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D-Index
108
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57468
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5904
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3164

Brian E. Saelens 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 Brian E. Saelens sits on this spectrum.

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101 publications 1,796+

This scientist: 342 publications — 26th percentile

26% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Brian E. Saelens 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 Brian E. Saelens sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 108 D-Index — 71st percentile

71% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Overview

Brian E. Saelens is affiliated with Seattle Children's Hospital in the United States. Their research primarily spans the fields of Medicine and Social Sciences, with significant contributions in Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, Transportation, General Health Professions, Physiology, and Clinical Psychology.

The scientist's work emphasizes various topics including obesity, physical activity, and diet; urban transport and accessibility; physical activity and health; eating disorders and behaviors; health disparities and outcomes; food security and health in diverse populations; and traffic and road safety.

Brian E. Saelens has published extensively in several venues. The most frequent publication outlets include:

  • International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity
  • Health & Place
  • Journal of Transport & Health
  • Obesity
  • Preventive Medicine Reports

Recent papers authored or co-authored by Brian E. Saelens include:

  • Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension Dietary Intervention Improves Blood Pressure and Vascular Health in Youth With Elevated Blood Pressure, 2020, Hypertension
  • Validity of the Exercise Vital Sign Tool to Assess Physical Activity, 2021, American Journal of Preventive Medicine
  • The impact of summer vacation on children's obesogenic behaviors and body mass index: a natural experiment, 2020, International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity
  • Losing sleep by staying up late leads adolescents to consume more carbohydrates and a higher glycemic load, 2021, SLEEP
  • Impact of a sweetened beverage tax on beverage prices in Seattle, WA, 2020, Economics & Human Biology

Their collaborative network includes frequent co-authors:

  • James F. Sallis
  • Lawrence D. Frank
  • Terry L. Conway
  • Kelli L. Cain
  • Stephen J. Mooney

Best Publications

  • Environmental correlates of walking and cycling: Findings from the transportation, urban design, and planning literatures

    Brian E. Saelens;James F. Sallis;Lawrence D. Frank

  • Neighborhood-Based Differences in Physical Activity: An Environment Scale Evaluation

    Brian E. Saelens;James F. Sallis;Jennifer B. Black;Dungtsa Chen

  • Linking objectively measured physical activity with objectively measured urban form: findings from SMARTRAQ.

    Lawrence D. Frank;Thomas L. Schmid;James F. Sallis;James Chapman

  • Many Pathways from Land Use to Health: Associations between Neighborhood Walkability and Active Transportation, Body Mass Index, and Air Quality

    Lawrence D. Frank;James F. Sallis;Terry L. Conway;James E. Chapman

  • Healthy nutrition environments: concepts and measures.

    Karen Glanz;James F. Sallis;Brian E. Saelens;Lawrence D. Frank

  • Role of Built Environments in Physical Activity, Obesity, and Cardiovascular Disease

    James F. Sallis;Myron F. Floyd;Daniel A. Rodríguez;Brian E. Saelens

  • The development of a walkability index: application to the Neighborhood Quality of Life Study

    Lawrence D Frank;James F Sallis;Brian E Saelens;Lauren Leary

  • Recommendations for Treatment of Child and Adolescent Overweight and Obesity

    Bonnie A. Spear;Sarah E. Barlow;Chris Ervin;David S. Ludwig

  • Neighborhood Environment Walkability Scale: Validity and Development of a Short Form

    Ester Cerin;Brian E. Saelens;James F. Sallis;Lawrence D. Frank

  • Nutrition Environment Measures Survey in stores (NEMS-S): development and evaluation.

    Karen Glanz;James F. Sallis;Brian E. Saelens;Lawrence D. Frank

  • Association of Park Size, Distance, and Features With Physical Activity in Neighborhood Parks

    Andrew T. Kaczynski;Luke R. Potwarka;Brian E. Saelens

  • Treatment of pediatric obesity.

    Leonard H. Epstein;Michelle D. Myers;Hollie A. Raynor;Brian E. Saelens

  • Active transportation and physical activity: opportunities for collaboration on transportation and public health research

    James F Sallis;Lawrence D Frank;Brian E Saelens;M.Katherine Kraft

  • Stepping towards causation: Do built environments or neighborhood and travel preferences explain physical activity, driving, and obesity?

    Lawrence Douglas Frank;Brian E. Saelens;Ken E. Powell;James E. Chapman

  • A Randomized Comparison of Group Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy and Group Interpersonal Psychotherapy for the Treatment of Overweight Individuals With Binge-Eating Disorder

    Denise E. Wilfley;R. Robinson Welch;Richard I. Stein;Emily Borman Spurrell

  • Neighborhood built environment and income: examining multiple health outcomes.

    James F. Sallis;Brian E. Saelens;Lawrence D. Frank;Terry L. Conway

  • Neighborhood walkability and the walking behavior of Australian adults

    Neville Owen;Ester Cerin;Eva Leslie;Lorinne duToit

  • Active Commuting to School: Associations with Environment and Parental Concerns

    Jacqueline Kerr;Dori Rosenberg;James F Sallis;Brian E Saelens

  • Objective light-intensity physical activity associations with rated health in older adults.

    Matthew P. Buman;Eric B. Hekler;William L. Haskell;Leslie Pruitt

  • Environmental Correlates of Physical Activity in a Sample of Belgian Adults

    Ilse De Bourdeaudhuij;James F. Sallis;Brian E. Saelens

Frequent Co-Authors

James F. Sallis
James F. Sallis University of California, San Diego
Lawrence D. Frank
Lawrence D. Frank University of California, San Diego
Jacqueline Kerr
Jacqueline Kerr University of California, San Diego
Karen Glanz
Karen Glanz University of Pennsylvania
Leonard H. Epstein
Leonard H. Epstein University at Buffalo, State University of New York
Denise E. Wilfley
Denise E. Wilfley Washington University in St. Louis
Abby C. King
Abby C. King Stanford University
Anne Vernez Moudon
Anne Vernez Moudon University of Washington
Gregory J. Norman
Gregory J. Norman Dexcom (United States)
Kenneth B. Schechtman
Kenneth B. Schechtman Washington University in St. Louis

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