Uwe Pühse

10.0k total citations · 3 hit papers
204 papers, 7.1k citations indexed

About

Uwe Pühse is a scholar working on Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, Experimental and Cognitive Psychology and Physiology. According to data from OpenAlex, Uwe Pühse has authored 204 papers receiving a total of 7.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 51 papers in Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, 40 papers in Experimental and Cognitive Psychology and 40 papers in Physiology. Recurrent topics in Uwe Pühse's work include Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet (45 papers), Physical Activity and Health (36 papers) and Sleep and related disorders (33 papers). Uwe Pühse is often cited by papers focused on Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet (45 papers), Physical Activity and Health (36 papers) and Sleep and related disorders (33 papers). Uwe Pühse collaborates with scholars based in Switzerland, South Africa and Iran. Uwe Pühse's co-authors include Markus Gerber, Serge Brand, Edith Holsboer‐Trachsler, Sebastian Ludyga, Nadeem Kalak, Flora Colledge, Christin Lang, Johannes Beck, Catherine Elliot and Sakari Lemola and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, PLoS ONE and Child Development.

In The Last Decade

Uwe Pühse

195 papers receiving 6.8k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Acute effects of moderate aerobic exercise on specific aspects of executive function in different age and fitness groups: A meta‐analysis

2016 408 citations Sebastian Ludyga, Markus Gerber et al. profile →
Effects of physical activity interventions on cognitive and academic performance in children and adolescents: a novel combination of a systematic review and recommendations from an expert panel

2018 371 citations Uwe Pühse et al. profile →
Systematic review and meta-analysis investigating moderators of long-term effects of exercise on cognition in healthy individuals

2020 288 citations Sebastian Ludyga, Markus Gerber et al. Nature Human Behaviour profile →

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#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Predictors of metabolic syndrome among teachers in under-resourced schools in South Africa: Baseline findings from the KaziHealth workplace health intervention 2025 ·PLOS Global Public Health ·(unknown), (unknown), Jan Hattendorf, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Ivan Müller, Siphesihle Nqweniso, Nicole Probst‐Hensch, Harald Seelig, Peter Steinmann, Rosa du Randt, Uwe Pühse, Jürg Utzinger, Markus Gerber, Cheryl Walter	0
2	Acceptability and perceived feasibility of the KaziKidz health promotion intervention among educators and caregivers in schools from South Africa: a qualitative descriptive study 2024 ·BMC Public Health ·Patricia Arnaiz, Manfred Max Bergman, Harald Seelig, (unknown), (unknown), Markus Gerber, (unknown), Siphesihle Nqweniso, Peter Steinmann, Jürg Utzinger, Rosa du Randt, Cheryl Walter, Uwe Pühse, Ivan Müller	2
3	Prevalence and Determinants of Undernutrition in Schoolchildren in the Kilombero District, South-Eastern Tanzania 2024 ·Tropical Medicine and Infectious Disease ·Elihaika G. Minja, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Christin Lang, (unknown), Markus Gerber, Uwe Pühse, Kurt Z. Long, Honorati Masanja, Fredros O. Okumu, Marceline F. Finda, Jürg Utzinger	4
4	Self-Reported Physical Activity and Mental Health Among Asylum Seekers in a Refugee Camp 2024 ·Journal of Physical Activity and Health ·(unknown), (unknown), Antonis Hatzigeorgiadis, Ioannis D. Morres, (unknown), (unknown), Uwe Pühse, Yannis Theodorakis, Markus Gerber	6
5	Associations between grip strength, cardiorespiratory fitness, cardiovascular risk and mental health in forcibly displaced people from a Greek refugee camp 2023 ·Scientific Reports ·Markus Gerber, (unknown), (unknown), Ioannis D. Morres, (unknown), (unknown), Harald Seelig, Flora Colledge, Sebastian Ludyga, (unknown), Yannis Theodorakis, Roland von Känel, Uwe Pühse, Antonis Hatzigeorgiadis	0
6	Effect of the KaziBantu school-based health intervention on noncommunicable disease risk factors of children from low-income schools in Gqeberha, South Africa 2023 ·(unknown), Rosa du Randt, Markus Gerber, Uwe Pühse, Patricia Arnaiz, Ann Aerts, (unknown), (unknown), Ivan Müller, Siphesihle Nqweniso, Harald Seelig, Peter Steinmann, Jürg Utzinger, Cheryl Walter	1
7	Relationship between Body Mass Index and Physical Activity among Children from Low-Income Communities in Gqeberha, South Africa: A Cross-Sectional Study 2023 ·International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health ·(unknown), Rosa du Randt, Uwe Pühse, Markus Gerber, (unknown), Ann Aerts, (unknown), Patricia Arnaiz, (unknown), Ivan Müller, Siphesihle Nqweniso, Harald Seelig, Peter Steinmann, Jürg Utzinger, Cheryl Walter	2
8	Dietary diversity in primary schoolchildren of south-central Côte d’Ivoire and risk factors for non-communicable diseases 2022 ·BMC Pediatrics ·(unknown), (unknown), Jean T. Coulibaly, (unknown), (unknown), Christin Lang, Kurt Z. Long, Daouda Dao, Markus Gerber, Nicole Probst‐Hensch, Uwe Pühse, Jürg Utzinger, Bassirou Bonfoh	6
9	Association between allergic sensitization and intestinal parasite infection in schoolchildren in Gqeberha, South Africa 2022 ·Clinical & Experimental Allergy ·Oliver Brandt, (unknown), Ivan Müller, (unknown), Siphesihle Nqweniso, (unknown), Simon Müller, Rosa du Randt, Uwe Pühse, Markus Gerber, Alexander A. Navarini, Jürg Utzinger, Niklaus Daniel Labhardt, Christian Schindler, Cheryl Walter	3
10	Hypertension among South African children in disadvantaged areas and associations with physical activity, fitness, and cardiovascular risk markers: A cross-sectional study 2021 ·Journal of Sports Sciences ·(unknown), Cheryl Walter, Rosa du Randt, Ann Aerts, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Ivan Müller, (unknown), Siphesihle Nqweniso, (unknown), Harald Seelig, (unknown), Peter Steinmann, Nicole Probst‐Hensch, Jürg Utzinger, Uwe Pühse, Markus Gerber	3
11	Aerobic Exercise and Stretching as Add-On to Inpatient Treatment for Depression Have No Differential Effects on Stress-Axis Activity, Serum-BDNF, TNF-Alpha and Objective Sleep Measures 2021 ·Brain Sciences ·Christian Imboden, Markus Gerber, Johannes Beck, Anne Eckert, Imane Lejri, Uwe Pühse, Edith Holsboer‐Trachsler, Martin Hatzinger	20
12	Prevention of Overweight and Hypertension through Cardiorespiratory Fitness and Extracurricular Sport Participation among South African Schoolchildren 2020 ·Sustainability ·Siphesihle Nqweniso, Cheryl Walter, Rosa du Randt, Ann Aerts, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Ivan Müller, (unknown), Harald Seelig, Peter Steinmann, Nicole Probst‐Hensch, Jürg Utzinger, Uwe Pühse, Markus Gerber	9
13	Systematic review and meta-analysis investigating moderators of long-term effects of exercise on cognition in healthy individuals breakdown → 2020 ·Nature Human Behaviour ·Sebastian Ludyga, Markus Gerber, Uwe Pühse, Vera Nina Looser, Keita Kamijo	288
14	Physical fitness and nutritional anthropometric status of children from disadvantaged communities in the Nelson Mandela Bay region 2020 ·South African Journal of Sports Medicine ·(unknown), (unknown), Rosa du Randt, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Ivan Müller, Siphesihle Nqweniso, Uwe Pühse, Peter Steinmann, Juerg Utzinger, Cheryl Walter, Markus Gerber	5
15	Effects of Aerobic Exercise on Cortisol Stress Reactivity in Response to the Trier Social Stress Test in Inpatients with Major Depressive Disorders: A Randomized Controlled Trial 2020 ·Journal of Clinical Medicine ·Markus Gerber, Christian Imboden, Johannes Beck, Serge Brand, Flora Colledge, Anne Eckert, Edith Holsboer‐Trachsler, Uwe Pühse, Martin Hatzinger	23
16	Injury Prevention in Amateur Soccer: A Nation-Wide Study on Implementation and Associations with Injury Incidence 2019 ·International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health ·(unknown), Markus Gerber, Uwe Pühse, Hanspeter Stamm, Markus Lamprecht	14
17	Motorische Basiskompetenzen in der Mittelstufe - Konstrukt, Korrelate und Einflussfaktoren 2017 ·edoc (University of Basel) ·Christian Herrmann, (unknown), Uwe Pühse, Erin Gerlach	2
18	Author's reply to the Letter to the Editor "Exercise is medicine for depression: Even if the "pill" is small" of Hallgren, Stubbs and Vancampfort 2016 ·edoc (University of Basel) ·Markus Gerber, Edith Holsboer‐Trachsler, Uwe Pühse, Serge Brand	1
19	Objectively assessed physical activity is associated with increased hair cortisol content in young adults 2013 ·Stress ·Markus Gerber, Ingibjörg H. Jónsdóttir, Nadeem Kalak, Catherine Elliot, Uwe Pühse, Edith Holsboer‐Trachsler, Serge Brand	36
20	Soziales Lernen im Sport : ein Beitrag zur sportpädagogischen Lernzieldiskussion 1990 ·Uwe Pühse	2

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