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Jason A. Gilliland 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 Jason A. Gilliland sits on this spectrum.

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44 publications 570+

This scientist: 223 publications — 72nd percentile

72% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Jason A. Gilliland 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 Jason A. Gilliland sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 54 D-Index — 73rd percentile

73% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Jason A. Gilliland is affiliated with the University of Western Ontario in Canada. Their research contributions span multiple fields, primarily focusing on medicine and social sciences, with a substantial emphasis on public health and environmental and occupational health.

Their scholarly work encompasses a range of subfields including transportation, general health professions, physiology, and sociology and political science. Major research topics covered in their publications include obesity, physical activity, and diet; urban transport and accessibility; physical activity and health; food security and health in diverse populations; nutritional studies and diet; injury epidemiology and prevention; and urban green space and health.

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Jason A. Gilliland include:

  • Jamie A. Seabrook
  • Gina Martin
  • Patricia Tucker
  • Andrew Clark
  • Alexander Wray

The research has been published regularly in several venues, with notable frequency in:

  • BMC Public Health
  • International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
  • Children
  • Nutrients
  • Population Medicine

Selected recent papers exemplify the scope and focus of their research:

  • "Review: The impact of climate change awareness on children's mental well-being and negative emotions - a scoping review," 2021, Child and Adolescent Mental Health
  • "Infants' and toddlers' physical activity and sedentary time as measured by accelerometry: a systematic review and meta-analysis," 2020, International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity
  • "The quantity and composition of household food waste during the COVID-19 pandemic: A direct measurement study in Canada," 2021, Socio-Economic Planning Sciences
  • "Rethinking walkability and developing a conceptual definition of active living environments to guide research and practice," 2022, BMC Public Health
  • "Enhanced long-term dietary change and adherence in a nutrigenomics-guided lifestyle intervention compared to a population-based (GLB/DPP) lifestyle intervention for weight management: results from the NOW randomised controlled trial," 2020, BMJ Nutrition Prevention & Health

Best Publications

  • The effect of season and weather on physical activity: A systematic review

    Patricia Tucker;Jason Gilliland

  • Mapping the evolution of 'food deserts' in a Canadian city: Supermarket accessibility in London, Ontario, 1961–2005

    Kristian Larsen;Jason Gilliland

  • The Influence of the Physical Environment and Sociodemographic Characteristics on Children's Mode of Travel to and From School

    Kristian Larsen;Jason Gilliland;Peter Hess;Patricia Tucker

  • Mental health benefits of interactions with nature in children and teenagers: a systematic review.

    Suzanne Tillmann;Danielle C Tobin;William R. Avison;Jason A. Gilliland

  • A farmers' market in a food desert: Evaluating impacts on the price and availability of healthy food.

    Kristian Larsen;Jason Gilliland

  • Environmental influences on physical activity levels in youth.

    Patricia Tucker;Jennifer D. Irwin;Jason Gilliland;Meizi He

  • The Influence of Local Food Environments on Adolescents’ Food Purchasing Behaviors

    Meizi He;Patricia Tucker;Jason Gilliland;Jennifer D. Irwin

  • Mapping Urban Morphology: A Classification Scheme for Interpreting Contributions to the Study of Urban Form

    Pierre Gauthier;Jason Gilliland

  • Free range kids? Using GPS-derived activity spaces to examine children's neighborhood activity and mobility

    Janet E. Loebach;Jason A. Gilliland

  • Obesogenic neighbourhoods: the impact of neighbourhood restaurants and convenience stores on adolescents' food consumption behaviours.

    Meizi He;Patricia Tucker;Jennifer D Irwin;Jason Gilliland

  • Route-Based Analysis to Capture the Environmental Influences on a Child's Mode of Travel between Home and School

    Kristian Larsen;Jason Gilliland;Paul M. Hess

  • The role of place branding in local and regional economic development: bridging the gap between policy and practicality

    Evan P Cleave;Godwin Arku;Richard C. Sadler;Jason A. Gilliland

  • An application of the edge effect in measuring accessibility to multiple food retailer types in southwestern Ontario, Canada.

    Richard Casey Sadler;Jason Gilliland;Godwin Arku

  • Child-Led Tours to Uncover Children's Perceptions and Use of Neighborhood Environments

    Jason Gilliland;Janet Loebach

  • Using a Smartphone Application to Promote Healthy Dietary Behaviours and Local Food Consumption.

    Jason Gilliland;Richard Sadler;Andrew Clark;Colleen O'Connor

  • Review: The impact of climate change awareness on children's mental well-being and negative emotions - a scoping review.

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  • Linking childhood obesity to the built environment: a multi-level analysis of home and school neighbourhood factors associated with body mass index.

    Jason A. Gilliland;Claudia Y. Rangel;Martin A. Healy;Patricia Tucker

  • Hip fracture types in men and women change differently with age

    David A Tanner;Marita Kloseck;Richard G Crilly;Bert Chesworth

  • SOCIOECONOMIC STATUS AND ADVERSE BIRTH OUTCOMES: A POPULATION-BASED CANADIAN SAMPLE.

    Emily E Campbell;Jason A. Gilliland;Paula D. N. Dworatzek;Barbra De Vrijer

  • "Reduce Food Waste, Save Money”: Testing a Novel Intervention to Reduce Household Food Waste

    Paul van der Werf;Jamie A. Seabrook;Jason A. Gilliland

  • A Food Retail-Based Intervention on Food Security and Consumption

    Richard C. Sadler;Jason A. Gilliland;Godwin Arku

  • Splashpads, swings, and shade: parents' preferences for neighbourhood parks.

    Patricia Tucker;Jason Gilliland;Jennifer D. Irwin

Frequent Co-Authors

Debbie Laliberte Rudman
Debbie Laliberte Rudman University of Western Ontario
Isaac Luginaah
Isaac Luginaah University of Western Ontario
Angela Karp
Angela Karp Rothamsted Research
Saverio Stranges
Saverio Stranges University of Western Ontario
Kim D. Raine
Kim D. Raine University of Alberta
William R. Avison
William R. Avison University of Western Ontario
Nancy A. Ross
Nancy A. Ross Queen's University
Brian Hutton
Brian Hutton Ottawa Hospital
Graham J. Reid
Graham J. Reid University of Western Ontario
Andrew M. Johnson
Andrew M. Johnson University of Western Ontario

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