Ailsa R. Butler

1.7k total citations · 4 hit papers
32 papers, 976 citations indexed

About

Ailsa R. Butler is a scholar working on Physiology, Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health and Clinical Psychology. According to data from OpenAlex, Ailsa R. Butler has authored 32 papers receiving a total of 976 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 14 papers in Physiology, 13 papers in Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health and 8 papers in Clinical Psychology. Recurrent topics in Ailsa R. Butler's work include Smoking Behavior and Cessation (13 papers), Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet (12 papers) and Behavioral Health and Interventions (6 papers). Ailsa R. Butler is often cited by papers focused on Smoking Behavior and Cessation (13 papers), Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet (12 papers) and Behavioral Health and Interventions (6 papers). Ailsa R. Butler collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, United States and Australia. Ailsa R. Butler's co-authors include Jamie Hartmann‐Boyce, Annika Theodoulou, Nicola Lindson, Nancy A. Rigotti, Peter Hájek, Chris Bullen, Caitlin Notley, Rachna Begh, Hayden McRobbie and Tari Turner and has published in prestigious journals such as Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, BMJ and Journal of Clinical Epidemiology.

In The Last Decade

Ailsa R. Butler

29 papers receiving 955 citations

Hit Papers

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Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if it has ≥500 total citations, achieves ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (this is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it), or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

Electronic cigarettes for smoking cessation

2021 204 citations Jamie Hartmann‐Boyce, Hayden McRobbie et al. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews profile →
Electronic cigarettes for smoking cessation

2022 178 citations Jamie Hartmann‐Boyce, Nicola Lindson et al. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews profile →
Electronic cigarettes for smoking cessation

2024 70 citations Nicola Lindson, Ailsa R. Butler et al. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews profile →
Electronic cigarettes for smoking cessation

2025 34 citations Nicola Lindson, Ailsa R. Butler et al. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews profile →

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All Works

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20 of 20 papers shown

#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Interventions for quitting vaping 2025 ·Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews ·Ailsa R. Butler, Nicola Lindson, Jonathan Livingstone‐Banks, Caitlin Notley, Tari Turner, Nancy A. Rigotti, Thomas Fanshawe, Rachna Begh, (unknown), Leonie S. Brose, (unknown), Erikas Simonavičius, Jamie Hartmann‐Boyce	0
2	Interventions for quitting vaping 2025 ·Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews ·Ailsa R. Butler, Nicola Lindson, Jonathan Livingstone‐Banks, Caitlin Notley, Tari Turner, Nancy A. Rigotti, Thomas Fanshawe, Lynne Dawkins, Rachna Begh, (unknown), Leonie S. Brose, (unknown), Erikas Simonavičius, Jamie Hartmann‐Boyce	5
3	Differences in the effectiveness of individual-level smoking cessation interventions by socioeconomic status 2025 ·Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews ·Annika Theodoulou, Thomas Fanshawe, Eleanor L.S. Leavens, (unknown), (unknown), Laura Heath, Cristina Stewart, Nicole L. Nollen, Jasjit S. Ahluwalia, Ailsa R. Butler, Anisa Hajizadeh, James Thomas, Nicola Lindson, Jamie Hartmann‐Boyce	4
4	Electronic cigarettes for smoking cessation 2025 ·Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews ·Nicola Lindson, Jonathan Livingstone‐Banks, Ailsa R. Butler, Hayden McRobbie, Chris Bullen, Peter Hájek, Albert W. Wu, Rachna Begh, Annika Theodoulou, Caitlin Notley, Nancy A. Rigotti, Tari Turner, Thomas Fanshawe, Jamie Hartmann‐Boyce	0
5	Electronic cigarettes for smoking cessation breakdown → 2025 ·Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews ·Nicola Lindson, Ailsa R. Butler, Hayden McRobbie, Chris Bullen, Peter Hájek, (unknown), Rachna Begh, Annika Theodoulou, Caitlin Notley, Nancy A. Rigotti, Tari Turner, Jonathan Livingstone‐Banks, Tom Morris, Jamie Hartmann‐Boyce	34
6	An update of a systematic review and meta‐analyses exploring flavours in intervention studies of e‐cigarettes for smoking cessation 2024 ·Addiction ·Nicola Lindson, Jonathan Livingstone‐Banks, Ailsa R. Butler, David T. Levy, Phoebe Barnett, Annika Theodoulou, Caitlin Notley, Nancy A. Rigotti, (unknown), Jamie Hartmann‐Boyce	5
7	Interventions for quitting vaping 2024 ·Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews ·Ailsa R. Butler, Nicola Lindson, Jonathan Livingstone‐Banks, Caitlin Notley, Tari Turner, Nancy A. Rigotti, Thomas Fanshawe, Lynne Dawkins, Jamie Hartmann‐Boyce	4
8	Weight regain and mental health outcomes following behavioural weight management programmes: A systematic review with meta‐analyses 2023 ·Clinical Obesity ·Annika Theodoulou, Jamie Hartmann‐Boyce, (unknown), Jason Oke, Ailsa R. Butler, Anastasios Bastounis, Susan A. Jebb, Paul Aveyard	5
9	Optimizing process and methods for a living systematic review: 30 search updates and three review updates later 2023 ·Journal of Clinical Epidemiology ·Ailsa R. Butler, Jamie Hartmann‐Boyce, Jonathan Livingstone‐Banks, Tari Turner, Nicola Lindson	3
10	Electronic cigarettes for smoking cessation breakdown → 2022 ·Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews ·Jamie Hartmann‐Boyce, Nicola Lindson, Ailsa R. Butler, Hayden McRobbie, Chris Bullen, Rachna Begh, Annika Theodoulou, Caitlin Notley, Nancy A. Rigotti, Tari Turner, Thomas Fanshawe, Peter Hájek	178
11	Setting the top 10 priorities for obesity and weight-related research (POWeR): a stakeholder priority setting process 2022 ·BMJ Open ·Ailsa R. Butler, Nerys M. Astbury, (unknown), Anisa Hajizadeh, (unknown), (unknown), Paul Aveyard, Susan A. Jebb	3
12	An exploration of flavours in studies of e‐cigarettes for smoking cessation: secondary analyses of a systematic review with meta‐analyses 2022 ·Addiction ·Nicola Lindson, Ailsa R. Butler, Alex C Liber, David T. Levy, Phoebe Barnett, Annika Theodoulou, Caitlin Notley, Nancy A. Rigotti, Jamie Hartmann‐Boyce	14
13	Longer-term use of electronic cigarettes when provided as a stop smoking aid: Systematic review with meta-analyses 2022 ·Preventive Medicine ·Ailsa R. Butler, Nicola Lindson, Thomas Fanshawe, Annika Theodoulou, Rachna Begh, Peter Hájek, Hayden McRobbie, Chris Bullen, Caitlin Notley, Nancy A. Rigotti, Jamie Hartmann‐Boyce	28
14	Electronic cigarettes for smoking cessation 2020 ·Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews ·Jamie Hartmann‐Boyce, Hayden McRobbie, Nicola Lindson, Chris Bullen, Rachna Begh, Annika Theodoulou, Caitlin Notley, Nancy A. Rigotti, Tari Turner, Ailsa R. Butler, Peter Hájek	89
15	The Outcomes of Patients Undergoing Radical Cystectomy for Small Cell Bladder Cancer (SCBC): A Single Centre Experience 2019 ·Simon P. Robinson, Ailsa R. Butler, Hanif Motiwala	1
16	What Proportion of Female Sex Workers Practise anal Intercourse and How Frequently? A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis 2019 ·AIDS and Behavior ·(unknown), Rebecca F. Baggaley, Jocelyn Elmes, (unknown), Zara Shubber, Ailsa R. Butler, Romain Silhol, Peter A. Anton, Barbara L. Shacklett, Ariane van der Straten, Marie‐Claude Boily	13
17	Prevalence and Frequency of Heterosexual Anal Intercourse Among Young People: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis 2015 ·AIDS and Behavior ·(unknown), Patrick M. Brock, Ailsa R. Butler, Michael Pickles, Marc Brisson, Rebecca F. Baggaley, Marie‐Claude Boily	38
18	Modelling the global competing risks of a potential interaction between injectable hormonal contraception and HIV risk 2012 ·AIDS ·Ailsa R. Butler, Jennifer Smith, Chelsea B. Polis, Simon Gregson, David Stanton, Timothy B. Hallett	55
19	Heterogeneity in regional notification patterns and its impact on aggregate national case notification data: the example of measles in Italy 2003 ·BMC Public Health ·John R. Williams, Piero Manfredi, Ailsa R. Butler, Marta Luisa Ciofi degli Atti, Stefania Salmaso	19
20	Epidemiology of communicable disease in small populations 1998 ·Journal of Molecular Medicine ·Christopher J. Rhodes, Ailsa R. Butler, Roy M. Anderson	10

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