K E Powell

14.6k total citations · 3 hit papers
23 papers, 10.5k citations indexed

About

K E Powell is a scholar working on Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, Infectious Diseases and Health. According to data from OpenAlex, K E Powell has authored 23 papers receiving a total of 10.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 10 papers in Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, 6 papers in Infectious Diseases and 4 papers in Health. Recurrent topics in K E Powell's work include Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet (5 papers), Suicide and Self-Harm Studies (4 papers) and Physical Activity and Health (4 papers). K E Powell is often cited by papers focused on Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet (5 papers), Suicide and Self-Harm Studies (4 papers) and Physical Activity and Health (4 papers). K E Powell collaborates with scholars based in United States, Vietnam and Uganda. K E Powell's co-authors include Carl J. Caspersen, Gregory M. Christenson, Juliette S. Kendrick, Paul D. Thompson, E. J. Stone, Leigh Ramsey, Ross C. Brownson, Garvin Heath, P. Corso and M. Hasan Rajab and has published in prestigious journals such as Circulation, American Journal of Epidemiology and American Journal of Public Health.

In The Last Decade

K E Powell

22 papers receiving 9.6k 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.

Physical activity, exercise, and physical fitness: definitions and distinctions for health-related research.

1985 6.3k citations Carl J. Caspersen, K E Powell et al. PubMed profile →
The effectiveness of interventions to increase physical activityA systematic review1 and 2

2002 1.6k citations Emily B. Kahn, Leigh Ramsey et al. American Journal of Preventive Medicine profile →
Physical Activity and the Incidence of Coronary Heart Disease

1987 1.1k citations K E Powell, Paul D. Thompson et al. Annual Review of Public Health profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
K E Powell United States	17	4.5k	3.5k	1.8k	1.1k	1.1k	23	10.5k
Andrea M. Kriska United States	63	6.3k 1.4×	5.7k 1.6×	2.2k 1.2×	939 0.9×	727 0.7×	238	15.5k
Margaret McDowell United States	26	6.1k 1.4×	8.4k 2.4×	2.4k 1.4×	1.6k 1.5×	1.2k 1.2×	53	16.6k
Gregory M. Christenson United States	13	3.1k 0.7×	2.1k 0.6×	1.2k 0.7×	705 0.7×	853 0.8×	25	7.1k
S. N. Blair United States	33	5.4k 1.2×	3.9k 1.1×	1.8k 1.0×	814 0.8×	497 0.5×	58	11.1k
Harold W. Kohl United States	51	6.0k 1.3×	5.3k 1.5×	2.2k 1.2×	816 0.8×	1.3k 1.2×	185	12.4k
Nanette Mutrie United Kingdom	59	4.8k 1.1×	3.2k 0.9×	2.3k 1.3×	1.2k 1.1×	572 0.5×	243	11.3k
Carl J. Caspersen United States	47	8.2k 1.8×	6.5k 1.8×	2.9k 1.6×	1.2k 1.2×	1.6k 1.5×	85	17.9k
John R. Sirard United States	37	5.2k 1.2×	5.2k 1.5×	2.0k 1.1×	731 0.7×	1.5k 1.5×	100	9.7k
Andrea L. Dunn United States	41	4.3k 1.0×	2.9k 0.8×	1.7k 0.9×	1.9k 1.8×	362 0.3×	102	9.6k
María Hagströmer Sweden	43	5.6k 1.2×	5.2k 1.5×	2.1k 1.2×	826 0.8×	993 0.9×	191	10.6k

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Powell, K E, Donghee Han, Nguyễn Văn Hùng, et al.. (2011). Prevalence and risk factors for tuberculosis infection among personnel in two hospitals in Viet Nam. The International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease. 15(12). 1643–1649. 12 indexed citations

Kahn, Emily B., Leigh Ramsey, Ross C. Brownson, et al.. (2002). The effectiveness of interventions to increase physical activityA systematic review1 and 2. American Journal of Preventive Medicine. 22(4). 73–107. 1581 indexed citations breakdown →

Mercy, James A., Marcie‐jo Kresnow, Patrick W. O’Carroll, et al.. (2001). Is Suicide Contagious? A Study of the Relation between Exposure to the Suicidal Behavior of Others and Nearly Lethal Suicide Attempts. American Journal of Epidemiology. 154(2). 120–127. 70 indexed citations

Powell, K E. (2000). Deaths due to injury in the military. American Journal of Preventive Medicine. 18(1). 26–32. 31 indexed citations

Powell, K E, et al.. (1998). State estimates of household exposure to firearms, loaded firearms, and handguns, 1991 through 1995.. American Journal of Public Health. 88(6). 969–972. 34 indexed citations

Powell, K E & Steven N. Blair. (1994). The public health burdens of sedentary living habits. Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise. 26(7). 851???856–851???856. 265 indexed citations

Blair, S. N., K E Powell, Terry L. Bazzarre, et al.. (1993). Physical inactivity. Workshop V. AHA Prevention Conference III. Behavior change and compliance: keys to improving cardiovascular health.. Circulation. 88(3). 1402–1405. 56 indexed citations

Mercy, James A., Mark L. Rosenberg, K E Powell, Claire V. Broome, & William L. Roper. (1993). Public Health Policy for Preventing Violence. Health Affairs. 12(4). 7–29. 324 indexed citations

Kohl, H. W., K E Powell, Neil F. Gordon, S. N. Blair, & Ralph S. Paffenbarger. (1992). Physical Activity, Physical Fitness, and Sudden Cardiac Death. Epidemiologic Reviews. 14(1). 37–58. 74 indexed citations

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Powell, K E, Thomas Stephens, B Marti, Lothar Heinemann, & Marshall W. Kreuter. (1991). Progress and problems in the promotion of physical activity.. 55–73. 4 indexed citations

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Sallis, James F., et al.. (1990). Distance between homes and exercise facilities related to frequency of exercise among San Diego residents.. PubMed. 105(2). 179–85. 333 indexed citations

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Powell, K E, Paul D. Thompson, Carl J. Caspersen, & Juliette S. Kendrick. (1987). Physical Activity and the Incidence of Coronary Heart Disease. Annual Review of Public Health. 8(1). 253–287. 1132 indexed citations breakdown →

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Caspersen, Carl J., K E Powell, & Gregory M. Christenson. (1985). Physical activity, exercise, and physical fitness: definitions and distinctions for health-related research.. PubMed. 100(2). 126–31. 6338 indexed citations breakdown →

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Powell, K E, et al.. (1984). THE INCIDENCE OF INJURIES AND HAZARDS IN RECREATIONAL AND FITNESS RUNNERS. Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise. 16(2). 113–113. 17 indexed citations

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Powell, K E, et al.. (1984). Evaluation of tuberculosis control programs: some national trends.. American Journal of Public Health. 74(4). 344–348. 5 indexed citations

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Powell, K E, et al.. (1982). Concurrent evaluation of epidemic St. Louis encephalitis: are you on the upward or downward side of the curve?. American Journal of Public Health. 72(1). 62–64. 1 indexed citations

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Powell, K E, et al.. (1981). Foreign-born persons with tuberculosis in the United States.. American Journal of Public Health. 71(11). 1223–1227. 23 indexed citations

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Hammerman, Kenneth J., K E Powell, & Fred E. Tosh. (1974). The incidence of hospitalized cases of systemic mycotic infections. Medical Mycology. 12(1). 33–45. 39 indexed citations

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Hammerman, Kenneth J., et al.. (1973). Pulmonary cryptococcosis: clinical forms and treatment. A Center for Disease Control cooperative mycoses study.. PubMed. 108(5). 1116–23. 28 indexed citations

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Powell, K E, et al.. (1973). Acute reinfection pulmonary histoplasmosis. A report of six cases.. PubMed. 107(3). 374–8. 6 indexed citations

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