Leigh Small

3.3k total citations · 1 hit paper
54 papers, 2.5k citations indexed

About

Leigh Small is a scholar working on Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, General Health Professions and Clinical Psychology. According to data from OpenAlex, Leigh Small has authored 54 papers receiving a total of 2.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 25 papers in Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, 20 papers in General Health Professions and 15 papers in Clinical Psychology. Recurrent topics in Leigh Small's work include Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet (23 papers), Infant Development and Preterm Care (8 papers) and Eating Disorders and Behaviors (7 papers). Leigh Small is often cited by papers focused on Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet (23 papers), Infant Development and Preterm Care (8 papers) and Eating Disorders and Behaviors (7 papers). Leigh Small collaborates with scholars based in United States, Namibia and South Africa. Leigh Small's co-authors include Bernadette Mazurek Melnyk, Nancy Fischbeck Feinstein, Hugh F. Crean, Eileen Fairbanks, Linda J. Alpert‐Gillis, Diana Jacobson, Robert A. Sinkin, Stephanie Kelly, Judith O’Haver and Xin Tu and has published in prestigious journals such as PEDIATRICS, American Journal of Preventive Medicine and British Journal of Sports Medicine.

In The Last Decade

Leigh Small

49 papers receiving 2.3k 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.

Reducing Premature Infants' Length of Stay and Improving Parents' Mental Health Outcomes With the Creating Opportunities for Parent Empowerment (COPE) Neonatal Intensive Care Unit Program: A Randomized, Controlled Trial

2006 493 citations Bernadette Mazurek Melnyk, Nancy Fischbeck Feinstein et al. profile →

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Leigh Small United States	22	1.0k	888	796	745	424	54	2.5k
Janet Pinelli Canada	29	2.4k 2.4×	529 0.6×	625 0.8×	357 0.5×	286 0.7×	61	3.6k
Britt‐Marie Ternestedt Sweden	31	481 0.5×	1.4k 1.6×	920 1.2×	787 1.1×	408 1.0×	88	2.6k
Karen F. Pridham United States	27	1.0k 1.0×	566 0.6×	250 0.3×	679 0.9×	155 0.4×	93	2.0k
Hugh F. Crean United States	23	865 0.9×	437 0.5×	439 0.6×	991 1.3×	409 1.0×	60	2.3k
Janet E. Rennick Canada	25	1.4k 1.4×	314 0.4×	415 0.5×	409 0.5×	927 2.2×	65	2.4k
Marie‐Louise Hall‐Lord Sweden	27	210 0.2×	382 0.4×	442 0.6×	387 0.5×	201 0.5×	94	1.8k
Lise Fillion Canada	32	597 0.6×	958 1.1×	799 1.0×	508 0.7×	468 1.1×	90	3.1k
Hamid Peyrovi Iran	24	214 0.2×	324 0.4×	493 0.6×	493 0.7×	196 0.5×	120	1.7k
Jacqueline Fowler Byers United States	20	418 0.4×	133 0.1×	281 0.4×	564 0.8×	190 0.4×	58	1.8k
Barbara J. Stewart United States	31	230 0.2×	705 0.8×	1.1k 1.4×	805 1.1×	333 0.8×	59	3.6k

Countries citing papers authored by Leigh Small

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Fields of papers citing papers by Leigh Small

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Leigh Small

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Gance‐Cleveland, Bonnie, Marilyn Frenn, Nancy T. Browne, et al.. (2024). A scoping review of the role of policy in mitigating childhood obesity in underserved populations using the RE‐AIM framework. Worldviews on Evidence-Based Nursing. 21(4). 445–453. 1 indexed citations

Buchholz, Susan W., et al.. (2023). Wearable Devices and Nurses’ Health: Protocol for an Integrative Review. JMIR Research Protocols. 12. e48178–e48178.

Small, Leigh, et al.. (2017). NICU Emergency Management. 1 indexed citations

Rennie, Timothy, et al.. (2017). Distribution of hepatitis B virus infection in Namibia. South African Medical Journal. 107(10). 882–882. 5 indexed citations

Small, Leigh, et al.. (2016). Child Obesity and Mental Health. Child and Adolescent Psychiatric Clinics of North America. 25(2). 269–282. 72 indexed citations

Militello, Lisa K., Bernadette Mazurek Melnyk, Eric B. Hekler, Leigh Small, & Diana Jacobson. (2016). Automated Behavioral Text Messaging and Face-to-Face Intervention for Parents of Overweight or Obese Preschool Children: Results From a Pilot Study. JMIR mhealth and uhealth. 4(1). e21–e21. 41 indexed citations

Small, Leigh, et al.. (2013). The Preliminary Effects of a Primary Care–Based Randomized Treatment Trial With Overweight and Obese Young Children and Their Parents. Journal of Pediatric Health Care. 28(3). 198–207. 38 indexed citations

Melnyk, Bernadette Mazurek, Diana Jacobson, Stephanie Kelly, et al.. (2013). Promoting Healthy Lifestyles in High School Adolescents. American Journal of Preventive Medicine. 45(4). 407–415. 137 indexed citations

Pickler, Rita H., Christina Calamaro, Sharron L. Docherty, et al.. (2013). NAPNAP Research Agenda Revisions: Preliminary Survey Results. Journal of Pediatric Health Care. 27(5). 390–394. 2 indexed citations

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Small, Leigh, et al.. (2010). Exploring the meaning of excess child weight and health: shared viewpoints of Mexican parents of preschool children.. PubMed. 35(6). 357–66. 17 indexed citations

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Small, Leigh, Bernadette Mazurek Melnyk, & Kimberly Sidora‐Arcoleo. (2009). The Effects of Gender on the Coping Outcomes of Young Children Following an Unanticipated Critical Care Hospitalization. Journal for Specialists in Pediatric Nursing. 14(2). 112–122. 9 indexed citations

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Small, Leigh, Deborah L. Anderson, Kimberly Sidora‐Arcoleo, & Bonnie Gance‐Cleveland. (2008). Pediatric Nurse Practitioners' Assessment and Management of Childhood Overweight/Obesity: Results from 1999 and 2005 Cohort Surveys. Journal of Pediatric Health Care. 23(4). 231–241. 21 indexed citations

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Small, Leigh, et al.. (2007). Trans-cultural nursing : exploring the experiences of international students visiting Namibia : research article. Health SA Gesondheid. 12(1). 12–20. 3 indexed citations

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Melnyk, Bernadette Mazurek, Leigh Small, Dianne Morrison‐Beedy, et al.. (2007). The COPE Healthy Lifestyles TEEN Program: Feasibility, Preliminary Efficacy, & Lessons Learned from an After School Group Intervention with Overweight Adolescents. Journal of Pediatric Health Care. 21(5). 315–322. 66 indexed citations

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Melnyk, Bernadette Mazurek, Leigh Small, Dianne Morrison‐Beedy, et al.. (2006). Mental Health Correlates of Healthy Lifestyle Attitudes, Beliefs, Choices, and Behaviors in Overweight Adolescents. Journal of Pediatric Health Care. 20(6). 401–406. 91 indexed citations

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Small, Leigh & Bernadette Mazurek Melnyk. (2006). Early predictors of post-hospital adjustment problems in critically Ill young children. Research in Nursing & Health. 29(6). 622–635. 37 indexed citations

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Melnyk, Bernadette Mazurek, Ellen Fineout‐Overholt, Nancy Fischbeck Feinstein, et al.. (2004). Nurses' Perceived Knowledge, Beliefs, Skills, and Needs Regarding Evidence‐Based Practice: Implications for Accelerating the Paradigm Shift. Worldviews on Evidence-Based Nursing. 1(3). 185–193. 305 indexed citations

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Small, Leigh, et al.. (2004). The quality of nursing care regarding personal hygiene of patients admitted to a selected hospital in the Kavango region. Curationis. 27(3). 85–92. 1 indexed citations

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Melnyk, Bernadette Mazurek, et al.. (2002). Mental health worries, communication, and needs in the year of the U.S. terrorist attack: National KySS survey findings. Journal of Pediatric Health Care. 16(5). 222–234. 12 indexed citations

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Melnyk, Bernadette Mazurek, Linda J. Alpert‐Gillis, Nancy Fischbeck Feinstein, et al.. (2001). Improving cognitive development of low‐birth‐weight premature infants with the COPE program: A pilot study of the benefit of early NICU intervention with mothers. Research in Nursing & Health. 24(5). 373–389. 157 indexed citations

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