Rachel Laws

4.2k total citations · 1 hit paper
123 papers, 2.8k citations indexed

About

Rachel Laws is a scholar working on Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, General Health Professions and Epidemiology. According to data from OpenAlex, Rachel Laws has authored 123 papers receiving a total of 2.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 68 papers in Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, 62 papers in General Health Professions and 36 papers in Epidemiology. Recurrent topics in Rachel Laws's work include Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet (52 papers), Breastfeeding Practices and Influences (36 papers) and Obesity and Health Practices (27 papers). Rachel Laws is often cited by papers focused on Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet (52 papers), Breastfeeding Practices and Influences (36 papers) and Obesity and Health Practices (27 papers). Rachel Laws collaborates with scholars based in Australia, United Kingdom and Ireland. Rachel Laws's co-authors include Karen Campbell, Elizabeth Denney‐Wilson, Catherine G. Russell, Miaobing Zheng, Mark Harris, Sarah Taki, Kylie D. Hesketh, Kristy A. Bolton, Gawaine Powell Davies and Rosalind Elliott and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, American Journal of Preventive Medicine and Nutrients.

In The Last Decade

Rachel Laws

118 papers receiving 2.8k 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.

Rapid weight gain during infancy and subsequent adiposity: a systematic review and meta‐analysis of evidence

2017 267 citations Miaobing Zheng, Carley Grimes et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Rachel Laws Australia	30	1.4k	1.1k	644	496	430	123	2.8k
Elizabeth Denney‐Wilson Australia	32	1.6k 1.2×	1.4k 1.2×	495 0.8×	387 0.8×	347 0.8×	120	3.1k
Carry M. Renders Netherlands	31	2.0k 1.5×	1.5k 1.3×	850 1.3×	421 0.8×	319 0.7×	135	4.1k
Anna Farmer Canada	25	1.6k 1.2×	1.2k 1.1×	261 0.4×	320 0.6×	476 1.1×	62	3.1k
Rebecca Wyse Australia	30	2.0k 1.5×	1.2k 1.0×	153 0.2×	229 0.5×	529 1.2×	95	2.9k
Lorraine O. Walker United States	31	1.8k 1.3×	891 0.8×	526 0.8×	632 1.3×	175 0.4×	127	3.6k
Ken Resnicow United States	38	1.9k 1.4×	2.1k 1.8×	356 0.6×	212 0.4×	219 0.5×	73	4.7k
Flora Tzelepis Australia	30	1.2k 0.9×	1.0k 0.9×	344 0.5×	284 0.6×	235 0.5×	111	2.9k
Paulina Nowicka Sweden	27	1.6k 1.2×	533 0.5×	146 0.2×	264 0.5×	498 1.2×	96	2.6k
Christophe Lecathelinais Australia	30	1.6k 1.2×	899 0.8×	297 0.5×	596 1.2×	213 0.5×	139	3.2k
Marja Kaunonen Finland	31	972 0.7×	802 0.7×	613 1.0×	481 1.0×	380 0.9×	158	2.9k

Countries citing papers authored by Rachel Laws

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Rachel Laws

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All Works

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20 of 20 papers shown

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O’Toole, Laura, et al.. (2024). An exploration of prenatal breastfeeding self-efficacy: a scoping review. International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity. 21(1). 95–95. 2 indexed citations

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Gebremariam, Kidane Tadesse, Karen Wynter, Miaobing Zheng, et al.. (2024). Breastfeeding – a survey of fathers’ support needs and preferred sources of information. International Breastfeeding Journal. 19(1). 50–50. 3 indexed citations

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Kuswara, Konsita, Helen A. Vidgen, Penelope Love, Rachel Laws, & Karen Campbell. (2023). The contribution of Australian fathers in getting food on the table among families with young children. Public Health Nutrition. 26(12). 2826–2835. 2 indexed citations

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Love, Penelope, et al.. (2023). Meal kit subscription services and opportunities to improve family vegetable consumption. Health Promotion International. 38(6). 2 indexed citations

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O’Reilly, Sharleen, Rachel Laws, Helle Terkildsen Maindal, et al.. (2023). A Complex mHealth Coaching Intervention to Prevent Overweight, Obesity, and Diabetes in High-Risk Women in Antenatal Care: Protocol for a Hybrid Type 2 Effectiveness-Implementation Study. JMIR Research Protocols. 12. e51431–e51431. 2 indexed citations

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Zheng, Miaobing, Saeed Ghobadi, Rachel Laws, et al.. (2023). Breastfeeding and the Longitudinal Changes of Body Mass Index in Childhood and Adulthood: A Systematic Review. Advances in Nutrition. 15(1). 100152–100152. 19 indexed citations

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Mauch, Chelsea E., Thomas P. Wycherley, Lucinda Bell, et al.. (2022). Parental work hours and household income as determinants of unhealthy food and beverage intake in young Australian children. Own your potential (DEAKIN). 3 indexed citations

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Lindberg, Rebecca, et al.. (2022). Strategies used by schools to tackle food insecurity and hunger: a qualitative enquiry in 15 Victorian schools. Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health. 46(4). 444–449. 3 indexed citations

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Bolton, Kristy A., Peter Kremer, Rachel Laws, Karen Campbell, & Miaobing Zheng. (2021). Longitudinal analysis of growth trajectories in young children of Chinese-born immigrant mothers compared with Australian-born mothers living in Victoria, Australia. BMJ Open. 11(2). e041148–e041148. 4 indexed citations

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Koorts, Harriet, et al.. (2020). What hinders and helps academics to conduct Dissemination and Implementation (D&I) research in the field of nutrition and physical activity? An international perspective. International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity. 17(1). 7–7. 21 indexed citations

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Cheng, Heilok, Rachel Laws, Anne McKenzie, et al.. (2020). Promoting healthy weight for all young children: a mixed methods study of child and family health nurses’ perceptions of barriers and how to overcome them. BMC Nursing. 19(1). 84–84. 17 indexed citations

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Kuswara, Konsita, Karen Campbell, Kylie D. Hesketh, Miaobing Zheng, & Rachel Laws. (2020). Patterns and predictors of exclusive breastfeeding in Chinese Australian mothers: a cross sectional study. International Breastfeeding Journal. 15(1). 61–61. 11 indexed citations

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Hennessy, Marita, et al.. (2019). Health professional-delivered obesity prevention interventions during the first 1,000 days: A systematic review of external validity reporting. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 2. 14–14. 9 indexed citations

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Hennessy, Marita, et al.. (2019). Health professional-delivered obesity prevention interventions during the first 1,000 days: A systematic review of external validity reporting. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 2. 14–14. 7 indexed citations

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Bolton, Kristy A., Peter Kremer, Kylie D. Hesketh, et al.. (2018). Differences in infant feeding practices between Chinese-born and Australian-born mothers living in Australia: a cross-sectional study. BMC Pediatrics. 18(1). 209–209. 20 indexed citations

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Kuswara, Konsita, Rachel Laws, Peter Kremer, Kylie D. Hesketh, & Karen Campbell. (2016). The infant feeding practices of Chinese immigrant mothers in Australia: A qualitative exploration. Appetite. 105. 375–384. 38 indexed citations

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Denney‐Wilson, Elizabeth, Rachel Laws, Catherine G. Russell, et al.. (2015). Preventing obesity in infants: the Growing healthy feasibility trial protocol. BMJ Open. 5(11). e009258–e009258. 40 indexed citations

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Laws, Rachel, Karen Campbell, Paige van der Pligt, et al.. (2014). The impact of interventions to prevent obesity or improve obesity related behaviours in children (0–5 years) from socioeconomically disadvantaged and/or indigenous families: a systematic review. BMC Public Health. 14(1). 779–779. 110 indexed citations

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Harris, Mark, Bibiana Chan, Rachel Laws, et al.. (2013). The impact of a brief lifestyle intervention delivered by generalist community nurses (CN SNAP trial). BMC Public Health. 13(1). 375–375. 13 indexed citations

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Passey, Megan, Rachel Laws, Upali W Jayasinghe, et al.. (2012). Predictors of primary care referrals to a vascular disease prevention lifestyle program among participants in a cluster randomised trial. BMC Health Services Research. 12(1). 234–234. 18 indexed citations

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