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K. McIver

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h-index: 35
Works: 118
Citations: 8,076

Most-cited papers

Validation and Calibration of an Accelerometer in Preschool Children
R. Pate, M. J. Almeida, K. McIver, K. Pfeiffer +1 more
2006Obesity742 citations
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Motor Skill Performance and Physical Activity in Preschool Children
H. Williams, K. Pfeiffer, J. O'Neill, M. Dowda +3 more
2008Obesity661 citations Open access
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Myths, Presumptions, and Facts about Obesity
K. Casazza, Kevin R. Fontaine, A. Astrup, L. Birch +16 more
2013New England Journal of Medicine421 citations Open access
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Social and Environmental Factors Associated with Preschoolers’ Non-sedentary Physical Activity
William H. Brown, K. Pfeiffer, K. McIver, M. Dowda +2 more
2009Child Development376 citations Open access
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Directly observed physical activity levels in preschool children.
R. Pate, K. McIver, M. Dowda, William H. Brown +1 more
2008Journal of School Health338 citations
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Policies and characteristics of the preschool environment and physical activity of young children
M. Dowda, William H. Brown, K. McIver, K. Pfeiffer +3 more
2009Pediatrics249 citations Open access
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Accelerometer-derived physical activity levels of preschoolers: a meta-analysis.
Daniel Bornstein, M. Beets, W. Byun, K. McIver
2011Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport197 citations
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45-Year Trends in Women’s Use of Time and Household Management Energy Expenditure
Edward C. Archer, R. Shook, Diana M. Thomas, T. Church +6 more
2013PLoS ONE182 citations Open access
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Factors Related to Objectively Measured Physical Activity in Preschool Children
K. Pfeiffer, M. Dowda, K. McIver, R. Pate
2009Pediatric Exercise Science150 citations Open access
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Effects of Teacher-Encouraged Physical Activity on Preschool Playgrounds
William H. Brown, H. Googe, K. McIver, J. M. Rathel
2009112 citations
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Physical Activity and Health: Does Physical Education Matter?
R. Pate, J. O'Neill, K. McIver
201188 citations
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Validation of the actical activity monitor in middle-aged and older adults.
S. Hooker, Anna Feeney, B. Hutto, K. Pfeiffer +5 more
2011Journal of Physical Activity and Health71 citations
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Maternal inactivity: 45-year trends in mothers' use of time.
Edward C. Archer, C. Lavie, Samantha M. McDonald, Diana M. Thomas +5 more
2013Mayo Clinic proceedings66 citations Open access
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Assessing children's physical activity in their homes: the observational system for recording physical activity in children-home.
K. McIver, William H. Brown, K. Pfeiffer, M. Dowda +1 more
2009Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis65 citations Open access
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Sport participation, physical activity and sedentary behavior in the transition from middle school to high school
Emily R. Shull, M. Dowda, R. Saunders, K. McIver +1 more
2019Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport62 citations Open access
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Motivation and Behavioral Regulation of Physical Activity in Middle-School Students
R. Dishman, K. McIver, M. Dowda, R. Saunders +1 more
2015Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise62 citations Open access
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Development and Validation of a Regression Model to Estimate VO2peak From PACER 20-m Shuttle Run Performance
M. Mahar, G. Welk, D. Rowe, D. Crotts +1 more
200661 citations
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Self-Efficacy, Beliefs and Goals: Moderation of Declining Physical Activity during Adolescence
R. Dishman, K. McIver, M. Dowda, R. Saunders +1 more
2019Health Psychology60 citations Open access
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Physical activity in preschool children: comparison between Montessori and traditional preschools
R. Pate, J. O'Neill, W. Byun, K. McIver +2 more
2014Journal of School Health59 citations Open access
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Change in Children’s Physical Activity: Predictors in the Transition From Elementary to Middle School
R. Pate, M. Dowda, R. Dishman, Natalie Colabianchi +2 more
2019American Journal of Preventive Medicine58 citations Open access
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Declining Physical Activity and Motivation from Middle School to High School
R. Dishman, K. McIver, M. Dowda, R. Pate
2018Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise51 citations Open access
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Top 10 Research Questions Related to Physical Activity in Preschool Children
R. Pate, J. O'Neill, William H. Brown, K. McIver +2 more
2013Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport48 citations
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Comparing physical activity measures in a diverse group of midlife and older adults.
J. Banda, B. Hutto, Anna Feeney, K. Pfeiffer +5 more
2010Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise45 citations Open access
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The longitudinal relationship between community programmes and policies to prevent childhood obesity and BMI in children: the Healthy Communities Study
Warren J. Strauss, J. Nagaraja, Andrew J. Landgraf, S. Arteaga +14 more
2018Pediatric obesity38 citations
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Naturally-occurring changes in social-cognitive factors modify change in physical activity during early adolescence
R. Dishman, M. Dowda, K. McIver, R. Saunders +1 more
2017PLoS ONE37 citations Open access
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Sedentary Behaviors in Fifth-Grade Boys and Girls: Where, with Whom, and Why?
S. E. Taverno Ross, W. Byun, M. Dowda, K. McIver +2 more
2013Childhood Obesity36 citations Open access
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Group-based physical activity trajectories in children transitioning from elementary to high school
R. Pate, Michaela A. Schenkelberg, M. Dowda, K. McIver
2019BMC Public Health35 citations Open access
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Relationship between body composition and skeletal muscle eNOS
Robert C. Hickner, G. Kemeny, H. Stallings, S. M. Manning +1 more
2006International Journal of Obesity35 citations
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Changes in physical activity in the school, afterschool, and evening periods during the transition from elementary to middle school
Erica Y. Lau, M. Dowda, K. McIver, R. Pate
2017Journal of School Health34 citations Open access
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Construct validity of selected measures of physical activity beliefs and motives in fifth and sixth grade boys and girls.
R. Dishman, R. Saunders, K. McIver, M. Dowda +1 more
2013Journal of Pediatric Psychology33 citations Open access
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Development and Testing of the Observational System for Recording Physical Activity in Children: Elementary School
K. McIver, William H. Brown, K. Pfeiffer, M. Dowda +1 more
2016Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport31 citations Open access
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Physical Activity Measures in the Healthy Communities Study
R. Pate, K. McIver, Natalie Colabianchi, R. Troiano +3 more
2015American Journal of Preventive Medicine30 citations Open access
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Young children's motor skill performance: relationships with activity types and parent perception of athletic competence.
J. O'Neill, H. Williams, K. Pfeiffer, M. Dowda +3 more
2014Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport30 citations
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Physical activity behaviors of highly active preschoolers
E. Howie, William H. Brown, M. Dowda, K. McIver +1 more
2012Pediatric obesity29 citations Open access
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A validation study concerning the effects of interview content, retention interval, and grade on children’s recall accuracy for dietary intake and/or physical activity
S. Baxter, D. B. Hitchcock, Caroline H. Guinn, K. K. Vaadi +6 more
2014Journal of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics26 citations Open access
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Assessing physical activity during youth sport: the Observational System for Recording Activity in Children: Youth Sports.
Alysia J Cohen, Samantha M. McDonald, K. McIver, R. Pate +1 more
2014Pediatric Exercise Science26 citations
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Physical Activity and Changes in Adiposity in the Transition from Elementary to Middle School
M. Dowda, S. E. Taverno Ross, K. McIver, R. Dishman +1 more
2017Childhood Obesity23 citations Open access
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Large-scale youth physical fitness testing in the United States: a 25-year retrospective review.
R. Pate, G. Welk, K. McIver
2013Pediatric Exercise Science23 citations
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Where are children active and does it matter for physical activity?: A latent transition analysis
Natalie Colabianchi, Jamie L. Griffin, K. McIver, M. Dowda +1 more
2016Journal of Physical Activity and Health21 citations Open access
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Associations between Maternal Support and Physical Activity Among 5th Grade Students
Melinda Forthofer, M. Dowda, K. McIver, D. Barr-Anderson +1 more
2016Maternal and Child Health Journal21 citations Open access
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New insight for activity intensity relativity, metabolic expenditure during object projection skill performance
R. Sacko, K. McIver, A. Brian, D. Stodden
2018Jurnal sport science18 citations
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A pilot study of the effects of interview content, retention interval, and grade on accuracy of dietary information from children
S. Baxter, D. B. Hitchcock, Caroline H. Guinn, Julie A. Royer +4 more
2013Journal of nutrition education and behavior18 citations Open access
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The moderating effect of the neighborhood physical activity environment on the relation between psychosocial factors and physical activity in children: A longitudinal study
Natalie Colabianchi, Morgan N. Clennin, M. Dowda, K. McIver +3 more
2019Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health17 citations Open access
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Comparison of Indirect Calorimetry- and Accelerometry-Based Energy Expenditure during Object Project Skill Performance
R. Sacko, Keith Brazendale, A. Brian, K. McIver +3 more
2018Measurement in Physical Education and Exercise Science17 citations
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Weight Status Measures Collected in the Healthy Communities Study
Christopher J. Sroka, K. McIver, R. Sagatov, S. Arteaga +1 more
2015American Journal of Preventive Medicine17 citations Open access
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Evaluating and Refining the Conceptual Model Used in the Study of Health and Activity in Preschool Environments (SHAPES) Intervention
R. Saunders, K. Pfeiffer, William H. Brown, E. Howie +4 more
2017Health Education & Behavior16 citations Open access
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A Tale of Two Teachers: A Preschool Physical Activity Intervention Case Study
E. Howie, Alisa E. Brewer, M. Dowda, K. McIver +2 more
2016Journal of School Health16 citations Open access
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Associations between Community Programs and Policies and Children’s Physical Activity: The Healthy Communities Study
R. Pate, E. Frongillo, K. McIver, N. Colabianchi +10 more
2018Pediatric obesity14 citations Open access
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Children’s metabolic expenditure during object projection skill performance: New insight for activity intensity relativity
R. Sacko, D. Nesbitt, K. McIver, A. Brian +2 more
2019Jurnal sport science13 citations Open access
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Physical and Social Contexts of Physical Activity Behaviors of Fifth and Seventh Grade Youth
R. Saunders, M. Dowda, K. McIver, Samantha M. McDonald +1 more
2018Journal of School Health13 citations Open access
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