Dr Alex Rowlands

Adjunct Senior Research Fellow UniSA Allied Health & Human Performance

email Alex.Rowlands@unisa.edu.au

Research Degree Supervisor

About me

I joined the University of South Australia in 2011 from the University of Exeter in the UK. I am a senior research fellow with the Exercise for Health and Human Performance and Health and Use of Time groups in the School of Health Sciences. My research focuses on the measurement of physical activity and sedentary behaviour.

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Research

Research focus

Human Movement and Sports Science
Medical and Health Sciences
Curriculum and Pedagogy
Public Health and Health Services
Clinical Sciences

Research

Outputs

Research outputs for the last seven years are shown below. Some long-standing staff members may have older outputs included. To see earlier years visit ORCID

Open access indicates that an output is open access.

Chapters

Year	Output
2019	Rowlands, A V 2019, 'Characterising physical behaviours in free-living populations: how much? When? Where? What?', in K Norton & R Eston (eds), Kinanthropometry and Exercise Physiology, 4th ed., Routledge, UK, ch. 17, pp. 443-463.
2009	Eston, RG, Rowlands, AV & Stone, M 2009, 'The use of high-frequency accelerometry monitoring to assess and interpret children's activity patterns', in Toivo Jurimae, Neil Armstrong & Jaak Jurimae, Children and Exercise XXIV: The proceedings of the 24th Pediatric Work Phsiology Meeting, Routledge, USA and Canada, ch. 31, pp. 150 - 153.
2009	Faulkner, J, Lambrick, D, Parfitt, G, Rowlands, A & Eston, R 2009, 'Prediction of maximal oxygen uptake from the Astrand-Ryhming nomogram and ratings of perceived exertion', in T Reilly & G Atkinson (eds), Contemporary sport, leisure and ergonomics, Routledge, USA, ch. 16, pp. 197-214.
2009	Pilgrim, E, Stone, M, Eston, RG & Rowlands, AV 2009, 'Frequency, intensity and duration of activity bouts in children', in Toivo Jurimae, Neil Armstrong & Jaak Jurimae, Children and Exercise XXIV: The proceedings of the 24th Pediatric Work Phsiology Meeting, Routledge, USA and Canada, pp. 142-145.

Journal Articles

Year	Output
2025	Langford, J, Barakat, A, Daghash, E, Singh, H & Rowlands, A V 2025, 'Digital health technologies for optimising treatment and rehabilitation following surgery: device-based measurement of sling posture and adherence', Sensors, vol. 25, no. 1, article no. 166, pp. 1-18. Open access
2025	Rowlands, A V & Troiano, RP 2025, 'Comment on 'Development of an accelerometer age- and sex-specific approach based on population-standardized values for physical activity surveillance: a proof of concept'', Journal of Sport and Health Science, vol. 14, article no. 101004, pp. 1-3. Open access
2025	Rowlands, A V, Kingsnorth, AP, Hansen, BH, Fairclough, SJ, Boddy, LM, Maylor, BD, Eckmann, HR, del Pozo Cruz, B, Dawkins, NP, Razieh, C, Khunti, K, Zaccardi, F & Yates, T 2025, 'Enhancing clinical and public health interpretation of accelerometer-assessed physical activity with age-referenced values based on UK Biobank data', Journal of Sport and Health Science, vol. 14, pp. 1-11. Open access 2
2025	Schwendinger, F, Infanger, D, Lichtenstein, E, Hinrichs, T, Knaier, R, Rowlands, A V & Schmidt-Trucksass, A 2025, 'Intensity or volume: the role of physical activity in longevity', European Journal of Preventative Cardiology, vol. 32, no. 1, pp. 10-19. Open access 3 3
2024	Barakat, A, Manga, A, Sheikh, A, McWilliams, R, Rowlands, A V & Singh, H 2024, 'Feasibility of Using a GENEActiv Accelerometer with Triaxial Acceleration and Temperature Sensors to Monitor Adherence to Shoulder Sling Wear Following Surgery', Sensors, vol. 24, no. 3, article no. 880 , pp. 1-12. Open access 1 1
2024	Covenant, A, Yates, T, Rowlands, A V, Dempsey, PC, Edwardson, CL, Hall, AP, Davies, MJ & Henson, J 2024, 'Replacing sedentary time with sleep and physical activity: associations with physical function and wellbeing in Type 2 diabetes', Diabetes Research and Clinical Practice, vol. 217, article no. 111886, pp. 1-7. Open access
2024	Henson, J, Covenant, A, Hall, AP, Herring, L, Rowlands, A V, Yates, T & Davies, MJ 2024, 'Waking up to the importance of sleep in Type 2 diabetes management: a narrative review', Diabetes Care, vol. 47, no. 3, pp. 331-343. Open access 16
2024	Henson, J, Davies, MJ, Brady, EM, Edwardson, CL, Hall, AP, Khunti, K, Redman, E, Rowlands, A V, Sargeant, J & Yates, T 2024, 'The potential blunting effect of metformin and/or statin therapy on physical activity-induced associations with HbA1c in type 2 diabetes', Journal of Diabetes, vol. 16, no. 2, article no. e13495, pp. 1-6. Open access
2024	Henson, J, Tziannou, A, Rowlands, A V, Edwardson, CL, Hall, AP, Davies, MJ & Yates, T 2024, 'Twenty-four-hour physical behaviour profiles across type 2 diabetes mellitus subtypes', Diabetes, Obesity and Metabolism: A Journal of Pharmacology and Therapeutics, vol. 26, no. 4, pp. 1355–1365. Open access
2024	Henson, J, Yates, T, Bhattacharjee, A, Chudasama, Y V, Davies, MJ, Goldney, J, Khunti, K, Laukkanen, JA, Razieh, C, Rowlands, A V & Zaccardi, F 2024, 'Walking pace and the time between the onset of noncommunicable diseases and mortality: a UK Biobank prospective cohort study', Annals of Epidemiology, vol. 90, pp. 21-27. Open access 1
2024	Jones, PJ, Armstrong, DG, Frykberg, R, Davies, M & Rowlands, A V 2024, 'Footwear fit as a causal factor in diabetes-related foot ulceration: a systematic review', Diabetic Medicine, vol. 14, no. 10, article no. e15407, pp. 1-13. 2 2
2024	Sayyah, M, Clemes, SA, Maylor, BD, Edwardson, CL, Sherry, AP, Ruettger, K, Chen, YL, Varela-Mato, V, Guest, AJ, King, JA, Paine, NJ & Rowlands, A V 2024, 'The effect of vehicle motion (cab vibration) on accelerometer cut-point determined moderate-to-vigorous physical activity in heavy goods vehicle drivers', Journal for the Measurement of Physical Behaviour, vol. 7, no. 1, article no. jmpb.2024-0027, pp. 1-10.
2024	Schwendinger, F, Wagner, J, Knaier, R, Infanger, D, Rowlands, A V, Hinrichs, T & Schmidt-Trucksäss, A 2024, 'Accelerometer metrics: healthy adult reference values, associations with cardiorespiratory fitness, and clinical implications', Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise, vol. 56, no. 2, pp. 170-180. Open access 3 4
2023	Jones, PJ, Lavery, L, Davies, MJ, Webb, D & Rowlands, A V 2023, 'Hotspots: adherence in home foot temperature monitoring interventions for at-risk feet with diabetes-a narrative review', Diabetic Medicine, vol. 40, no. 10, article no. e15189. pp. 1-10. 2 2
2023	Katsarova, SS, Redman, E, Arsenyadis, F, Brady, EM, Rowlands, A V, Edwardson, CL, Goff, LM, Khunti, K, Yates, T, Hall, AP, Davies, MJ & Henson, J 2023, 'Differences in dietary intake, eating occasion timings and eating windows between chronotypes in adults living with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus', Nutrients, vol. 15, no. 18, pp. 1-11. Open access 1 1
2023	Orme, MW, Lloyd Evans, PH, Jayamaha, AR, Katagira, W, Kirenga, B, Pina, I, Kingsnorth, AP, Maylor, B, Singh, SJ & Rowlands, A V 2023, 'A case for unifying accelerometry-derived movement behaviors and tests of exercise capacity for the assessment of relative physical activity intensity', Journal of Physical Activity and Health, vol. 20, no. 4, pp. 303-310. Open access 5 3
2023	Pulsford, RM, Brocklebank, L, Fenton, SA, Bakker, E, Mielke, G I, Tsai, LT, Atkin, AJ, Harvey, DL, Blodgett, JM, Ahmadi, M, Wei, L, Rowlands, A, Doherty, A, Rangul, V, Koster, A, Sherar, LB, Holtermann, A, Hamer, M & Stamatakis, E 2023, 'The impact of selected methodological factors on data collection outcomes in observational studies of device-measured physical behaviour in adults: a systematic review', International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity, vol. 20, no. 1, pp. 1-14. Open access 14 14
2023	Skinner, AM, Rowlands, A V, Vlachopoulos, D, Barker, AR, Janz, KF & Moore, SA 2023, 'The influence of accelerometer epoch length on associations of physical activity intensity and volume with bone outcomes', Journal of Sports Science and Medicine, vol. 22, pp. 117-132. Open access 8 8
2023	Skinner, AM, Vlachopoulos, D, Barker, AR, Moore, SA, Rowlands, A V, Soininen, S, Haapala, EA, Vaisto, J, Westgate, K, Brage, S & Lakka, TA 2023, 'Physical activity volume and intensity distribution in relation to bone, lean and fat mass in children', Scandinavian Journal of Medicine and Science in Sports, vol. 33, no. 3, pp. 267-282. Open access 5 6
2023	del Pozo Cruz, B, Alfonso-Rosa, RM, Lopez-Bueno, R, Fairclough, SJ, Rowlands, A & del Pozo-Cruz, J 2023, 'Associations between hospitalization and device-assessed physical activity in a representative sample of older adults', Gerontology, vol. 69, no. 4, pp. 506-512. 1 1
2022	Dawkins, NP, Yates, T, Edwardson, CL, Maylor, B, Henson, J, Hall, AP, Davies, MJ, Dunstan, DW, Highton, PJ, Herring, LY, Khunti, K & Rowlands, A V 2022, 'Importance of overall activity and intensity of activity for cardiometabolic risk in those with and without a chronic disease', Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise, vol. 54, no. 9, pp. 1582-1590. 11 11
2022	Dawkins, NP, Yates, T, Soczawa-Stronczyk, AA, Bocian, M, Edwardson, CL, Maylor, B, Davies, MJ, Khunti, K & Rowlands, A V 2022, 'Normative wrist-worn accelerometer values for self-paced walking and running: a walk in the park', Journal of Sports Sciences, vol. 40, no. 1, pp. 81-88. Open access 9 8
2022	Gunn, S, Henson, J, Robertson, N, Maltby, J, Brady, EM, Henderson, S, Hadjiconstantinou, M, Hall, AP, Rowlands, A V, Yates, T & Davies, MJ 2022, 'Self-compassion, sleep quality and psychological well-being in type 2 diabetes: a cross-sectional study', BMJ Open Diabetes Research and Care, vol. 10, no. 5, article no. e002972, pp. 1-11. Open access 5 5
2022	Henson, J, Arsenyadis, F, Redman, E, Brady, EM, Coull, NA, Edwardson, CL, Hall, AP, James, LJ, Khunti, K, Rowlands, A V, Stevenson, EJ, West, DJ, Davies, MJ & Yates, T 2022, 'Relative protein intake and associations with markers of physical function in those with type 2 diabetes', Diabetic Medicine, vol. 39, no. 8, pp. 1-10. Open access 4 4
2022	Migueles, JH, Aadland, E, Andersen, LB, Brønd, JC, Chastin, SF, Hansen, BH, Konstabel, K, Kvalheim, OM, McGregor, DE, Rowlands, A V, Sabia, S, Van Hees, VT, Walmsley, R & Ortega, FB 2022, 'GRANADA consensus on analytical approaches to assess associations with accelerometer-determined physical behaviours (physical activity, sedentary behaviour and sleep) in epidemiological studies', British Journal of Sports Medicine, vol. 56, no. 7, pp. 376-384. Open access 72 72
2022	Migueles, JH, Molina-Garcia, P, Torres-Lopez, L V, Cadenas-Sanchez, C, Rowlands, A V, Ebner-Priemer, UW, Koch, ED, Reif, A & Ortega, FB 2022, 'Equivalency of four research-grade movement sensors to assess movement behaviors and its implications for population surveillance', Scientific Reports, vol. 12, no. 1, article no. 5525, pp. 1-9. Open access 10 8
2022	Rowlands, A V, Maylor, B, Dawkins, NP, Dempsey, PC, Edwardson, CL, Soczawa-Stronczyk, AA, Bocian, M, Patterson, MR & Yates, T 2022, 'Stepping up with GGIR: validity of step cadence derived from wrist-worn research-grade accelerometers using the verisense step count algorithm', Journal of Sports Sciences, vol. 40, no. 19, pp. 2182-2190. Open access 10 9
2021	Dawkins, NP, Yates, T, Edwardson, CL, Maylor, B, Davies, MJ, Dunstan, D, Highton, PJ, Herring, LY, Khunti, K & Rowlands, A V 2021, 'Comparing 24 h physical activity profiles: office workers, women with a history of gestational diabetes and people with chronic disease condition(s)', Journal of Sports Sciences, vol. 39, no. 2, pp. 219-226. 9 9
2021	Fraysse, F, Post, D, Eston, R, Kasai, D, Rowlands, A V & Parfitt, G 2021, 'Physical activity intensity cut-points for wrist-worn GENEActiv in older adults', Frontiers in Sports and Active Living, vol. 2, article no. 579278, pp. 1-9. Open access 25 2
2021	Jones, PJ, Catt, M, Davies, MJ, Edwardson, CL, Mirkes, EM, Khunti, K, Yates, T & Rowlands, A V 2021, 'Feature selection for unsupervised machine learning of accelerometer data physical activity clusters - a systematic review', Gait and Posture, vol. 90, pp. 120-128. 24 22
2021	Mickute, M, Henson, J, Rowlands, A, Sargeant, J, Webb, D, Hall, A, Edwardson, C, Baldry, L, Brady, E, Khunti, K, Davies, M & Yates, T 2021, 'Device-measured physical activity and its association with physical function in adults with type 2 diabetes mellitus', Diabetic Medicine, vol. 38, no. 6, pp. 1-9. 18 16
2021	Plekhanova, T, Rowlands, A V, Davies, M, Edwardson, CL, Hall, A & Yates, T 2021, 'Effect of exercise on sleep and bi-directional associations with accelerometer-assessed physical activity in men with obesity', Applied Physiology, Nutrition and Metabolism, vol. 46, no. 6, pp. 597-605. 6 3
2021	Rowlands, A V, Henson, JJ, Coull, NA, Edwardson, CL, Brady, E, Hall, A, Khunti, K, Davies, M & Yates, T 2021, 'The impact of COVID-19 restrictions on accelerometer-assessed physical activity and sleep in individuals with type 2 diabetes', Diabetic Medicine, vol. 38, no. 10, pp. 1-9. Open access 26 25
2020	Baldwin, CE, Rowlands, A V, Fraysse, F & Johnston, KN 2020, 'The sedentary behaviour and physical activity patterns of survivors of a critical illness over their acute hospitalisation: an observational study', Australian Critical Care, vol. 33, no. 3, pp. 272-280. Open access 16 15 27
2020	Chudasama, Y V, Zaccardi, F, Gillies, CL, Dhalwani, NN, Yates, T, Rowlands, A V, Davies, MJ & Khunto, KK 2020, 'Leisure‐time physical activity and life expectancy in people with cardiometabolic multimorbidity and depression', Journal of Internal Medicine, 287, no. 1, pp. 87-99. Open access 26 28
2020	Fairclough, SJ, Rowlands, A V, Taylor, S & Boddy, LM 2020, 'Cut‐point‐free accelerometer metrics to assess children's physical activity: An example using the school day', Scandinavian Journal of Medicine and Science in Sports, vol. 30, no. 1, pp. 117-125. Open access 7 7
2020	Henson, J, Rowlands, A V, Baldry, E, Brady, EM, Davies, MJ, Edwardson, CL, Yates, T & Hall, AP and 1 consortium 2020, 'Physical behaviors and chronotype in people with type 2 diabetes', BMJ Open Diabetes Research and Care, vol. 8, no. 1, article no. e001375. Open access 28 28
2020	Jones, PJ, James, MK, Davies, MJ, Khunti, K, Catt, M, Yates, T, Rowlands, A V & Mirkes, EM 2020, 'FilterK: a new outlier detection method for k-means clustering of physical activity', Journal of Biomedical Informatics, vol. 104, pp. 1-10. Open access 27 17
2020	Rowlands, A V, Edwardson, CL, Dawkins, NP, Maylor, BD, Metcalf, KM & Janz, KF 2020, 'Physical activity for bone health: how much and/or how hard?', Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise, vol. 52, no.11, pp. 2331-2341. 19 14
2019	Boddy, LM, Noonan, RJ, Rowlands, A V, Hurter, L, Knowles, ZR & Fairclough, SJ 2019, 'The backwards comparability of wrist worn GENEActiv and waist worn ActiGraph accelerometer estimates of sedentary time in children', Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport, vol. 22, no. 7, pp. 814-820. Open access 2 1
2019	Booth, V, Rowlands, A & Dollman, J 2019, 'Physical Activity Trends in Separate Contexts Among South Australian Older Children (10-12 Y) and Early Adolescents (13-15 Y) From 1985 to 2013', Pediatric Exercise Science, vol. 31, no. 3, pp. 341-347. 8 9
2019	Chudasama, Y V, Khunti, KK, Zaccardi, F, Rowlands, A V, Yates, T, Gillies, CL, Davies, MJ & Dhalwani, NN 2019, 'Physical activity, multimorbidity, and life expectancy: a UK Biobank longitudinal study', BMC Medicine, vol. 17, no. 1, article no. 108, pp. 1-13. Open access 201 195
2019	Fairclough, SJ, Taylor, S, Rowlands, A V, Boddy, LM & Noonan, RJ 2019, 'Average acceleration and intensity gradient of primary school children and associations with indicators of health and well-being', Journal of Sports Sciences, vol. 37, no. 18, pp. 2159-2167. Open access 35 33
2019	Hashem, R, Rey-López, JP, Hamer, M, McMunn, A, Rowlands, A, Whincup, PH, Owen, CG, Ding, D, Powell, L & Stamatakis, E 2019, 'Associations between objectively assessed and questionnaire-based sedentary behaviour with body mass index and systolic blood pressure in Kuwaiti adolescents', BMC Research Notes, vol. 12, article no. 588, pp. 1-6. Open access 7 5
2019	Hurter, L, Rowlands, A V, Fairclough, SJ, Gibbon, KC, Knowles, ZR, Porcellato, LA, Cooper-Ryan, AM & Boddy, LM 2019, 'Validating the Sedentary Sphere method in children: Does wrist or accelerometer brand matter?', Journal of Sports Sciences, vol. 37, no. 16, pp. 1910-1918. Open access 6 4
2019	Jones, P, Mirkes, EM, Yates, T, Edwardson, CL, Catt, M, Davies, MJ, Khunti, K & Rowlands, AV 2019, 'Towards a portable model to discriminate activity clusters from accelerometer data', Sensors, vol. 19, no. 20, article no. 4504, pp. 1-18. Open access 6 5
2019	Migueles, JH, Cadenas-Sanchez, C, Rowlands, A V, Henriksson, P, Shiroma, EJ, Acosta, FM, Rodriguez-Ayllon, M, Esteban-Cornejo, I, Plaza-Florido, A, Gil-Cosano, JJ, Ekelund, U, van Hees, VT & Ortega, FB 2019, 'Comparability of accelerometer signal aggregation metrics across placements and dominant wrist cut points for the assessment of physical activity in adults', Scientific Reports, vol. 9, no. 1, article no. 18235, pp. 1-12. Open access 51 47
2019	Mitchell, BL, Smith, AE, Rowlands, A V, Fraysse, F, Parfitt, G, Lewis, NR & Dollman, J 2019, 'Promoting physical activity in rural Australian adults using an online intervention', Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport, vol. 22, no. 1, pp. 70-75. Open access 13 15 7
2019	Rowlands, A V, Fairclough, SJ, Yates, T, Edwardson, C, Davies, M, Munir, F, Khunti, K, Stiles, VH & Munir, F 2019, 'Activity intensity, volume, and norms: utility and interpretation of accelerometer metrics', Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise, vol. 51, no. 11, pp. 2410-2422. Open access 43 39
2019	Rowlands, A V, Sherar, LB, Fairclough, SJ, Yates, T, Edwardson, CL, Harrington, DM, Davies, MJ, Munir, F, Khunti, K & Stiles, VH 2019, 'A data-driven, meaningful, easy to interpret, standardised accelerometer outcome variable for global surveillance', Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport, vol. 22, no. 10, pp. 1132-1138. Open access 37 36
2019	Rowlands, A, Dawkins, NP, Maylor, B, Edwardson, CL, Fairclough, S, Davies, MJ, Harrington, DM, Khunti, K & Yates, T 2019, 'Enhancing the value of accelerometer-assessed physical activity: meaningful visual comparisons of data-driven translational accelerometer metrics', Sports Medicine - Open, vol. 5, no. 1, article no. 47, pp. 1-11. Open access 47 45
2019	Tan, MK, Wong, JK, Bakrania, K, Abdullahi, Y, Harling, L, Casula, R, Rowlands, A V, Athanasiou, T & Jarral, OA 2019, 'Can activity monitors predict outcomes in patients with heart failure? A systematic review', European Heart Journal - Quality of Care and Clinical Outcomes, vol 5. no 1, pp. 11-21. Open access 27 22
2018	Baldwin, CE, Johnston, KN, Rowlands, A V & Williams, MT 2018, 'Physical activity of ICU survivors during acute admission: agreement of the activPAL with observation', Physiotherapy Canada, vol. 70, no. 1, pp. 57-63. Open access 17 17
2018	Boddy, LM, Noonan, RJ, Kim, Y, Rowlands, A V, Welk, GJ, Knowles, ZR & Fairclough, SJ 2018, 'Comparability of children's sedentary time estimates derived from wrist worn GENEActiv and hip worn ActiGraph accelerometer thresholds', Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport, vol. 21, no. 10, pp. 1045-1049. Open access 12 8
2018	Brazendale, K, Beets, MW, Rowlands, A V, Chandler, JL, Fairclough, SJ, Boddy, LM, Olds, T, Parfitt, G, Noonan, RJ, Downs, SJ & Cliff, DP 2018, 'Converting between estimates of moderate-to-vigorous physical activity derived from raw accelerations measured at the wrist and from ActiGraph counts measured at the hip: the Rosetta Stone', Journal of Sports Sciences, vol.36, no. 22, pp. 2603-2607. Open access 6 6 8
2018	Harrington, DM, Davies, MJ, Bodicoat, DH, Charles, JM, Chudasama, Y V, Gorely, T, Khunti, K, Plekhanova, T, Rowlands, A V, Sherar, LB, Edwards, RT, Yates, T & Edwardson, CL 2018, 'Effectiveness of the 'Girls Active' school-based physical activity programme: A cluster randomised controlled trial', International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity, vol. 15, article no. 40, pp. 1-18. Open access 49 46
2018	Hashem, R, Rey-Lopez, JP, Hamer, M, McMunn, A, Whincup, PH, Owen, CG, Rowlands, A & Stamatakis, E 2018, 'Physical activity and sedentary behaviors levels of Kuwaiti adolescents: the study of health and activity among adolescents in Kuwait', Journal of Physical Activity and Health, vol. 15, no. 4, pp.255-262. Open access 13 6
2018	Mitchell, BL, Smith, AE, Rowlands, A V, Parfitt, G & Dollman, J 2018, 'Associations of physical activity and sedentary behaviour with metabolic syndrome in rural Australian adults', Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport, vol. 21, no. 12, pp. 1232-1237. Open access 14 11 1
2018	Reznik, M, Islamovic, F, Choi, J, Leu, C-S & Rowlands, A V 2018, 'Factors associated with in-school physical activity among urban children with asthma', Journal of Asthma, vol. 55, no. 5, pp. 492-501. Open access 7 8
2018	Rowlands, A V 2018, 'Moving forward with accelerometer-assessed physical activity: two strategies to ensure meaningful, interpretable, and comparable measures', Pediatric Exercise Science, vol. 30, no. 4, pp. 450-456. Open access 60 57
2018	Rowlands, A V, Edwardson, CL, Davies, MJ, Khunti, K, Harrington, DM & Yates, T 2018, 'Beyond cut points: accelerometer metrics that capture the physical activity profile', Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise, vol. 50, no. 6, pp. 1323-1332. Open access 131 122
2018	Rowlands, A V, Harrington, DM, Bodicoat, DH, Davies, MJ, Sherar, LB, Gorely, T, Khunti, K & Edwardson, CL 2018, 'Compliance of adolescent girls to repeated deployments of wrist-worn accelerometers', Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise, vol. 50, no. 7 pp. 1508-1517. Open access 20 20
2018	Rowlands, A V, Mirkes, EM, Yates, T, Clemes, S, Davies, M, Khunti, K & Edwardson, CL 2018, 'Accelerometer-assessed physical activity in epidemiology: are monitors equivalent?', Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise, vol. 50, no. 2, pp. 257-265. Open access 132 116
2018	Shakir, RN, Coates, AM, Olds, T, Rowlands, A & Tsiros, MD 2018, 'Not all sedentary behaviour is equal: children's adiposity and sedentary behaviour volumes, patterns and types', Obesity Research and Clinical Practice, vol. 12, no. 6, pp. 506-512. Open access 15 15 82
2018	Stiles, VH, Pearce, M, Moore, IS, Langford, J & Rowlands, A V 2018, 'Wrist-worn accelerometry for runners: objective quantification of training load', Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise, vol. 50, no. 11, pp. 2277-2284. Open access 14 12
2017	Jelleyman, C, Edwardson, CL, Henson, J, Gray, LJ, Rowlands, A V, Khunti, K, Davies, MJ & Yates, T 2017, 'Associations of physical activity intensities with markers of insulin sensitivity', Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise, vol. 49, no. 12, pp. 2451-2458. Open access 13 13
2017	Rowlands, A V, Olds, TS, Bakrania, K, Stanley, RM, Parfitt, G, Eston, RG, Yates, T & Fraysse, F 2017, 'Accelerometer wear-site detection: when one site does not suit all, all of the time', Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport, vol. 20, no. 4, pp. 368-372. Open access 4 3 4
2017	Scott, JJ, Rowlands, A V, Cliff, DP, Morgan, PJ, Plotnikoff, RC & Lubans, DR 2017, 'Comparability and feasibility of wrist- and hip-worn accelerometers in free-living adolescents', Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport, vol. 20, no. 12, pp. 1101-1106. Open access 86 79
2017	Stiles, VH, Metcalf, BS, Knapp, KM & Rowlands, A V 2017, 'A small amount of precisely measured high-intensity habitual physical activity predicts bone health in pre- and post-menopausal women in UK Biobank', International Journal of Epidemiology, vol. 46, no. 6, pp. 1847-1856. Open access 41 35
2016	Bakrania, K, Yates, T, Rowlands, A V, Esliger, DW, Bunnewell, S, Sanders, J, Davies, M, Khunti, K & Edwardson, CL 2016, 'Intensity thresholds on raw acceleration data: Euclidean norm minus one (ENMO) and mean amplitude deviation (MAD) approaches', PLoS One, vol. 11, no. 10, article no. e0164045, pp. 1-16. Open access 103 88
2016	Dollman, J, Pontt, JL & Rowlands, A V 2016, 'Validity of self-reported sedentary time differs between Australian rural men engaged in office and farming occupations', Journal of Sports Sciences, vol. 34, no. 12, pp. 1154-1158. Open access 4 4
2016	Edwardson, CL, Rowlands, A V, Bunnewell, S, Sanders, J, Esliger, DW, Gorely, T, O'Connell, S, Davies, MJ, Khunti, K & Yates, T 2016, 'Accuracy of posture allocation algorithms for thigh- and waist-worn accelerometers', Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise, vol. 48, no. 6, pp. 1085-1090. Open access 83 73
2016	Gomersall, S, Maher, C, English, C, Rowlands, A, Dollman, J, Norton, K & Olds, T 2016, 'Testing the activitystat hypothesis: a randomised controlled trial', BMC Public Health, vol. 16, pp. 1-14. Open access 19 18 1
2016	Lewis, L, Rowlands, A, Gardiner, P, Standage, M, English, C & Olds, T 2016, 'Small steps: preliminary effectiveness and feasibility of an incremental goal-setting intervention to reduce sitting time in older adults', Maturitas, vol. 85, pp. 64-70. Open access 56 53
2016	Rowlands, A V, Cliff, DP, Fairclough, SJ, Boddy, LM, Olds, TS, Parfitt, G, Noonan, RJ, Downs, SJ, Knowles, ZR & Beets, MW 2016, 'Moving forward with backward compatibility: translating wrist accelerometer data', Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise, vol. 48, no. 11, pp. 2142-2149. Open access 33 28 9
2016	Rowlands, A V, Yates, T, Davies, M, Khunti, K & Edwardson, CL 2016, 'Raw accelerometer data analysis with GGIR R-package: does accelerometer brand matter?', Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise, vol. 48, no. 10, pp. 1935-1941. 99 90
2016	Rowlands, A V, Yates, T, Olds, TS, Davies, M, Khunti, K & Edwardson, CL 2016, 'Sedentary sphere: wrist-worn accelerometer-brand independent posture classification', Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise, vol. 48, no. 4, pp. 748-754. Open access 51 48
2015	Booth, VM, Rowlands, A V & Dollman, J 2015, 'Physical activity temporal trends among children and adolescents', Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport, vol. 18, no. 4, pp. 418-425. Open access 20 80
2015	Ferguson, T, Rowlands, A V, Olds, T & Maher, C 2015, 'The validity of consumer-level, activity monitors in healthy adults worn in free-living conditions: A cross-sectional study', International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity, vol. 12, article no. 42, pp. 1-9. Open access 379 336 69
2015	Gomersall, S, Maher, C, English, C, Rowlands, A & Olds, T 2015, 'Time regained: when people stop a physical activity program, how does their time use change? A randomised control trial', PLoS One, vol. 10, no. 5, article no e0126665, pp. 1-18. Open access 24 23 2
2015	Rowlands, A V 2015, 'Physical activity, inactivity, and health', Pediatric Exercise Science, vol. 27, no. 1, pp. 21-25. 4 4
2015	Rowlands, AV, Fraysse, F, Catt, M, Stiles, V, Stanley, RM, Eston, RG & Olds, TS 2015, 'Comparability of measured acceleration from accelerometry-based activity monitors', Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise, vol. 47, no. 1, pp. 201-210. Open access 17 50
2015	Wijndaele, K, Westgate, K, Stephens, SK, Blair, SN, Bull, FC, Chastin, SF, Dunstan, DW, Ekelund, U, Esliger, DW, Freedson, PS, Granat, MH, Matthews, CE, Owen, N, Rowlands, A V, Sherar, LB, Tremblay, MS, Troiano, RP, Brage, S & Healy, GN 2015, 'Utilization and Harmonization of Adult Accelerometry Data: Review and Expert Consensus', Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise, vol. 47, no. 10, pp. 2129-2139. Open access 226 205
2014	Fulford, J, Eston, R, Rowlands, A & Davies, R 2014, 'Assessment of magnetic resonance techniques to measure muscle damage 24h after eccentric exercise', Scandinavian Journal of Medicine and Science in Sports, vol. 25 no. 1, pp. e28-e39. 29 28
2014	Mitchell, BL, Lewis, NR, Smith, AE, Rowlands, A V, Parfitt, G & Dollman, J 2014, 'Rural Environments and Community Health (REACH): a randomised controlled trial protocol for an online walking intervention in rural adults', BMC Public Health, vol. 14, no. 969, pp. 1-9. Open access 16 15
2014	Pontt, JL, Rowlands, A V & Dollman, J 2014, 'Comparison of sedentary behaviours among rural men working in offices and on farms', Australian Journal of Rural Health, vol. 23, no. 2, pp. 74-79. Open access 10 10
2014	Rowlands, A V, Gomersall, SR, Tudor-Locke, C, Bassett, DR, Kang, M, Fraysse, F, Ainsworth, B & Olds, TS 2014, 'Introducing novel approaches for examining the variability of individuals' physical activity', Journal of Sports Sciences, vol. 33, no. 5, pp. 457-466. Open access 6 16
2014	Rowlands, A V, Rennie, K, Kozarski, R, Stanley, RM, Eston, RG, Parfitt, GC & Olds, TS 2014, 'Children's physical activity assessed with wrist- and hip-worn accelerometers', Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise, vol. 46, no. 12, pp. 2308-2316. Open access 71 71
2014	Rowlands, A V, Schuna, JMJ, Stiles, VH & Tudor-Locke, C 2014, 'Cadence, peak vertical acceleration and peak loading rate during ambulatory activities: implications for activity prescription for bone health', Journal of Physical Activity and Health, vol. 11, no. 7, pp. 1291-1294. 5 6
2014	Scholes, S, Coombs, N, Pedisic, Z, Mindell, JS, Bauman, A, Rowlands, A V & Stamatakis, E 2014, 'Age- and sex-specific criterion validity of the health survey for England physical activity and sedentary behavior assessment questionnaire as compared with accelerometry', American Journal of Epidemiology, vol. 179, no. 12, pp. 1493 - 1502. Open access 76 72
2014	Stamatakis, E, Coombs, N, Rowlands, A, Shelton, N & Hillsdon, M 2014, 'Objectively-assessed and self-reported sedentary time in relation to multiple socioeconomic status indicators among adults in England: a cross-sectional study', BMJ Open, vol. 4, no. 11, article no. e006034, pp. 1-11. Open access 49 47
2013	Callary, S, Thewlis, D, Rowlands, AV, Findlay, D & Solomon, L 2013, 'Collecting a comprehensive evidence base to monitor fracture rehabilitation : a case study', World Journal of Orthopaedics, vol. 4, no. 4, pp. 259-266. Open access 5
2013	Coombs, N, Shelton, N, Rowlands, A & Stamatakis, E 2013, 'Children's and adolescents' sedentary behaviour in relation to socioeconomic position', Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health, vol. 67, no. 10, pp. 868-874. Open access 56 50
2013	Gomersall, SR, Rowlands, A V, English, C, Maher, CA & Olds, TS 2013, 'The ActivityStat hypothesis: the concept, the evidence and the methodologies', Sports Medicine, vol. 43, no. 2, pp. 135-149. Open access 146 141
2013	Hanggi, JM, Phillips, LR & Rowlands, A V 2013, 'Validation of the GT3X ActiGraph in children and comparison with the GT1M ActiGraph', Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport, vol. 16, no. 1, pp. 40-44. 149 143
2013	Lambrick, D, Rowlands, A, Rowland, T & Eston, R 2013, 'Pacing strategies of inexperienced children during repeated 800 m individual time-trials and simulated competition', Pediatric Exercise Science, vol. 25, no. 2, pp. 198-211. Open access 16 17
2013	Phillips, LR, Parfitt, C & Rowlands, A V 2013, 'Calibration of the GENEA accelerometer for assessment of physical activity intensity in children', Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport, vol. 16, no. 2, pp. 124-128. 231 215
2013	Rowlands, A V, Olds, TS, Hillsdon, M, Pulsford, R, Hurst, TL, Eston, RG, Gomersall, SR, Johnston, K & Langford, J 2013, 'Assessing sedentary behavior with the GENEActiv: introducing the sedentary sphere', Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise, vol. 46 no. 6, pp. 1235-1247. Open access 95 90
2013	Stiles, VH, Griew, PJ & Rowlands, A 2013, 'Use of accelerometry to classify activity beneficial to bone in premenopausal women', Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise, vol. 45, no. 12, pp. 2353-2361. Open access 31 31
2012	Bassett, DR, Rowlands, A & Trost, SG 2012, 'Calibration and validation of wearable monitors', Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise, vol. 44, no. 1, Supplement 1, pp. S32-S38. Open access 235 209
2012	Benjamin, CC, Rowlands, A & Parfitt, G 2012, 'Patterning of affective responses during a graded exercise test in children and adolescents', Pediatric Exercise Science, vol. 24, no. 2, pp. 275-288. 30 26
2012	Parfitt, G, Alrumh, A & Rowlands, A V 2012, 'Affect-regulated exercise intensity: does training at an intensity that feels 'good' improve physical health?', Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport, vol. 15, no. 6, pp. 548-553. 54 52
2012	Rowlands, A & Stiles, V 2012, 'Accelerometer counts and raw acceleration output in relation to mechanical loading', Journal of Biomechanics, vol. 45, no. 3, pp. 448-454. Open access 119 112
2012	Zhang, S, Murray, P, Zillmer, R, Eston, RG, Catt, M & Rowlands, A V 2012, 'Activity classification using the GENEA: optimum sampling frequency and number of axes', Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise, vol. 44, no. 11, pp. 2228-2234. Open access 50 44
2012	Zhang, S, Rowlands, A V, Murray, P & Hurst, TL 2012, 'Physical activity classification using the GENEA wrist-worn accelerometer', Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise, vol. 44, no. 4, pp. 742-748. Open access 168 147
2011	Davies, R, Rowlands, AV, Poole, D, Jones, A & Eston, RG 2011, 'Eccentric exercise-induced muscle damage dissociates the lactate and gas exchange thresholds', Journal of Sports Sciences, vol. 29, no. 2, pp. 181-189. 18 17
2011	Lambrick, D, Rowlands, AV & Eston, RG 2011, 'The perceptual response to treadmill exercise using the Eston-Parfitt scale and marble dropping task, in children age 7 to 8 years', Pediatric Exercise Science, vol. 23, no. 1, pp. 36-48. 19 18
2010	Esliger, D, Rowlands, AV, Hurst, T, Catt, M, Murray, P & Eston, RG 2010, 'Validation of the GENEA accelerometer', Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise, vol. 43, no. 6, pp. 1085-1093. Open access 468 453
2010	Knapp, KM, Rowlands, A V, Weisman, JR & Macleod, KM 2010, 'Prolonged unilateral disuse osteopenia 14 years post external fixator removal: a case history and critical review', Case Reports in Medicine, pp. 629020. Open access 9
2009	Davies, RC, Rowlands, A V & Eston, RG 2009, 'Effect of exercise-induced muscle damage on ventilatory and perceived exertion responses to moderate and severe intensity cycle exercise', European Journal of Applied Physiology, vol. 107, no. 1, pp. 11-19. 55 53
2009	Eston, RG, Lambrick, DM & Rowlands, A V 2009, 'The perceptual response to exercise of progressively increasing intensity in children aged 7-8 years: validation of a pictorial curvilinear ratings of perceived exertion scale', Psychophysiology, vol. 46, no. 4, pp. 843-851. 41 37
2009	Hardman, CA, Horne, PJ & Rowlands, A V 2009, 'Children's pedometer-determined physical activity during school-time and leisure-time', Journal of Exercise Science and Fitness, vol. 7, no. 2, pp. 129-134. Open access 22 24
2009	Horne, P, Hardman, C, Lowe, C & Rowlands, A 2009, 'Increasing children's physical activity: a peer modelling, rewards and pedometer-based intervention', European Journal of Clinical Nutrition, vol. 63, no. 2, pp. 191-198. Open access 50 47
2009	Lambrick, DM, Faulkner, JA, Rowlands, A V & Eston, RG 2009, 'Prediction of maximal oxygen uptake from submaximal ratings of perceived exertion and heart rate during a continuous exercise test: the efficacy of RPE 13', European Journal of Applied Physiology, vol. 107, no. 1, pp. 1-9. 49 42
2009	Parfitt, G, Pavey, T & Rowlands, A V 2009, 'Children's physical activity and psychological health: the relevance of intensity', Acta Paediatrica: Nurturing the Child, vol. 98, no. 6, pp. 1037-1043. 72 62
2009	Rowlands, A V 2009, 'Methodological approaches for investigating the biological basis for physical activity in children', Pediatric Exercise Science, vol. 21, no. 3, pp. 273-278. 21 18
2009	Rowlands, A V, Pilgrim, EL & Eston, RG 2009, 'Seasonal changes in children's physical activity: an examination of group changes, intra-individual variability and consistency in activity pattern across season', Annals of Human Biology, vol. 36, no. 4, pp. 363-378. 43 45
2009	Stone, MR, Rowlands, A V & Eston, RG 2009, 'Characteristics of the activity pattern in normal weight and overweight boys', Preventive Medicine, vol. 49, no. 2-3, pp. 205-208. 24 24
2009	Stone, MR, Rowlands, A V & Eston, RG 2009, 'Relationships between accelerometer-assessed physical activity and health in children: impact of the activity-intensity classification method', Journal of Sports Science and Medicine, vol. 8, no. 1, pp. 136-143. Open access 33 32
2009	Stone, MR, Rowlands, A V, Middlebrook, AR, Jawis, MN & Eston, RG 2009, 'The pattern of physical activity in relation to health outcomes in boys', Pediatric Obesity, vol. 4, no. 4, pp. 306-315. 61 57
2008	Esliger, D, Middlebrook, A, Rowlands, AV, Eston, RG & Pilgrim, E 2008, 'Physical activity content of motive8 pe compared to primary school pe lessons in the context of children's overall daily activity levels', Journal of Exercise Science and Fitness, vol. 6, no. 1, pp. 26-33. 6 6
2008	Eston, RG, Davies, R & Rowlands, AV 2008, 'The prediction of maximal oxygen uptake from submaximal ratings of perceived exertion elicited during the multistage fitness test', British Journal of Sports Medicine, vol. 42, no. 12, pp. 1006-1010. 22 18
2008	Eston, RG, Pilgrim, E & Rowlands, AV 2008, 'Patterns of habitual activity across weekdays and weekend days in 9-11-year-old children', Preventive Medicine, vol. 46, no. 4, pp. 317-324. 162 158
2008	Jones, A, Poole, D, Eston, RG, Wilkerson, D, Davies, R, DiMenna, F, Twist, C & Rowlands, AV 2008, 'Effect of eccentric exercise-induced muscle damage on the dynamics of muscle oxygenation and pulmonary oxygen uptake', Journal of Applied Physiology, vol. 105, no. 5, pp. 1413-1421. 67 59

Conferences

Year	Output
2010	Rowlands, A, Esliger, D, Eady, J & Eston, R 2010, 'Empirical evidence to inform decisions regarding identification of non-wear periods from accelerometer habitual physical activity data', in S Berthoin & G Baquet (eds), 25th Pediatric Work Physiology Meeting, Routledge, ch. 99, pp. 219-222.

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Activinsights	UNITED KINGDOM
Albert Einstein College of Medicine	UNITED STATES
Arizona State University	UNITED STATES
Australian Catholic University	AUSTRALIA
Baker Heart and Diabetes Institute	AUSTRALIA
Bangor University	UNITED KINGDOM
Baystate Medical Center	UNITED STATES
Bradford Institute for Health Research	UNITED KINGDOM
Brigham Young University	UNITED STATES
Cardiff Metropolitan University	UNITED KINGDOM
Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario	CANADA
Columbia University	UNITED STATES
Dalhousie University	CANADA
Edge Hill University	UNITED KINGDOM
Free University of Amsterdam	NETHERLANDS
Glasgow Caledonian University	UNITED KINGDOM
Heidelberg University	GERMANY
Imperial College of Science, Technology and Medicine	UNITED KINGDOM
Iowa State University	UNITED STATES
Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT)	GERMANY
Leeds Trinity University	UNITED KINGDOM
Leicester Diabetes Centre	UNITED KINGDOM
Leicester General Hospital	UNITED KINGDOM
Liverpool John Moores University	UNITED KINGDOM
Loughborough University	UNITED KINGDOM
Makerere University	UGANDA
Massey University	NEW ZEALAND
Medical University of South Carolina	UNITED STATES
Middle Tennessee State University	UNITED STATES
Midwestern University	UNITED STATES
National Cancer Institute	UNITED STATES
National Institute on Aging	UNITED STATES
Netherlands eScience Center	NETHERLANDS
Newcastle University, United Kingdom	UNITED KINGDOM
NIHR Leicester Biomedical Research Centre	UNITED KINGDOM
Norwegian School of Sport Sciences	NORWAY
Norwegian University of Science and Technology	NORWAY
Oregon State University	UNITED STATES
Pennington Biomedical Research Center	UNITED STATES
Radboud University Medical Centre	NETHERLANDS
Royal Adelaide Hospital	AUSTRALIA
St George's University of London	UNITED KINGDOM
St. George's University	UNITED STATES
Swiss Federal Institute of Sport	SWITZERLAND
Syddansk Universitet	DENMARK
Tallinn University	ESTONIA
The National Research Center for Work Environment	DENMARK
Uhi Millennium Institute	UNITED KINGDOM
Unilever Clinicals	UNITED KINGDOM
Unilever Discover	UNITED KINGDOM
University College London	UNITED KINGDOM
University Hospital Frankfurt	GERMANY
University Hospitals of Leicester Nhs Trust	UNITED KINGDOM
University of Adelaide	AUSTRALIA
University of Agder	NORWAY
University of Basel	SWITZERLAND
University of Bath	UNITED KINGDOM
University of Bergen	NORWAY
University of Birmingham	UNITED KINGDOM
University of Bristol	UNITED KINGDOM
University of Cádiz	SPAIN
University of Cambridge	UNITED KINGDOM
University of East Anglia	UNITED KINGDOM
University of Eastern Finland	FINLAND
University of Exeter	UNITED KINGDOM
University of Granada	SPAIN
University of Hertfordshire	UNITED KINGDOM
University of Iowa	UNITED STATES
University of Leicester	UNITED KINGDOM
University of Limerick	IRELAND
University of Liverpool	UNITED KINGDOM
University of Maastricht	NETHERLANDS
University of Massachusetts Amherst	UNITED STATES
University of Newcastle	AUSTRALIA
University of Nottingham	UNITED KINGDOM
University of Oxford	UNITED KINGDOM
University of Queensland	AUSTRALIA
University of Salford	UNITED KINGDOM
University of Sevilla	SPAIN
University of South Australia	AUSTRALIA
University of South Carolina - Columbia	UNITED STATES
University of Southampton	UNITED KINGDOM
University of Southern California	UNITED STATES
University of Southern Denmark	DENMARK
University of Stirling	UNITED KINGDOM
University of Sydney	AUSTRALIA
University of Tennessee	UNITED STATES
University of the Highlands and Islands	UNITED KINGDOM
University of Utah	UNITED STATES
University of Valencia	SPAIN
University of Wales Bangor	UNITED KINGDOM
University of Western Australia	AUSTRALIA
University of Wollongong	AUSTRALIA
University of Zaragoza	SPAIN
University of Zurich	SWITZERLAND
UT Southwestern Medical Center	UNITED STATES
Western Norway University of Applied Sciences	NORWAY

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