Nia Roberts

15.4k total citations · 5 hit papers
231 papers, 9.4k citations indexed

About

Nia Roberts is a scholar working on Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, General Health Professions and Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health. According to data from OpenAlex, Nia Roberts has authored 231 papers receiving a total of 9.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 65 papers in Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, 64 papers in General Health Professions and 33 papers in Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health. Recurrent topics in Nia Roberts's work include Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet (20 papers), Blood Pressure and Hypertension Studies (19 papers) and Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life (13 papers). Nia Roberts is often cited by papers focused on Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet (20 papers), Blood Pressure and Hypertension Studies (19 papers) and Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life (13 papers). Nia Roberts collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, United States and Australia. Nia Roberts's co-authors include Carl Heneghan, Charlie Foster, Rafael Perera, Nick Townsend, Kremlin Wickramasinghe, Julianne Williams, Kamal R Mahtani, Jeremy Howick, Luke Allen and Peter Scarborough and has published in prestigious journals such as The Lancet, SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología and Annals of Internal Medicine.

In The Last Decade

Nia Roberts

219 papers receiving 9.1k citations

Hit Papers

5 papers align trajectories

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.

Quantifying the Association Between Physical Activity and Cardiovascular Disease and Diabetes: A Systematic Review and Meta‐Analysis

2016 467 citations Claire Friedemann Smith, Nia Roberts et al. profile →
Socioeconomic status and non-communicable disease behavioural risk factors in low-income and lower-middle-income countries: a systematic review

2017 449 citations Nia Roberts et al. profile →
Systematic review and meta-analysis of reduction in all-cause mortality from walking and cycling and shape of dose response relationship

2014 380 citations Nia Roberts et al. profile →
Effects of empathic and positive communication in healthcare consultations: a systematic review and meta-analysis

2018 234 citations Nia Roberts et al. profile →
Supporting social prescribing in primary care by linking people to local assets: a realist review

2020 160 citations Nia Roberts, Sophie Park et al. BMC Medicine profile →

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Citations

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Nia Roberts

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All Works

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#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Systematic review and meta-analysis of the importance of pre-pregnancy maternal health on the risk of hypertensive disorders of pregnancy 2025 ·Pregnancy Hypertension ·(unknown), (unknown), Eric O. Ohuma, C.W.G. Redman, Nia Roberts, Grieven P. Otieno, Paul Leeson, Ingrid Granne, Christina Aye	1
2	Comparing the impact and mechanistic pathways of micro-environmental interventions targeting healthier vs. more environmentally sustainable food options: an overview of reviews 2025 ·BMC Medicine ·(unknown), (unknown), Emily Knight, (unknown), Nia Roberts, Gareth J Hollands, Rachel Pechey	0
3	Understanding and improving compound pressures in general practice: a realist review protocol 2025 ·BJGP Open ·(unknown), Ruth Abrams, (unknown), Claire Goodman, (unknown), Lee Ingle, Kamal R Mahtani, Margaret Ogden, Nia Roberts, Reesha C. Shah, James N. Thomas, G. Wong, Sophie Park	0
4	A systematic review and meta-analysis of digital interventions targeting lifestyle factors in patients with hypertension 2025 ·Journal of Human Hypertension ·(unknown), (unknown), Thomas King, (unknown), Nia Roberts, Richard J. McManus, David McCartney	0
5	The Association between Blood Test Trends and Undiagnosed Cancer: A Systematic Review and Critical Appraisal 2024 ·Cancers ·Pradeep S. Virdee, (unknown), Claire Friedemann Smith, Xin Yang, (unknown), (unknown), Nia Roberts, Jason Oke, Clare Bankhead, Rafael Perera, Richard Hobbs, Brian D Nicholson	3
6	Benefits and harms of antenatal and newborn screening programmes in health economic assessments: the VALENTIA systematic review and qualitative investigation 2024 ·Health Technology Assessment ·Oliver Rivero‐Arias, May Ee Png, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Lisa Hinton, Felicity Boardman, (unknown), Jane Fisher, B. Thilaganathan, Sam Oddie, Anne‐Marie Slowther, (unknown), Nia Roberts, (unknown), Stavros Petrou	2
7	Association of current Schistosoma mansoni, S. japonicum, and S. mekongi infection status and intensity with periportal fibrosis: a systematic review and meta-analysis 2024 ·medRxiv ·(unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Nia Roberts, Reem Malouf, Goylette F. Chami	1
8	The multifaceted consequences and economic costs of child anxiety problems: A systematic review and meta‐analysis 2023 ·SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología ·Jack Pollard, Tessa Reardon, (unknown), Cathy Creswell, Tamsin Ford, Alastair Gray, Nia Roberts, Paul Stallard, Obioha C. Ukoumunne, Mara Violato	17
9	Facility-based stillbirth review processes used in different countries across the world: a systematic review 2023 ·EClinicalMedicine ·(unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Nia Roberts, Jennifer J. Kurinczuk, Monica Lakhanpaul, Manisha Nair	6
10	Effects of community-based interventions for stillbirths in sub-Saharan Africa: a systematic review and meta-analysis 2023 ·EClinicalMedicine ·(unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Jennifer J. Kurinczuk, Nia Roberts, Charles Opondo, Manisha Nair	2
11	Types, reporting and acceptability of community-based interventions for stillbirth prevention in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA): a systematic review 2023 ·EClinicalMedicine ·(unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Jennifer J. Kurinczuk, Nia Roberts, Charles Opondo, Manisha Nair	5
12	Is self-management a burden? What are the experiences of women self-managing chronic conditions during pregnancy? A systematic review 2022 ·BMJ Open ·(unknown), Lisa Hinton, (unknown), Nia Roberts, Richard J. McManus, Katherine L. Tucker	11
13	Benefits and harms adopted by health economic assessments evaluating antenatal and newborn screening programmes in OECD countries: A systematic review of 336 articles and reports 2022 ·Social Science & Medicine ·May Ee Png, (unknown), Sian Taylor‐Phillips, (unknown), Nia Roberts, (unknown), Lisa Hinton, Felicity Boardman, (unknown), Jane Fisher, B. Thilaganathan, Sam Oddie, Anne‐Marie Slowther, (unknown), Stavros Petrou, Oliver Rivero‐Arias	6
14	Risk of adverse coronavirus disease 2019 outcomes for people living with HIV 2021 ·AIDS ·(unknown), (unknown), Nicholas Jones, Nia Roberts, José M Ordóñez-Mena, (unknown), Christopher Butler, Philippa C. Matthews, Jienchi Dorward	61
15	Association between antihypertensive treatment and adverse events: systematic review and meta-analysis 2021 ·BMJ ·Ali Albasri, Miriam Hattle, Constantinos Koshiaris, Anna Dunnigan, Ben E. Paxton, (unknown), Margaret Smith, Lucinda Archer, Brooke Levis, Rupert Payne, Richard D Riley, Nia Roberts, Kym I E Snell, Sarah Lay‐Flurrie, Juliet A. Usher‐Smith, Richard Stevens, Richard Hobbs, Richard J. McManus, James P Sheppard	88
16	Application of the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence Evidence Standards Framework for Digital Health Technologies in Assessing Mobile-Delivered Technologies for the Self-Management of Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus: Scoping Review 2021 ·JMIR Diabetes ·(unknown), Hannah Chase, Nia Roberts, Laura C. Armitage, Andrew Farmer	9
17	Postpartum management of hypertensive disorders of pregnancy: a systematic review 2017 ·BMJ Open ·Alexandra E. Cairns, Louise Pealing, James MN Duffy, Nia Roberts, Katherine L. Tucker, Paul Leeson, Lucy Mackillop, Richard J. McManus	50
18	The Impact of Automated Brief Messages Promoting Lifestyle Changes Delivered Via Mobile Devices to People with Type 2 Diabetes: A Systematic Literature Review and Meta-Analysis of Controlled Trials 2016 ·Journal of Medical Internet Research ·Carukshi Arambepola, Ignacio Ricci‐Cabello, (unknown), Nia Roberts, David French, Andrew Farmer	129
19	Overview of Systematic Reviews: Yoga as a Therapeutic Intervention for Adults with Acute and Chronic Health Conditions 2013 ·Evidence-based Complementary and Alternative Medicine ·Marcy McCall, Alison Ward, Nia Roberts, Carl Heneghan	73
20	Relative effectiveness of clinic and home blood pressure monitoring compared with ambulatory blood pressure monitoring in diagnosis of hypertension: systematic review 2011 ·BMJ ·James Hodgkinson, Jonathan Mant, Una Martin, Boliang Guo, Richard Hobbs, Jonathan J Deeks, Carl Heneghan, Nia Roberts, Richard J. McManus	257

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