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Overview

Ronald C. Plotnikoff is affiliated with the University of Newcastle Australia. Their research primarily focuses on areas within medicine and psychology, with significant contributions in physiology, general health professions, public health, environmental and occupational health, applied psychology, as well as sociology and political science.

The scientist's work extensively covers topics related to physical activity and health, including mobile health and mHealth applications, obesity, physical activity, diet, behavioral health and interventions, children's physical and motor development, cardiovascular and exercise physiology, and health disparities and outcomes.

Frequent collaborators in their research include Mitch J. Duncan, Corneel Vandelanotte, David R. Lubans, Anna K. Jansson, and Elizabeth Holliday.

They have contributed multiple papers to prominent journals, with notable recent publications such as:

  • Time-efficient intervention to improve older adolescents' cardiorespiratory fitness: findings from the 'Burn 2 Learn' cluster randomised controlled trial (2020, British Journal of Sports Medicine)
  • Effect of resistance training on HbA1c in adults with type 2 diabetes mellitus and the moderating effect of changes in muscular strength: a systematic review and meta-analysis (2022, BMJ Open Diabetes Research & Care)
  • A Social Networking and Gamified App to Increase Physical Activity: Cluster RCT (2020, American Journal of Preventive Medicine)
  • Efficacy of a Multi-component m-Health Weight-loss Intervention in Overweight and Obese Adults: A Randomised Controlled Trial (2020, International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health)
  • The Association Between Time-Use Behaviors and Physical and Mental Well-Being in Adults: A Compositional Isotemporal Substitution Analysis (2020, Journal of Physical Activity and Health)

Their work has been frequently published in journals including the Journal of Physical Activity and Health, International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, British Journal of Sports Medicine, American Journal of Preventive Medicine, and Annals of Behavioral Medicine.

Best Publications

  • Physical activity level and health-related quality of life in the general adult population: A systematic review

    Raphaël Bize;Jeffrey A. Johnson;Ronald C. Plotnikoff

  • The Health Benefits of Muscular Fitness for Children and Adolescents: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

    Jordan J. Smith;Narelle Eather;Philip J. Morgan;Ronald C. Plotnikoff

  • Physical activity and physical self-concept in youth: systematic review and meta-analysis.

    Mark J. Babic;Philip J. Morgan;Ronald C. Plotnikoff;Chris Lonsdale

  • Effects and moderators of exercise on quality of life and physical function in patients with cancer : An individual patient data meta-analysis of 34 RCTs

    Laurien M. Buffart;Joeri Kalter;Maike G. Sweegers;Kerry S. Courneya

  • Social cognitive theory and physical activity: a systematic review and meta‐analysis

    M. D. Young;R. C. Plotnikoff;C. E. Collins;C. E. Collins;R. Callister

  • Effectiveness of interventions targeting physical activity, nutrition and healthy weight for university and college students: A systematic review and meta-analysis

    Ronald C Plotnikoff;Sarah A Costigan;Rebecca L Williams;Rebecca L Williams;Melinda J Hutchesson;Melinda J Hutchesson

  • EHealth interventions for the prevention and treatment of overweight and obesity in adults: A systematic review with meta-analysis

    M. J. Hutchesson;M. E. Rollo;Rebecca Krukowski;L. Ells

  • High-intensity interval training for improving health-related fitness in adolescents: a systematic review and meta-analysis

    Sarah A Costigan;N Eather;Ronald Plotnikoff;Dennis R Taaffe

  • Can Smartphone Apps Increase Physical Activity? Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

    Amelia Romeo;Sarah Edney;Ronald Plotnikoff;Rachel Curtis

  • Scaling-up an efficacious school-based physical activity intervention: Study protocol for the 'Internet-based Professional Learning to help teachers support Activity in Youth' (iPLAY) cluster randomized controlled trial and scale-up implementation evaluation

    Christopher Sean Lonsdale;Taren Grant Sanders;Kristen E. Cohen;Philip Parker

  • Randomized Controlled Trial of the Effects of Print Materials and Step Pedometers on Physical Activity and Quality of Life in Breast Cancer Survivors

    Jeffrey K.H. Vallance;Kerry S. Courneya;Ronald C. Plotnikoff;Yutaka Yasui

  • The Health Indicators Associated With Screen-Based Sedentary Behavior Among Adolescent Girls: A Systematic Review

    Sarah A. Costigan;Lisa Barnett;Ronald C. Plotnikoff;David R. Lubans

  • Social support and the theory of planned behavior in the exercise domain

    Kerry S. Courneya;Ronald C. Plotnikoff;Stephen B. Hotz;Nicholas J. Birkett

  • Social cognitive theories used to explain physical activity behavior in adolescents: a systematic review and meta-analysis

    Ronald C. Plotnikoff;Sarah A. Costigan;Nandini Karunamuni;David R. Lubans

  • Resistance training and type 2 diabetes: Considerations for implementation at the population level.

    Neil D. Eves;Ronald C. Plotnikoff

  • Objectively measured sedentary behaviour and health and development in children and adolescents: systematic review and meta-analysis

    Dylan P Cliff;Dylan P Cliff;Kylie Hesketh;Stewart A Vella;Stewart A Vella;Trina Hinkley

  • Smart-Phone Obesity Prevention Trial for Adolescent Boys in Low-Income Communities: The ATLAS RCT

    Jordan J. Smith;Philip J. Morgan;Ronald C. Plotnikoff;Kerry A. Dally

  • Exercise and the transtheoretical model: a longitudinal test of a population sample.

    Ronald C. Plotnikoff;Stephen B. Hotz;Nicholas J. Birkett;Kerry S. Courneya

  • Factors influencing the adoption of an innovation: An examination of the uptake of the Canadian Heart Health Kit (HHK)

    Shannon D Scott;Ronald C Plotnikoff;Nandini Karunamuni;Raphaël Bize

  • Factors associated with physical activity in Canadian adults with diabetes.

    Ronald C. Plotnikoff;Lorian M. Taylor;Philip M. Wilson;Kerry S. Courneya

  • Physical activity and physical self-concept in youth: Systematic review and meta-analysis

    M. Babic;P. Morgan;R. Plotnikoff;D. Lubans

Frequent Co-Authors

Philip J. Morgan
Philip J. Morgan University of Newcastle Australia
David R. Lubans
David R. Lubans University of Newcastle Australia
Clare E. Collins
Clare E. Collins University of Newcastle Australia
Kerry S. Courneya
Kerry S. Courneya University of Alberta
Kim D. Raine
Kim D. Raine University of Alberta
John C. Spence
John C. Spence University of Alberta
Mitch J. Duncan
Mitch J. Duncan University of Newcastle Australia
Ryan E. Rhodes
Ryan E. Rhodes University of Victoria
Anthony D. Okely
Anthony D. Okely University of Wollongong
Carol Maher
Carol Maher University of South Australia

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