Karen Glanz

22.3k total citations · 2 hit papers
211 papers, 15.7k citations indexed

About

Karen Glanz is a scholar working on Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, Transportation and General Health Professions. According to data from OpenAlex, Karen Glanz has authored 211 papers receiving a total of 15.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 112 papers in Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, 58 papers in Transportation and 54 papers in General Health Professions. Recurrent topics in Karen Glanz's work include Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet (100 papers), Urban Transport and Accessibility (58 papers) and Physical Activity and Health (27 papers). Karen Glanz is often cited by papers focused on Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet (100 papers), Urban Transport and Accessibility (58 papers) and Physical Activity and Health (27 papers). Karen Glanz collaborates with scholars based in United States, Canada and Australia. Karen Glanz's co-authors include Daniel L. Bibeau, Allan Steckler, Kenneth R. McLeroy, James F. Sallis, Brian E. Saelens, Lawrence D. Frank, Kelli L. Cain, Jacqueline Kerr, Terry L. Conway and Chuan Zhou and has published in prestigious journals such as Circulation, Journal of Clinical Oncology and SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología.

In The Last Decade

Karen Glanz

206 papers receiving 14.9k 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.

An Ecological Perspective on Health Promotion Programs

1988 5.7k citations Karen Glanz et al. profile →
The Role of Built Environments in Physical Activity, Eating, and Obesity in Childhood

2006 529 citations James F. Sallis, Karen Glanz profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Karen Glanz United States	56	6.8k	5.3k	2.5k	2.3k	1.6k	211	15.7k
Penny Gordon‐Larsen United States	62	9.2k 1.4×	3.2k 0.6×	2.6k 1.0×	4.0k 1.8×	1.8k 1.1×	243	17.1k
Karen Glanz United States	63	7.6k 1.1×	5.4k 1.0×	994 0.4×	2.0k 0.9×	1.8k 1.1×	223	18.7k
Frank J. van Lenthe Netherlands	54	4.2k 0.6×	3.4k 0.6×	1.7k 0.7×	2.3k 1.0×	971 0.6×	269	11.1k
Pedro Curi Hallal Brazil	60	8.9k 1.3×	4.6k 0.9×	2.2k 0.9×	7.6k 3.3×	1.3k 0.8×	444	18.4k
Gregory J. Norman United States	55	4.2k 0.6×	3.1k 0.6×	1.5k 0.6×	2.9k 1.3×	1.6k 1.0×	192	10.8k
Simon J. Griffin United Kingdom	72	7.8k 1.2×	4.3k 0.8×	2.0k 0.8×	5.0k 2.2×	1.1k 0.7×	423	20.4k
Chris Rissel Australia	58	3.7k 0.6×	3.4k 0.6×	2.4k 1.0×	1.5k 0.6×	1.9k 1.2×	433	12.3k
Steven Cummins United Kingdom	53	5.2k 0.8×	4.7k 0.9×	3.0k 1.2×	839 0.4×	935 0.6×	223	14.8k
Stef Kremers Netherlands	60	7.3k 1.1×	2.9k 0.6×	1.1k 0.4×	2.6k 1.2×	2.9k 1.8×	319	12.6k
Deborah A. Cohen United States	63	4.2k 0.6×	3.2k 0.6×	5.1k 2.0×	2.0k 0.9×	1.0k 0.6×	206	14.5k

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Karen Glanz

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Aronson, Judith F., et al.. (2025). Design and baseline characteristics of an implementation study to increase activity with social incentives: The STEP together trial. Contemporary Clinical Trials. 153. 107909–107909.

Roman, Caterina G., Loki Natarajan, Terry L. Conway, et al.. (2024). Crime-related perceptions and walking for recreation inside and outside one's home neighborhood. Health & Place. 89. 103316–103316. 4 indexed citations

Mayne, Stephanie L., Chloe Hannan, Vicky Tam, et al.. (2023). Feasibility and acceptability of mobile methods to assess home and neighborhood environments related to adolescent sleep. Sleep Health. 9(3). 331–338. 2 indexed citations

Ruiz, Jenny, Yimei Li, Yuan‐Shung Huang, et al.. (2023). Association of the social disorganization index with time to first septic shock event in children with acute myeloid leukemia. Cancer. 130(6). 962–972.

Whitehouse, Christina R., Ilona Lorincz, Nandita Mitra, et al.. (2021). Design of a randomized controlled trial of digital health and community health worker support for diabetes management among low-income patients. Contemporary Clinical Trials Communications. 25. 100878–100878. 4 indexed citations

Mayne, Stephanie L., et al.. (2021). Associations of Neighborhood Safety and Collective Efficacy with Dietary Intake among Preschool-Aged Children and Mothers. Childhood Obesity. 18(2). 120–131. 7 indexed citations

George, Maureen, Jean‐Marie Bruzzese, Marilyn S. Sommers, et al.. (2020). Group‐randomized trial of tailored brief shared decision‐making to improve asthma control in urban black adults. Journal of Advanced Nursing. 77(3). 1501–1517. 12 indexed citations

George, Maureen, Michael V. Pantalon, Marilyn S. Sommers, et al.. (2018). Shared decision‐making in the BREATHE asthma intervention trial: A research protocol. Journal of Advanced Nursing. 75(4). 876–887. 10 indexed citations

Carlson, Jordan, Jacqueline Kerr, Brian E. Saelens, et al.. (2018). Latent profile analysis of young adolescents’ physical activity across locations on schooldays. Journal of Transport & Health. 10. 304–314. 16 indexed citations

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James, Peter, Jaime E. Hart, J. Aaron Hipp, et al.. (2017). GPS-Based Exposure to Greenness and Walkability and Accelerometry-Based Physical Activity. Cancer Epidemiology Biomarkers & Prevention. 26(4). 525–532. 75 indexed citations

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Murray, Kate, Suneeta Godbole, Loki Natarajan, et al.. (2017). The relations between sleep, time of physical activity, and time outdoors among adult women. PLoS ONE. 12(9). e0182013–e0182013. 51 indexed citations

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Esteban‐Cornejo, Irene, Jordan Carlson, Terry L. Conway, et al.. (2016). Parental and Adolescent Perceptions of Neighborhood Safety Related to Adolescents' Physical Activity in Their Neighborhood. Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport. 87(2). 191–199. 77 indexed citations

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Keddem, Shimrit, Frances K. Barg, Karen Glanz, et al.. (2015). Mapping the urban asthma experience: Using qualitative GIS to understand contextual factors affecting asthma control. Social Science & Medicine. 140. 9–17. 41 indexed citations

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Reese, Peter P., Ofole Mgbako, Adam Mussell, et al.. (2015). A Pilot Randomized Trial of Financial Incentives or Coaching to Lower Serum Phosphorus in Dialysis Patients. Journal of Renal Nutrition. 25(6). 510–517. 16 indexed citations

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Glanz, Karen, Peter A. Kanetsky, Michael E. Ming, et al.. (2013). Melanoma Genetic Testing, Counseling, and Adherence to Skin Cancer Prevention and Detection Behaviors. Cancer Epidemiology Biomarkers & Prevention. 22(4). 607–614. 31 indexed citations

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Ding, Ding, James F. Sallis, Gregory J. Norman, et al.. (2011). Community Food Environment, Home Food Environment, and Fruit and Vegetable Intake of Children and Adolescents. Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior. 44(6). 634–638. 138 indexed citations

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Escoffery, Cam, Michelle C. Kegler, Iris Alcantara, Mark G. Wilson, & Karen Glanz. (2011). Peer Reviewed: A Qualitative Examination of the Role of Small, Rural Worksites in Obesity Prevention. Preventing Chronic Disease. 8(4). 1 indexed citations

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Burke, Lora E., Molly B. Conroy, Susan M. Sereika, et al.. (2010). The Effect of Electronic Self‐Monitoring on Weight Loss and Dietary Intake: A Randomized Behavioral Weight Loss Trial. Obesity. 19(2). 338–344. 252 indexed citations

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Honeycutt, Sally, et al.. (2010). Peer Reviewed: Training for and Dissemination of the Nutrition Environment Measures Surveys (NEMS). Preventing Chronic Disease. 7(6). 1 indexed citations

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Glanz, Karen, et al.. (2009). Perspectives on behavioral sciences research for disease prevention and control in populations.. 58(1). 40–50. 1 indexed citations

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