Melanie Jay

5.8k total citations · 2 hit papers
117 papers, 3.4k citations indexed

About

Melanie Jay is a scholar working on Pharmacy, General Health Professions and Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health. According to data from OpenAlex, Melanie Jay has authored 117 papers receiving a total of 3.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 33 papers in Pharmacy, 29 papers in General Health Professions and 29 papers in Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health. Recurrent topics in Melanie Jay's work include Obesity and Health Practices (33 papers), Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet (17 papers) and Eating Disorders and Behaviors (14 papers). Melanie Jay is often cited by papers focused on Obesity and Health Practices (33 papers), Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet (17 papers) and Eating Disorders and Behaviors (14 papers). Melanie Jay collaborates with scholars based in United States, France and United Kingdom. Melanie Jay's co-authors include Adina Kalet, Colleen Gillespie, Martin J. Blaser, Maria Gloria Domínguez-Bello, Huilin Li, Mónica Contreras, William Schweizer, Nora Henderson, Nicholas A. Bokulich and Thomas Battaglia and has published in prestigious journals such as JAMA, Annals of Internal Medicine and PLoS ONE.

In The Last Decade

Melanie Jay

107 papers receiving 3.3k citations

Hit Papers

Antibiotics, birth mode, and diet shape microbiome matura... 2016 2026 2019 2022 2016 2023 250 500 750
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.

  1. Antibiotics, birth mode, and diet shape microbiome maturation during early life
    2016 999 citations Melanie Jay, Huilin Li et al. profile →
  2. Obesity Management in Adults
    2023 270 citations Carolyn T. Bramante, Melanie Jay et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Melanie Jay United States 27 1.1k 690 626 617 526 117 3.4k
Philip Evans United Kingdom 33 441 0.4× 750 1.1× 210 0.3× 1.2k 2.0× 705 1.3× 104 4.7k
Christina Holzapfel Germany 24 412 0.4× 1.1k 1.6× 648 1.0× 365 0.6× 1.4k 2.7× 92 4.3k
Hellas Cena Italy 33 533 0.5× 1.3k 2.0× 185 0.3× 279 0.5× 863 1.6× 191 4.6k
Craig L. Hanis United States 46 1.3k 1.2× 1.1k 1.6× 439 0.7× 851 1.4× 1.1k 2.2× 165 7.2k
Greet Vansant Belgium 33 387 0.4× 1.3k 1.9× 206 0.3× 200 0.3× 989 1.9× 103 4.0k
Mary Nicolaou Netherlands 32 475 0.4× 1.4k 2.1× 243 0.4× 701 1.1× 778 1.5× 129 3.2k
George J. Fuchs United States 44 598 0.6× 619 0.9× 163 0.3× 387 0.6× 470 0.9× 143 6.2k
Roar Johnsen Norway 42 762 0.7× 347 0.5× 226 0.4× 1.1k 1.9× 900 1.7× 157 5.6k
Kelly L. Johnston United Kingdom 33 767 0.7× 636 0.9× 69 0.1× 374 0.6× 800 1.5× 76 6.3k
Jennifer C. Lovejoy United States 40 1.6k 1.5× 1.2k 1.7× 177 0.3× 205 0.3× 2.2k 4.1× 88 6.0k

Countries citing papers authored by Melanie Jay

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Fields of papers citing papers by Melanie Jay

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Melanie Jay

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Melanie Jay. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Melanie Jay based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with Melanie Jay. Melanie Jay is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

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Gollwitzer, Peter M., et al.. (2025). WOOP as a Brief Alcohol Intervention Led by Lay Coaches in College Settings. Health Education & Behavior. 52(3). 299–308.
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Vanegas, Sally M, Silvia Curado, Boyan Zhou, et al.. (2025). Variations in weight loss and glycemic outcomes after sleeve gastrectomy by race and ethnicity. Obesity. 33(8). 1567–1579.
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Lord, Aaron, Melanie Jay, Owen A. Ross, et al.. (2025). Building a community-centered clinical research center in an underserved New York City neighborhood to enhance access to research, equity, and quality of care. Journal of Clinical and Translational Science. 9(1). e51–e51.
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Reinelt, Tilman, Stephanie L. Orstad, Jeannette M. Beasley, et al.. (2024). Procedural Fairness in Physician–Patient Communication: A Predictor of Health Outcomes in a Cohort of Adults with Overweight or Obesity. International Journal of Behavioral Medicine. 32(3). 385–393.
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Dorcely, Brenda, Melanie Jay, Ann Marie Schmidt, et al.. (2024). Continuous glucose monitoring captures glycemic variability in obesity after sleeve gastrectomy: A prospective cohort study. Obesity Science & Practice. 10(1). e729–e729. 3 indexed citations
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Beasley, Jeannette M., Emily Johnston, Mary Ann Sevick, et al.. (2023). Study protocol: BRInging the Diabetes prevention program to GEriatric Populations. Frontiers in Medicine. 10. 1144156–1144156. 2 indexed citations
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Beasley, Jeannette M., Emily Johnston, Mary Ann Sevick, et al.. (2023). Adapting the Diabetes Prevention Program for Older Adults: Descriptive Study. JMIR Formative Research. 7. e45004–e45004. 3 indexed citations
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Zhou, Boyan, Michaele B. Manigrasso, Huilin Li, et al.. (2022). Soluble Receptor for Advanced Glycation End Products (sRAGE) Isoforms Predict Changes in Resting Energy Expenditure in Adults with Obesity during Weight Loss. Current Developments in Nutrition. 6(5). nzac046–nzac046. 9 indexed citations
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Bramante, Carolyn T., et al.. (2021). The Most Undertreated Chronic Disease: Addressing Obesity in Primary Care Settings. Current Obesity Reports. 10(3). 396–408. 39 indexed citations
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Kappes, Andreas, et al.. (2019). Mental Contrasting With Implementation Intentions Reduces Drinking When Drinking Is Hazardous: An Online Self-Regulation Intervention. Health Education & Behavior. 46(4). 666–676. 18 indexed citations
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Kappes, Andreas, et al.. (2019). Mental contrasting spurs energy by changing implicit evaluations of obstacles.. Motivation Science. 6(2). 133–155. 6 indexed citations
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Fang, Yixin, M. Diane McKee, Paul Meißner, et al.. (2019). Protocol for a cluster-randomized controlled trial of a technology-assisted health coaching intervention for weight management in primary care: The GEM (goals for eating and moving) study. Contemporary Clinical Trials. 83. 37–45. 6 indexed citations
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Jay, Melanie, et al.. (2014). "In the military, your body and your life aren't your own:" Unique factors influencing health behavior change in overweight and obese veterans. Journal of General Internal Medicine. 28(1). 1 indexed citations
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Schlair, Sheira, et al.. (2012). How to deliver high-quality obesity counseling in primary care using the 5As framework. 19(5). 221–229. 18 indexed citations
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Jay, Melanie, et al.. (2012). Flavonoids from Cotula cinerea Del.. 2(4). 589–595. 10 indexed citations
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Jay, Melanie, Adina Kalet, Tavinder K. Ark, et al.. (2009). Physicians' attitudes about obesity and their associations with competency and specialty: A cross-sectional study. BMC Health Services Research. 9(1). 106–106. 111 indexed citations
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Grossi, Carlo E. & Melanie Jay. (2000). Lineage and inheritance in roses in relation to seed morphology and physiology.. 13(1). 11–15. 2 indexed citations

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