Elaine Rush

7.1k total citations · 1 hit paper
160 papers, 4.8k citations indexed

About

Elaine Rush is a scholar working on Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, Physiology and Nutrition and Dietetics. According to data from OpenAlex, Elaine Rush has authored 160 papers receiving a total of 4.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 76 papers in Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, 49 papers in Physiology and 32 papers in Nutrition and Dietetics. Recurrent topics in Elaine Rush's work include Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet (58 papers), Birth, Development, and Health (25 papers) and Nutritional Studies and Diet (23 papers). Elaine Rush is often cited by papers focused on Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet (58 papers), Birth, Development, and Health (25 papers) and Nutritional Studies and Diet (23 papers). Elaine Rush collaborates with scholars based in New Zealand, United Kingdom and Australia. Elaine Rush's co-authors include Lindsay D. Plank, Ismael Forte Freitas Júnior, Janet Rowan, Victor Obolonkin, David Simmons, Chittaranjan S. Yajnik, William M. Hague, Prachi Katre, Ralph Maddison and Malcolm Battin and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, PLoS ONE and American Journal of Clinical Nutrition.

In The Last Decade

Elaine Rush

154 papers receiving 4.7k citations

Hit Papers

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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. Correlates of Gross Motor Competence in Children and Adolescents: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
    2016 563 citations Elaine Rush et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Elaine Rush New Zealand 32 1.7k 1.2k 845 727 633 160 4.8k
Lynn L. Moore United States 38 3.0k 1.7× 1.5k 1.3× 599 0.7× 503 0.7× 202 0.3× 122 6.5k
Guansheng Ma China 43 2.6k 1.5× 1.4k 1.2× 1.0k 1.2× 268 0.4× 279 0.4× 204 5.5k
Barbara Heude France 38 1.7k 1.0× 821 0.7× 1.7k 2.0× 161 0.2× 697 1.1× 221 5.2k
Jun Ma China 42 2.6k 1.5× 841 0.7× 1.2k 1.4× 252 0.3× 151 0.2× 323 6.6k
Lorna Aucott United Kingdom 38 1.8k 1.1× 1.2k 1.0× 635 0.8× 90 0.1× 439 0.7× 121 5.2k
Matthew A. Sabin Australia 41 2.5k 1.5× 1.1k 0.9× 1.2k 1.5× 181 0.2× 158 0.2× 133 5.5k
Kate Northstone United Kingdom 53 3.7k 2.2× 1.6k 1.4× 2.3k 2.7× 308 0.4× 452 0.7× 215 10.2k
André Michael Toschke Germany 39 2.5k 1.5× 786 0.7× 1.1k 1.3× 151 0.2× 211 0.3× 83 4.7k
Peter S.W. Davies Australia 41 2.4k 1.4× 1.9k 1.6× 1.7k 2.0× 475 0.7× 105 0.2× 227 6.2k
Nina Hutri‐Kähönen Finland 45 2.2k 1.3× 1.2k 1.0× 1.4k 1.6× 154 0.2× 248 0.4× 249 7.5k

Countries citing papers authored by Elaine Rush

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Fields of papers citing papers by Elaine Rush

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Elaine Rush

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

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Kapitan, Sommer, et al.. (2024). From the store to the kitchen: Herbal scents drive wholesome food choice. Journal of Retailing and Consumer Services. 81. 103959–103959. 2 indexed citations
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Rush, Elaine, et al.. (2024). Pacific Islands Families Study: Food insecurity during pregnancy and secondary school educational achievement. Proceedings of The Nutrition Society. 83(OCE1). 1 indexed citations
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Krishnamurthi, Rita, Alain C. Vandal, Suzanne Barker‐Collo, et al.. (2024). Health and Wellness Coaching for 5-Year Projected Cardiovascular Health. Neurology Clinical Practice. 14(1). e200220–e200220.
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Rush, Elaine, et al.. (2022). Relationships between physical function, body composition and metabolic health in Pacific Island youth. PLoS ONE. 17(2). e0260203–e0260203. 3 indexed citations
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Rowan, Janet, Elaine Rush, Lindsay D. Plank, et al.. (2018). Metformin in gestational diabetes: the offspring follow-up (MiG TOFU): body composition and metabolic outcomes at 7–9 years of age. BMJ Open Diabetes Research & Care. 6(1). e000456–e000456. 185 indexed citations
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Wouldes, Trecia A., Malcolm Battin, Suzette Coat, et al.. (2017). Neurodevelopmental Outcome at 2 Years in Offspring of Women Randomised to Metformin or Insulin Treatment for Gestational Diabetes. Obstetrical & Gynecological Survey. 72(3). 149–151. 1 indexed citations
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Smith, Melody, S. Mark Taylor, Leon Iusitini, et al.. (2016). Accelerometer data treatment for adolescents: Fitting a piece of the puzzle. Preventive Medicine Reports. 5. 228–231. 15 indexed citations
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Rush, Elaine, Lindsay D. Plank, S. Mark Taylor, et al.. (2016). Cohort profile: Pacific Islands Families (PIF) growth study, Auckland, New Zealand. BMJ Open. 6(11). e013407–e013407. 14 indexed citations
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Rush, Elaine, El‐Shadan Tautolo, Janis Paterson, & Victor Obolonkin. (2015). Pacific Islands Families Study: Signs of puberty are associated with physical growth at ages 9 and 11 years.. PubMed. 128(1425). 24–33. 5 indexed citations
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Venn, Bernard J., et al.. (2015). A comparison of chewing rate between overweight and normal BMI individuals. Physiology & Behavior. 145. 8–13. 28 indexed citations
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Tseng, Marilyn, et al.. (2015). Maternal Cultural Orientation and Child Growth in New Zealand Pacific Families. Childhood Obesity. 11(4). 430–438. 3 indexed citations
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Rush, Elaine, et al.. (2014). Caffeine With and Without Sugar: Individual Differences in Physiological Responses During Rest. 4(4). 127–130. 2 indexed citations
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Koziol‐McLain, Jane, et al.. (2014). Preventing vitamin B12 deficiency in South Asian women of childbearing age: a randomised controlled trial comparing an oral vitamin B12 supplement with B12 dietary advice. European Journal of Clinical Nutrition. 68(8). 870–875. 11 indexed citations
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Verma, Anju, Nikola Kasabov, Elaine Rush, & Qun Song. (2009). Ontology Based Personalized Modeling for Chronic Disease Risk Analysis: An Integrated Approach. 10(3). 3 indexed citations
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Rush, Elaine, et al.. (2009). Optimal waist cutpoint for screening for dysglycaemia and metabolic risk: evidence from a Maori cohort. British Journal Of Nutrition. 102(5). 786–791. 10 indexed citations
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Rush, Elaine, et al.. (2004). Body size, body composition, and fat distribution: a comparison of young New Zealand men of European, Pacific Island, and Asian Indian ethnicities.. PubMed. 117(1207). U1203–U1203. 130 indexed citations
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Rush, Elaine, et al.. (2003). Body composition and physical activity in New Zealand Maori, Pacific and European children aged 5–14 years. British Journal Of Nutrition. 90(6). 1133–1139. 29 indexed citations

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