Joy Townsend

4.0k total citations · 1 hit paper
63 papers, 3.0k citations indexed

About

Joy Townsend is a scholar working on General Health Professions, Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health and Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health. According to data from OpenAlex, Joy Townsend has authored 63 papers receiving a total of 3.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 24 papers in General Health Professions, 11 papers in Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health and 9 papers in Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health. Recurrent topics in Joy Townsend's work include Child and Adolescent Health (8 papers), Smoking Behavior and Cessation (7 papers) and Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet (7 papers). Joy Townsend is often cited by papers focused on Child and Adolescent Health (8 papers), Smoking Behavior and Cessation (7 papers) and Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet (7 papers). Joy Townsend collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, United States and Spain. Joy Townsend's co-authors include Andrew Frank, Sandra Dyer, Paul Roderick, Jackie Cooper, T W Meade, Matthew D. W. Piper, Wendy Browne, D. Fermont, Silvano Gallus and Esteve Fernández and has published in prestigious journals such as The Lancet, SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología and Clinical Infectious Diseases.

In The Last Decade

Joy Townsend

63 papers receiving 2.7k 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.

  1. Terminal cancer care and patients' preference for place of death: a prospective study.
    1990 449 citations Joy Townsend, Andrew Frank et al. BMJ profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Joy Townsend United Kingdom 28 914 820 656 396 315 63 3.0k
Marie DesMeules Canada 34 862 0.9× 846 1.0× 442 0.7× 322 0.8× 529 1.7× 73 3.9k
Sally Haw United Kingdom 29 852 0.9× 978 1.2× 1.6k 2.5× 210 0.5× 266 0.8× 88 3.8k
Susan J. Blalock United States 39 715 0.8× 826 1.0× 246 0.4× 487 1.2× 264 0.8× 156 4.8k
Lawrence W. Green United States 19 602 0.7× 1.8k 2.2× 478 0.7× 513 1.3× 445 1.4× 33 6.1k
Serge Briançon France 36 1.0k 1.1× 452 0.6× 608 0.9× 282 0.7× 325 1.0× 107 4.5k
Siân Thomas United Kingdom 28 529 0.6× 1.1k 1.4× 492 0.8× 190 0.5× 261 0.8× 69 3.4k
Scott E. Sherman United States 38 1.3k 1.4× 1.4k 1.8× 2.1k 3.2× 286 0.7× 468 1.5× 269 5.2k
Stephen Begg Australia 23 663 0.7× 1.1k 1.4× 400 0.6× 357 0.9× 422 1.3× 87 3.6k
Larry W. Chambers Canada 29 660 0.7× 1.1k 1.4× 492 0.8× 342 0.9× 185 0.6× 111 4.0k
Alexander M. Clark Canada 46 816 0.9× 1.5k 1.8× 498 0.8× 307 0.8× 523 1.7× 158 6.7k

Countries citing papers authored by Joy Townsend

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Fields of papers citing papers by Joy Townsend

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Joy Townsend

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

All Works

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Craig, Gillian, Eva Brown Hajdukova, Celia Harding, et al.. (2020). Psychosocial support for families of children with neurodisability who have or are considering a gastrostomy: the G-PATH mixed-methods study. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 8(38). 1–126. 1 indexed citations
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Sondorp, Egbert, et al.. (2008). Neglect of refugee participation. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 2 indexed citations
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West, Robert, Joy Townsend, Luk Joossens, Deborah Arnott, & Sarah Lewis. (2008). Why combating tobacco smuggling is a priority. BMJ. 337(oct09 2). a1933–a1933. 21 indexed citations
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Cass, Hilary, Richard P. Hastings, Margaret Lawson, et al.. (2006). Medical, surgical, and health outcomes of gastrostomy feeding. Developmental Medicine & Child Neurology. 48(5). 353–360. 60 indexed citations
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Roderick, Paul, T. Nicholson, R. J. Mehta, et al.. (2005). An evaluation of the costs, effectiveness and quality of renal replacement therapy provision in renal satellite units in England and Wales. Health Technology Assessment. 9(24). 1–178. 99 indexed citations
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Fernández, Esteve, Silvano Gallus, Anna Schiaffino, et al.. (2004). Price and consumption of tobacco in Spain over the period 1965–2000. European Journal of Cancer Prevention. 13(3). 207–211. 31 indexed citations
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Rogers, Catherine A., Linda Bloomfield, & Joy Townsend. (2003). A qualitative study exploring midwives' perceptions and views of extending their role to the examination of the newborn baby. Midwifery. 19(1). 55–62. 19 indexed citations
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Efroymson, Debra, Saifuddin Ahmed, Joy Townsend, et al.. (2001). Hungry for tobacco: an analysis of the economic impact of tobacco consumption on the poor in Bangladesh. Tobacco Control. 10(3). 212–217. 182 indexed citations
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Townsend, Joy. (1998). Hormone replacement therapy: assessment of present use, costs, and trends.. PubMed. 48(427). 955–8. 28 indexed citations
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Townsend, Joy, et al.. (1998). The Preliminary Economic Evaluation of Health Technologies for the Prioritization of Health Technology Assessments: A Discussion. International Journal of Technology Assessment in Health Care. 14(4). 652–662. 13 indexed citations
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Townsend, Joy & Martin Buxton. (1997). Cost effectiveness scenario analysis for a proposed trial of hormone replacement therapy. Health Policy. 39(3). 181–194. 29 indexed citations
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Wald, N J, et al.. (1996). Authors' reply. BMJ. 312(7029). 509.4–510. 1 indexed citations
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Townsend, Joy. (1996). Price and consumption of tobacco. British Medical Bulletin. 52(1). 132–142. 67 indexed citations
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Townsend, Joy. (1993). Policies to halve smoking deaths. Addiction. 88(1). 43–52. 27 indexed citations
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Townsend, Joy, et al.. (1992). Emergency hospital admissions and readmissions of patients aged over 75 years and the effects of a community-based discharge scheme.. PubMed. 24(4). 136–9. 16 indexed citations
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Meade, T W, Sandra Dyer, Wendy Browne, Joy Townsend, & Andrew Frank. (1991). Low Back Pain of Mechanical Origin: Randomized Comparison of Chiropractic and Hospital Outpatient Treatment. Journal of Orthopaedic and Sports Physical Therapy. 13(6). 278–287. 65 indexed citations
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Meade, T W, Sandra Dyer, Wendy Browne, Joy Townsend, & Andrew Frank. (1990). Low back pain of mechanical origin: randomised comparison of chiropractic and hospital outpatient treatment.. BMJ. 300(6737). 1431–1437. 280 indexed citations
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Townsend, Joy, et al.. (1990). Terminal cancer care and patients' preference for place of death: a prospective study.. BMJ. 301(6749). 415–417. 449 indexed citations breakdown →
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