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Darla M. Castelli 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 Darla M. Castelli sits on this spectrum.

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44 publications 570+

This scientist: 194 publications — 62nd percentile

62% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Darla M. Castelli D-index placement in Social Sciences and Humanities in 2026

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This scientist: 42 D-Index — 42nd percentile

42% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Overview

Darla M. Castelli is affiliated with The University of Texas at Austin in the United States. Their research spans the fields of Medicine and Psychology, with a focus on developmental, educational, and public health aspects related to physical activity and cognition.

The primary fields of study for Darla M. Castelli include Medicine with 45 publications and Psychology with 41 publications. Subfields of particular emphasis are Developmental and Educational Psychology (26 publications), Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health (14), Physiology (14), Education (10), and Sociology and Political Science (9).

The main topics covered in their work are Children's Physical and Motor Development, Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet, Physical Activity and Health, Physical Education and Pedagogy, Inclusion and Disability in Education and Sport, Heart Rate Variability and Autonomic Control, and Educational Games and Gamification.

The scientist has published extensively in several venues, notably:

  • Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise (5 publications)
  • International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health (3)
  • Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport (3)
  • Journal of Teaching in Physical Education (3)
  • arXiv (Cornell University) (3)

Recent papers authored or coauthored by Darla M. Castelli include:

  • Effects of Gamification on Behavioral Change in Education: A Meta-Analysis, 2021, International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
  • Brain Network Modularity Predicts Improvements in Cognitive and Scholastic Performance in Children Involved in a Physical Activity Intervention, 2020, Frontiers in Human Neuroscience
  • The differential relationship of an afterschool physical activity intervention on brain function and cognition in children with obesity and their normal weight peers, 2020, Pediatric Obesity
  • Multi-modal data collection for measuring health, behavior, and living environment of large-scale participant cohorts, 2021, GigaScience
  • Grit as Perseverance in Physical Activity Participation, 2020, International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health

Frequent coauthors in their work include Christine Julien, Sheri L. Burson, Kerry A. Kinney, David M. Schnyer, and Congyu Wu.

In addition to journal articles, Darla M. Castelli has contributed to book publications. Notably, they authored a book published by IntechOpen titled Sport and Fitness in Children and Adolescents - A Multidimensional View in 2022.

Best Publications

  • Physical activity, fitness, cognitive function, and academic achievement in children: A systematic review

    Joseph E. Donnelly;Charles H. Hillman;Darla Castelli;Jennifer L. Etnier

  • Physical Fitness and Academic Achievement in Third- and Fifth-Grade Students

    Darla Marie Castelli;Charles H. Hillman;Sarah M. Buck;Heather E. Erwin

  • The effect of acute treadmill walking on cognitive control and academic achievement in preadolescent children

    Charles H. Hillman;Matthew B. Pontifex;Lauren B. Raine;Darla M. Castelli

  • Aerobic fitness and neurocognitive function in healthy preadolescent children

    Charles H. Hillman;Darla Marie Castelli;Sarah M. Buck

  • Effects of the FITKids Randomized Controlled Trial on Executive Control and Brain Function

    Charles H. Hillman;Matthew B. Pontifex;Darla Marie Castelli;Naiman A. Khan

  • Aerobic Fitness and Cognitive Development: Event-Related Brain Potential and Task Performance Indices of Executive Control in Preadolescent Children

    Charles H. Hillman;Sarah M. Buck;Jason R. Themanson;Matthew B. Pontifex

  • The effects of an afterschool physical activity program on working memory in preadolescent children

    Keita Kamijo;Matthew B. Pontifex;Kevin C. O'Leary;Mark R. Scudder

  • The relation of aerobic fitness to stroop task performance in preadolescent children.

    Sarah M. Buck;Charles H. Hillman;Darla Marie Castelli

  • The effects of physical activity on functional MRI activation associated with cognitive control in children: a randomized controlled intervention.

    Laura Chaddock-Heyman;Kirk I. Erickson;Michelle W. Voss;Anya M. Knecht

  • The relation of adiposity to cognitive control and scholastic achievement in preadolescent children

    Keita Kamijo;Naiman A. Khan;Matthew B. Pontifex;Mark R. Scudder

  • Chapter 3: The Relationship of Physical Fitness and Motor Competence to Physical Activity

    Darla M. Castelli;Julia A. Valley;Julia A. Valley

  • Physical Activity, Fitness, Cognitive Function, and Academic Achievement in Children

    Joseph Donnelly;Charles Hillman;Darla Castelli;Jennifer Etnier

  • School-Based Physical Activity Promotion: A Conceptual Framework for Research and Practice

    Russell L. Carson;Darla Marie Castelli;Aaron Beighle;Heather Erwin

  • Health-Related Fitness and Physical Education Teachers’ Content Knowledge

    Darla Marie Castelli;Lori Williams

  • Comprehensive School-Based Physical Activity Promotion: A Review

    Heather Erwin;Aaron Beighle;Russell L. Carson;Darla M. Castelli

  • National physical education standards: a summary of student performance and its correlates.

    Heather E. Erwin;Darla Marie Castelli

  • Physical literacy and Comprehensive School Physical Activity Programs.

    Darla Marie Castelli;Erin E. Centeio;Aaron E. Beighle;Russell L. Carson

  • The negative association of childhood obesity to cognitive control of action monitoring

    Keita Kamijo;Matthew B. Pontifex;Naiman A. Khan;Lauren B. Raine

  • Effects of Gamification on Behavioral Change in Education: A Meta-Analysis.

    Jihoon Kim;Darla M Castelli

  • FIT kids: time in target heart zone and cognitive performance.

    Darla Marie Castelli;Charles H. Hillman;Jennifer Hirsch;Alayna Hirsch

  • VII. THE HISTORY OF PHYSICAL ACTIVITY AND ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE RESEARCH: INFORMING THE FUTURE

    Darla Marie Castelli;Erin E. Centeio;Jungyun Hwang;Jeanne M. Barcelona

  • Chapter 3: The Relationship of Physical Fitness and Motor Competenceto Physical Activity

    Darla M. Castelli;Julia A. Valley

Frequent Co-Authors

Charles H. Hillman
Charles H. Hillman Northeastern University
Matthew B. Pontifex
Matthew B. Pontifex Michigan State University
Arthur F. Kramer
Arthur F. Kramer Northeastern University
Lauren B. Raine
Lauren B. Raine Northeastern University
Brett J. Baker
Brett J. Baker The University of Texas at Austin
Jonathan B. Dingwell
Jonathan B. Dingwell Pennsylvania State University
David M. Schnyer
David M. Schnyer The University of Texas at Austin
R. Cameron Craddock
R. Cameron Craddock Facebook (United States)
Justin B. Moore
Justin B. Moore Wake Forest University
Samuel D. Gosling
Samuel D. Gosling The University of Texas at Austin

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