Lenard I. Lesser

1.3k total citations · 1 hit paper
28 papers, 900 citations indexed

About

Lenard I. Lesser is a scholar working on Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, General Health Professions and Pharmacy. According to data from OpenAlex, Lenard I. Lesser has authored 28 papers receiving a total of 900 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 15 papers in Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, 8 papers in General Health Professions and 7 papers in Pharmacy. Recurrent topics in Lenard I. Lesser's work include Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet (8 papers), Obesity and Health Practices (7 papers) and Health Promotion and Cardiovascular Prevention (5 papers). Lenard I. Lesser is often cited by papers focused on Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet (8 papers), Obesity and Health Practices (7 papers) and Health Promotion and Cardiovascular Prevention (5 papers). Lenard I. Lesser collaborates with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and Taiwan. Lenard I. Lesser's co-authors include David S. Ludwig, Latha Palaniappan, David Wypij, Merrill Goozner, Cara B. Ebbeling, Janna Stephens, Lora E. Burke, Kristen MJ Azar, Brian Yoshio Laing and Deborah A. Cohen and has published in prestigious journals such as JAMA, PLoS ONE and American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology.

In The Last Decade

Lenard I. Lesser

28 papers receiving 851 citations

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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.

Mobile Applications for Weight Management

2013 268 citations Kristen MJ Azar, Lenard I. Lesser et al. American Journal of Preventive Medicine profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Lenard I. Lesser United States	12	412	375	116	99	87	28	900
Thaksaphon Thamarangsi Thailand	12	726 1.8×	480 1.3×	52 0.4×	173 1.7×	57 0.7×	27	1.7k
Oksana Pugach United States	15	289 0.7×	181 0.5×	60 0.5×	192 1.9×	52 0.6×	45	774
Rebecca S. Williams United States	22	300 0.7×	333 0.9×	102 0.9×	729 7.4×	60 0.7×	54	1.4k
Peg Allen United States	22	264 0.6×	854 2.3×	63 0.5×	232 2.3×	119 1.4×	70	1.6k
Eric W. Boberg United States	16	139 0.3×	562 1.5×	168 1.4×	104 1.1×	30 0.3×	22	1.1k
Rebecca Reynolds Australia	12	418 1.0×	261 0.7×	70 0.6×	74 0.7×	42 0.5×	30	992
Abdul R. Shaikh United States	14	429 1.0×	357 1.0×	225 1.9×	121 1.2×	22 0.3×	29	1.1k
David Scott United States	18	217 0.5×	368 1.0×	32 0.3×	29 0.3×	107 1.2×	83	1.2k
Alejandra Jáuregui Mexico	23	921 2.2×	282 0.8×	43 0.4×	277 2.8×	32 0.4×	99	1.9k
David R. MacLean Canada	21	322 0.8×	394 1.1×	33 0.3×	144 1.5×	134 1.5×	39	1.5k

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20 of 20 papers shown

Lesser, Lenard I., et al.. (2025). Electronically-Delivered Push Notifications Improve Patient Adherence to Preventive Care. The Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine. 38(2). 239–246. 1 indexed citations

Lesser, Lenard I., et al.. (2021). Change in Glycemic Control for Patients Enrolled in a Membership-Based Primary Care Program: Longitudinal Observational Study. JMIR Diabetes. 6(2). e27453–e27453. 3 indexed citations

Lesser, Lenard I., et al.. (2021). Nutrition Support Therapy.. PubMed. 104(6). 580–588. 4 indexed citations

Lv, Nan, Lan Xiao, Marzieh Majd, et al.. (2020). Variability in engagement and progress in efficacious integrated collaborative care for primary care patients with obesity and depression: Within-treatment analysis in the RAINBOW trial. PLoS ONE. 15(4). e0231743–e0231743. 19 indexed citations

Ma, Jun, Lan Xiao, Nan Lv, et al.. (2017). Profiles of sociodemographic, behavioral, clinical and psychosocial characteristics among primary care patients with comorbid obesity and depression. Preventive Medicine Reports. 8. 42–50. 14 indexed citations

Lesser, Lenard I., et al.. (2016). Evaluating the healthiness of chain-restaurant menu items using crowdsourcing: a new method. Public Health Nutrition. 20(1). 18–24. 5 indexed citations

Chung, Sukyung, Lenard I. Lesser, Diane S. Lauderdale, et al.. (2015). Medicare Annual Preventive Care Visits: Use Increased Among Fee-For-Service Patients, But Many Do Not Participate. Health Affairs. 34(1). 11–20. 56 indexed citations

Lesser, Lenard I. & Rebecca M. Puhl. (2014). Alternatives to Monetary Incentives for Employee Weight Loss. American Journal of Preventive Medicine. 46(4). 429–431. 4 indexed citations

Lesser, Lenard I., Frederick J. Zimmerman, & Deborah A. Cohen. (2013). Outdoor Advertising, Obesity, and Soda Consumption. American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology. 107(7). 1079–84. 1 indexed citations

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Lesser, Lenard I. & Sean C. Lucan. (2013). The Ethics of Hospital Cafeteria Food. The AMA Journal of Ethic. 15(4). 299–305. 8 indexed citations

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Azar, Kristen MJ, Lenard I. Lesser, Brian Yoshio Laing, et al.. (2013). Mobile Applications for Weight Management. American Journal of Preventive Medicine. 45(5). 583–589. 268 indexed citations breakdown →

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Lesser, Lenard I., et al.. (2013). Adolescent Purchasing Behavior at McDonald's and Subway. Journal of Adolescent Health. 53(4). 441–445. 10 indexed citations

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Cohen, Deborah A., Mary Story, Stephen D. Sugarman, et al.. (2013). Performance Standards for Restaurants. 2 indexed citations

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Lesser, Lenard I., Deborah A. Cohen, & Robert H. Brook. (2012). Changing Eating Habits for the Medical Profession. JAMA. 308(10). 983–983. 15 indexed citations

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Lesser, Lenard I., Alex H. Krist, Douglas Kamerow, & Andrew Bazemore. (2011). Comparison Between US Preventive Services Task Force Recommendations and Medicare Coverage. The Annals of Family Medicine. 9(1). 44–49. 16 indexed citations

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Lesser, Lenard I., et al.. (2011). Assessment of Food Offerings and Marketing Strategies in the Food-Service Venues at California Children’s Hospitals. Academic Pediatrics. 12(1). 62–67. 33 indexed citations

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DeVoe, Jennifer E., et al.. (2011). Having and Being a Personal Physician: Vision of the Pisacano Scholars. The Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine. 24(4). 463–468. 6 indexed citations

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Dodoo, Martey S., Lenard I. Lesser, Robert L. Phillips, et al.. (2008). Changing patient health-risk behavior requires new investment in primary care.. PubMed. 78(8). 924–924. 2 indexed citations

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Lesser, Lenard I., Cara B. Ebbeling, Merrill Goozner, David Wypij, & David S. Ludwig. (2007). Relationship between Funding Source and Conclusion among Nutrition-Related Scientific Articles. PLoS Medicine. 4(1). e5–e5. 240 indexed citations

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Ward, M.F., et al.. (1999). Why Don't Emergency Department Patients Have Advance Directives?. Academic Emergency Medicine. 6(10). 1054–1060. 22 indexed citations

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