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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Social Sciences and Humanities 45 3734 3441 1785 1614 148 20746

John R. Sirard publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by John R. Sirard between 1985 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. John R. Sirard published across 41 years, from 1985 to 2025, averaging 4.4 papers a year. Output peaked at 12 publications in 2008. 12 of the 179 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1985 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 12. Peak 12 publications in 2008. 1985: 1 publication 1986: 0 publications 1987: 0 publications 1988: 0 publications 1989: 0 publications 1990: 0 publications 1991: 0 publications 1992: 0 publications 1993: 0 publications 1994: 0 publications 1995: 0 publications 1996: 0 publications 1997: 2 publications 1998: 4 publications 1999: 2 publications 2000: 1 publication 2001: 4 publications 2002: 6 publications 2003: 5 publications 2004: 5 publications 2005: 6 publications 2006: 6 publications 2007: 7 publications 2008: 12 publications 2009: 5 publications 2010: 7 publications 2011: 7 publications 2012: 5 publications 2013: 5 publications 2014: 5 publications 2015: 9 publications 2016: 8 publications 2017: 12 publications 2018: 7 publications 2019: 9 publications 2020: 10 publications 2021: 3 publications 2022: 6 publications 2023: 8 publications 2024: 8 publications 2025: 4 publications
1985 2025

179 publications in total across all disciplines

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John R. Sirard: publications per year, 1985 to 2025
Year Publications
1985 1
1986 0
1987 0
1988 0
1989 0
1990 0
1991 0
1992 0
1993 0
1994 0
1995 0
1996 0
1997 2
1998 4
1999 2
2000 1
2001 4
2002 6
2003 5
2004 5
2005 6
2006 6
2007 7
2008 12
2009 5
2010 7
2011 7
2012 5
2013 5
2014 5
2015 9
2016 8
2017 12
2018 7
2019 9
2020 10
2021 3
2022 6
2023 8
2024 8
2025 4
Total 179
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John R. Sirard 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 R. Sirard 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, 144–153 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: 148 publications — 40th percentile

40% 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
144–153 407 148
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
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 R. Sirard 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 R. Sirard 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, 45 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: 45 D-Index — 52nd percentile

52% 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 45
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
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 R. Sirard is affiliated with the University of Massachusetts Amherst in the United States. Their research primarily falls within the broad field of Medicine, with a significant focus on Physiology and Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, as well as Complementary and Alternative Medicine. Additional subfields include Experimental and Cognitive Psychology and General Health Professions.

Sirard's work covers several main topics, notably Physical Activity and Health, Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet, and Cardiovascular and Exercise Physiology. Other topics addressed include Sports Performance and Training, Sleep and Related Disorders, Health and Lifestyle Studies, and Behavioral Health and Interventions.

The scientist has authored multiple papers published in various academic venues. Frequent publication platforms include Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise, Journal for the Measurement of Physical Behaviour, Journal of Adolescent and Young Adult Oncology, UNC Libraries, and American Journal of Health Behavior.

Key recent papers include:

  • "Sleep is Inversely Associated with Sedentary Time among Youth with Obesity" (2020, American Journal of Health Behavior)
  • "Sleep Measurement Using Wrist-Worn Accelerometer Data Compared with Polysomnography" (2022, Sensors)
  • "Association of the time of day of peak physical activity with cardiovascular mortality: Findings from the UK Biobank study" (2023, Chronobiology International)
  • "A Novel Video-Based Direct Observation System for Assessing Physical Activity and Sedentary Behavior in Children and Young Adults" (2020, Journal for the Measurement of Physical Behaviour)
  • "Expert Consensus on Physical Activity Use for Young Adult Cancer Survivors' Biopsychosocial Health: A Modified Delphi Study" (2021, Journal of Adolescent and Young Adult Oncology)

Sirard has collaborated frequently with a number of coauthors. These include Robert T. Marcotte, John Staudenmayer, Melanna F. Cox, Greg J. Petrucci, and Nicholas Remillard.

Best Publications

  • Calibration of the Computer Science and Applications, Inc. accelerometer.

    Patty S. Freedson;Edward Melanson;John Sirard

  • Using Pedometers to Increase Physical Activity and Improve Health: A Systematic Review

    Dena M. Bravata;Crystal Smith-Spangler;Vandana Sundaram;Allison L. Gienger

  • Age and gender differences in objectively measured physical activity in youth.

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

  • Physical Activity Assessment in Children and Adolescents

    John R. Sirard;Russell R. Pate

  • Longitudinal and Secular Trends in Physical Activity and Sedentary Behavior During Adolescence

    Melissa C. Nelson;Dianne Neumark-Stzainer;Peter J. Hannan;John R. Sirard

  • Compliance with physical activity guidelines: prevalence in a population of children and youth.

    Russell R. Pate;Patty S. Freedson;James F. Sallis;Wendell C. Taylor

  • Physical activity in overweight and nonoverweight preschool children.

    Stewart G. Trost;John R. Sirard;Marsha Dowda;Karin A. Pfeiffer

  • Calibration and Evaluation of an Objective Measure of Physical Activity in Preschool Children

    John R. Sirard;Stewart G. Trost;Karin A. Pfeiffer;Marsha Dowda

  • Influences of preschool policies and practices on children's physical activity.

    Marsha Dowda;Russell R. Pate;Stewart G. Trost;M. Joāo C. A. Almeida

  • Validation of a 3-Day Physical Activity Recall Instrument in Female Youth

    Russell R. Pate;Rebecca Ross;Marsha Dowda;Stewart G. Trost

  • Walking and Bicycling to School: A Review:

    John R. Sirard;Megan E. Slater

  • Physical activity and active commuting to elementary school.

    John R. Sirard;William F. Riner;Kerry L. McIver;Russell R. Pate

  • Motivational factors associated with sports program participation in middle school students.

    John R. Sirard;Karin A. Pfeiffer;Russell R. Pate

  • Using Pedometers to Increase Physical Activity and Improve Health

    Dena M. Bravata;Crystal Smith-Spangler;Vandana Sundaram;Allison L. Gienger

  • Preventing childhood obesity: a solution-oriented research paradigm.

    Thomas N. Robinson;John R. Sirard

  • CALIBRATION OF THE COMPUTER SCIENCE AND APPLICATIONS, INC. (CSA) ACCELEROMETER 256

    P. S. Freedson;J. Sirard;E. Debold;R. Pate

  • Physical activity in overweight and non-overweight pre-school children

    S. G. Trost;J. R. Sirard;M. Dowda;R. R. Pate

  • The effects of increasing outdoor play time on physical activity in Latino preschool children

    Sofiya Alhassan;John R. Sirard;Thomas N. Robinson

  • Field evaluation of the Computer Science and Applications, Inc. physical activity monitor.

    John R. Sirard;Edward L. Melanson;Li Li;Patty S. Freedson

  • The relative influence of demographic, individual, social, and environmental factors on physical activity among boys and girls

    Carrie D. Patnode;Leslie A. Lytle;Darin J. Erickson;John R. Sirard

  • Walking cadence (steps/min) and intensity in 21-40 year olds: CADENCE-adults.

    Catrine Tudor-Locke;Elroy J. Aguiar;Ho Han;Ho Han;Scott W. Ducharme

Frequent Co-Authors

Russell R. Pate
Russell R. Pate University of South Carolina
Patty S. Freedson
Patty S. Freedson University of Massachusetts Amherst
Marsha Dowda
Marsha Dowda University of South Carolina
Stewart G. Trost
Stewart G. Trost University of Queensland
Leslie A. Lytle
Leslie A. Lytle University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
James F. Sallis
James F. Sallis University of California, San Diego
Karin A. Pfeiffer
Karin A. Pfeiffer Michigan State University
Arthur Weltman
Arthur Weltman University of Virginia
Jayne A. Fulkerson
Jayne A. Fulkerson University of Minnesota
Mary Story
Mary Story Duke University

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