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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Social Sciences and Humanities 72 681 592 124 110 279 22174

Charlie Foster publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Charlie Foster between 1992 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Charlie Foster published across 34 years, from 1992 to 2025, averaging 10.3 papers a year. Output peaked at 32 publications in 2016. 20 of the 351 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
10 20 30
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1992 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 32. Peak 32 publications in 2016. 1992: 1 publication 1993: 2 publications 1994: 0 publications 1995: 1 publication 1996: 0 publications 1997: 0 publications 1998: 0 publications 1999: 1 publication 2000: 1 publication 2001: 0 publications 2002: 2 publications 2003: 2 publications 2004: 2 publications 2005: 2 publications 2006: 6 publications 2007: 13 publications 2008: 8 publications 2009: 6 publications 2010: 6 publications 2011: 24 publications 2012: 21 publications 2013: 30 publications 2014: 13 publications 2015: 25 publications 2016: 32 publications 2017: 26 publications 2018: 26 publications 2019: 18 publications 2020: 8 publications 2021: 24 publications 2022: 16 publications 2023: 15 publications 2024: 10 publications 2025: 10 publications
1992 2025

351 publications in total across all disciplines

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Charlie Foster: publications per year, 1992 to 2025
Year Publications
1992 1
1993 2
1994 0
1995 1
1996 0
1997 0
1998 0
1999 1
2000 1
2001 0
2002 2
2003 2
2004 2
2005 2
2006 6
2007 13
2008 8
2009 6
2010 6
2011 24
2012 21
2013 30
2014 13
2015 25
2016 32
2017 26
2018 26
2019 18
2020 8
2021 24
2022 16
2023 15
2024 10
2025 10
Total 351
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Charlie Foster publication distribution in Social Sciences and Humanities in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Social Sciences and Humanities in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Charlie Foster sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
100 200 300 400
Bar chart with 54 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 44–53 to 570+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 474. Most scientists, 474, have 114–123 publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 570 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 274–283 publications, is where this scientist sits. 44–53 publications: 28 scientists 54–63 publications: 61 scientists 64–73 publications: 161 scientists 74–83 publications: 225 scientists 84–93 publications: 301 scientists 94–103 publications: 390 scientists 104–113 publications: 406 scientists 114–123 publications: 474 scientists 124–133 publications: 453 scientists 134–143 publications: 434 scientists 144–153 publications: 407 scientists 154–163 publications: 411 scientists 164–173 publications: 391 scientists 174–183 publications: 313 scientists 184–193 publications: 319 scientists 194–203 publications: 304 scientists 204–213 publications: 285 scientists 214–223 publications: 246 scientists 224–233 publications: 213 scientists 234–243 publications: 170 scientists 244–253 publications: 167 scientists 254–263 publications: 162 scientists 264–273 publications: 138 scientists 274–283 publications: 138 scientists 284–293 publications: 113 scientists 294–303 publications: 106 scientists 304–313 publications: 95 scientists 314–323 publications: 101 scientists 324–333 publications: 81 scientists 334–343 publications: 69 scientists 344–353 publications: 56 scientists 354–363 publications: 36 scientists 364–373 publications: 42 scientists 374–383 publications: 41 scientists 384–393 publications: 44 scientists 394–403 publications: 27 scientists 404–413 publications: 30 scientists 414–423 publications: 20 scientists 424–433 publications: 29 scientists 434–443 publications: 29 scientists 444–453 publications: 25 scientists 454–463 publications: 19 scientists 464–473 publications: 21 scientists 474–483 publications: 11 scientists 484–493 publications: 17 scientists 494–503 publications: 7 scientists 504–513 publications: 6 scientists 514–523 publications: 12 scientists 524–533 publications: 10 scientists 534–543 publications: 7 scientists 544–553 publications: 6 scientists 554–563 publications: 12 scientists 564–569 publications: 8 scientists 570+ publications: 100 scientists
44–53 publications 570+

This scientist: 279 publications — 84th percentile

84% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 570 publications or more.

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Number of Social Sciences and Humanities scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 7,777 ranked scientists.
Publications Scientists This scientist
44–53 28
54–63 61
64–73 161
74–83 225
84–93 301
94–103 390
104–113 406
114–123 474
124–133 453
134–143 434
144–153 407
154–163 411
164–173 391
174–183 313
184–193 319
194–203 304
204–213 285
214–223 246
224–233 213
234–243 170
244–253 167
254–263 162
264–273 138
274–283 138 279
284–293 113
294–303 106
304–313 95
314–323 101
324–333 81
334–343 69
344–353 56
354–363 36
364–373 42
374–383 41
384–393 44
394–403 27
404–413 30
414–423 20
424–433 29
434–443 29
444–453 25
454–463 19
464–473 21
474–483 11
484–493 17
494–503 7
504–513 6
514–523 12
524–533 10
534–543 7
544–553 6
554–563 12
564–569 8
570+ 100
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Charlie Foster D-index placement in Social Sciences and Humanities in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Social Sciences and Humanities scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Charlie Foster sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
100 200 300
Bar chart with 71 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 30 to 100+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 313. Most scientists, 313, have 42 D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 100 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 72 D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 30 D-Index: 177 scientists 31 D-Index: 210 scientists 32 D-Index: 222 scientists 33 D-Index: 188 scientists 34 D-Index: 181 scientists 35 D-Index: 243 scientists 36 D-Index: 261 scientists 37 D-Index: 272 scientists 38 D-Index: 278 scientists 39 D-Index: 300 scientists 40 D-Index: 297 scientists 41 D-Index: 308 scientists 42 D-Index: 313 scientists 43 D-Index: 300 scientists 44 D-Index: 269 scientists 45 D-Index: 260 scientists 46 D-Index: 228 scientists 47 D-Index: 251 scientists 48 D-Index: 203 scientists 49 D-Index: 186 scientists 50 D-Index: 187 scientists 51 D-Index: 166 scientists 52 D-Index: 138 scientists 53 D-Index: 141 scientists 54 D-Index: 131 scientists 55 D-Index: 137 scientists 56 D-Index: 109 scientists 57 D-Index: 129 scientists 58 D-Index: 95 scientists 59 D-Index: 105 scientists 60 D-Index: 106 scientists 61 D-Index: 86 scientists 62 D-Index: 94 scientists 63 D-Index: 77 scientists 64 D-Index: 79 scientists 65 D-Index: 59 scientists 66 D-Index: 68 scientists 67 D-Index: 51 scientists 68 D-Index: 49 scientists 69 D-Index: 40 scientists 70 D-Index: 43 scientists 71 D-Index: 40 scientists 72 D-Index: 50 scientists 73 D-Index: 46 scientists 74 D-Index: 43 scientists 75 D-Index: 45 scientists 76 D-Index: 45 scientists 77 D-Index: 30 scientists 78 D-Index: 25 scientists 79 D-Index: 31 scientists 80 D-Index: 29 scientists 81 D-Index: 18 scientists 82 D-Index: 21 scientists 83 D-Index: 26 scientists 84 D-Index: 15 scientists 85 D-Index: 15 scientists 86 D-Index: 19 scientists 87 D-Index: 19 scientists 88 D-Index: 12 scientists 89 D-Index: 7 scientists 90 D-Index: 19 scientists 91 D-Index: 20 scientists 92 D-Index: 13 scientists 93 D-Index: 9 scientists 94 D-Index: 13 scientists 95 D-Index: 8 scientists 96 D-Index: 7 scientists 97 D-Index: 6 scientists 98 D-Index: 6 scientists 99 D-Index: 6 scientists 100+ D-Index: 97 scientists
30 D-Index 100+

This scientist: 72 D-Index — 92nd percentile

92% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 100 D-Index or more.

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Number of Social Sciences and Humanities scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 7,777 ranked scientists.
D-Index Scientists This scientist
30 177
31 210
32 222
33 188
34 181
35 243
36 261
37 272
38 278
39 300
40 297
41 308
42 313
43 300
44 269
45 260
46 228
47 251
48 203
49 186
50 187
51 166
52 138
53 141
54 131
55 137
56 109
57 129
58 95
59 105
60 106
61 86
62 94
63 77
64 79
65 59
66 68
67 51
68 49
69 40
70 43
71 40
72 50 72
73 46
74 43
75 45
76 45
77 30
78 25
79 31
80 29
81 18
82 21
83 26
84 15
85 15
86 19
87 19
88 12
89 7
90 19
91 20
92 13
93 9
94 13
95 8
96 7
97 6
98 6
99 6
100+ 97
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Overview

Charlie Foster is affiliated with the University of Bristol in the United Kingdom. Their academic work primarily spans the field of Medicine, with a focus on several subfields including Physiology, General Health Professions, Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine, and Transportation.

The scientist's research concentrates on topics related to physical activity and health, obesity, diet, urban transport and accessibility, mobile health and mHealth applications, health policy implementation science, health disparities and outcomes, and global public health policies and epidemiology.

Frequent venues where Charlie Foster has published include the International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity, BMC Public Health, International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, BMJ Open, and British Journal of Sports Medicine.

Among recent papers authored or co-authored by Charlie Foster are:

  • Participation of people living with disabilities in physical activity: a global perspective, 2021, The Lancet
  • Eight Investments That Work for Physical Activity, 2021, Journal of Physical Activity and Health
  • A critical evaluation of systematic reviews assessing the effect of chronic physical activity on academic achievement, cognition and the brain in children and adolescents: a systematic review, 2020, International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity
  • Disability, the communication of physical activity and sedentary behaviour, and ableism: a call for inclusive messages, 2021, British Journal of Sports Medicine
  • Accelerometer-measured physical activity and sedentary time among children and their parents in the UK before and after COVID-19 lockdowns: a natural experiment, 2022, International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity

Charlie Foster has collaborated frequently with co-authors including Karen Milton, Russell Jago, Paul Kelly, James Nobles, and Wilby Williamson. The strongest collaboration ties are reflected in multiple publications together.

Best Publications

  • Understanding participation in sport and physical activity among children and adults: a review of qualitative studies

    Steven Allender;Gill Cowburn;Charlie Foster

  • Interventions to promote walking: systematic review

    David Ogilvie;Charles E Foster;Helen Rothnie;Nick Cavill

  • The economic burden of ill health due to diet, physical inactivity, smoking, alcohol and obesity in the UK: an update to 2006–07 NHS costs

    Peter Scarborough;Prachi Bhatnagar;Kremlin K. Wickramasinghe;Steve Allender;Steve Allender

  • Socioeconomic status and non-communicable disease behavioural risk factors in low-income and lower-middle-income countries: a systematic review

    Luke Allen;Julianne Williams;Nick Townsend;Bente Mikkelsen

  • The associations between sedentary behaviour and mental health among adolescents: a systematic review

    Erin Hoare;Karen Milton;Charlie Foster;Steven Allender

  • Systematic review and meta-analysis of reduction in all-cause mortality from walking and cycling and shape of dose response relationship

    Paul Kelly;Paul Kelly;Sonja Kahlmeier;Thomas Götschi;Nicola Orsini

  • The relationship between access and quality of urban green space with population physical activity

    M Hillsdon;J Panter;C Foster;AP Jones

  • Community Wide Interventions for Increasing Physical Activity

    Philip R. A. Baker;Daniel P. Francis;Jesus Soares;Alison Lesley Weightman

  • Correlates of physical activity in youth: a review of quantitative systematic reviews

    Stuart J. H. Biddle;Andrew J. Atkin;Nick Cavill;Charlie Foster

  • A review of mediators of behavior in interventions to promote physical activity among children and adolescents

    David Revalds Lubans;Charlie Foster;Stuart J.H. Biddle

  • The relationship between active travel to school and health-related fitness in children and adolescents: a systematic review

    David R Lubans;Colin A Boreham;Paul Kelly;Charlie E Foster

  • Participation of people living with disabilities in physical activity: a global perspective.

    Kathleen A Martin Ginis;Hidde P van der Ploeg;Hidde P van der Ploeg;Charlie Foster;Byron Lai

  • Health benefits of different sport disciplines for adults: systematic review of observational and intervention studies with meta-analysis

    Pekka Oja;Sylvia Titze;Sami Kokko;Urho M Kujala

  • Effect of exercise referral schemes in primary care on physical activity and improving health outcomes: systematic review and meta-analysis

    TG Pavey;AH Taylor;KR Fox;Melvyn Hillsdon

  • Green space and physical activity: an observational study using Health Survey for England data.

    Oliver T Mytton;Nick Townsend;Nick Townsend;Harry Rutter;Harry Rutter;Charlie Foster;Charlie Foster

  • The burden of physical activity-related ill health in the UK

    Steven Allender;Charlie Foster;Peter Scarborough;Mike Rayner

  • Life-change events and participation in physical activity: a systematic review

    Steven Allender;Lauren Hutchinson;Charles Foster

  • The Clinical Effectiveness and Cost-Effectiveness of Exercise Referral Schemes: A Systematic Review and Economic Evaluation

    Toby Pavey;Nana Anokye;A. Taylor;Paul Trueman

  • Environmental perceptions and walking in English adults

    Charles Foster;Melvyn Hillsdon;Margaret Thorogood

  • A meta-analysis of weight gain in first year university students: is freshman 15 a myth?

    Claudia Vadeboncoeur;Nicholas Townsend;Charlie Foster

  • An ethical framework for automated, wearable cameras in health behavior research

    Paul Kelly;Simon J. Marshall;Hannah Badland;Jacqueline Kerr

Frequent Co-Authors

Aiden R. Doherty
Aiden R. Doherty University of Oxford
Harry Rutter
Harry Rutter University of Bath
Steven Allender
Steven Allender Deakin University
Pekka Oja
Pekka Oja Urho Kaleva Kekkonen Institute
Rod S Taylor
Rod S Taylor University of Glasgow
Nigel K. Arden
Nigel K. Arden University of Oxford
Mike Rayner
Mike Rayner University of Oxford
Jacqueline Kerr
Jacqueline Kerr University of California, San Diego
Hannah Badland
Hannah Badland RMIT University
Margaret Thorogood
Margaret Thorogood University of Warwick

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