Taru Manyanga

4.5k total citations · 2 hit papers
32 papers, 749 citations indexed

About

Taru Manyanga is a scholar working on Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, Developmental and Educational Psychology and Physiology. According to data from OpenAlex, Taru Manyanga has authored 32 papers receiving a total of 749 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 24 papers in Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, 13 papers in Developmental and Educational Psychology and 12 papers in Physiology. Recurrent topics in Taru Manyanga's work include Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet (24 papers), Children's Physical and Motor Development (13 papers) and Physical Activity and Health (12 papers). Taru Manyanga is often cited by papers focused on Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet (24 papers), Children's Physical and Motor Development (13 papers) and Physical Activity and Health (12 papers). Taru Manyanga collaborates with scholars based in Canada, United States and United Kingdom. Taru Manyanga's co-authors include Mark S. Tremblay, David Teye Doku, Jason R. Randall, Silvia A. González, Salomé Aubert, Jean‐Philippe Chaput, Joel D. Barnes, Javier Brazo‐Sayavera, Carol A. Friesen and Barbara Shay and has published in prestigious journals such as PLoS ONE, British Journal of Sports Medicine and International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health.

In The Last Decade

Taru Manyanga

27 papers receiving 716 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.

Global prevalence of physical activity for children and adolescents; inconsistencies, research gaps, and recommendations: a narrative review

2021 137 citations Salomé Aubert, Javier Brazo‐Sayavera et al. International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity profile →
Cardiorespiratory fitness is a strong and consistent predictor of morbidity and mortality among adults: an overview of meta-analyses representing over 20.9 million observations from 199 unique cohort studies

2024 62 citations Justin J. Lang, Stéphanie A. Prince et al. British Journal of Sports Medicine profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Taru Manyanga Canada	13	418	227	143	132	115	32	749
Konstantinos D. Tambalis Greece	20	631 1.5×	300 1.3×	147 1.0×	209 1.6×	72 0.6×	48	1.1k
Non Thomas United Kingdom	16	391 0.9×	244 1.1×	137 1.0×	145 1.1×	50 0.4×	29	792
César Agostinis‐Sobrinho Lithuania	19	601 1.4×	394 1.7×	205 1.4×	181 1.4×	32 0.3×	70	1.0k
Cézane Priscila Reuter Brazil	16	554 1.3×	194 0.9×	164 1.1×	247 1.9×	36 0.3×	169	966
Jorge Cañete García-Prieto Spain	16	503 1.2×	246 1.1×	308 2.2×	190 1.4×	35 0.3×	26	739
Emily F. Mire United States	19	673 1.6×	676 3.0×	161 1.1×	229 1.7×	53 0.5×	37	1.2k
Cora L. Craig Australia	10	388 0.9×	439 1.9×	106 0.7×	132 1.0×	18 0.2×	12	768
K. Ashlee McGuire Canada	11	389 0.9×	358 1.6×	171 1.2×	106 0.8×	28 0.2×	15	673
Ronald L. Hager United States	17	260 0.6×	227 1.0×	78 0.5×	227 1.7×	27 0.2×	33	841
Sharon E. Taverno Ross United States	15	474 1.1×	310 1.4×	123 0.9×	165 1.3×	33 0.3×	42	705

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Prince, Stéphanie A., Rachel C. Colley, Daniel Rainham, et al.. (2025). Independent and joint associations of neighbourhood greenness and walkability with transportational and recreational physical activity among youth and adults in Canada. Preventive Medicine Reports. 50. 102974–102974.

Lee, Eun‐Young, et al.. (2025). Call to Action on Indigenization and Equity, Diversity, Inclusion, and Accessibility in Physical Activity and Health Research: Recommendations for Canadian Institutions, Tri-Agency, and Academic Societies. Journal of Physical Activity and Health. 22(6). 644–649.

Lâm, Steven, Louise de Lannoy, Richard Larouche, et al.. (2025). Ambient environmental conditions and active outdoor play in the context of climate change: A systematic review and meta-synthesis. Environmental Research. 283. 122146–122146.

Prince, Stéphanie A., Katherine Merucci, Cristina Cadenas‐Sánchez, et al.. (2025). Cardiorespiratory fitness and health in children and adolescents: an overview of systematic reviews with meta-analyses representing over 125 000 observations covering 33 health-related outcomes. British Journal of Sports Medicine. 59(12). 856–865. 3 indexed citations

Manyanga, Taru, et al.. (2024). Perceived Barriers to Physical Activity Among Youth Living in Rural and Urban Canadian Communities: A Nationally Representative Cross-Sectional Study. Journal of Physical Activity and Health. 21(7). 645–656.

Lang, Justin J., Stéphanie A. Prince, Katherine Merucci, et al.. (2024). Cardiorespiratory fitness is a strong and consistent predictor of morbidity and mortality among adults: an overview of meta-analyses representing over 20.9 million observations from 199 unique cohort studies. British Journal of Sports Medicine. 58(10). 556–566. 62 indexed citations breakdown →

Silva, Diego Augusto Santos, Salomé Aubert, Taru Manyanga, et al.. (2024). Physical Activity Report Card Indicators and the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals: Insights From Global Matrix 4.0. Journal of Physical Activity and Health. 21(12). 1372–1381. 3 indexed citations

Prista, António, Paulo Farinatti, Matheus M. Pacheco, et al.. (2023). Biopsychosocial Effects of a Conventional Exercise Program and Culturally Relevant Activities in Older Women From Mozambique. Journal of Physical Activity and Health. 21(1). 51–58. 1 indexed citations

Manyanga, Taru, et al.. (2023). Indicators of physical activity and nutritional status among children and adolescents in Zimbabwe: Findings from three global matrix initiatives. Journal of Exercise Science & Fitness. 21(2). 202–209.

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Tremblay, Mark S., Joel D. Barnes, Iryna Demchenko, et al.. (2022). Active Healthy Kids Global Alliance Global Matrix 4.0—A Resource for Physical Activity Researchers. Journal of Physical Activity and Health. 19(11). 693–699. 25 indexed citations

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Lee, Eun‐Young, Patrick Abi Nader, Salomé Aubert, et al.. (2022). Economic Freedom, Climate Culpability, and Physical Activity Indicators Among Children and Adolescents: Report Card Grades From the Global Matrix 4.0. Journal of Physical Activity and Health. 19(11). 745–757. 12 indexed citations

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Pelletier, Chelsea, et al.. (2022). Physical activity promotion in rural health care settings: A rapid realist review. Preventive Medicine Reports. 29. 101905–101905. 5 indexed citations

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Reilly, John J., Joel D. Barnes, Silvia A. González, et al.. (2022). Recent Secular Trends in Child and Adolescent Physical Activity and Sedentary Behavior Internationally: Analyses of Active Healthy Kids Global Alliance Global Matrices 1.0 to 4.0. Journal of Physical Activity and Health. 19(11). 729–736. 26 indexed citations

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Aubert, Salomé, Javier Brazo‐Sayavera, Silvia A. González, et al.. (2021). Global prevalence of physical activity for children and adolescents; inconsistencies, research gaps, and recommendations: a narrative review. International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity. 18(1). 81–81. 137 indexed citations breakdown →

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Manyanga, Taru, Joel D. Barnes, Jean‐Philippe Chaput, et al.. (2020). Prevalence and correlates of objectively measured weight status among urban and rural Mozambican primary schoolchildren: A cross-sectional study. PLoS ONE. 15(2). e0228592–e0228592. 9 indexed citations

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Manyanga, Taru, Joel D. Barnes, Jean‐Philippe Chaput, et al.. (2019). Prevalence and correlates of adherence to movement guidelines among urban and rural children in Mozambique: a cross-sectional study. International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity. 16(1). 44 indexed citations

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Manyanga, Taru, Joel D. Barnes, Jean‐Philippe Chaput, et al.. (2019). Body mass index and movement behaviors among schoolchildren from 13 countries across a continuum of human development indices: A multinational cross‐sectional study. American Journal of Human Biology. 32(2). e23341–e23341. 5 indexed citations

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Manyanga, Taru, Mark S. Tremblay, Jean‐Philippe Chaput, et al.. (2017). Socioeconomic status and dietary patterns in children from around the world: different associations by levels of country human development?. BMC Public Health. 17(1). 457–457. 56 indexed citations

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Manyanga, Taru, Danilo Fernandes da Silva, Zachary M. Ferraro, et al.. (2015). The effects of culture on guideline discordant gestational weight gain: a systematic review protocol. Systematic Reviews. 4(1). 145–145. 2 indexed citations

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Manyanga, Taru, et al.. (2014). The prevalence of underweight, overweight, obesity and associated risk factors among school-going adolescents in seven African countries. BMC Public Health. 14(1). 125–125. 131 indexed citations

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