Nicola Lindson

7.0k total citations · 7 hit papers
85 papers, 3.9k citations indexed

About

Nicola Lindson is a scholar working on Physiology, Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health and Applied Psychology. According to data from OpenAlex, Nicola Lindson has authored 85 papers receiving a total of 3.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 68 papers in Physiology, 35 papers in Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health and 35 papers in Applied Psychology. Recurrent topics in Nicola Lindson's work include Smoking Behavior and Cessation (67 papers), Behavioral Health and Interventions (35 papers) and Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet (32 papers). Nicola Lindson is often cited by papers focused on Smoking Behavior and Cessation (67 papers), Behavioral Health and Interventions (35 papers) and Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet (32 papers). Nicola Lindson collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, United States and New Zealand. Nicola Lindson's co-authors include Paul Aveyard, Jamie Hartmann‐Boyce, Thomas Fanshawe, Rachna Begh, Amanda Farley, Ann McNeill, Gemma Taylor, Alan Girling, Annika Theodoulou and Tom Thompson and has published in prestigious journals such as Annals of Internal Medicine, Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews and BMJ.

In The Last Decade

Nicola Lindson

75 papers receiving 3.9k citations

Hit Papers

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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. Change in mental health after smoking cessation: systematic review and meta-analysis
    2014 694 citations Gemma Taylor, Ann McNeill et al. BMJ profile →
  2. Electronic cigarettes for smoking cessation
    2021 204 citations Jamie Hartmann‐Boyce, Hayden McRobbie et al. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews profile →
  3. Electronic cigarettes for smoking cessation
    2022 178 citations Jamie Hartmann‐Boyce, Nicola Lindson et al. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews profile →
  4. Association between pre-existing respiratory disease and its treatment, and severe COVID-19: a population cohort study
    2021 169 citations Paul Aveyard, Min Gao et al. profile →
  5. Behavioural interventions for smoking cessation: an overview and network meta-analysis
    2021 161 citations Jamie Hartmann‐Boyce, Jonathan Livingstone‐Banks et al. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews profile →
  6. Electronic cigarettes for smoking cessation
    2024 70 citations Nicola Lindson, Ailsa R. Butler et al. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews profile →
  7. Electronic cigarettes for smoking cessation
    2025 34 citations Nicola Lindson, Ailsa R. Butler et al. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Nicola Lindson United Kingdom 31 2.7k 961 916 663 448 85 3.9k
Tim McAfee United States 32 3.3k 1.2× 1.3k 1.4× 934 1.0× 782 1.2× 446 1.0× 65 4.7k
Kate Cahill United Kingdom 22 3.1k 1.2× 1.1k 1.1× 1.1k 1.1× 766 1.2× 823 1.8× 29 4.6k
Kolawole S. Okuyemi United States 42 2.7k 1.0× 991 1.0× 793 0.9× 1.0k 1.5× 511 1.1× 154 4.5k
Nicole L. Nollen United States 34 1.5k 0.6× 1.2k 1.3× 553 0.6× 837 1.3× 350 0.8× 121 3.5k
Leonie S. Brose United Kingdom 29 2.6k 1.0× 1.1k 1.1× 838 0.9× 449 0.7× 198 0.4× 103 3.2k
Susan M. Zbikowski United States 34 2.3k 0.8× 866 0.9× 898 1.0× 606 0.9× 216 0.5× 83 3.1k
Fiore Mc United States 7 2.5k 0.9× 862 0.9× 741 0.8× 699 1.1× 341 0.8× 9 3.2k
J. Taylor Hays United States 33 2.2k 0.8× 659 0.7× 617 0.7× 340 0.5× 778 1.7× 108 3.2k
Andy McEwen United Kingdom 30 2.0k 0.8× 713 0.7× 769 0.8× 847 1.3× 115 0.3× 118 3.1k
Steve Parrott United Kingdom 28 1.7k 0.6× 850 0.9× 548 0.6× 1.1k 1.7× 157 0.4× 142 3.6k

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Theodoulou, Annika, Thomas Fanshawe, Eleanor L.S. Leavens, et al.. (2025). Differences in the effectiveness of individual-level smoking cessation interventions by socioeconomic status. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews. 2025(1). CD015120–CD015120. 4 indexed citations
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Butler, Ailsa R., Nicola Lindson, Jonathan Livingstone‐Banks, et al.. (2025). Interventions for quitting vaping. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews. 2025(1). CD016058–CD016058. 5 indexed citations
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Begh, Rachna, Thomas Fanshawe, Dylan Kneale, et al.. (2025). Electronic cigarettes and subsequent cigarette smoking in young people: A systematic review. Addiction. 120(6). 1090–1111. 3 indexed citations
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Hartmann‐Boyce, Jamie, Harry Tattan‐Birch, Jamie Brown, et al.. (2025). Oral nicotine pouches for cessation or reduction of use of other tobacco or nicotine products. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews. 2025(2). CD016220–CD016220. 2 indexed citations
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Butler, Ailsa R., Nicola Lindson, Jonathan Livingstone‐Banks, et al.. (2025). Interventions for quitting vaping. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews. 2025(11). CD016058–CD016058.
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Hartmann‐Boyce, Jamie, et al.. (2025). Investigating attitudes and framing moral responsibility in healthcare professionals for smoking cessation interventions. British Journal of Health Psychology. 30(4). e70025–e70025.
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Pesko, Michael F., Lion Shahab, Rachna Begh, et al.. (2025). Recommendations for future research exploring e‐cigarette use and later cigarette smoking in young people: Results from a consultation exercise. Addiction. 120(8). 1679–1688. 1 indexed citations
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Leinberger‐Jabari, Andrea, Amar Ahmad, Nicola Lindson, et al.. (2024). Electronic-Cigarette and Heated Tobacco Product Use in the United Arab Emirates, an Emerging EC and HTP Market: A Cross-Sectional Analysis of the International Tobacco Control UAE Survey. Nicotine & Tobacco Research. 27(8). 1340–1348.
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Lindson, Nicola, Jonathan Livingstone‐Banks, Ailsa R. Butler, et al.. (2024). An update of a systematic review and meta‐analyses exploring flavours in intervention studies of e‐cigarettes for smoking cessation. Addiction. 120(4). 770–778. 5 indexed citations
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Hartmann‐Boyce, Jamie, et al.. (2024). Transitions between smoking and vaping: Evidence (or lack thereof) on potential differences by gender and sex. Preventive Medicine. 188. 107974–107974. 3 indexed citations
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Gao, Min, Paul Aveyard, Nicola Lindson, et al.. (2022). Association between smoking, e-cigarette use and severe COVID-19: a cohort study. International Journal of Epidemiology. 51(4). 1062–1072. 32 indexed citations
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Hartmann‐Boyce, Jamie, Nicola Lindson, Ailsa R. Butler, et al.. (2022). Electronic cigarettes for smoking cessation. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews. 2023(3). CD010216–CD010216. 178 indexed citations breakdown →
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Lindson, Nicola, Ailsa R. Butler, Alex C Liber, et al.. (2022). An exploration of flavours in studies of e‐cigarettes for smoking cessation: secondary analyses of a systematic review with meta‐analyses. Addiction. 118(4). 634–645. 14 indexed citations
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Livingstone‐Banks, Jonathan, Nicola Lindson, Jamie Hartmann‐Boyce, & Paul Aveyard. (2021). Effects of interventions to combat tobacco addiction: Cochrane update of 2019 and 2020 reviews. Addiction. 117(6). 1573–1588. 20 indexed citations
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Garnett, Claire, Jamie Brown, Lion Shahab, Tobias Raupach, & Nicola Lindson. (2021). Potential Explanations for Conflicting Findings on Abrupt Versus Gradual Smoking Cessation: A Population Study in England. Nicotine & Tobacco Research. 24(4). 574–580. 2 indexed citations
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Hartmann‐Boyce, Jamie, Jonathan Livingstone‐Banks, José M Ordóñez-Mena, et al.. (2021). Behavioural interventions for smoking cessation: an overview and network meta-analysis. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews. 2021(1). CD013229–CD013229. 161 indexed citations breakdown →
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Lindson, Nicola, Elias M. Klemperer, Bosun Hong, José M Ordóñez-Mena, & Paul Aveyard. (2019). Smoking reduction interventions for smoking cessation. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews. 2019(9). CD013183–CD013183. 77 indexed citations
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Taylor, Gemma, Ann McNeill, Alan Girling, et al.. (2014). Change in mental health after smoking cessation: systematic review and meta-analysis. BMJ. 348(feb13 1). g1151–g1151. 694 indexed citations breakdown →
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Aveyard, Paul, et al.. (2009). Trial protocol: rapid reduction versus abrupt quitting for smokers who want to stop soon: a randomised controlled non-inferiority trial. Trials. 2 indexed citations

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