Melody Smith (nee Oliver)

Melody Smith (nee Oliver)

University of Auckland

H-index: 48

Oceania-New Zealand

About Melody Smith (nee Oliver)

Melody Smith (nee Oliver), With an exceptional h-index of 48 and a recent h-index of 38 (since 2020), a distinguished researcher at University of Auckland, specializes in the field of physical activity, health promotion, children's geographies, active travel, neighbourhood.

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

Inequalities in urban green space distribution across priority population groups: Evidence from Tāmaki Makaurau Auckland, Aotearoa New Zealand

Physical activity, screen time and dietary behaviours in New Zealand adolescents prior to and following the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic

Impactful co-design: Adult decision-makers’ perspectives on actualising children's ideas for health-promoting neighbourhoods in Aotearoa New Zealand

How street quality influences the walking experience: an inquiry into the perceptions of adults with diverse ages and disabilities

Socio-environmental factors associated with shifts in children's travel mode between 6 and 8 years

Socio-environmental factors associated with active school travel in children at ages 6 and 8 years

Travel to school patterns and perceptions of walking to school in New Zealand adolescents before versus during the COVID-19 pandemic

Impacts of sociodemographic factors, identities and neighbourhood safety on the relationship between urban green space and adolescent mental well-being: Findings from Tāmaki …

Melody Smith (nee Oliver) Information

University

Position

Associate Professor The

Citations(all)

9540

Citations(since 2020)

6243

Cited By

5508

hIndex(all)

48

hIndex(since 2020)

38

i10Index(all)

131

i10Index(since 2020)

107

Email

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University of Auckland

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Melody Smith (nee Oliver) Skills & Research Interests

physical activity

health promotion

children's geographies

active travel

neighbourhood

Top articles of Melody Smith (nee Oliver)

Title

Journal

Author(s)

Publication Date

Inequalities in urban green space distribution across priority population groups: Evidence from Tāmaki Makaurau Auckland, Aotearoa New Zealand

Cities

Yijun Zhang

Jinfeng Zhao

Suzanne Mavoa

Melody Smith

2024/6/1

Physical activity, screen time and dietary behaviours in New Zealand adolescents prior to and following the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic

BMC Public Health

Sandra Mandic

Asaduzzaman Khan

Enrique García Bengoechea

Kirsten J Coppell

John C Spence

...

2024/1/16

Impactful co-design: Adult decision-makers’ perspectives on actualising children's ideas for health-promoting neighbourhoods in Aotearoa New Zealand

Health & Place

Tiffany Williams

Kim Ward

Deborah Goodwin

Melody Smith

2024/5/1

How street quality influences the walking experience: an inquiry into the perceptions of adults with diverse ages and disabilities

Journal of Urbanism: International Research on Placemaking and Urban Sustainability

Tamara Bozovic

E Hinckson

T Stewart

M Smith

2024/1/2

Socio-environmental factors associated with shifts in children's travel mode between 6 and 8 years

Journal of Transport & Health

Melody Smith

Alana Cavadino

Yijun Zhang

Hayley McGlashan Fainu

Jinfeng Zhao

...

2024/5/1

Socio-environmental factors associated with active school travel in children at ages 6 and 8 years

Transportation Research Interdisciplinary Perspectives

Melody Smith

Yijun Zhang

Hayley McGlashan Fainu

Alana Cavadino

Jinfeng Zhao

...

2024/1/1

Travel to school patterns and perceptions of walking to school in New Zealand adolescents before versus during the COVID-19 pandemic

Journal of Transport & Health

Sandra Mandic

Enrique García Bengoechea

Kirsten J Coppell

Michael Keall

Melody Smith

...

2024/5/1

Impacts of sociodemographic factors, identities and neighbourhood safety on the relationship between urban green space and adolescent mental well-being: Findings from Tāmaki …

SSM-Population Health

Yijun Zhang

Jinfeng Zhao

Suzanne Mavoa

John Fenaughty

Terryann C Clark

...

2024/3/1

Conceptualization of Co-Creation, Co-Design and Co-Production with Children for Health-Promoting Physical Environments: A Systematic Search and Scoping Review

Children, Youth and Environments

Tiffany Williams

Kim Ward

Melody Smith

2023

Children's physical activity and active travel: a cross-sectional study of activity spaces, sociodemographic and neighborhood associations

Children's Geographies

Kamyar Hasanzadeh

Erika Ikeda

Suzanne Mavoa

Melody Smith

2023/3/4

Examining the transport to school patterns of New Zealand adolescents by home-to-school distance and settlement types

Journal of transport & health

Sandra Mandic

Enrique García Bengoechea

Debbie Hopkins

Kirsten Coppell

Melody Smith

...

2023/5/1

Intravenous vitamin C for patients hospitalized with COVID-19: two harmonized randomized clinical trials

JAMA

Simin Florescu

Delia Stanciu

Mihaela Zaharia

Alma Kosa

Daniel Codreanu

...

2023/11/14

Results from Aotearoa New Zealand's 2022 Report Card on Physical Activity for Children and Youth: A call to address inequities in health-promoting activities

Journal of Exercise Science & Fitness

Oliver WA Wilson

Erika Ikeda

Erica Hinckson

Sandra Mandic

Justin Richards

...

2023/1/1

Children’s perceptions of their neighbourhoods during COVID-19 lockdown in Aotearoa New Zealand

Children's Geographies

Melody Smith

Niamh Donnellan

Jinfeng Zhao

Victoria Egli

Catherine Ma

...

2023/3/4

Effects of Te Ara Mua–Future Streets suburban street retrofit on traffic speed and volume: Controlled before-after study

Journal of Transport & Health

Jamie Hosking

Hamish Mackie

Alex Macmillan

Bert van der Werf

Melody Smith

...

2023/5/1

Proof points for active school travel

Smith-nee Oliver

Kirsty Wild

Karen Witten

2023/10/17

Differences in physical activity participation among young adults in Aotearoa New Zealand

BMC Public Health

Oliver WA Wilson

Melody Smith

Scott Duncan

Erica Hinckson

Anja Mizdrak

...

2023/1/23

Connecting Schools with Local Communities Through Walkable Urban Design

Christina Ergler

Melody Smith

2023/4/20

The relationship between children’s third-place play, parental neighbourhood perceptions, and children’s physical activity and sedentary behaviour

Children's Geographies

En-Yi Lin

Karen Witten

Penelope Carroll

Jose S Romeo

Niamh Donnellan

...

2023/9/3

Diverse approaches to conceptualising positive ageing: a scoping review

Tessa Pocock

Alistair Woodward

Janine Wiles

Deborah Raphael

Melody Smith

2023/1/2

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