2026 Jacqueline Kerr: Social Sciences and Humanities Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Social Sciences and Humanities	90	199	166	96	81	281	31355

Research.com Recognitions

2026 - Research.com Social Sciences and Humanities in United States Leader Award

Overview

Jacqueline Kerr is affiliated with the University of California, San Diego, in the United States. Their research primarily spans the field of Medicine with a focus on multiple subfields including Physiology, Transportation, Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, General Health Professions, and Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis.

Their scholarly work frequently addresses topics related to Physical Activity and Health, Urban Transport and Accessibility, Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet, Urban Green Space and Health, Neurological disorders and treatments, Health and Lifestyle Studies, and Eating Disorders and Behaviors.

Kerr has contributed notable papers to a variety of academic journals. Key recent publications include:

"Built Environment, Physical Activity, and Obesity: Findings from the International Physical Activity and Environment Network (IPEN) Adult Study" (2020) published in Annual Review of Public Health
"GPS-based activity space exposure to greenness and walkability is associated with increased accelerometer-based physical activity" (2022) published in Environment International
"Exenatide once a week versus placebo as a potential disease-modifying treatment for people with Parkinson's disease in the UK: a phase 3, multicentre, double-blind, parallel-group, randomised, placebo-controlled trial" (2025) published in The Lancet
"Sedentary Behavior and Diabetes Risk Among Women Over the Age of 65 Years: The OPACH Study" (2020) published in Diabetes Care
"Reducing Sitting Time in Obese Older Adults: The I-STAND Randomized Controlled Trial" (2020) published in Journal of Aging and Physical Activity

Their research appears in journals such as the International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity, Translational Behavioral Medicine, Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise, Annual Review of Public Health, and Environment International.

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Jacqueline Kerr include James F. Sallis, Pearl J. C. van Lonkhuizen, Susanne T. de Bot, Niels H. Chavannes, and Jasper Schipperijn, with respective co-authorship counts ranging from four to six publications each.

Best Publications

An ecological approach to creating active living communities.

James F. Sallis;Robert B. Cervero;William Ascher;Karla A. Henderson

4107
Citations
Physical activity in relation to urban environments in 14 cities worldwide: a cross-sectional study

James F Sallis;Ester Cerin;Ester Cerin;Terry L Conway;Marc A Adams

1427
Citations
Neighborhood environment and physical activity among youth a review

Ding Ding;Ding Ding;James F. Sallis;Jacqueline Kerr;Suzanna Lee

1191
Citations
American Gut: an Open Platform for Citizen Science Microbiome Research.

Daniel McDonald;Embriette Hyde;Justine W. Debelius;James T. Morton

855
Citations
Neighborhood built environment and income: examining multiple health outcomes.

James F. Sallis;Brian E. Saelens;Lawrence D. Frank;Terry L. Conway

819
Citations
Physical activity, sedentary behaviour, diet, and cancer: an update and emerging new evidence.

Jacqueline Kerr;Cheryl Anderson;Scott M Lippman

705
Citations
Active Commuting to School: Associations with Environment and Parental Concerns

Jacqueline Kerr;Dori Rosenberg;James F Sallis;Brian E Saelens

703
Citations
Quality of life following breast-conserving therapy or mastectomy: results of a 5-year prospective study.

Jutta Engel;Jacqueline Kerr;Anne Schlesinger-Raab;Hansjörg Sauer

568
Citations
Quality of Life in Rectal Cancer Patients: A Four-Year Prospective Study

Jutta Engel;Jacqueline Kerr;Anne Schlesinger-Raab;Renate Eckel

530
Citations
The Role of the Built Environment in Healthy Aging: Community Design, Physical Activity, and Health among Older Adults

Jacqueline Kerr;Dori Rosenberg;Lawrence Frank

498
Citations
Interactions between psychosocial and built environment factors in explaining older adults' physical activity.

Jordan A. Carlson;James F. Sallis;Terry L. Conway;Brian E. Saelens

492
Citations
Exergames for subsyndromal depression in older adults: a pilot study of a novel intervention.

Dori Rosenberg;Colin A. Depp;Ipsit V. Vahia;Jennifer Reichstadt

479
Citations
Neighborhood Environment Walkability Scale for Youth (NEWS-Y): reliability and relationship with physical activity.

Dori Rosenberg;Ding Ding;James F. Sallis;Jacqueline Kerr;Jacqueline Kerr

442
Citations
Urban form relationships with walk trip frequency and distance among youth.

Lawrence Frank;Jacqueline Kerr;Joanne Chapman;James Sallis

431
Citations
Aging in neighborhoods differing in walkability and income: Associations with physical activity and obesity in older adults

Abby C. King;James F. Sallis;Lawrence D. Frank;Lawrence D. Frank;Brian E. Saelens

413
Citations
Where are youth active? Roles of proximity, active transport, and built environment.

Helene Mollie Grow;Brian E. Saelens;Jacqueline Kerr;Nefertiti H. Durant

355
Citations
Perceived neighborhood environmental attributes associated with walking and cycling for transport among adult residents of 17 cities in 12 countries: the IPEN study

Jacqueline Kerr;Jennifer A Emond;Hannah Badland;Rodrigo S. Reis

311
Citations
An ethical framework for automated, wearable cameras in health behavior research

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

307
Citations
Using Global Positioning Systems in Health Research: A Practical Approach to Data Collection and Processing

Jacqueline Kerr;Scott Duncan;Jasper Schipperjin

293
Citations
Urban form correlates of pedestrian travel in youth: Differences by gender, race-ethnicity and household attributes

Jacqueline Kerr;Lawrence Frank;James F. Sallis;Jim Chapman

280
Citations
A hierarchy of sociodemographic and environmental correlates of walking and obesity.

Lawrence D. Frank;Jacqueline Kerr;James F. Sallis;Rebecca Miles

259
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

Lawrence D. Frank University of California, San Diego

Gregory J. Norman Dexcom (United States)

Jasper Schipperijn University of Southern Denmark

Marc A. Adams Arizona State University

Hannah Badland RMIT University

Peter James Harvard University

Abby C. King Stanford University

Rodrigo Siqueira Reis Washington University in St. Louis

Charlie Foster University of Bristol

Sion Kim Harris Boston Children's Hospital

External Links

Personal website of Jacqueline Kerr

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