Donna Spruijt-Metz: h-index, Total Citations, and Citation Map
Donna Spruijt-Metz's h-index is 80 (216 i10-index, 23,241+ total citations across 3+ publications) according to Google Scholar as of June 2026. Donna Spruijt-Metz is affiliated with Professor of Research, University of Southern California.
Donna Spruijt-Metz is a researcher affiliated with Professor of Research, University of Southern California, specializing in obesity, mobile health, psychosocial correlates of health behavior. Their work has been cited 23,241 times. This profile visualizes their global influence, highlighting strong citation networks in United States.
Donna Spruijt-Metz's Citation Metrics
Bibliometric impact based on 3 indexed publications. Of these, 2 are original research articles — the rest are literature highlights, conference abstracts or theses.
- H-Index
- 80
- i10-Index
- 216
- Total Citations
- 23,241
- Citing Countries
- 11
As of June 2026.
Donna Spruijt-Metz has an h-index of 80 and 23,241 total citations across 3 publications, with research cited by institutions in 11 countries.
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Mobile health technology evaluation: the mHealth evidence workshop
20131,327
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The researcher established a foundational analysis of how race, ethnicity, age, gender, and weight status collectively impact physical activity levels among US youth.
The researcher established a foundational framework for evaluating mobile health technologies, as evidenced by a seminal 2013 paper that has garnered over 1,300 citations.
The researcher established a foundational synthesis of mindfulness-based interventions for obesity-related eating behaviors, creating a highly cited reference point for subsequent clinical and behavioral research.
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About Donna Spruijt-Metz's research
Donna Spruijt-Metz is a researcher in obesity, mobile health and psychosocial correlates of health behavior at Professor of Research, University of Southern California. Their work has been cited 23,241 times across 3 publications (h-index 80), according to Google Scholar.
Their most-cited work, “Mobile health technology evaluation: the mHealth evidence workshop” (2013), has accumulated 1,327 citations. Other influential works include “Mindfulness‐Based Interventions for Obesity‐Related Eating Behaviors: A Literature Review” (2014) with 859 citations and “Physical activity in US youth: impact of race/ethnicity, age, gender, & weight status” (2010) with 545 citations.
Citations of Donna Spruijt-Metz's research come primarily from United States, United Kingdom and Switzerland, reflecting international research impact across 5+ countries. The interactive citation map above shows the full geographic distribution of the institutions citing this work.











