Peter Butterworth

19.6k total citations · 3 hit papers
360 papers, 13.7k citations indexed

About

Peter Butterworth is a scholar working on General Health Professions, Health and Social Psychology. According to data from OpenAlex, Peter Butterworth has authored 360 papers receiving a total of 13.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 113 papers in General Health Professions, 87 papers in Health and 52 papers in Social Psychology. Recurrent topics in Peter Butterworth's work include Health disparities and outcomes (86 papers), Employment and Welfare Studies (78 papers) and Workplace Health and Well-being (35 papers). Peter Butterworth is often cited by papers focused on Health disparities and outcomes (86 papers), Employment and Welfare Studies (78 papers) and Workplace Health and Well-being (35 papers). Peter Butterworth collaborates with scholars based in Australia, United Kingdom and United States. Peter Butterworth's co-authors include Peter R. Ellis, Bryan Rodgers, Kaarin J. Anstey, Liana Leach, Frederick J. Warren, Tim D. Windsor, Cathrina H. Edwards, Sarah C. Olesen, Nicolas Cherbuin and Timothy Crosier and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and Journal of Biological Chemistry.

In The Last Decade

Peter Butterworth

348 papers receiving 13.1k 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.

Role of polysaccharides in food, digestion, and health

2015 433 citations Cathrina H. Edwards, Peter Butterworth et al. profile →
Mechanisms of starch digestion by α-amylase—Structural basis for kinetic properties

2015 370 citations Peter Butterworth, Peter R. Ellis et al. profile →
The association between mental disorders and suicide: A systematic review and meta-analysis of record linkage studies

2019 202 citations Lay San Too, Peter Butterworth et al. Journal of Affective Disorders profile →

Peers

Peter Butterworth

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Daniel J. Tancredi United States

Arpo Aromaa Finland

Jukka T. Salonen Finland

Anne Taylor Australia

An Pan China

Laura Sampson United States

Daan Kromhout Netherlands

John S. Strauss United States

Preben Bo Mortensen Denmark

Colin D. Rehm United States

Daniel J. Tancredi United States

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Countries citing papers authored by Peter Butterworth

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Citations

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Fields of papers citing papers by Peter Butterworth

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Peter Butterworth

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Peter Butterworth. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Peter Butterworth based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with Peter Butterworth. Peter Butterworth is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

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Torres, Susan J., Charlotte Juul Nilsson, Gavin Abbott, et al.. (2025). Prospective associations between stressful life course events and clusters of lifestyle behaviours. BMC Public Health. 25(1). 3068–3068.

Batterham, Philip J., Alison L. Calear, Fiona Shand, et al.. (2025). The LifeTrack Project: Baseline cohort characteristics and psychosocial factors associated with duration of suicidal ideation and prior suicide attempt. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 5(2). 100210–100210. 1 indexed citations

Chapman, Cath, et al.. (2025). The longitudinal relationship between financial hardship and mental health - A systematic review of the evidence. SSM - Mental Health. 8. 100481–100481.

Butterworth, Peter, et al.. (2024). Investigating the association between Work Family Conflicts (WFC) and suicidal ideation in an Australian community-based cohort study. Journal of Affective Disorders. 363. 483–491. 1 indexed citations

Burns, Richard A., et al.. (2024). Neural correlates of the revised reinforcement sensitivity theory: A cross‐sectional structural neuroimaging study in middle‐aged adults. Psychophysiology. 61(8). e14574–e14574. 2 indexed citations

Suomi, Aino, Timothy P. Schofield, & Peter Butterworth. (2022). Does receipt of unemployment benefits change recruiter perceptions of candidates’ personality, work relevant skills and employability?. Work. 71(4). 1029–1041. 1 indexed citations

Leach, Liana, Allison Milner, Lay San Too, & Peter Butterworth. (2022). Poor psychosocial job conditions increase sickness absence: evidence from the PATH Through Life Mid-Aged Cohort. BMJ Open. 12(9). e059572–e059572. 2 indexed citations

Edwards, Cathrina H., Peter Ryden, Giuseppina Mandalari, Peter Butterworth, & Peter R. Ellis. (2021). Structure–function studies of chickpea and durum wheat uncover mechanisms by which cell wall properties influence starch bioaccessibility. Nature Food. 2(2). 118–126. 72 indexed citations

Edwards, Cathrina H., et al.. (2021). α-Amylase action on starch in chickpea flour following hydrothermal processing and different drying, cooling and storage conditions. Carbohydrate Polymers. 259. 117738–117738. 22 indexed citations

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Too, Lay San, Liana Leach, & Peter Butterworth. (2019). Is the association between poor job control and common mental disorder explained by general perceptions of control? Findings from an Australian longitudinal cohort. Scandinavian Journal of Work Environment & Health. 46(3). 311–320. 17 indexed citations

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Chan, Gary, Peter Butterworth, Denise Becker, et al.. (2018). Longitudinal patterns of amphetamine use from adolescence to adulthood: A latent class analysis of a 20-year prospective study of Australians. Drug and Alcohol Dependence. 194. 121–127. 7 indexed citations

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Milner, Allison, Lauren Krnjacki, Peter Butterworth, & Anthony D. LaMontagne. (2016). The role of social support in protecting mental health when employed and unemployed: A longitudinal fixed-effects analysis using 12 annual waves of the HILDA cohort. Social Science & Medicine. 153. 20–26. 93 indexed citations

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Butterworth, Peter, et al.. (2016). The role of financial hardship, mastery and social support in the association between employment status and depression: results from an Australian longitudinal cohort study. BMJ Open. 6(5). e009834–e009834. 76 indexed citations

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Butterworth, Peter, Timothy Crosier, & Bryan Rodgers. (2015). Mental Health Problems, Disability and Income Support Receipt: A Replication and Extension Using the HILDA Survey. RePEc: Research Papers in Economics. 3 indexed citations

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Butterworth, Peter, et al.. (2015). Longitudinal cohort study describing persistent frequent attenders in Australian primary healthcare. BMJ Open. 5(10). e008975–e008975. 40 indexed citations

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Fairweather‐Schmidt, A. Kate, Liana Leach, Peter Butterworth, & Kaarin J. Anstey. (2014). Infertility problems and mental health symptoms in a community-based sample: Depressive symptoms among infertile men, but not women. ANU Open Research (Australian National University). 7 indexed citations

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Olesen, Sarah C., Elspeth Macdonald, Beverley Raphael, & Peter Butterworth. (2010). Children's Exposure to Parental and Familial Adversities: Findings from a Population Survey of Australians. Family matters. 84(84). 43. 10 indexed citations

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Jorm, Anthony F., Karen A. Mather, Peter Butterworth, et al.. (2007). APOE genotype and cognitive functioning in a large age-stratified population sample.. Neuropsychology. 21(1). 1–8. 123 indexed citations

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Butterworth, Peter, et al.. (2005). MORE THAN A LABOR DISPUTE: THE PATCO STRIKE OF 1981. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 1 indexed citations

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Butterworth, Peter. (2003). Multiple and Severe Disadvantage among Lone Mothers Receiving Income Support. Family matters. 22. 18 indexed citations

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