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54566
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7815
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Charles E. Matthews 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 Charles E. Matthews sits on this spectrum.

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101 publications 1,796+

This scientist: 428 publications — 45th percentile

45% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Charles E. Matthews 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 Charles E. Matthews sits on this spectrum.

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70 D-Index 217+

This scientist: 101 D-Index — 61st percentile

61% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Overview

Charles E. Matthews is affiliated with the National Institutes of Health in the United States and has contributed extensively to research in the field of medicine, focusing primarily on physical activity and its impact on health outcomes. Their work encompasses several subfields including physiology, public health, environmental and occupational health, oncology, general health professions, and pediatrics, perinatology, and child health.

The main topics covered in Matthews's research include:

  • Physical Activity and Health
  • Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet
  • Cancer survivorship and care
  • Nutritional Studies and Diet
  • Nutrition and Health in Aging
  • Childhood Cancer Survivors' Quality of Life
  • Cardiovascular and exercise physiology

Recent publication venues where Matthews frequently publishes include Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise, UNC Libraries, Cancer Research, Cancer Epidemiology Biomarkers & Prevention, and SLEEP. These venues represent a strong engagement with research communities focused on exercise science, oncology, epidemiology, and sleep studies.

Among recent papers, Matthews has contributed to studies such as:

  • Association of Daily Step Count and Step Intensity With Mortality Among US Adults (2020, JAMA)
  • Daily steps and all-cause mortality: a meta-analysis of 15 international cohorts (2022, The Lancet Public Health)
  • Systematic review of the prospective association of daily step counts with risk of mortality, cardiovascular disease, and dysglycemia (2020, International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity)
  • Estimated Number of Deaths Prevented Through Increased Physical Activity Among US Adults (2022, JAMA Internal Medicine)
  • Association of Leisure Time Physical Activity Types and Risks of All-Cause, Cardiovascular, and Cancer Mortality Among Older Adults (2022, JAMA Network Open)

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Matthews include Pedro F. Saint-Maurice, Steven C. Moore, Eleanor L. Watts, Erikka Loftfield, and I-Min Lee. These collaborations underline a network of researchers with overlapping interests in public health and physical activity-related epidemiological studies.

Best Publications

  • Amount of Time Spent in Sedentary Behaviors in the United States, 2003–2004

    Charles E. Matthews;Kong Y. Chen;Patty S. Freedson;Maciej S. Buchowski

  • American College of Sports Medicine roundtable on exercise guidelines for cancer survivors.

    Kathryn H. Schmitz;Kerry S. Courneya;Charles Matthews;Wendy Demark-Wahnefried

  • Too Much Sitting: The Population Health Science of Sedentary Behavior

    Neville Owen;Geneviève N. Healy;Charles E. Matthews;David W. Dunstan

  • Exercise Guidelines for Cancer Survivors: Consensus Statement from International Multidisciplinary Roundtable

    Kristin L. Campbell;Kerri M. Winters-Stone;Joachim Wiskemann;Anne M. May

  • Sedentary time and cardio-metabolic biomarkers in US adults: NHANES 2003–06

    Genevieve N. Healy;Charles E. Matthews;David W. Dunstan;David W. Dunstan;Elisabeth A.H. Winkler

  • Leisure Time Physical Activity and Mortality: A Detailed Pooled Analysis of the Dose-Response Relationship

    Hannah Arem;Steven C. Moore;Alpa Patel;Patricia Hartge

  • Validation of accelerometer wear and nonwear time classification algorithm.

    Leena Choi;Zhouwen Liu;Charles E. Matthews;Maciej S. Buchowski

  • Association of Leisure-Time Physical Activity With Risk of 26 Types of Cancer in 1.44 Million Adults

    Steven C. Moore;I-Min Lee;Elisabete Weiderpass;Peter T. Campbell

  • The Effect of Social Desirability and Social Approval on Self-Reports of Physical Activity

    Swann Arp Adams;Charles E. Matthews;Cara B. Ebbeling;Charity G. Moore

  • Sedentary Behavior: Emerging Evidence for a New Health Risk

    Neville Owen;Phillip B. Sparling;Geneviève N. Healy;Geneviève N. Healy;David W. Dunstan

  • Daily sitting time and all-cause mortality: a meta-analysis.

    Josephine Y. Chau;Anne C. Grunseit;Tien Chey;Emmanuel Stamatakis;Emmanuel Stamatakis

  • Amount of time spent in sedentary behaviors and cause-specific mortality in US adults

    Charles E Matthews;Stephanie M George;Steven C Moore;Heather R Bowles

  • Accelerometer data reduction: a comparison of four reduction algorithms on select outcome variables.

    Louise C Mâsse;Bernard F Fuemmeler;Cheryl B Anderson;Charles E Matthews

  • Leisure Time Physical Activity of Moderate to Vigorous Intensity and Mortality: A Large Pooled Cohort Analysis

    Steven C. Moore;Alpa V. Patel;Charles E. Matthews;Amy Berrington de Gonzalez

  • BEST PRACTICES FOR USING PHYSICAL ACTIVITY MONITORS IN POPULATION-BASED RESEARCH

    Charles E. Matthews;Maria Hagströmer;David M. Pober;Heather R. Bowles

  • Measurement of adults' sedentary time in population-based studies.

    Genevieve N. Healy;Genevieve N. Healy;Bronwyn K. Clark;Elisabeth A.H. Winkler;Paul A. Gardiner

  • Sources of variance in daily physical activity levels as measured by an accelerometer.

    Charles E. Matthews;Barbara E. Ainsworth;Raymond W. Thompson;David R. Bassett

  • American College of Sports Medicine Roundtable Report on Physical Activity, Sedentary Behavior, and Cancer Prevention and Control.

    Alpa V Patel;Christine M Friedenreich;Steven C Moore;Sandra C Hayes

  • Variability and Classification Accuracy of Serial High-Sensitivity C-Reactive Protein Measurements in Healthy Adults

    Ira S. Ockene;Charles E. Matthews;Nader Rifai;Paul M. Ridker

  • Exercise is medicine in oncology: Engaging clinicians to help patients move through cancer.

    Kathryn H. Schmitz;Anna M. Campbell;Martijn M. Stuiver;Martijn M. Stuiver;Martijn M. Stuiver;Bernardine M. Pinto

Frequent Co-Authors

Wei Zheng
Wei Zheng Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Xiao-Ou Shu
Xiao-Ou Shu Vanderbilt University Medical Center
James R. Hébert
James R. Hébert University of South Carolina
William J. Blot
William J. Blot Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Patty S. Freedson
Patty S. Freedson University of Massachusetts Amherst
Alpa V. Patel
Alpa V. Patel American Cancer Society
Ira S. Ockene
Ira S. Ockene University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School
Qiuyin Cai
Qiuyin Cai Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Michael F. Leitzmann
Michael F. Leitzmann University of Regensburg
Neville Owen
Neville Owen Swinburne University of Technology

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