Andy Towers

1.0k total citations
45 papers, 709 citations indexed

About

Andy Towers is a scholar working on Health, General Health Professions and Epidemiology. According to data from OpenAlex, Andy Towers has authored 45 papers receiving a total of 709 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 14 papers in Health, 14 papers in General Health Professions and 12 papers in Epidemiology. Recurrent topics in Andy Towers's work include Health disparities and outcomes (14 papers), Substance Abuse Treatment and Outcomes (7 papers) and Alcohol Consumption and Health Effects (7 papers). Andy Towers is often cited by papers focused on Health disparities and outcomes (14 papers), Substance Abuse Treatment and Outcomes (7 papers) and Alcohol Consumption and Health Effects (7 papers). Andy Towers collaborates with scholars based in New Zealand, Australia and United States. Andy Towers's co-authors include Fiona Alpass, Christine Stephens, Brendan Stevenson, Polly Yeung, Jenny Carryer, Martin Woods, Michael Philipp, Patrick Dulin, Janie Sheridan and Paul Kowal and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences and Nutrients.

In The Last Decade

Andy Towers

41 papers receiving 677 citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Andy Towers New Zealand 17 261 219 110 100 94 45 709
Bonnie Jeffery Canada 15 295 1.1× 208 0.9× 58 0.5× 125 1.3× 64 0.7× 38 627
Tommi Sulander Finland 13 259 1.0× 334 1.5× 65 0.6× 81 0.8× 72 0.8× 23 554
Margareta Lilja Sweden 16 254 1.0× 147 0.7× 36 0.3× 82 0.8× 85 0.9× 46 802
Denise St‐Cyr Tribble Canada 16 276 1.1× 132 0.6× 94 0.9× 79 0.8× 117 1.2× 41 793
Elizabete Viana de Freitas Brazil 9 469 1.8× 169 0.8× 56 0.5× 98 1.0× 156 1.7× 22 1.1k
Craig Ravesloot United States 15 257 1.0× 140 0.6× 109 1.0× 82 0.8× 140 1.5× 47 777
Valerie Wright‐St Clair New Zealand 19 258 1.0× 194 0.9× 60 0.5× 179 1.8× 86 0.9× 68 919
Kristi Rahrig Jenkins United States 15 267 1.0× 180 0.8× 66 0.6× 108 1.1× 133 1.4× 32 737
T. Martelin Finland 15 392 1.5× 379 1.7× 144 1.3× 129 1.3× 102 1.1× 25 852
Erika Kobayashi Japan 20 416 1.6× 524 2.4× 80 0.7× 144 1.4× 81 0.9× 83 1.0k

Countries citing papers authored by Andy Towers

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Fields of papers citing papers by Andy Towers

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Andy Towers

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Andy Towers. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Andy Towers based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with Andy Towers. Andy Towers is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

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Kowal, Paul, Barbara Corso, Kanya Anindya, et al.. (2023). Prevalence of unmet health care need in older adults in 83 countries: measuring progressing towards universal health coverage in the context of global population ageing. Population Health Metrics. 21(1). 15–15. 11 indexed citations
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Gibson, Rosemary, et al.. (2023). Characteristics of Atypical Sleep Durations Among Older Compared to Younger Adults: Evidence from the New Zealand Health Survey. The Journals of Gerontology Series A. 78(10). 1908–1918. 3 indexed citations
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Towers, Andy, et al.. (2023). An asset-based evaluation of a novel New Zealand rural health service. Evaluation Journal of Australasia. 23(3). 126–138.
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Allen, Joanne, Fiona Alpass, Andy Towers, et al.. (2022). The health, work, and retirement study: representing experiences of later life in Aotearoa New Zealand. Journal of the Royal Society of New Zealand. 53(4). 532–547. 5 indexed citations
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Szabó, Ágnes, Andy Towers, David Newcombe, & Janie Sheridan. (2021). Alcohol use trajectories across the life course: Influences of childhood predictors and consequences for late-life health. Drug and Alcohol Dependence. 224. 108713–108713. 10 indexed citations
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Szabó, Ágnes, Martin Hyde, & Andy Towers. (2021). One slope does not fit all: longitudinal trajectories of quality of life in older adulthood. Quality of Life Research. 30(8). 2161–2170. 5 indexed citations
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Szabó, Ágnes, Andy Towers, Janie Sheridan, & David Newcombe. (2019). Ten-Year Trajectories of Alcohol Consumption in Older Adult New Zealanders. The Journals of Gerontology Series B. 76(3). 496–506. 6 indexed citations
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Towers, Andy, Matt N Williams, Stephen Hill, Michael Philipp, & Ross Flett. (2016). What Makes for the Most Intense Regrets? Comparing the Effects of Several Theoretical Predictors of Regret Intensity. Frontiers in Psychology. 7. 1941–1941. 18 indexed citations
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Towers, Andy, Michael Philipp, Patrick Dulin, & Joanne Allen. (2016). The “Health Benefits” of Moderate Drinking in Older Adults may be Better Explained by Socioeconomic Status. The Journals of Gerontology Series B. 73(4). gbw152–gbw152. 27 indexed citations
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Kowal, Paul, Andy Towers, & Julie Byles. (2014). Ageing across the Tasman Sea: the demographics and health of older adults in Australia and New Zealand. Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health. 38(4). 377–383. 14 indexed citations
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Towers, Andy, Polly Yeung, Brendan Stevenson, Christine Stephens, & Fiona Alpass. (2014). Quality of life in indigenous and non-indigenous older adults: assessing the CASP-12 factor structure and identifying a brief CASP-3. Quality of Life Research. 24(1). 193–203. 17 indexed citations
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Alpass, Fiona, et al.. (2013). The Influence of Ethnicity and Gender on Caregiver Health in Older New Zealanders. The Journals of Gerontology Series B. 68(5). 783–793. 18 indexed citations
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Scobie, Grant M., et al.. (2012). Health and Retirement of Older New Zealanders. Econstor (Econstor). 4 indexed citations
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Stephens, Christine, Fiona Alpass, Andy Towers, Jack Noone, & Brendan Stevenson. (2011). The effects of socioeconomic inequalities of working life on health: implications for an ageing population. Kōtuitui New Zealand Journal of Social Sciences Online. 6(1-2). 73–85. 6 indexed citations
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Towers, Andy, et al.. (2011). Estimating older hazardous and binge drinking prevalence using AUDIT-C and AUDIT-3 thresholds specific to older adults. Drug and Alcohol Dependence. 117(2-3). 211–218. 29 indexed citations
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Stephens, Christine, Fiona Alpass, & Andy Towers. (2010). Economic Hardship Among Older People in New Zealand: The Effects of Low Living Standards on Social Support, Loneliness, and Mental Health. New Zealand journal of psychology. 39(2). 49. 18 indexed citations
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Alpass, Fiona, et al.. (2010). Factors affecting perceived quality of life of older persons with self-reported visual disability. Quality of Life Research. 20(3). 407–413. 25 indexed citations
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Alpass, Fiona, Andy Towers, Christine Stephens, et al.. (2007). Independence, Well‐being, and Social Participation in an Aging Population. Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences. 1114(1). 241–250. 30 indexed citations

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