Rachna Begh

4.8k total citations · 6 hit papers
44 papers, 3.0k citations indexed

About

Rachna Begh is a scholar working on Physiology, Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health and Pharmacy. According to data from OpenAlex, Rachna Begh has authored 44 papers receiving a total of 3.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 30 papers in Physiology, 21 papers in Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health and 9 papers in Pharmacy. Recurrent topics in Rachna Begh's work include Smoking Behavior and Cessation (30 papers), Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet (14 papers) and Behavioral Health and Interventions (9 papers). Rachna Begh is often cited by papers focused on Smoking Behavior and Cessation (30 papers), Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet (14 papers) and Behavioral Health and Interventions (9 papers). Rachna Begh collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, United States and Australia. Rachna Begh's co-authors include Paul Aveyard, Jamie Hartmann‐Boyce, Nicola Lindson, Hayden McRobbie, Peter Hájek, Chris Bullen, Amanda Daley, Lindsay F Stead, Andrew J. Parsons and Tom Thompson and has published in prestigious journals such as Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, Social Science & Medicine and BMJ.

In The Last Decade

Rachna Begh

40 papers receiving 2.9k citations

Hit Papers

Electronic cigarettes for smoking cessation 2010 2026 2015 2020 2016 2010 2021 2022 2024 250 500 750
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. Electronic cigarettes for smoking cessation
    2016 789 citations Jamie Hartmann‐Boyce, Hayden McRobbie et al. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews profile →
  2. Influence of smoking cessation after diagnosis of early stage lung cancer on prognosis: systematic review of observational studies with meta-analysis
    2010 525 citations Amanda Daley, Rachna Begh et al. profile →
  3. Electronic cigarettes for smoking cessation
    2021 204 citations Jamie Hartmann‐Boyce, Hayden McRobbie et al. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews profile →
  4. Electronic cigarettes for smoking cessation
    2022 178 citations Jamie Hartmann‐Boyce, Nicola Lindson et al. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews profile →
  5. Electronic cigarettes for smoking cessation
    2024 70 citations Nicola Lindson, Ailsa R. Butler et al. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews profile →
  6. 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
Rachna Begh United Kingdom 18 2.1k 847 620 370 358 44 3.0k
Andy McEwen United Kingdom 30 2.0k 1.0× 713 0.8× 769 1.2× 847 2.3× 273 0.8× 118 3.1k
Francesca Pesola United Kingdom 24 1.1k 0.5× 560 0.7× 282 0.5× 482 1.3× 414 1.2× 63 2.6k
Office on Smoking 7 1.1k 0.5× 482 0.6× 190 0.3× 326 0.9× 218 0.6× 11 2.1k
Karin A. Kasza United States 25 1.6k 0.8× 708 0.8× 378 0.6× 180 0.5× 158 0.4× 65 2.1k
Caitlin Loretan United States 10 1.2k 0.6× 434 0.5× 283 0.5× 253 0.7× 125 0.3× 13 2.0k
Michael A. Tynan United States 26 1.5k 0.7× 649 0.8× 223 0.4× 236 0.6× 78 0.2× 60 2.5k
Leonie S. Brose United Kingdom 29 2.6k 1.2× 1.1k 1.2× 838 1.4× 449 1.2× 47 0.1× 103 3.2k
Ryan J. Courtney Australia 15 832 0.4× 341 0.4× 212 0.3× 374 1.0× 213 0.6× 48 1.9k
Taghrid Asfar United States 23 1.3k 0.6× 391 0.5× 253 0.4× 302 0.8× 82 0.2× 84 1.9k
Jonathan Livingstone‐Banks United Kingdom 21 1.2k 0.6× 458 0.5× 394 0.6× 286 0.8× 51 0.1× 53 1.6k

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Rachna Begh

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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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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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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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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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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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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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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Albury, Charlotte, Helena Webb, Rachna Begh, et al.. (2023). Clinician–patient communication about emergency aerial medical evacuation in case of infectious disease. Journal of Travel Medicine. 30(4). 1 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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Retat, Lise, Laura Pimpin, Laura Webber, et al.. (2019). Screening and brief intervention for obesity in primary care: cost-effectiveness analysis in the BWeL trial. International Journal of Obesity. 43(10). 2066–2075. 23 indexed citations
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Tudor, Kate, Susan A. Jebb, Amanda Lewis, et al.. (2019). The equity impact of brief opportunistic interventions to promote weight loss in primary care: secondary analysis of the BWeL randomised trial. BMC Medicine. 17(1). 51–51. 13 indexed citations
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Hartmann‐Boyce, Jamie, Rachna Begh, & Paul Aveyard. (2018). Electronic cigarettes for smoking cessation. BMJ. 360. j5543–j5543. 80 indexed citations
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Begh, Rachna, Margaret Smith, Stuart G. Ferguson, et al.. (2016). Association between smoking-related attentional bias and craving measured in the clinic and in the natural environment.. Psychology of Addictive Behaviors. 30(8). 868–875. 6 indexed citations
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Begh, Rachna, Marcus R. Munafò, Saul Shiffman, et al.. (2015). Lack of attentional retraining effects in cigarette smokers attempting cessation: A proof of concept double-blind randomised controlled trial. Drug and Alcohol Dependence. 149. 158–165. 26 indexed citations
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Begh, Rachna, S Shiffman, Linda Nichols, et al.. (2013). A double-blind randomized controlled trial evaluating the efficacy of attentional retraining on attentional bias and craving in smokers attempting cessation. eCite Digital Repository (University of Tasmania). 1 indexed citations
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Lindson, Nicola, Rachna Begh, Máirtín S. McDermott, Andy McEwen, & Deborah Lycett. (2013). The importance of practitioner smoking status: A survey of NHS Stop Smoking Service practitioners. Patient Education and Counseling. 93(1). 139–145. 6 indexed citations
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Begh, Rachna, Paul Aveyard, Penney Upton, et al.. (2011). Promoting smoking cessation in Pakistani and Bangladeshi men in the UK: pilot cluster randomised controlled trial of trained community outreach workers. Trials. 12(1). 197–197. 22 indexed citations
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Aveyard, Paul, Rachna Begh, Amanda Parsons, & Robert West. (2011). Brief opportunistic smoking cessation interventions: a systematic review and meta‐analysis to compare advice to quit and offer of assistance. Addiction. 107(6). 1066–1073. 276 indexed citations
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