Becky Freeman

6.2k total citations · 1 hit paper
163 papers, 4.0k citations indexed

About

Becky Freeman is a scholar working on Physiology, Sociology and Political Science and General Health Professions. According to data from OpenAlex, Becky Freeman has authored 163 papers receiving a total of 4.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 76 papers in Physiology, 44 papers in Sociology and Political Science and 34 papers in General Health Professions. Recurrent topics in Becky Freeman's work include Smoking Behavior and Cessation (74 papers), Global Public Health Policies and Epidemiology (34 papers) and Social Media in Health Education (30 papers). Becky Freeman is often cited by papers focused on Smoking Behavior and Cessation (74 papers), Global Public Health Policies and Epidemiology (34 papers) and Social Media in Health Education (30 papers). Becky Freeman collaborates with scholars based in Australia, New Zealand and United Kingdom. Becky Freeman's co-authors include Simon Chapman, Jing Zhao, Mu Li, Bridget Kelly, Simon Chapman, James Kite, Sally Dunlop, Anne Grunseit, Putu Ayu Swandewi Astuti and Matthew Rimmer and has published in prestigious journals such as PLoS ONE, American Journal of Public Health and The Lancet Oncology.

In The Last Decade

Becky Freeman

147 papers receiving 3.9k citations

Hit Papers

Can Mobile Phone Apps Influence People’s Health Behavior ... 2016 2026 2019 2022 2016 100 200 300 400
What are hit papers?

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.

  1. Can Mobile Phone Apps Influence People’s Health Behavior Change? An Evidence Review
    2016 438 citations Becky Freeman et al. Journal of Medical Internet Research profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Becky Freeman Australia 31 1.3k 1.2k 913 900 562 163 4.0k
Simon Chapman Australia 36 2.5k 1.9× 1.1k 0.9× 1.0k 1.1× 1.1k 1.2× 428 0.8× 213 5.4k
Bas van den Putte Netherlands 34 1.1k 0.8× 1.1k 0.9× 872 1.0× 461 0.5× 409 0.7× 150 3.7k
Kathryn Angus United Kingdom 31 1.2k 0.9× 646 0.5× 938 1.0× 1.3k 1.5× 300 0.5× 96 4.5k
Jeff Niederdeppe United States 48 1.4k 1.1× 2.2k 1.8× 1.6k 1.8× 1.3k 1.5× 695 1.2× 224 6.9k
Martine Stead United Kingdom 36 1.1k 0.9× 961 0.8× 1.1k 1.2× 1.6k 1.7× 416 0.7× 163 5.5k
Ruth E. Malone United States 36 1.9k 1.5× 637 0.5× 926 1.0× 668 0.7× 241 0.4× 153 4.0k
David H. Jernigan United States 36 786 0.6× 727 0.6× 1.3k 1.5× 590 0.7× 346 0.6× 190 5.2k
Sherry Emery United States 41 4.0k 3.1× 1.1k 0.9× 630 0.7× 1.6k 1.8× 631 1.1× 168 6.5k
Sandra C. Jones Australia 37 553 0.4× 929 0.8× 1.3k 1.4× 732 0.8× 258 0.5× 309 5.4k
W. Douglas Evans United States 34 510 0.4× 721 0.6× 1.1k 1.2× 685 0.8× 384 0.7× 150 3.5k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Becky Freeman

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Becky Freeman

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All Works

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Nickel, Brooke, Tessa Copp, Jolyn Hersch, et al.. (2025). Social Media Marketing of Non-Evidence-Based Women's Health Interventions: Protocol for a Content Analysis Using Participatory Research Methods. JMIR Research Protocols. 14. e76750–e76750.
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Egger, Sam, Michael David, Judith McCool, et al.. (2025). Trends in smoking prevalence among 14–15-year-old adolescents before and after the emergence of vaping in New Zealand; an interrupted time series analysis of repeated cross-sectional data, 1999–2023. The Lancet Regional Health - Western Pacific. 56. 101522–101522. 4 indexed citations
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McCool, Judith, et al.. (2024). Industry response to New Zealand’s vaping regulations. Tobacco Control. 34(3). 412–413. 4 indexed citations
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Egger, Sam, Michael David, Christina Watts, et al.. (2024). The association between vaping and subsequent initiation of cigarette smoking in young Australians from age 12 to 17 years: a retrospective cohort analysis using cross-sectional recall data from 5114 adolescents. Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health. 48(5). 100173–100173. 9 indexed citations
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Watts, Christina, Bronwyn McGill, Shiho Rose, et al.. (2024). ‘It’ll save your lungs’: early insights into nicotine pouch use and perceptions among young Australians. Health Promotion International. 39(6). 1 indexed citations
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Yazidjoglou, Amelia, Christina Watts, Grace Joshy, Emily Banks, & Becky Freeman. (2024). Electronic cigarette social norms among adolescents in New South Wales, Australia. Health Promotion International. 39(2). 9 indexed citations
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Adams, Sally, et al.. (2023). Tobacco advertising, promotion, and sponsorship banadoption: A pilot study of the reporting challenges faced bylow- and middle-income countries. Tobacco Induced Diseases. 21(January). 1–14. 3 indexed citations
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Kite, James, Lilian Chan, Lucy Corbett, et al.. (2023). A Model of Social Media Effects in Public Health Communication Campaigns: Systematic Review. Journal of Medical Internet Research. 25. e46345–e46345. 26 indexed citations
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Chan, Lilian, et al.. (2023). Exploring motivations for engagement with the Healthy Lunch Box campaign on social media. Health Promotion International. 38(6). 2 indexed citations
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Chan, Lilian, Ben Harris‐Roxas, Becky Freeman, et al.. (2022). Attitudes towards the ‘Shisha No Thanks’ campaign video:Content analysis of Facebook comments. Tobacco Induced Diseases. 20(October). 1–11.
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Chan, Lilian, et al.. (2021). A Case Study of an SMS Text Message Community Panel Survey and Its Potential for Use During the COVID-19 Pandemic. JMIR Formative Research. 5(11). e28929–e28929. 2 indexed citations
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Chan, Lilian, Blythe J. O’Hara, Philayrath Phongsavan, Adrian Bauman, & Becky Freeman. (2020). Review of Evaluation Metrics Used in Digital and Traditional Tobacco Control Campaigns. Journal of Medical Internet Research. 22(8). e17432–e17432. 29 indexed citations
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Astuti, Putu Ayu Swandewi, et al.. (2019). From glass boxes to social media engagement: an audit of tobacco retail marketing in Indonesia. Tobacco Control. 28(e2). e133–e140. 22 indexed citations
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Astuti, Putu Ayu Swandewi, et al.. (2019). Cigarette retailer density around schools and neighbourhoodsin Bali, Indonesia: A GIS mapping. Tobacco Induced Diseases. 17(July). 55–55. 24 indexed citations
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Astuti, Putu Ayu Swandewi, Mary Assunta, & Becky Freeman. (2018). Raising generation ‘A’: a case study of millennial tobacco company marketing in Indonesia. Tobacco Control. 27(e1). e41–e49. 27 indexed citations
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Kite, James, et al.. (2018). Generating Engagement on the Make Healthy Normal Campaign Facebook Page: Analysis of Facebook Analytics. JMIR Public Health and Surveillance. 5(1). e11132–e11132. 28 indexed citations
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Partridge, Stephanie R., Anne Grunseit, Patrick Gallagher, et al.. (2017). Cardiac Patients’ Experiences and Perceptions of Social Media: Mixed-Methods Study. Journal of Medical Internet Research. 19(9). e323–e323. 19 indexed citations
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Freeman, Becky, Simon Chapman, & Matthew Rimmer. (2007). The case for the plain packaging of tobacco products. RePEc: Research Papers in Economics. 140 indexed citations

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