| Mediators of weight loss and weight loss maintenance in middle‐aged women PJ Teixeira, MN Silva, SR Coutinho, AL Palmeira, J Mata, PN Vieira, ... Obesity 18 (4), 725-735, 2010 | 434 | 2010 |
| Motivation, self-determination, and long-term weight control PJ Teixeira, MN Silva, J Mata, AL Palmeira, D Markland International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity 9 (1), 1-13, 2012 | 354 | 2012 |
| Motivational “spill-over” during weight control: Increased self-determination and exercise intrinsic motivation predict eating self-regulation. J Mata, MN Silva, PN Vieira, EV Carraça, AM Andrade, SR Coutinho, ... Educational Publishing Foundation 1 (S), 49, 2011 | 316 | 2011 |
| Public knowledge of benefits of breast and prostate cancer screening in Europe G Gigerenzer, J Mata, R Frank Journal of the National Cancer Institute 101 (17), 1216-1220, 2009 | 291 | 2009 |
| Exercise holds immediate benefits for affect and cognition in younger and older adults. CL Hogan, J Mata, LL Carstensen Psychology and aging 28 (2), 587, 2013 | 245 | 2013 |
| The everyday emotional experience of adults with major depressive disorder: Examining emotional instability, inertia, and reactivity. RJ Thompson, J Mata, SM Jaeggi, M Buschkuehl, J Jonides, IH Gotlib Journal of abnormal psychology 121 (4), 819, 2012 | 198 | 2012 |
| Walk on the bright side: Physical activity and affect in major depressive disorder. J Mata, RJ Thompson, SM Jaeggi, M Buschkuehl, J Jonides, IH Gotlib Journal of abnormal psychology 121 (2), 297, 2012 | 180 | 2012 |
| Maladaptive coping, adaptive coping, and depressive symptoms: Variations across age and depressive state RJ Thompson, J Mata, SM Jaeggi, M Buschkuehl, J Jonides, IH Gotlib Behaviour research and therapy 48 (6), 459-466, 2010 | 176 | 2010 |
| Emotion-network density in major depressive disorder ML Pe, K Kircanski, RJ Thompson, LF Bringmann, F Tuerlinckx, ... Clinical Psychological Science 3 (2), 292-300, 2015 | 160 | 2015 |
| To give or not to give: Children’s and adolescents’ sharing and moral negotiations in economic decision situations M Gummerum, M Keller, M Takezawa, J Mata Child Development 79 (3), 562-576, 2008 | 150 | 2008 |
| Feeling blue or turquoise? Emotional differentiation in major depressive disorder E Demiralp, RJ Thompson, J Mata, SM Jaeggi, M Buschkuehl, LF Barrett, ... Psychological science 23 (11), 1410-1416, 2012 | 140 | 2012 |
| BDNF genotype moderates the relation between physical activity and depressive symptoms. J Mata, RJ Thompson, IH Gotlib Health psychology 29 (2), 130, 2010 | 120 | 2010 |
| The effect of physical activity on weight loss is mediated by eating self-regulation AM Andrade, SR Coutinho, MN Silva, J Mata, PN Vieira, CS Minderico, ... Patient Education and Counseling 79 (3), 320-326, 2010 | 106 | 2010 |
| Why we eat what we eat: the role of autonomous motivation in eating behaviour regulation PJ Teixeira, H Patrick, J Mata Nutrition bulletin 36 (1), 102-107, 2011 | 94 | 2011 |
| Beyond emotional benefits: Physical activity and sedentary behaviour affect psychosocial resources through emotions CL Hogan, LI Catalino, J Mata, BL Fredrickson Psychology & health 30 (3), 354-369, 2015 | 88 | 2015 |
| Acute exercise attenuates negative affect following repeated sad mood inductions in persons who have recovered from depression. J Mata, CL Hogan, J Joormann, CE Waugh, IH Gotlib Journal of abnormal psychology 122 (1), 45, 2013 | 64 | 2013 |
| Predictors of psychological well-being during behavioral obesity treatment in women PN Vieira, J Mata, MN Silva, SR Coutinho, TC Santos, CS Minderico, ... Journal of obesity 2011, 2011 | 57 | 2011 |
| When weight management lasts. Lower perceived rule complexity increases adherence J Mata, PM Todd, S Lippke Appetite 54 (1), 37-43, 2010 | 54 | 2010 |
| Predicting children's meal preferences: How much do parents know? J Mata, B Scheibehenne, PM Todd Appetite 50 (2-3), 367-375, 2008 | 47 | 2008 |
| Transparent communication of health risks: Overcoming cultural differences R Garcia-Retamero, M Galesic Springer Science & Business Media, 2013 | 44 | 2013 |
