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Greet Cardon

Greet Cardon

D-Index & Metrics

Medicine

D-Index
93
Citations
39833
World Ranking
10744
National Ranking
127

Greet Cardon 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 Greet Cardon sits on this spectrum.

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101 publications 1,796+

This scientist: 487 publications — 56th percentile

56% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Greet Cardon 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 Greet Cardon sits on this spectrum.

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70 D-Index 217+

This scientist: 93 D-Index — 47th percentile

47% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 217 D-Index or more.

Overview

Greet Cardon is affiliated with Ghent University in Belgium and has contributed extensively to research in medicine, particularly in public health and health professions. Their work spans several related subfields, including public health, environmental and occupational health, general health professions, physiology, endocrinology, diabetes, metabolism, and clinical psychology.

Their research focuses on a variety of interconnected topics:

  • Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet
  • Physical Activity and Health
  • Health and Lifestyle Studies
  • Mobile Health and mHealth Applications
  • Nutritional Studies and Diet
  • Diabetes Management and Education
  • Obesity and Health Practices

Greet Cardon has published a number of papers in collaboration with various coauthors, frequently working with:

  • Yannis Μanios (77 publications)
  • Violeta Iotova (67 publications)
  • Luís A. Moreno (57 publications)
  • Konstantinos Makrilakis (55 publications)
  • Stavros Liatis (45 publications)

Their research is documented in several prominent journals, with multiple publications appearing in:

  • Nutrients (12 publications)
  • BMC Endocrine Disorders (9 publications)
  • BMC Public Health (9 publications)
  • International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity (8 publications)
  • Nutrition (8 publications)

Some notable recent papers include:

  • "World Health Organization 2020 guidelines on physical activity and sedentary behaviour" (2020), British Journal of Sports Medicine
  • "Variations in accelerometry measured physical activity and sedentary time across Europe - harmonized analyses of 47,497 children and adolescents" (2020), International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity
  • "Advancing the global physical activity agenda: recommendations for future research by the 2020 WHO physical activity and sedentary behavior guidelines development group" (2020), International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity
  • "Sociodemographic and lifestyle-related risk factors for identifying vulnerable groups for type 2 diabetes: a narrative review with emphasis on data from Europe" (2020), BMC Endocrine Disorders
  • "Inequality in physical activity, global trends by income inequality and gender in adults" (2020), International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity

Best Publications

  • World Health Organization 2020 guidelines on physical activity and sedentary behaviour

    Fiona C. Bull;Salih S. Al-Ansari;Stuart Biddle;Katja Borodulin

  • Objectively measured physical activity and sedentary time in youth: the International children's accelerometry database (ICAD).

    Ashley R. Cooper;Ashley R. Cooper;Anna Goodman;Angie S. Page;Lauren B. Sherar

  • Global Matrix 3.0 Physical Activity Report Card Grades for Children and Youth: Results and Analysis From 49 Countries

    Salomé Aubert;Joel D. Barnes;Chalchisa Abdeta;Patrick Abi Nader;Patrick Abi Nader

  • How many steps/day are enough? for children and adolescents

    Catrine Tudor-Locke;Cora L Craig;Michael W Beets;Sarahjane Belton

  • Increasing children's physical activity levels during recess periods in elementary schools: the effects of providing game equipment

    Stefanie J. M. Verstraete;Greet M. Cardon;Dirk L. R. De Clercq;Ilse M. M. De Bourdeaudhuij

  • Actigraph GT3X: validation and determination of physical activity intensity cut points.

    A. Santos-Lozano;A. Santos-Lozano;F. Santín-Medeiros;G. Cardon;G. Torres-Luque

  • Toward the Development of a Pedagogical Model for Health-Based Physical Education

    Leen Haerens;David Kirk;Greet Cardon;Ilse De Bourdeaudhuij

  • Variations in accelerometry measured physical activity and sedentary time across Europe - harmonized analyses of 47,497 children and adolescents

    Jostein Steene-Johannessen;Bjørge Hermann Hansen;Knut Eirik Dalene;Elin Kolle

  • Neighborhood SES and walkability are related to physical activity behavior in Belgian adults.

    Delfien Van Dyck;Greet Cardon;Benedicte Deforche;Benedicte Deforche;James F. Sallis

  • The effect of a cluster randomised control trial on objectively measured sedentary time and parental reports of time spent in sedentary activities in Belgian preschoolers: the ToyBox-study

    Marieke De Craemer;Ellen De Decker;Maïté Verloigne;Maïté Verloigne;Ilse De Bourdeaudhuij

  • Advancing the global physical activity agenda: recommendations for future research by the 2020 WHO physical activity and sedentary behavior guidelines development group

    Loretta DiPietro;Salih Saad Al-Ansari;Stuart J.H. Biddle;Katja Borodulin

  • The contribution of preschool playground factors in explaining children's physical activity during recess

    Greet Cardon;Eveline Van Cauwenberghe;Valery Labarque;Leen Haerens

  • Physical activity to improve cognition in older adults: can physical activity programs enriched with cognitive challenges enhance the effects? A systematic review and meta-analysis

    Freja Gheysen;Louise Poppe;Ann DeSmet;Stephan Swinnen

  • Socio-economic determinants of physical activity across the life course: A "DEterminants of DIet and Physical ACtivity" (DEDIPAC) umbrella literature review

    Grainne O’Donoghue;Grainne O’Donoghue;Aileen Kennedy;Anna Puggina;Katina Aleksovska

  • Using concept mapping in the development of the EU-PAD framework (EUropean-Physical Activity Determinants across the life course): a DEDIPAC-study

    Giancarlo Condello;Fiona Chun Man Ling;Fiona Chun Man Ling;Antonino Bianco;Sebastien Chastin

  • Framework, principles and recommendations for utilising participatory methodologies in the co-creation and evaluation of public health interventions

    Calum F. Leask;Marlene Sandlund;Dawn A. Skelton;Teatske M. Altenburg

  • Systematic literature review of determinants of sedentary behaviour in older adults: a DEDIPAC study.

    Sebastien F M Chastin;Christoph Buck;Ellen Freiberger;Marie Murphy

  • Environmental and psychosocial correlates of physical activity in Portuguese and Belgian adults.

    Ilse De Bourdeaudhuij;Pedro J Teixeira;Greet Cardon;Benedicte Deforche

  • Sitting habits in elementary schoolchildren: a traditional versus a "Moving school"

    Greet Cardon;Dirk De Clercq;Ilse De Bourdeaudhuij;Dieter Breithecker

  • Promoting physical activity at the pre-school playground: The effects of providing markings and play equipment

    Greet Cardon;Valery Labarque;Dirk Smits;Ilse De Bourdeaudhuij

Frequent Co-Authors

Ilse De Bourdeaudhuij
Ilse De Bourdeaudhuij Ghent University
Yannis Manios
Yannis Manios Harokopio University
Leen Haerens
Leen Haerens Ghent University
Luis A. Moreno
Luis A. Moreno University of Zaragoza
Jelle Van Cauwenberg
Jelle Van Cauwenberg Ghent University
Berthold Koletzko
Berthold Koletzko Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München
Lea Maes
Lea Maes Ghent University
Matthieu Lenoir
Matthieu Lenoir Ghent University
John J. Reilly
John J. Reilly University of Strathclyde
Jeroen Lakerveld
Jeroen Lakerveld University of Amsterdam

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