Ivo Vlaev

5.7k total citations · 2 hit papers
170 papers, 3.5k citations indexed

About

Ivo Vlaev is a scholar working on General Health Professions, Applied Psychology and Sociology and Political Science. According to data from OpenAlex, Ivo Vlaev has authored 170 papers receiving a total of 3.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 43 papers in General Health Professions, 41 papers in Applied Psychology and 31 papers in Sociology and Political Science. Recurrent topics in Ivo Vlaev's work include Behavioral Health and Interventions (38 papers), Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet (12 papers) and Eating Disorders and Behaviors (12 papers). Ivo Vlaev is often cited by papers focused on Behavioral Health and Interventions (38 papers), Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet (12 papers) and Eating Disorders and Behaviors (12 papers). Ivo Vlaev collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, United States and Germany. Ivo Vlaev's co-authors include Paul Dolan, Michael Hallsworth, Ara Darzi, Robert Metcalfe, Dominic King, John A. List, David Halpern, Derek King, Raymond J. Dolan and Ben Seymour and has published in prestigious journals such as The Lancet, Neuron and Journal of Neuroscience.

In The Last Decade

Ivo Vlaev

150 papers receiving 3.3k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

The behavioralist as tax collector: Using natural field experiments to enhance tax compliance

2017 437 citations Michael Hallsworth, John A. List et al. profile →
Changing health behaviors using financial incentives: a review from behavioral economics

2019 186 citations Ivo Vlaev et al. profile →

Peers

Ivo Vlaev

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Yaniv Hanoch United Kingdom

Andrew M. Parker United States

Michael Hallsworth United Kingdom

Ree M. Meertens Netherlands

Elliot J. Coups United States

Michael Bošnjak Germany

Paul J. Lavrakas United States

Étienne Mullet France

Natalie Taylor Australia

Math J. J. M. Candel Netherlands

Yaniv Hanoch United Kingdom

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426 ×0.7

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132 ×0.3

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Citations per year, relative to Ivo Vlaev Ivo Vlaev (= 1×) peers Yaniv Hanoch

Countries citing papers authored by Ivo Vlaev

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Fields of papers citing papers by Ivo Vlaev

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Ivo Vlaev

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

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McGowan, Laura J., et al.. (2025). Pathways to nursing: A qualitative exploration of the education and training decision-making of nursing students. International Journal of Nursing Studies. 174. 105306–105306.

Vlaev, Ivo, et al.. (2024). Virtual active sports: identifying main barriers and facilitators for casual fitness fans. International Journal of Sports Marketing and Sponsorship. 25(4). 929–949.

McKinlay, Alison, Paul Chadwick, Carly Meyer, et al.. (2024). Healthcare Professionals' Responses to Complaints: A Qualitative Interview Study With Patients, Carers and Healthcare Professionals Using the Theoretical Domains Framework and COM‐B Model. Health Expectations. 27(6). e70118–e70118.

Schmidtke, Kelly Ann, et al.. (2023). Can guidelines rein in oxygen use? A retrospective cross-sectional study using routinely collected data. International Journal for Quality in Health Care. 35(4). 1 indexed citations

Story, Giles W., Zeb Kurth‐Nelson, Michael Moutoussis, et al.. (2023). Discounting future reward in an uncertain world.. Decision. 11(2). 255–282. 5 indexed citations

Andraweera, Prabha H., Bing Wang, Margie Danchin, et al.. (2023). Randomised controlled trials of behavioural nudges delivered through text messages to increase influenza and COVID-19 vaccines among pregnant women (the EPIC study): study protocol. Trials. 24(1). 454–454. 1 indexed citations

Greenfield, Sheila, et al.. (2022). Investigating primary healthcare practitioners’ barriers and enablers to referral of patients with COPD to pulmonary rehabilitation: a mixed-methods study using the Theoretical Domains Framework. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 11 indexed citations

Pattanaprateep, Oraluck, Boonsong Ongphiphadhanakul, Gareth J. McKay, et al.. (2022). Evaluation of the Effectiveness of Behavioral Economic Incentive Programs for Goal Achievement on Healthy Diet, Weight Control and Physical Activity: A Systematic Review and Network Meta-analysis. Annals of Behavioral Medicine. 57(4). 277–287. 13 indexed citations

Kaushal, Aradhna, Caroline A. Bravo, Stephen W. Duffy, et al.. (2022). Developing Reporting Guidelines for Social Media Research (RESOME) by Using a Modified Delphi Method: Protocol for Guideline Development. JMIR Research Protocols. 11(5). e31739–e31739. 3 indexed citations

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Hodson, Nathan, et al.. (2022). Can incentives improve antipsychotic adherence in major mental illness? A mixed-methods systematic review. BMJ Open. 12(6). e059526–e059526. 7 indexed citations

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Jordan, Rachel, et al.. (2022). Investigating primary healthcare practitioners’ barriers and enablers to referral of patients with COPD to pulmonary rehabilitation: a mixed-methods study using the Theoretical Domains Framework. BMJ Open. 12(1). e046875–e046875. 1 indexed citations

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Stoffel, Sandro, Aradhna Kaushal, Aikaterini Grimani, et al.. (2022). Effect of communicating community immunity on COVID-19 vaccine-hesitant people from ethnically diverse backgrounds: an experimental vignette study in the UK. BMJ Open. 12(11). e065804–e065804. 3 indexed citations

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Grimani, Aikaterini, et al.. (2021). Effect of prosocial public health messages for population behaviour change in relation to respiratory infections: a systematic review protocol. BMJ Open. 11(1). e044763–e044763. 4 indexed citations

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Dures, Emma, Sasha Shepperd, Sandeep Mukherjee, et al.. (2020). Treat-to-target in PsA: methods and necessity. RMD Open. 6(1). e001083–e001083. 20 indexed citations

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Dures, Emma, Julie Taylor, Sasha Shepperd, et al.. (2020). Mixed methods study of clinicians' perspectives on barriers to implementation of treat to target in psoriatic arthritis. Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases. 79(8). 1031–1036. 10 indexed citations

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Schmidtke, Kelly Ann, Peter Nightingale, Suzy Gallier, et al.. (2019). Randomised controlled trial of a theory-based intervention to prompt front-line staff to take up the seasonal influenza vaccine. BMJ Quality & Safety. 29(3). 189–197. 25 indexed citations

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Vlaev, Ivo, et al.. (2017). Healthworkers’ motivation in low- and middle-income countries: A systematic review of the literature. Medical Research Archives. 5(8). 5 indexed citations

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Schmidtke, Kelly Ann, Navneet Aujla, Tom Marshall, et al.. (2017). Using environmental engineering to increase hand hygiene compliance: a cross-over study protocol. BMJ Open. 7(9). e017108–e017108. 8 indexed citations

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Hallsworth, Michael, John A. List, Robert Metcalfe, & Ivo Vlaev. (2015). The Making of Homo Honoratus: From Omission to Commission. RePEc: Research Papers in Economics. 1 indexed citations

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Vlaev, Ivo, Nick Chater, & Neil Stewart. (2009). Relativistic financial decisions: Context effects on retirement saving and investment risk preferences. (vol 2, pg 292, 2007). UCL Discovery (University College London). 1 indexed citations

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