Lois Orton

3.6k total citations · 2 hit papers
45 papers, 2.1k citations indexed

About

Lois Orton is a scholar working on General Health Professions, Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health and Health. According to data from OpenAlex, Lois Orton has authored 45 papers receiving a total of 2.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 23 papers in General Health Professions, 12 papers in Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health and 9 papers in Health. Recurrent topics in Lois Orton's work include Health Policy Implementation Science (9 papers), Health disparities and outcomes (9 papers) and Community Health and Development (7 papers). Lois Orton is often cited by papers focused on Health Policy Implementation Science (9 papers), Health disparities and outcomes (9 papers) and Community Health and Development (7 papers). Lois Orton collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, Spain and India. Lois Orton's co-authors include Ffion Lloyd‐Williams, Martín O’Flaherty, Simon Capewell, David Taylor‐Robinson, Margaret Whitehead, Martin White, Lirije Hyseni, Mark Petticrew, Paul Garner and Julia Critchley and has published in prestigious journals such as PLoS ONE, Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews and Social Science & Medicine.

In The Last Decade

Lois Orton

42 papers receiving 2.0k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

The Use of Research Evidence in Public Health Decision Making Processes: Systematic Review

2011 352 citations Lois Orton, Ffion Lloyd‐Williams et al. PLoS ONE profile →
Are interventions to promote healthy eating equally effective for all? Systematic review of socioeconomic inequalities in impact

2015 291 citations Rory McGill, Lois Orton et al. BMC Public Health profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Lois Orton United Kingdom	22	865	627	297	253	197	45	2.1k
Elisabeth Barboza França Brazil	26	1.1k 1.3×	575 0.9×	199 0.7×	241 1.0×	179 0.9×	103	2.1k
Tilahun Haregu Australia	20	408 0.5×	421 0.7×	270 0.9×	240 0.9×	376 1.9×	100	2.1k
Eme Owoaje Nigeria	28	624 0.7×	417 0.7×	334 1.1×	159 0.6×	212 1.1×	121	2.3k
Manju Rani India	27	618 0.7×	304 0.5×	436 1.5×	260 1.0×	171 0.9×	66	2.5k
Cathy Banwell Australia	30	686 0.8×	832 1.3×	206 0.7×	136 0.5×	248 1.3×	147	2.5k
Carlos Álvarez‐Dardet Spain	23	882 1.0×	338 0.5×	510 1.7×	202 0.8×	126 0.6×	166	2.0k
Kim Bảo Giang Vietnam	27	679 0.8×	239 0.4×	249 0.8×	159 0.6×	107 0.5×	106	2.2k
Shelley D. Golden United States	20	625 0.7×	561 0.9×	413 1.4×	114 0.5×	63 0.3×	71	2.0k
Cibele Comini César Brazil	28	845 1.0×	442 0.7×	391 1.3×	84 0.3×	167 0.8×	111	2.2k
Erik Blas Switzerland	21	589 0.7×	264 0.4×	276 0.9×	154 0.6×	102 0.5×	35	1.5k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Lois Orton

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Mead, Rebecca, et al.. (2025). The Role of Power in Co‐Approaches to Health Research: Insights From Spain and the United Kingdom With a Rapid Review of Reviews. Health Expectations. 28(5). e70381–e70381.

Orton, Lois, et al.. (2021). Researching the health and social inequalities experienced by European Roma populations: Complicity, oppression and resistance. Sociology of Health & Illness. 44(S1). 73–89. 9 indexed citations

Burnside, Girvan, Anna Chiumento, Amy Humphreys, et al.. (2020). Lay-therapist-delivered, low-intensity, psychosocial intervention for refugees and asylum seekers (PROSPER): protocol for a pilot randomised controlled trial. Trials. 21(1). 367–367. 7 indexed citations

Townsend, Anne, Amy Barnes, Michelle Collins, et al.. (2020). “I realised it weren't about spending the money. It's about doing something together:” the role of money in a community empowerment initiative and the implications for health and wellbeing. Social Science & Medicine. 260. 113176–113176. 15 indexed citations

McIntyre, K. Marie, F. J. Bolton, Robert Christley, et al.. (2019). A Fully Integrated Real-Time Detection, Diagnosis, and Control of Community Diarrheal Disease Clusters and Outbreaks (the INTEGRATE Project): Protocol for an Enhanced Surveillance System. JMIR Research Protocols. 8(9). e13941–e13941. 4 indexed citations

Orton, Lois, Andy Pennington, Shilpa Nayak, et al.. (2019). What is the evidence that differences in ‘control over destiny’ lead to socioeconomic inequalities in health? A theory-led systematic review of high-quality longitudinal studies on pathways in the living environment. Journal of Epidemiology & Community Health. 73(10). 929–934. 28 indexed citations

Orton, Lois, Rachel Anderson de Cuevas, Kristefer Stojanovski, et al.. (2019). Roma populations and health inequalities: a new perspective. International Journal of Human Rights in Healthcare. 12(5). 319–327. 21 indexed citations

Pennington, Andy, Lois Orton, Shilpa Nayak, et al.. (2018). The health impacts of women's low control in their living environment: A theory-based systematic review of observational studies in societies with profound gender discrimination. Health & Place. 51. 1–10. 40 indexed citations

Hyseni, Lirije, Ffion Lloyd‐Williams, Chris Kypridemos, et al.. (2017). Systematic review of dietary salt reduction policies: Evidence for an effectiveness hierarchy?. PLoS ONE. 12(5). e0177535–e0177535. 194 indexed citations

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Ronzi, Sara, Daniel Pope, Lois Orton, & Nigel Bruce. (2016). Using photovoice methods to explore older people's perceptions of respect and social inclusion in cities: Opportunities, challenges and solutions. SSM - Population Health. 2. 732–745. 83 indexed citations

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Hyseni, Lirije, et al.. (2016). The effects of policy actions to improve population dietary patterns and prevent diet-related non-communicable diseases: scoping review. European Journal of Clinical Nutrition. 71(6). 694–711. 102 indexed citations

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Whitehead, Margaret, Andy Pennington, Lois Orton, et al.. (2016). How could differences in ‘control over destiny’ lead to socio-economic inequalities in health? A synthesis of theories and pathways in the living environment. Health & Place. 39. 51–61. 143 indexed citations

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Critchley, Julia, Fiona Young, Lois Orton, & Paul Garner. (2013). Corticosteroids for prevention of mortality in people with tuberculosis: a systematic review and meta-analysis. The Lancet Infectious Diseases. 13(3). 223–237. 145 indexed citations

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Taylor‐Robinson, David, et al.. (2012). Barriers to Partnership Working in Public Health: A Qualitative Study. PLoS ONE. 7(1). e29536–e29536. 44 indexed citations

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Orton, Lois, Jane Griffiths, Maia Green, & Heather Waterman. (2012). Resilience among asylum seekers living with HIV. BMC Public Health. 12(1). 926–926. 15 indexed citations

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Orton, Lois, Ffion Lloyd‐Williams, David Taylor‐Robinson, Martín O’Flaherty, & Simon Capewell. (2011). The Use of Research Evidence in Public Health Decision Making Processes: Systematic Review. PLoS ONE. 6(7). e21704–e21704. 352 indexed citations breakdown →

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Orton, Lois, et al.. (2011). Prioritising public health: a qualitative study of decision making to reduce health inequalities. BMC Public Health. 11(1). 821–821. 30 indexed citations

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Orton, Lois & Aika AA Omari. (2008). Drugs for treating uncomplicated malaria in pregnant women. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews. 2019(5). CD004912–CD004912. 28 indexed citations

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Orton, Lois & Paul Garner. (2005). Drugs for treating uncomplicated malaria in pregnant women. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews. CD004912–CD004912. 20 indexed citations

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Bukirwa, Hasifa & Lois Orton. (2005). Artesunate plus mefloquine versus mefloquine for treating uncomplicated malaria. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews. 2019(5). CD004531–CD004531. 23 indexed citations

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