Valerie Carson
About
Valerie Carson is a scholar working on Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, Physiology and Developmental and Educational Psychology.
According to data from OpenAlex, Valerie Carson has authored 220 papers receiving a total of 15.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 159 papers in Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, 93 papers in Physiology and 66 papers in Developmental and Educational Psychology. Recurrent topics in Valerie Carson's work include Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet (158 papers), Physical Activity and Health (89 papers) and Children's Physical and Motor Development (66 papers). Valerie Carson is often cited by papers focused on Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet (158 papers), Physical Activity and Health (89 papers) and Children's Physical and Motor Development (66 papers). Valerie Carson collaborates with scholars based in Canada, Australia and United Kingdom. Valerie Carson's co-authors include Mark S. Tremblay, Ian Janssen, Jean‐Philippe Chaput, John C. Spence, Casey Gray, Veronica J. Poitras, Sébastien Chastin, Michelle E. Kho, Sarah Connor Gorber and Margaret Sampson and has published in prestigious journals such as PLoS ONE, Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise and American Journal of Preventive Medicine.
In The Last Decade
Valerie Carson
208 papers receiving 15.3k citations
Hit Papers
Peers — A (Enhanced Table)
Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref
| Name | h | Career | Trend | Papers | Cites | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Valerie Carson Canada | 54 | 9.8k | 6.8k | 4.7k | 2.9k | 2.7k | 220 | 15.8k | ||
| David R. Lubans Australia | 75 | 10.1k 1.0× | 7.2k 1.1× | 9.8k 2.1× | 3.9k 1.4× | 2.4k 0.9× | 402 | 23.3k | ||
| Mai J. M. Chinapaw Netherlands | 64 | 11.0k 1.1× | 8.8k 1.3× | 3.4k 0.7× | 4.8k 1.7× | 1.2k 0.4× | 357 | 21.4k | ||
| Sarah Connor Gorber Canada | 32 | 7.8k 0.8× | 5.5k 0.8× | 2.8k 0.6× | 2.6k 0.9× | 1.1k 0.4× | 53 | 13.8k | ||
| Stewart G. Trost Australia | 59 | 11.6k 1.2× | 9.3k 1.4× | 5.8k 1.2× | 3.7k 1.3× | 1.2k 0.4× | 309 | 20.0k | ||
| Anthony D. Okely Australia | 75 | 11.1k 1.1× | 5.2k 0.8× | 10.8k 2.3× | 3.1k 1.1× | 3.4k 1.3× | 445 | 20.3k | ||
| Guy Faulkner Canada | 65 | 7.2k 0.7× | 8.0k 1.2× | 2.0k 0.4× | 3.5k 1.2× | 1.2k 0.4× | 499 | 20.8k | ||
| Ronald C. Plotnikoff Australia | 70 | 6.2k 0.6× | 6.6k 1.0× | 2.4k 0.5× | 4.8k 1.7× | 835 0.3× | 420 | 17.5k | ||
| Marsha Dowda United States | 60 | 8.9k 0.9× | 5.7k 0.8× | 5.4k 1.2× | 2.6k 0.9× | 1.2k 0.4× | 246 | 14.1k | ||
| Louise C. Mâsse Canada | 46 | 6.5k 0.7× | 5.8k 0.9× | 1.7k 0.4× | 2.8k 1.0× | 953 0.4× | 213 | 15.1k | ||
| Russell Jago United Kingdom | 60 | 7.3k 0.8× | 4.3k 0.6× | 3.3k 0.7× | 2.6k 0.9× | 1.9k 0.7× | 335 | 12.4k |
Countries citing papers authored by Valerie Carson
Since
Specialization
Citations
This map shows the geographic impact of Valerie Carson's research. It shows the number of citations coming from papers published by authors working in each country. You can also color the map by specialization and compare the number of citations received by Valerie Carson with the expected number of citations based on a country's size and research output (numbers larger than one mean the country cites Valerie Carson more than expected).
Fields of papers citing papers by Valerie Carson
Since
Specialization
Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences
This network shows the impact of papers produced by Valerie Carson. Nodes represent research fields, and links connect fields that are likely to share authors. Colored nodes show fields that tend to cite the papers produced by Valerie Carson. The network helps show where Valerie Carson may publish in the future.
Co-authorship network of co-authors of Valerie Carson
This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Valerie Carson. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Valerie Carson 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 Valerie Carson. Valerie Carson is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.
All Works
1.
Bourke, Matthew, Brianne A. Bruijns, Leigh M. Vanderloo, et al.. (2025). The Efficacy of the TEACH e-Learning Course at Improving Early Childhood Education Students’ Physical Activity and Sedentary Behaviour Related Self-Efficacy, Knowledge, Intentions, and Perceived Behavioural Control. Early Childhood Education Journal. 54(2). 645–660.
2.
Lucibello, Kristen M., et al.. (2025). The prospective associations between internalized weight bias and physical activity among adolescents. Psychology of sport and exercise. 79. 102855–102855.
3.
Mâsse, Louise C., Christopher I. Wright, Luke Wolfenden, et al.. (2025). Facility-level implementation strategies in early childhood education and care to enhance adherence to a provincial physical activity standard: Protocol for the Good Start Matters ATP+ randomised controlled trial. PLoS ONE. 20(8). e0329276–e0329276.
4.
Cliff, Dylan P., Devan Antczak, Eivind Aadland, et al.. (2024). Optimal levels of sleep, sedentary behaviour, and physical activity needed to support cognitive function in children of the early years. BMC Pediatrics. 24(1). 735–735.
5.
Duncan, Markus J., Nicholas Kuzik, Diego Augusto Santos Silva, et al.. (2023). “Goldilocks days” for adolescent mental health: Movement behaviour combinations for well-being, anxiety and depression by gender. Mental health and physical activity. 26. 100572–100572.
6.
Carson, Valerie, Catherine E. Draper, Anthony D. Okely, John J. Reilly, & Mark S. Tremblay. (2023). Future Directions for Movement Behavior Research in the Early Years. Journal of Physical Activity and Health. 21(3). 218–221.
7.
Naylor, Patti‐Jean, Ryan E. Rhodes, Sam Liu, et al.. (2023). Piloting the Virtual PLAYshop Program: A Parent-Focused Physical Literacy Intervention for Early Childhood. Children. 10(4). 720–720.
8.
Duncan, Markus J., Jessica Mitchell, Negin A. Riazi, et al.. (2023). Sleep duration change among adolescents in Canada: Examining the impact of COVID-19 in worsening inequity. SSM - Population Health. 23. 101477–101477.
9.
Kuzik, Nicholas, Bruno Gonçalves Galdino da Costa, Simone J.J.M. Verswijveren, et al.. (2022). School-related sedentary behaviours and indicators of health and well-being among children and youth: a systematic review. International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity. 19(1). 40–40.
10.
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.
11.
Zhang, Zhiguang, Madison Predy, Nicholas Kuzik, et al.. (2021). Validity of an Infant Tummy Time Questionnaire and Time-use Diary against the GENEActiv Accelerometer. Measurement in Physical Education and Exercise Science. 26(1). 27–38.
12.
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.
13.
Predy, Madison, Nicholas L. Holt, & Valerie Carson. (2020). Examining correlates of outdoor play in childcare centres. Canadian Journal of Public Health. 112(2). 292–303.
14.
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.
15.
Carson, Valerie, et al.. (2018). Compositional Analysis of the Associations between 24-h Movement Behaviours and Health Indicators among Adults and Older Adults from the Canadian Health Measure Survey. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 15(8). 1779–1779.
16.
Colley, Rachel C., Valerie Carson, Didier Garriguet, et al.. (2017). Physical activity of Canadian children and youth, 2007 to 2015.. PubMed. 28(10). 8–16.
17.
Roberts, Karen, et al.. (2017). Meeting the Canadian 24-Hour Movement Guidelines for Children and Youth.. PubMed. 28(10). 3–7.
18.
Kuzik, Nicholas, Valerie Carson, Lars Bo Andersen, et al.. (2017). Physical Activity and Sedentary Time Associations with Metabolic Health Across Weight Statuses in Children and Adolescents. Obesity. 25(10). 1762–1769.
19.
Howard, Bethany, Elisabeth Winkler, Parneet Sethi, et al.. (2014). Is light-intensity physical activity beneficially associated with cardio-metabolic risk biomarkers?. Journal of science and medicine in sport. 18. e41–e42.
20.
Janssen, Ian, Valerie Carson, I‐Min Lee, Peter T. Katzmarzyk, & Steven N. Blair. (2012). Years of Life Gained Due to Leisure-Time Physical Activity in the U.S.. American Journal of Preventive Medicine. 44(1). A4–A4.
Rankless uses publication and citation data sourced from OpenAlex, an open and comprehensive bibliographic database. While OpenAlex provides broad and valuable coverage of the global research landscape, it—like all bibliographic datasets—has inherent limitations. These include incomplete records, variations in author disambiguation, differences in journal indexing, and delays in data updates. As a result, some metrics and network relationships displayed in Rankless may not fully capture the entirety of a scholar's output or impact.
Explore authors with similar magnitude of impact
Breakdown of academic impact, for papers by David R. Lubans Breakdown of academic impact, for papers by Mai J. M. Chinapaw Breakdown of academic impact, for papers by Sarah Connor Gorber Breakdown of academic impact, for papers by Stewart G. Trost Breakdown of academic impact, for papers by Anthony D. Okely Breakdown of academic impact, for papers by Guy Faulkner Breakdown of academic impact, for papers by Ronald C. Plotnikoff Breakdown of academic impact, for papers by Marsha Dowda Breakdown of academic impact, for papers by Louise C. Mâsse Breakdown of academic impact, for papers by Russell Jago