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Boris Cheval 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 Boris Cheval sits on this spectrum.

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31 publications 705+

This scientist: 157 publications — 53rd percentile

53% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Boris Cheval 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 Boris Cheval sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 144+

This scientist: 35 D-Index — 16th percentile

16% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Boris Cheval is affiliated with École Normale Supérieure de Rennes in France. Their research primarily spans the fields of Medicine and Psychology, with significant work in subfields such as Physiology, Applied Psychology, Clinical Psychology, Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, and Social Psychology.

The scientist's research topics focus on Physical Activity and Health, Behavioral Health and Interventions, Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet, Eating Disorders and Behaviors, Health disparities and outcomes, Motivation and Self-Concept in Sports, and Neural and Behavioral Psychology Studies.

Some of their recent papers include:

  • Relationships between changes in self-reported physical activity, sedentary behaviour and health during the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic in France and Switzerland, 2020, Journal of Sports Sciences
  • Relationship between decline in cognitive resources and physical activity, 2020, Health Psychology
  • Muscle strength is associated with COVID-19 hospitalization in adults 50 years of age or older, 2021, Journal of Cachexia Sarcopenia and Muscle

Boris Cheval has also contributed to book publications, including a work titled Le syndrome du paresseux: Petit précis pour combattre notre inactivité physique, published by Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique in 2020.

Their frequent co-authors include:

  • Silvio Maltagliati
  • Matthieu P. Boisgontier
  • Stéphane Cullati
  • Fabian Herold
  • Liye Zou

Publication venues where the scientist frequently appears include:

  • Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • SSRN Electronic Journal
  • Psychology of sport and exercise
  • Mental health and physical activity

Best Publications

  • The anova to mixed model transition.

    Matthieu P. Boisgontier;Boris Cheval

  • Relationships between changes in self-reported physical activity, sedentary behaviour and health during the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic in France and Switzerland.

    Boris Cheval;Hamsini Sivaramakrishnan;Silvio Maltagliati;Layan Fessler

  • The Theory of Effort Minimization in Physical Activity.

    Boris Cheval;Matthieu P. Boisgontier

  • Behavioral and Neural Evidence of the Rewarding Value of Exercise Behaviors: A Systematic Review.

    Boris Cheval;Rémi Radel;Jason L. Neva;Lara A. Boyd

  • Theories to Explain Exercise Motivation and Physical Inactivity: Ways of Expanding Our Current Theoretical Perspective.

    Ralf Brand;Boris Cheval

  • Advantaged socioeconomic conditions in childhood are associated with higher cognitive functioning but stronger cognitive decline in older age

    Marja J Aartsen;Boris Cheval;Stefan Sieber;Bernadette W Van der Linden

  • Reflective and impulsive processes explain (in)effectiveness of messages promoting physical activity: a randomized controlled trial.

    Boris Cheval;Philippe Sarrazin;Sandrine Isoard-Gautheur;Remi Radel

  • The links between self-determined motivations and behavioral automaticity in a variety of real-life behaviors

    Rémi Radel;Luc Pelletier;Dusan Pjevac;Boris Cheval;Boris Cheval

  • Avoiding sedentary behaviors requires more cortical resources than avoiding physical activity: An EEG study

    Boris Cheval;Eda Tipura;Nicolas Burra;Jaromil Frossard

  • Sedentary behavior and lifespan brain health

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  • Individual differences in brainstem and basal ganglia structure predict postural control and balance loss in young and older adults

    Matthieu P. Boisgontier;Boris Cheval;Sima Chalavi;Peter van Ruitenbeek;Peter van Ruitenbeek

  • Relationship between decline in cognitive resources and physical activity.

    Boris Cheval;Dan Orsholits;Stefan Sieber;Delphine Courvoisier

  • Life Course Socioeconomic Conditions and Frailty at Older Ages

    Bernadette Wilhelmina Antonia van der Linden;Boris Cheval;Stefan Sieber;Dan Orsholits

  • Effect of Early- and Adult-Life Socioeconomic Circumstances on Physical Inactivity

    Boris Cheval;Stefan Sieber;Idris Guessous;Dan Orsholits

  • Evolution of physical activity habits after a context change: The case of COVID-19 lockdown.

    Silvio Maltagliati;Amanda Rebar;Layan Fessler;Cyril Forestier

  • Early-Life Socioeconomic Circumstances and Physical Activity in Older Age: Women Pay the Price

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  • How perceived autonomy support and controlling coach behaviors are related to well- and ill-being in elite soccer players: A within-person changes and between-person differences analysis

    Boris Cheval;Boris Cheval;Aïna Chalabaev;Eleanor Quested;Delphine S. Courvoisier

  • Cognitive resources moderate the adverse impact of poor perceived neighborhood conditions on self-reported physical activity of older adults.

    Boris Cheval;Amanda L. Rebar;Matthew W. Miller;Stefan Sieber

  • Promoting Physical Activity during School Closures Imposed by the First Wave of the COVID-19 Pandemic: Physical Education Teachers' Behaviors in France, Italy and Turkey.

    Erica Gobbi;Silvio Maltagliati;Philippe Sarrazin;Selenia di Fronso

  • Impulsive approach tendencies towards physical activity and sedentary behaviors, but not reflective intentions, prospectively predict non-exercise activity thermogenesis.

    Boris Cheval;Philippe Sarrazin;Luc Pelletier

  • Higher inhibitory control is required to escape the innate attraction to effort minimization

    Boris Cheval;Marcos Daou;Daniel A.R. Cabral;Mariane F.B. Bacelar

  • Adverse Childhood Experiences, Depressive Symptoms, Functional Dependence, and Physical Activity: A Moderated Mediation Model

    Matthieu P Boisgontier;Dan Orsholits;Martina von Arx;Stefan Sieber

Frequent Co-Authors

Stéphane Cullati
Stéphane Cullati University of Fribourg
Philippe Sarrazin
Philippe Sarrazin Grenoble Alpes University
Matthias Kliegel
Matthias Kliegel University of Geneva
Aïna Chalabaev
Aïna Chalabaev Grenoble Alpes University
David Sander
David Sander University of Geneva
David Blane
David Blane University College London
Luc G. Pelletier
Luc G. Pelletier University of Ottawa
Malte Friese
Malte Friese Saarland University
Marja J. Aartsen
Marja J. Aartsen OsloMet – Oslo Metropolitan University

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