Wayne Cotton

1.4k total citations
53 papers, 950 citations indexed

About

Wayne Cotton is a scholar working on Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, Developmental and Educational Psychology and Physiology. According to data from OpenAlex, Wayne Cotton has authored 53 papers receiving a total of 950 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 20 papers in Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, 15 papers in Developmental and Educational Psychology and 10 papers in Physiology. Recurrent topics in Wayne Cotton's work include Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet (17 papers), Children's Physical and Motor Development (12 papers) and Physical Activity and Health (10 papers). Wayne Cotton is often cited by papers focused on Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet (17 papers), Children's Physical and Motor Development (12 papers) and Physical Activity and Health (10 papers). Wayne Cotton collaborates with scholars based in Australia, Indonesia and United Kingdom. Wayne Cotton's co-authors include Dean Dudley, Louisa Peralta, Anthony D. Okely, Philip Pearson, Donna O’Connor, Matthew Winslade, David R. Lubans, Philip J. Morgan, Judith Miller and Peter Caputi and has published in prestigious journals such as PLoS ONE, Cancer and International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health.

In The Last Decade

Wayne Cotton

47 papers receiving 921 citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Wayne Cotton Australia 16 425 282 168 161 148 53 950
Heather Del Valle Cook 7 789 1.9× 427 1.5× 329 2.0× 337 2.1× 215 1.5× 11 1.3k
Nancy G. Murray United States 11 223 0.5× 135 0.5× 168 1.0× 112 0.7× 85 0.6× 15 615
Gabriella M. McLoughlin United States 14 328 0.8× 120 0.4× 368 2.2× 101 0.6× 119 0.8× 62 820
U. Dietrich Australia 14 334 0.8× 347 1.2× 221 1.3× 123 0.8× 129 0.9× 44 1.1k
Laurene Rehman Canada 16 362 0.9× 144 0.5× 154 0.9× 166 1.0× 60 0.4× 39 836
Sherry E. Woods United States 7 435 1.0× 289 1.0× 154 0.9× 249 1.5× 117 0.8× 12 855
Amanda Telford Australia 17 986 2.3× 534 1.9× 259 1.5× 423 2.6× 160 1.1× 48 1.6k
Justin M. Guagliano Australia 18 364 0.9× 156 0.6× 150 0.9× 310 1.9× 45 0.3× 35 749
Jacqueline N. Epping United States 13 476 1.1× 292 1.0× 190 1.1× 299 1.9× 138 0.9× 17 850
Gwen M. Felton United States 16 431 1.0× 156 0.6× 306 1.8× 288 1.8× 58 0.4× 26 772

Countries citing papers authored by Wayne Cotton

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Fields of papers citing papers by Wayne Cotton

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Wayne Cotton

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All Works

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Taylor, Nicole, et al.. (2023). Does physical activity mediate the associations between blue space and mental health? A cross-sectional study in Australia. BMC Public Health. 23(1). 203–203. 15 indexed citations
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Peralta, Louisa, et al.. (2023). Technology-Supported Physical Activity Course for Increasing Physical Activity Levels of University Students: System Development and Pilot Implementation. International journal of human movement and sports sciences. 11(1). 44–57. 1 indexed citations
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Peralta, Louisa, et al.. (2022). The Barriers to and Facilitators of Physical Activity and Sport for Oceania with Non-European, Non-Asian (ONENA) Ancestry Children and Adolescents: A Mixed Studies Systematic Review. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 19(18). 11554–11554. 11 indexed citations
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Peralta, Louisa, Wayne Cotton, Dean Dudley, et al.. (2021). Group-based physical activity interventions for postpartum women with children aged 0–5 years old: a systematic review of randomized controlled trials. BMC Women s Health. 21(1). 435–435. 11 indexed citations
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Cotton, Wayne, et al.. (2020). The effect of teacher-delivered nutrition education programs on elementary-aged students: An updated systematic review and meta-analysis. Preventive Medicine Reports. 20. 101178–101178. 47 indexed citations
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Dudley, Dean, Wayne Cotton, Louisa Peralta, & Matthew Winslade. (2018). Playground activities and gender variation in objectively measured physical activity intensity in Australian primary school children: a repeated measures study. BMC Public Health. 18(1). 1101–1101. 20 indexed citations
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Dudley, Dean, Wayne Cotton, Louisa Peralta, & Matthew Winslade. (2018). A stepped-wedge implementation and evaluation of the healthy active peaceful playgrounds for youth (HAPPY) intervention. BMC Public Health. 18(1). 532–532. 5 indexed citations
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Okely, Anthony D., David R. Lubans, Philip J. Morgan, et al.. (2017). Promoting physical activity among adolescent girls: the Girls in Sport group randomized trial. International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity. 14(1). 81–81. 54 indexed citations
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Cotton, Wayne, et al.. (2017). Rationale and protocol paper for the Healthy Active Peaceful Playgrounds for Youth (HAPPY) study. BMC Public Health. 17(1). 520–520. 6 indexed citations
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Winslade, Matthew, et al.. (2017). Australian primary school communities' understandings of SunSmart: a qualitative study. Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health. 41(5). 483–489. 6 indexed citations
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Dudley, Dean, et al.. (2017). An objective and cross-sectional examination of sun-safe behaviours in New South Wales primary schools. BMC Public Health. 17(1). 21–21. 25 indexed citations
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Cotton, Wayne, et al.. (2016). An Investigation of the Relative Age Effect amongst Olympic Athletes. Journal of Talent Development and Excellence. 8(1).
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Peralta, Louisa, Donna O’Connor, Wayne Cotton, & Andrew Bennie. (2015). Pre-service physical education teachers’ Indigenous knowledge, cultural competency and pedagogy: a service learning intervention. Teaching Education. 27(3). 248–266. 30 indexed citations
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Dudley, Dean, et al.. (2011). Physical activity levels and movement skill instruction in secondary school physical education. Journal of science and medicine in sport. 15(3). 231–237. 44 indexed citations
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Okely, Anthony D., Wayne Cotton, David R. Lubans, et al.. (2011). A school-based intervention to promote physical activity among adolescent girls: Rationale, design, and baseline data from the Girls in Sport group randomised controlled trial. BMC Public Health. 11(1). 658–658. 42 indexed citations
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Lubans, David R., et al.. (2011). Description and evaluation of a social cognitive model of physical activity behaviour tailored for adolescent girls. Health Education Research. 27(1). 115–128. 31 indexed citations
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Cotton, Wayne, et al.. (2009). A Journey Through a Design-Based Research Project. Research Online (University of Wollongong). 2009(1). 1364–1371. 8 indexed citations

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