Kelly D. Brownell

49.0k total citations · 23 hit papers
322 papers, 35.8k citations indexed

About

Kelly D. Brownell is a scholar working on Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, Clinical Psychology and Pharmacy. According to data from OpenAlex, Kelly D. Brownell has authored 322 papers receiving a total of 35.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 147 papers in Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, 131 papers in Clinical Psychology and 85 papers in Pharmacy. Recurrent topics in Kelly D. Brownell's work include Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet (135 papers), Eating Disorders and Behaviors (122 papers) and Obesity and Health Practices (85 papers). Kelly D. Brownell is often cited by papers focused on Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet (135 papers), Eating Disorders and Behaviors (122 papers) and Obesity and Health Practices (85 papers). Kelly D. Brownell collaborates with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and New Zealand. Kelly D. Brownell's co-authors include Rebecca M. Puhl, Marlene B. Schwartz, Ashley N. Gearhardt, Tatiana Andreyeva, Thomas A. Wadden, William R. Corbin, Lenny R. Vartanian, Jennifer L. Harris, Christina A. Roberto and Michael Friedman and has published in prestigious journals such as New England Journal of Medicine, The Lancet and JAMA.

In The Last Decade

Kelly D. Brownell

316 papers receiving 33.1k citations

Hit Papers

5 papers align trajectories

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.

Bias, Discrimination, and Obesity

2001 1.5k citations Rebecca M. Puhl, Kelly D. Brownell profile →
Effects of Soft Drink Consumption on Nutrition and Health: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

2007 1.4k citations Lenny R. Vartanian, Marlene B. Schwartz et al. American Journal of Public Health profile →
Preliminary validation of the Yale Food Addiction Scale

2008 960 citations Ashley N. Gearhardt, William R. Corbin et al. profile →
The Impact of Food Prices on Consumption: A Systematic Review of Research on the Price Elasticity of Demand for Food

2009 795 citations Tatiana Andreyeva, Michael W. Long et al. American Journal of Public Health profile →
Stress may add bite to appetite in women: a laboratory study of stress-induced cortisol and eating behavior

2001 761 citations Kelly D. Brownell et al. profile →
Understanding and preventing relapse.

1986 722 citations Kelly D. Brownell, G. Terence Wilson et al. profile →
Confronting and Coping with Weight Stigma: An Investigation of Overweight and Obese Adults

2006 716 citations Rebecca M. Puhl, Kelly D. Brownell Obesity profile →
Patchy progress on obesity prevention: emerging examples, entrenched barriers, and new thinking

2015 689 citations Kelly D. Brownell et al. profile →
Priming effects of television food advertising on eating behavior.

2009 678 citations Kelly D. Brownell et al. profile →
Epidemiologic and economic consequences of the global epidemics of obesity and diabetes

2006 654 citations Kelly D. Brownell et al. profile →
Perceptions of weight discrimination: prevalence and comparison to race and gender discrimination in America

2008 646 citations Rebecca M. Puhl, Tatiana Andreyeva et al. profile →
Eating disorders and obesity : a comprehensive handbook

1995 626 citations Kelly D. Brownell, Christopher G. Fairburn Guilford Press eBooks profile →
Psychological correlates of obesity: Moving to the next research generation.

1995 624 citations Kelly D. Brownell et al. profile →
Weight Bias among Health Professionals Specializing in Obesity

2003 591 citations Marlene B. Schwartz, Kelly D. Brownell et al. profile →
The Public Health and Economic Benefits of Taxing Sugar-Sweetened Beverages

2009 523 citations Kelly D. Brownell, Joseph W. Thompson et al. profile →
Variability of Body Weight and Health Outcomes in the Framingham Population

1991 513 citations Kelly D. Brownell et al. profile →
Development of the Yale Food Addiction Scale Version 2.0.

2016 470 citations Ashley N. Gearhardt, William R. Corbin et al. profile →
Psychosocial origins of obesity stigma: toward changing a powerful and pervasive bias

2003 454 citations Rebecca M. Puhl, Kelly D. Brownell profile →
The Perils of Ignoring History: Big Tobacco Played Dirty and Millions Died. How Similar Is Big Food?

2009 454 citations Kelly D. Brownell et al. profile →
Changes in Perceived Weight Discrimination Among Americans, 1995–1996 Through 2004–2006

2008 444 citations Tatiana Andreyeva, Rebecca M. Puhl et al. Obesity profile →
The science on front-of-package food labels

2012 387 citations Marlene B. Schwartz, Kelly D. Brownell et al. profile →
Food Swamps Predict Obesity Rates Better Than Food Deserts in the United States

2017 371 citations Marlene B. Schwartz, Kelly D. Brownell et al. profile →
Patterns of weight loss and regain in wrestlers

1990 183 citations Kelly D. Brownell et al. Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Kelly D. Brownell United States	99	17.3k	15.7k	10.5k	4.6k	4.4k	322	35.8k
Mary Story United States	111	30.6k 1.8×	13.9k 0.9×	7.0k 0.7×	4.5k 1.0×	11.8k 2.7×	387	43.0k
Dianne Neumark‐Sztainer United States	116	30.1k 1.7×	27.0k 1.7×	11.0k 1.0×	4.2k 0.9×	9.8k 2.2×	672	49.4k
Jane Wardle United Kingdom	126	24.0k 1.4×	15.9k 1.0×	5.1k 0.5×	5.7k 1.2×	10.5k 2.4×	656	61.5k
Albert J. Stunkard United States	75	12.5k 0.7×	14.7k 0.9×	6.1k 0.6×	5.5k 1.2×	2.3k 0.5×	234	27.5k
Leann L. Birch United States	98	27.8k 1.6×	14.5k 0.9×	4.1k 0.4×	2.6k 0.6×	5.3k 1.2×	279	36.8k
C. Barr Taylor United States	102	7.8k 0.5×	14.7k 0.9×	2.8k 0.3×	4.3k 0.9×	4.4k 1.0×	587	34.6k
Simone A. French United States	75	13.6k 0.8×	6.4k 0.4×	3.2k 0.3×	3.2k 0.7×	4.6k 1.1×	231	20.0k
Leonard H. Epstein United States	93	15.2k 0.9×	10.3k 0.7×	3.1k 0.3×	6.8k 1.5×	4.3k 1.0×	540	30.0k
Robert W. Jeffery United States	81	11.0k 0.6×	6.2k 0.4×	3.9k 0.4×	5.8k 1.3×	4.2k 1.0×	288	20.8k
Peter J. Hannan United States	79	10.8k 0.6×	6.8k 0.4×	3.3k 0.3×	3.0k 0.7×	4.5k 1.0×	228	20.9k

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Flint, Alan, Ashley N. Gearhardt, William R. Corbin, et al.. (2014). Food-addiction scale measurement in 2 cohorts of middle-aged and older women. American Journal of Clinical Nutrition. 99(3). 578–586. 152 indexed citations

Novak, Nicole L. & Kelly D. Brownell. (2011). Taxation as Prevention and as a Treatment for Obesity: The Case of Sugar-Sweetened Beverages. Current Pharmaceutical Design. 17(12). 1218–1222. 23 indexed citations

Schvey, Natasha A., Rebecca M. Puhl, & Kelly D. Brownell. (2011). The Impact of Weight Stigma on Caloric Consumption. Obesity. 19(10). 1957–1962. 212 indexed citations

Brownell, Kelly D.. (2010). The humbling experience of treating obesity: Should we persist or desist?. Behaviour Research and Therapy. 48(8). 717–719. 62 indexed citations

McKinnon, Robin A., C. Tracy Orleans, Shiriki Kumanyika, et al.. (2009). Considerations for an Obesity Policy Research Agenda. American Journal of Preventive Medicine. 36(4). 351–357. 70 indexed citations

Andreyeva, Tatiana, Michael W. Long, & Kelly D. Brownell. (2009). The Impact of Food Prices on Consumption: A Systematic Review of Research on the Price Elasticity of Demand for Food. American Journal of Public Health. 100(2). 216–222. 795 indexed citations breakdown →

Ludwig, David S. & Kelly D. Brownell. (2009). Public Health Action Amid Scientific Uncertainty. JAMA. 302(4). 434–434. 32 indexed citations

Schwartz, Marlene B., Lenny R. Vartanian, Christopher Wharton, & Kelly D. Brownell. (2008). Examining the Nutritional Quality of Breakfast Cereals Marketed to Children. Journal of the American Dietetic Association. 108(4). 702–705. 110 indexed citations

Fairburn, C G & Kelly D. Brownell. (2002). Eating disorders and obesity: a comprehensive handbook (Second Edition). 9 indexed citations

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Brownell, Kelly D.. (1998). Obesity Management: A Comprehensive Plan. The American Journal of Managed Care. 4. 2 indexed citations

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Bar‐Or, Oded, John P. Foreyt, Claude Bouchard, et al.. (1998). Physical activity, genetic, and nutritional considerations in childhood weight management. Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise. 30(1). 2–10. 158 indexed citations

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Blechman, Elaine A. & Kelly D. Brownell. (1998). Behavioral medicine and women : a comprehensive handbook. Guilford Press eBooks. 75 indexed citations

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Epel, Elissa, et al.. (1996). Body shape ideals across gender, sexual orientation, socioeconomic status, race, and age in personal advertisements. International Journal of Eating Disorders. 19(3). 265–273. 3 indexed citations

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Brownell, Kelly D. & Christopher G. Fairburn. (1995). Eating disorders and obesity : a comprehensive handbook. Guilford Press eBooks. 626 indexed citations breakdown →

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Brownell, Kelly D. & Lisa R. Cohen. (1995). Adherence to Dietary Regimens 1: An Overview of Research. Behavioral Medicine. 20(4). 149–154. 39 indexed citations

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Brownell, Kelly D.. (1989). Weight cycling. American Journal of Clinical Nutrition. 49(5). 937–937. 14 indexed citations

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Blackburn, George L., G. Terence Wilson, Beatrice S. Kanders, et al.. (1989). Weight cycling: the experience of human dieters. American Journal of Clinical Nutrition. 49(5). 1105–1109. 122 indexed citations

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Brownell, Kelly D. & Thomas A. Wadden. (1984). Confronting Obesity in Children: Behavioral and Psychological Factors. Pediatric Annals. 13(6). 473–480. 15 indexed citations

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Wadden, Thomas A., Albert J. Stunkard, Kelly D. Brownell, & Susan Day. (1984). Treatment of obesity by behavior therapy and very low calorie diet: A pilot investigation.. Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology. 52(4). 692–694. 29 indexed citations

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Franks, Cyril M., G. Terence Wilson, Philip C. Kendall, & Kelly D. Brownell. (1973). Annual review of behavior therapy : theory & practice. 72 indexed citations

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