Dr. Christoph Buck

• Statistical modelling of accelerometer data
• Analysis of 24hour-movement behaviours
• Longitudinal modelling of cohort and observational data
• Health Geography and geostatistical data analysis
• assessment of environmental factors on urban-lifestyle-induced health effects based on geographic information systems (GIS)

• German Society for Epidemiology (Deutsche Gesellschaft für Epidemiologie / DGEpi)
• International Biometric Society (Deutsche Region der Internationalen Biometrischen Gesellschaft / IBS-DR)

• Adaption effectiveness study of the Healthy Dads, Healthy Kids programme in Germany
• Data competence center for the Bremen region. “HealthyPlanet": Satellite-based data of environmental factors and its impact on health and health behaviors and Citizen Science project “Guardians of the Hedgehogs”
• Monitoring of physical activity and promotion of physical activity - development of indicators for the prevention indicator system of the federal states
• Record linkage of cancer registry data and multimodal, reporting-based diagnostic data for Al-based biomarker detection
• Wearable sensor assessment of physical and eating behaviours

Selected BIPS-Publications

• Diplom-, Bachelor- oder Magisterarbeit

• Buck C. Stochastische Modellierung von Walkability - Entwicklung einer Maßzahl zur Erfassung von Bewegungsmöglichkeiten am Beispiel der Schulbezirke der Stadt Delmenhorst im Rahmen der IDEFICS-Studie. Bremen.

• Articles with peer review

• Buck C, Koller D, Kibele E, Schulze K, Augustin J. Geografie und Gesundheit: Das Beispiel der COVID-19-Pandemie in Bremen. Bundesgesundheitsblatt, Gesundheitsforschung, Gesundheitsschutz. 2025;68(10):1100-1110.
  https://doi.org/10.1007/s00103-025-04125-2
• Coyle-Asbil H, Brandes M, Brandes B, Buck C, Wright MN, Vallis LA. Evaluating machine learning approaches to predict the energy expenditure of cross-national preschool children: A study of preprocessing and feature effects. European Journal of Applied Physiology. 2025;125(10):2985-2998.
  https://doi.org/10.1007/s00421-025-05800-7
• Helmer S, Buck C, Matos Fialho PM, Pischke CR, Stock C, Heumann E, Zeeb H, Negash S, Mikolajczyk R, Niephaus Y, Busse H. Factors associated with substance use and physical activity among German university students 20 months into the COVID-19 pandemic. Journal of Prevention. 2025;46(6):933-951.
  https://doi.org/10.1007/s10935-025-00865-8
• Janek M, Kuhnova J, Cardon G, Van Dyck D, Cimler R, Elavsky S, Fezeu LK, Oppert J-M, Buck C, Hebestreit A, Harrington JM, Sigcha L, Van de Ven P, Donnelly A, Vetrovsky T, on behalf of the WEALTH consortium. Ecological momentary assessment of physical and eating behaviours: The WEALTH feasibility and optimisation study with recommendations for large-scale data collection. PLOS ONE. 2025;20(2):e0318772.
  https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0318772
• Nagrani R, Wolters M, Buck C, Vienneau D, de Hoogh K, De Henauw S, Lissner L, Molnár D, Moreno LA, Dello Russo M, Pala V, Ahrens W, Didelez V, Börnhorst C, on behalf of the IDEFICS and I.Family consortia. Effect of long-term air pollution reduction on insulin resistance and fasting glucose in children: A causal analysis. Environmental Research. 2025;
  https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envres.2025.122920
• Swenne A, Sigcha L, Hebestreit A, Bouchan J, Cimler R, Cardon G, Elavsky S, Fezeu LK, Kühnova J, Oppert J-M, Vetrovsky T, Donnelly A, Van de Ven P, Buck C. External validation of a hip-worn accelerometry-based machine learning model for physical behavior classification in free-living conditions. Journal for the Measurement of Physical Behaviour. 2025;
• Coyle-Asbil H, Burk L, Brandes M, Brandes B, Buck C, Wright MN, Vallis LA. Energy expenditure prediction in preschool children: A machine learning approach using accelerometry and external validation. Physiological Measurement. 2024;45(9):095015.
  https://doi.org/10.1088/1361-6579/ad7ad2
• Mikolajczyk R, Diexer S, Klee B, Pfrommer L, Purschke O, Fricke J, Ahnert P, Gabrysch S, Gottschick C, Bohn B, Brenner H, Buck C, Castell S, Gastell S, Greiser KH, Harth V, Heise JK, Holleczek B, Kaaks R, Keil T, Krist L, Leitzmann M, Lieb W, Meinke-Franze C, Michels KB, Velásquez IM, Obi N, Panreck L, Peters A, Pischon T, Schikowski T, Schmidt B, Standl M, Stang A, Völzke H, Weber A, Zeeb H, Karch A. Likelihood of post-COVID condition in people with hybrid immunity: Data from the German National Cohort (NAKO). Journal of Infection. 2024;89(2):106206.
  https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jinf.2024.106206
• Ploegstra M-J, Swenne A, Buck C, Moreno LA, Lissner L, Lauria F, De Henauw S, Molnár D, Tornaritis M, Konstabel K, Rayson M, Pitsiladis Y, Manios Y, Beghin L, Widhalm K, Polito A, Sinningen K, Kafatos A, Gomez-Martinez S, González-Gross M, Casajús JA, Mazur A, Ortega FB, Ahrens W, Berger RM, Intemann T. Age- and sex-specific reference percentile curves for accelerometry-measured physical activity in healthy European children and adolescents. European Journal of Pediatrics. 2024;184:65.
  https://doi.org/10.1007/s00431-024-05902-y
• Redlich J-P, Feuerhake F, Weis J, Schaadt NS, Teuber-Hanselmann S, Buck C, Luttmann S, Eberle A, Nikolin S, Appenzeller A, Portmann A, Homeyer A. Applications of artificial intelligence in the analysis of histopathology images of gliomas: A review. NPJ Imaging. 2024;2:16.
  https://doi.org/10.1038/s44303-024-00020-8
• Weber A, van Hees VT, Stein MJ, Gastell S, Steindorf K, Herbolsheimer F, Ostrzinski S, Pischon T, Brandes M, Krist L, Marschollek M, Greiser KH, Nimptsch K, Brandes B, Jochem C, Sedlmeier AM, Berger K, Brenner H, Buck C, Castell S, Dörr M, Emmel C, Fischer B, Flexeder C, Harth V, Hebestreit A, Heise JK, Holleczek B, Keil T, Koch-Gallenkamp L, Lieb W, Meinke-Franze C, Michels KB, Mikolajczyk R, Kluttig A, Obi N, Peters A, Schmidt B, Schipf S, Schulze MB, Teismann H, Waniek S, Willich SN, Leitzmann M, Baurecht H. Large-scale assessment of physical activity in a population using high-resolution hip-worn accelerometry: The German National Cohort (NAKO). Scientific Reports. 2024;14:7927.
  https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-024-58461-5
• Brandes B, Sell L, Buck C, Busse H, Zeeb H, Brandes M. Use of a toolbox of tailored evidence-based interventions to improve children's physical activity and cardiorespiratory fitness in primary schools: Results of the ACTIPROS cluster-randomized feasibility trial. International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity. 2023;20:99.
  https://doi.org/10.1186/s12966-023-01497-z
• Nagrani R, Marron M, Bongaerts E, Nawrot TS, Ameloot M, de Hoogh K, Vienneau D, Lequy E, Jacquemin B, Günther K, De Ruyter T, Mehlig K, Molnár D, Moreno LA, Russo P, Veidebaum T, Ahrens W, Buck C, on behalf of the IDEFICS and I.Family consortia. Association of urinary and ambient black carbon, and other ambient pollutants with risk of prediabetes and metabolic syndrome in children and adolescents. Environmental Pollution. 2023;317:120773.
  https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envpol.2022.120773
• Sina E, Buck C, Ahrens W, Coumans J, Eiben G, Formisano A, Lissner L, Mazur A, Michels N, Molnár D, Moreno LA, Pala V, Pohlabeln H, Reisch LA, Tornaritis M, Veidebaum T, Hebestreit A, on behalf of the I.Family consortium. Digital media exposure and cognitive functioning in European children and adolescents of the I.Family study. Scientific Reports. 2023;13:18855.
  https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-023-45944-0
• Breau B, Brandes M, Veidebaum T, Tornaritis M, Moreno LA, Molnár D, Lissner L, Eiben G, Lauria F, Kaprio J, De Henauw S, Ahrens W, Buck C. Longitudinal association of childhood physical activity and physical fitness with physical activity in adolescence: Insights from the IDEFICS/I.Family study. International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity. 2022;19:147.
  https://doi.org/10.1186/s12966-022-01383-0
• González-Gil EM, Santaliestra-Pasías AM, Buck C, Gracia-Marco L, Lauria F, Pala V, Molnár D, Veidebaum T, Iacoviello L, Tornaritis M, Eiben G, Lissner L, Schwarz H, Ahrens W, De Henauw S, Fraterman A, Moreno LA. Improving cardiorespiratory fitness protects against inflammation in children: The IDEFICS study. Pediatric Research. 2022;91(3):681-689.
  https://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41390-021-01471-0
  https://zaguan.unizar.es/record/118622
• Scholle O, Asendorf M, Buck C, Grill S, Jones C, Kollhorst B, Riedel O, Schüz B, Haug U. Regional variations in outpatient antibiotic prescribing in Germany: A small area analysis based on claims data. Antibiotics. 2022;11(7):836.
  https://doi.org/10.3390/antibiotics11070836
• Breau B, Brandes B, Wright MN, Buck C, Vallis LA, Brandes M. Association of individual motor abilities and accelerometer-derived physical activity measures in preschool-aged children. Journal for the Measurement of Physical Behaviour. 2021;4(3):227-235.
  https://doi.org/10.1123/jmpb.2020-0065
  https://repository.publisso.de/resource/frl:6428750
• Busse H, Buck C, Stock C, Zeeb H, Pischke CR, Matos Fialho PM, Wendt C, Helmer S. Engagement in health risk behaviours before and during the COVID-19 pandemic in German university students: Results of a cross-sectional study. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 2021;18(4):1410.
  https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18041410
• Fridolfsson J, Buck C, Hunsberger M, Baran J, Lauria F, Molnár D, Moreno LA, Börjesson M, Lissner L, Arvidsson D, on behalf of the I.Family consortium. High-intensity activity is more strongly associated with metabolic health in children compared to sedentary time: A cross-sectional study of the I.Family cohort. International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity. 2021;18:90.
  https://doi.org/10.1186/s12966-021-01156-1
• Helmer S, Burkhart G, Matias J, Buck C, Engling Cardoso F, Vicente J. "Tell me how much your friends consume"- Personal, behavioral, social, and attitudinal factors associated with alcohol and cannabis use among European school students. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 2021;18(4):1684.
  https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18041684
• Nyangasa MA, Buck C, Kelm S, Sheikh M, Günther K, Hebestreit A. The association between leptin and inflammatory markers with obesity indices in Zanzibari children, adolescents, and adults. Obesity Science & Practice. 2021;7(1):71-81.
  https://doi.org/10.1002/osp4.466
• Santaliestra-Pasías AM, Moreno LA, Gracia-Marco L, Buck C, Ahrens W, De Henauw S, Hebestreit A, Kourides Y, Lauria F, Lissner L, Molnár D, Veidebaum T, González-Gil EM, on behalf of the IDEFICS consortium. Prospective physical fitness status and development of cardiometabolic risk in children according to body fat and lifestyle behaviours: The IDEFICS study. Pediatric Obesity. 2021;16(11):e12819.
  https://doi.org/10.1111/ijpo.12819
• Sina E, Buck C, Ahrens W, De Henauw S, Jilani H, Lissner L, Molnár D, Moreno LA, Pala V, Reisch LA, Siani A, Solea A, Veidebaum T, Hebestreit A, on behalf of the I.Family consortium. Digital media use in association with sensory taste preferences in European children and adolescents - Results from the I.Family study. Foods. 2021;10(2):377.
  https://doi.org/10.3390/foods10020377
• Sina E, Buck C, Veidebaum T, Siani A, Reisch LA, Pohlabeln H, Pala V, Moreno LA, Molnár D, Lissner L, Kourides Y, De Henauw S, Eiben G, Ahrens W, Hebestreit A, on behalf of the IDEFICS and I.Family consortia. Media use trajectories and risk of metabolic syndrome in European children and adolescents: The IDEFICS/I.Family cohort. International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity. 2021;18:134.
  https://doi.org/10.1186/s12966-021-01186-9
• Sprengeler O, Pohlabeln H, Bammann K, Buck C, Lauria F, Verbestel V, Eiben G, Konstabel K, Molnár D, Moreno LA, Pitsiladis Y, Page A, Reisch LA, Tornaritis M, Ahrens W. Trajectories of objectively measured physical activity and childhood overweight: Longitudinal analysis of the IDEFICS/I.Family cohort. International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity. 2021;18:103.
  https://doi.org/10.1186/s12966-021-01171-2
• Thumann B, Buck C, De Henauw S, Hadjigeorgiou C, Hebestreit A, Lauria F, Lissner L, Molnár D, Moreno LA, Veidebaum T, Ahrens W, Hunsberger M. Cross-sectional associations between objectively measured sleep characteristics and body mass index in European children and adolescents. Sleep Medicine. 2021;84:32-39.
  https://doi.org/10.1016/j.sleep.2021.05.004
  https://repository.publisso.de/resource/frl:6428516
• Brandes B, Buck C, Wright MN, Pischke CR, Brandes M. Impact of "JolinchenKids - fit and healthy in daycare" on children's objectively measured physical activity: A cluster-controlled study. Journal of Physical Activity & Health. 2020;17(10):1025-1033.
  https://doi.org/10.1123/jpah.2019-0536
  https://repository.publisso.de/resource/frl%3A6422936
• Sprengeler O, Hebestreit A, Gohres H, Bucksch J, Buck C. Effects of installing height-adjustable standing desks on daily and domain-specific duration of standing, sitting, and stepping in 3rd grade primary school children. Frontiers in Public Health. 2020;8:396.
  https://doi.org/10.3389/fpubh.2020.00396
• Zhou Y, Buck C, Maier W, von Lengerke T, Walter U, Dreier M. Built environment and childhood weight status: A multi-level study using population-based data in the city of Hannover, Germany. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 2020;17(8):2694.
  https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph17082694
• Aleksovska K, Puggina A, Giraldi L, Buck C, Burns C, Cardon G, Carlin A, Simon C, Ciarapica D, Colotto M, Condello G, Coppinger T, Cortis C, D'Haese S, De Craemer M, Di Blasio A, Hansen S, Iacoviello L, Issartel J, Izzicupo P, Jaeschke L, Kanning M, Kennedy A, Ling FCM, Luzak A, Napolitano G, Nazare J-A, Perchoux C, Pischon T, Polito A, Sannella A, Schulz H, Sohun R, Steinbrecher A, Schlicht W, Ricciardi W, MacDonncha C, Capranica L, Boccia S. Biological determinants of physical activity across the life course: A "Determinants of Diet and Physical Activity" (DEDIPAC) umbrella systematic literature review. Sports Medicine - Open. 2019;5:2.
  https://doi.org/10.1186/s40798-018-0173-9
• Arvidsson D, Fridolfsson J, Buck C, Ekblom Ö, Ekblom-Bak E, Lissner L, Hunsberger M, Börjesson M. Reexamination of accelerometer calibration with energy expenditure as criterion: VO2net instead of MET for age-equivalent physical activity intensity. Sensors. 2019;19(15):3377.
  https://doi.org/10.3390/s19153377
• Böttcher S, Buck C, Zeeb H, Laschewski G, Hauer C, Wagner G, Sachse MM. Randomised controlled trial to evaluate the influence of mHealth and eHealth skin cancer prevention education among young organ transplant recipients: The HIPPOlino intervention study. BMJ Open. 2019;9(12):e028842.
  https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2018-028842
• Brackmann K, Buck C, Nyangasa MA, Kelm S, Sheikh M, Hebestreit A. Anthropometric and biochemical predictors for hypertension in a cross-sectional study in Zanzibar, Tanzania. Frontiers in Public Health. 2019;7:338.
  https://doi.org/10.3389/fpubh.2019.00338
• Buck C, Bolbos A, Schneider S. Do poorer children have poorer playgrounds? A geographically weighted analysis of attractiveness, cleanliness, and safety of playgrounds in affluent and deprived urban neighborhoods. Journal of Physical Activity & Health. 2019;16(6):397-405.
  https://doi.org/10.1123/jpah.2018-0177
• Buck C, Eiben G, Lauria F, Konstabel K, Page A, Ahrens W, Pigeot I, on behalf of the IDEFICS and I.Family consortia. Urban moveability and physical activity in children: Longitudinal results from the IDEFICS and I.Family cohort. International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity. 2019;16:128.
  https://doi.org/10.1186/s12966-019-0886-2
• Buck C, Loyen A, Foraita R, Van Cauwenberg J, De Craemer M, MacDonncha C, Oppert J-M, Brug J, Lien N, Cardon G, Pigeot I, Chastin S, on behalf of the DEDIPAC consortium. Factors influencing sedentary behaviour: A system based analysis using Bayesian networks within DEDIPAC. PLOS ONE. 2019;14(1):e0211546.
  https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0211546
• Fridolfsson J, Börjesson M, Buck C, Ekblom Ö, Ekblom-Bak E, Hunsberger M, Lissner L, Arvidsson D. Effects of frequency filtering on intensity and noise in accelerometer-based physical activity measurements. Sensors. 2019;19(9):2186.
  https://doi.org/10.3390/s19092186
• Müllmann S, Buck C, Voelcker-Rehage C, Bragina I, Lippke S, Meyer J, Peters M, Pischke CR. Effects of two web-based interventions promoting physical activity among older adults compared to a delayed intervention control group in Northwestern Germany: Results of the PROMOTE community-based intervention trial. Preventive Medicine Reports. 2019;15:100958.
  https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pmedr.2019.100958
• Nyangasa MA, Buck C, Kelm S, Sheikh M, Brackmann K, Hebestreit A. Association between cardiometabolic risk factors and body mass index, waist circumferences and body fat in a Zanzibari cross-sectional study. BMJ Open. 2019;9:e025397.
  https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2018-025397
• Nyangasa MA, Buck C, Kelm S, Sheikh M, Hebestreit A. Exploring food access and sociodemographic correlates of food consumption and food insecurity in Zanzibari households. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 2019;16(9):1557.
  https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph16091557
• Schneider S, Bolbos A, Fessler J, Buck C. Deprivation amplification due to structural disadvantage? Playgrounds as important physical activity resources for children and adolescents. Public Health. 2019;168:117-127.
  https://doi.org/10.1016/j.puhe.2018.11.016
• Sina E, Buck C, Jilani H, Tornaritis M, Veidebaum T, Russo P, Moreno LA, Molnár D, Eiben G, Mårild S, Pala V, Ahrens W, Hebestreit A. Association of infant feeding patterns with taste preferences in European children and adolescents: A retrospective latent profile analysis. Nutrients. 2019;11(5):1040.
  https://doi.org/10.3390/nu11051040
• Sprengeler O, Buck C, Hebestreit A, Wirsik N, Ahrens W. Sports contribute to total moderate to vigorous physical activity in school children. Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise. 2019;51(8):1653-1661.
  https://doi.org/10.1249/MSS.0000000000001948
• Steenbock B, Buck C, Zeeb H, Rach S, Pischke CR. Impact of the intervention program "JolinchenKids - Fit and Healthy in Daycare" on energy balance related-behaviors: Results of a cluster controlled trial. BMC Pediatrics. 2019;19:432.
  https://doi.org/10.1186/s12887-019-1817-8
• De Craemer M, Chastin S, Ahrens W, Bernaards C, Brug J, Buck C, Cardon G, Capranica L, Dargent-Molina P, De Lepeleere S, Hoffmann B, Kennedy A, Lakerveld J, Lien N, Ling FCM, Loyen A, MacDonncha C, Nazare J-A, O'Donoghue G, O'Gorman DJ, Perchoux C, Pigeot I, Simon C, Stierlin A, van der Ploeg H, Van Cauwenberg J, Oppert J-M. Data on determinants are needed to curb the sedentary epidemic in Europe. Lessons learnt from the DEDIPAC European Knowledge Hub. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 2018;15(7):1406.
  https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph15071406
• O'Donoghue G, Kennedy A, Puggina A, Aleksovska K, Buck C, Burns C, Cardon G, Carlin A, Ciarapica D, Colotto M, Condello G, Coppinger T, Cortis C, D'Haese S, De Craemer M, Di Blasio A, Hansen S, Iacoviello L, Issartel J, Izzicupo P, Jaeschke L, Kanning M, Ling FCM, Luzak A, Napolitano G, Nazare J-A, Perchoux C, Pesce C, Pischon T, Polito A, Sannella A, Schulz H, Simon C, Sohun R, Steinbrecher A, Schlicht W, MacDonncha C, Capranica L, Boccia S. Socio-economic determinants of physical activity across the life course: A "DEterminants of DIet and Physical ACtivity" (DEDIPAC) umbrella literature review. PLOS ONE. 2018;13(1):e0190737.
  https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0190737
• Puggina A, Aleksovska K, Buck C, Burns C, Cardon G, Carlin A, Simon C, Ciarapica D, Colotto M, Condello G, Coppinger T, Cortis C, D'Haese S, De Craemer M, Di Blasio A, Hansen S, Iacoviello L, Issartel J, Izzicupo P, Jaeschke L, Kanning M, Kennedy A, Ling FCM, Luzak A, Napolitano G, Nazare J-A, O'Donoghue G, Perchoux C, Pischon T, Polito A, Sannella A, Schulz H, Sohun R, Steinbrecher A, Schlicht W, MacDonncha C, Capranica L, Boccia S, on behalf of the DEDIPAC consortium. Policy determinants of physical activity across the life course: A "DEDIPAC" umbrella systematic literature review. European Journal of Public Health. 2018;28(1):105-118.
  https://doi.org/10.1093/eurpub/ckx174
• Carlin A, Perchoux C, Puggina A, Aleksovska K, Buck C, Burns C, Cardon G, Simon C, Ciarapica D, Condello G, Coppinger T, Cortis C, D'Haese S, De Craemer M, Di Blasio A, Hansen S, Iacoviello L, Issartel J, Izzicupo P, Jaeschke L, Kanning M, Kennedy A, Lakerveld J, Ling FCM, Luzak A, Napolitano G, Nazare J-A, Pischon T, Polito A, Sannella A, Schulz H, Sohun R, Steinbrecher A, Schlicht W, Ricciardi W, MacDonncha C, Capranica L, Boccia S. A life course examination of the physical environmental determinants of physical activity behaviour: A "Determinants of Diet and Physical Activity" (DEDIPAC) umbrella systematic literature review. PLOS ONE. 2017;12(8):e0182083.
  https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0182083
• Condello G, Puggina A, Aleksovska K, Buck C, Burns C, Cardon G, Carlin A, Simon C, Ciarapica D, Coppinger T, Cortis C, D'Haese S, De Craemer M, Di Blasio A, Hansen S, Iacoviello L, Issartel J, Izzicupo P, Jaeschke L, Kanning M, Kennedy A, Ling FCM, Luzak A, Napolitano G, Nazare J-A, Perchoux C, Pesce C, Pischon T, Polito A, Sannella A, Schulz H, Sohun R, Steinbrecher A, Schlicht W, Ricciardi W, MacDonncha C, Capranica L, Boccia S, on behalf of the DEDIPAC consortium. Behavioral determinants of physical activity across the life course: A "DEterminants of DIet and Physical ACtivity” (DEDIPAC) umbrella systematic literature review. International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity. 2017;14:58.
  https://doi.org/10.1186/s12966-017-0510-2
• Cortis C, Puggina A, Pesce C, Aleksovska K, Buck C, Burns C, Cardon G, Carlin A, Simon C, Ciarapica D, Condello G, Coppinger T, D'Haese S, De Craemer M, Di Blasio A, Hansen S, Iacoviello L, Issartel J, Izzicupo P, Jaeschke L, Kanning M, Kennedy A, Ling FCM, Luzak A, Napolitano G, Nazare J-A, O'Donoghue G, Perchoux C, Pischon T, Polito A, Sannella A, Schulz H, Sohun R, Steinbrecher A, Schlicht W, Ricciardi W, Castellani L, MacDonncha C, Capranica L, Boccia S. Psychological determinants of physical activity across the life course: A "DEterminants of DIet and Physical ACtivity" (DEDIPAC) umbrella systematic literature review. PLOS ONE. 2017;12(8):e0182709.
  https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0182709
• Jaeschke L, Steinbrecher A, Luzak A, Puggina A, Aleksovska K, Buck C, Burns C, Cardon G, Carlin A, Simon C, Ciarapica D, Condello G, Coppinger T, Cortis C, De Craemer M, D'Haese S, Di Blasio A, Hansen S, Iacoviello L, Issartel J, Izzicupo P, Kanning M, Kennedy A, Ling FCM, Napolitano G, Nazare J-A, Perchoux C, Polito A, Ricciardi W, Sannella A, Schlicht W, Sohun R, MacDonncha C, Boccia S, Capranica L, Schulz H, Pischon T, on behalf of the DEDIPAC consortium. Socio-cultural determinants of physical activity across the life course: A 'Determinants of Diet and Physical Activity' (DEDIPAC) umbrella systematic literature review. International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity. 2017;14:173.
  https://doi.org/10.1186/s12966-017-0627-3
• Chastin S, De Craemer M, Lien N, Bernaards C, Buck C, Oppert J-M, Nazare J-A, Lakerveld J, O'Donoghue G, Holdsworth M, Owen N, Brug J, Cardon G, on behalf of the DEDIPAC consortium. The SOS-framework (Systems of Sedentary behaviours): An international transdisciplinary consensus framework for the study of determinants, research priorities and policy on sedentary behaviour across the life course: A DEDIPAC-study. International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity. 2016;13:83.
  https://doi.org/10.1186/s12966-016-0409-3
• Buck C, Dreger S, Pigeot I. Anonymisation of address coordinates for micro-level analyses of the built environment: A simulation study. BMJ Open. 2015;5(3):e006481.
  https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2014-006481
• Buck C, Kneib T, Tkaczick T, Konstabel K, Pigeot I. Assessing opportunities for physical activity in the built environment of children: Interrelation between kernel density and neighborhood scale. International Journal of Health Geographics. 2015;14:35.
  https://doi.org/10.1186/s12942-015-0027-3
• Buck C, Tkaczick T, Pitsiladis Y, De Bourdeaudhuij I, Reisch LA, Ahrens W, Pigeot I. Objective measures of the built environment and physical activity in children: From walkability to moveability. Journal of Urban Health. 2015;92(1):24-38.
  https://doi.org/10.1007/s11524-014-9915-2
  https://repository.publisso.de/resource/frl%3A6416346
• Chastin S, Buck C, Freiberger E, Murphy M, Brug J, Cardon G, O'Donoghue G, Pigeot I, Oppert J-M, on behalf of the DEDIPAC consortium. Systematic literature review of determinants of sedentary behaviour in older adults: A DEDIPAC study. International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity. 2015;12:127.
  https://doi.org/10.1186/s12966-015-0292-3
• Herrmann D, Buck C, Sioen I, Kourides Y, Mårild S, Molnár D, Mouratidou T, Pitsiladis Y, Russo P, Veidebaum T, Ahrens W, on behalf of the IDEFICS consortium. Impact of physical activity, sedentary behaviour and muscle strength on bone stiffness in 2-10-year-old children: Cross-sectional results from the IDEFICS study. International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity. 2015;12:112.
  https://doi.org/10.1186/s12966-015-0273-6
• Barba G, Buck C, Bammann K, Hadjigeorgiou C, Hebestreit A, Mårild S, Molnár D, Russo P, Veidebaum T, Vyncke K, Ahrens W, Moreno LA, on behalf of the IDEFICS consortium. Blood pressure reference values for European non-overweight school children: The IDEFICS study. International Journal of Obesity. 2014;38(S2):S48-S56.
  https://doi.org/10.1038/ijo.2014.135
• Dreger S, Buck C, Bolte G. Material, psychosocial and sociodemographic determinants are associated with positive mental health in Europe: A cross-sectional study. BMJ Open. 2014;4(5):e005095.
  https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2014-005095
• Nagy P, Kovács E, Moreno LA, Veidebaum T, Tornaritis M, Kourides Y, Siani A, Lauria F, Sioen I, Claessens M, Mårild S, Lissner L, Bammann K, Intemann T, Buck C, Pigeot I, Ahrens W, Molnár D, on behalf of the IDEFICS consortium. Percentile reference values for anthropometric body composition indices in European children from the IDEFICS study. International Journal of Obesity. 2014;38(S2):S15-S25.
  https://doi.org/10.1038/ijo.2014.131
• Peplies J, Jimenez-Pavon D, Savva SC, Buck C, Günther K, Fraterman A, Russo P, Iacoviello L, Veidebaum T, Tornaritis M, De Henauw S, Mårild S, Molnár D, Moreno LA, Ahrens W, on behalf of the IDEFICS consortium. Percentiles of fasting serum insulin, glucose, HbA1c and HOMA-IR in pre-pubertal normal-weight European children from the IDEFICS cohort. International Journal of Obesity. 2014;38(S2):S39-S47.
  https://doi.org/10.1038/ijo.2014.134
• Buck C, Börnhorst C, Pohlabeln H, Huybrechts I, Pala V, Reisch LA, Pigeot I, on behalf of the IDEFICS and I.Family consortia. Clustering of unhealthy food around German schools and its influence on dietary behavior in school children: A pilot study. International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity. 2013;10:65.
  https://doi.org/10.1186/1479-5868-10-65
• Gallois KM, Buck C, Dreas J, Hassel H, Zeeb H. Evaluation of an intervention using a self-regulatory counselling aid - Pre- and post intervention results of the OPTIMAHL 60plus study. International Journal of Public Health. 2013;58(3):449-458.
  https://doi.org/10.1007/s00038-012-0420-7
• Müller S, Exeter DJ, Petousis-Harris H, Turner N, O'Sullivan D, Buck C. Measuring disparities in immunisation coverage among children in New Zealand. Health & Place. 2012;18(6):1217-1223.
  https://doi.org/10.1016/j.healthplace.2012.08.003
• Buck C, Pohlabeln H, Huybrechts I, De Bourdeaudhuij I, Pitsiladis Y, Reisch LA, Pigeot I. Development and application of a moveability index to quantify possibilities for physical activity in the built environment of children. Health & Place. 2011;17(6):1191-1201.
  https://doi.org/10.1016/j.healthplace.2011.08.011
• Huybrechts I, De Bourdeaudhuij I, Buck C, De Henauw S. Umweltbedingte Einflussfaktoren: Möglichkeiten und Barrieren für ein gesundes Ernährungs- und Bewegungsverhalten von Kindern und Jugendlichen. Bundesgesundheitsblatt, Gesundheitsforschung, Gesundheitsschutz. 2010;53(7):716-724.
  https://doi.org/10.1007/s00103-010-1085-0
• Pigeot I, Buck C, Herrmann D, Ahrens W. Übergewicht und Adipositas bei Kindern und Jugendlichen. Die weltweite Situation. Bundesgesundheitsblatt, Gesundheitsforschung, Gesundheitsschutz. 2010;53(7):653-665.
  https://doi.org/10.1007/s00103-010-1083-2

• Articles without peer review

• Buck C. Bewegungsfreundliche Merkmale im urbanen Raum. IPP Info. 2014;10(12):9-11.
  http://www.public-health.uni-bremen.de/srv/www.ipp.uni-bremen.de/web/downloads/ippinfo/IPP_info_no12
• Buck C, Pigeot I. Quantifying environmental opportunities for physical activity in children: A pilot application. WHO Collaborating Centre for Housing and Health Newsletter. 2011;(10):3-5.

• Book chapters

• Buck C. Das Walkability-Konzept als Ansatz der lebensweltbezogenen Prävention von Übergewicht. Bern. 2018.
• Bödeker M, Buck C, Bucksch J, Schmidt A, Schneider S. Werkstattgespräch: Grenzen und offene Fragen zum Walkability-Konzept. Bern. 2014.
• Buck C, Tkaczick T. Geographische Informationssysteme. Bern. 2014.

• PhD-Theses

• Buck C. Geostatistical modeling of built environment characteristics of urban moveability. Bremen: Universität Bremen; 2015.
  http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:gbv:46-00104943-15

• Presentations at scientific meetings/conferences

• Börnhorst C, Buck C, Nagrani R, Didelez V. Methodological challenges in target trial emulation for estimating causal effects of long-term exposure to air pollution on insulin resistance in children. Berlin. 2025.
• Swenne A, Hebestreit A, Sigcha L, Oppert J-M, Cimler R, Elavsky S, Vetrovsky T, Donnelly A, Buck C. Classification of physical behaviours using hip- and wrist-worn accelerometry. Toronto, Canada. 2025.
• Buck C, Oppert J-M, Cardon G, Vetrovsky T, Chastin S, Donnelly A. Real-life assessment of physical activity - Insights from the WEALTH European project. Paris, France. 2024.
• Buck C, Swenne A, Sigcha L, Oppert J-M, Cimler R, Elavsky S, Vetrovsky T, Donnelly A, Hebestreit A. The WEALTH study design for labeled data assessment. Rennes, France. 2024.
• Coyle-Asbil H, Burk L, Wright MN, Buck C, Brandes B, Brandes M, Vallis LA. Comparison of machine learning techniques for estimating energy expenditure in preschool children from Germany and Canada through accelerometry assessment. Rennes, France. 2024.
• Sigcha L, Swenne A, Hebestreit A, Oppert J-M, Cimler R, Elavsky S, Vetrovsky T, Donnelly A, Buck C, Van de Ven P. Classification of physical behaviours from thigh-worn accelerometry. Rennes, France. 2024.
• Swenne A, Hebestreit A, Sigcha L, Oppert J-M, Cimler R, Elavsky S, Vetrovsky T, Donnelly A, Buck C. Classification of physical behaviours using hip- and wrist-worn accelerometry. Rennes, France. 2024.
• Buck C, Pohlabeln H, Kibele E, Langeheine M. Small-scale profiles of area-level deprivation and differences in the course of the COVID-19 pandemic in the city of Bremen. Würzburg. 2023.
• Buck C, Scholle O, Kollhorst B, Haug U. Area-level analysis of regional socio-economic factors on outpatient antibiotic prescribing including claims data from 16 million persons in Germany. Würzburg. 2023.
• Sina E, Buck C, Ahrens W, Coumans J, Eiben G, Formisano A, Pala V, Lissner L, Mazur A, Michels N, Molnár D, Moreno LA, Pohlabeln H, Reisch LA, Tornaritis M, Veidebaum T, Hebestreit A, on behalf of the I.Family consortium. Exposure to the digital environment and cognitive functioning in children and adolescents - Findings from the I.Family study. Uppsala, Sweden. 2023.
• Buck C, Kibele E, Langeheine M. Spatial-temporal analysis of area-level social and environmental factors of the COVID-19 pandemic in the city of Bremen. Greifswald. 2022.
• Buck C, Ahrens W, Pigeot I. Longitudinal effects of urban moveability on physical activity in the transition from childhood to adolescence. Bremen. 2018.
• Buck C, Lauria F, Eiben G, Konstabel K, Page A, Ahrens W, Pigeot I. A longitudinal study of urban moveability and physical activity in the transition phase from childhood to adolescence. Lyon, France. 2018.
• Peters M, Buck C. Der Einfluss der objektiven und subjektiv wahrgenommenen physischen Umgebung auf die körperliche Aktivität bei Personen über 65. München. 2018.
• Peters M, Buck C, Pischke CR, Zeeb H. Räumlicher Einfluss auf die Teilnahme Älterer an Präventionsangeboten - Analyse der Response und Nutzungsstreue am Beispiel eines 12-wöchigen Bewegungsangebots für über 65jährige. Remagen. 2018.
• Buck C, Foraita R, Van Cauwenberg J, Loyen A, Oppert J-M, Cardon G, Pigeot I, Chastin S. Bayesian network analysis of interdependencies among factors associated with sedentary behaviour. Victoria, Canada. 2017.
• Buck C, Lauria F, Eiben G, Konstabel K, Page A, Ahrens W, Pigeot I. Urban moveability and physical activity in the transition from childhood to adolescence. Victoria, Canada. 2017.
• Schneider S, Bolbos A, Feßler J, Buck C. Deprivation amplification durch strukturelle Benachteiligung - Schlechtere Spielplätze in Wohngebieten sozial benachteiligter Kinder. Lübeck. 2017.
• Buck C. Urban Moveability und körperliche Aktivität im Übergang von der Kindheit zur Jugend. Essen. 2016.
• Buck C, Dreger S, Pigeot I. Verrauschung von Adressdaten zur Verwendung in der räumlichen Epidemiologie. Potsdam. 2015.
• Buck C, Kneib T, Tkaczick T, Konstabel K, Pigeot I. Interrelation of kernel density methods and neighborhood context in the assessment of environmental opportunities for physical activity in children. Edinburgh, United Kingdom. 2015.
• Buck C, Kneib T, Tkaczick T, Konstabel K, Pigeot I. Assessing spatial availability of urban point characteristics to explain physical activity in children: Evaluation of kernel approaches and neighborhood. Bremen. 2014.
• Buck C, Pitsiladis Y, Pigeot I, on behalf of the IDEFICS consortium. How the built environment influences physical activity in children. Ghent, Belgium. 2013.
• Buck C, Börnhorst C, Pohlabeln H, Lanfer A, Hebestreit A, Huybrechts I, Pala V, Reisch LA, Pigeot I, on behalf of the IDEFICS consortium. Does environmental food supply influence junk food consumption of school children? First results of the IDEFICS study. Rome, Italy. 2012.
• Buck C, Pohlabeln H, De Bourdeaudhuij I, Pitsiladis Y, Reisch LA, Pigeot I. Urban opportunities for physical activity in children. Development and application of a moveability index. Austin, USA. 2012.
• Buck C, Pohlabeln H, De Bourdeaudhuij I, Reisch LA, Pigeot I. Messung von Bewegungsmöglichkeiten in der urbanen Lebensumwelt von Kindern. Regensburg. 2012.
• Buck C. Development and application of a moveability index to assess the opportunities for physical activity in the neighborhood environment of children. Gothenburg, Sweden. 2011.
• Buck C. Geographic Information System: Assessing the urban environment of children. Grundlsee, Österreich. 2010.
• Buck C, Pohlabeln H, Pigeot I. Entwicklung eines Walkability-Index zur Quantifizierung der Bewegungsmöglichkeiten in urbaner Umgebung. München. 2010.

• Presentations at scientific meetings/conferences (invited)

• Sina E, Buck C, Eiben G, De Henauw S, Lissner L, Molnár D, Moreno LA, Pala V, Pohlabeln H, Reisch LA, Siani A, Kourides Y, Veidebaum T, Ahrens W, Hebestreit A. Media use and metabolic syndrome and its components in European children and adolescents - Results from the I.Family study. online presentation. 2020.
• Buck C. Walkability: Präventionsmöglichkeiten im urbanen Raum. Berlin. 2019.
• Buck C. Walkability Konzept - Erfassung und Bewertung urbaner Nachbarschaften. Hamburg. 2018.
• Buck C. Walkability Konzept - Erfassung und Bewertung urbaner Nachbarschaften. München. 2018.
• Buck C, Foraita R, Van Cauwenberg J, Loyen A, De Craemer M, MacDonncha C, Oppert J-M, Brug H, Lien N, Cardon G, Pigeot I, Chastin S. Bayesian network analysis of factors associated with sedentary behaviour. Bonn. 2016.
• Hebestreit A, Wiessner C, Buck C. Spatial variation in association between food consumption and obesity in Zanzibar. Stone Town, Zanzibar. 2016.
• Buck C. Micro-level analysis of urban opportunities for physical activity in children: A comparison of measurements and neighbourhoods. Bielefeld. 2014.
• Buck C, Tkaczick T. Geoinformationssysteme und ihre Potenziale für die Bewegungs- und Gesundheitsförderung. Düsseldorf. 2012.
• Buck C, Pohlabeln H, Pigeot I. Charakterisierung des bebauten Wohnumfeldes mit Hilfe von GIS am Beispiel der IDEFICS-Studie. Hannover. 2011.

• Posters at scientific meetings/conferences

• Buck C, Swenne A, Sigcha L, Bouchan J, Cimler R, Oppert J-M, Elavsky S, Vetrovsky T, Donnelly A, Hebestreit A. Identifying eating episodes from tri-axial wearable sensors: Development of machine learning models in the WEALTH study. Toronto, Canada. 2025.
• Buck C, Kibele E, Langeheine M. Raum-zeitliche Untersuchung kleinräumiger Determinanten der COVID-19-Pandemie. Koblenz. 2023.
• Scholle O, Buck C, Kollhorst B, Haug U. Explaining regional variations in outpatient antibiotic prescribing: A small area analysis including over 16 million persons in Germany. Halifax, Canada. 2023.
• Sina E, Buck C, Ahrens W, Coumans J, Eiben G, Formisano A, Pala V, Lissner L, Mazur A, Michels N, Molnár D, Moreno LA, Pohlabeln H, Reisch LA, Tornaritis M, Veidebaum T, Hebestreit A, on behalf of the I.Family consortium. Digital media use and cognitive functioning in European children and adolescents - The I.Family study. Bremen. 2023.
• Hebestreit A, Wiessner C, Buck C. Spatial variation in association between food consumption and obesity in Zanzibar. Stone Town, Zanzibar. 2016.
• Buck C, Pigeot I. Methoden zur Untersuchung von urbanen Bewegungsmöglichkeiten: Definition von individuellen Nachbarschaften und adaptive Kernintensitäten. Potsdam. 2015.
• Pigeot I, Buck C, Pohlabeln H, Huybrechts I, Pitsiladis Y, De Bourdeaudhuij I, Reisch LA, on behalf of the IDEFICS consortium. Development and application of a moveability index to quantify possibilities for physical activity in the built environment of children. Montreal, Canada. 2011.

• Further Publications

• Shared 1st Place in the ISPAHackathon 2018
  official satellite meeting of the International Society for Physical Activity and Health (ISPAH) (2018)
  Challenge in compositional data analysis of physical activity and health data in the frame of the ISPAHACK 2018 (Advanced Data Analysis workshop & Data Challenge)
• Posterpreis
  Deutsche Gesellschaft für Epidemiologie (2015)