Lawrence Frank

Lawrence Frank

University of California, San Diego

H-index: 99

North America-United States

About Lawrence Frank

Lawrence Frank, With an exceptional h-index of 99 and a recent h-index of 74 (since 2020), a distinguished researcher at University of California, San Diego, specializes in the field of Urban planning, transport policy, physical activity, public health, climate change.

His recent articles reflect a diverse array of research interests and contributions to the field:

Walking (In) Convenience

Walking (In) Convenience: An In-Depth Study of Pedestrian Detours to Daily Facilities

Redefining walkability to capture safety: Investing in pedestrian, bike, and street level design features to make it safe to walk and bike

Associations of walkability, regional and transit accessibility around home and workplace with active and sedentary travel

Associations of home and neighborhood environments with children’s physical activity in the US-based Neighborhood Impact on Kids (NIK) longitudinal cohort study

Availability of Recreation Facilities and Parks In Relation to Adolescent Participation in Organized Sports and Activity Programs

The moderating impact of neighborhood walkability on mHealth interventions to increase moderate to vigorous physical activity for insufficiently active adults in a randomized trial

Neighborhood walkability, neighborhood social health, and self-selection among US adults

Lawrence Frank Information

University

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Citations(all)

50500

Citations(since 2020)

19649

Cited By

39389

hIndex(all)

99

hIndex(since 2020)

74

i10Index(all)

200

i10Index(since 2020)

181

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University of California, San Diego

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Lawrence Frank Skills & Research Interests

Urban planning

transport policy

physical activity

public health

climate change

Top articles of Lawrence Frank

Title

Journal

Author(s)

Publication Date

Walking (In) Convenience

JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN PLANNING ASSOCIATION

Becky PY Loo

Ting Lian

Lawrence D Frank

2024/3/5

Walking (In) Convenience: An In-Depth Study of Pedestrian Detours to Daily Facilities

Journal of the American Planning Association

Becky PY Loo

Ting Lian

Lawrence D Frank

2024/3/5

Redefining walkability to capture safety: Investing in pedestrian, bike, and street level design features to make it safe to walk and bike

Transportation Research Part A: Policy and Practice

Behram Wali

Lawrence D Frank

2024/3/1

Associations of walkability, regional and transit accessibility around home and workplace with active and sedentary travel

Journal of Transport Geography

Behram Wali

Lawrence D Frank

Brian E Saelens

Deborah R Young

Richard T Meenan

...

2024/4/1

Associations of home and neighborhood environments with children’s physical activity in the US-based Neighborhood Impact on Kids (NIK) longitudinal cohort study

International journal of behavioral nutrition and physical activity

Alison Carver

Ester Cerin

Muhammad Akram

James F Sallis

Kelli L Cain

...

2023/2/2

Availability of Recreation Facilities and Parks In Relation to Adolescent Participation in Organized Sports and Activity Programs

Journal of Healthy Eating and Active Living

Marisa McCormack

Michael Pratt

Terry L Conway

Kelli L Cain

Lawrence D Frank

...

2023

The moderating impact of neighborhood walkability on mHealth interventions to increase moderate to vigorous physical activity for insufficiently active adults in a randomized trial

International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity

Mindy L McEntee

Jane C Hurley

Christine B Phillips

Steven P Hooker

Michael Todd

...

2023/8/15

Neighborhood walkability, neighborhood social health, and self-selection among US adults

Health & place

Jacob R Carson

Terry L Conway

Lilian G Perez

Lawrence D Frank

Brian E Saelens

...

2023/7/1

Development of an objectively measured walkability index for the Netherlands

International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity

Thao Minh Lam

Zhiyong Wang

Ilonca Vaartjes

Derek Karssenberg

Dick Ettema

...

2022/5/2

Built environment influences on healthy eating and active living: The NEWPATH study

Obesity

Lawrence D Frank

Alexander Bigazzi

Andy Hong

Leia Minaker

Pat Fisher

...

2022/2

Location-specific psychosocial and environmental correlates of physical activity and sedentary time in young adolescents: preliminary evidence for location-specific approaches …

International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity

Adrian Ortega

Carolina M Bejarano

Christopher C Cushing

Vincent S Staggs

Amy E Papa

...

2022/8/26

preliminary evidence for location-specific approaches from a cross-sectional observational study

International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity

Adrian Ortega

Carolina M Bejarano

Christopher C Cushing

Vincent S Staggs

Amy Papa

...

2022

Pathways from built environment to Health Care costs: linking objectively measured built environment with physical activity and Health Care Expenditures

Environment and Behavior

Behram Wali

Lawrence D Frank

Deborah R Young

Brian E Saelens

Richard T Meenan

...

2022/5

A Heterogeneous National Public Health Assessment Model (Het-NPHAM) for Designing Environmentally Sustainable and Healthy Cities

Available at SSRN 4193538

Behram Wali

Lawrence D Frank

William Bachman

Jim Chapman

2022/8/10

Chronic disease and where you live: Built and natural environment relationships with physical activity, obesity, and diabetes

Environment international

Lawrence D Frank

Binay Adhikari

Katherine R White

Trevor Dummer

Jat Sandhu

...

2022/1/1

Rethinking walkability and developing a conceptual definition of active living environments to guide research and practice

BMC Public Health

Melissa Tobin

Samantha Hajna

Kassia Orychock

Nancy Ross

Megan DeVries

...

2022/3/7

The TROLLEY Study: assessing travel, health, and equity impacts of a new light rail transit investment during the COVID-19 pandemic

BMC public health

Katie Crist

Tarik Benmarhnia

Lawrence D Frank

Dana Song

Elizabeth Zunshine

...

2022/8/2

Associations of Cumulative and Point-in-Time Neighborhood Poverty and Walkability with Body Mass from Age 30 to 39

Journal of Urban Health

Vi T Le

Isaac C Rhew

Rick Kosterman

Gina S Lovasi

Lawrence D Frank

2022/12

Quantifying the health benefits of transit-oriented development: Creation and application of the San Diego Public Health Assessment Model (SD-PHAM)

Transport policy

Lawrence D Frank

Eric H Fox

Jared M Ulmer

James E Chapman

Lindsay M Braun

2022/1/1

Effects of an urban light rail line on health care utilization and cost: A pre-post assessment

Transport Policy

Richard T Meenan

Lawrence D Frank

Brian E Saelens

Deborah R Young

Jennifer L Kuntz

...

2022/7/1

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Co-Authors

H-index: 207
James F Sallis, PhD

James F Sallis, PhD

Australian Catholic University

H-index: 107
Brian Saelens

Brian Saelens

University of Washington

H-index: 86
Jacqueline Kerr

Jacqueline Kerr

University of California, San Diego

H-index: 80
Terry L. Conway

Terry L. Conway

University of California, San Diego

H-index: 64
Howard Frumkin

Howard Frumkin

University of Washington

H-index: 52
Marc A. Adams

Marc A. Adams

Arizona State University

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