Nigel Unwin

39.0k total citations · 9 hit papers
280 papers, 27.4k citations indexed

About

Nigel Unwin is a scholar working on Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism, Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health and Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management. According to data from OpenAlex, Nigel Unwin has authored 280 papers receiving a total of 27.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 79 papers in Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism, 71 papers in Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health and 65 papers in Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management. Recurrent topics in Nigel Unwin's work include Global Public Health Policies and Epidemiology (65 papers), Diabetes, Cardiovascular Risks, and Lipoproteins (56 papers) and Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet (40 papers). Nigel Unwin is often cited by papers focused on Global Public Health Policies and Epidemiology (65 papers), Diabetes, Cardiovascular Risks, and Lipoproteins (56 papers) and Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet (40 papers). Nigel Unwin collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, Barbados and United States. Nigel Unwin's co-authors include Leonor Guariguata, Rhys Williams, Pouya Saeedi, Belma Malanda, Suvi Karuranga, Yoshinori Fujiyoshi, Ayesha A. Motala, Katherine Ogurtsova, Stephen Colagiuri and Jonathan E. Shaw and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Cell and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

In The Last Decade

Nigel Unwin

273 papers receiving 26.4k 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.

Global and regional diabetes prevalence estimates for 2019 and projections for 2030 and 2045: Results from the International Diabetes Federation Diabetes Atlas, 9th edition

2019 7.1k citations Nigel Unwin, Leonor Guariguata et al. profile →
Definition and diagnosis of diabetes mellitus and intermediate hyperglycemia. Report of a WHO/IDF Consultation

2006 1.4k citations Nigel Unwin profile →
Refined Structure of the Nicotinic Acetylcholine Receptor at 4Å Resolution

2004 1.3k citations Nigel Unwin profile →
Structure and gating mechanism of the acetylcholine receptor pore

2003 1.0k citations Nigel Unwin et al. profile →
Impaired glucose tolerance and impaired fasting glycaemia: the current status on definition and intervention

2002 872 citations Nigel Unwin et al. profile →
Acetylcholine receptor channel imaged in the open state

1995 814 citations Nigel Unwin profile →
Nicotinic Acetylcholine Receptor an 9 Å Resolution

1993 676 citations Nigel Unwin profile →
The Burden of Mortality Attributable to Diabetes

2005 623 citations Nigel Unwin et al. profile →
Mortality attributable to diabetes in 20–79 years old adults, 2019 estimates: Results from the International Diabetes Federation Diabetes Atlas, 9th edition

2020 449 citations Nigel Unwin et al. profile →

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#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Differences in income, farm size and nutritional status between female and male farmers in a region of Haiti 2024 ·Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems ·(unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Madhuvanti M. Murphy, Cornelia Guell, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Nigel Unwin	2
2	Understanding the links between human health, ecosystem health, and food systems in Small Island Developing States using stakeholder-informed causal loop diagrams 2023 ·SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología ·Leonor Guariguata, Gordon M. Hickey, Madhuvanti M. Murphy, Cornelia Guell, Viliamu Iese, Karyn Morrissey, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Nigel Unwin	3
3	Situating commercial determinants of health in their historical context: a qualitative study of sugar-sweetened beverages in Jamaica 2023 ·Globalization and Health ·(unknown), (unknown), Henrice Altink, Ishtar Govia, Karyn Morrissey, Matthew Smith, Ruth H. Thurstan, Nigel Unwin, Cornelia Guell	3
4	Structure of a cholinergic cell membrane 2022 ·Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences ·Nigel Unwin	11
5	Perspectives on strengthening local food systems in Small Island Developing States 2022 ·Food Security ·Cornelia Guell, Catherine Brown, (unknown), Viliamu Iese, Neela Badrie, Morgan Wairiu, Arlette Saint Ville, Nigel Unwin, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Ian Hambleton, Colin Tukuitonga, (unknown), (unknown), Rachel Nugent, Nita G. Forouhi, Sara E. Benjamin‐Neelon	19
6	Exploring ways to respond to rising obesity and diabetes in the Caribbean using a system dynamics model 2022 ·SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología ·Leonor Guariguata, Leandro García, Natasha Sobers, Trevor S. Ferguson, James Woodcock, T. Alafia Samuels, Cornelia Guell, Nigel Unwin	3
7	“We used to get food from the garden.” Understanding changing practices of local food production and consumption in small island states 2021 ·Social Science & Medicine ·Cornelia Guell, Catherine Brown, Viliamu Iese, (unknown), Morgan Wairiu, Nigel Unwin	20
8	Food Sources and Dietary Quality in Small Island Developing States: Development of Methods and Policy Relevant Novel Survey Data from the Pacific and Caribbean 2020 ·Nutrients ·(unknown), (unknown), Viliamu Iese, Catherine Brown, (unknown), Ian Hambleton, Neela Badrie, (unknown), Cornelia Guell, Anna Brugulat-Panés, Arlette Saint Ville, Sara E. Benjamin‐Neelon, Louise Foley, (unknown), Morgan Wairiu, Nita G. Forouhi, Nigel Unwin, (unknown)	19
9	Using nutritional survey data to inform the design of sugar-sweetened beverage taxes in low-resource contexts: a cross-sectional analysis based on data from an adult Caribbean population 2020 ·BMJ Open ·Miriam Alvarado, (unknown), Angela Rose, Nigel Unwin, Ian Hambleton, Fumiaki Imamura, Jean Adams	2
10	Are there gender differences in acute management and secondary prevention of acute coronary syndromes in Barbados? A cohort study 2019 ·BMJ Open ·Natasha Sobers, Angela Rose, T. Alafia Samuels, Julia Critchley, (unknown), Ian Hambleton, (unknown), Nigel Unwin	3
11	Ethnic and Gender Disparities in Premature Adult Mortality in Belize 2008-2010 2016 ·PLoS ONE ·Francis Morey, Ian Hambleton, Nigel Unwin, T. Alafia Samuels	2
12	Reversing Type 2 Diabetes in the Caribbean: Preliminary findings from a feasibility study in Barbados 2016 ·West Indian Medical Journal ·(unknown), (unknown), Madhuvanti M. Murphy, (unknown), Robert M. Taylor, Nigel Unwin	1
13	Explaining the trends in coronary heart disease mortality in Barbados: 19902012 2016 ·West Indian Medical Journal ·Julia Critchley, T. Alafia Samuels, (unknown), Simon Capewell, Martín O’Flaherty, Nigel Unwin	1
14	Social distribution of diabetes, hypertension and related risk factors in Barbados: a cross-sectional study 2015 ·BMJ Open ·(unknown), Ian Hambleton, Angela Rose, Anselm Hennis, T. Alafia Samuels, Kenneth George, Nigel Unwin	46
15	A comparison of the new international diabetes federation definition of metabolic syndrome to WHO and NCEP definitions in Chinese, European and South Asian origin adults. 2007 ·PubMed ·Nigel Unwin, Raj Bhopal, Louise Hayes, Martin White, Sheila K. Patel, Dalip Ragoobirsingh, George Alberti	22
16	An introduction to public health and epidemiology [2nd edition] 2007 ·Northumbria Research Link (Northumbria University) ·Susan Carr, Nigel Unwin, Tanja Pless‐Mulloli	1
17	Structure of the Acetylcholine‐Gated Channel 2002 ·Novartis Foundation symposium ·Nigel Unwin	10
18	The Optimal Timing of Blood Collection during the Menstrual Cycle for the Assessment of Endogenous Sex Hormones 2002 ·Durham Research Online (Durham University) ·Naseer Ahmad, Tessa M. Pollard, Nigel Unwin	1
19	Civilization and its discontents: Non-communicable disease, metabolic syndrome and rural-urban migration in Tanzania 2001 ·Urban anthropology and studies of cultural systems and world economic development ·Nigel Unwin, Terry Aspray, Leslie Carlin, Louise Hayes, Richard Edwards, Henry Kitange	5
20	Report of the Diabetic Foot and Amputation Group. 1996 ·PubMed ·M. Edmonds, Andrew J.M. Boulton, T.M. Buckenham, Nathan R. Every, A FOSTER, D.V. Freeman, Roger Gadsby, O M Gibby, Ann Knowles, (unknown), F I Tovey, Nigel Unwin, (unknown)	45

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