Ross C. Brownson

939 total papers · 55.8k total citations
672 papers, 38.4k citations indexed

About

Ross C. Brownson is a scholar working on General Health Professions, Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health and Physiology. According to data from OpenAlex, Ross C. Brownson has authored 672 papers receiving a total of 38.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 359 papers in General Health Professions, 223 papers in Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health and 149 papers in Physiology. Recurrent topics in Ross C. Brownson's work include Health Policy Implementation Science (237 papers), Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet (173 papers) and Public Health Policies and Education (162 papers). Ross C. Brownson is often cited by papers focused on Health Policy Implementation Science (237 papers), Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet (173 papers) and Public Health Policies and Education (162 papers). Ross C. Brownson collaborates with scholars based in United States, Brazil and Canada. Ross C. Brownson's co-authors include Amy A. Eyler, Christine M. Hoehner, James F. Sallis, Debra Haire‐Joshu, Douglas A. Luke, Elizabeth A. Baker, ­Abby C. King, Tegan K. Boehmer, Rachel G. Tabak and Jonathan E. Fielding and has published in prestigious journals such as The Lancet, JAMA and SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología.

In The Last Decade

Ross C. Brownson

655 papers receiving 36.2k 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 benchmark for papers published in the same subfield and year, or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

  1. The effectiveness of interventions to increase physical activityA systematic review1 and 2
    2002 1.6k citations Emily B. Kahn, Leigh Ramsey et al. American Journal of Preventive Medicine profile →
  2. Measuring the Built Environment for Physical Activity
    2009 1.0k citations Ross C. Brownson, Christine M. Hoehner et al. American Journal of Preventive Medicine profile →
  3. Bridging Research and Practice
    2012 888 citations Rachel G. Tabak, Elaine C. Khoong et al. American Journal of Preventive Medicine profile →
  4. Evidence-based intervention in physical activity: lessons from around the world
    2012 868 citations Gregory W. Heath, Diana C. Parra et al. The Lancet profile →
  5. Environmental and Policy Determinants of Physical Activity in the United States
    2001 784 citations Ross C. Brownson, Elizabeth A. Baker et al. American Journal of Public Health profile →
  6. Evidence-Based Public Health: A Fundamental Concept for Public Health Practice
    2009 738 citations Ross C. Brownson, Jonathan E. Fielding et al. Annual Review of Public Health profile →
  7. Perceived and objective environmental measures and physical activity among urban adults
    2005 723 citations Christine M. Hoehner, Laura K. Brennan Ramirez et al. American Journal of Preventive Medicine profile →
  8. DECLINING RATES OF PHYSICAL ACTIVITY IN THE UNITED STATES: What Are the Contributors?
    2004 683 citations Ross C. Brownson, Tegan K. Boehmer et al. Annual Review of Public Health profile →
  9. Personal and environmental factors associated with physical inactivity among different racial-ethnic groups of U.S. middle-aged and older-aged women.
    2000 638 citations ­Abby C. King, Cynthia M. Castro et al. Health Psychology profile →
  10. The Effectiveness of Urban Design and Land Use and Transport Policies and Practices to Increase Physical Activity: A Systematic Review
    2006 542 citations Gregory W. Heath, Ross C. Brownson et al. Journal of Physical Activity and Health profile →
  11. Personal and environmental factors associated with physical inactivity among different racial–ethnic groups of U.S. middle-aged and older-aged women.
    2000 535 citations ­Abby C. King, Cynthia M. Castro et al. Health Psychology profile →
  12. Scaling up physical activity interventions worldwide: stepping up to larger and smarter approaches to get people moving
    2016 501 citations Rodrigo Siqueira Reis, Deborah Salvo et al. The Lancet profile →
  13. Dissemination and Implementation Research in HealthTranslating Science to Practice
    2012 476 citations Ross C. Brownson, Graham A. Colditz et al. Oxford University Press eBooks profile →
  14. A Glossary for Dissemination and Implementation Research in Health
    2008 437 citations Borsika A. Rabin, Ross C. Brownson et al. Journal of Public Health Management and Practice profile →
  15. Understanding Evidence-Based Public Health Policy
    2009 433 citations Ross C. Brownson, Jamie F. Chriqui et al. American Journal of Public Health profile →
  16. A review of policy dissemination and implementation research funded by the National Institutes of Health, 2007–2014
    2015 373 citations Jonathan Purtle, Rachel Peters et al. Implementation Science profile →
  17. Implementation science should give higher priority to health equity
    2021 269 citations Ross C. Brownson, Shiriki Kumanyika et al. Implementation Science profile →
  18. Sustainability of evidence-based healthcare: research agenda, methodological advances, and infrastructure support
    2015 257 citations Enola K. Proctor, Douglas A. Luke et al. Implementation Science profile →
  19. Getting the Word Out: New Approaches for Disseminating Public Health Science
    2017 248 citations Ross C. Brownson, Amy A. Eyler et al. Journal of Public Health Management and Practice profile →
  20. Building Capacity for Evidence-Based Public Health: Reconciling the Pulls of Practice and the Push of Research
    2017 231 citations Ross C. Brownson, Jonathan E. Fielding et al. Annual Review of Public Health profile →
  21. Designing for Dissemination and Sustainability to Promote Equitable Impacts on Health
    2022 106 citations Bethany M. Kwan, Ross C. Brownson et al. Annual Review of Public Health profile →
  22. Revisiting concepts of evidence in implementation science
    2022 82 citations Ross C. Brownson, Rachel C. Shelton et al. Implementation Science profile →

Author Peers

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Author Last Decade Papers Cites
Ross C. Brownson 14.6k 13.3k 9.2k 8.7k 4.6k 672 38.4k
Ilse De Bourdeaudhuij 7.6k 0.5× 16.0k 1.2× 9.4k 1.0× 7.1k 0.8× 3.0k 0.7× 613 34.1k
Mark Petticrew 19.5k 1.3× 12.1k 0.9× 5.5k 0.6× 2.0k 0.2× 2.5k 0.5× 396 73.8k
Kelly R. Evenson 4.1k 0.3× 13.3k 1.0× 8.2k 0.9× 6.5k 0.7× 3.2k 0.7× 537 26.8k
Fiona Bull 5.9k 0.4× 12.5k 0.9× 13.2k 1.4× 6.3k 0.7× 3.6k 0.8× 176 29.4k
Neville Owen 13.0k 0.9× 26.6k 2.0× 32.9k 3.6× 14.0k 1.6× 7.9k 1.7× 716 63.3k
Brian E. Saelens 3.9k 0.3× 15.7k 1.2× 6.9k 0.7× 17.5k 2.0× 8.0k 1.8× 316 33.9k
Jo Salmon 6.4k 0.4× 19.5k 1.5× 14.9k 1.6× 6.1k 0.7× 3.3k 0.7× 539 34.7k
Barry M. Popkin 13.7k 0.9× 46.2k 3.5× 14.3k 1.6× 3.2k 0.4× 1.9k 0.4× 691 74.2k
Mark S. Tremblay 8.8k 0.6× 27.0k 2.0× 19.6k 2.1× 3.4k 0.4× 1.9k 0.4× 595 47.0k
Adrian Bauman 18.7k 1.3× 32.5k 2.4× 37.4k 4.0× 13.2k 1.5× 6.0k 1.3× 1.1k 87.9k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Ross C. Brownson

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