Janna Stephens

2.7k total citations · 2 hit papers
22 papers, 1.7k citations indexed

About

Janna Stephens is a scholar working on General Health Professions, Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health and Clinical Psychology. According to data from OpenAlex, Janna Stephens has authored 22 papers receiving a total of 1.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 14 papers in General Health Professions, 14 papers in Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health and 8 papers in Clinical Psychology. Recurrent topics in Janna Stephens's work include Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet (12 papers), Mobile Health and mHealth Applications (9 papers) and Eating Disorders and Behaviors (7 papers). Janna Stephens is often cited by papers focused on Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet (12 papers), Mobile Health and mHealth Applications (9 papers) and Eating Disorders and Behaviors (7 papers). Janna Stephens collaborates with scholars based in United States, Kazakhstan and Laos. Janna Stephens's co-authors include Jerilyn K. Allen, Kristen MJ Azar, Lora E. Burke, Cheryl Dennison Himmelfarb, Latha Palaniappan, Brian Yoshio Laing, Lenard I. Lesser, Hailey Miller, Kerry J. Stewart and Svati H. Shah and has published in prestigious journals such as Circulation, American Journal of Preventive Medicine and Nutrients.

In The Last Decade

Janna Stephens

21 papers receiving 1.6k 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.

Current Science on Consumer Use of Mobile Health for Cardiovascular Disease Prevention

2015 405 citations Lora E. Burke, Jun Ma et al. Circulation profile →
Mobile Applications for Weight Management

2013 268 citations Kristen MJ Azar, Lenard I. Lesser et al. American Journal of Preventive Medicine profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Janna Stephens United States	13	1.1k	514	337	297	292	22	1.7k
Leila Pfaeffli Dale New Zealand	19	777 0.7×	432 0.8×	526 1.6×	225 0.8×	509 1.7×	29	1.8k
Rosie Dobson New Zealand	18	1.1k 1.0×	328 0.6×	498 1.5×	212 0.7×	366 1.3×	58	1.8k
Artur Direito New Zealand	16	852 0.8×	552 1.1×	392 1.2×	94 0.3×	519 1.8×	29	1.6k
Gina Merchant United States	17	755 0.7×	430 0.8×	633 1.9×	245 0.8×	310 1.1×	25	1.6k
Dori Steinberg United States	18	768 0.7×	608 1.2×	287 0.9×	380 1.3×	276 0.9×	61	1.4k
Claudia R. Pischke Germany	25	793 0.7×	405 0.8×	342 1.0×	373 1.3×	552 1.9×	105	1.8k
Nasser F. BinDhim Saudi Arabia	21	533 0.5×	357 0.7×	362 1.1×	307 1.0×	295 1.0×	74	1.5k
Sunjai Gupta United Kingdom	4	735 0.7×	466 0.9×	754 2.2×	284 1.0×	562 1.9×	6	1.7k
Silje C Wangberg Norway	18	797 0.7×	202 0.4×	347 1.0×	118 0.4×	155 0.5×	31	1.4k
Yulong Gu New Zealand	10	792 0.7×	265 0.5×	521 1.5×	99 0.3×	703 2.4×	36	1.4k

Countries citing papers authored by Janna Stephens

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Fields of papers citing papers by Janna Stephens

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Janna Stephens

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Janna Stephens. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Janna Stephens 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 Janna Stephens. Janna Stephens 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

Linsenmeyer, Whitney, et al.. (2025). Project Gender NutriScope: Methods of a Mixed Methods, Community-Engaged Study Design to Explore the Nutritional Needs of Transgender and Gender-Diverse Youth and Young Adults. Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior. 57(4). 345–354.

Scott, Jewel, Anandita Agarwala, Carissa M. Baker‐Smith, et al.. (2025). Cardiovascular Health in the Transition From Adolescence to Emerging Adulthood: A Scientific Statement From the American Heart Association. Journal of the American Heart Association. 14(9). e039239–e039239. 5 indexed citations

Agarwala, Anandita, Jaideep Patel, Janna Stephens, et al.. (2023). Implementation of Prevention Science to Eliminate Health Care Inequities in Achieving Cardiovascular Health: A Scientific Statement From the American Heart Association. Circulation. 148(15). 1183–1193. 21 indexed citations

Chang, Mei‐Wei, Lisa K. Militello, & Janna Stephens. (2023). Mothers In Motion Program: Implementation Process and Acceptability by Community. Nutrients. 15(12). 2739–2739. 1 indexed citations

Stephens, Janna, et al.. (2022). A randomized controlled trial for reduction of risk factors for cardiovascular disease in young adults: Methods of the Aspire study. Contemporary Clinical Trials. 121. 106873–106873. 2 indexed citations

Stephens, Janna, et al.. (2021). Recruitment of Black Identifying Young Adults into Clinical Trials: a Report from the Field. Journal of Urban Health. 98(S2). 155–159. 2 indexed citations

Miller, Hailey, et al.. (2021). The impact of discrimination on allostatic load in adults: An integrative review of literature. Journal of Psychosomatic Research. 146. 110434–110434. 59 indexed citations

Stephens, Janna, Hailey Miller, & Lisa K. Militello. (2020). Food Delivery Apps and the Negative Health Impacts for Americans. Frontiers in Nutrition. 7. 14–14. 61 indexed citations

Melnyk, Bernadette Mazurek, Stephanie Kelly, Janna Stephens, et al.. (2020). Interventions to Improve Mental Health, Well-Being, Physical Health, and Lifestyle Behaviors in Physicians and Nurses: A Systematic Review. American Journal of Health Promotion. 34(8). 929–941. 219 indexed citations

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Smith, Laureen H., et al.. (2019). Overcoming Challenges in Multisite Trials. Nursing Research. 68(3). 227–236. 7 indexed citations

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Stephens, Janna, et al.. (2019). Black Community College Students and Opinions and Beliefs on Weight in the Community: A Focus Group Study. Health. 11(1). 57–66. 3 indexed citations

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Kelly, Stephanie, Janna Stephens, Jacqueline Hoying, et al.. (2017). A systematic review of mediators of physical activity, nutrition, and screen time in adolescents: Implications for future research and clinical practice. Nursing Outlook. 65(5). 530–548. 23 indexed citations

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Stephens, Janna, Andrew D. Althouse, Alai Tan, & Bernadette Mazurek Melnyk. (2017). The Role of Race and Gender in Nutrition Habits and Self-Efficacy: Results from the Young Adult Weight Loss Study. Journal of Obesity. 2017. 1–6. 11 indexed citations

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Burke, Lora E., Jun Ma, Kristen MJ Azar, et al.. (2015). Current Science on Consumer Use of Mobile Health for Cardiovascular Disease Prevention. Circulation. 132(12). 1157–1213. 405 indexed citations breakdown →

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Stephens, Janna, et al.. (2015). Smartphone Technology and Text Messaging for Weight Loss in Young Adults. The Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing. 32(1). 39–46. 60 indexed citations

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Stephens, Janna, Gyasi Moscou-Jackson, & Jerilyn K. Allen. (2015). Young Adults, Technology, and Weight Loss: A Focus Group Study. Journal of Obesity. 2015. 1–6. 13 indexed citations

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Allen, Jerilyn K., et al.. (2014). Technology-Assisted Weight Management Interventions: Systematic Review of Clinical Trials. Telemedicine Journal and e-Health. 20(12). 1103–1120. 31 indexed citations

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Stephens, Janna & Jerilyn K. Allen. (2013). Mobile Phone Interventions to Increase Physical Activity and Reduce Weight. The Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing. 28(4). 320–329. 283 indexed citations

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Azar, Kristen MJ, Lenard I. Lesser, Brian Yoshio Laing, et al.. (2013). Mobile Applications for Weight Management. American Journal of Preventive Medicine. 45(5). 583–589. 268 indexed citations breakdown →

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Stephens, Janna, Jerilyn K. Allen, & Cheryl Dennison Himmelfarb. (2011). "Smart" Coaching to Promote Physical Activity, Diet Change, and Cardiovascular Health. The Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing. 26(4). 282–284. 21 indexed citations

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