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John C. Spence

John C. Spence

D-Index & Metrics

Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Social Sciences and Humanities 73 626 546 35 32 359 24027

John C. Spence publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by John C. Spence between 1977 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. John C. Spence published across 49 years, from 1977 to 2025, averaging 8.9 papers a year. Output peaked at 35 publications in 2012. 26 of the 436 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
10 20 30
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1977 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 35. Peak 35 publications in 2012. 1977: 1 publication 1978: 0 publications 1979: 0 publications 1980: 0 publications 1981: 0 publications 1982: 0 publications 1983: 0 publications 1984: 0 publications 1985: 0 publications 1986: 0 publications 1987: 0 publications 1988: 0 publications 1989: 0 publications 1990: 0 publications 1991: 0 publications 1992: 0 publications 1993: 2 publications 1994: 0 publications 1995: 1 publication 1996: 2 publications 1997: 1 publication 1998: 2 publications 1999: 4 publications 2000: 6 publications 2001: 5 publications 2002: 4 publications 2003: 7 publications 2004: 6 publications 2005: 8 publications 2006: 7 publications 2007: 8 publications 2008: 12 publications 2009: 19 publications 2010: 22 publications 2011: 24 publications 2012: 35 publications 2013: 21 publications 2014: 13 publications 2015: 19 publications 2016: 31 publications 2017: 26 publications 2018: 27 publications 2019: 19 publications 2020: 23 publications 2021: 16 publications 2022: 16 publications 2023: 23 publications 2024: 18 publications 2025: 8 publications
1977 2025

436 publications in total across all disciplines

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John C. Spence: publications per year, 1977 to 2025
Year Publications
1977 1
1978 0
1979 0
1980 0
1981 0
1982 0
1983 0
1984 0
1985 0
1986 0
1987 0
1988 0
1989 0
1990 0
1991 0
1992 0
1993 2
1994 0
1995 1
1996 2
1997 1
1998 2
1999 4
2000 6
2001 5
2002 4
2003 7
2004 6
2005 8
2006 7
2007 8
2008 12
2009 19
2010 22
2011 24
2012 35
2013 21
2014 13
2015 19
2016 31
2017 26
2018 27
2019 19
2020 23
2021 16
2022 16
2023 23
2024 18
2025 8
Total 436
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John C. Spence 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 John C. Spence sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
100 200 300 400
Bar chart with 54 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 44–53 to 570+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 474. Most scientists, 474, have 114–123 publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 570 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 354–363 publications, is where this scientist sits. 44–53 publications: 28 scientists 54–63 publications: 61 scientists 64–73 publications: 161 scientists 74–83 publications: 225 scientists 84–93 publications: 301 scientists 94–103 publications: 390 scientists 104–113 publications: 406 scientists 114–123 publications: 474 scientists 124–133 publications: 453 scientists 134–143 publications: 434 scientists 144–153 publications: 407 scientists 154–163 publications: 411 scientists 164–173 publications: 391 scientists 174–183 publications: 313 scientists 184–193 publications: 319 scientists 194–203 publications: 304 scientists 204–213 publications: 285 scientists 214–223 publications: 246 scientists 224–233 publications: 213 scientists 234–243 publications: 170 scientists 244–253 publications: 167 scientists 254–263 publications: 162 scientists 264–273 publications: 138 scientists 274–283 publications: 138 scientists 284–293 publications: 113 scientists 294–303 publications: 106 scientists 304–313 publications: 95 scientists 314–323 publications: 101 scientists 324–333 publications: 81 scientists 334–343 publications: 69 scientists 344–353 publications: 56 scientists 354–363 publications: 36 scientists 364–373 publications: 42 scientists 374–383 publications: 41 scientists 384–393 publications: 44 scientists 394–403 publications: 27 scientists 404–413 publications: 30 scientists 414–423 publications: 20 scientists 424–433 publications: 29 scientists 434–443 publications: 29 scientists 444–453 publications: 25 scientists 454–463 publications: 19 scientists 464–473 publications: 21 scientists 474–483 publications: 11 scientists 484–493 publications: 17 scientists 494–503 publications: 7 scientists 504–513 publications: 6 scientists 514–523 publications: 12 scientists 524–533 publications: 10 scientists 534–543 publications: 7 scientists 544–553 publications: 6 scientists 554–563 publications: 12 scientists 564–569 publications: 8 scientists 570+ publications: 100 scientists
44–53 publications 570+

This scientist: 359 publications — 93rd percentile

93% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

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Number of Social Sciences and Humanities scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 7,777 ranked scientists.
Publications Scientists This scientist
44–53 28
54–63 61
64–73 161
74–83 225
84–93 301
94–103 390
104–113 406
114–123 474
124–133 453
134–143 434
144–153 407
154–163 411
164–173 391
174–183 313
184–193 319
194–203 304
204–213 285
214–223 246
224–233 213
234–243 170
244–253 167
254–263 162
264–273 138
274–283 138
284–293 113
294–303 106
304–313 95
314–323 101
324–333 81
334–343 69
344–353 56
354–363 36 359
364–373 42
374–383 41
384–393 44
394–403 27
404–413 30
414–423 20
424–433 29
434–443 29
444–453 25
454–463 19
464–473 21
474–483 11
484–493 17
494–503 7
504–513 6
514–523 12
524–533 10
534–543 7
544–553 6
554–563 12
564–569 8
570+ 100
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John C. Spence 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 John C. Spence sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
100 200 300
Bar chart with 71 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 30 to 100+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 313. Most scientists, 313, have 42 D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 100 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 73 D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 30 D-Index: 177 scientists 31 D-Index: 210 scientists 32 D-Index: 222 scientists 33 D-Index: 188 scientists 34 D-Index: 181 scientists 35 D-Index: 243 scientists 36 D-Index: 261 scientists 37 D-Index: 272 scientists 38 D-Index: 278 scientists 39 D-Index: 300 scientists 40 D-Index: 297 scientists 41 D-Index: 308 scientists 42 D-Index: 313 scientists 43 D-Index: 300 scientists 44 D-Index: 269 scientists 45 D-Index: 260 scientists 46 D-Index: 228 scientists 47 D-Index: 251 scientists 48 D-Index: 203 scientists 49 D-Index: 186 scientists 50 D-Index: 187 scientists 51 D-Index: 166 scientists 52 D-Index: 138 scientists 53 D-Index: 141 scientists 54 D-Index: 131 scientists 55 D-Index: 137 scientists 56 D-Index: 109 scientists 57 D-Index: 129 scientists 58 D-Index: 95 scientists 59 D-Index: 105 scientists 60 D-Index: 106 scientists 61 D-Index: 86 scientists 62 D-Index: 94 scientists 63 D-Index: 77 scientists 64 D-Index: 79 scientists 65 D-Index: 59 scientists 66 D-Index: 68 scientists 67 D-Index: 51 scientists 68 D-Index: 49 scientists 69 D-Index: 40 scientists 70 D-Index: 43 scientists 71 D-Index: 40 scientists 72 D-Index: 50 scientists 73 D-Index: 46 scientists 74 D-Index: 43 scientists 75 D-Index: 45 scientists 76 D-Index: 45 scientists 77 D-Index: 30 scientists 78 D-Index: 25 scientists 79 D-Index: 31 scientists 80 D-Index: 29 scientists 81 D-Index: 18 scientists 82 D-Index: 21 scientists 83 D-Index: 26 scientists 84 D-Index: 15 scientists 85 D-Index: 15 scientists 86 D-Index: 19 scientists 87 D-Index: 19 scientists 88 D-Index: 12 scientists 89 D-Index: 7 scientists 90 D-Index: 19 scientists 91 D-Index: 20 scientists 92 D-Index: 13 scientists 93 D-Index: 9 scientists 94 D-Index: 13 scientists 95 D-Index: 8 scientists 96 D-Index: 7 scientists 97 D-Index: 6 scientists 98 D-Index: 6 scientists 99 D-Index: 6 scientists 100+ D-Index: 97 scientists
30 D-Index 100+

This scientist: 73 D-Index — 92nd percentile

92% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

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Number of Social Sciences and Humanities scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 7,777 ranked scientists.
D-Index Scientists This scientist
30 177
31 210
32 222
33 188
34 181
35 243
36 261
37 272
38 278
39 300
40 297
41 308
42 313
43 300
44 269
45 260
46 228
47 251
48 203
49 186
50 187
51 166
52 138
53 141
54 131
55 137
56 109
57 129
58 95
59 105
60 106
61 86
62 94
63 77
64 79
65 59
66 68
67 51
68 49
69 40
70 43
71 40
72 50
73 46 73
74 43
75 45
76 45
77 30
78 25
79 31
80 29
81 18
82 21
83 26
84 15
85 15
86 19
87 19
88 12
89 7
90 19
91 20
92 13
93 9
94 13
95 8
96 7
97 6
98 6
99 6
100+ 97
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Overview

John C. Spence is affiliated with the University of Alberta in Canada. Their research primarily focuses on medicine, with extensive work in subfields such as Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, Physiology, Transportation, General Health Professions, and Applied Psychology.

The main topics of John C. Spence's research contributions include:

  • Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet
  • Physical Activity and Health
  • Urban Transport and Accessibility
  • Behavioral Health and Interventions
  • Traffic and Road Safety
  • Mobile Health and mHealth Applications
  • Children's Physical and Motor Development

Key recent papers authored or co-authored by John C. Spence are:

  • Determinants of physical activity among adults in the United Kingdom during the COVID-19 pandemic: The DUK-COVID study, 2020, British Journal of Health Psychology
  • Impact of the COVID-19 virus outbreak on movement and play behaviours of Canadian children and youth: a national survey, 2020, International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity
  • Movement behaviours and physical, cognitive, and social-emotional development in preschool-aged children: Cross-sectional associations using compositional analyses, 2020, PLoS ONE
  • Few Canadian children and youth were meeting the 24-hour movement behaviour guidelines 6-months into the COVID-19 pandemic: Follow-up from a national study, 2021, Applied Physiology Nutrition and Metabolism
  • Differences in parental perceptions of walking and cycling to high school according to distance, 2020, Transportation Research Part F Traffic Psychology and Behaviour

John C. Spence frequently collaborates with several coauthors, including:

  • Guy Faulkner
  • Ryan E. Rhodes
  • Leigh M. Vanderloo
  • Carminda Goersch Lamboglia
  • Mark S. Tremblay

The primary publication venues for John C. Spence's work include:

  • Journal of Physical Activity and Health
  • Journal of Transport & Health
  • BMC Public Health
  • PLoS ONE
  • Canadian Journal of Cardiology

Best Publications

  • Within-Class Grouping: A Meta-Analysis

    Yiping Lou;Philip C. Abrami;John C. Spence;Catherine Poulsen

  • How many steps/day are enough? for adults

    Catrine Tudor-Locke;Cora L Craig;Wendy J Brown;Stacy A Clemes

  • Toward a comprehensive model of physical activity

    John C Spence;Rebecca E Lee

  • Systematic review of physical activity and health in the early years (aged 0–4 years)

    Brian W. Timmons;Allana G. LeBlanc;Valerie Carson;Sarah Connor Gorber

  • Systematic review of the relationships between physical activity and health indicators in the early years (0-4 years)

    Valerie Carson;Eun-Young Lee;Lyndel Hewitt;Cally Jennings

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

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

  • Canadian 24-Hour Movement Guidelines for the Early Years (0-4 years): An Integration of Physical Activity, Sedentary Behaviour, and Sleep.

    Mark S. Tremblay;Jean-Philippe Chaput;Kristi B. Adamo;Salomé Aubert

  • Meta-analysis of internet-delivered interventions to increase physical activity levels

    Cally A Davies;John C. H. Spence;Corneel Vandelanotte;Cristina M Caperchione;Cristina M Caperchione

  • Perceived environment and physical activity: a meta-analysis of selected environmental characteristics

    Mitch J Duncan;John C Spence;W Kerry Mummery

  • A step-defined sedentary lifestyle index: <5000 steps/day

    Catrine Tudor-Locke;Cora L Craig;John P Thyfault;John C Spence

  • Systematic review of sedentary behaviour and health indicators in the early years (aged 0-4 years).

    Allana G. LeBlanc;John C. Spence;Valerie Carson;Sarah Connor Gorber

  • Systematic review of physical activity and cognitive development in early childhood

    Valerie Carson;Stephen Hunter;Nicholas Kuzik;Sandra A. Wiebe

  • The Effect of Exercise on Global Self-Esteem: A Quantitative Review

    John C. Spence;Kerry R. McGannon;Pauline Poon

  • Food Deserts in the Prairies? Supermarket Accessibility and Neighborhood Need in Edmonton, Canada*

    Karen E. Smoyer-Tomic;John C. Spence;Carl Amrhein

  • Canadian physical activity guidelines for the early years (aged 0-4 years)

    Mark S. Tremblay;Allana G. LeBlanc;Valerie Carson;Louise Choquette

  • The association between neighborhood socioeconomic status and exposure to supermarkets and fast food outlets.

    Karen E. Smoyer-Tomic;John C. Spence;Kim D. Raine;Carl Amrhein

  • Relation between local food environments and obesity among adults

    John C. H. Spence;Nicoleta Cutumisu;Joy Edwards;Kim D Raine

  • Effects of Within-Class Grouping on Student Achievement: An Exploratory Model

    Yiping Lou;Philip C. Abrami;John C. Spence

  • Physical Activity and Psychological Well‐being: Knowledge Base, Current Issues, and Caveats

    Lise Gauvin;John C. Spence

  • Systematic review of sedentary behavior and cognitive development in early childhood.

    Valerie Carson;Nicholas Kuzik;Stephen Hunter;Sandra A. Wiebe

Frequent Co-Authors

Ryan E. Rhodes
Ryan E. Rhodes University of Victoria
Tanya R. Berry
Tanya R. Berry University of Alberta
Mark S. Tremblay
Mark S. Tremblay Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario
Guy Faulkner
Guy Faulkner University of British Columbia
Ronald C. Plotnikoff
Ronald C. Plotnikoff University of Newcastle Australia
Amy E. Latimer-Cheung
Amy E. Latimer-Cheung Queen's University
Chris M. Blanchard
Chris M. Blanchard Dalhousie University
Kerry R. McGannon
Kerry R. McGannon Laurentian University
Nicholas L. Holt
Nicholas L. Holt University of Alberta
Kim D. Raine
Kim D. Raine University of Alberta

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