Ben J. Smith

9.3k total citations · 3 hit papers
174 papers, 6.4k citations indexed

About

Ben J. Smith is a scholar working on Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, General Health Professions and Physiology. According to data from OpenAlex, Ben J. Smith has authored 174 papers receiving a total of 6.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 69 papers in Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, 53 papers in General Health Professions and 50 papers in Physiology. Recurrent topics in Ben J. Smith's work include Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet (47 papers), Physical Activity and Health (41 papers) and Behavioral Health and Interventions (20 papers). Ben J. Smith is often cited by papers focused on Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet (47 papers), Physical Activity and Health (41 papers) and Behavioral Health and Interventions (20 papers). Ben J. Smith collaborates with scholars based in Australia, United States and United Kingdom. Ben J. Smith's co-authors include Adrian Bauman, André M. N. Renzaho, Michelle H. Lim, Don Nutbeam, Sheila Cyril, Lesley King, Cynthia S. Rand, Lynn Ackerson, Alison L. Marshall and Henry Milgrom and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Clinical Oncology, PLoS ONE and Neurology.

In The Last Decade

Ben J. Smith

170 papers receiving 6.0k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Noncompliance and treatment failure in children with asthma

1996 525 citations Ben J. Smith et al. profile →
How the COVID-19 pandemic is focusing attention on loneliness and social isolation

2020 305 citations Ben J. Smith, Michelle H. Lim profile →
Exploring the role of community engagement in improving the health of disadvantaged populations: a systematic review

2015 304 citations Sheila Cyril, Ben J. Smith et al. Global Health Action profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Ben J. Smith Australia	41	1.8k	1.8k	1.8k	640	601	174	6.4k
Christine Paul Australia	39	2.2k 1.2×	2.1k 1.1×	1.9k 1.0×	498 0.8×	707 1.2×	296	7.4k
Allen Cheadle United States	38	2.7k 1.5×	2.0k 1.1×	1.4k 0.8×	743 1.2×	378 0.6×	114	7.7k
Paula Diehr United States	44	2.4k 1.3×	2.0k 1.1×	2.0k 1.1×	664 1.0×	416 0.7×	141	9.2k
Lou Atkins United Kingdom	33	2.6k 1.4×	1.2k 0.7×	771 0.4×	626 1.0×	670 1.1×	92	7.0k
Karen Basen‐Engquist United States	49	2.6k 1.4×	1.3k 0.7×	1.2k 0.7×	834 1.3×	575 1.0×	272	8.5k
Virginia Barbour United Kingdom	19	2.1k 1.1×	1.6k 0.9×	754 0.4×	875 1.4×	475 0.8×	94	7.8k
Guadalupe X. Ayala United States	47	2.9k 1.6×	3.4k 1.9×	1.2k 0.7×	1.2k 1.9×	468 0.8×	189	7.0k
Celette Sugg Skinner United States	49	2.6k 1.4×	1.8k 1.0×	635 0.4×	513 0.8×	983 1.6×	186	9.0k
Sai Yin Ho Hong Kong	41	756 0.4×	1.6k 0.9×	1.8k 1.0×	1.3k 2.0×	453 0.8×	255	6.4k
Mary Kay Rayens United States	43	1.4k 0.7×	1.0k 0.6×	1.6k 0.9×	1.3k 2.0×	428 0.7×	310	6.9k

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Smith, Ben J., Stephen B. Doty, Nobuyuki Hamada, et al.. (2024). AOP Report: Development of an adverse outcome pathway for deposition of energy leading to bone loss. Environmental and Molecular Mutagenesis. 65(S3). 85–111. 3 indexed citations

Lim, Michelle H., et al.. (2024). The KIND Challenge community intervention to reduce loneliness and social isolation, improve mental health, and neighbourhood relationships: an international randomized controlled trial. Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology. 60(4). 931–942. 3 indexed citations

Halim, Nicole, Katherine Owen, Ben J. Smith, et al.. (2024). Increasing Reported Physical Activity Among Australian Adults: Progress Toward a Healthy Older Age. Journal of Aging and Physical Activity. 33(4). 350–358. 1 indexed citations

Laird, Yvonne, Leah Marks, Ben J. Smith, et al.. (2023). Harnessing citizen science in health promotion: perspectives of policy and practice stakeholders in Australia. Health Promotion International. 38(5). 5 indexed citations

Marks, Leah, Ben J. Smith, Jo Mitchell, Yvonne Laird, & Samantha Rowbotham. (2023). The case for citizen science in public health policy and practice: a mixed methods study of policymaker and practitioner perspectives and experiences. Health Research Policy and Systems. 21(1). 31–31. 8 indexed citations

McCaffrey, Tracy A., John J. McNeil, Christopher M. Reid, et al.. (2022). Quality of life and associations with health-related behaviours among older adults with increased cardiovascular risk. Nutrition Metabolism and Cardiovascular Diseases. 32(5). 1146–1153. 3 indexed citations

Paudel, Susan, Narayan Subedi, Craig S. McLachlan, et al.. (2021). Active commuting and leisure-time physical activity among adults in western Nepal: a cross-sectional study. BMJ Open. 11(8). e051846–e051846. 4 indexed citations

Rawal, Lal, Ben J. Smith, Henry Quach, & André M. N. Renzaho. (2020). Physical Activity among Adults with Low Socioeconomic Status Living in Industrialized Countries: A Meta-Ethnographic Approach to Understanding Socioecological Complexities. Journal of Environmental and Public Health. 2020. 1–13. 44 indexed citations

Bauman, Adrian, et al.. (2019). Understanding the factors that influence health promotion evaluation: The development and validation of the evaluation practice analysis survey. Evaluation and Program Planning. 74. 76–83. 6 indexed citations

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Paudel, Susan, Alice Owen, Ebenezer Owusu‐Addo, & Ben J. Smith. (2018). Physical activity participation and the risk of chronic diseases among South Asian adults: protocol for a systematic review and meta-analysis. Systematic Reviews. 7(1). 177–177. 4 indexed citations

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Smith, Ben J. & Catriona Bonfiglioli. (2015). Physical activity in the mass media: an audience perspective. Health Education Research. 30(2). 359–369. 16 indexed citations

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Cyril, Sheila, Ben J. Smith, Alphia Possamai‐Inesedy, & André M. N. Renzaho. (2015). Exploring the role of community engagement in improving the health of disadvantaged populations: a systematic review. Global Health Action. 8(1). 29842–29842. 304 indexed citations breakdown →

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Kelly, Bridget, Louise A. Baur, Adrian Bauman, et al.. (2012). Views of children and parents on limiting unhealthy food, drink and alcohol sponsorship of elite and children's sports. Public Health Nutrition. 16(1). 130–135. 32 indexed citations

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Bonfiglioli, Catriona, Ben J. Smith, Lesley King, et al.. (2011). Risky exercise: is physical activity losing the news race?. UTS ePRESS (University of Technology Sydney). 33(1). 73–84. 6 indexed citations

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Cheung, N. Wah, et al.. (2011). A pilot structured behavioural intervention trial to increase physical activity among women with recent gestational diabetes. Diabetes Research and Clinical Practice. 92(1). e27–e29. 48 indexed citations

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Kelly, Bridget, Louise A. Baur, Adrian Bauman, et al.. (2010). Examining opportunities for promotion of healthy eating at children's sports clubs. Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health. 34(6). 583–588. 41 indexed citations

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Buffart, Laurien M., et al.. (2008). General practitioners’ perceptions and practices of physical activity counselling: changes over the past 10 years. British Journal of Sports Medicine. 43(14). 1149–1153. 40 indexed citations

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Bonfiglioli, Catriona, Lesley King, Ben J. Smith, Simon Chapman, & Simon Holding. (2007). Obesity in the media: political hot potato or human interest story?. UTS ePRESS (University of Technology Sydney). 29(1). 53–61. 10 indexed citations

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Marshall, Alison L., Ben J. Smith, Adrian Bauman, & Surjit Kaur. (2005). Reliability and validity of a brief physical activity-assessment for use by family physicians. QUT ePrints (Queensland University of Technology). 191 indexed citations

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Betts, P R, J Mulligan, Patrick J. Ward, Ben J. Smith, & Terence J. Wilkin. (2004). Increasing body weight predicts the earlier onset of insulin‐dependant diabetes in childhood: testing the ‘accelerator hypothesis’ (2). Diabetic Medicine. 22(2). 144–151. 118 indexed citations

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