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Andrew P. Hills

Andrew P. Hills

D-Index & Metrics

Medicine

D-Index
76
Citations
33690
World Ranking
18621
National Ranking
621

Andrew P. Hills publication distribution in Medicine in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Medicine in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Andrew P. Hills sits on this spectrum.

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101 publications 1,796+

This scientist: 442 publications — 47th percentile

47% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 1,796 publications or more.

Andrew P. Hills D-index placement in Medicine in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Medicine scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Andrew P. Hills sits on this spectrum.

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70 D-Index 217+

This scientist: 76 D-Index — 8th percentile

8% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 217 D-Index or more.

Overview

Andrew P. Hills is affiliated with RMIT University in Australia. Their research primarily spans the field of Medicine, with a significant focus on Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, Physiology, General Health Professions, Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health, and Nutrition and Dietetics.

Their work covers several major topics, including:

  • Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet
  • Birth, Development, and Health
  • Child Nutrition and Water Access
  • Physical Activity and Health
  • Gestational Diabetes Research and Management
  • Muscle metabolism and nutrition
  • Nutrition and Health in Aging

Andrew P. Hills has published extensively, with notable papers such as:

  • "The need for exercise sciences and an integrated response to COVID-19: A position statement from the international HL-PIVOT network" (2021) in Progress in Cardiovascular Diseases
  • "Obesity: A potential risk factor for infection and mortality in the current COVID-19 epidemic" (2020) in Diabetes & Metabolic Syndrome Clinical Research & Reviews
  • "Obesity, the new childhood disability? An umbrella review on the association between adiposity and physical function" (2020) in Obesity Reviews
  • "Defining the importance of stress reduction in managing cardiovascular disease - the role of exercise" (2022) in Progress in Cardiovascular Diseases
  • "Fruit and vegetable consumption among South Asians: A systematic review and meta-analysis" (2020) in Diabetes & Metabolic Syndrome Clinical Research & Reviews

Frequent co-authors in their collaborative research include:

  • Sisitha Jayasinghe
  • Kdk Ahuja
  • Nuala M. Byrne
  • Ranil Jayawardena
  • Pujitha Wickramasinghe

The scientist publishes commonly in the following venues:

  • European Journal of Clinical Nutrition
  • Progress in Cardiovascular Diseases
  • International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
  • Diabetes & Metabolic Syndrome Clinical Research & Reviews
  • Nutrients

The volume of publications in these venues reflects a focus on nutrition, cardiovascular health, and public health topics. The diverse subfields and topics underline an interdisciplinary approach intersecting diet, physical activity, and health outcomes across different population groups.

Best Publications

  • ‘Small Changes’ to Diet and Physical Activity Behaviors for Weight Management

    Andrew P. Hills;Nuala M. Byrne;Rachel Lindstrom;James O. Hill

  • Supporting Public Health Priorities: Recommendations for Physical Education and Physical Activity Promotion in Schools

    Andrew P. Hills;Donald R. Dengel;David R. Lubans

  • Physical activity and obesity in children

    Andrew P Hills;Lars Bo Andersen;Nuala M Byrne

  • Adolescent participation in sports and adult physical activity

    Tuija Tammelin;Simo Näyhä;Andrew P. Hills;Marjo Riitta Järvelin;Marjo Riitta Järvelin

  • Prevalence and trends of metabolic syndrome among adults in the asia-pacific region: a systematic review.

    Priyanga Ranasinghe;Y. Mathangasinghe;Ranil Jayawardena;Ranil Jayawardena;Andrew Hills

  • Metabolic equivalent: One size does not fit all

    Nuala M. Byrne;Andrew P. Hills;Gary R. Hunter;Roland L. Weinsier

  • Musculoskeletal disorders associated with obesity: a biomechanical perspective.

    Scott Wearing;Ewald Hennig;Nuala Byrne;Julie Steele

  • Assessment of physical activity and energy expenditure: an overview of objective measures.

    Andrew P. Hills;Andrew P. Hills;Najat Mokhtar;Nuala M. Byrne

  • The Contribution of Physical Activity and Sedentary Behaviours to the Growth and Development of Children and Adolescents Implications for Overweight and Obesity

    Andrew P. Hills;Neil A. King;Neil A. King;Timothy P. Armstrong

  • Health-related quality of life in obese children and adolescents.

    Margarita D. Tsiros;Timothy S. Olds;Jonathan David Buckley;Paul Grimshaw

  • Physical Fitness and Physical Activity in Obese and Nonobese Flemish Youth

    Benedicte Deforche;Johan Lefevre;Ilse De Bourdeaudhuij;Andrew P. Hills

  • Plantar pressure differences between obese and non-obese adults: a biomechanical analysis.

    Andrew Hills;Ewald Hennig;Michael McDonald;Oded Bar-Or

  • The effect of 12 weeks of aerobic, resistance or combination exercise training on cardiovascular risk factors in the overweight and obese in a randomized trial

    Suleen S Ho;Satvinder S Dhaliwal;Andrew P Hills;Sebely Pal

  • Physical activity and cardiovascular risk factors in children

    Lars Bo Andersen;Chris Riddoch;Susi Kriemler;Andrew P Hills

  • Metabolic and Behavioral Compensatory Responses to Exercise Interventions: Barriers to Weight Loss

    Neil A. King;Phillipa Caudwell;Mark Hopkins;Nuala M. Byrne

  • The Pathomechanics of Plantar Fasciitis

    Scott C. Wearing;James E. Smeathers;Stephen R. Urry;Ewald M. Hennig

  • Validity of a food frequency questionnaire to assess nutritional intake among Sri Lankan adults

    Ranil Jayawardena;Nuala M. Byrne;Mario J. Soares;Prasad Katulanda

  • Socioeconomic disparities in prepregnancy BMI and impact on maternal and neonatal outcomes and postpartum weight retention: the EFHL longitudinal birth cohort study

    Shu-Kay Ng;Cate M. Cameron;Andrew Hills;Roderick J. McClure

  • The biomechanics of adiposity--structural and functional limitations of obesity and implications for movement.

    Andrew Hills;Ewald Hennig;Nuala Byrne;Joanne Steele

  • Adolescent Participation in Sport and Adult Physical Activity

    Andrew Hills;Marjo-Riita Jarvelin;Simo Nayha;Tuija Tammelin

Frequent Co-Authors

Peter Howat
Peter Howat Curtin University
Peter R.C. Howe
Peter R.C. Howe University of Newcastle Australia
Ross Arena
Ross Arena University of Illinois at Chicago
Jonathan D. Buckley
Jonathan D. Buckley University of South Australia
Gary R. Hunter
Gary R. Hunter University of Alabama at Birmingham
Ilse De Bourdeaudhuij
Ilse De Bourdeaudhuij Ghent University
Anoop Misra
Anoop Misra Center for Excellence in Education
Tim Olds
Tim Olds University of South Australia
Andrew D. Clouston
Andrew D. Clouston University of Queensland
Jonathan C. K. Wells
Jonathan C. K. Wells University College London

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