Nancy Atkinson

2.4k total citations · 1 hit paper
56 papers, 1.6k citations indexed

About

Nancy Atkinson is a scholar working on General Health Professions, Molecular Biology and Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health. According to data from OpenAlex, Nancy Atkinson has authored 56 papers receiving a total of 1.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 17 papers in General Health Professions, 16 papers in Molecular Biology and 14 papers in Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health. Recurrent topics in Nancy Atkinson's work include Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies (14 papers), Ethics in Clinical Research (7 papers) and Mobile Health and mHealth Applications (7 papers). Nancy Atkinson is often cited by papers focused on Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies (14 papers), Ethics in Clinical Research (7 papers) and Mobile Health and mHealth Applications (7 papers). Nancy Atkinson collaborates with scholars based in United States, Australia and Japan. Nancy Atkinson's co-authors include Sandra L. Saperstein, John R. Pleis, Robert S. Gold, Barry Portnoy, Jing Tian, Holly A. Massett, Amy S. Billing, Sharon M. Desmond, Min Qi Wang and Rachel C. Myles and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, BMC Public Health and Obesity Reviews.

In The Last Decade

Nancy Atkinson

55 papers receiving 1.5k citations

Hit Papers

Using the Internet for Health-Related Activities: Finding... 2009 2026 2014 2020 2009 100 200 300 400
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. Using the Internet for Health-Related Activities: Findings From a National Probability Sample
    2009 454 citations Nancy Atkinson, Sandra L. Saperstein et al. Journal of Medical Internet Research profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Nancy Atkinson United States 20 678 320 262 211 165 56 1.6k
Michael S. Wilkes United States 28 874 1.3× 1.0k 3.2× 262 1.0× 148 0.7× 174 1.1× 81 3.4k
Jeremy A. Greene United States 26 790 1.2× 501 1.6× 419 1.6× 450 2.1× 200 1.2× 98 3.3k
Susan Woods United States 23 1.0k 1.5× 456 1.4× 79 0.3× 116 0.5× 84 0.5× 41 1.9k
Jorien Veldwijk Netherlands 24 472 0.7× 252 0.8× 278 1.1× 144 0.7× 65 0.4× 103 1.9k
Xinying Sun China 21 508 0.7× 240 0.8× 153 0.6× 274 1.3× 185 1.1× 103 1.4k
Jonathan D. Quick United States 27 734 1.1× 242 0.8× 61 0.2× 285 1.4× 169 1.0× 66 2.2k
Jeffrey Wasserman United States 23 870 1.3× 456 1.4× 188 0.7× 306 1.5× 115 0.7× 71 2.5k
Wendy L. Nelson United States 17 478 0.7× 394 1.2× 57 0.2× 219 1.0× 74 0.4× 25 1.9k
Salman Rawaf United Kingdom 23 577 0.9× 309 1.0× 120 0.5× 126 0.6× 210 1.3× 82 1.7k
Nicola J. Gray United Kingdom 16 703 1.0× 129 0.4× 219 0.8× 318 1.5× 177 1.1× 62 1.4k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Nancy Atkinson

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Nancy Atkinson

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Nancy Atkinson. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Nancy Atkinson 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 Nancy Atkinson. Nancy Atkinson is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Massett, Holly A., David M. Dilts, Robert S. Bailey, et al.. (2017). Raising Public Awareness of Clinical Trials: Development of Messages for a National Health Communication Campaign. Journal of Health Communication. 22(5). 373–385. 20 indexed citations
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Le, Daisy, et al.. (2015). Feasibility and acceptability of SMS text messaging in a prostate cancer educational intervention for African American men. Health Informatics Journal. 22(4). 932–947. 18 indexed citations
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Holt, Cheryl L., Daisy Le, Min Qi Wang, et al.. (2014). Informed Decision-Making and Satisfaction with a Church-Based Men’s Health Workshop Series for African-American Men: Men-Only vs. Mixed-Gender Format. Journal of Cancer Education. 30(3). 530–534. 14 indexed citations
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Carter‐Pokras, Olivia, et al.. (2014). Do Latino Youth Really Want to Get Pregnant?: Assessing Pregnancy Wantedness. American Journal of Sexuality Education. 9(3). 329–346. 5 indexed citations
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Grace, X., et al.. (2013). Primary Care Physicians' Cancer Screening Recommendation Practices and Perceptions of Cancer Risk of Asian Americans. Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention. 14(3). 1999–2004. 24 indexed citations
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Holt, Cheryl L., Tony L. Whitehead, Nancy Atkinson, et al.. (2013). Development of the Men's Prostate Awareness Church Training. Family & Community Health. 36(3). 224–235. 19 indexed citations
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Massett, Holly A., Nancy Atkinson, Deanne Weber, et al.. (2011). Assessing the Need for a Standardized Cancer HUman Biobank (caHUB): Findings From a National Survey With Cancer Researchers. JNCI Monographs. 2011(42). 8–15. 48 indexed citations
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Atkinson, Nancy, et al.. (2010). Assets, Challenges, and the Potential of Technology for Nutrition Education in Rural Communities. Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior. 42(6). 410–416. 18 indexed citations
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Atkinson, Nancy, et al.. (2009). Rural eHealth Nutrition Education for Limited-Income Families: An Iterative and User-Centered Design Approach. Journal of Medical Internet Research. 11(2). e21–e21. 35 indexed citations
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Atkinson, Nancy, Sandra L. Saperstein, & John R. Pleis. (2009). Using the Internet for Health-Related Activities: Findings From a National Probability Sample. Journal of Medical Internet Research. 11(1). e4–e4. 454 indexed citations breakdown →
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Atkinson, Nancy, et al.. (2008). Using the Internet to search for cancer clinical trials: A comparative audit of clinical trial search tools. Contemporary Clinical Trials. 29(4). 555–564. 23 indexed citations
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Saperstein, Sandra L., Nancy Atkinson, & Robert S. Gold. (2007). The impact of Internet use for weight loss. Obesity Reviews. 8(5). 459–465. 106 indexed citations
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Atkinson, Nancy, et al.. (2007). User-Centered Research on Breast Cancer Patient Needs and Preferences of an Internet-Based Clinical Trial Matching System. Journal of Medical Internet Research. 9(2). e13–e13. 21 indexed citations
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Atkinson, Nancy & Robert S. Gold. (2002). The Promise and Challenge of eHealth Interventions. American Journal of Health Behavior. 26(6). 494–503. 112 indexed citations
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Gold, Robert S. & Nancy Atkinson. (2001). Importance of Health Education Research to Health Education. American Journal of Health Behavior. 25(3). 301–310. 4 indexed citations
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Atkinson, Nancy. (2001). Online research to guide knowledge management planning. Health Education Research. 16(6). 747–763. 20 indexed citations
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Atkinson, Nancy. (1956). ANTIBACTERIAL SUBSTANCES FROM FLOWERING PLANTS. Immunology and Cell Biology. 34(1). 17–26. 39 indexed citations
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Atkinson, Nancy, et al.. (1956). LYSOGENICITY AND LYSIS PATTERNS IN THE SALMONELLAS. Immunology and Cell Biology. 34(6). 461–470. 5 indexed citations
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Atkinson, Nancy, et al.. (1956). SALMONELLA BACTERIOPHAGES. Immunology and Cell Biology. 34(6). 455–460. 4 indexed citations
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Atkinson, Nancy, et al.. (1951). A PLEURODYNIA VIRUS PATHOGENIC FOR INFANT MICE. Immunology and Cell Biology. 29(6). 463–468. 5 indexed citations

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