Ty Ferguson

2.3k total citations · 4 hit papers
24 papers, 1.2k citations indexed

About

Ty Ferguson is a scholar working on Physiology, Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health and General Health Professions. According to data from OpenAlex, Ty Ferguson has authored 24 papers receiving a total of 1.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 14 papers in Physiology, 11 papers in Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health and 8 papers in General Health Professions. Recurrent topics in Ty Ferguson's work include Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet (11 papers), Physical Activity and Health (11 papers) and Mobile Health and mHealth Applications (5 papers). Ty Ferguson is often cited by papers focused on Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet (11 papers), Physical Activity and Health (11 papers) and Mobile Health and mHealth Applications (5 papers). Ty Ferguson collaborates with scholars based in Australia, United States and United Kingdom. Ty Ferguson's co-authors include Carol Maher, Tim Olds, Alex V. Rowlands, Rachel Curtis, Rosa Virgara, Dorothea Dumuid, Edward J. O’Connor, Ben Singh, Amanda Watson and Aaron Miatke and has published in prestigious journals such as PLoS ONE, Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews and Journal of the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry.

In The Last Decade

Ty Ferguson

19 papers receiving 1.2k 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.

  1. Effectiveness of physical activity interventions for improving depression, anxiety and distress: an overview of systematic reviews
    2023 402 citations Ben Singh, Tim Olds et al. British Journal of Sports Medicine profile →
  2. The validity of consumer-level, activity monitors in healthy adults worn in free-living conditions: a cross-sectional study
    2015 376 citations Ty Ferguson, Alex V. Rowlands et al. International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity profile →
  3. Effectiveness of wearable activity trackers to increase physical activity and improve health: a systematic review of systematic reviews and meta-analyses
    2022 245 citations Ty Ferguson, Tim Olds et al. The Lancet Digital Health profile →
  4. Effectiveness of exercise for improving cognition, memory and executive function: a systematic umbrella review and meta-meta-analysis
    2025 16 citations Ben Singh, Hunter Bennett 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 Career Trend Papers Cites
Ty Ferguson Australia 10 515 337 260 211 186 24 1.2k
Zachary Pope United States 23 554 1.1× 308 0.9× 402 1.5× 241 1.1× 206 1.1× 69 1.8k
Nan Zeng United States 22 412 0.8× 224 0.7× 307 1.2× 167 0.8× 181 1.0× 65 1.8k
Rosa Virgara Australia 10 299 0.6× 235 0.7× 244 0.9× 176 0.8× 169 0.9× 26 987
Rajna Golubić United Kingdom 18 670 1.3× 476 1.4× 453 1.7× 123 0.6× 336 1.8× 43 1.7k
Ben Singh Australia 17 372 0.7× 192 0.6× 141 0.5× 142 0.7× 156 0.8× 68 1.3k
Damir Sekulić Croatia 33 553 1.1× 218 0.6× 429 1.6× 110 0.5× 243 1.3× 205 3.9k
Lena Kallings Sweden 19 621 1.2× 317 0.9× 323 1.2× 136 0.6× 154 0.8× 56 1.2k
Vegar Rangul Norway 18 735 1.4× 296 0.9× 623 2.4× 137 0.6× 170 0.9× 39 1.6k
Márcia R. Franco Brazil 20 569 1.1× 412 1.2× 282 1.1× 130 0.6× 131 0.7× 54 1.7k
Amanda E. Paluch United States 17 776 1.5× 233 0.7× 523 2.0× 150 0.7× 169 0.9× 36 1.5k

Countries citing papers authored by Ty Ferguson

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Fields of papers citing papers by Ty Ferguson

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Ty Ferguson

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

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Singh, Ben, Hunter Bennett, Aaron Miatke, et al.. (2025). Systematic Umbrella Review and Meta-Meta-Analysis: Effectiveness of Physical Activity in Improving Depression and Anxiety in Children and Adolescents. Journal of the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry. 65(2). 171–186. 3 indexed citations
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Singh, Ben, Hunter Bennett, Aaron Miatke, et al.. (2025). Effectiveness of exercise for improving cognition, memory and executive function: a systematic umbrella review and meta-meta-analysis. British Journal of Sports Medicine. 59(12). 866–876. 16 indexed citations breakdown →
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Brinsley, Jacinta, Edward J. O’Connor, Ben Singh, et al.. (2024). Effectiveness of Digital Lifestyle Interventions on Depression, Anxiety, Stress, and Well-Being: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. Journal of Medical Internet Research. 27. e56975–e56975. 3 indexed citations
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Singh, Ben, Sébastien Chastin, Aaron Miatke, et al.. (2024). Real-World Accuracy of Wearable Activity Trackers for Detecting Medical Conditions: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. JMIR mhealth and uhealth. 12. e56972–e56972. 11 indexed citations
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Ferguson, Ty, Rachel Curtis, François Fraysse, et al.. (2024). The Annual Rhythms in Sleep, Sedentary Behavior, and Physical Activity of Australian Adults: A Prospective Cohort Study. Annals of Behavioral Medicine. 58(4). 286–295. 2 indexed citations
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Singh, Ben, et al.. (2024). Evaluation of the “15 Minute Challenge”: A Workplace Health and Wellbeing Program. Healthcare. 12(13). 1255–1255.
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Maher, Carol, Ty Ferguson, Rachel Curtis, et al.. (2023). Weekly, Seasonal, and Festive Period Weight Gain Among Australian Adults. JAMA Network Open. 6(7). e2326038–e2326038. 2 indexed citations
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Ferguson, Ty, Rachel Curtis, François Fraysse, et al.. (2023). How do 24-h movement behaviours change during and after vacation? A cohort study. International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity. 20(1). 24–24. 1 indexed citations
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Ferguson, Ty, Rachel Curtis, François Fraysse, et al.. (2023). Weather associations with physical activity, sedentary behaviour and sleep patterns of Australian adults: a longitudinal study with implications for climate change. International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity. 20(1). 30–30. 19 indexed citations
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Singh, Ben, Tim Olds, Rachel Curtis, et al.. (2023). Association between the use of weight management strategies and weight change among Australian adults over 12 months: an observational study. BMC Public Health. 23(1). 1461–1461.
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Singh, Ben, Tim Olds, Rachel Curtis, et al.. (2023). Effectiveness of physical activity interventions for improving depression, anxiety and distress: an overview of systematic reviews. British Journal of Sports Medicine. 57(18). 1203–1209. 402 indexed citations breakdown →
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Ferguson, Ty, Tim Olds, Rachel Curtis, et al.. (2022). Effectiveness of wearable activity trackers to increase physical activity and improve health: a systematic review of systematic reviews and meta-analyses. The Lancet Digital Health. 4(8). e615–e626. 245 indexed citations breakdown →
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Watson, Amanda, Dorothea Dumuid, Carol Maher, et al.. (2022). Parenting Styles and Their Associations With Children's Body Composition, Activity Patterns, Fitness, Diet, Health, and Academic Achievement. Childhood Obesity. 19(5). 316–331. 7 indexed citations
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Curtis, Rachel, Tim Olds, Ty Ferguson, et al.. (2021). Changes in diet, activity, weight, and wellbeing of parents during COVID-19 lockdown. PLoS ONE. 16(3). e0248008–e0248008. 38 indexed citations
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Ferguson, Ty, Rachel Curtis, François Fraysse, et al.. (2021). Annual, seasonal, cultural and vacation patterns in sleep, sedentary behaviour and physical activity: a systematic review and meta-analysis. BMC Public Health. 21(1). 1384–1384. 18 indexed citations
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Curtis, Rachel, et al.. (2021). Improving User Experience of Virtual Health Assistants: Scoping Review. Journal of Medical Internet Research. 23(12). e31737–e31737. 64 indexed citations
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Ferguson, Ty, Alex V. Rowlands, Tim Olds, & Carol Maher. (2015). The validity of consumer-level, activity monitors in healthy adults worn in free-living conditions: a cross-sectional study. International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity. 12(1). 42–42. 376 indexed citations breakdown →

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