Colin Howe

2.4k total citations · 2 hit papers
18 papers, 1.8k citations indexed

About

Colin Howe is a scholar working on Physiology, Molecular Biology and Applied Psychology. According to data from OpenAlex, Colin Howe has authored 18 papers receiving a total of 1.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 14 papers in Physiology, 7 papers in Molecular Biology and 5 papers in Applied Psychology. Recurrent topics in Colin Howe's work include Smoking Behavior and Cessation (13 papers), Nicotinic Acetylcholine Receptors Study (7 papers) and Behavioral Health and Interventions (5 papers). Colin Howe is often cited by papers focused on Smoking Behavior and Cessation (13 papers), Nicotinic Acetylcholine Receptors Study (7 papers) and Behavioral Health and Interventions (5 papers). Colin Howe collaborates with scholars based in New Zealand, United Kingdom and Australia. Colin Howe's co-authors include Chris Bullen, Murray Laugesen, Natalie Walker, Hayden McRobbie, Varsha Parag, Jonathan Williman, Marewa Glover, Vili Nosa, Joanne Barnes and Robyn Whittaker and has published in prestigious journals such as New England Journal of Medicine, The Lancet and PLoS ONE.

In The Last Decade

Colin Howe

18 papers receiving 1.7k citations

Hit Papers

Electronic cigarettes for smoking cessation: a randomised... 2013 2026 2017 2021 2013 2014 250 500 750
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. Electronic cigarettes for smoking cessation: a randomised controlled trial
    2013 838 citations Chris Bullen, Colin Howe et al. The Lancet profile →
  2. Electronic Cigarettes for Smoking Cessation: A Randomised Controlled Trial
    2014 324 citations Chris Bullen, Colin Howe et al. Journal of Vascular Surgery profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Colin Howe New Zealand 13 1.4k 694 292 282 156 18 1.8k
Jasjit S. Ahluwalia United States 17 838 0.6× 405 0.6× 278 1.0× 121 0.4× 66 0.4× 26 1.4k
Peggy O’Hara United States 14 615 0.4× 238 0.3× 163 0.6× 107 0.4× 69 0.4× 18 1.1k
Jonathan Livingstone‐Banks United Kingdom 21 1.2k 0.9× 458 0.7× 394 1.3× 185 0.7× 81 0.5× 53 1.6k
Pasquale Caponnetto Italy 16 797 0.6× 291 0.4× 221 0.8× 111 0.4× 120 0.8× 46 1.2k
Eva Králíková Czechia 18 576 0.4× 236 0.3× 136 0.5× 167 0.6× 64 0.4× 89 996
Bradley Rosbrook United States 14 1.4k 1.0× 549 0.8× 573 2.0× 72 0.3× 85 0.5× 17 1.8k
Rebecca Williams United States 13 788 0.6× 514 0.7× 170 0.6× 63 0.2× 127 0.8× 33 1.1k
LF Stead United Kingdom 15 1.1k 0.8× 429 0.6× 319 1.1× 250 0.9× 23 0.1× 21 1.5k
Katie Myers Smith United Kingdom 18 1.4k 1.0× 623 0.9× 298 1.0× 222 0.8× 251 1.6× 36 1.8k

Countries citing papers authored by Colin Howe

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Fields of papers citing papers by Colin Howe

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Colin Howe

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Colin Howe. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Colin Howe 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 Colin Howe. Colin Howe is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

18 of 18 papers shown
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Howe, Colin, et al.. (2017). Altered juvenile fish communities associated with invasive Halophila stipulacea seagrass habitats in the U.S. Virgin Islands. PLoS ONE. 12(11). e0188386–e0188386. 17 indexed citations
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Walker, Natalie, Colin Howe, Marewa Glover, et al.. (2015). Cytisine Versus Nicotine for Smoking Cessation. Obstetrical & Gynecological Survey. 70(4). 255–256. 8 indexed citations
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Arboleda, Enrique, et al.. (2015). The effect of recreational SCUBA divers on the structural complexity and benthic assemblage of a Caribbean coral reef. Biodiversity and Conservation. 24(14). 3491–3504. 26 indexed citations
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Walker, Neil J., Colin Howe, & Marewa Glover. (2015). Cytisine Versus Nicotine for Smoking Cessation. Journal of Vascular Surgery. 61(3). 837–837. 5 indexed citations
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Bullen, Chris, Colin Howe, & Murray Laugesen. (2014). Electronic Cigarettes for Smoking Cessation: A Randomised Controlled Trial. Journal of Vascular Surgery. 59(3). 872–872. 324 indexed citations breakdown →
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Walker, Natalie, Colin Howe, Marewa Glover, et al.. (2014). Cytisine versus Nicotine for Smoking Cessation. New England Journal of Medicine. 371(25). 2353–2362. 151 indexed citations
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Walker, Natalie, Colin Howe, Murray Laugesen, et al.. (2014). Abrupt nicotine reduction as an endgame policy: a randomised trial. Tobacco Control. 24(e4). e251–e257. 18 indexed citations
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Bullen, Chris, Jonathan Williman, Colin Howe, et al.. (2013). Study protocol for a randomised controlled trial of electronic cigarettes versus nicotine patch for smoking cessation. BMC Public Health. 13(1). 210–210. 71 indexed citations
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Bullen, Chris, Colin Howe, Murray Laugesen, et al.. (2013). Electronic cigarettes for smoking cessation: a randomised controlled trial. The Lancet. 382(9905). 1629–1637. 838 indexed citations breakdown →
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Walker, Natalie, Colin Howe, Chris Bullen, et al.. (2011). Study protocol for a randomised trial of nicotine-free cigarettes as an adjunct to usual NRT-based cessation practice, in people who wish to stop smoking. BMC Public Health. 11(1). 37–37. 8 indexed citations
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Walker, Natalie, Colin Howe, Chris Bullen, et al.. (2011). Does improved access and greater choice of nicotine replacement therapy affect smoking cessation success? Findings from a randomized controlled trial. Addiction. 106(6). 1176–1185. 34 indexed citations
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Walker, Natalie, Colin Howe, Chris Bullen, et al.. (2011). Study protocol for a non-inferiority trial of cytisine versus nicotine replacement therapy in people motivated to stop smoking. BMC Public Health. 11(1). 880–880. 15 indexed citations
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Bullen, Chris, Colin Howe, Ruey‐Bin Lin, et al.. (2010). Pre‐cessation nicotine replacement therapy: pragmatic randomized trial. Addiction. 105(8). 1474–1483. 49 indexed citations
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Poppitt, Sally D., Colin Howe, Fiona E. Lithander, et al.. (2009). Effects of Moderate-Dose Omega-3 Fish Oil on Cardiovascular Risk Factors and Mood After Ischemic Stroke. Stroke. 40(11). 3485–3492. 47 indexed citations
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Bullen, Chris, et al.. (2008). Recruitment Into a Cessation Trial Via the New Zealand Quitline: Many Benefits, Few Limitations. The Journal of Smoking Cessation. 3(1). 30–34. 6 indexed citations
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Anderson, Craig S., Colin Howe, Fiona E. Lithander, et al.. (2008). The fish oils in ischemic stroke (FOILS) study: a randomised controlled trial. 2 indexed citations
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Opravil, Milos, Bernard Hirschel, Adriano Lazzarin, et al.. (2002). A Randomized Trial of Simplified Maintenance Therapy with Abacavir, Lamivudine, and Zidovudine in Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection. The Journal of Infectious Diseases. 185(9). 1251–1260. 106 indexed citations

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