Felipe Barreto Schuch

Dedicated adjunct professor with expertise in physical activity and mental health research. Experienced in leading international teams, focusing on epidemiological and clinical trials. Successful in spearheading research projects and cultivating global partnerships to propel public health advancements. Highly cited and impactfull researcher.

I have authored over 240 research articles, many of these as first or senior author, including papers published in high-impact factor journals as the American Journal of Psychiatry, JAMA psychiatry, World Psychiatry, The Lancet Psychiatry, The British Journal of Sports Medicine, Sports Medicine, and others. Some of my main publications are:

1. Exercise as a treatment for depression: a meta-analysis adjusting for publication bias. Journal of Psychiatric Research, 2016 (first author, received over 1900 citations)

2. Physical activity and incident depression: a meta-analysis of prospective cohort studies. American Journal of Psychiatry, 2018 (first author, received over 1800 citations)

3. The Lancet Psychiatry Commission: a blueprint for protecting physical health in people with mental illness. The Lancet Psychiatry, 2019 (co-author, received over 1400 citations)

4. Sedentary behavior and physical activity levels in people with schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, and major depressive disorder: a global systematic review and meta-analysis. World Psychiatry, 2017 (co-author, received over 1000 citations)

5. Association between physical activity and risk of depression: a systematic review and meta-analysis. JAMA Psychiatry, 2022 (co-author, received over 1000 citations)

6. An examination of the anxiolytic effects of exercise for people with anxiety and stress-related disorders: A meta-analysis. Psychiatry Research, 2017 (last author, received over 800 citations)

7. Physical activity and sedentary behavior in people with major depressive disorder: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Journal of affective disorders, 2017 (first author, received over 500 citations)

8. Physical activity protects from incident anxiety: A meta-analysis of prospective cohort studies. Depression and Anxiety, 2019 (first author, received over 500 citations)

9. Exercise as medicine for depressive symptoms? A systematic review and meta-analysis with meta-regression. The British Journal of Sports Medicine, 2023 (last author, received over 300 citations)

10. The efficacy, mechanisms and implementation of physical activity as an adjunctive treatment in mental disorders: a meta-review of outcomes, neurobiology and key determinants. World Psychiatry, 2025 (co-author, recently published, less than 10 citations)

I have applied and approved grants for research projects, including the most relevant, competitive calls in Brazil for individual and collaborative projects, including the calls listed bellow as # 4, 5, and 9. I also receive a productive grant for the most productive Brazilian researchers in their fields (#8).

1. Apoio à Participação em Eventos Científicos no Exterior - AVG. Funder: CNPq – Brazil 2016. R$ 5,000 (lead applicant)

2. FAPERGS 05/2016 - APE. Funder: FAPERGS – Brazil 2017. R$ 4,660 (lead applicant)

3. Apoio à Participação em Eventos Científicos no Exterior -AVG. Funder: CNPq – Brazil 2017. R$ 19,800 (lead applicant)

4. Programa de Apoio à Fixação de Jovens Doutores no Brasil. Funder: FAPERGS – Brazil 2022. R$ 147,900 (lead applicant)

5. CHAMADA CONFAP - UK ACADEMIES I. Funder: COFAP-UK ACADEMIES – Brazil/UK 2023. R$ 45,000 (lead applicant)

6. Acción Estratégica en Salud 2021-2023. Funder: Ministerio de ciência, Innovacion y Universidades - España 2023. € 83,700 (co-applicant)

7. Chamada CNPq/MCTI Nº 10/2023 - Faixa B - Grupos Consolidados. Funder CNPq – Brazil 2023. R$ 83,000 (lead applicant)

8. Chamada CNPq Nº 09/2023 - Bolsas de Produtividade em Pesquisa – PQ.Funder CNPq – Brazil 2023. R$ 39,600 (lead applicant)

9. Chamada Nº 21/2023 - Faixa B - Estudos Primários e Originais. Funder CNPq – Brazil 2023. R$ 769,760 (lead applicant)

10. RfPB Under-represented disciplines and specialisms highlight notice: Allied Health professionals. Funder: National Institute for Health and Care Research – UK 2025. £200,000 (co-applicant)

I was interviewed by a wide range of media companies, either Brazilian and international, promoting my research. In Brazil, the most important ones were Television interviews that were shown at a national level in the most popular channels (SBT, Record, and Globo). Internationally, the most pronounced radio interview was given to Naga Munchetty, live at the Channel five BBC London (https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m001lt10). For Newspapers, I provided interviews for the New York Times (https://shre.ink/x1Fe), and The Washington Post ( https://shre.ink/x1Fs). Also, I was invited to comment on research papers by CNN international two times, one time about placebo effects (https://shre.ink/xmc2).

· 2020 to 2024 - Recognized Highly Cited Researcher in the field of psychology and psychiatry by Clarivate/Web of Science

· 2022 to 2024 - Research.com Rising Star of Science Award

· 2023 and 2024 - Research.com Psychology in Brazil Leader Award