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Panteleimon Ekkekakis

Panteleimon Ekkekakis

D-Index & Metrics

Psychology

D-Index
62
Citations
16438
World Ranking
3212
National Ranking
1825

Panteleimon Ekkekakis publication distribution in Psychology in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Psychology in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Panteleimon Ekkekakis sits on this spectrum.

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31 publications 705+

This scientist: 173 publications — 59th percentile

59% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 705 publications or more.

Panteleimon Ekkekakis 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 Panteleimon Ekkekakis sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 144+

This scientist: 62 D-Index — 72nd percentile

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

The last bar groups every scientist with 144 D-Index or more.

Overview

Panteleimon Ekkekakis is affiliated with Iowa State University in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on the intersection of psychology and medicine, with a notable emphasis on applied psychology and physiology within the context of exercise and sport.

Their scholarly output includes work in the fields of behavioral health and interventions, physical activity and health, eating disorders and behaviors, and motivation and self-concept in sports. Additional research topics include cardiovascular and exercise physiology, heart rate variability and autonomic control, and sports performance and training.

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Ekkekakis include Diogo Teixeira, Vasco Bastos, Ana Jesus Andrade, Matthew A. Ladwig, and Mark E. Hartman.

Ekkekakis has published extensively in several journals, with the most frequent venues being:

  • Psychology of sport and exercise (8 publications)
  • Kinesiology Review (4 publications)
  • Journal of Sport and Exercise Psychology (4 publications)
  • Health Psychology Review (2 publications)
  • International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity (2 publications)

Selected recent papers authored or co-authored by Ekkekakis include:

  • "Extraordinary claims in the literature on high-intensity interval training (HIIT): IV. Is HIIT associated with higher long-term exercise adherence?" (2022) published in Psychology of Sport and Exercise
  • "Do you find exercise pleasant or unpleasant? The Affective Exercise Experiences (AFFEXX) questionnaire" (2021) published in Psychology of Sport and Exercise

Other relevant works, though not authored by Ekkekakis, relate closely to their research area, including:

  • "Updating goal-setting theory in physical activity promotion: a critical conceptual review" (2020) in Health Psychology Review
  • "The (over)use of SMART goals for physical activity promotion: A narrative review and critique" (2022) in Health Psychology Review
  • "Ratings of affective valence closely track changes in oxygen uptake: Application to high-intensity interval exercise" (2020) in Performance Enhancement & Health

In addition to journal articles, Ekkekakis contributed to academic book literature, including the publication of Essentials of Exercise and Sport Psychology: An Open Access Textbook (2021) with the Society for Transparency, Openness, and Replication in Kinesiology eBooks.

Best Publications

  • The pleasure and displeasure people feel when they exercise at different intensities: decennial update and progress towards a tripartite rationale for exercise intensity prescription.

    Panteleimon Ekkekakis;Gaynor Parfitt;Steven J. Petruzzello

  • Pleasure and displeasure from the body: Perspectives from exercise

    Panteleimon Ekkekakis

  • Exercise does not feel the same when you are overweight: the impact of self-selected and imposed intensity on affect and exertion

    P Ekkekakis;E Lind

  • Acute aerobic exercise and affect: current status, problems and prospects regarding dose-response.

    Panteleimon Ekkekakis;Steven J. Petruzzello

  • Affective–Reflective Theory of physical inactivity and exercise

    Ralf Brand;Panteleimon Ekkekakis

  • The Relationship Between Exercise Intensity and Affective Responses Demystified: To Crack the 40-Year-Old Nut, Replace the 40-Year-Old Nutcracker!

    Panteleimon Ekkekakis;Eric E. Hall;Steven J. Petruzzello

  • Variation and homogeneity in affective responses to physical activity of varying intensities: An alternative perspective on dose – response based on evolutionary considerations

    Panteleimon Ekkekakis;Eric E Hall;Steven J Petruzzello

  • The Measurement of Affect, Mood, and Emotion: A Guide for Health-Behavioral Research

    Panteleimon Ekkekakis;James A. Russell

  • Walking in (affective) circles: Can short walks enhance affect?

    Panteleimon Ekkekakis;Eric E. Hall;Lisa M. VanLanduyt;Steven J. Petruzzello

  • The affective beneficence of vigorous exercise revisited

    Eric E. Hall;Panteleimon Ekkekakis;Steven J. Petruzzello

  • Let them roam free? Physiological and psychological evidence for the potential of self-selected exercise intensity in public health.

    Panteleimon Ekkekakis

  • Affect, mood, and emotion.

    Panteleimon Ekkekakis

  • Throwing the mountains into the lakes: on the perils of nomothetic conceptions of the exercise-affect relationship.

    Lisa M. Van Landuyt;Panteleimon Ekkekakis;Eric E. Hall;Steven J. Petruzzello

  • Exercise, Fitness, and Neurocognitive Function in Older Adults: The “Selective Improvement” and “Cardiovascular Fitness” Hypotheses

    Ann L. Smiley-Oyen;Kristin A. Lowry;Sara J. Francois;Marian L. Kohut

  • Some like It Vigorous: Measuring Individual Differences in the Preference for and Tolerance of Exercise Intensity

    Panteleimon Ekkekakis;Eric E. Hall;Steven J. Petruzzello

  • Practical markers of the transition from aerobic to anaerobic metabolism during exercise: rationale and a case for affect-based exercise prescription.

    Panteleimon Ekkekakis;Eric E Hall;Steven J Petruzzello

  • Analysis of the affect measurement conundrum in exercise psychology: IV. A conceptual case for the affect circumplex

    Panteleimon Ekkekakis;Steven J Petruzzello

  • Illuminating the black box: investigating prefrontal cortical hemodynamics during exercise with near-infrared spectroscopy.

    Panteleimon Ekkekakis

  • Analysis of the affect measurement conundrum in exercise psychology: I. Fundamental issues

    Panteleimon Ekkekakis;Steven J Petruzzello

  • Affective responses to increasing levels of exercise intensity in normal-weight, overweight, and obese middle-aged women.

    Panteleimon Ekkekakis;Erik Lind;Spiridoula Vazou

  • Psychobiology of Physical Activity

    Edmund O. Acevedo;Panteleimon Ekkekakis

Frequent Co-Authors

Steven J. Petruzzello
Steven J. Petruzzello University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
James A. Russell
James A. Russell Boston College
Gaynor Parfitt
Gaynor Parfitt University of South Australia
Linda E. Carlson
Linda E. Carlson University of Calgary
Costas I. Karageorghis
Costas I. Karageorghis Brunel University London
Stuart J. H. Biddle
Stuart J. H. Biddle University of Southern Queensland
Dan Ariely
Dan Ariely Duke University
Christian Swann
Christian Swann Southern Cross University
Stewart A. Vella
Stewart A. Vella University of Wollongong
Daniel W. Russell
Daniel W. Russell Iowa State University

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