James J. Annesi

James J. Annesi publication distribution in Psychology in 2026

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James J. Annesi D-index placement in Psychology in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Psychology scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where James J. Annesi sits on this spectrum.

Research.com Recognitions

• 2015 - Fellow of the American Psychological Association (APA)

Best Publications

• Effects of a 12-Week Physical Activity Protocol Delivered by YMCA After-School Counselors (Youth Fit for Life) on Fitness and Self-Efficacy Changes in 5-12-Year-Old Boys and Girls.

  James J. Annesi;Wayne L. Westcott;Avery D. Faigenbaum;Jennifer L. Unruh

  175
  Citations

• Path analysis of exercise treatment-induced changes in psychological factors leading to weight loss

  James J. Annesi;C. Nathan Marti

  158
  Citations

• Effects of the coach approach intervention on adherence to exercise in obese women: assessing mediation of social cognitive theory factors.

  James J. Annesi;Jennifer L. Unruh;Nathan C. Marti;Srinivasa Gorjala

  141
  Citations

• Supported exercise improves controlled eating and weight through its effects on psychosocial factors: extending a systematic research program toward treatment development.

  James J Annesi

  140
  Citations

• Effects of a cognitive behavioral treatment package on exercise attendance and drop out in fitness centers

  James Annesi

  129
  Citations

• Effects of virtual reality-enhanced exercise equipment on adherence and exercise-induced feeling states.

  James J. Annesi;José Mazas

  129
  Citations

• Relations of physical self-concept and self-efficacy with frequency of voluntary physical activity in preadolescents: Implications for after-school care programming

  James J. Annesi

  114
  Citations

• Effects of music, television, and a combination entertainment system on distraction, exercise adherence, and physical output in adults.

  James J. Annesi

  90
  Citations

• Effects of minimal exercise and cognitive behavior modification on adherence, emotion change, self-image, and physical change in obese women.

  James J. Annesi

  86
  Citations

• Cognitive-behavioural physical activity treatment in African-American pre-schoolers: effects of age, sex, and BMI.

  James J. Annesi;Alice E. Smith;Gisèle A. Tennant

  86
  Citations

• Relations of Exercise, Self-Appraisal, Mood Changes and Weight Loss in Obese Women: Testing Propositions Based on Baker and Brownell’s (2000) Model

  James J. Annesi;Jennifer L. Unruh

  76
  Citations

• Relations of self-regulation and self-efficacy for exercise and eating and BMI change: A field investigation

  James J Annesi;Srinivasa Gorjala

  73
  Citations

• Correlations of depression and total mood disturbance with physical activity and self-concept in preadolescents enrolled in an after-school exercise program.

  James J. Annesi

  70
  Citations

• Relationship between Changes in Acute Exercise-Induced Feeling States, Self-Motivation, and Adults' Adherence to Moderate Aerobic Exercise:

  James J. Annesi

  68
  Citations

• Goal-setting protocol in adherence to exercise by Italian adults.

  James J. Annesi

  66
  Citations

• Effects of Cardiovascular Exercise Frequency and Duration on Depression and Tension Changes over 10 Weeks

  James J. Annesi

  62
  Citations

• Relations of changes in exercise self-efficacy, physical self-concept, and body satisfaction with weight changes in obese white and African American women initiating a physical activity program.

  James J. Annesi

  60
  Citations

• Effects of Minimal Group Promotion on Cohesion and Exercise Adherence

  James J. Annesi

  59
  Citations

• Effects of the COACH APPROACH intervention on drop-out rates among adults initiating exercise programs at nine YMCAs over three years.

  James J. Annesi;Jennifer L. Unruh

  59
  Citations

• Effects of the Youth Fit For Life protocol on physiological, mood, self-appraisal, and voluntary physical activity changes in African American preadolescents: Contrasting after-school care and physical education formats

  James J. Annesi;Avery D. Faigenbaum;Wayne L. Westcott;Alice E. Smith

  58
  Citations