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Presence
Current · Arkansas
Last published
2026
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OpenAlex · ORCID
Refreshed
2026-08-15
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Research Areas
Biomedical Subjects
Biography and Research Information
OverviewAI-generated summary
Deboleena Thakur investigates factors influencing children's physical activity, with a particular focus on recess and social interactions. Her research examines how gender and body weight, specifically obesity and severe obesity, may affect participation in physical activity during school recess. Thakur's work also explores the relationship between physical activity during recess and children's social interactions. She has collaborated with researchers from the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences and the University of Arkansas at Fayetteville on these studies. Thakur's publication record includes two recent articles, with one published in 2025, and her scholarly profile includes an h-index of 1 with 9 total citations.
Metrics
- h-index: 1
- Publications: 4
- Citations: 11
Selected Publications
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Playing Alone: Recess Physical Activity and Social Interactions of Children with and Without Obesity and Severe Obesity (2025)
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Where the children play: Gender gaps in recess physical activity by age and playground area (2024)
Collaboration Network
Top Collaborators
Matthew J. Barenie
University of South Alabama
2 shared publications
In database
- Where the children play: Gender gaps in recess physical activity by age and playground area
- Playing Alone: Recess Physical Activity and Social Interactions of Children with and Without Obesity and Severe Obesity
Erin K. Howie
University of Arkansas at Fayetteville
2 shared publications
In database
- Where the children play: Gender gaps in recess physical activity by age and playground area
- Playing Alone: Recess Physical Activity and Social Interactions of Children with and Without Obesity and Severe Obesity
Kari A. Weber
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
2 shared publications
In database
- Where the children play: Gender gaps in recess physical activity by age and playground area
- Playing Alone: Recess Physical Activity and Social Interactions of Children with and Without Obesity and Severe Obesity
Christopher M. Murphy
University of Arkansas at Fayetteville
2 shared publications
In database
- Where the children play: Gender gaps in recess physical activity by age and playground area
- Playing Alone: Recess Physical Activity and Social Interactions of Children with and Without Obesity and Severe Obesity
Michael R. Thomsen
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
2 shared publications
In database
- Where the children play: Gender gaps in recess physical activity by age and playground area
- Playing Alone: Recess Physical Activity and Social Interactions of Children with and Without Obesity and Severe Obesity
Carolyn Jenkins
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (US)
1 shared publication
- Playing Alone: Recess Physical Activity and Social Interactions of Children with and Without Obesity and Severe Obesity
Stephanie M. Lopez-Neyman
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
1 shared publication
In database
- Playing Alone: Recess Physical Activity and Social Interactions of Children with and Without Obesity and Severe Obesity
Arthur Kaufman
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
1 shared publication
In database
- Playing Alone: Recess Physical Activity and Social Interactions of Children with and Without Obesity and Severe Obesity
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