Brian A. King

28.0k total citations · 13 hit papers
196 papers, 19.6k citations indexed

About

Brian A. King is a scholar working on Physiology, Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health and Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis. According to data from OpenAlex, Brian A. King has authored 196 papers receiving a total of 19.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 167 papers in Physiology, 78 papers in Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health and 62 papers in Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis. Recurrent topics in Brian A. King's work include Smoking Behavior and Cessation (165 papers), Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet (70 papers) and Air Quality and Health Impacts (61 papers). Brian A. King is often cited by papers focused on Smoking Behavior and Cessation (165 papers), Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet (70 papers) and Air Quality and Health Impacts (61 papers). Brian A. King collaborates with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and Kenya. Brian A. King's co-authors include Ahmed Jamal, Stephen Babb, David M. Homa, Andrea S. Gentzke, Linda J. Neff, Tushar Singh, Karen A. Cullen, Elyse Phillips, Sean Hu and Ralph S. Caraballo and has published in prestigious journals such as New England Journal of Medicine, JAMA and Circulation.

In The Last Decade

Brian A. King

194 papers receiving 19.0k citations

Hit Papers

Current Cigarette Smoking Among Adults - United States, 2... 2014 2026 2018 2022 2014 2015 2016 2016 2018 500 1000 1.5k 2.0k
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. Current Cigarette Smoking Among Adults - United States, 2016.
    2014 2.2k citations Ahmed Jamal, Elyse Phillips et al. PubMed profile →
  2. Current Cigarette Smoking Among Adults — United States, 2005–2014
    2015 2.1k citations Ahmed Jamal, David M. Homa et al. MMWR Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report profile →
  3. Tobacco Use Among Middle and High School Students — United States, 2011–2015
    2016 872 citations René A. Arrazola, David M. Homa et al. MMWR Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report profile →
  4. Current Cigarette Smoking Among Adults — United States, 2005–2015
    2016 734 citations Ahmed Jamal, Brian A. King et al. MMWR Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report profile →
  5. Current Cigarette Smoking Among Adults — United States, 2016
    2018 682 citations Ahmed Jamal, Elyse Phillips et al. MMWR Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report profile →
  6. Vital Signs: Tobacco Product Use Among Middle and High School Students — United States, 2011–2018
    2019 619 citations Andrea S. Gentzke, Ahmed Jamal et al. MMWR Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report profile →
  7. e-Cigarette Use Among Youth in the United States, 2019
    2019 597 citations Andrea S. Gentzke, Ahmed Jamal et al. profile →
  8. Notes from the Field: Use of Electronic Cigarettes and Any Tobacco Product Among Middle and High School Students — United States, 2011–2018
    2018 588 citations Andrea S. Gentzke, Ahmed Jamal et al. MMWR Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report profile →
  9. Pulmonary Illness Related to E-Cigarette Use in Illinois and Wisconsin — Final Report
    2019 587 citations Brian A. King et al. profile →
  10. Tobacco Product Use Among Adults — United States, 2017
    2018 517 citations Andrea S. Gentzke, Ahmed Jamal et al. MMWR Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report profile →
  11. E-cigarette Use Among Middle and High School Students — United States, 2020
    2020 373 citations Brian A. King et al. MMWR Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report profile →
  12. Tobacco Use Among Middle and High School Students — United States, 2011–2016
    2017 372 citations Ahmed Jamal, Andrea S. Gentzke et al. MMWR Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report profile →
  13. Tobacco product use among adults--United States, 2012-2013.
    2014 331 citations Brian A. King, Rebecca Bunnell et al. PubMed profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Brian A. King United States 59 14.0k 5.6k 2.8k 2.8k 2.2k 196 19.6k
Ann McNeill United Kingdom 70 14.5k 1.0× 5.8k 1.0× 4.2k 1.5× 2.0k 0.7× 2.7k 1.2× 466 19.1k
Ahmed Jamal United States 36 10.2k 0.7× 4.1k 0.7× 2.5k 0.9× 1.6k 0.6× 1.9k 0.8× 72 14.8k
K. Michael Cummings United States 67 11.7k 0.8× 4.8k 0.9× 3.6k 1.3× 2.1k 0.8× 1.4k 0.7× 386 15.8k
Terry F. Pechacek United States 55 9.5k 0.7× 3.7k 0.7× 2.2k 0.8× 2.0k 0.7× 2.3k 1.0× 160 14.2k
Nancy A. Rigotti United States 72 10.5k 0.8× 4.4k 0.8× 2.4k 0.9× 905 0.3× 4.1k 1.9× 358 17.4k
David Hammond Canada 70 11.1k 0.8× 7.5k 1.3× 4.4k 1.6× 1.4k 0.5× 2.1k 0.9× 540 19.8k
Gary A. Giovino United States 63 8.9k 0.6× 3.8k 0.7× 2.2k 0.8× 1.3k 0.5× 1.5k 0.7× 168 13.7k
Chris Bullen New Zealand 49 9.0k 0.6× 3.9k 0.7× 2.8k 1.0× 1.3k 0.5× 2.3k 1.0× 254 13.4k
Melbourne F. Hovell United States 57 6.1k 0.4× 3.4k 0.6× 1.4k 0.5× 2.2k 0.8× 2.6k 1.2× 342 12.4k
David M. Homa United States 33 7.7k 0.5× 2.6k 0.5× 1.3k 0.5× 2.0k 0.7× 1.7k 0.8× 54 12.6k

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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King, Brian A., et al.. (2025). Initial stakeholder perceptions around opioid settlement funds in Pennsylvania. Substance Abuse Treatment Prevention and Policy. 20(1). 45–45.
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Seaman, Elizabeth L., Jennifer M. Kreslake, Katrina F. Trivers, et al.. (2023). Use of a multi-method approach to rapidly assess the impact of public health policies at the state and local level: a case study of flavored e-cigarette policies. BMC Public Health. 23(1). 649–649. 1 indexed citations
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Davis, Kevin, Rebecca Murphy-Hoefer, Lauren M. Dutra, et al.. (2022). The Impact of the Tips from Former Smokers® Campaign on Reducing Cigarette Smoking Relapse. The Journal of Smoking Cessation. 2022. 3435462–3435462. 4 indexed citations
4.
Ahluwalia, Indu B., et al.. (2021). Tobacco Smoking Cessation and Quitline Use Among Adults Aged ≥15 Years in 31 Countries: Findings From the Global Adult Tobacco Survey. American Journal of Preventive Medicine. 60(3). S128–S135. 25 indexed citations
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Zhao, Luhua, Lazarous Mbulo, Evelyn Twentyman, Krishna Palipudi, & Brian A. King. (2021). Disparities in smokeless tobacco use in Bangladesh, India, and Pakistan: Findings from the Global Adult Tobacco Survey, 2014-2017. PLoS ONE. 16(4). e0250144–e0250144. 28 indexed citations
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Vijayaraghavan, Maya & Brian A. King. (2020). Advancing Housing and Health: Promoting Smoking Cessation in Permanent Supportive Housing. Public Health Reports. 135(4). 415–419. 2 indexed citations
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D’Angelo, Denise V., Van T. Tong, Lucinda J. England, et al.. (2019). Use of Electronic Vapor Products Before, During, and After Pregnancy Among Women with a Recent Live Birth — Oklahoma and Texas, 2015. MMWR Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report. 68(8). 189–194. 61 indexed citations
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Vickerman, Katrina A., Laura A. Beebe, Gillian L. Schauer, Brooke Magnusson, & Brian A. King. (2017). Electronic nicotine delivery system (ENDS) use during smoking cessation: a qualitative study of 40 Oklahoma quitline callers. BMJ Open. 7(4). e013079–e013079. 12 indexed citations
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Marshall, LaTisha, et al.. (2016). Race/Ethnic Variations in Quitline Use Among US Adult Tobacco Users in 45 States, 2011–2013. Nicotine & Tobacco Research. 19(12). ntw281–ntw281. 24 indexed citations
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Kruger, Judy, et al.. (2016). Perceptions of harm from secondhand smoke exposure among U.S. adults, 2009–2010. Tobacco Induced Diseases. 14(1). 3–3. 16 indexed citations
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Huang, Jidong, Kimp Walton, Robert B. Gerzoff, Brian A. King, & Frank J. Chaloupka. (2015). State Tobacco Control Program Spending--United States, 2011.. PubMed. 64(24). 673–8. 13 indexed citations
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Gammon, Doris G, Brett R. Loomis, Daniel Dench, et al.. (2015). Effect of price changes in little cigars and cigarettes on little cigar sales: USA, Q4 2011–Q4 2013. Tobacco Control. 25(5). 538–544. 53 indexed citations
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King, Brian A., et al.. (2014). Prevalence of smokefree home rules--United States, 1992-1993 and 2010-2011.. PubMed. 63(35). 765–9. 43 indexed citations
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Mazurek, Jacek M., Girija Syamlal, Brian A. King, & Robert M. Castellan. (2014). Smokeless tobacco use among working adults - United States, 2005 and 2010.. PubMed. 63(22). 477–82. 33 indexed citations
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Marynak, Kristy, et al.. (2014). State laws prohibiting sales to minors and indoor use of electronic nicotine delivery systems--United States, November 2014.. PubMed. 63(49). 1145–50. 60 indexed citations
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Jamal, Ahmed, Elyse Phillips, Andrea S. Gentzke, et al.. (2014). Current Cigarette Smoking Among Adults - United States, 2016.. PubMed. 63(2). 1108–12. 2234 indexed citations breakdown →
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Gfroerer, Joe, Shanta R. Dube, Brian A. King, et al.. (2013). Vital Signs: Current Cigarette Smoking Among Adults Aged ≥18 Years with Mental Illness — United States, 2009–2011. MMWR Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report. 62(5). 81–87. 227 indexed citations
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King, Brian A., Shanta R. Dube, & Stephen Babb. (2013). Perceptions about the harm of secondhand smoke exposure among U.S. middle and high school students: findings from the 2012 National Youth Tobacco Survey. Tobacco Induced Diseases. 11(1). 16–16. 7 indexed citations
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King, Brian A., et al.. (2010). Shortage of child and adolescent psychiatrists in Texas.. PubMed. 106(3). e1–e1. 1 indexed citations
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Cotes, J. E. & Brian A. King. (1988). Relationship of lung function to radiographic reading (ILO) in patients with asbestos related lung disease.. Thorax. 43(10). 777–783. 16 indexed citations

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