Kathryn Parkinson

6.5k total citations · 1 hit paper
80 papers, 4.7k citations indexed

About

Kathryn Parkinson is a scholar working on Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, Clinical Psychology and Psychiatry and Mental health. According to data from OpenAlex, Kathryn Parkinson has authored 80 papers receiving a total of 4.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 46 papers in Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, 38 papers in Clinical Psychology and 31 papers in Psychiatry and Mental health. Recurrent topics in Kathryn Parkinson's work include Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet (45 papers), Family and Disability Support Research (20 papers) and Cerebral Palsy and Movement Disorders (19 papers). Kathryn Parkinson is often cited by papers focused on Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet (45 papers), Family and Disability Support Research (20 papers) and Cerebral Palsy and Movement Disorders (19 papers). Kathryn Parkinson collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, Sweden and France. Kathryn Parkinson's co-authors include Ashley Adamson, Allan Colver, Charlotte Wright, Laura Basterfield, John J. Reilly, Mark S. Pearce, Susan Ishøy Michelsen, Jérôme Fauconnier, Catherine Arnaud and Robert Drewett and has published in prestigious journals such as The Lancet, SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología and PLoS ONE.

In The Last Decade

Kathryn Parkinson

79 papers receiving 4.5k 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. Timing of the decline in physical activity in childhood and adolescence: Gateshead Millennium Cohort Study
    2017 269 citations Kathryn Parkinson, Ashley Adamson et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Kathryn Parkinson United Kingdom 40 2.2k 2.1k 1.7k 1.5k 720 80 4.7k
Dasha Nicholls United Kingdom 32 1.8k 0.8× 3.6k 1.7× 2.9k 1.7× 576 0.4× 310 0.4× 160 6.3k
John V. Lavigne United States 35 1.1k 0.5× 3.0k 1.4× 689 0.4× 1.3k 0.9× 365 0.5× 105 4.9k
Lori J. Stark United States 37 1.5k 0.7× 1.8k 0.8× 998 0.6× 760 0.5× 241 0.3× 123 4.3k
Katherine Kaufer Christoffel United States 41 708 0.3× 2.1k 1.0× 1.5k 0.9× 883 0.6× 205 0.3× 134 5.4k
Paula Rantakallio Finland 41 1.1k 0.5× 1.0k 0.5× 979 0.6× 1.8k 1.2× 171 0.2× 113 5.2k
Robert Schlack Germany 37 735 0.3× 2.6k 1.2× 872 0.5× 764 0.5× 210 0.3× 106 5.2k
Lawrence D. Hammer United States 25 841 0.4× 1.9k 0.9× 2.3k 1.3× 416 0.3× 138 0.2× 47 4.0k
Jan L. Wallander United States 38 744 0.3× 3.2k 1.5× 857 0.5× 2.0k 1.3× 240 0.3× 150 5.8k
Heike Hölling Germany 34 779 0.4× 2.4k 1.1× 946 0.6× 701 0.5× 206 0.3× 134 4.5k
Eve Blair Australia 44 2.7k 1.2× 1.6k 0.7× 987 0.6× 3.8k 2.5× 162 0.2× 135 6.6k

Countries citing papers authored by Kathryn Parkinson

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Fields of papers citing papers by Kathryn Parkinson

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Kathryn Parkinson

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

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Mann, Kay, Laura Basterfield, Catherine Wright, et al.. (2019). Birth weight and adolescent blood pressure measured at age 12 years in the Gateshead Millennium Study. Journal of Developmental Origins of Health and Disease. 10(6). 621–626. 2 indexed citations
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Anderson, Peter, Eileen Kaner, M. Keurhorst, et al.. (2017). Attitudes and Learning through Practice Are Key to Delivering Brief Interventions for Heavy Drinking in Primary Health Care: Analyses from the ODHIN Five Country Cluster Randomized Factorial Trial. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 14(2). 121–121. 20 indexed citations
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Parkinson, Kathryn, John J. Reilly, Laura Basterfield, et al.. (2017). Mothers' perceptions of child weight status and the subsequent weight gain of their children: a population-based longitudinal study. International Journal of Obesity. 41(5). 801–806. 28 indexed citations
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Fletcher, Suzanne W., Charlotte Wright, Angela R. Jones, Kathryn Parkinson, & Ashley Adamson. (2016). Tracking of toddler fruit and vegetable preferences to intake and adiposity later in childhood. Maternal and Child Nutrition. 13(2). 47 indexed citations
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Colver, Allan, Heather O Dickinson, Marco Marcelli, et al.. (2014). Predictors of participation of adolescents with cerebral palsy: A European multi-centre longitudinal study. Research in Developmental Disabilities. 36. 551–564. 55 indexed citations
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Jones, Angela R., Kathryn Parkinson, Louisa Ells, et al.. (2013). Improving parental recognition of childhood overweight: The Map Me Study. Proceedings of The Nutrition Society. 72(OCE4). 2 indexed citations
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Basterfield, Laura, Mark S. Pearce, Ashley Adamson, et al.. (2012). Effect of choice of outcome measure on studies of the etiology of obesity in children. Annals of Epidemiology. 22(12). 888–891. 20 indexed citations
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Parkinson, Kathryn, Robert Drewett, Ann S. Couteur, & Ashley Adamson. (2012). Earlier predictors of eating disorder symptoms in 9-year-old children. A longitudinal study. Appetite. 59(1). 161–167. 26 indexed citations
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Meins, Elizabeth, Charles Fernyhough, Bronia Arnott, et al.. (2011). Individual Differences in Infants’ Joint Attention Behaviors With Mother and a New Social Partner. Infancy. 16(6). 587–610. 24 indexed citations
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Parkinson, Kathryn, Robert Drewett, Angela R. Jones, et al.. (2011). When do mothers think their child is overweight?. International Journal of Obesity. 35(4). 510–516. 32 indexed citations
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Colver, Allan, Heather O Dickinson, Kathryn Parkinson, et al.. (2010). Access of children with cerebral palsy to the physical, social and attitudinal environment they need: a cross-sectional European study. Disability and Rehabilitation. 33(1). 28–35. 69 indexed citations
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Fauconnier, Jérôme, HO Dickinson, Eva Beckung, et al.. (2009). Participation in life situations of 8-12 year old children with cerebral palsy: cross sectional European study. BMJ. 338(apr23 2). b1458–b1458. 205 indexed citations
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Parkinson, Kathryn, Robert Drewett, Ann S. Couteur, & Ashley Adamson. (2009). Do maternal ratings of appetite in infants predict later Child Eating Behaviour Questionnaire scores and body mass index?. Appetite. 54(1). 186–190. 66 indexed citations
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Michelsen, Susan Ishøy, Esben Meulengracht Flachs, Peter Uldall, et al.. (2008). Frequency of participation of 8–12-year-old children with cerebral palsy: A multi-centre cross-sectional European study. European Journal of Paediatric Neurology. 13(2). 165–177. 126 indexed citations
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Parkes, Jackie, Mélanie White‐Koning, Heather O Dickinson, et al.. (2008). Psychological problems in children with cerebral palsy: a cross‐sectional European study. Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry. 49(4). 405–413. 164 indexed citations
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Beckung, Eva, Mélanie White‐Koning, Marco Marcelli, et al.. (2008). Health status of children with cerebral palsy living in Europe: a multi‐centre study. Child Care Health and Development. 34(6). 806–814. 44 indexed citations
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Young, Bridget, et al.. (2007). A qualitative study of the health‐related quality of life of disabled children. Developmental Medicine & Child Neurology. 49(9). 660–665. 45 indexed citations
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Dickinson, Heather O, Kathryn Parkinson, Ulrike Ravens‐Sieberer, et al.. (2007). Self-reported quality of life of 8–12-year-old children with cerebral palsy: a cross-sectional European study. The Lancet. 369(9580). 2171–2178. 327 indexed citations

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