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Benjamin Gardner publication distribution in Psychology in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Psychology in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Benjamin Gardner sits on this spectrum.

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31 publications 705+

This scientist: 172 publications — 59th percentile

59% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 705 publications or more.

Benjamin Gardner D-index placement in Psychology in 2026

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

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30 D-Index 144+

This scientist: 55 D-Index — 63rd percentile

63% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 144 D-Index or more.

Overview

Benjamin Gardner is affiliated with the University of Surrey in the United Kingdom. Their research focuses primarily on the fields of psychology and medicine, with significant contributions in applied psychology, general health professions, physiology, clinical psychology, and experimental and cognitive psychology.

The scientist has published extensively on topics related to behavioral health and interventions, physical activity and health, eating disorders and behaviors, health systems including economic evaluations and quality of life, obesity with physical activity and diet, mental health research, and frailty in older adults.

Frequent coauthors who have collaborated with Benjamin Gardner include Amanda L. Rebar, Kate Walters, Phillippa Lally, Rachael Frost, and Louise Marston.

Benjamin Gardner has contributed to several publication venues with multiple papers appearing in journals such as Psychology and Health, PLoS ONE, Research Square, BMC Public Health, and the British Journal of Health Psychology.

Selected recent papers by Benjamin Gardner include:

  • Does habit weaken the relationship between intention and behaviour? Revisiting the habit-intention interaction hypothesis, 2020, Social and Personality Psychology Compass
  • Developing habit-based health behaviour change interventions: twenty-one questions to guide future research, 2021, Psychology and Health
  • Evolution of physical activity habits after a context change: The case of COVID-19 lockdown, 2021, British Journal of Health Psychology
  • How does habit form? Guidelines for tracking real-world habit formation, 2022, Cogent Psychology
  • Breaking habits or breaking habitual behaviours? Old habits as a neglected factor in weight loss maintenance, 2021, Appetite

In addition to journal publications, Benjamin Gardner contributed to book publications including the "Essentials of exercise and sport psychology: An open access textbook," published in 2021 by the Society for Transparency, Openness, and Replication in Kinesiology eBooks.

Best Publications

  • A review and analysis of the use of 'habit' in understanding, predicting and influencing health-related behaviour.

    Benjamin Gardner

  • Promoting habit formation

    Phillippa Lally;Benjamin Gardner

  • Towards parsimony in habit measurement: Testing the convergent and predictive validity of an automaticity subscale of the Self-Report Habit Index

    Benjamin Gardner;Charles Abraham;Phillippa Lally;Gert Jan de Bruijn

  • Mainstream consumers driving plug-in battery-electric and plug-in hybrid electric cars: A qualitative analysis of responses and evaluations

    Ella Graham-Rowe;Benjamin Gardner;Charles Abraham;Stephen Skippon

  • A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis of Applications of the Self-Report Habit Index to Nutrition and Physical Activity Behaviours

    Benjamin Gardner;Gert Jan De Bruijn;Phillippa Lally

  • Making health habitual: the psychology of ‘habit-formation’ and general practice

    Benjamin Gardner;Phillippa Lally;Jane Wardle

  • How to reduce sitting time? A review of behaviour change strategies used in sedentary behaviour reduction interventions among adults

    Benjamin Gardner;Lee Smith;Fabiana Lorencatto;Mark Hamer

  • What drives car use? A grounded theory analysis of commuters’ reasons for driving.

    Benjamin Gardner;Charles Abraham

  • Can we reduce car use and, if so, how? A review of available evidence

    Ella Graham-Rowe;Stephen Skippon;Benjamin Gardner;Charles Abraham

  • Modelling motivation and habit in stable travel mode contexts

    Benjamin Gardner

  • Psychological correlates of car use: A meta-analysis

    Benjamin Gardner;Charles Abraham

  • Habitual behaviors or patterns of practice? Explaining and changing repetitive climate‐relevant actions

    Tim Kurz;Benjamin Gardner;Bas Verplanken;Charles Abraham

  • Experiences of habit formation: a qualitative study.

    Phillippa Lally;Jane Wardle;Benjamin Gardner

  • Changing diet and physical activity to reduce gestational weight gain: a meta-analysis

    Benjamin Gardner;Jane Wardle;Lucilla Poston;Helen Croker

  • Using theory to synthesise evidence from behaviour change interventions: The example of audit and feedback

    Benjamin Gardner;Craig Whittington;John McAteer;Martin P. Eccles

  • Forming a flossing habit: An exploratory study of the psychological determinants of habit formation

    Gaby Judah;Benjamin Gardner;Robert Aunger

  • Habit formation and behavior change

    Benjamin David Gardner;Amanda L Rebar

  • Does intrinsic motivation strengthen physical activity habit? Modeling relationships between self-determination, past behaviour, and habit strength.

    Benjamin Gardner;Phillippa Lally

  • Weekday and weekend patterns of objectively measured sitting, standing, and stepping in a sample of office-based workers: the active buildings study

    Lee Smith;Mark Hamer;Marcella Ucci;Alexi Marmot

  • Habitual instigation and habitual execution: Definition, measurement, and effects on behaviour frequency

    Benjamin Gardner;L. Alison Phillips;Gaby Judah

  • Habit as automaticity, not frequency

    Benjamin Gardner

Frequent Co-Authors

Lee Smith
Lee Smith Anglia Ruskin University
Amanda L. Rebar
Amanda L. Rebar Central Queensland University
Susan Michie
Susan Michie University College London
Steve Iliffe
Steve Iliffe University College London
Claire Goodman
Claire Goodman University of Hertfordshire
Jill Manthorpe
Jill Manthorpe King's College London
Mark Hamer
Mark Hamer University College London
Jane Wardle
Jane Wardle University College London
Charles Abraham
Charles Abraham University of Exeter
Brendon Stubbs
Brendon Stubbs Medical University of Vienna

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