2026 James F. Sallis: Medicine Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Best Scientists	201	274	258	182	170	951	227611
Medicine	205	150	137	101	92	914	221948

Research.com Recognitions

2026 - Research.com Medicine in United States Leader Award
2025 - Research.com Best Scientists Award
2025 - Research.com Medicine in United States Leader Award

Overview

James F. Sallis is affiliated with the University of California, San Diego in the United States. Their research spans medicine and social sciences, with a focus on fields such as transportation, public health, environmental and occupational health, physiology, and health-related toxicology and mutagenesis.

The scientist's research topics prominently address urban transport and accessibility, obesity, physical activity, diet, physical activity and health, health disparities and outcomes, urban green space and health, noise effects and management, and traffic and road safety.

Recent papers by James F. Sallis include:

"Physical inactivity is associated with a higher risk for severe COVID-19 outcomes: a study in 48 440 adult patients" (2021) published in British Journal of Sports Medicine
"An international physical activity and public health research agenda to inform coronavirus disease-2019 policies and practices" (2020) published in Journal of Sport and Health Science
"An ecosystem service perspective on urban nature, physical activity, and health" (2021) published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
"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
"City planning policies to support health and sustainability: an international comparison of policy indicators for 25 cities" (2022) published in The Lancet Global Health

James F. Sallis collaborates frequently with several researchers, including Howard Frumkin, Ross C. Brownson, Matthew L. Boulton, Robert B. Wallace, and Patrick Remington. Each of these co-authors has contributed to numerous joint publications with Sallis.

The scientist's work appears across notable publication venues, particularly in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine, UNC Libraries, International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity, The Lancet Global Health, and Health & Place.

The areas of study and topics covered by this scientist highlight the intersection of urban planning, physical activity, and public health. The research emphasizes how built environments and urban nature influence health outcomes, obesity, physical activity, and sustainability. The work also reflects significant attention to public health policy related to disease prevention and health disparities within urban settings.

Best Publications

International physical activity questionnaire: 12-country reliability and validity

Cora L Craig;Alison L Marshall;Michael Sjöström;Adrian E Bauman

24982
Citations
Physical Activity and Public Health: A Recommendation From the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the American College of Sports Medicine

Russell R. Pate;Michael Pratt;Steven N. Blair;William L. Haskell

11832
Citations
A review of correlates of physical activity of children and adolescents.

James F. Sallis;Judith J. Prochaska;Wendell C. Taylor

6505
Citations
Compendium of physical activities: classification of energy costs of human physical activities.

Barbara E. Ainsworth;William L. Haskell;Arthur S Leon;David R Jacobs

5569
Citations
Ecological models of health behavior.

James F. Sallis;Neville Owen;Edwin B. Fisher

5099
Citations
Correlates of physical activity: why are some people physically active and others not?

Adrian Bauman;Rodrigo Siqueira Reis;Rodrigo Siqueira Reis;James F. Sallis;Jonathan C. K. Wells

4929
Citations
Correlates of adults' participation in physical activity: review and update.

Stewart G. Trost;Neville Owen;Adrian E. Bauman;James F. Sallis

4076
Citations
Environmental correlates of walking and cycling: Findings from the transportation, urban design, and planning literatures

Brian E. Saelens;James F. Sallis;Lawrence D. Frank

3147
Citations
AHA Guidelines for Primary Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease and Stroke: 2002 Update Consensus Panel Guide to Comprehensive Risk Reduction for Adult Patients Without Coronary or Other Atherosclerotic Vascular Diseases

Thomas A. Pearson;Steven N. Blair;Stephen R. Daniels;Robert H. Eckel

2871
Citations
Physical Activity and Behavioral Medicine

Neville G. Owen;James F. Sallis

2632
Citations
Neighborhood-Based Differences in Physical Activity: An Environment Scale Evaluation

Brian E. Saelens;James F. Sallis;Jennifer B. Black;Dungtsa Chen

2476
Citations
PHYSICAL ACTIVITY ASSESSMENT METHODOLOGY IN THE FIVE-CITY PROJECT

James F. Sallis;William L. Haskell;Peter D. Wood;Stephen P. Fortmann

2233
Citations
Age and gender differences in objectively measured physical activity in youth.

Stewart G. Trost;Russell R. Pate;James F. Sallis;Patty S. Freedson

2065
Citations
Linking objectively measured physical activity with objectively measured urban form: findings from SMARTRAQ.

Lawrence D. Frank;Thomas L. Schmid;James F. Sallis;James Chapman

2040
Citations
The development of scales to measure social support for diet and exercise behaviors

James F. Sallis;Robin M. Grossman;Robin B. Pinski;Thomas L. Patterson

1906
Citations
ENVIRONMENTAL AND POLICY INTERVENTIONS TO PROMOTE PHYSICAL ACTIVITY

James F. Sallis;Adrian Bauman;Michael Pratt

1877
Citations
Physical Education's Role in Public Health

James F. Sallis;Thomas L. McKenzie

1860
Citations
The determinants of physical activity and exercise

R K Dishman;J F Sallis;D R Orenstein

1745
Citations
Understanding environmental influences on walking: Review and research agenda

Neville Owen;Nancy Humpel;Eva Leslie;Adrian E. Bauman

1726
Citations
Many Pathways from Land Use to Health: Associations between Neighborhood Walkability and Active Transportation, Body Mass Index, and Air Quality

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

1720
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

Brian E. Saelens Seattle Children's Hospital

Lawrence D. Frank University of California, San Diego

Jacqueline Kerr University of California, San Diego

Thomas L. McKenzie San Diego State University

Neville Owen Swinburne University of Technology

John P. Elder San Diego State University

Ester Cerin Australian Catholic University

Gregory J. Norman Dexcom (United States)

Karen Glanz University of Pennsylvania

Abby C. King Stanford University

External Links

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