Amy L. Ahern

4.9k total citations · 1 hit paper
88 papers, 3.7k citations indexed

About

Amy L. Ahern is a scholar working on Clinical Psychology, Pharmacy and Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health. According to data from OpenAlex, Amy L. Ahern has authored 88 papers receiving a total of 3.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 46 papers in Clinical Psychology, 46 papers in Pharmacy and 42 papers in Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health. Recurrent topics in Amy L. Ahern's work include Obesity and Health Practices (46 papers), Eating Disorders and Behaviors (44 papers) and Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet (37 papers). Amy L. Ahern is often cited by papers focused on Obesity and Health Practices (46 papers), Eating Disorders and Behaviors (44 papers) and Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet (37 papers). Amy L. Ahern collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, Australia and Germany. Amy L. Ahern's co-authors include Susan A. Jebb, Ashley Olson, Hans Hauner, Ian D. Caterson, Nicholas R. Fuller, Christina Holzapfel, Rupendra Shrestha, Silke B. Wolfenstetter, Rolf Holle and Deborah Schofield and has published in prestigious journals such as The Lancet, PLoS ONE and Diabetologia.

In The Last Decade

Amy L. Ahern

80 papers receiving 3.6k 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.

A within-trial cost-effectiveness analysis of primary care referral to a commercial provider for weight loss treatment, relative to standard care—an international randomised controlled trial

2012 1.9k citations Amy L. Ahern, Susan A. Jebb et al. International Journal of Obesity profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Amy L. Ahern United Kingdom	24	1.2k	1.2k	1.1k	984	984	88	3.7k
Adam Gilden Tsai United States	26	1.4k 1.1×	1.3k 1.1×	1.3k 1.2×	826 0.8×	721 0.7×	68	3.9k
Ariana M. Chao United States	33	951 0.8×	889 0.8×	530 0.5×	1.2k 1.3×	419 0.4×	114	3.8k
Louisa Ells United Kingdom	30	2.3k 1.9×	779 0.7×	874 0.8×	719 0.7×	488 0.5×	137	4.1k
Kimberly A. Gudzune United States	27	853 0.7×	598 0.5×	970 0.9×	425 0.4×	514 0.5×	115	2.6k
Jackie L. Boucher United States	26	1.7k 1.3×	1.8k 1.5×	699 0.6×	601 0.6×	435 0.4×	87	4.8k
Anne Wolf United States	23	2.2k 1.8×	1.0k 0.9×	657 0.6×	663 0.7×	384 0.4×	33	4.4k
Allison Hedley United States	4	1.9k 1.5×	808 0.7×	543 0.5×	476 0.5×	438 0.4×	6	3.5k
Monique Romon France	36	1.6k 1.3×	1.3k 1.1×	396 0.4×	773 0.8×	657 0.7×	86	4.5k
Linda M. Delahanty United States	40	1.9k 1.5×	2.4k 2.0×	1.2k 1.1×	788 0.8×	947 1.0×	115	7.6k
Gareth R. Dutton United States	27	1.2k 1.0×	802 0.7×	708 0.7×	926 0.9×	176 0.2×	84	2.8k

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Colombo, Patricia Eustachio, et al.. (2024). The impact of behavioral weight management interventions on eating behavior traits in children with overweight or obesity: Systematic review and meta‐analysis. Obesity Reviews. 26(1). e13839–e13839. 2 indexed citations

Wong, G., Rachel Upthegrove, Suzanne Higgs, et al.. (2024). A Realist Evaluation of Social Care Practitioners’ Experiences With and Understanding of Applied Healthcare Research. INQUIRY The Journal of Health Care Organization Provision and Financing. 61. 2876841858–2876841858.

Colombo, Patricia Eustachio, et al.. (2024). The impact of behavioral weight management interventions on eating behavior traits in adults with overweight or obesity: A systematic review and meta‐analysis. Obesity Reviews. 26(4). e13871–e13871. 4 indexed citations

Tang, Hao, et al.. (2024). The impact of social media interventions on eating behaviours and diet in adolescents and young adults: a mixed methods systematic review protocol. BMJ Open. 14(4). e083465–e083465. 3 indexed citations

Yin, Ruoyu, et al.. (2024). The association between patterns of weight change, diabetes status and glycaemia among adults with overweight and obesity. Diabetes Research and Clinical Practice. 210. 111607–111607. 1 indexed citations

Kusinski, Laura C., Rebecca Richards, Danielle Jones, et al.. (2023). Dietary intervention in gestational diabetes: a qualitative study of the acceptability and feasibility of a novel whole-diet intervention in healthcare professionals. British Journal Of Nutrition. 131(2). 219–228. 1 indexed citations

McMaster, Caitlin M., Susan J. Paxton, Sarah Maguire, et al.. (2023). The need for future research into the assessment and monitoring of eating disorder risk in the context of obesity treatment. International Journal of Eating Disorders. 56(5). 914–924. 13 indexed citations

Hoenink, Jody C., Thomas Burgoine, Søren Brage, et al.. (2023). The moderating role of eating behaviour traits in the association between exposure to hot food takeaway outlets and body fatness. International Journal of Obesity. 47(6). 496–504. 5 indexed citations

Jebeile, Hiba, Sol Libesman, Genevieve Dammery, et al.. (2023). Eating disorder risk during behavioral weight management in adults with overweight or obesity: A systematic review with meta‐analysis. Obesity Reviews. 24(6). e13561–e13561. 34 indexed citations

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Breeze, Penny, et al.. (2023). Estimation of HbA1c after weight loss using a beta-regression for an economic evaluation of a behavioural weight management programme from the GLoW trial: a methodological study. The Lancet. 402. S75–S75. 1 indexed citations

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Ahern, Amy L., et al.. (2022). Imagine this: Visualising a recent meal as bigger reduces subsequent snack intake. Appetite. 181. 106411–106411. 1 indexed citations

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Mueller, Julia, Rebecca Richards, Rebecca A. Jones, et al.. (2022). Supporting Weight Management during COVID-19: A Randomized Controlled Trial of a Web-Based, ACT-Based, Guided Self-Help Intervention. Obesity Facts. 15(4). 550–559. 13 indexed citations

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Mueller, Julia, Amy L. Ahern, Stephen J. Sharp, et al.. (2022). Association between patient activation, self-management behaviours and clinical outcomes in adults with diabetes or related metabolic disorders: a systematic review and meta-analysis protocol. BMJ Open. 12(1). e056293–e056293. 4 indexed citations

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Mead, Bethan R., E. Boyland, Paul Christiansen, et al.. (2021). Associations between hedonic hunger and BMI during a two-year behavioural weight loss trial. PLoS ONE. 16(6). e0252110–e0252110. 9 indexed citations

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Richards, Rebecca, Rebecca A. Jones, Carly A. Hughes, et al.. (2021). Development of a Web-Based, Guided Self-help, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy–Based Intervention for Weight Loss Maintenance: Evidence-, Theory-, and Person-Based Approach. JMIR Formative Research. 6(1). e31801–e31801. 8 indexed citations

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Hughes, Carly A., Amy L. Ahern, Barbara McGowan, et al.. (2021). Changing the narrative around obesity in the UK: a survey of people with obesity and healthcare professionals from the ACTION-IO study. BMJ Open. 11(6). e045616–e045616. 23 indexed citations

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Ahern, Amy L., Stephen J. Sharp, Nazrul Islam, et al.. (2020). Clinical and cost-effectiveness of a diabetes education and behavioural weight management programme versus a diabetes education programme in adults with a recent diagnosis of type 2 diabetes: study protocol for the Glucose Lowering through Weight management (GLoW) randomised controlled trial. BMJ Open. 10(4). e035020–e035020. 7 indexed citations

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Jones, Rebecca A., Emma Lawlor, Simon J. Griffin, Esther van Sluijs, & Amy L. Ahern. (2020). Impact of adult weight management interventions on mental health: a systematic review and meta-analysis protocol. BMJ Open. 10(1). e031857–e031857. 9 indexed citations

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Lawlor, Emma, Nazrul Islam, Sarah Bates, et al.. (2020). Third‐wave cognitive behaviour therapies for weight management: A systematic review and network meta‐analysis. Obesity Reviews. 21(7). e13013–e13013. 64 indexed citations

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Ahern, Amy L., Paul Aveyard, E. Boyland, Jason C. G. Halford, & Susan A. Jebb. (2016). Inequalities in the uptake of weight management interventions in a pragmatic trial: an observational study in primary care. British Journal of General Practice. 66(645). e258–e263. 51 indexed citations

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