Colin Greaves

10.1k citations

136 papers · 5.3k indexed · 3 hit papers · h-index 34

Impact in

Applied Psychology top 0.5%
- Behavioral Health and Interventions
Neuropsychology and Physiological Psychology top 0.5%

Papers in

Applied Psychology 39
- Behavioral Health and Interventions 33
Pharmacy 14
- Obesity and Health Practices 14

Co-authors: John Campbell Charles Abraham Andy Dickens Suzanne H Richards Philip Evans Peter E. H. Schwarz Wendy Hardeman Michael Roden
Journals: BMC Public Health (10 papers)BMJ Open (7 papers)International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity (6 papers)Trials (5 papers)Diabetic Medicine (5 papers)
Partner nations: United Kingdom Australia United States

In The Last Decade

Colin Greaves

128 papers receiving 5.1k citations

Hit Papers

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Diabetes Prevention in the Real World: Effectiveness of Pragmatic Lifestyle Interventions for the Prevention of Type 2 Diabetes and of the Impact of Adherence to Guideline Recommendations 2014 · 420 citations

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Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if any of the following hold:

it has ≥500 total citations;
it reaches ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (the threshold is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it);
it reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

2014 Diabetes Care
2011 BMC Public Health
2011 BMC Public Health

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1	Personalised Exercise-Rehabilitation for People With Multiple Long-Term Conditions (PERFORM): A Randomised Feasibility Study American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine ·Rachael A Evans, V. Selvarajan, Sharon Simpson, Colin Greaves, André Araújo, Ghazala Waheed, 明穂山口, Nikki Gardiner, Darlene Miller, Ioannis Vogiatzis, Rod S Taylor, Sally Singh	2025	0
2	Making do in the absence of specialist support: Exploring healthcare professionals' views, experiences and behaviours around long‐term post‐bariatric surgery follow‐up care in the United Kingdom Clinical Obesity ·Ross Watkins, Laura Jones, Ken Clare, Karen Coulman, Colin Greaves, Kate Jolly, Kimberly Kamora-Dimot, Helen M. Parretti	2025	2
3	Personalised Exercise-Rehabilitation FOR people with Multiple long-term conditions (PERFORM): protocol for a randomised feasibility trial BMJ Open ·Sharon Simpson, Rachael A Evans, G.J.P. Smits, Ryan G. Zonnefeld, Shaun Barber, Emma McIntosh, ALLAN FERGUSON, Sarah Dean, Patrick Doherty, Nikki Gardiner, Colin Greaves, Adriana J. Guzman Larralde, Tracy Ibbotson, Bhautesh Jani, Kate Jolly, Frances S Mair, Paula Ormandy, Susan M. Smith, Sally Singh, Rod S Taylor	2024	2
4	Improving cardiovascular health in patients with an abdominal aortic aneurysm: development of the cardiovascular risk reduction in patients with aneurysms (CRISP) behaviour change intervention Pilot and Feasibility Studies ·Laura B. Merz, Colin Greaves, Matthew J. Bown, Athanasios Saratzis	2024	1
5	Motivational support intervention to reduce smoking and increase physical activity in smokers not ready to quit: the TARS RCT Health Technology Assessment ·Adrian Taylor, Tom Thompson, Adam Streeter, Pramote Thongkrajai, Tristan Snowsill, Wendy Ingram, Michael Ussher, Paul Aveyard, Rachael L Murray, Tess Harris, Victorine Demiralp, Hilina Derese, Lynne Callaghan, Colin Greaves, L. L. Price, Beata Freier, E. Morris, 马晓红, Bowei He, Siobhan Creanor	2023	2
6	Effectiveness and cost‐effectiveness of behavioural support for prolonged abstinence for smokers wishing to reduce but not quit: Randomised controlled trial of physical activity assisted reduction of smoking (TARS) Addiction ·Adrian Taylor, Tom Thompson, Adam Streeter, Pramote Thongkrajai, Tristan Snowsill, Wendy Ingram, Michael Ussher, Paul Aveyard, Rachael L Murray, Tess Harris, Lynne Callaghan, Colin Green, Colin Greaves, L. L. Price, Siobhan Creanor	2023	0
7	20 Feasibility and acceptability of digitally adapted cardiac rehabilitation for people with heart failure Abstracts ·김능회, Sinéad T. J. McDonagh, Rod S Taylor, Patrick Doherty, Liz Clark, Colin Greaves, Hasnain Dalal, Samantha van Beurden	2023	1
8	Development of a Mobile Health Snacktivity App to Promote Physical Activity in Inactive Adults (SnackApp): Intervention Mapping and User Testing Study JMIR Formative Research ·James P Sanders, Kajal Gokal, JM Lonsway, Jonathan C Rawstorn, Lauren B. Sherar, Ralph Maddison, Colin Greaves, Dale Esliger, Amanda Daley, (unknown)	2023	5
9	Exploring the views of patients' and their family about patient‐initiated follow‐up in head and neck cancer: A mixed methods study European Journal of Cancer Care ·Ava Lorenc, Colin Greaves, Joan L. Duda, Jo Brett, Lauren Matheson, Tessa Fulton‐Lieuw, Bahlai Christie, Zhang Xilin, Gözde Özakinci, Paul Nankivell, Hisham Mehanna, Marcus Jepson	2022	4
10	Cost-effectiveness of a physical activity and behaviour maintenance programme on functional mobility decline in older adults: an economic evaluation of the REACT (Retirement in Action) trial The Lancet Public Health ·Tristan Snowsill, Afroditi Stathi, Colin Green, Janet Withall, Colin Greaves, Janice L. Thompson, Gordon Taylor, Selena Gray, Heidi Johansen‐Berg, James Bilzon, Matheus Liberato, Jessica C Bollen, Brett Palaschak, Max J. Western, Jack M. Guralnik, W. Jack Rejeski, Kenneth R Fox, Antonieta Medina‐Lara	2022	10
11	Physical activity coaching for adults with mobility limitations: protocol for the ComeBACK pragmatic hybrid effectiveness-implementation type 1 randomised controlled trial BMJ Open ·Leanne Hassett, Anne Tiedemann, Rana S. Hinman, Maria Crotty, Tammy Hoffmann, Lisa A. Harvey, Nicholas F. Taylor, Colin Greaves, Daniel Treacy, Matthew Jennings, Andrew Milat, Kim L. Bennell, Kirsten Howard, Maayken van den Berg, Marina B. Pinheiro, A. Treyer Marie, Catherine Kirkham, Silvia Rodrigues De Oliveira, Sandra D. O'Rourke, Catherine Sherrington	2020	3
12	A novel behavioural INTErvention to REduce Sitting Time in older adults undergoing orthopaedic surgery (INTEREST): results of a randomised-controlled feasibility study Aging Clinical and Experimental Research ·Justin Avery Aunger, Colin Greaves, Edward T. Davis, C.Hohl, Anna C. Whittaker, Carolyn Greig	2020	9
13	The cost effectiveness of REACH-HF and home-based cardiac rehabilitation in the treatment of heart failure with reduced ejection fraction:a decision model-based analysis White Rose Research Online (University of Leeds, The University of Sheffield, University of York) ·Rod S Taylor, Susannah Sadler, Courtney Kindorf, Fiona C Warren, Kate Jolly, Russell Davis, Patrick Doherty, Jackie Miles, Colin Greaves, Jennifer Wingham, Melvyn Hillsdon, Charles Abraham, Julia Frost, Sally Singh, Christopher Hayward, Victoria Eyre, Kevin Paúl, Chim C. Lang, Karen Smith	2019	1
14	Home-based rehabilitation for heart failure with reduced ejection fraction: mixed methods process evaluation of the REACH-HF multicentre randomised controlled trial BMJ Open ·Julia Frost, Jennifer Wingham, Nicky Britten, Colin Greaves, Charles Abraham, Fiona C Warren, Kate Jolly, Patrick Doherty, Jackie Miles, Sally Singh, Kevin Paúl, Rod S Taylor, Hasnain Dalal	2019	21
15	A community-based physical activity intervention to prevent mobility-related disability for retired older people (REtirement in ACTion (REACT)): study protocol for a randomised controlled trial Trials ·Afroditi Stathi, Janet Withall, Colin Greaves, Janice L. Thompson, Gordon Taylor, Antonieta Medina‐Lara, Colin Green, James Bilzon, Selena Gray, Heidi Johansen‐Berg, Claire E. Sexton, Max J. Western, Matheus Liberato, Jessica C Bollen, Brett Palaschak, Naiara Demnitz, F. Arman, Jack M. Guralnik, W. Jack Rejeski, Kenneth R Fox	2018	26
16	Clinical effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of the Rehabilitation Enablement in Chronic Heart Failure (REACH-HF) facilitated self-care rehabilitation intervention in heart failure patients and caregivers: rationale and protocol for a multicentre randomised controlled trial BMJ Open ·R. Taylor, Christopher Hayward, Victoria Eyre, V Reynders-Frederix, Shigeo Yamanoi, Patrick Doherty, Kate Jolly, Jennifer Wingham, Robin van Lingen, Charles Abraham, C Green, Fiona C Warren, Nicky Britten, Colin Greaves, Sally Singh, Sarah Buckingham, Kevin Paúl, Hasnain Dalal	2015	25
17	Diabetes Prevention in the Real World: Effectiveness of Pragmatic Lifestyle Interventions for the Prevention of Type 2 Diabetes and of the Impact of Adherence to Guideline Recommendations Diabetes Care ·Alison Dunkley, Danielle H. Bodicoat, Colin Greaves, Claire Russell, Thomas Yates, Melanie J. Davies, Kamlesh Khunti Hit paper breakdown →	2014	420
18	Professional issues Family Practice ·Colin Greaves, 罗晓静, Adrian White, Edwina A. Brown, A. Hart, E Ernst, Margaret Watson	2005	0
19	Research governance. Checking it out. PubMed ·Colin Greaves, Fraser Macfarlane, S. E. Shaw, Yvonne Carter	2003	1
20	Attack context: an important mediator of the relationship between psychological status and asthma outcomes Thorax ·Colin Greaves	2002	27

About Colin Greaves

Colin Greaves is a scholar working on Applied Psychology, Pharmacy, Geriatrics and Gerontology, Physiology and Rehabilitation, having authored 136 papers that have together received 5.3k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Behavioral Health and Interventions (33 papers), Physical Activity and Health (25 papers), Cardiac Health and Mental Health (20 papers), Diabetes Management and Education (19 papers), Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet (19 papers), Health Policy Implementation Science (18 papers), Obesity and Health Practices (14 papers) and Heart Failure Treatment and Management (13 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Applied Psychology (842 citations), Neuropsychology and Physiological Psychology (245 citations), Health (790 citations), Pharmacy (439 citations) and General Health Professions (1.8k citations). Colin Greaves has collaborated with scholars based in United Kingdom, Australia and United States. Frequent co-authors include John Campbell, Charles Abraham, Andy Dickens, Suzanne H Richards, Philip Evans, Peter E. H. Schwarz, Wendy Hardeman, Michael Roden, Thomas Yates and Melanie J. Davies. Their work appears in journals such as BMC Public Health, BMJ Open, International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity, Trials and Diabetic Medicine.

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