James McCurley

3.0k total citations · 2 hit papers
20 papers, 2.3k citations indexed

About

James McCurley is a scholar working on Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, Genetics and Clinical Psychology. According to data from OpenAlex, James McCurley has authored 20 papers receiving a total of 2.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 8 papers in Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, 8 papers in Genetics and 6 papers in Clinical Psychology. Recurrent topics in James McCurley's work include Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet (8 papers), Genetic and phenotypic traits in livestock (8 papers) and Eating Disorders and Behaviors (4 papers). James McCurley is often cited by papers focused on Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet (8 papers), Genetic and phenotypic traits in livestock (8 papers) and Eating Disorders and Behaviors (4 papers). James McCurley collaborates with scholars based in United States and Netherlands. James McCurley's co-authors include Alice Valoski, Rena R. Wing, Leonard H. Epstein, Leonard H. Epstein, Linda S. Vara, Melissa A. Kalarchian, et al, Karla Klein, Lucene Wisniewski and Joel A. Tarr and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, Health Psychology and Journal of Animal Science.

In The Last Decade

James McCurley

20 papers receiving 2.2k 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.

Ten-year outcomes of behavioral family-based treatment for childhood obesity.

1994 594 citations Leonard H. Epstein, Alice Valoski et al. Health Psychology profile →
Ten-year outcomes of behavioral family-based treatment for childhood obesity.

1994 535 citations Leonard H. Epstein, Alice Valoski et al. Health Psychology profile →

Peers

James McCurley

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Leonard H. Epstein United States

Jean D. Skinner United States

Gabriele Eiben Sweden

Betty Ruth Carruth United States

Rebecca K. Golley Australia

Katherine W. Bauer United States

Anna Maria Siega‐Riz United States

Fiona Johnson United Kingdom

Ester F. C. Sleddens Netherlands

Meghan M. Slining United States

Leonard H. Epstein United States

James McCurley

2.7k ×1.5

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1.3k ×1.5

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847 ×1.4

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609 ×1.1

PHARM

582 ×1.3

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Citations per year, relative to James McCurley James McCurley (= 1×) peers Leonard H. Epstein

Countries citing papers authored by James McCurley

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Citations

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Fields of papers citing papers by James McCurley

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of James McCurley

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

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20 of 20 papers shown

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McCurley, James, et al.. (2014). Wireless Emergency Alerts: Trust Model Technical Report. D-Scholarship@Pitt (University of Pittsburgh). 4 indexed citations

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Epstein, Leonard H., Alice Valoski, Linda S. Vara, James McCurley, & et al. (1995). Effects of decreasing sedentary behavior and increasing activity on weight change in obese children.. Health Psychology. 14(2). 109–108. 335 indexed citations

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Epstein, Leonard H., Alice Valoski, Melissa A. Kalarchian, & James McCurley. (1995). Do Children Lose and Maintain Weight Easier Than Adults: A Comparison of Child and Parent Weight Changes From Six Months to Ten Years. Obesity Research. 3(5). 411–417. 206 indexed citations

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Epstein, Leonard H., Alice Valoski, Linda S. Vara, et al.. (1995). Effects of decreasing sedentary behavior and increasing activity on weight change in obese children.. Health Psychology. 14(2). 109–115. 272 indexed citations

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Epstein, Leonard H., Alice Valoski, Rena R. Wing, & James McCurley. (1994). Ten-year outcomes of behavioral family-based treatment for childhood obesity.. Health Psychology. 13(5). 373–383. 594 indexed citations breakdown →

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Epstein, Leonard H., Alice Valoski, Rena R. Wing, & James McCurley. (1994). Ten-year outcomes of behavioral family-based treatment for childhood obesity.. Health Psychology. 13(5). 373–383. 535 indexed citations breakdown →

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Klein, Karla, et al.. (1993). Effects of setting and number of observations on generalizability of parent-child interactions in childhood obesity treatment. Journal of Psychopathology and Behavioral Assessment. 15(2). 129–139. 2 indexed citations

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Epstein, Leonard H., et al.. (1991). Estimation of percent overweight within families. Addictive Behaviors. 16(5). 369–375. 4 indexed citations

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Epstein, Leonard H., James McCurley, Rena R. Wing, & Alice Valoski. (1990). Five-year follow-up of family-based behavioral treatments for childhood obesity.. Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology. 58(5). 661–664. 115 indexed citations

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Epstein, Leonard H., James McCurley, Rena R. Wing, & Alice Valoski. (1990). Five-year follow-up of family-based behavioral treatments for childhood obesity.. Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology. 58(5). 661–664. 101 indexed citations

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Epstein, Leonard H., Alice Valoski, Rena R. Wing, et al.. (1989). Perception of eating and exercise in children as a function of child and parent weight status. Appetite. 12(2). 105–118. 21 indexed citations

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Gresham, Jennifer D., J. W. Holloway, W. T. Butts, & James McCurley. (1986). Prediction of Mature Cow Carcass Composition from Live Animal Measurements. Journal of Animal Science. 63(4). 1041–1048. 29 indexed citations

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Holloway, J. W., et al.. (1985). Breed × Nutritional Environment Interactions for Beef Female Weight and Fatness, Milk Production and Calf Growth. Journal of Animal Science. 61(6). 1354–1363. 13 indexed citations

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Holloway, J. W., et al.. (1985). Breed × Nutritional Environment Interactions for Intake and Digestibility of Forage Grazed by Lactating Beef Females. Journal of Animal Science. 61(6). 1345–1353. 5 indexed citations

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Butts, W. T., et al.. (1984). Growth Patterns of Angus, Hereford and Shorthorn Cattle. II. Relationship of Growth Patterns of Dams with Progeny Performance. Journal of Animal Science. 59(5). 1205–1212. 4 indexed citations

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McCurley, James, et al.. (1984). Growth Patterns of Angus, Hereford and Shorthorn Cattle. I. Comparison of Inbred and Noninbred Lines, Changes in Patterns over Time and Effects of Level of Inbreeding and Reproductive Performance. Journal of Animal Science. 59(5). 1194–1204. 7 indexed citations

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Tarr, Joel A., et al.. (1984). Water and Wastes: A Retrospective Assessment of Wastewater Technology in the United States, 1800-1932. Technology and Culture. 25(2). 226–226. 59 indexed citations

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McCurley, James & J. B. McLaren. (1981). Relationship of Body Measurements, Weight, Age and Fatness to Size and Performance in Beef Cattle. Journal of Animal Science. 52(3). 493–499. 8 indexed citations

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McCurley, James, W. T. Butts, M. Koger, & O. F. Pahnish. (1980). Utilization of early growth performance and body measurements to predict mature weight and rate of maturing in beef cattle [Abstract only]. 2 indexed citations

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Wilson, L. L., James McCurley, J. H. Ziegler, & J. L. Watkins. (1976). Genetic Parameters of Live and Carcass Characters from Progeny of Polled Hereford Sires and Angus-Holstein Cows. Journal of Animal Science. 43(3). 569–576. 30 indexed citations

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