Nicholas Birkett

4.2k total citations · 1 hit paper
67 papers, 3.2k citations indexed

About

Nicholas Birkett is a scholar working on Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine and Physiology. According to data from OpenAlex, Nicholas Birkett has authored 67 papers receiving a total of 3.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 14 papers in Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, 13 papers in Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine and 11 papers in Physiology. Recurrent topics in Nicholas Birkett's work include Blood Pressure and Hypertension Studies (9 papers), Behavioral Health and Interventions (9 papers) and Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet (8 papers). Nicholas Birkett is often cited by papers focused on Blood Pressure and Hypertension Studies (9 papers), Behavioral Health and Interventions (9 papers) and Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet (8 papers). Nicholas Birkett collaborates with scholars based in Canada, United States and France. Nicholas Birkett's co-authors include Allan Donner, Carol Buck, Ronald C. Plotnikoff, Kerry S. Courneya, Daniel Krewski, Stephen B. Hotz, Ronald J. Sigal, Reginald S. Sauve, Dean Fergusson and Carl van Walraven and has published in prestigious journals such as American Journal of Epidemiology, Environmental Health Perspectives and Hypertension.

In The Last Decade

Nicholas Birkett

67 papers receiving 3.0k citations

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Nicholas Birkett Canada	27	701	625	508	426	401	67	3.2k
Catherine M. Crespi United States	38	354 0.5×	859 1.4×	704 1.4×	125 0.3×	620 1.5×	215	5.3k
Steven C. Grambow United States	35	402 0.6×	899 1.4×	715 1.4×	140 0.3×	359 0.9×	92	3.8k
Bruce Kupelnick United States	35	725 1.0×	960 1.5×	433 0.9×	80 0.2×	140 0.3×	74	6.3k
Hua Lu United States	29	524 0.7×	597 1.0×	745 1.5×	95 0.2×	370 0.9×	53	3.7k
Frans E. S. Tan Netherlands	29	393 0.6×	494 0.8×	611 1.2×	103 0.2×	130 0.3×	85	2.7k
Peter Callas United States	42	1.4k 2.0×	865 1.4×	543 1.1×	648 1.5×	167 0.4×	199	5.5k
Annie Britton United Kingdom	47	652 0.9×	1.0k 1.7×	1.3k 2.6×	147 0.3×	169 0.4×	128	7.3k
Howard Morrison Canada	39	625 0.9×	1.3k 2.1×	407 0.8×	93 0.2×	367 0.9×	132	5.9k
Andrea J. Cook United States	34	437 0.6×	984 1.6×	536 1.1×	73 0.2×	85 0.2×	128	4.1k
J Lellouch France	29	450 0.6×	516 0.8×	446 0.9×	48 0.1×	350 0.9×	111	4.3k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Nicholas Birkett

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20 of 20 papers shown

Brisson, Diane, et al.. (2022). A More Atherogenic Lipoprotein Status Is Present in Adults With Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus Than in Those Without With Equivalent Degrees of Hypertriglyceridemia. Canadian Journal of Diabetes. 46(5). 480–486. 1 indexed citations

Birkett, Nicholas, Yannick Fortin, Franco Momoli, et al.. (2020). Risk of Adverse Cardiovascular Events Following a Myocardial Infarction in Patients Receiving Combined Clopidogrel and Proton Pump Inhibitor Treatment: A Nested Case–Control Study. Drugs - Real World Outcomes. 7(3). 191–203. 7 indexed citations

Reis-Pina, Paulo, Elham Sabri, Nicholas Birkett, António Barbosa, & Peter G. Lawlor. (2019). Cancer-Related Pain: A Longitudinal Study of Time to Stable Pain Control and Its Clinicodemographic Predictors. Journal of Pain and Symptom Management. 58(5). 812–823.e2. 8 indexed citations

Crispo, James A. G., Nicholas Birkett, Douglas McNair, et al.. (2018). Trends in concomitant clopidogrel and proton pump inhibitor treatment among ACS inpatients, 2000–2016. European Journal of Clinical Pharmacology. 75(2). 227–235. 13 indexed citations

Hersi, Mona, Brittany Irvine, Pallavi Gupta, et al.. (2017). Risk factors associated with the onset and progression of Alzheimer’s disease: A systematic review of the evidence. NeuroToxicology. 61. 143–187. 226 indexed citations

Krewski, Daniel, Donald R. Mattison, Nataliya A. Karyakina, et al.. (2016). Modeling U-shaped dose-response curves for manganese using categorical regression. NeuroToxicology. 58. 217–225. 18 indexed citations

McNair, Douglas, et al.. (2015). Off-label use of cancer therapies in women diagnosed with breast cancer in the United States. SpringerPlus. 4(1). 209–209. 13 indexed citations

Etemadi, Arash, Farin Kamangar, Akram Pourshams, et al.. (2013). Cooking Methods and Esophageal Squamous Cell Carcinoma in High-Risk Areas of Iran. Nutrition and Cancer. 66(3). 500–505. 19 indexed citations

Krewski, Daniel, et al.. (2010). The Use of Categorical Regression in Modeling Copper Exposure-Response Relationships. Journal of Toxicology and Environmental Health. 73(2-3). 187–207. 8 indexed citations

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Plotnikoff, Ronald C., Sonia Lippke, Steven T. Johnson, et al.. (2009). Applying the stages of change to multiple low-fat dietary behavioral contexts. An examination of stage occupation and discontinuity. Appetite. 53(3). 345–353. 10 indexed citations

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Plotnikoff, Ronald C., Sonia Lippke, Kerry S. Courneya, Nicholas Birkett, & Ronald J. Sigal. (2008). Physical activity and diabetes: An application of the theory of planned behaviour to explain physical activity for Type 1 and Type 2 diabetes in an adult population sample. Psychology and Health. 25(1). 7–23. 73 indexed citations

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Edwards, Nancy, et al.. (2006). Access to Bathtub Grab Bars: Evidence of a Policy Gap. Canadian Journal on Aging / La Revue canadienne du vieillissement. 25(3). 295–304. 12 indexed citations

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Garner, Michael J., Nicholas Birkett, Kenneth C. Johnson, et al.. (2003). Dietary risk factors for testicular carcinoma. International Journal of Cancer. 106(6). 934–941. 45 indexed citations

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Plotnikoff, Ronald C., Stephen B. Hotz, Nicholas Birkett, & Kerry S. Courneya. (2001). Exercise and the Transtheoretical Model: A Longitudinal Test of a Population Sample. Preventive Medicine. 33(5). 441–452. 152 indexed citations

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Birkett, Nicholas. (1999). Intake of fruits and vegetables in smokers. Public Health Nutrition. 2(2). 217–222. 47 indexed citations

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Birkett, Nicholas. (1998). Comments on a Meta-analysis of the Relation between Dietary Calcium Intake and Blood Pressure. American Journal of Epidemiology. 148(3). 223–228. 57 indexed citations

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Birkett, Nicholas. (1997). The effect of alternative criteria for hypertension on estimates of prevalence and control. Journal of Hypertension. 15(3). 237–244. 30 indexed citations

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Campbell, Norm R.C., Martin J. Bass, Nicholas Birkett, et al.. (1995). Self-measurement of blood pressure: recommendations of the Canadian Coalition for High Blood Pressure Prevention and Control.. PubMed. 11 Suppl H. 5H–17H. 16 indexed citations

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Birkett, Nicholas & Alexander G. Logan. (1988). Caffeine-containing beverages and the prevalence of hypertension. Journal of Hypertension. 6(4). S620–622. 13 indexed citations

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Birkett, Nicholas, et al.. (1987). Assessing hypertension control in the community: the need for follow-up measurements to ensure clinical relevance.. PubMed. 136(6). 595–600. 26 indexed citations

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