John Worobey

2.7k total citations · 1 hit paper
105 papers, 2.1k citations indexed

About

John Worobey is a scholar working on Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, Clinical Psychology and Psychiatry and Mental health. According to data from OpenAlex, John Worobey has authored 105 papers receiving a total of 2.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 42 papers in Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, 40 papers in Clinical Psychology and 26 papers in Psychiatry and Mental health. Recurrent topics in John Worobey's work include Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet (40 papers), Child Nutrition and Feeding Issues (26 papers) and Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development (21 papers). John Worobey is often cited by papers focused on Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet (40 papers), Child Nutrition and Feeding Issues (26 papers) and Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development (21 papers). John Worobey collaborates with scholars based in United States, Netherlands and Belgium. John Worobey's co-authors include Alison K. Ventura, Ronald J. Angel, Michael Lewis, Carol Byrd‐Bredbenner, Jennifer Martin‐Biggers, Nobuko Hongu, Jay Belsky, Daniël J. Hoffman, Kim Spaccarotella and Michael B. Lewis and has published in prestigious journals such as American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, PEDIATRICS and Child Development.

In The Last Decade

John Worobey

101 papers receiving 1.9k 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.

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Author						Papers	Cites
John Worobey	915	657	396	311	298	105	2.1k
Danielle P. Appugliese	1.6k 1.8×	943 1.4×	613 1.5×	280 0.9×	170 0.6×	56	2.9k
Shayla C. Holub	1.0k 1.1×	872 1.3×	622 1.6×	214 0.7×	223 0.7×	30	1.9k
Wilma Jansen	881 1.0×	804 1.2×	139 0.4×	186 0.6×	346 1.2×	88	1.9k
Caroline Heary	601 0.7×	674 1.0×	272 0.7×	116 0.4×	381 1.3×	70	1.8k
Anne M. Haase	1.5k 1.6×	1.6k 2.4×	231 0.6×	324 1.0×	509 1.7×	90	4.2k
Laura Hubbs‐Tait	528 0.6×	682 1.0×	226 0.6×	114 0.4×	173 0.6×	55	1.3k
Katherine W. Bauer	2.1k 2.3×	1.3k 1.9×	360 0.9×	565 1.8×	233 0.8×	99	3.3k
Jennifer O’Dea	1.8k 1.9×	1.7k 2.5×	197 0.5×	776 2.5×	242 0.8×	58	3.2k
Ester F. C. Sleddens	1.7k 1.8×	1.1k 1.7×	669 1.7×	195 0.6×	89 0.3×	42	2.3k
Jillon S. Vander Wal	893 1.0×	1.6k 2.5×	255 0.6×	331 1.1×	482 1.6×	72	2.9k

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Byrd‐Bredbenner, Carol, K. Eck, Colleen Delaney, et al.. (2021). HomeStyles-2: Randomized controlled trial protocol for a web-based obesity prevention program for families with children in middle childhood. Contemporary Clinical Trials. 112. 106644–106644. 7 indexed citations

Quick, Virginia, et al.. (2021). Disordered eating in college women: associations with the mother–daughter relationship and family weight-related conversations. Eating and Weight Disorders - Studies on Anorexia Bulimia and Obesity. 27(1). 243–251. 5 indexed citations

Quick, Virginia, et al.. (2018). Long-term follow-up effects of the HomeStyles randomized controlled trial in families with preschool children on social cognitive theory constructs associated with physical activity cognitions and behaviors. Contemporary Clinical Trials. 68. 79–89. 6 indexed citations

Quick, Virginia, et al.. (2017). A Socio-Ecological Examination of Weight-Related Characteristics of the Home Environment and Lifestyles of Households with Young Children. Nutrients. 9(6). 604–604. 33 indexed citations

Byrd‐Bredbenner, Carol, Jennifer Martin‐Biggers, Mallory Koenings, et al.. (2017). HomeStyles, A Web-Based Childhood Obesity Prevention Program for Families With Preschool Children: Protocol for a Randomized Controlled Trial. JMIR Research Protocols. 6(4). e73–e73. 17 indexed citations

Martin‐Biggers, Jennifer, et al.. (2014). Come and Get It! A Discussion of Family Mealtime Literature and Factors Affecting Obesity Risk. Advances in Nutrition. 5(3). 235–247. 82 indexed citations

Worobey, John. (2014). Physical activity in infancy: developmental aspects, measurement, and importance. American Journal of Clinical Nutrition. 99(3). 729S–733S. 30 indexed citations

Worobey, John, et al.. (2013). Child Outdoor Physical Activity is Reduced by Prevalence of the Asian Tiger Mosquito,Aedes albopictus. Journal of the American Mosquito Control Association. 29(1). 78–80. 22 indexed citations

Worobey, John, et al.. (2012). Infant difficulty and early weight gain: does fussing promote overfeeding?. Maternal and Child Nutrition. 10(2). 295–303. 14 indexed citations

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Worobey, John, et al.. (2010). Trying versus Liking Fruits and Vegetables: Correspondence between Mothers and Preschoolers. Ecology of Food and Nutrition. 49(2). 87–97. 11 indexed citations

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Bard, Kim A., Linda Brent, Barry M. Lester, John Worobey, & Stephen J. Suomi. (2010). Neurobehavioural integrity of chimpanzee newborns: comparisons across groups and across species reveal gene–environment interaction effects. Infant and Child Development. 20(1). 47–93. 15 indexed citations

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Worobey, John, et al.. (2008). Predictors of Infant Feeding Frequency by Mexican Immigrant Mothers. Topics in Clinical Nutrition. 23(4). 333–339. 3 indexed citations

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Worobey, John, et al.. (2006). Mothers’ attitudes toward fat, weight, and dieting in themselves and their children. Body Image. 3(2). 113–120. 24 indexed citations

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Worobey, John, et al.. (2004). Diet and Behavior in At‐Risk Children: Evaluation of an Early Intervention Program. Public Health Nursing. 21(2). 122–127. 19 indexed citations

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Worobey, John. (2002). Eating attitudes and temperament attributes of normal and overweight college students. Eating Behaviors. 3(1). 85–92. 7 indexed citations

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Worobey, John, et al.. (1999). The Impact of a Two-Year School Breakfast Program for Preschool-Aged Children on Their Nutrient Intake and Pre-Academic Performance.. Child study journal. 29(2). 113–113. 19 indexed citations

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Worobey, John, et al.. (1989). Temperament Ratings at Two Weeks, Two Months, and One Year: Differential Stability of Activity and Emotionality.. Developmental Psychology. 25(2). 3 indexed citations

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Mick, Stephen S. & John Worobey. (1986). The future role of foreign medical graduates in U.S. medical practice: projections into the 1990s.. PubMed. 21(1). 85–106. 8 indexed citations

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Worobey, John, et al.. (1984). The Young Child's Temperament: Implications for Child Care.. Childhood Education. 61(2). 134. 4 indexed citations

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Worobey, John. (1983). Maternal and Paternal Responses to Infant Distress.. Merrill-palmer Quarterly. 29(1). 33–45. 14 indexed citations

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