🏆 Finalist — NIH Data Sharing Index (“S-Index”) Challenge

Ruth P. Saunders

University of South Carolina

ORCID: 0000-0002-0530-1342
MedicinePsychologyHealth Professions

Pilot corpus only

This score is computed over theSindex pilot corpus and does not cover the full scientific literature. Scores are relative to papers we have ingested — papers, authors, and institutions outside the pilot are not represented. Methodology.

Top 6%percentile
0.234Author DataRank

Indexed papers

1in pilot corpus
datarank_citation_only_1hop_v6· scope data_onlyMethodology
Why this DataRank?

An author's DataRank is the sum of the DataRanks of all 1 indexed paper attributed to them. A prolific author with many moderate-impact papers can outrank one with a single high-impact paper.

Author scores recompute whenever paper DataRanks are refreshed, so this number lags the underlying paper scores by at most one batch run.

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Top data-sharing exemplar

The highest-impact dataset this researcher has shared, ranked by DataRank — the single contribution doing the most to lift their data-sharing standing.

Longitudinal association of biological maturation with physical activity behaviors in girls transitioning from 5th to 7th grade

American Journal of Human Biology(2022)10.1002/ajhb.23737
Top 62%
0.234DataRank
Top 62%3 citations

Marsha Dowda, Rod K. Dishman, Joseph Gorab, A Bucko, Ruth P. Saunders +1 more

Papers

Driven by 11 papers — median percentile 38. Top paper: “Predictors of implementation in the Faith, Activity, and Nutrition dissemination and implementation study: application of the Consolidated Framework for Implementation Research (CFIR) in a statewide initiative”.

Predictors of implementation in the Faith, Activity, and Nutrition dissemination and implementation study: application of the Consolidated Framework for Implementation Research (CFIR) in a statewide initiative

Translational Behavioral Medicine(2020)10.1093/tbm/ibaa025
N/A
0.520DataRank · unranked
31 citations

Danielle E. Jake‐Schoffman, Ruth P. Saunders, Deborah Kinnard, Andrew T. Kaczynski, Brent Hutto +2 more

The Faith, Activity, and Nutrition (FAN) dissemination and implementation study: changes in and maintenance of organizational practices over 24 months in a statewide initiative

International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity(2022)10.1186/s12966-022-01253-9
N/A
0.429DataRank · unranked
12 citations

Kelsey R. Day, Ruth P. Saunders, Danielle E. Jake‐Schoffman, Andrew T. Kaczynski, Jessica Stucker +3 more

Longitudinal association of biological maturation with physical activity behaviors in girls transitioning from 5th to 7th grade

American Journal of Human Biology(2022)10.1002/ajhb.23737
Top 62%
0.234DataRank
Top 62%3 citations

Marsha Dowda, Rod K. Dishman, Joseph Gorab, A Bucko, Ruth P. Saunders +1 more

Walkability indices and children's walking behavior in rural vs. urban areas

Health & Place(2021)10.1016/j.healthplace.2021.102707
N/A
0DataRank · unranked
17 citations

Dwayne E. Porter, Ruth P. Saunders, Lynn Shirley, Marsha Dowda, Russell R. Pate +1 more

Patterns of age-related change in physical activity during the transition from elementary to high school

Preventive Medicine Reports(2022)10.1016/j.pmedr.2022.101712
N/A
0DataRank · unranked
38 citations

Ruth P. Saunders, Sharon E. Taverno Ross, Marsha Dowda, Russell R. Pate

Making healthy eating and physical activity policy practice: The design and overview of a group randomized controlled trial in afterschool programs

UNC Libraries(2020)10.17615/ft7c-cp40
N/A
0DataRank · unranked
0 citations

Jennifer Huberty, Russell R. Pate, Brent Hutto, Darcy A. Freedman, Aaron Beighle +6 more

Determinants of Change in Physical Activity in Children during the Transition from Elementary to High School

Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise(2024)10.1249/mss.0000000000003422
N/A
0DataRank · unranked
8 citations

Marsha Dowda, Rod K. Dishman, Ruth P. Saunders, Kerry Cordan, Emily R. Shull +3 more

Longitudinal Change in Physical Activity in Children 6 to 36 Months of Age

The Journal of Pediatrics(2024)10.1016/j.jpeds.2024.114358
N/A
0DataRank · unranked
1 citations

Marsha Dowda, Alexander C. McLain, Edward A. Frongillo, Ruth P. Saunders, Nabila Inak +2 more

Process Evaluation of Making HEPA Policy Practice

UNC Libraries(2024)10.17615/ws06-td92
N/A
0DataRank · unranked
0 citations

Keith Brazendale, Jennifer Huberty, Brie Turner‐McGrievy, Russell R. Pate, Jessica Chandler +9 more

Long-Term Effects of a Physical Activity Intervention in High School Girls

UNC Libraries(2020)10.17615/kvyw-qn68
N/A
0DataRank · unranked
0 citations

Dianne S. Ward, Marsha Dowda, Cheryl L. Addy, Rod K. Dishman, Russell R. Pate +1 more

Age-related change in children's participation in team, fitness, and recreational physical activities

Journal of science and medicine in sport(2025)10.1016/j.jsams.2025.12.003
N/A
0DataRank · unranked
0 citations

Marsha Dowda, Ruth P. Saunders, Sharon E. Taverno Ross, Russell R. Pate