440 1.2×	130 0.5×	199 0.8×	43	1.3k
Liza S. Rovniak United States	19	467 0.8×	498 1.1×	315 0.8×	175 0.7×	351 1.4×	49	1.4k
Rachel Carey United Kingdom	15	544 0.9×	188 0.4×	527 1.4×	151 0.6×	257 1.0×	24	1.4k

Countries citing papers authored by Sarah Edney

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Sarah Edney

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Mair, Jacqueline L., E Shyong Tai, Jillian Ryan, et al.. (2025). Understanding and overcoming barriers to digital health adoption: a patient and public involvement study. Translational Behavioral Medicine. 15(1). 6 indexed citations

Mclaughlin, Matthew, et al.. (2025). Physical activity—the past, present and potential future: a state-of-the-art review. Health Promotion International. 40(1). 1 indexed citations

Edney, Sarah, André Müller, Nick Petrunoff, et al.. (2024). Rationale, Design, and Baseline Characteristics of Participants in the Health@NUS mHealth Augmented Cohort Study Examining Student-to-Work Life Transition: Protocol for a Prospective Cohort Study. JMIR Research Protocols. 13. e56749–e56749. 1 indexed citations

Yao, Jiali, Sarah Edney, E Shyong Tai, et al.. (2024). Diet, physical activity, and sleep in relation to postprandial glucose responses under free-living conditions: an intensive longitudinal observational study. International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity. 21(1). 142–142. 1 indexed citations

Edney, Sarah, Claire Goh, A. J. Low, et al.. (2023). Evaluating the Effects of Rewards and Schedule Length on Response Rates to Ecological Momentary Assessment Surveys: Randomized Controlled Trials. Journal of Medical Internet Research. 25. e45764–e45764. 3 indexed citations

Edney, Sarah, Jacqueline L. Mair, Tobias Kowatsch, et al.. (2023). Holistic mHealth interventions for the promotion of healthy ageing: protocol for a systematic review. BMJ Open. 13(5). e066662–e066662. 3 indexed citations

Mair, Jacqueline L., Elroy J. Aguiar, Emmanuel Stamatakis, & Sarah Edney. (2023). Moving Toward the Inclusion of Step-Based Metrics in Physical Activity Guidelines and Surveillance. Journal of Physical Activity and Health. 20(7). 575–577. 3 indexed citations

Goh, Claire, et al.. (2023). Validation of Smartphones and Different Low-Cost Activity Trackers for Step Counting Under Free-Living Conditions. Journal for the Measurement of Physical Behaviour. 6(1). 79–87. 2 indexed citations

Edney, Sarah, Bee Choo Tai, Jacqueline L. Mair, et al.. (2023). Effectiveness of holistic mobile health interventions on diet, and physical, and mental health outcomes: a systematic review and meta-analysis. EClinicalMedicine. 66. 102309–102309. 23 indexed citations

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Edney, Sarah, Su Hyun Park, Linda Wei Lin Tan, et al.. (2022). Advancing understanding of dietary and movement behaviours in an Asian population through real-time monitoring: Protocol of the Continuous Observations of Behavioural Risk Factors in Asia study (COBRA). Digital Health. 8. 2282130209–2282130209. 3 indexed citations

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Maher, Carol, Tim Olds, Corneel Vandelanotte, et al.. (2022). Gamification in a Physical Activity App: What Gamification Features Are Being Used, by Whom, and Does It Make a Difference?. Games for Health Journal. 11(3). 193–199. 20 indexed citations

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Petrunoff, Nick, Sarah Edney, Borame Sue Lee Dickens, et al.. (2022). Associations of park features with park use and park-based physical activity in an urban environment in Asia: A cross-sectional study. Health & Place. 75. 102790–102790. 33 indexed citations

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Viaña, John Noel M., Sarah Edney, Shakuntla Gondalia, et al.. (2021). Trends and gaps in precision health research: a scoping review. BMJ Open. 11(10). e056938–e056938. 18 indexed citations

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Edney, Sarah, et al.. (2021). mHealth interventions targeting movement behaviors in Asia: A scoping review. Obesity Reviews. 23(4). e13396–e13396. 5 indexed citations

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Cox, David N., Grant D. Brinkworth, Aaron Davis, et al.. (2021). Co-Design Practices in Diet and Nutrition Research: An Integrative Review. Nutrients. 13(10). 3593–3593. 28 indexed citations

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Edney, Sarah, Tim Olds, Jillian Ryan, et al.. (2020). A Social Networking and Gamified App to Increase Physical Activity: Cluster RCT. American Journal of Preventive Medicine. 58(2). e51–e62. 49 indexed citations

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Edney, Sarah, Jillian Ryan, Tim Olds, et al.. (2019). User Engagement and Attrition in an App-Based Physical Activity Intervention: Secondary Analysis of a Randomized Controlled Trial. Journal of Medical Internet Research. 21(11). e14645–e14645. 75 indexed citations

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Sanders, Ilea, Camille E. Short, Svetlana Bogomolova, et al.. (2019). Characteristics of Adopters of an Online Social Networking Physical Activity Mobile Phone App: Cluster Analysis. JMIR mhealth and uhealth. 7(6). e12484–e12484. 12 indexed citations

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Edney, Sarah, Ronald C. Plotnikoff, Rachel Curtis, et al.. (2018). Can Smartphone Apps Increase Physical Activity? Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. Journal of Medical Internet Research. 21(3). e12053–e12053. 304 indexed citations breakdown →

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Edney, Sarah, Svetlana Bogomolova, Jillian Ryan, et al.. (2018). Creating Engaging Health Promotion Campaigns on Social Media: Observations and Lessons From Fitbit and Garmin. Journal of Medical Internet Research. 20(12). e10911–e10911. 38 indexed citations

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