Stephen Hunter

4.6k total citations · 3 hit papers
38 papers, 2.7k citations indexed

About

Stephen Hunter is a scholar working on Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, General Health Professions and Physiology. According to data from OpenAlex, Stephen Hunter has authored 38 papers receiving a total of 2.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 26 papers in Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, 9 papers in General Health Professions and 9 papers in Physiology. Recurrent topics in Stephen Hunter's work include Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet (26 papers), Physical Activity and Health (9 papers) and Children's Physical and Motor Development (8 papers). Stephen Hunter is often cited by papers focused on Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet (26 papers), Physical Activity and Health (9 papers) and Children's Physical and Motor Development (8 papers). Stephen Hunter collaborates with scholars based in Canada, Australia and United States. Stephen Hunter's co-authors include Valerie Carson, Nicholas Kuzik, Mark S. Tremblay, Veronica J. Poitras, Anthony D. Okely, Margaret Sampson, Casey Gray, John C. Spence, Peter T. Katzmarzyk and Jean‐Philippe Chaput and has published in prestigious journals such as American Journal of Preventive Medicine, Journal of Affective Disorders and BMC Public Health.

In The Last Decade

Stephen Hunter

35 papers receiving 2.6k 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.

Systematic review of sedentary behaviour and health indicators in school-aged children and youth: an update

2016 939 citations Valerie Carson, Stephen Hunter et al. profile →
Systematic review of the relationships between physical activity and health indicators in the early years (0-4 years)

2017 511 citations Valerie Carson, Eun‐Young Lee et al. BMC Public Health profile →
Sedentary behaviour and health in adults: an overview of systematic reviews

2020 249 citations Stephen Hunter, Ryan E. Rhodes et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Stephen Hunter Canada	17	1.6k	1.0k	956	613	434	38	2.7k
Nicholas Kuzik Canada	22	1.7k 1.0×	1.2k 1.2×	935 1.0×	679 1.1×	404 0.9×	49	2.8k
Xanne Janssen United Kingdom	24	1.4k 0.9×	933 0.9×	946 1.0×	344 0.6×	434 1.0×	69	2.3k
Leigh M. Vanderloo Canada	26	1.6k 1.0×	976 1.0×	832 0.9×	692 1.1×	476 1.1×	143	3.5k
Anne Martin United Kingdom	24	1.2k 0.7×	516 0.5×	685 0.7×	398 0.6×	691 1.6×	63	2.7k
Zenong Yin United States	32	1.8k 1.1×	1.1k 1.1×	916 1.0×	344 0.6×	928 2.1×	119	3.6k
Matthew Kwan Canada	25	808 0.5×	909 0.9×	816 0.9×	254 0.4×	510 1.2×	101	2.8k
Kate Ridley Australia	25	1.7k 1.1×	773 0.8×	1.3k 1.3×	349 0.6×	448 1.0×	53	2.6k
Jodie A. Stearns Canada	14	1.2k 0.8×	988 1.0×	502 0.5×	404 0.7×	279 0.6×	32	1.9k
Zöe Knowles United Kingdom	31	1.0k 0.6×	1.5k 1.5×	628 0.7×	433 0.7×	267 0.6×	87	2.7k
Marieke De Craemer Belgium	25	1.7k 1.0×	577 0.6×	816 0.9×	356 0.6×	653 1.5×	95	2.4k

Countries citing papers authored by Stephen Hunter

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Fields of papers citing papers by Stephen Hunter

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Stephen Hunter

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

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20 of 20 papers shown

Hunter, Stephen, Brendan T. Smith, Naomi Schwartz, et al.. (2025). The association between local public health unit funding and adolescent mental health during the COVID-19 pandemic: Longitudinal findings from the Ontario public health information database (OPHID) and COMPASS studies. Journal of Affective Disorders. 390. 119759–119759. 1 indexed citations

Schwartz, Naomi, Stephen Hunter, Dionne Gesink, et al.. (2025). Public health funding and chlamydia and gonorrhea rates among adolescents during the COVID-19 pandemic in Ontario, Canada: An interrupted time series study. Public Health. 246. 105845–105845.

Hunter, Stephen, Karen A. Patte, Scott T. Leatherdale, et al.. (2025). Income inequality and adherence to 24-hour movement guideline recommendations among adolescents: a multilevel growth curve analysis using longitudinal data from three waves of the Cannabis, Obesity, Mental health, Physical activity, Sedentary behaviour and Smoking (COMPASS) study (2016–2019). Journal of Epidemiology & Community Health. 79(7). 544–550.

Schwartz, Naomi, Ana Paula Belon, Stephen Hunter, et al.. (2025). Local Public Health Unit Priorities, Actions, and Barriers in Addressing Inequities During the COVID-19 Pandemic in Ontario, Canada. Journal of Public Health Management and Practice. 32(1). E46–E54.

Hunter, Stephen, et al.. (2024). Income inequality and comorbid overweight/obesity and depression among a large sample of Canadian secondary school students: The mediator effect of social cohesion. SSM - Population Health. 28. 101710–101710. 1 indexed citations

Hunter, Stephen, Kate Battista, Scott T. Leatherdale, John C. Spence, & Valerie Carson. (2023). Longitudinal associations between the school built environment and adolescents’ physical activity: Evidence from the COMPASS study.. Journal of Transport & Health. 29. 101565–101565. 2 indexed citations

Hunter, Stephen, et al.. (2023). The association between income inequality and adolescent body mass index: findings from the COMPASS study (2016–2019). Canadian Journal of Public Health. 114(6). 1006–1015. 3 indexed citations

Hunter, Stephen, et al.. (2023). The association between social fragmentation and deaths attributable to alcohol, drug use, and suicide: Longitudinal evidence from a population-based sample of Canadian adults. Preventive Medicine. 175. 107688–107688. 3 indexed citations

Kuzik, Nicholas, et al.. (2022). Associations between meeting the Canadian 24-hour movement guidelines and physical, cognitive, social-emotional, and overall development in early childhood. PubMed. 1(1). 2–2. 7 indexed citations

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Lane, Cassandra, Patti‐Jean Naylor, Madison Predy, et al.. (2022). Exploring a parent-focused physical literacy intervention for early childhood: a pragmatic controlled trial of the PLAYshop. BMC Public Health. 22(1). 659–659. 16 indexed citations

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Carson, Valerie, Zhiguang Zhang, Nicholas Kuzik, et al.. (2022). The impact of new government childcare accreditation standards on children’s in-care physical activity and sedentary time. BMC Public Health. 22(1). 616–616. 10 indexed citations

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Hunter, Stephen, John C. Spence, Scott T. Leatherdale, & Valerie Carson. (2022). Associations Between Parent’s Perceived Neighborhood Environment and Objectively Measured Walkability With Their Children’s Physical Activity. Journal of Physical Activity and Health. 19(12). 811–819. 4 indexed citations

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Carson, Valerie, Madison Predy, Stephen Hunter, et al.. (2021). An Environmental Scan of Existing Canadian Childcare Resources Targeting Improvements in Health Behaviours. Early Childhood Education Journal. 50(8). 1417–1428. 4 indexed citations

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Zhang, Zhiguang, Kristi B. Adamo, Gary S. Goldfield, et al.. (2021). Associations between sleep duration, adiposity indicators, and cognitive development in young children. Sleep Medicine. 82. 54–60. 10 indexed citations

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Carson, Valerie, Kristi B. Adamo, Gary S. Goldfield, et al.. (2020). Sedentary Time and Physical Activity Associations Between Child Care Educators and Children. American Journal of Preventive Medicine. 58(4). e105–e111. 16 indexed citations

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Zhang, Zhiguang, Kristi B. Adamo, Gary S. Goldfield, et al.. (2020). Longitudinal correlates of sleep duration in young children. Sleep Medicine. 78. 128–134. 19 indexed citations

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Carson, Valerie, Eun‐Young Lee, Kylie D. Hesketh, et al.. (2019). Physical activity and sedentary behavior across three time-points and associations with social skills in early childhood. BMC Public Health. 19(1). 27–27. 53 indexed citations

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Hunter, Stephen, Scott T. Leatherdale, Kate Storey, & Valerie Carson. (2016). A quasi-experimental examination of how school-based physical activity changes impact secondary school student moderate- to vigorous- intensity physical activity over time in the COMPASS study. International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity. 13(1). 86–86. 19 indexed citations

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Carson, Valerie, Stephen Hunter, Nicholas Kuzik, et al.. (2015). Systematic review of physical activity and cognitive development in early childhood. Journal of science and medicine in sport. 19(7). 573–578. 240 indexed citations

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Hunter, Stephen, et al.. (1989). Sex Therapy for Women Incestuously Abused as Children. Sexual and Marital Therapy. 4(2). 143–159. 16 indexed citations

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