Nick Heather

15.1k total citations · 5 hit papers
215 papers, 10.8k citations indexed

About

Nick Heather is a scholar working on Epidemiology, General Health Professions and Pathology and Forensic Medicine. According to data from OpenAlex, Nick Heather has authored 215 papers receiving a total of 10.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 148 papers in Epidemiology, 89 papers in General Health Professions and 51 papers in Pathology and Forensic Medicine. Recurrent topics in Nick Heather's work include Substance Abuse Treatment and Outcomes (140 papers), Alcohol Consumption and Health Effects (51 papers) and Homelessness and Social Issues (39 papers). Nick Heather is often cited by papers focused on Substance Abuse Treatment and Outcomes (140 papers), Alcohol Consumption and Health Effects (51 papers) and Homelessness and Social Issues (39 papers). Nick Heather collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, Australia and United States. Nick Heather's co-authors include Stephen Rollnick, Wayne Hall, William R. Miller, Alison Bell, Eileen Kaner, William R. Miller, Alex Wodak, Shane Darke, Ruth G. Gold and Robyn Richmond and has published in prestigious journals such as Contemporary Sociology A Journal of Reviews, Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology and Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews.

In The Last Decade

Nick Heather

209 papers receiving 9.9k citations

Hit Papers

Development of a short ‘readiness to change’ questionnair... 1986 2026 1999 2012 1992 2007 1986 1986 1992 200 400 600
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. Development of a short ‘readiness to change’ questionnaire for use in brief, opportunistic interventions among excessive drinkers
    1992 643 citations Stephen Rollnick, Nick Heather et al. British Journal of Addiction profile →
  2. Effectiveness of brief alcohol interventions in primary care populations
    2007 586 citations Eileen Kaner, Nick Heather et al. profile →
  3. Treating Addictive Behaviors
    1986 515 citations Nick Heather et al. profile →
  4. Treating addictive behaviors : processes of change
    1986 431 citations Nick Heather et al. profile →
  5. Development and validation of a multidimensional instrument for assessing outcome of treatment among opiate users: the Opiate Treatment Index
    1992 416 citations Nick Heather et al. British Journal of Addiction profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Nick Heather United Kingdom 54 6.7k 4.2k 2.1k 2.1k 1.8k 215 10.8k
Daniel R. Kivlahan United States 58 7.3k 1.1× 4.1k 1.0× 3.3k 1.6× 2.8k 1.4× 2.2k 1.2× 176 13.3k
Linda C. Sobell United States 57 7.3k 1.1× 3.5k 0.8× 3.3k 1.6× 2.2k 1.1× 2.0k 1.1× 262 12.7k
Mark B. Sobell United States 58 7.4k 1.1× 3.4k 0.8× 3.3k 1.6× 2.3k 1.1× 2.1k 1.2× 268 13.2k
Richard Longabaugh United States 48 5.7k 0.8× 3.0k 0.7× 2.5k 1.2× 1.3k 0.6× 1.3k 0.7× 183 8.9k
Olaf Gjerløw Aasland Norway 35 5.5k 0.8× 5.6k 1.3× 3.9k 1.9× 2.1k 1.0× 1.4k 0.8× 187 14.6k
Juan Ramón De La Fuente Mexico 17 5.0k 0.7× 3.0k 0.7× 3.6k 1.7× 1.8k 0.9× 1.2k 0.7× 94 11.4k
John W. Finney United States 49 5.1k 0.8× 3.1k 0.8× 2.4k 1.1× 1.1k 0.5× 860 0.5× 134 8.3k
J. Scott Tonigan United States 44 5.1k 0.8× 3.0k 0.7× 2.4k 1.1× 974 0.5× 1.3k 0.7× 112 7.8k
John S. Baer United States 52 5.3k 0.8× 3.3k 0.8× 2.4k 1.1× 1.4k 0.7× 3.1k 1.8× 106 9.6k
Suzanne M. Colby United States 60 5.2k 0.8× 2.6k 0.6× 2.6k 1.2× 1.2k 0.6× 3.2k 1.8× 245 11.7k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Nick Heather

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Jankowski, Mark D., Sarah Partington, Nick Heather, & Elizabeth Partington. (2023). Exploring the Sport–Alcohol Relationship: A Longitudinal Qualitative Study of Student-Athlete Drinking Following the Transition out of University. Journal of Clinical Sport Psychology. 18(3). 311–331.
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Heather, Nick, et al.. (2022). A paradigm shift for addiction science?. Revista Española de Drogodependencias. 47(1).
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Shorter, Gillian W., Jeremy W. Bray, Nick Heather, et al.. (2021). The “Outcome Reporting in Brief Intervention Trials: Alcohol” (ORBITAL) Core Outcome Set: International Consensus on Outcomes to Measure in Efficacy and Effectiveness Trials of Alcohol Brief Interventions. Journal of Studies on Alcohol and Drugs. 82(5). 638–646. 28 indexed citations
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Heather, Nick. (2017). Q: Is Addiction a Brain Disease or a Moral Failing? A: Neither. Neuroethics. 10(1). 115–124. 42 indexed citations
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Heather, Nick, et al.. (2014). Readiness to change drinking behaviour among heavy-drinking university students in England. University of Hertfordshire Research Archive (University of Hertfordshire). 2 indexed citations
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Rehm, Jürgen, Maximilien X. Rehm, Hannu Alho, et al.. (2013). Alcohol dependence treatment in the EU: A literature search and expert consultation about the availability and use of guidelines in all EU countries plus Iceland, Norway, and Switzerland. The International Journal of Alcohol and Drug Research. 2(2). 53–67. 21 indexed citations
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Heather, Nick & Johannes Hönekopp. (2013). Readiness to Change and the Transtheoretical Model as Applied to Addictive Disorders. Oxford University Press eBooks. 1 indexed citations
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Heather, Nick, Duncan Raistrick, & Christine Godfrey. (2006). A summary of the review of the effectiveness of treatment for alcohol problems.. 35(3). 695–705. 9 indexed citations
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Heather, Nick & Tim Stockwell. (2004). The essential handbook of treatment and prevention of alcohol problems. Wiley eBooks. 172 indexed citations
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Kaner, Eileen, Catherine A. Lock, Nick Heather, Paul McNamee, & Senga Bond. (2003). Promoting brief alcohol intervention by nurses in primary care: a cluster randomised controlled trial. Patient Education and Counseling. 51(3). 277–284. 51 indexed citations
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Heather, Nick, Timothy J. Peters, & Tim Stockwell. (2001). International handbook of alcohol dependence and problems.. John Wiley eBooks. 104 indexed citations
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Richmond, Robyn, Linda Kehoe, Nick Heather, & Alex Wodak. (2000). Evaluation of a Workplace Brief Intervention for Excessive Alcohol Consumption: The Workscreen Project. Preventive Medicine. 30(1). 51–63. 41 indexed citations
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Heather, Nick. (1999). Beyond alcoholism: Modern perspectives on alcohol dependence and problems. Northumbria Research Link (Northumbria University). 2 indexed citations
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Heather, Nick. (1995). Heroin Addiction and Drug Policy: the British System. BMJ. 310(6973). 200.2–200.2. 112 indexed citations
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Heather, Nick, Stephen Rollnick, & Alison Bell. (1993). Predictive validity of the Readiness to Change Questionnaire. Addiction. 88(12). 1667–1677. 245 indexed citations
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Heather, Nick, et al.. (1991). Importance of substance cues in relapse among heroin users: Comparison of two methods of investigation. Addictive Behaviors. 16(1-2). 41–49. 93 indexed citations
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Heather, Nick. (1989). Problem Drinking as a Form of Learned Behaviour: a reply to Gorman. British Journal of Addiction. 84(8). 847–848. 2 indexed citations

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