Jonathan Watts

1.8k total citations · 1 hit paper
101 papers, 1.3k citations indexed

About

Jonathan Watts is a scholar working on Sociology and Political Science, Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health and Infectious Diseases. According to data from OpenAlex, Jonathan Watts has authored 101 papers receiving a total of 1.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 12 papers in Sociology and Political Science, 11 papers in Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health and 10 papers in Infectious Diseases. Recurrent topics in Jonathan Watts's work include Korean Peninsula Historical and Political Studies (8 papers), Global Public Health Policies and Epidemiology (6 papers) and Influenza Virus Research Studies (5 papers). Jonathan Watts is often cited by papers focused on Korean Peninsula Historical and Political Studies (8 papers), Global Public Health Policies and Epidemiology (6 papers) and Influenza Virus Research Studies (5 papers). Jonathan Watts collaborates with scholars based in United States, Canada and Pakistan. Jonathan Watts's co-authors include C. E. Hoffmann, R. F. Haff, W. L. Davies, J. W. McGahen, E Neumayer, Terry Wood, R. R. Grunert, D. A. HOPKINSON, Christopher J. Rogers and Kelly Morris and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, The Lancet and SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología.

In The Last Decade

Jonathan Watts

88 papers receiving 1.2k citations

Hit Papers

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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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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Jonathan Watts United States	15	325	213	173	146	131	101	1.3k
David M. Thompson United States	25	428 1.3×	214 1.0×	144 0.8×	96 0.7×	138 1.1×	89	2.1k
Éric Demers Canada	23	262 0.8×	318 1.5×	122 0.7×	207 1.4×	118 0.9×	56	1.5k
Laura Edwards United Kingdom	14	474 1.5×	171 0.8×	104 0.6×	71 0.5×	319 2.4×	29	1.7k
Peter Williams United Kingdom	27	165 0.5×	294 1.4×	515 3.0×	105 0.7×	278 2.1×	115	1.9k
Jie Yao China	21	201 0.6×	330 1.5×	461 2.7×	344 2.4×	57 0.4×	77	2.8k
Elena Critselis Greece	26	230 0.7×	221 1.0×	102 0.6×	116 0.8×	74 0.6×	63	2.1k
Eun Jung Kim South Korea	28	188 0.6×	378 1.8×	64 0.4×	57 0.4×	296 2.3×	150	2.1k
Manju Rani India	27	257 0.8×	118 0.6×	124 0.7×	147 1.0×	618 4.7×	66	2.5k
Sue Walker Australia	32	579 1.8×	484 2.3×	114 0.7×	90 0.6×	177 1.4×	133	2.6k
Elżbieta Krajewska-Kułak Poland	22	132 0.4×	132 0.6×	91 0.5×	83 0.6×	405 3.1×	236	2.0k

Countries citing papers authored by Jonathan Watts

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Fields of papers citing papers by Jonathan Watts

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Jonathan Watts

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

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Cork, Susan C., Naomi Cogger, Richard J. Webby, et al.. (2024). Avian influenza viruses in New Zealand wild birds, with an emphasis on subtypes H5 and H7: Their distinctive epidemiology and genomic properties. PLoS ONE. 19(6). e0303756–e0303756. 3 indexed citations

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Forster, Myriam, et al.. (2021). Can Adverse Childhood Experiences Heighten Risk for Problematic Internet and Smartphone Use? Findings from a College Sample. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 18(11). 5978–5978. 26 indexed citations

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Watts, Jonathan, et al.. (2019). Access and utilization of mental health services among Pacific Islanders.. Asian American Journal of Psychology. 11(2). 69–78. 6 indexed citations

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Watts, Jonathan. (2011). When a billion Chinese jump : voices from the frontline of climate change. Faber and Faber eBooks.

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Watts, Jonathan. (2008). China's health challenges after the earthquake. The Lancet. 371(9627). 1825–1826. 14 indexed citations

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Watts, Jonathan. (2006). Doctors blame air pollution for China's asthma increases. The Lancet. 368(9537). 719–720. 36 indexed citations

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Watts, Jonathan. (2004). Wan Yanhai, Director of the Aizhixing Institute of Health Education. The Lancet. 364(9428). 21–21. 2 indexed citations

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Watts, Jonathan. (2004). China's cosmetic surgery craze. The Lancet. 363(9413). 958–958. 29 indexed citations

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Watts, Jonathan. (2003). Panel advises against egg and sperm donations from siblings. The Lancet. 361(9368). 1532–1532. 1 indexed citations

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Watts, Jonathan. (2003). Government forced to put doctors under the spotlight. The Lancet. 361(9374). 2058–2058. 2 indexed citations

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Watts, Jonathan. (2002). kuta Bali bombing offers lessons for disaster relief. The Lancet. 360(9343). 1401–1401. 9 indexed citations

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Watts, Jonathan. (2002). tokyo Japan's fatal obsession with bodyweight. The Lancet. 360(9329). 318–318. 3 indexed citations

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Watts, Jonathan. (2002). tokyo Public health experts concerned about “hikikomori”. The Lancet. 359(9312). 1131–1131. 58 indexed citations

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Watts, Jonathan. (2001). Korea's pharmacists protest against drug law reforms. The Lancet. 357(9257). 697–697. 1 indexed citations

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Watts, Jonathan. (2000). More than 13 000 reported ill in Japan after drinking milk products. Bulletin of the World Health Organization. 78(8). 1063–1063. 1 indexed citations

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Watts, Jonathan. (2000). seoul Strikes continue in South Korea as doctors fight drug reform. The Lancet. 356(9241). 1583–1583. 2 indexed citations

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Watts, Jonathan. (2000). Japan hit by dairy-product contamination crisis. The Lancet. 356(9225). 232–232. 2 indexed citations

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Watts, Jonathan. (1999). Brain-death guidelines revised in Japan. The Lancet. 354(9183). 1011–1011.

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Watts, Jonathan & Kelly Morris. (1999). Human cloning trial met with outrage and scepticism. The Lancet. 353(9146). 43–43. 7 indexed citations

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HOPKINSON, D. A. & Jonathan Watts. (1963). Studies in Experimental Missile Injuries of Skeletal Muscle. Proceedings of the Royal Society of Medicine. 56(6). 461–468. 26 indexed citations

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