Laura McGowan

2.3k total citations
54 papers, 1.5k citations indexed

About

Laura McGowan is a scholar working on Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, Clinical Psychology and General Health Professions. According to data from OpenAlex, Laura McGowan has authored 54 papers receiving a total of 1.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 32 papers in Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, 13 papers in Clinical Psychology and 10 papers in General Health Professions. Recurrent topics in Laura McGowan's work include Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet (23 papers), Eating Disorders and Behaviors (12 papers) and Nutritional Studies and Diet (7 papers). Laura McGowan is often cited by papers focused on Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet (23 papers), Eating Disorders and Behaviors (12 papers) and Nutritional Studies and Diet (7 papers). Laura McGowan collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, Ireland and United States. Laura McGowan's co-authors include Fiona Lavelle, Martin Caraher, Lynsey Hollywood, Elaine Mooney, Monique Raats, Moira Dean, Amanda McCloat, Michelle Spence, Helen Croker and Lucy Cooke and has published in prestigious journals such as The Lancet, PLoS ONE and American Journal of Clinical Nutrition.

In The Last Decade

Laura McGowan

45 papers receiving 1.5k citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Laura McGowan United Kingdom	20	919	315	258	186	164	54	1.5k
Rachel Pechey United Kingdom	24	854 0.9×	236 0.7×	222 0.9×	103 0.6×	228 1.4×	67	1.6k
Margaret Jastran United States	12	765 0.8×	262 0.8×	364 1.4×	173 0.9×	354 2.2×	14	1.4k
Sarah Colby United States	23	852 0.9×	332 1.1×	742 2.9×	198 1.1×	96 0.6×	140	1.8k
Tonje Holte Stea Norway	20	637 0.7×	217 0.7×	235 0.9×	155 0.8×	71 0.4×	103	1.4k
Kate Storey Canada	22	1.1k 1.2×	261 0.8×	607 2.4×	155 0.8×	48 0.3×	86	1.7k
Nina Cecilie Øverby Norway	27	1.6k 1.7×	309 1.0×	404 1.6×	469 2.5×	103 0.6×	118	2.6k
Monica Hunsberger Sweden	21	896 1.0×	166 0.5×	261 1.0×	162 0.9×	48 0.3×	71	1.4k
Susan Nitzke United States	22	1.2k 1.3×	377 1.2×	457 1.8×	147 0.8×	90 0.5×	69	1.8k
Tzu-An Chen United States	22	1.0k 1.1×	374 1.2×	617 2.4×	153 0.8×	57 0.3×	99	1.7k
Sarah J. Woodruff Canada	25	915 1.0×	391 1.2×	338 1.3×	156 0.8×	50 0.3×	70	1.8k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Laura McGowan

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Kent, Lisa, et al.. (2025). Preconception Health Indicators and Deprivation: A Cross‐Sectional Study Using National Maternity Healthcare Data. BJOG An International Journal of Obstetrics & Gynaecology. 132(13). 2138–2148.

Woodside, Jayne V., et al.. (2024). Exploring the school environment in relation to healthy eating and physical activity in female high schools in Saudi Arabia. Proceedings of The Nutrition Society. 83(OCE4).

Schoenaker, Danielle, Elizabeth Lovegrove, Jennifer Hall, et al.. (2024). Preconception indicators and associations with health outcomes reported in UK routine primary care data: a systematic review. British Journal of General Practice. 75(751). e129–e136. 2 indexed citations

Moore, Sarah E., Rebecca J. Beeken, Helen Croker, et al.. (2024). Development of a habit-based intervention to support healthy eating and physical activity behaviours for pregnant women with overweight or obesity: Healthy Habits in Pregnancy and Beyond (HHIPBe). BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth. 24(1). 760–760. 1 indexed citations

McKinley, Michelle C., Lisa Kent, Kelly‐Ann Eastwood, et al.. (2024). Preconception health and care policies, strategies and guidelines in the UK and Ireland: a scoping review. BMC Public Health. 24(1). 1662–1662. 4 indexed citations

McKinley, Michelle C., Lisa Kent, Kelly‐Ann Eastwood, et al.. (2023). Preconception health and care policies, strategies and guidelines in the UK and Ireland: a scoping review protocol. BMJ Open. 13(5). e067822–e067822. 2 indexed citations

Cairns, Benjamin J., Sally Griffin, Janette Walton, et al.. (2023). Exploring Health Behaviours, Attitudes and Beliefs of Women and Men during the Preconception and Interconception Periods: A Cross-Sectional Study of Adults on the Island of Ireland. Nutrients. 15(17). 3832–3832. 7 indexed citations

Spyreli, Eleni, et al.. (2022). Public beliefs about the consequences of living with obesity in the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland. BMC Public Health. 22(1). 1910–1910. 2 indexed citations

O'Neill, Roisin F, Laura McGowan, Claire T. McEvoy, et al.. (2021). The feasibility of a peer support intervention to encourage adoption and maintenance of a Mediterranean diet in established community groups at increased CVD risk: the TEAM-MED EXTEND study: a pilot cluster randomised controlled trial. British Journal Of Nutrition. 128(7). 1445–1458. 5 indexed citations

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Watson, Sinead, Laura McGowan, Bernadette McGuinness, et al.. (2020). Development and feasibility of a tailored habit-based dietary intervention coupled with natural tooth replacement on the nutritional status of older patients. Pilot and Feasibility Studies. 6(1). 120–120. 4 indexed citations

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Watson, Sinead, Laura McGowan, Chris R. Cardwell, et al.. (2019). The impact of dental status on perceived ability to eat certain foods and nutrient intakes in older adults: cross-sectional analysis of the UK National Diet and Nutrition Survey 2008–2014. International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity. 16(1). 43–43. 43 indexed citations

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Lavelle, Fiona, Lynsey Hollywood, Martin Caraher, et al.. (2017). Increasing intention to cook from basic ingredients: A randomised controlled study. Appetite. 116. 502–510. 21 indexed citations

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Surgenor, Dawn, Lynsey Hollywood, Sinéad Furey, et al.. (2017). The impact of video technology on learning: A cooking skills experiment. Appetite. 114. 306–312. 45 indexed citations

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McGowan, Laura, Angela Devereux‐Fitzgerald, Rachael Powell, & David French. (2016). Acceptability of physical activity to inactive older adults: a systematic review and meta-synthesis. European Health Psychologist. 18. 349. 1 indexed citations

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Gardner, Benjamin, Kate Sheals, Jane Wardle, & Laura McGowan. (2014). Putting habit into practice, and practice into habit: a process evaluation and exploration of the acceptability of a habit-based dietary behaviour change intervention. International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity. 11(1). 135–135. 78 indexed citations

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McGowan, Laura, Lucy Cooke, Benjamin Gardner, et al.. (2013). Healthy feeding habits: efficacy results from a cluster-randomized, controlled exploratory trial of a novel, habit-based intervention with parents. American Journal of Clinical Nutrition. 98(3). 769–777. 86 indexed citations

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McGowan, Laura, et al.. (2012). Habit-formation as a novel theoretical framework for dietary change in preschoolers. UCL Discovery (University College London). 1 indexed citations

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McGowan, Laura. (2012). Engaging with the European Union? Exploring the Europeanization of the British National Party. Parliamentary Affairs. 67(3). 664–687. 1 indexed citations

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Lally, Phillippa, Lucy Cooke, Laura McGowan, et al.. (2012). Parents’ misperceptions of social norms for pre-school children's snacking behaviour. Public Health Nutrition. 15(9). 1678–1682. 14 indexed citations

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McGowan, Laura, et al.. (2011). Characteristics of Family Mealtimes Affecting Children's Vegetable Consumption and Liking. Journal of the American Dietetic Association. 111(2). 269–273. 73 indexed citations

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