Joseph A. Skelton

8.0k total citations · 4 hit papers
134 papers, 5.7k citations indexed

About

Joseph A. Skelton is a scholar working on Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, General Health Professions and Pharmacy. According to data from OpenAlex, Joseph A. Skelton has authored 134 papers receiving a total of 5.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 89 papers in Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, 53 papers in General Health Professions and 40 papers in Pharmacy. Recurrent topics in Joseph A. Skelton's work include Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet (87 papers), Obesity and Health Practices (40 papers) and Child Nutrition and Feeding Issues (31 papers). Joseph A. Skelton is often cited by papers focused on Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet (87 papers), Obesity and Health Practices (40 papers) and Child Nutrition and Feeding Issues (31 papers). Joseph A. Skelton collaborates with scholars based in United States, Canada and United Kingdom. Joseph A. Skelton's co-authors include Asheley Cockrell Skinner, Eliana M. Perrin, Sarah Armstrong, Eliana M. Perrin, Sophie N. Ravanbakht, Megan B. Irby, Bettina M. Beech, Leslie A. Moss, Callie L. Brown and Gail M. Cohen and has published in prestigious journals such as New England Journal of Medicine, SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología and PLoS ONE.

In The Last Decade

Joseph A. Skelton

130 papers receiving 5.6k 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.

Prevalence of Obesity and Severe Obesity in US Children, 1999–2016

2018 1.1k citations Asheley Cockrell Skinner, Joseph A. Skelton et al. profile →
Cardiometabolic Risks and Severity of Obesity in Children and Young Adults

2015 686 citations Asheley Cockrell Skinner, Joseph A. Skelton et al. profile →
Prevalence and Trends in Obesity and Severe Obesity Among Children in the United States, 1999-2012

2014 585 citations Asheley Cockrell Skinner, Joseph A. Skelton JAMA Pediatrics profile →
Prevalence of obesity and severe obesity in US children, 1999‐2014

2016 261 citations Asheley Cockrell Skinner, Joseph A. Skelton et al. profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Joseph A. Skelton United States	31	3.7k	1.6k	1.2k	1.2k	953	134	5.7k
Geoff D.C. Ball Canada	39	3.7k 1.0×	1.8k 1.1×	986 0.8×	775 0.6×	828 0.9×	201	6.7k
Eliana M. Perrin United States	33	2.5k 0.7×	1.4k 0.9×	773 0.6×	736 0.6×	725 0.8×	134	4.4k
Louisa Ells United Kingdom	30	2.3k 0.6×	1.2k 0.7×	874 0.7×	719 0.6×	610 0.6×	137	4.1k
Delia Smith West United States	44	3.0k 0.8×	1.7k 1.1×	1.4k 1.1×	1.8k 1.5×	390 0.4×	142	7.5k
Stephen Cook United States	27	3.3k 0.9×	1.1k 0.7×	869 0.7×	526 0.4×	1.1k 1.2×	65	6.3k
Jeffrey A. Wright United States	20	3.3k 0.9×	1.3k 0.8×	695 0.6×	722 0.6×	1.2k 1.3×	29	4.8k
Sarah E. Barlow United States	27	6.1k 1.7×	2.6k 1.6×	2.4k 1.9×	1.6k 1.4×	1.5k 1.6×	77	9.5k
Meg H. Zeller United States	39	2.8k 0.8×	726 0.5×	1.7k 1.4×	1.7k 1.4×	861 0.9×	101	5.7k
J.J. Reilly United Kingdom	22	3.8k 1.0×	1.2k 0.7×	655 0.5×	677 0.6×	1.0k 1.1×	36	5.2k
Suzanne Phelan United States	47	3.4k 0.9×	1.0k 0.6×	1.7k 1.4×	2.6k 2.1×	618 0.6×	140	7.8k

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Skelton, Joseph A., Gail M. Cohen, Gabrielle Turner‐McGrievy, et al.. (2024). Randomized Clinical Trial to Increase Self-Monitoring of Physical Activity and Eating Behaviors in Youth: A Feasibility Study. Translational Journal of the American College of Sports Medicine. 9(4). 1 indexed citations

Zoellner, Jamie, et al.. (2023). Knowing Is Not Doing: A Qualitative Study of Parental Views on Family Beverage Choice. Nutrients. 15(12). 2665–2665. 1 indexed citations

Cohen, Gail M., Callie L. Brown, & Joseph A. Skelton. (2023). What Parents Should Expect From the New AAP Obesity Guidelines. JAMA Pediatrics. 178(1). 100–100. 1 indexed citations

Skelton, Joseph A., et al.. (2023). Examining the effect of parent participation in an adult weight management program on changes in children's weight. Clinical Obesity. 13(2). e12583–e12583. 1 indexed citations

Vitolins, Mara Z., et al.. (2023). A Pilot Study Examining the Association of Parental Stress and Household Food Insecurity with Dietary Quality in Pre-School-Aged Children. Nutrients. 15(14). 3154–3154.

Pratt, Keeley J., et al.. (2022). Changes in Child Weight, Behaviors, and Family Dynamics during Parental Participation in a Medical Weight Management Program: A Longitudinal Uncontrolled Pilot Study. Childhood Obesity. 19(2). 102–111. 3 indexed citations

Skelton, Joseph A., Susan J. Woolford, Asheley Cockrell Skinner, et al.. (2021). Weight Management without Stigma or Harm: A Roundtable Discussion with Childhood Obesity Experts. Childhood Obesity. 17(2). 79–85. 1 indexed citations

Cohen, Gail M., et al.. (2020). Assessing Parents' Communication of Weight and Weight Management from Clinic to Home. Childhood Obesity. 16(7). 510–519. 5 indexed citations

Brown, Callie L., et al.. (2020). Predictors of Engagement in a Pediatric Weight Management Clinic after Referral. Childhood Obesity. 16(4). 238–243. 12 indexed citations

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Brown, Callie L., et al.. (2020). Internalized Weight Bias, Teasing, and Self-Esteem in Children with Overweight or Obesity. Childhood Obesity. 17(1). 43–50. 33 indexed citations

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Brown, Callie L., et al.. (2019). Restrictive feeding and excessive hunger in young children with obesity: A case series. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 7(10). 1962–1967. 1 indexed citations

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Brown, Callie L., et al.. (2019). Weight Control Practices in Children of Parents Participating in Weight Management Programs. Childhood Obesity. 15(7). 451–458. 9 indexed citations

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Skelton, Joseph A., Sarah Martin, & Megan B. Irby. (2016). Satisfaction and attrition in paediatric weight management. Clinical Obesity. 6(2). 143–153. 52 indexed citations

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Brown, Callie L., Emily B. Vander Schaaf, Gail M. Cohen, Megan B. Irby, & Joseph A. Skelton. (2016). Association of Picky Eating and Food Neophobia with Weight: A Systematic Review. Childhood Obesity. 12(4). 247–262. 112 indexed citations

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Irby, Megan B., et al.. (2016). Feasibility of a Friendship Network-Based Pediatric Obesity Intervention. Childhood Obesity. 13(1). 18–24. 2 indexed citations

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Irby, Megan B., et al.. (2014). The Food Environment of Youth Baseball. Childhood Obesity. 10(3). 260–265. 10 indexed citations

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Irby, Megan B., et al.. (2014). A Systematic Review of Pediatric Obesity and Family Communication Through the Lens of Addiction Literature. Childhood Obesity. 10(3). 197–206. 12 indexed citations

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Skelton, Joseph A., Megan B. Irby, & Bettina M. Beech. (2011). Bridging the Gap between Family-Based Treatment and Family-Based Research in Childhood Obesity. Childhood Obesity. 7(4). 323–326. 10 indexed citations

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Skelton, Joseph A., David C. Goff, Edward H. Ip, & Bettina M. Beech. (2011). Attrition in a Multidisciplinary Pediatric Weight Management Clinic. Childhood Obesity. 7(3). 185–193. 74 indexed citations

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Irby, Megan B., et al.. (2011). Adapting a Tertiary-Care Pediatric Weight Management Clinic to Better Reach Spanish-Speaking Families. Journal of Immigrant and Minority Health. 14(3). 512–515. 11 indexed citations

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