Mel Bartley

12.7k total citations · 1 hit paper
139 papers, 8.5k citations indexed

About

Mel Bartley is a scholar working on General Health Professions, Health and Sociology and Political Science. According to data from OpenAlex, Mel Bartley has authored 139 papers receiving a total of 8.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 83 papers in General Health Professions, 81 papers in Health and 19 papers in Sociology and Political Science. Recurrent topics in Mel Bartley's work include Health disparities and outcomes (81 papers), Employment and Welfare Studies (64 papers) and Global Health Care Issues (19 papers). Mel Bartley is often cited by papers focused on Health disparities and outcomes (81 papers), Employment and Welfare Studies (64 papers) and Global Health Care Issues (19 papers). Mel Bartley collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, France and Australia. Mel Bartley's co-authors include David Blane, George Davey Smith, Amanda Sacker, Scott Montgomery, Charlie Owen, Michael Marmot, Tarani Chandola, Ian Plewis, Thierry Lang and Jenny Head and has published in prestigious journals such as The Lancet, Contemporary Sociology A Journal of Reviews and PLoS ONE.

In The Last Decade

Mel Bartley

136 papers receiving 7.8k citations

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The contribution of health behaviors to socioeconomic inequalities in health: A systematic review

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#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Repeat Genicular Nerve Cooled Radiofrequency Ablation: Retained Efficacy or Diminishing Returns? 2025 ·Journal of Clinical Medicine ·(unknown), (unknown), Mel Bartley, (unknown), Klaus W. Ruprecht, (unknown), Alaa Abd‐Elsayed	1
2	Unemployment and inflammatory markers in England, Wales and Scotland, 1998–2012: Meta-analysis of results from 12 studies 2017 ·Brain Behavior and Immunity ·Amanda Hughes, Meena Kumari, Anne McMunn, Mel Bartley	25
3	Critical role of smoking and household dampness during childhood for adult phlegm and cough: a research example from a prospective cohort study in Great Britain 2014 ·BMJ Open ·Noriko Cable, Yvonne Kelly, Mel Bartley, Yuki Sato, Amanda Sacker	5
4	Socio-Economic Position Has No Effect on Improvement in Health-Related Quality of Life and Patient Satisfaction in Total Hip and Knee Replacement: A Cohort Study 2013 ·PLoS ONE ·J. Christiaan Keurentjes, David Blane, Mel Bartley, (unknown), (unknown), Marta Fiocco, Rob G. H. H. Nelissen	29
5	Do local unemployment rates modify the effect of individual labour market status on psychological distress? 2013 ·Health & Place ·Ellen Flint, Nicola Shelton, Mel Bartley, Amanda Sacker	23
6	Parental separation and adult psychological distress: evidence for the 'reduced effect' hypothesis? 2012 ·Longitudinal and Life Course Studies ·Rebecca Lacey, Mel Bartley, Hynek Pikhart, Mai Stafford, Noriko Cable, Lester Coleman	8
7	MATERNAL EMPLOYMENT AND CHILD SOCIO-EMOTIONAL BEHAVIOR: LONGITUDINAL EVIDENCE FROM THE UNITED KINGDOM 2010 ·UCL Discovery (University College London) ·Noriko Cable, Yvonne Kelly, Anne McMunn, Mel Bartley	0
8	DO MUM AND DAD GET ALONG? FAMILY CONFLICT AND HEALTH AND DEVELOPMENT IN EARLY CHILDHOOD: FINDINGS FROM THE UK MILLENNIUM COHORT STUDY 2010 ·UCL Discovery (University College London) ·(unknown), Anne McMunn, Mel Bartley, Noriko Cable, Amanda Sacker, (unknown)	1
9	The effect of employment on psychological health in mid-adulthood: findings from the 1970 British Cohort Study 2008 ·Journal of Epidemiology & Community Health ·Noriko Cable, Amanda Sacker, Mel Bartley	16
10	The role of human capability and resilience 2008 ·Psychologist ·Ingrid Schoon, Mel Bartley	13
11	Growing up in poverty: the role of human capability and resilience 2008 ·Psychologist ·Mel Bartley, Ingrid Schoon	5
12	Is attachment style a source of resilience against health inequalities at work? 2006 ·Social Science & Medicine ·Mel Bartley, Jenny Head, Stephen Stansfeld	34
13	Work, non-work, job satisfaction and psychological health. Evidence review 2005 ·UCL Discovery (University College London) ·Mel Bartley, Amanda Sacker, Ingrid Schoon, (unknown), (unknown)	1
14	Trends in socioeconomic inequalities in self-assessed health in 10 European countries 2004 ·International Journal of Epidemiology ·Anton E. Kunst, Vivian Bos, Eero Lahelma, Mel Bartley, Inge Lissau, Enrique Regidor, Andreas Mielck, Mario Cardano, J A A Dalstra, José JM Geurts, Uwe Helmert, Carin Lennartsson, Jorun Ramm, Teresa Spadea, Willibald J. Stronegger, Johan P. Mackenbach	399
15	Limiting long term illness: a question of where you live or who you are? A multilevel analysis of the 1971-1991 ONS longitudinal survey 1998 ·UCL Discovery (University College London) ·(unknown), Mel Bartley, (unknown), Heather Joshi, (unknown), Roxanne M. Mitchell	0
16	The sociology of health inequalities 1998 ·Blackwell eBooks ·Mel Bartley, David Blane, George Davey Smith	122
17	Gender inequalities in health: Social position, affective disorders and minor physical morbidity 1993 ·Social Science & Medicine ·Jennie Popay, Mel Bartley, Charlie Owen	105
18	Social class differences in years of potential life lost: size, trends, and principal causes. 1990 ·BMJ ·David Blane, George Davey Smith, Mel Bartley	78
19	Coronary Heart Disease and the Public Health 1850–1983 1985 ·Sociology of Health & Illness ·Mel Bartley	12
20	Coronary heart disease: a disease of affluence or a disease of industry? 1983 ·PubMed ·Mel Bartley	1

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