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Kirk I. Erickson

Active 1998–2026

189
Papers
41,228
Citations
93
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Citations

Citations per year for Kirk I. Erickson1947: 1 citations1958: 1 citations1998: 6 citations2001: 1 citations2002: 1 citations2003: 11 citations2004: 31 citations2005: 40 citations2006: 75 citations2007: 90 citations2008: 196 citations2009: 233 citations2010: 346 citations2011: 490 citations2012: 515 citations2013: 532 citations2014: 637 citations2015: 561 citations2016: 512 citations2017: 531 citations2018: 478 citations2019: 1,491 citations2020: 1,430 citations2021: 1,339 citations2022: 985 citations2023: 778 citations2024: 1,421 citations2025: 700 citations2026: 17 citations1948–1957: no citations, so these years are not shown1959–1997: no citations, so these years are not shown1999–2000: no citations, so these years are not shown

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Countries

World map of the countries and regions citing this authorUnited States: 3,159 citing papers, 25.3% of this breakdownChina: 1,056 citing papers, 8.4% of this breakdownCanada: 771 citing papers, 6.2% of this breakdownUnited Kingdom: 725 citing papers, 5.8% of this breakdownGermany: 687 citing papers, 5.5% of this breakdownAustralia: 643 citing papers, 5.1% of this breakdownSpain: 508 citing papers, 4% of this breakdownItaly: 398 citing papers, 3.2% of this breakdownNetherlands: 333 citing papers, 2.7% of this breakdownJapan: 311 citing papers, 2.5% of this breakdownFrance: 285 citing papers, 2.3% of this breakdownSweden: 273 citing papers, 2.2% of this breakdown
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Institutions

Fields

  • Medicine47.7%
  • Neuroscience25.7%
  • Psychology13.5%
  • Health Professions3.8%
  • Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology3.3%
  • Social Sciences2%
  • Other4%

Topics

  • Dementia and Cognitive Impairment Research5.3%
  • Physical Activity and Health4%
  • Functional Brain Connectivity Studies3.7%
  • Neural and Behavioral Psychology Studies2.9%
  • Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet2.3%
  • Children's Physical and Motor Development2.3%
  • Other79.5%

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  1. Exercise training increases size of hippocampus and improves memory

    Authors: Kirk I. Erickson, Michelle W. Voss, Ruchika Shaurya Prakash, Chandramallika Basak, Amanda N. Szabo‐Reed, Laura Chaddock, Jennifer Kim, Susie Heo, Heloisa Alves, Siobhan M. White, Thomas R. Wójcicki, Emily L. Mailey, Victoria J. Vieira‐Potter, Stephen A. Martin, Brandt D. Pence, Jeffrey A. Woods, Edward McAuley, Arthur F. Kramer - National Academy of Sciences, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 2011 cited by 4,746

  2. Be smart, exercise your heart: exercise effects on brain and cognition

    Authors: Charles H. Hillman, Kirk I. Erickson, Arthur F. Kramer - Nature reviews. Neuroscience 2007 cited by 3,520

  3. Physical Activity, Cognition, and Brain Outcomes: A Review of the 2018 Physical Activity Guidelines

    Authors: Kirk I. Erickson, Charles H. Hillman, Chelsea M. Stillman, Rachel Ballard, Bonny Bloodgood, David E. Conroy, Richard F. Macko, David X. Márquez, Steven J. Petruzzello, Kenneth E. Powell - Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise 2019 cited by 1,162

  4. Role of Physical Activity and Sedentary Behavior in the Mental Health of Preschoolers, Children and Adolescents: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

    Authors: María Rodríguez‐Ayllón, Cristina Cadenas‐Sánchez, Fernando Estévez‐López, Nicolás Muñoz, José Mora-González, Jairo H. Migueles, Pablo Molina‐García, Hanna Henriksson, Alejandra Mena-Molina, Vicente Martínez‐Vizcaíno, Andrés Catena, Marie Löf, Kirk I. Erickson, David R. Lubans, Francisco B. Ortega, Irene Esteban‐Cornejo - Sports Medicine 2019 cited by 1,320

  5. Aerobic Exercise Training Increases Brain Volume in Aging Humans

    Authors: Stanley J. Colcombe, Kirk I. Erickson, Paige E. Scalf, Jennifer Kim, Ruchika Shaurya Prakash, Edward McAuley, Steriani Elavsky, David X. Márquez, Hu L, Arthur F. Kramer - The Journals of Gerontology Series A 2006 cited by 2,125

  6. A systematic review of physical activity and quality of life and well-being

    Authors: David X. Márquez, Susan Aguiñaga, Priscilla M. Vásquez, David E. Conroy, Kirk I. Erickson, Charles H. Hillman, Chelsea M. Stillman, Rachel Ballard, Bonny Bloodgood Sheppard, Steven J. Petruzzello, ­Abby C. King, Kenneth E. Powell - Translational Behavioral Medicine 2020 cited by 572

  7. Effects of Exercise on Brain and Cognition Across Age Groups and Health States

    Authors: Chelsea M. Stillman, Irene Esteban‐Cornejo, Belinda M. Brown, Catherine M. Bender, Kirk I. Erickson - Trends in Neurosciences 2020 cited by 397

  8. The Aging Hippocampus

    Authors: Kirk I. Erickson, Destiny L. Miller, Kathryn A. Roecklein - The Neuroscientist 2011 cited by 549

  9. A blood-based marker of mitochondrial DNA damage in Parkinson’s disease

    Authors: Rui Qi, Esther Sammler, Claudia P. González-Hunt, Ivana Barraza, Nicholas Pena, Jeremy P. Rouanet, Yahaira Naaldijk, Steven D. Goodson, Marie Fuzzati, Fabio Blandini, Kirk I. Erickson, Andrea M. Weinstein, Michael W. Lutz, John B. Kwok, Glenda M. Halliday, Nicolas Dzamko, Shalini Padmanabhan, Roy N. Alcalay, Cheryl Waters, Penelope Hogarth, Tanya Simuni, Danielle Smith, Connie Marras, Francesca Tonelli, Dario R. Alessi, Andrew B. West, Sruti Shiva, Sabine Hilfiker, Laurie H. Sanders - Science Translational Medicine 2023 cited by 83

  10. Cardiovascular fitness, cortical plasticity, and aging

    Authors: Stanley J. Colcombe, Arthur F. Kramer, Kirk I. Erickson, Paige E. Scalf, Edward McAuley, Neal J. Cohen, Andrew Webb, Gerry J. Jerome, David X. Márquez, Steriani Elavsky - National Academy of Sciences, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 2004 cited by 1,656

  11. Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor Is Associated with Age-Related Decline in Hippocampal Volume

    Authors: Kirk I. Erickson, Ruchika Shaurya Prakash, Michelle W. Voss, Laura Chaddock, Susie Heo, Molly E. McLaren, Brandt D. Pence, Stephen A. Martin, Victoria J. Vieira‐Potter, Jeffrey A. Woods, Edward McAuley, Arthur F. Kramer - Journal of Neuroscience 2010 cited by 596

  12. Exercise effects on depression: Possible neural mechanisms

    Authors: Swathi Gujral, Howard Aizenstein, Charles F. Reynolds, Meryl A. Butters, Kirk I. Erickson - General Hospital Psychiatry 2017 cited by 329

  13. Aerobic fitness is associated with hippocampal volume in elderly humans

    Authors: Kirk I. Erickson, Ruchika Shaurya Prakash, Michelle W. Voss, Laura Chaddock, Hu L, Katherine S. Morris, Siobhan M. White, Thomas R. Wójcicki, Edward McAuley, Arthur F. Kramer - Hippocampus 2009 cited by 1,004

  14. A Review of the Effects of Physical Activity and Exercise on Cognitive and Brain Functions in Older Adults

    Authors: Louis Bherer, Kirk I. Erickson, Teresa Liu‐Ambrose - Journal of Aging Research 2013 cited by 894

  15. Relationships between physical activity, sleep and cognitive function: A narrative review

    Authors: Kelsey R. Sewell, Kirk I. Erickson, Stephanie R. Rainey‐Smith, Jeremiah J. Peiffer, Hamid R. Sohrabi, Belinda M. Brown - Neuroscience & Biobehavioral Reviews 2021 cited by 161

  16. Physical activity, fitness, and gray matter volume

    Authors: Kirk I. Erickson, Regina L. Leckie, Andrea M. Weinstein - Neurobiology of Aging 2014 cited by 623

  17. Sedentary behavior and lifespan brain health

    Authors: Liye Zou, Fabian Herold, Boris Cheval, Michael J. Wheeler, Dominika M. Pindus, Kirk I. Erickson, David A. Raichlen, Gene E. Alexander, Notger G. Müller, David W. Dunstan, Arthur F. Kramer, Charles H. Hillman, Mats Hallgren, Ulf Ekelund, Silvio Maltagliati, Neville Owen - Trends in Cognitive Sciences 2024 cited by 115

  18. Exercise interventions preserve hippocampal volume: A meta‐analysis

    Authors: Kristine A. Wilckens, Chelsea M. Stillman, Aashna M. Waiwood, Chaeryon Kang, Regina L. Leckie, Jamie C. Peven, Jill Foust, Scott H. Fraundorf, Kirk I. Erickson - Hippocampus 2020 cited by 117

  19. Physical activity predicts gray matter volume in late adulthood

    Authors: Kirk I. Erickson, Cyrus A. Raji, Oscar L. López, James T. Becker, Caterina Rosano, Anne B. Newman, H. Michael Gach, Paul M. Thompson, April J. Ho, Lewis H. Kuller - Neurology 2010 cited by 507

  20. Mediators of Physical Activity on Neurocognitive Function: A Review at Multiple Levels of Analysis

    Authors: Chelsea M. Stillman, Jamie Cohen, Morgan E. Lehman, Kirk I. Erickson - Frontiers in Human Neuroscience 2016 cited by 366

  21. The influence of aerobic fitness on cerebral white matter integrity and cognitive function in older adults: Results of a one‐year exercise intervention

    Authors: Michelle W. Voss, Susie Heo, Ruchika Shaurya Prakash, Kirk I. Erickson, Heloisa Alves, Laura Chaddock, Amanda N. Szabo‐Reed, Emily L. Mailey, Thomas R. Wójcicki, Siobhan M. White, Neha P. Gothe, Edward McAuley, Bradley P. Sutton, Arthur F. Kramer - Human Brain Mapping 2012 cited by 549

  22. BDNF mediates improvements in executive function following a 1-year exercise intervention

    Authors: Regina L. Leckie, Lauren E. Oberlin, Michelle W. Voss, Ruchika Shaurya Prakash, Amanda N. Szabo‐Reed, Laura Chaddock‐Heyman, Siobhan M. Phillips, Neha P. Gothe, Emily L. Mailey, Victoria J. Vieira‐Potter, Stephen A. Martin, Brandt D. Pence, Mingkuan Lin, Raja Parasuraman, Pamela M. Greenwood, Karl J. Fryxell, Jeffrey A. Woods, Edward McAuley, Arthur F. Kramer, Kirk I. Erickson - Frontiers in Human Neuroscience 2014 cited by 299

  23. Aerobic Fitness Reduces Brain Tissue Loss in Aging Humans

    Authors: Stanley J. Colcombe, Kirk I. Erickson, Naftali Raz, Andrew Webb, Neal J. Cohen, Edward McAuley, Arthur F. Kramer - The Journals of Gerontology Series A 2003 cited by 1,015

  24. Physical activity, brain, and cognition

    Authors: Kirk I. Erickson, Charles H. Hillman, Arthur F. Kramer - Current Opinion in Behavioral Sciences 2015 cited by 398