Gade Waqa

1.1k total citations
55 papers, 740 citations indexed

About

Gade Waqa is a scholar working on Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management and General Health Professions. According to data from OpenAlex, Gade Waqa has authored 55 papers receiving a total of 740 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 34 papers in Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, 30 papers in Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management and 22 papers in General Health Professions. Recurrent topics in Gade Waqa's work include Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet (30 papers), Global Public Health Policies and Epidemiology (30 papers) and Health Policy Implementation Science (8 papers). Gade Waqa is often cited by papers focused on Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet (30 papers), Global Public Health Policies and Epidemiology (30 papers) and Health Policy Implementation Science (8 papers). Gade Waqa collaborates with scholars based in Fiji, Australia and New Zealand. Gade Waqa's co-authors include Marj Moodie, Marita P. McCabe, H. Mavoa, Boyd Swinburn, Wendy Snowdon, Lina A. Ricciardelli, Colin Bell, Jimaima Schultz, Peter Kremer and Solveig Petersen and has published in prestigious journals such as PLoS ONE, International Journal of Obesity and Nutrients.

In The Last Decade

Gade Waqa

50 papers receiving 718 citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Gade Waqa Fiji 17 344 270 231 161 71 55 740
Jimaima Schultz Fiji 19 436 1.3× 283 1.0× 231 1.0× 75 0.5× 41 0.6× 23 744
H. Mavoa Australia 20 664 1.9× 462 1.7× 241 1.0× 161 1.0× 92 1.3× 47 1.1k
Narelle Robertson Australia 9 337 1.0× 301 1.1× 82 0.4× 59 0.4× 45 0.6× 19 539
Bretta Maloff Canada 4 567 1.6× 329 1.2× 59 0.3× 86 0.5× 75 1.1× 4 796
Priscila de Morais Sato Brazil 16 578 1.7× 213 0.8× 52 0.2× 246 1.5× 29 0.4× 64 1.1k
Leslie J. Sim 7 515 1.5× 310 1.1× 39 0.2× 139 0.9× 41 0.6× 22 755
Jessie‐Lee D. McIsaac Canada 17 371 1.1× 355 1.3× 49 0.2× 74 0.5× 65 0.9× 67 810
Philippa Niven Australia 13 517 1.5× 98 0.4× 78 0.3× 134 0.8× 19 0.3× 25 710
Florentine de Groot Australia 6 215 0.6× 190 0.7× 54 0.2× 51 0.3× 32 0.5× 9 481
Lauren N. Gase United States 17 252 0.7× 214 0.8× 58 0.3× 117 0.7× 21 0.3× 45 710

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Fields of papers citing papers by Gade Waqa

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Gade Waqa

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

All Works

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Santos, José Luis, et al.. (2024). Ultra-Processed Food Consumption in the Central Division of Fiji. Proceedings of The Nutrition Society. 83(OCE1). 2 indexed citations
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Meessen, Bruno, et al.. (2024). When one size does not fit all: aid and health system strengthening for Small Island Developing States. Health Policy and Planning. 39(Supplement_1). i4–i8. 1 indexed citations
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Santos, Joseph Alvin, et al.. (2024). Energy, nutrient and overall healthiness of processed packaged foods in Fiji, a comparison between 2018 and 2020. BMC Public Health. 24(1). 1383–1383.
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Okely, Anthony D., Kar Hau Chong, Rebecca M. Stanley, et al.. (2024). Proportion and Correlates of Children in the US-Affiliated Pacific Region Meeting Sleep, Screen Time, and Physical Activity Guidelines. Journal of Physical Activity and Health. 21(6). 567–577. 3 indexed citations
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Waqa, Gade, et al.. (2023). A sweet deal for domestic industry: the political economy and framing of Vanuatu’s sugar-sweetened beverage tax. BMJ Global Health. 8(Suppl 8). e012025–e012025. 1 indexed citations
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McKenzie, Briar, Gade Waqa, Anna Palagyi, et al.. (2022). Gender roles, generational changes and environmental challenges: an intersectional interpretation of perceptions on healthy diets among iTaukei women and men in Fiji. Public Health Nutrition. 25(11). 3146–3157. 5 indexed citations
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Trieu, Kathy, Briar McKenzie, Shanthi Ramanathan, et al.. (2022). Research protocol for impact assessment of a project to scale up food policies in the Pacific. Health Research Policy and Systems. 20(1). 117–117. 1 indexed citations
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Shahid, Maria, Gade Waqa, Arti Pillay, et al.. (2021). Packaged food supply in Fiji: nutrient levels, compliance with sodium targets and adherence to labelling regulations. Public Health Nutrition. 24(13). 4358–4368. 5 indexed citations
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Waqa, Gade, Colin Bell, Wendy Snowdon, & Marj Moodie. (2017). Factors affecting evidence-use in food policy-making processes in health and agriculture in Fiji. BMC Public Health. 17(1). 51–51. 26 indexed citations
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Millar, Lynne, Steven Allender, Wendy Snowdon, et al.. (2016). The Cross-Sectional Association between Diet Quality and Depressive Symptomology amongst Fijian Adolescents. PLoS ONE. 11(8). e0161709–e0161709. 35 indexed citations
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Waqa, Gade, H. Mavoa, Wendy Snowdon, et al.. (2013). Knowledge brokering between researchers and policymakers in Fiji to develop policies to reduce obesity: a process evaluation. Implementation Science. 8(1). 74–74. 37 indexed citations
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Swinburn, Boyd, Lynne Millar, Jennifer Utter, et al.. (2011). The Pacific Obesity Prevention in Communities project: project overview and methods. Obesity Reviews. 12(s2). 3–11. 49 indexed citations
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Kremer, Peter, Gade Waqa, Jimaima Schultz, et al.. (2011). Reducing unhealthy weight gain in Fijian adolescents: results of the Healthy Youth Healthy Communities study. Obesity Reviews. 12(s2). 29–40. 56 indexed citations
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McCabe, Marita P., et al.. (2009). Body image and body change strategies among adolescent males and females from Fiji, Tonga and Australia. Body Image. 6(4). 299–303. 31 indexed citations
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Waqa, Gade & H. Mavoa. (2006). Sociocultural factors influencing the food choices of 16-18 year-old indigenous Fijian females at school.. PubMed. 13(2). 57–64. 12 indexed citations
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Mavoa, H., et al.. (2006). Patterns of physical activity for adolescent girls in Fiji and Tonga. Australian Journal of Psychology. 163–163. 1 indexed citations
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Williams, Lauren K., et al.. (2006). Body image attitudes and concerns among indigenous Fijian and European Australian adolescent girls. Body Image. 3(3). 275–287. 32 indexed citations

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