Don Nutbeam

24.4k total citations · 7 hit papers
179 papers, 15.3k citations indexed

About

Don Nutbeam is a scholar working on General Health Professions, Speech and Hearing and Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management. According to data from OpenAlex, Don Nutbeam has authored 179 papers receiving a total of 15.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 121 papers in General Health Professions, 35 papers in Speech and Hearing and 35 papers in Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management. Recurrent topics in Don Nutbeam's work include Health Literacy and Information Accessibility (61 papers), School Health and Nursing Education (35 papers) and Mobile Health and mHealth Applications (35 papers). Don Nutbeam is often cited by papers focused on Health Literacy and Information Accessibility (61 papers), School Health and Nursing Education (35 papers) and Mobile Health and mHealth Applications (35 papers). Don Nutbeam collaborates with scholars based in Australia, United Kingdom and United States. Don Nutbeam's co-authors include Jane Lloyd, Kirsten McCaffery, Sian K. Smith, John Catford, Lyndal Trevena, Danielle Marie Muscat, Ben J. Smith, Adrian Bauman, Bronwyn McGill and Lasse Kannas and has published in prestigious journals such as The Lancet, PLoS ONE and American Journal of Epidemiology.

In The Last Decade

Don Nutbeam

174 papers receiving 14.1k citations

Hit Papers

Health literacy as a public health goal: a challenge for... 1986 2026 1999 2012 2000 2008 1998 1986 2020 1000 2.0k 3.0k
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. Health literacy as a public health goal: a challenge for contemporary health education and communication strategies into the 21st century
    2000 3.2k citations Don Nutbeam Health Promotion International profile →
  2. The evolving concept of health literacy
    2008 1.9k citations Don Nutbeam profile →
  3. Health Promotion Glossary
    1998 1.3k citations Don Nutbeam Health Promotion International profile →
  4. Health promotion glossary
    1986 1.1k citations Don Nutbeam Health Promotion International profile →
  5. Understanding and Responding to Health Literacy as a Social Determinant of Health
    2020 511 citations Don Nutbeam, Jane Lloyd Annual Review of Public Health profile →
  6. Improving health literacy in community populations: a review of progress
    2017 285 citations Don Nutbeam et al. Health Promotion International profile →
  7. Health Promotion Glossary 2021
    2021 149 citations Don Nutbeam, Danielle Marie Muscat Health Promotion International profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Don Nutbeam Australia 46 10.5k 2.2k 2.2k 2.0k 1.6k 179 15.3k
David W. Baker United States 70 14.8k 1.4× 2.6k 1.2× 2.4k 1.1× 517 0.3× 1.4k 0.9× 250 24.5k
Jonathan E. Fielding United States 57 5.6k 0.5× 2.4k 1.1× 1.3k 0.6× 723 0.4× 1.5k 1.0× 213 11.9k
Michael S. Wolf United States 74 11.5k 1.1× 2.0k 0.9× 2.1k 1.0× 419 0.2× 1.1k 0.7× 411 19.3k
Kenneth A. Wallston United States 68 7.0k 0.7× 2.1k 1.0× 1.8k 0.8× 937 0.5× 1.7k 1.1× 239 20.0k
Alison While United Kingdom 53 4.0k 0.4× 1.4k 0.6× 950 0.4× 1.1k 0.5× 1.2k 0.8× 335 10.6k
Bárbara Starfield United States 82 17.5k 1.7× 2.8k 1.3× 2.7k 1.2× 1.2k 0.6× 1.4k 0.9× 291 27.3k
Ruth M. Parker United States 57 11.7k 1.1× 1.5k 0.7× 2.0k 0.9× 378 0.2× 1.1k 0.7× 177 17.1k
Laurence Moore United Kingdom 50 6.6k 0.6× 3.6k 1.6× 811 0.4× 1.2k 0.6× 1.1k 0.7× 235 19.2k
Alicia O’Cathain United Kingdom 53 8.0k 0.8× 3.5k 1.6× 874 0.4× 590 0.3× 1.7k 1.1× 189 18.1k
Matthew W. Kreuter United States 60 7.1k 0.7× 3.7k 1.7× 2.2k 1.0× 802 0.4× 3.5k 2.2× 198 18.5k

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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All Works

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Redfern, Julie, Catherine A. Shang, Don Nutbeam, et al.. (2023). Cardiovascular Disease Implementation and Policy Priorities for Australia: Recommendations From an Australian Stakeholder Roundtable. Heart Lung and Circulation. 32(10). 1141–1147.
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Nutbeam, Don & Danielle Marie Muscat. (2021). Health Promotion Glossary 2021. Health Promotion International. 36(6). 1578–1598. 149 indexed citations breakdown →
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Nutbeam, Don & Jane Lloyd. (2020). Understanding and Responding to Health Literacy as a Social Determinant of Health. Annual Review of Public Health. 42(1). 159–173. 511 indexed citations breakdown →
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Nutbeam, Don, Diane Levin‐Zamir, & Gill Rowlands. (2019). Health Literacy in Context—Settings, Media, and Populations. BiblioBoard Library Catalog (Open Research Library). 2 indexed citations
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Müller, Ingrid, Alison Rowsell, Beth Stuart, et al.. (2017). Effects on Engagement and Health Literacy Outcomes of Web-Based Materials Promoting Physical Activity in People With Diabetes: An International Randomized Trial. Journal of Medical Internet Research. 19(1). e21–e21. 36 indexed citations
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Nutbeam, Don. (2017). Health literacy as a population strategy for health promotion. 25(3). 210–222. 29 indexed citations
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Wise, Marilyn & Don Nutbeam. (2015). Improving the health of communities by increasing critical health literacy. 23. 2 indexed citations
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Rowsell, Alison, Ingrid Müller, Elizabeth Murray, et al.. (2015). Views of People With High and Low Levels of Health Literacy About a Digital Intervention to Promote Physical Activity for Diabetes: A Qualitative Study in Five Countries. Journal of Medical Internet Research. 17(10). e230–e230. 44 indexed citations
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Bauman, Adrian & Don Nutbeam. (2014). Planning and evaluating population interventions to reduce noncommunicable disease risk – reconciling complexity and scientific rigour?. Public Health Research & Practice. 25(1). 18 indexed citations
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Nutbeam, Don, et al.. (2013). Evaluation in a nutshell: a practical guide to the evaluation of health promotion programs. ePrints Soton (University of Southampton). 120 indexed citations
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Nutbeam, Don. (2000). Advancing health literacy: a global challenge for the 21st century. Health Promotion International. 15(3). 183–184. 171 indexed citations
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Nutbeam, Don. (2000). Health literacy as a public health goal: a challenge for contemporary health education and communication strategies into the 21st century. Health Promotion International. 15(3). 259–267. 3179 indexed citations breakdown →
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Nutbeam, Don. (1999). Literacies across the lifespan: health literacy. 9(2). 47–55. 44 indexed citations
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Nutbeam, Don. (1996). Health outcomes and health promotion - defining success in health promotion. Health Promotion Journal of Australia. 6(2). 58. 28 indexed citations
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Nutbeam, Don & Marilyn Wise. (1994). National health goals and targets: an historical perspective. Health Promotion Journal of Australia. 4(3). 9. 4 indexed citations
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Nutbeam, Don, et al.. (1984). Prevention in practice: what Wessex general practitioners are doing.. BMJ. 288(6420). 832–834. 28 indexed citations

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