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Rachel Cole

Social Sciences · The Ohio State University

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Established · publishing since 1973
Urban Transport and AccessibilityTransportation and Mobility InnovationsTransportation Planning and OptimizationUrban and Freight Transport LogisticsTransport and Economic Policies

Publications

266

Citations

1,139

Est. group size

~1

Recurring co-author estimate

Active years

54

Publishing since 1973

Research summary
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This publication record is unusually diverse, spanning topics such as transportation and travel behavior, health promotion, child development, seagrass ecology, and even nanosensors and oilfield engineering, which suggests the name may be linked to multiple distinct researchers rather than one coherent research program. Based on the transportation-related OpenAlex topics provided, the closest thematic thread involves how travel behavior (e.g., active vs. passive transport) relates to health outcomes like sedentary behavior and body measurements. Prospective students should treat this profile cautiously, as the underlying data appears to mix contributions from several different authors sharing the same name.

Transportation and travel behaviorPublic health and health promotionSedentary behavior and physical activityChild and family health/educationMixed/unrelated topics suggesting possible name conflation

Publication counts dropped sharply from a peak of 26 in 2017 to single digits in most recent years, with a modest average of about 4-5 papers per year over the last five years, indicating a slowing or leveling trend.

Generated by claude-sonnet-5 from public bibliographic data · Jul 20, 2026

Publication cadence
Publications per year over the last 10 years — averaging 4.4/year recently
2017: 26 publications26172018: 14 publications182019: 7 publications192020: 7 publications202021: 2 publications212022: 5 publications222023: 8 publications232024: 5 publications242025: 3 publications252026: 1 publication26
Recent publications
Publishes in
  • Educational and Child Psychology×6
  • Journal of Transport & Health×5
  • Health Promotion Journal of Australia×3
  • Preventive Medicine×2
  • JBI Evidence Synthesis×2
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Last updated Jul 19, 2026.

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