Alyson Hill

866 total citations · 1 hit paper
32 papers, 549 citations indexed

About

Alyson Hill is a scholar working on Obstetrics and Gynecology, Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health and Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health. According to data from OpenAlex, Alyson Hill has authored 32 papers receiving a total of 549 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 13 papers in Obstetrics and Gynecology, 10 papers in Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health and 8 papers in Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health. Recurrent topics in Alyson Hill's work include Gestational Diabetes Research and Management (13 papers), Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet (8 papers) and Birth, Development, and Health (5 papers). Alyson Hill is often cited by papers focused on Gestational Diabetes Research and Management (13 papers), Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet (8 papers) and Birth, Development, and Health (5 papers). Alyson Hill collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, Ireland and Australia. Alyson Hill's co-authors include Douglas Twenefour, Claire Breen, Alastair Duncan, Paul McArdle, Louise M. Goff, Pamela Dyson, K. Watson, Duane Mellor, Lindsay Oliver and Janine Stockdale and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, PLoS ONE and European Heart Journal.

In The Last Decade

Alyson Hill

30 papers receiving 523 citations

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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.

Diabetes UK evidence‐based nutrition guidelines for the prevention and management of diabetes

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Alyson Hill United Kingdom	10	204	162	136	120	98	32	549
Christie Bennett Australia	14	197 1.0×	71 0.4×	154 1.1×	41 0.3×	91 0.9×	34	635
Caroline Buss Brazil	13	179 0.9×	130 0.8×	93 0.7×	44 0.4×	70 0.7×	32	548
Lisa Moloney United States	12	103 0.5×	174 1.1×	80 0.6×	39 0.3×	76 0.8×	27	535
Lenna Liu United States	17	284 1.4×	117 0.7×	48 0.4×	386 3.2×	128 1.3×	25	849
Michele Drehmer Brazil	16	508 2.5×	123 0.8×	230 1.7×	49 0.4×	103 1.1×	50	866
Kerstin Wikby Sweden	11	78 0.4×	116 0.7×	66 0.5×	66 0.6×	120 1.2×	14	378
Ciara Reynolds Ireland	14	90 0.4×	154 1.0×	190 1.4×	26 0.2×	59 0.6×	50	499
Xenophon Theodoridis Greece	15	270 1.3×	204 1.3×	43 0.3×	54 0.5×	115 1.2×	47	709
Katelyn Barnes Australia	12	188 0.9×	201 1.2×	19 0.1×	83 0.7×	123 1.3×	38	661
Tracy Schumacher Australia	13	249 1.2×	84 0.5×	100 0.7×	18 0.1×	179 1.8×	65	583

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Alyson Hill

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Hart, Kathryn, Alyson Hill, Javier T. Gonzalez, et al.. (2025). Diet in Pregnancy: A Review of Current Challenges and Recommendations. A British Nutrition Foundation Briefing Paper. Nutrition Bulletin. 50(3). 365–410. 1 indexed citations

Nolan, Rachel, Alison Gallagher, & Alyson Hill. (2024). Women’s experience of body weight management during and post-pregnancy: a mixed methods approach. BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth. 24(1). 823–823. 2 indexed citations

Gallagher, Alison, et al.. (2024). Women’s experience of body weight management during and post-pregnancy: a mixed methods approach. Proceedings of The Nutrition Society. 83(OCE4).

Gallagher, Alison, et al.. (2023). Factors that influence food choices in secondary school canteens: a qualitative study of pupil and staff perspectives. Frontiers in Public Health. 11. 1227075–1227075. 9 indexed citations

Hill, Alyson, et al.. (2023). Improving adolescents' dietary behaviours in the school-setting: challenges and opportunities. Proceedings of The Nutrition Society. 82(2). 172–185. 10 indexed citations

Reid, Joanne, Loreena Hill, Lana Dixon, et al.. (2022). Exploring the prevalence, impact and experience of cardiac cachexia in patients with advanced heart failure and their caregivers: A sequential phased study. Palliative Medicine. 36(7). 1118–1128. 14 indexed citations

Hill, Alyson, C. C. Patterson, Ian Young, Valerie Holmes, & David R. McCance. (2022). Carbohydrate quantity is more closely associated with glycaemic control than weight in pregnant women with type 1 diabetes: Insights from the Diabetes and Pre‐eclampsia Intervention Trial (DAPIT). Journal of Human Nutrition and Dietetics. 35(6). 1115–1123. 7 indexed citations

Hill, Alyson, et al.. (2021). Overcoming Barriers to Injectable Therapies: Development of the ORBIT Intervention Within a Behavioural Change Framework. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 2. 792634–792634. 2 indexed citations

Reid, Joanne, Loreena Hill, Lana Dixon, et al.. (2019). An exploration of the prevalence and experience of cardiac cachexia: protocol for a mixed methods cross-sectional study. BMC Palliative Care. 18(1). 82–82. 4 indexed citations

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Hill, Alyson, et al.. (2019). Structured diabetes education outcomes: looking beyond HbA_1c. A systematic review. Practical Diabetes. 36(3). 86–86. 8 indexed citations

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Sinclair, Marlene, et al.. (2016). The Weigh to a Healthy Pregnancy: Evaluation of a Regional Weight Management Programme for Obese Pregnant Women. Biology and Medicine. 8(7). 2 indexed citations

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Gallagher, Alison, et al.. (2016). A qualitative study to explore the experiences of university students which influence eating behaviours when living away from home. Proceedings of The Nutrition Society. 75(OCE3). 1 indexed citations

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Given, Joanne, et al.. (2015). Understanding barriers to commencing injectable therapy in people with type 2 diabetes. Ulster University Research Portal (Ulster University). 19(6). 214–220.

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Hill, Alyson & David R. McCance. (2014). Anthropometric and nutritional associations of food cravings in pregnancy. Pregnancy Hypertension. 4(3). 235–235. 5 indexed citations

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Sinclair, Marlene, et al.. (2013). Motivating pregnant women to eat healthily and engage in physical activity for weight management: an exploration of routine midwife instruction. 11(4). 120–127. 16 indexed citations

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Sinclair, Marlene, et al.. (2012). A Systematic Review Investigating Healthy Lifestyle Interventions Incorporating Goal Setting Strategies for Preventing Excess Gestational Weight Gain. PLoS ONE. 7(7). e39503–e39503. 80 indexed citations

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Hill, Alyson. (2011). Advancing dietetics and clinical nutrition. Journal of Human Nutrition and Dietetics. 24(2). 197–197. 2 indexed citations

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Hill, Alyson, et al.. (2011). An investigation of dietary intake of pregnant women in the third trimester in Northern Ireland. Journal of Human Nutrition and Dietetics. 24(3). 293–294. 2 indexed citations

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Pickard, David C. O., et al.. (1998). The use of out of hours health services: a cross sectional survey. BMJ. 316(7130). 524–527. 57 indexed citations

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Hill, Alyson, et al.. (1994). Does Caesarean Section Delivery Improve Neurological Outcome in Open Spina Bifida?. European Journal of Pediatric Surgery. 4(S 1). 32–34. 18 indexed citations

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