Robert Aitken

3.9k total citations · 1 hit paper
75 papers, 2.5k citations indexed

About

Robert Aitken is a scholar working on Surgery, Marketing and Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine. According to data from OpenAlex, Robert Aitken has authored 75 papers receiving a total of 2.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 22 papers in Surgery, 16 papers in Marketing and 12 papers in Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine. Recurrent topics in Robert Aitken's work include Cardiac, Anesthesia and Surgical Outcomes (12 papers), Consumer Behavior in Brand Consumption and Identification (11 papers) and Colorectal Cancer Surgical Treatments (7 papers). Robert Aitken is often cited by papers focused on Cardiac, Anesthesia and Surgical Outcomes (12 papers), Consumer Behavior in Brand Consumption and Identification (11 papers) and Colorectal Cancer Surgical Treatments (7 papers). Robert Aitken collaborates with scholars based in New Zealand, United Kingdom and Australia. Robert Aitken's co-authors include Adriana Campelo, David Ballantyne, John Williams, Leah Watkins, Juergen Gnoth, Maree Thyne, Kenneth Leithwood, Damien Mather, Doris Jantzi and A P M Forrest and has published in prestigious journals such as The Lancet, Journal of Cleaner Production and Journal of Business Research.

In The Last Decade

Robert Aitken

73 papers receiving 2.3k citations

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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.

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Robert Aitken New Zealand	26	745	723	556	456	340	75	2.5k
Sharma Sc India	18	659 0.9×	521 0.7×	202 0.4×	104 0.2×	506 1.5×	141	3.1k
Hyojung Park South Korea	29	884 1.2×	175 0.2×	173 0.3×	215 0.5×	161 0.5×	170	2.8k
Christopher Humphrey United Kingdom	38	387 0.5×	297 0.4×	583 1.0×	66 0.1×	634 1.9×	127	5.1k
Ryan Matthews United States	8	1.1k 1.5×	915 1.3×	168 0.3×	45 0.1×	733 2.2×	22	4.0k
Michael Pirson United States	30	338 0.5×	143 0.2×	237 0.4×	74 0.2×	557 1.6×	191	2.6k
Linda C. Wang United States	20	234 0.3×	136 0.2×	111 0.2×	1.3k 2.9×	326 1.0×	33	2.8k
James C. Cox United States	33	752 1.0×	619 0.9×	332 0.6×	84 0.2×	53 0.2×	142	4.5k
Ghulam Warsi United States	17	294 0.4×	86 0.1×	123 0.2×	650 1.4×	205 0.6×	36	2.4k
Melissa K. Hyde Australia	35	926 1.2×	160 0.2×	95 0.2×	507 1.1×	109 0.3×	116	3.3k
Ingrid Nielsen Australia	34	950 1.3×	195 0.3×	261 0.5×	197 0.4×	844 2.5×	129	4.1k

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All Works

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Aitken, Robert, et al.. (2020). The positive role of labelling on consumers’ perceived behavioural control and intention to purchase organic food. Journal of Cleaner Production. 255. 120334–120334. 175 indexed citations

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Aitken, Robert, et al.. (2018). Bridging family boundaries: mediating postmodern complexity in urban Sinhalese Sri Lankan families. Consumption Markets & Culture. 21(4). 373–395. 4 indexed citations

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Robertson, Kirsten, Robert Aitken, & Leah Watkins. (2014). Public policy and personal preference: a disconnect between beliefs regarding responsible drinking and the motivation to get drunk. Public Health. 128(11). 1030–1032. 2 indexed citations

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Gray, Brendan, Sarah Stein, Phil Osborne, & Robert Aitken. (2013). Collaborative learning in a strategy education context. 8(1). 35–55. 4 indexed citations

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Aitken, Robert, Carolyn Stringer, & David Ballantyne. (2012). Service integration and coordination in a complex world. Journal of Marketing Management. 28(13-14). 1487–1490. 3 indexed citations

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Avis, Mark, Robert Aitken, & Shelagh Ferguson. (2012). Brand relationship and personality theory. Marketing Theory. 12(3). 311–331. 34 indexed citations

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Williams, John & Robert Aitken. (2011). The Service-Dominant Logic of Marketing and Marketing Ethics. Journal of Business Ethics. 102(3). 439–454. 63 indexed citations

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Aitken, Robert & Adriana Campelo. (2011). The four Rs of place branding. Journal of Marketing Management. 27(9-10). 913–933. 188 indexed citations

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Ballantyne, David & Robert Aitken. (2007). Branding in B2B markets: insights from the service‐dominant logic of marketing. Journal of Business and Industrial Marketing. 22(6). 363–371. 167 indexed citations

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Semmens, James B., Jenny A. Mountain, Frank Sanfilippo, et al.. (2006). PROVIDERS AND CONSUMERS SUPPORT THE WESTERN AUSTRALIAN AUDIT OF SURGICAL MORTALITY. ANZ Journal of Surgery. 76(6). 442–447. 7 indexed citations

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Aitken, Robert, David Ballantyne, Phil Osborne, & John Williams. (2006). Introduction to the special issue on the service-dominant logic of marketing: insights from The Otago Forum. Marketing Theory. 6(3). 275–280. 44 indexed citations

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Leithwood, Kenneth, Robert Aitken, & Doris Jantzi. (2001). Making Schools Smarter: A System for Monitoring School and District Progress. Second Edition.. 107(1-3). 143–6. 33 indexed citations

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Handy, Charles & Robert Aitken. (2001). Understanding schools as organizations. Medical Entomology and Zoology. 28 indexed citations

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Rankin, Sarah, et al.. (2001). Costs of accessing surgical specialists by rural and remote residents. ANZ Journal of Surgery. 71(9). 544–547. 46 indexed citations

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Aitken, Robert, et al.. (1999). Training in large bowel cancer surgery: observations from three prospective regional United Kingdom audits. BMJ. 318(7185). 702–703. 21 indexed citations

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Singh, Kalpana & Robert Aitken. (1999). Outcome in patients with colorectal cancer managed by surgical trainees. British journal of surgery. 86(10). 1332–1336. 46 indexed citations

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Aitken, Robert, et al.. (1990). Mammography Screening for Breast Cancer. Annual Review of Medicine. 41(1). 117–132. 15 indexed citations

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Aitken, Robert, H. L. MacDonald, A.E. Kirkpatrick, et al.. (1990). Outcome of surgery for non-palpable mammographic abnormalities. British journal of surgery. 77(6). 673–676. 22 indexed citations

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Aitken, Robert, Mark N. Gaze, A. Rodger, U Chetty, & A P M Forrest. (1989). Arm morbidity within a trial of mastectomy and either nodal sample with selective radiotherapy or axillary clearance. British journal of surgery. 76(6). 568–571. 92 indexed citations

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Aitken, Robert. (1982). Quantitative Noise Analysis in a Modern Hospital. Archives of Environmental Health An International Journal. 37(6). 361–364. 36 indexed citations

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