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Stuart J H Biddle

Sports medicine — University of Southern Queensland, Australia

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Stuart J H Biddle University of Southern Queensland Australia
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Sports medicine

Subspecialties: Public Health - Psychology - Nutrition

Full career – Last 3 years

Main Topics

Publications and Clinical Studies

Publications – Clinical Studies

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Short Biography

Stuart is Professor of Physical Activity and Health at the University of Southern Queensland, near Brisbane, Australia. He was Professor Loughborough University, UK, from 1998-2014 and Professor of Active Living and Public Health at Victoria University, Melbourne, Australia, 2014-17. He was Head of the then School of Sport and Exercise Sciences at Loughborough between 2001-2007 and is now Visiting Professor to Loughborough University, having been affiliated with Loughborough since arriving as a student in 1973.


Stuart holds honorary positions at The University of Queensland, Baker Heart & Diabetes Institute (Melbourne) and University of Jyväskylä, Finland. He is ranked in the top 20 all-time worldwide for career-long citation impact in sport sciences, is a Clarivate Highly Cited researcher, and is world-ranked 33rd in Public Health and 148th in Psychology for citations.


Stuart’s current research interests centre on sedentary behaviour and physical activity correlates and behaviour change strategies, as well as mental health outcomes. He has been senior author of the book Psychology of Physical Activity for over 30 years, with the 4th edition published by Routledge in 2021. He has been involved in the production of physical activity and sedentary behaviour guidelines for Australia, Canada, UK, and for the World Health Organization. Stuart has Honorary Doctorates from the Norwegian School of Sport Sciences and the University of Thessaly, Greece.

Organizations

Career arc: 1979 - 2026
Source: PubMed

University of Southern Queensland

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Publications Synthesis

Sources: PubMed, OpenAlex

Number : 370

Citations

Citations: 46 400 1st author: 57 Last author: 83 Unique author: 19

Main journals

Int J Behav Nutr Phys Act 26
BMC Public Health 24
Br J Sports Med 18
J Sports Sci 18
J Sci Med Sport 15

Best Journals

BMJ 2

Breakdown by type

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Latest Publications

5 most recent indexed articles

Source: Pubmed

Title Journal Year Citations
Parental Knowledge, Attitudes, and Perceived Usefulness of Australian Screen Time Guidelines for Toddlers and Preschoolers.
parenting, aged, health promotion, cities, education, child		Health Promot J Austr20260
Randomised-controlled feasibility study evaluating the REgulate your SItting Time (RESIT) intervention for reducing sitting in individuals with type 2 diabetes: a process evaluation.
diabetes mellitus, education, distance, feasibility studies, mentoring, education, diabetes mellitus, type 2		BMJ Open20260
Psychology of Sport and Exercise 25 th Anniversary Special Issue.
exercise, psychology, sports		Psychol Sport Exerc20260
The effectiveness and cost effectiveness of Snacktivity™ as an intervention to promote physical activity and health outcomes: a study protocol for a multi-centre randomised controlled trial.
exercise, multiple chronic conditions, public health, snacks		Trials20250
Green space, blue space and psychological distress in regional Australia: Cross-sectional and longitudinal analyses.
psychological distress, environmental health, mental health		Environ Res20250

Clinical Studies 5

Sources: ClinicalTrials, EU CTIS

Synthesis

By phase:

N/A 5

By status:

Completed 3
Recruiting 1
Unknown 1

By type:

Interventional 5

By Monocentric/Multicentric:

monocentric 4
multicentric2to4 1
multicentric5to9 0
multicentricup10 0

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Ongoing Clinical Trials

Ongoing trial started since 2021, where this expert is an investigator

Source: ClinicalTrials

Study Phase Status Start
A Collaborative Theory based Intervention to Promote Physical Activity Among Sedentary Parents and Their Children
NCT06070038 — exercise, research design, parenting, self efficacy, maintenance, social cognition, research, cognition, child		N/ARecruiting2023

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Sources: PubMed, OpenAlex, ClinicalTrials, EU CTIS