Nathan Maccoby

5.0k total citations · 1 hit paper
43 papers, 3.5k citations indexed

About

Nathan Maccoby is a scholar working on Physiology, Sociology and Political Science and General Health Professions. According to data from OpenAlex, Nathan Maccoby has authored 43 papers receiving a total of 3.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 7 papers in Physiology, 6 papers in Sociology and Political Science and 5 papers in General Health Professions. Recurrent topics in Nathan Maccoby's work include Smoking Behavior and Cessation (6 papers), School Health and Nursing Education (4 papers) and Behavioral Health and Interventions (4 papers). Nathan Maccoby is often cited by papers focused on Smoking Behavior and Cessation (6 papers), School Health and Nursing Education (4 papers) and Behavioral Health and Interventions (4 papers). Nathan Maccoby collaborates with scholars based in United States, Russia and Austria. Nathan Maccoby's co-authors include Alfred L. McAlister, John W. Farquhar, Joel D. Killen, Cheryl L. Perry, Léon Festinger, C. Barr Taylor, Henry Breitrose, Peter D. Wood, Haskell Wl and Michael J. Telch and has published in prestigious journals such as The Lancet, Circulation and Journal of the American Statistical Association.

In The Last Decade

Nathan Maccoby

43 papers receiving 3.0k 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.

COMMUNITY EDUCATION FOR CARDIOVASCULAR HEALTH

1977 429 citations Henry Breitrose, Nathan Maccoby et al. profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Nathan Maccoby United States	26	1.1k	905	792	568	429	43	3.5k
Roy Cameron Canada	27	907 0.8×	662 0.7×	1.0k 1.3×	607 1.1×	213 0.5×	72	3.0k
Peter Messeri United States	29	1.1k 1.0×	494 0.5×	1.0k 1.3×	596 1.0×	606 1.4×	73	3.0k
Nell H. Gottlieb United States	27	1.4k 1.2×	706 0.8×	655 0.8×	539 0.9×	303 0.7×	73	3.0k
Alfred L. McAlister United States	41	1.7k 1.5×	972 1.1×	1.6k 2.0×	876 1.5×	805 1.9×	129	4.9k
R. Craig Lefebvre United States	28	1.4k 1.3×	751 0.8×	421 0.5×	1.1k 1.9×	696 1.6×	96	4.3k
Christine Jackson United States	26	903 0.8×	531 0.6×	1.1k 1.4×	534 0.9×	473 1.1×	60	3.4k
James O. Prochaska United States	21	913 0.8×	428 0.5×	801 1.0×	893 1.6×	266 0.6×	32	2.5k
James Hersey United States	27	837 0.8×	1.3k 1.5×	860 1.1×	548 1.0×	371 0.9×	71	3.2k
Chris Y. Lovato Canada	30	727 0.7×	657 0.7×	930 1.2×	290 0.5×	508 1.2×	86	2.7k
Lawrence Wallack United States	29	739 0.7×	335 0.4×	415 0.5×	359 0.6×	644 1.5×	71	2.5k

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Telch, Michael J., et al.. (1990). Social influences approach to smoking prevention: The effects of videotape delivery with and without same-age peer leader participation. Addictive Behaviors. 15(1). 21–28. 60 indexed citations

Reynolds, Kim D., Joel D. Killen, Susan W. Bryson, et al.. (1990). Psychosocial predictors of physical activity in adolescents. Preventive Medicine. 19(5). 541–551. 190 indexed citations

Fortmann, Stephen P., et al.. (1990). Effects of communitywide education on cardiovascular disease risk factors. The Stanford Five-City Project.. PubMed. 264(3). 359–65. 186 indexed citations

Flora, J A, Edward Maibach, & Nathan Maccoby. (1989). The Role of Media Across Four Levels of Health Promotion Intervention. Annual Review of Public Health. 10(1). 181–201. 96 indexed citations

Albright, Cheryl L., David Altman, Michael D. Slater, & Nathan Maccoby. (1988). Cigarette Advertisements in Magazines: Evidence for a Differential Focus on Women's and Youth Magazines. Health Education Quarterly. 15(2). 225–233. 61 indexed citations

Puska, Pekka, et al.. (1986). Planned use of mass media in national health promotion: the "Keys to Health" TV program in 1982 in Finland.. PubMed. 76(5). 336–42. 27 indexed citations

Jw, Farquhar, et al.. (1985). THE STANFORD FIVE-CITY PROJECT: DESIGN AND METHODS. American Journal of Epidemiology. 122(2). 323–334. 290 indexed citations

Sallis, James F., et al.. (1985). Mediated smoking cessation programs in the Stanford five-city project. Addictive Behaviors. 10(4). 441–443. 23 indexed citations

Puska, Pekka, Aulikki Nissinen, Jaakko Tuomilehto, et al.. (1985). The Community-Based Strategy to Prevent Coronary Heart Disease: Conclusions from the Ten Years of the North Karelia Project. Annual Review of Public Health. 6(1). 147–193. 343 indexed citations

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Killen, Joel D., Nathan Maccoby, & C. Barr Taylor. (1984). Nicotine gum and self-regulation training in smoking relapse prevention. Behavior Therapy. 15(3). 234–248. 96 indexed citations

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Fortmann, Stephen P., Paul T. Williams, S. B. Hulley, Nathan Maccoby, & John W. Farquhar. (1982). Does dietary health education reach only the privileged? The Stanford Three Community Study.. Circulation. 66(1). 77–82. 44 indexed citations

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Meyer, Anthony J., Nathan Maccoby, & John W. Farquhar. (1977). The Role of Opinion Leadership in a Cardiovascular Health Education Campaign. Annals of the International Communication Association. 1(1). 579–591. 14 indexed citations

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Maccoby, Nathan. (1976). THE STANFORD HEART DISEASE PREVENTION PROGRAM. Insecta mundi. 85(1). 46–53. 10 indexed citations

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McAlister, Alfred L., John W. Farquhar, Carl E. Thoresen, & Nathan Maccoby. (1976). Behavioral Science Applied to Cardiovascular Health: Progress and Research Needs in the Modification of Risk-Taking Habits in Adult Populations. Health Education Monographs. 4(1). 45–73. 34 indexed citations

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Maccoby, Nathan & John W. Farquhar. (1975). Communication for Health: Unselling Heart Disease. Journal of Communication. 25(3). 114–126. 70 indexed citations

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Funkhouser, G. Ray & Nathan Maccoby. (1973). Tailoring Science Writing to the General Audience. Journalism Quarterly. 50(2). 220–226. 9 indexed citations

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Maccoby, Nathan, et al.. (1965). Improving accuracy in interpreting non-verbal cues of comprehension. Psychology in the Schools. 2(3). 239–244. 32 indexed citations

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Festinger, Léon & Nathan Maccoby. (1964). On resistance to persuasive communications.. Journal of Abnormal & Social Psychology. 68(4). 359–366. 264 indexed citations

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Maccoby, Nathan. (1962). Social Judgment: Assimilation and Contrast Effects in Communication and Attitude Change.Muzafer Sherif , Carl I. Hovland. American Journal of Sociology. 68(1). 126–127. 9 indexed citations

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Maccoby, Nathan & Eleanor E. Maccoby. (1961). Homeostatic Theory in Attitude Change. Public Opinion Quarterly. 25(4). 538–538. 14 indexed citations

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