David Lester

748 total citations
51 papers, 478 citations indexed

About

David Lester is a scholar working on Health, Clinical Psychology and General Health Professions. According to data from OpenAlex, David Lester has authored 51 papers receiving a total of 478 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 31 papers in Health, 20 papers in Clinical Psychology and 14 papers in General Health Professions. Recurrent topics in David Lester's work include Health disparities and outcomes (29 papers), Suicide and Self-Harm Studies (17 papers) and Employment and Welfare Studies (7 papers). David Lester is often cited by papers focused on Health disparities and outcomes (29 papers), Suicide and Self-Harm Studies (17 papers) and Employment and Welfare Studies (7 papers). David Lester collaborates with scholars based in United States, Australia and Canada. David Lester's co-authors include Bijou Yang, Antoon A. Leenaars, Christopher H. Cantor, James C. Diggory, Kazuhiko Abe, Anne Tiedemann, Catherine Sherrington, Karolina Krysińska, Geraldine Wallbank and John F. Connolly and has published in prestigious journals such as Social Science & Medicine, Accident Analysis & Prevention and Suicide and Life-Threatening Behavior.

In The Last Decade

David Lester

50 papers receiving 422 citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
David Lester United States	12	306	162	161	110	82	51	478
Robert M. Fernquist United States	13	329 1.1×	238 1.5×	177 1.1×	127 1.2×	104 1.3×	33	477
Steven Marans United States	13	425 1.4×	157 1.0×	122 0.8×	114 1.0×	36 0.4×	31	531
Yuk‐Chung Chan Hong Kong	11	447 1.5×	250 1.5×	181 1.1×	98 0.9×	90 1.1×	26	623
Schnavia Smith Hatcher United States	13	378 1.2×	86 0.5×	173 1.1×	210 1.9×	77 0.9×	22	577
Ramón Valle United States	11	289 0.9×	107 0.7×	283 1.8×	175 1.6×	123 1.5×	16	576
Mary P. Van Hook United States	10	160 0.5×	55 0.3×	110 0.7×	117 1.1×	86 1.0×	19	352
Majone Steketee Netherlands	13	272 0.9×	112 0.7×	285 1.8×	126 1.1×	104 1.3×	36	572
Clemencia Ramírez Colombia	6	365 1.2×	175 1.1×	133 0.8×	120 1.1×	34 0.4×	6	459
Stephen J. Watts United States	13	225 0.7×	113 0.7×	233 1.4×	113 1.0×	113 1.4×	31	442
Loyd S. Wright United States	12	188 0.6×	133 0.8×	119 0.7×	80 0.7×	77 0.9×	21	409

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Haynes, Abby, Catherine Sherrington, Geraldine Wallbank, et al.. (2020). “Someone’s Got My Back”: Older People’s Experience of the Coaching for Healthy Ageing Program for Promoting Physical Activity and Preventing Falls. Journal of Aging and Physical Activity. 29(2). 296–307. 12 indexed citations

Lester, David. (2002). National Ratings of Happiness, Suicide, and Homicide. Psychological Reports. 91(3). 758–758. 7 indexed citations

Lester, David. (2002). Murder Rates in the Regions of Germany. Psychological Reports. 90(2). 446–446. 1 indexed citations

Connolly, John F. & David Lester. (2001). Suicide rates in Irish counties: 10 years later. Irish Journal of Psychological Medicine. 18(3). 87–89. 3 indexed citations

Schmidtke, Armin, Bettina Weinacker, Steven Stack, & David Lester. (1999). . Archives of Suicide Research. 5(3). 233–239. 6 indexed citations

Lester, David, et al.. (1999). “I'm All Right Jack” in Russia Too. Perceptual and Motor Skills. 88(3). 892–892. 4 indexed citations

Lester, David. (1998). THEORIES OF SUICIDAL BEHAVIOR APPLIED TO SYLVIA PLATH. Death Studies. 22(7). 655–666. 3 indexed citations

Lester, David. (1997). The Effectiveness of Suicide Prevention Centers: A Review. Suicide and Life-Threatening Behavior. 27(3). 304–310. 43 indexed citations

Cantor, Christopher H., Antoon A. Leenaars, & David Lester. (1997). Under-reporting of suicide in Ireland 1960-1989. Archives of Suicide Research. 3(1). 5–12. 20 indexed citations

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Lester, David & Antoon A. Leenaars. (1996). The ethics of suicide and suicide prevention. Death Studies. 20(2). 163–184. 5 indexed citations

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Lester, David, et al.. (1995). The changing suicide pattern in Canadian adolescents and youth, compared to their American counterparts.. PubMed. 30(119). 539–47. 14 indexed citations

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Lester, David. (1995). Is Divorce an Indicator of General or Specific Social ?. Journal of Divorce & Remarriage. 23(1-2). 203–206. 7 indexed citations

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Lester, David, et al.. (1993). Self-concept and academic performance in gifted and academically weak students.. PubMed. 28(109). 235–7. 11 indexed citations

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Lester, David & Kazuhiko Abe. (1992). The effects of the switch from coal gas to natural gas on the accidental death rate: A study of the U.S.A. and Japan. Accident Analysis & Prevention. 24(2). 157–160. 8 indexed citations

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Lester, David & Bijou Yang. (1992). The Influence of War on Suicide Rates. The Journal of Social Psychology. 132(1). 135–137. 9 indexed citations

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Lester, David. (1991). Review -- Suicide Across the Life Span: Premature Exits-- JM Stillion, EE Mcdowell, JH May. Contemporary Psychology. 36(6). 533–533. 5 indexed citations

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Lester, David. (1991). Totalitarianism and Fatalistic Suicide. The Journal of Social Psychology. 131(1). 129–130. 2 indexed citations

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Lester, David. (1990). The study of suicide from a feminist perspective.. PubMed. 11(1). 38–43. 8 indexed citations

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Yang, Bijou & David Lester. (1988). The Participation of Females in the Labor Force and Rates of Personal Violence (Suicide and Homicide). Suicide and Life-Threatening Behavior. 18(3). 270–278. 15 indexed citations

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Lester, David. (1988). Stability of Suicide Rates in Small Areas: England and Wales, 1873 and 1973. Psychological Reports. 62(2). 368–368. 1 indexed citations

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