John M. Last

2.3k total citations · 1 hit paper
35 papers, 1.2k citations indexed

About

John M. Last is a scholar working on General Health Professions, Sociology and Political Science and Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health. According to data from OpenAlex, John M. Last has authored 35 papers receiving a total of 1.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 10 papers in General Health Professions, 5 papers in Sociology and Political Science and 5 papers in Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health. Recurrent topics in John M. Last's work include Public Health Policies and Education (4 papers), Climate Change and Health Impacts (3 papers) and Health disparities and outcomes (3 papers). John M. Last is often cited by papers focused on Public Health Policies and Education (4 papers), Climate Change and Health Impacts (3 papers) and Health disparities and outcomes (3 papers). John M. Last collaborates with scholars based in Canada, United States and United Kingdom. John M. Last's co-authors include Michele Haynes, Jonathan A. Patz, David Engelberg, Robert R. Huntley, Miquel Porta, Brian MacMahon, Kerr L. White, H. J. Van Der Káay, Claus Kroegel and Menno J. Bouma and has published in prestigious journals such as The Lancet, American Journal of Epidemiology and American Journal of Preventive Medicine.

In The Last Decade

John M. Last

32 papers receiving 1.1k citations

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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.

American Journal of Preventive Medicine

1985 543 citations Michele Haynes, John M. Last American Journal of Preventive Medicine profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
John M. Last Canada	13	328	303	204	116	105	35	1.2k
Selena Gray United Kingdom	23	414 1.3×	344 1.1×	204 1.0×	99 0.9×	199 1.9×	80	1.5k
Agis D. Tsouros Denmark	16	467 1.4×	271 0.9×	145 0.7×	103 0.9×	294 2.8×	34	1.3k
Anthony Kessel United Kingdom	20	270 0.8×	354 1.2×	149 0.7×	81 0.7×	44 0.4×	61	1.0k
Sheryl Strasser United States	18	311 0.9×	260 0.9×	76 0.4×	69 0.6×	60 0.6×	57	1.2k
Joni A. Mayer United States	31	439 1.3×	453 1.5×	692 3.4×	189 1.6×	199 1.9×	83	2.7k
Sharon P. Cooper United States	24	261 0.8×	269 0.9×	164 0.8×	160 1.4×	47 0.4×	84	1.5k
Anniza de Villiers South Africa	22	287 0.9×	774 2.6×	115 0.6×	49 0.4×	193 1.8×	78	1.5k
Paul D. Juárez United States	18	255 0.8×	289 1.0×	290 1.4×	217 1.9×	34 0.3×	70	1.2k
Arpana Verma United Kingdom	25	327 1.0×	337 1.1×	127 0.6×	84 0.7×	198 1.9×	130	1.6k
Jonathan D. Mayer United States	24	438 1.3×	240 0.8×	114 0.6×	308 2.7×	56 0.5×	76	1.8k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of John M. Last

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All Works

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20 of 20 papers shown

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White, Franklin, Lorann Stallones, & John M. Last. (2013). Global Public Health. Oxford University Press eBooks. 11 indexed citations

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Last, John M.. (2012). The People’s Library of Epidemiology. Public Health. 126(3). 262–264.

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Last, John M.. (2010). Future Challenges to Health and Public Health Services in Canada. Canadian Journal of Public Health. 101(1). 5–6. 3 indexed citations

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Sleet, David A., et al.. (2007). In memoriam. Promotion & Education. 14(1). 12–12. 1 indexed citations

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Last, John M.. (2002). Public Health Law and Ethics; A Reader. International Journal of Epidemiology. 31(6). 1279–1279. 2 indexed citations

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Patz, Jonathan A., David Engelberg, & John M. Last. (2000). The Effects of Changing Weather on Public Health. Annual Review of Public Health. 21(1). 271–307. 159 indexed citations

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Prineas, Ronald J., Kenneth W. Goodman, Colin L. Soskolne, et al.. (1998). Findings from the American College of Epidemiology’s Survey on Ethics Guidelines. Annals of Epidemiology. 8(8). 482–489. 7 indexed citations

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Last, John M.. (1996). Making the Dictionary of Epidemiology. International Journal of Epidemiology. 25(5). 1098–1101. 4 indexed citations

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Last, John M.. (1995). Redefining the unacceptable. The Lancet. 346(8991-8992). 1642–1643. 4 indexed citations

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Last, John M.. (1994). New Pathways in an Age of Ecological and Ethical Concerns. International Journal of Epidemiology. 23(1). 1–4. 9 indexed citations

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Last, John M., et al.. (1993). Can the NCVQ Model be Used for Teacher Training?. Journal of Further and Higher Education. 17(2). 15–26. 27 indexed citations

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Last, John M., et al.. (1991). Within Reach of Everyone: A History of the University of Toronto School of Hygiene and the Connaught Laboratories, Volume 1, 1927 to 1955. Journal of Public Health Policy. 12(3). 401–401.

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Huntley, Robert R. & John M. Last. (1988). Public Health and Human Ecology. Journal of Public Health Policy. 9(3). 434–434. 27 indexed citations

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Millar, W J & John M. Last. (1988). Motor Vehicle Traffic Accident Mortality in Canada, 1921-1984. American Journal of Preventive Medicine. 4(4). 220–230. 6 indexed citations

15.

Haynes, Michele & John M. Last. (1985). American Journal of Preventive Medicine. American Journal of Preventive Medicine. 1(1). 3–3. 543 indexed citations breakdown →

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Last, John M., et al.. (1983). Public health and preventive medicine. Journal of Continuing Education in the Health Professions. 3(1). 81–85. 12 indexed citations

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Holland, Walter W. & John M. Last. (1982). The World Need for Schools of Public Health. Journal of Public Health Policy. 3(4). 476–476. 3 indexed citations

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Last, John M.. (1982). Towards a Dictionary of Epidemiological Terms. International Journal of Epidemiology. 11(2). 188–189. 1 indexed citations

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Last, John M. & Kerr L. White. (1969). The Content of Medical Care in Primary Practice. Medical Care. 7(2). 41–48. 17 indexed citations

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Last, John M.. (1967). QUALITY OF GENERAL PRACTICE. The Medical Journal of Australia. 1(15). 780–784. 6 indexed citations

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