Rachel E. Spector

1.2k total citations · 1 hit paper
32 papers, 783 citations indexed

About

Rachel E. Spector is a scholar working on Sociology and Political Science, Clinical Psychology and Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health. According to data from OpenAlex, Rachel E. Spector has authored 32 papers receiving a total of 783 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 12 papers in Sociology and Political Science, 7 papers in Clinical Psychology and 4 papers in Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health. Recurrent topics in Rachel E. Spector's work include Cultural Competency in Health Care (9 papers), Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet (3 papers) and Child Nutrition and Feeding Issues (2 papers). Rachel E. Spector is often cited by papers focused on Cultural Competency in Health Care (9 papers), Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet (3 papers) and Child Nutrition and Feeding Issues (2 papers). Rachel E. Spector collaborates with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and Colombia. Rachel E. Spector's co-authors include Ruby Natale, Elizabeth Shaw, Sarah Messiah, Cynthia N. Lebron, Karla P. Shelnutt, Frédéric Altare, Ellen Kolomeyer, Folefac Atem, M. Sunil Mathew and Jennifer Walsh and has published in prestigious journals such as Public Health Nutrition, Journal of Developmental & Behavioral Pediatrics and Energy Research & Social Science.

In The Last Decade

Rachel E. Spector

28 papers receiving 684 citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Cultural Diversity in Health and Illness

1986 406 citations Rachel E. Spector et al. AJN American Journal of Nursing profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Rachel E. Spector United States	10	297	262	228	141	111	32	783
Mary Elaine Jones United States	14	249 0.8×	260 1.0×	196 0.9×	103 0.7×	60 0.5×	41	620
Henrietta Bernal United States	13	284 1.0×	216 0.8×	177 0.8×	122 0.9×	72 0.6×	16	746
Betty Wehtje Winslow United States	12	297 1.0×	444 1.7×	239 1.0×	150 1.1×	161 1.5×	23	839
Ivora Hinton United States	17	172 0.6×	424 1.6×	204 0.9×	169 1.2×	195 1.8×	47	1.1k
Yeoun Soo Kim‐Godwin United States	16	252 0.8×	285 1.1×	258 1.1×	177 1.3×	156 1.4×	41	798
Sharon A. Denham United States	20	193 0.6×	384 1.5×	195 0.9×	181 1.3×	104 0.9×	48	962
Abe Oudshoorn Canada	17	249 0.8×	467 1.8×	193 0.8×	172 1.2×	55 0.5×	101	838
Annette Huntington New Zealand	19	176 0.6×	521 2.0×	247 1.1×	267 1.9×	62 0.6×	42	1.2k
Marie N. Fongwa United States	13	199 0.7×	357 1.4×	258 1.1×	134 1.0×	64 0.6×	24	798
Ronda C. Talley United States	11	210 0.7×	235 0.9×	263 1.2×	109 0.8×	98 0.9×	34	643

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Rachel E. Spector

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Noble, Lawrence, et al.. (2022). Spiritual Interventions Used by Jewish Women to Facilitate the Family Continuum: A Qualitative Study. Journal of Integrative and Complementary Medicine. 28(6). 507–516.

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Natale, Ruby, Folefac Atem, Cynthia N. Lebron, et al.. (2021). Cluster-randomised trial of the impact of an obesity prevention intervention on childcare centre nutrition and physical activity environment over 2 years. Public Health Nutrition. 25(11). 3172–3181. 9 indexed citations

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Natale, Ruby, et al.. (2020). What Happens When Young Children Do Not Meet Criteria for IDEA Part B/C? Early Discovery for Mild Delays.. Zero to three. 40(3). 35–47. 1 indexed citations

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Natale, Ruby, Folefac Atem, Cynthia N. Lebron, et al.. (2020). An Implementation Approach Comparison of a Child Care Center-Based Obesity Prevention Program. Journal of Developmental & Behavioral Pediatrics. 42(2). 135–145. 6 indexed citations

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Natale, Ruby, et al.. (2019). Utilizing the RE-AIM framework to determine effectiveness of a preschool intervention program on social-emotional outcomes. Evaluation and Program Planning. 79. 101773–101773. 8 indexed citations

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Spector, Rachel E.. (2016). Cultural Competence. Cultura de los Cuidados. 4 indexed citations

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Messiah, Sarah, Cynthia N. Lebron, M. Sunil Mathew, et al.. (2016). Healthy caregivers-healthy children (HC2) phase 2: Integrating culturally sensitive childhood obesity prevention strategies into childcare center policies. Contemporary Clinical Trials. 53. 60–67. 27 indexed citations

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Spector, Rachel E., et al.. (2011). Service-user involvement in a ward staff training project: Participants’ experiences of making digital stories. Clinical Psychology Forum. 1(220). 49–53. 3 indexed citations

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Anderson, Nancy, Joyceen S. Boyle, Ruth E. Davidhizar, et al.. (2010). Chapter 7: Cultural Health Assessment. Journal of Transcultural Nursing. 21(4_suppl). 307S–336S. 3 indexed citations

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Spector, Rachel E., et al.. (2009). Psychological states of mind in acute psychiatric inpatient settings: A model for making sense of the clinical work. Clinical Psychology Forum. 1(203). 13–18. 3 indexed citations

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Spector, Rachel E.. (2003). Cultural Diversity in Health & Illness. Medical Entomology and Zoology. 44 indexed citations

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Spector, Rachel E.. (2002). Cultural Diversity in Health and Illness. Journal of Transcultural Nursing. 13(3). 197–199. 105 indexed citations

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Spector, Rachel E., et al.. (2002). Las culturas de la salud. Dialnet (Universidad de la Rioja). 12 indexed citations

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Spector, Rachel E.. (2001). Is there racial bias in clinicians' perceptions of the dangerousness of psychiatric patients? A review of the literature. Journal of Mental Health. 10(1). 5–15. 3 indexed citations

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Spector, Rachel E.. (2001). Is there racial bias in clinicians' perceptions of the dangerousness of psychiatric patients? A review of the literature. Journal of Mental Health. 10(1). 5–15. 35 indexed citations

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Spector, Rachel E.. (2000). La enfermería transcultural: pasado, presente, y futuro. Cultura de los Cuidados. 116–127. 3 indexed citations

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Spector, Rachel E.. (1995). Cultural Concepts of Women’s Health and Health-Promoting Behaviors. Journal of Obstetric, Gynecologic & Neonatal Nursing. 24(3). 241–245. 12 indexed citations

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Spector, Rachel E., et al.. (1980). Cultural Diversity in Health and Illness. AJN American Journal of Nursing. 80(1). 157–157. 37 indexed citations

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Spector, Rachel E.. (1979). Ethnicity and Health: A Study of Health Care Beliefs and Practices.. 12(2). 34–37. 2 indexed citations

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Spector, Rachel E.. (1976). Sociology: Nurses and Their Patients in a Modern Society. Nurse Educator. 1(4). 13,24–13,24. 1 indexed citations

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