Michael Hallsworth

3.5k total citations · 3 hit papers
40 papers, 2.0k citations indexed

About

Michael Hallsworth is a scholar working on Economics and Econometrics, General Health Professions and Safety Research. According to data from OpenAlex, Michael Hallsworth has authored 40 papers receiving a total of 2.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 8 papers in Economics and Econometrics, 7 papers in General Health Professions and 5 papers in Safety Research. Recurrent topics in Michael Hallsworth's work include Experimental Behavioral Economics Studies (5 papers), Decision-Making and Behavioral Economics (4 papers) and Behavioral Health and Interventions (4 papers). Michael Hallsworth is often cited by papers focused on Experimental Behavioral Economics Studies (5 papers), Decision-Making and Behavioral Economics (4 papers) and Behavioral Health and Interventions (4 papers). Michael Hallsworth collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, United States and Sweden. Michael Hallsworth's co-authors include Ivo Vlaev, Robert Metcalfe, John A. List, David Halpern, Paul Dolan, Derek King, Michael Sanders, Anna Sallis, Daniel J. Berry and Tim Chadborn and has published in prestigious journals such as The Lancet, PLoS ONE and Scientific Reports.

In The Last Decade

Michael Hallsworth

39 papers receiving 1.9k 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 behavioralist as tax collector: Using natural field experiments to enhance tax compliance

2017 437 citations Michael Hallsworth, John A. List et al. profile →
Provision of social norm feedback to high prescribers of antibiotics in general practice: a pragmatic national randomised controlled trial

2016 292 citations Michael Hallsworth, Tim Chadborn et al. The Lancet profile →
A manifesto for applying behavioural science

2023 82 citations Michael Hallsworth Nature Human Behaviour profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Michael Hallsworth United Kingdom	15	578	432	382	270	256	40	2.0k
Ivo Vlaev United Kingdom	26	669 1.2×	657 1.5×	511 1.3×	572 2.1×	249 1.0×	170	3.5k
Mark Spranca United States	16	547 0.9×	404 0.9×	689 1.8×	214 0.8×	257 1.0×	29	2.8k
Donald Kenkel United States	28	1.1k 1.8×	968 2.2×	532 1.4×	148 0.5×	115 0.4×	73	3.2k
John Beshears United States	21	982 1.7×	342 0.8×	310 0.8×	272 1.0×	256 1.0×	63	2.3k
Michael Sanders United Kingdom	13	133 0.2×	257 0.6×	101 0.3×	108 0.4×	49 0.2×	43	991
Ree M. Meertens Netherlands	27	250 0.4×	500 1.2×	842 2.2×	393 1.5×	141 0.6×	64	2.9k
Adam Oliver United Kingdom	18	731 1.3×	793 1.8×	199 0.5×	131 0.5×	134 0.5×	94	1.8k
Aaron Reeves United Kingdom	37	580 1.0×	2.7k 6.3×	871 2.3×	144 0.5×	145 0.6×	154	4.8k
Hengchen Dai United States	19	261 0.5×	134 0.3×	400 1.0×	244 0.9×	100 0.4×	51	1.6k
David Halpern United Kingdom	8	132 0.2×	131 0.3×	169 0.4×	156 0.6×	63 0.2×	12	766

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Hallsworth, Michael. (2023). A manifesto for applying behavioural science. Nature Human Behaviour. 7(3). 310–322. 82 indexed citations breakdown →

Hallsworth, Michael. (2023). Misconceptions about the Practice of Behavioral Public Policy. SSRN Electronic Journal. 3 indexed citations

Hallsworth, Michael, John A. List, Robert Metcalfe, Kristian Rotaru, & Ivo Vlaev. (2023). The making of Homo Honoratus: From omission to commission. Journal of Consumer Psychology. 34(4). 588–600. 2 indexed citations

Dimant, Eugen, et al.. (2022). Politicizing mask-wearing: predicting the success of behavioral interventions among republicans and democrats in the U.S.. Scientific Reports. 12(1). 7575–7575. 16 indexed citations

Sanders, Michael, et al.. (2018). Response to responses. Behavioural Public Policy. 2(2). 263–269. 2 indexed citations

Hallsworth, Michael. (2017). Rethinking public health using behavioural science. Nature Human Behaviour. 1(9). 612–612. 11 indexed citations

Hallsworth, Michael, et al.. (2016). Applying behavioural insights: simple ways to improve health outcomes. 8 indexed citations

Hallsworth, Michael, Tim Chadborn, Anna Sallis, et al.. (2016). Provision of social norm feedback to high prescribers of antibiotics in general practice: a pragmatic national randomised controlled trial. The Lancet. 387(10029). 1743–1752. 292 indexed citations breakdown →

Hallsworth, Michael, John A. List, Robert Metcalfe, & Ivo Vlaev. (2015). The Making of Homo Honoratus: From Omission to Commission. RePEc: Research Papers in Economics. 1 indexed citations

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Hallsworth, Michael, Michael Sanders, Anna Sallis, et al.. (2015). Stating Appointment Costs in SMS Reminders Reduces Missed Hospital Appointments: Findings from Two Randomised Controlled Trials. PLoS ONE. 10(9). e0137306–e0137306. 61 indexed citations

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Hallsworth, Michael. (2011). Policy-Making in the Real World. Political Insight. 2(1). 10–12. 59 indexed citations

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Turabi, Anas El, Michael Hallsworth, Tom Ling, & Jonathan Grant. (2011). A novel performance monitoring framework for health research systems: experiences of the National Institute for Health Research in England. Health Research Policy and Systems. 9(1). 13–13. 18 indexed citations

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Grant, Jonathan, et al.. (2009). Issues and Ideas on Innovation: Informing the NHS Next Stage Review. 1 indexed citations

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Hallsworth, Michael, et al.. (2008). The provision of neonatal services. Journal of Vector Borne Diseases. 59(4). 303–311. 2 indexed citations

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Conklin, Annalijn, et al.. (2008). Briefing on Linkage and Exchange: Facilitating Diffusion of Innovation in Health Services. 6 indexed citations

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Hallsworth, Michael & Tom Ling. (2007). The EU Platform on Diet, Physical Activity and Health: Second Monitoring Progress Report. RAND Corporation eBooks. 5 indexed citations

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Levitt, Ruth, et al.. (2007). Intermediate Evaluation of Directorate-General Health and Consumer Protection Non-Food Scientific Committees: Final report. 1 indexed citations

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Hallsworth, Michael. (2006). Fearful Symmetry: A Study of William Blake. British Journal of Canadian Studies. 19(2). 344. 1 indexed citations

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Rubin, Jennifer, Lila Rabinovich, Michael Hallsworth, & Edward Nason. (2006). Interventions to reduce anti-social behaviour and crime: A review of effectiveness and costs. 12 indexed citations

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Hallsworth, Michael, P J Major, & N. Barnes. (2004). Where next in clinical asthma research? An innovative approach to research prioritisation. Thorax. 59. 32–33. 1 indexed citations

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