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D-Index
75
Citations
20535
World Ranking
547
National Ranking
259

Donna Spruijt-Metz 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 Donna Spruijt-Metz sits on this spectrum.

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44 publications 570+

This scientist: 267 publications — 82nd percentile

82% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Donna Spruijt-Metz 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 Donna Spruijt-Metz sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 75 D-Index — 93rd percentile

93% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Donna Spruijt-Metz is affiliated with the University of Southern California in the United States. Their research spans several interconnected fields, focusing primarily on psychology and medicine. Within these domains, they have contributed notably to experimental and cognitive psychology, applied psychology, general health professions, physiology, and clinical psychology.

Their scholarly work addresses key topics in health and behavioral sciences, including mental health research, behavioral health and interventions, eating disorders and behaviors, digital mental health interventions, mobile health and mHealth applications, physical activity and health, as well as obesity, physical activity, and diet.

Among recent publications by Donna Spruijt-Metz, several papers demonstrate a focus on mobile and digital health interventions as well as behavioral health methodologies. Notable examples include:

  • "Smartphone-Based Interventions for Physical Activity Promotion: Scoping Review of the Evidence Over the Last 10 Years," 2021, JMIR mhealth and uhealth
  • "Automatic, wearable-based, in-field eating detection approaches for public health research: a scoping review," 2020, npj Digital Medicine
  • "Function and Emotion in Everyday Life With Type 1 Diabetes (FEEL-T1D): Protocol for a Fully Remote Intensive Longitudinal Study," 2021, JMIR Research Protocols
  • "Advancing Behavioral Intervention and Theory Development for Mobile Health: The HeartSteps II Protocol," 2022, International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
  • "Understanding Worker Well-Being Relative to High-Workload and Recovery Activities across a Whole Day: Pilot Testing an Ecological Momentary Assessment Technique," 2021, International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health

Donna Spruijt-Metz frequently publishes in journals such as JMIR mhealth and uhealth, International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, arXiv (Cornell University), Cancer Epidemiology Biomarkers & Prevention, and JMIR Research Protocols.

Their collaborations include repeated co-authorship with several researchers, reflecting ongoing partnerships in their research pursuits. Frequent co-authors include Steven De La Torre, Stefan Schneider, Elizabeth A. Pyatak, Raymond Hernandez, and Jeffrey S. Gonzalez.

Best Publications

  • Letter to the Editor: Standardized use of the terms "sedentary" and "sedentary behaviours"

    Joel Barnes;Timothy K. Behrens;Mark E. Benden;Stuart Biddle

  • Mobile health technology evaluation: The mHealth evidence workshop

    Santosh Kumar;Wendy J. Nilsen;Amy Abernethy;Audie Atienza

  • Mindfulness-based interventions for obesity-related eating behaviours: a literature review.

    Gillian A. O’Reilly;Lauren Cook;Donna Spruijt-Metz;David S. Black

  • Building health behavior models to guide the development of just-in-time adaptive interventions: A pragmatic framework

    Inbal Nahum-Shani;Eric B. Hekler;Donna Spruijt-Metz

  • Relation between mothers' child-feeding practices and children's adiposity

    Donna Spruijt-Metz;Christine H Lindquist;Leann L Birch;Jennifer O Fisher

  • Letter to the Editor: Standardized use of the terms "sedentary" and "sedentary behaviours"

    J Barnes;TK Behrens;ME Benden;S Biddle

  • Physical Activity in US Youth: Effect of Race/Ethnicity, Age, Gender, and Weight Status

    Britni R. Belcher;David Berrigan;Kevin W. Dodd;B. Adar Emken

  • Acculturation, physical activity, and fast-food consumption among Asian-American and Hispanic adolescents

    Jennifer B. Unger;Kim Reynolds;Sohaila Shakib;Donna Spruijt-Metz

  • Associations between physical activity and perceived stress/hassles in college students

    Selena T. Nguyen-Michel;Jennifer B. Unger;Jeff Hamilton;Donna Spruijt-Metz

  • Adolescent affiliations and adiposity: a social network analysis of friendships and obesity.

    Thomas W. Valente;Kayo Fujimoto;Chih Ping Chou;Donna Spruijt-Metz

  • Compliance With Mobile Ecological Momentary Assessment Protocols in Children and Adolescents: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.

    Cheng K Fred Wen;Stefan Schneider;Arthur A Stone;Donna Spruijt-Metz

  • Etiology, Treatment, and Prevention of Obesity in Childhood and Adolescence: A Decade in Review.

    Donna Spruijt-Metz

  • Dietary correlates of emotional eating in adolescence.

    Selena T. Nguyen-Michel;Jennifer B. Unger;Donna Spruijt-Metz

  • Psychological determinants of emotional eating in adolescence.

    Selena T. Nguyen-Rodriguez;Jennifer B. Unger;Donna Spruijt-Metz

  • Psychosocial correlates of eating behavior in children and adolescents: a review.

    Arianna D McClain;Courtney Chappuis;Selena T Nguyen-Rodriguez;Amy L Yaroch

  • BMI as a moderator of perceived stress and emotional eating in adolescents.

    Selena T. Nguyen-Rodriguez;Chih-Ping Chou;Jennifer B. Unger;Donna Spruijt-Metz

  • Increased hepatic fat in overweight Hispanic youth influenced by interaction between genetic variation in PNPLA3 and high dietary carbohydrate and sugar consumption.

    Jaimie N Davis;Kim-Anne Lê;Ryan W Walker;Susanna Vikman

  • PEDIATRIC OBESITY AND INSULIN RESISTANCE: Chronic Disease Risk and Implications for Treatment and Prevention Beyond Body Weight Modification

    M.L. Cruz;G.Q. Shaibi;M.J. Weigensberg;D. Spruijt-Metz

  • Motivational Interviewing for adolescent substance use: a review of the literature.

    Elizabeth Barnett;Steve Sussman;Caitlin Smith;Louise A. Rohrbach

  • Momentary assessment of affect, physical feeling states, and physical activity in children.

    Genevieve F. Dunton;Jimi Huh;Adam M. Leventhal;Nathaniel Riggs

  • mHealth approaches to child obesity prevention: successes, unique challenges, and next directions.

    Eleanor B Tate;Donna Spruijt-Metz;Gillian O’Reilly;Maryalice Jordan-Marsh

Frequent Co-Authors

Michael I. Goran
Michael I. Goran University of Southern California
Chih-Ping Chou
Chih-Ping Chou University of Southern California
Jennifer B. Unger
Jennifer B. Unger University of Southern California
Mary Ann Pentz
Mary Ann Pentz University of Southern California
Ping Sun
Ping Sun University of Southern California
Steve Sussman
Steve Sussman University of Southern California
Louise A. Rohrbach
Louise A. Rohrbach University of Southern California
Kim D. Reynolds
Kim D. Reynolds Claremont Graduate University
Nathaniel R. Riggs
Nathaniel R. Riggs Colorado State University
Urbashi Mitra
Urbashi Mitra University of Southern California

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