Sandy Slater

2.2k total citations · 1 hit paper
22 papers, 1.6k citations indexed

About

Sandy Slater is a scholar working on Transportation, Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health and Physiology. According to data from OpenAlex, Sandy Slater has authored 22 papers receiving a total of 1.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 13 papers in Transportation, 10 papers in Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health and 9 papers in Physiology. Recurrent topics in Sandy Slater's work include Urban Transport and Accessibility (13 papers), Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet (10 papers) and Physical Activity and Health (4 papers). Sandy Slater is often cited by papers focused on Urban Transport and Accessibility (13 papers), Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet (10 papers) and Physical Activity and Health (4 papers). Sandy Slater collaborates with scholars based in United States, Australia and Canada. Sandy Slater's co-authors include Frank J. Chaloupka, Lisa M. Powell, Yanjun Bao, Jamie F. Chriqui, Melanie Wakefield, Oksana Pugach, Marian Fitzgibbon, Myron F. Floyd, Amy A. Eyler and Shannon N. Zenk and has published in prestigious journals such as American Journal of Public Health, Preventive Medicine and Obesity.

In The Last Decade

Sandy Slater

22 papers receiving 1.5k 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.

Food store availability and neighborhood characteristics in the United States

2006 767 citations Lisa M. Powell, Sandy Slater et al. Preventive Medicine profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Sandy Slater United States	12	927	509	477	284	252	22	1.6k
Thomas Burgoine United Kingdom	26	1.5k 1.6×	492 1.0×	405 0.8×	138 0.5×	224 0.9×	80	2.2k
Janne Boone‐Heinonen United States	25	1.4k 1.5×	897 1.8×	355 0.7×	424 1.5×	372 1.5×	66	2.4k
Donna B. Johnson United States	27	1.3k 1.4×	789 1.6×	897 1.9×	325 1.1×	152 0.6×	61	2.8k
Basile Chaix France	21	701 0.8×	902 1.8×	285 0.6×	167 0.6×	459 1.8×	34	1.8k
Lori Kowaleski‐Jones United States	28	808 0.9×	766 1.5×	734 1.5×	277 1.0×	353 1.4×	59	2.7k
Gerald Hunter United States	21	697 0.8×	289 0.6×	529 1.1×	90 0.3×	212 0.8×	62	1.6k
Tim Townshend United Kingdom	19	618 0.7×	306 0.6×	277 0.6×	120 0.4×	138 0.5×	42	1.4k
Renee E. Walker United States	14	709 0.8×	289 0.6×	565 1.2×	99 0.3×	197 0.8×	34	1.6k
Ana Diez Roux United States	18	1.6k 1.7×	605 1.2×	902 1.9×	239 0.8×	618 2.5×	42	3.1k
Nicoleta Cutumisu Canada	17	712 0.8×	485 1.0×	202 0.4×	177 0.6×	131 0.5×	25	1.2k

Countries citing papers authored by Sandy Slater

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Fields of papers citing papers by Sandy Slater

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Sandy Slater

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All Works

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Wang, Xuening, Sandy Slater, Jamie F. Chriqui, et al.. (2020). Alcohol excise taxes as a percentage of retail alcohol prices in 26 OECD countries. Drug and Alcohol Dependence. 219. 108415–108415. 6 indexed citations

Zenk, Shannon N., Elizabeth Tarlov, Coady Wing, et al.. (2019). Does the built environment influence the effectiveness of behavioral weight management interventions?. Preventive Medicine. 126. 105776–105776. 4 indexed citations

Tarlov, Elizabeth, Abigail Silva, Coady Wing, et al.. (2019). Neighborhood Walkability and BMI Change: A National Study of Veterans in Large Urban Areas. Obesity. 28(1). 46–54. 13 indexed citations

Nuñez, Jessica, et al.. (2018). Racial/ethnic and educational differences in perceptions and use of a new urban trail. Ethnicity and Health. 26(4). 614–629. 5 indexed citations

Zenk, Shannon N., Elizabeth Tarlov, Lisa M. Powell, et al.. (2017). Weight and Veterans’ Environments Study (WAVES) I and II: Rationale, Methods, and Cohort Characteristics. American Journal of Health Promotion. 32(3). 779–794. 16 indexed citations

Tarlov, Elizabeth, Shannon N. Zenk, Stephen A. Matthews, et al.. (2017). Neighborhood Resources to Support Healthy Diets and Physical Activity Among US Military Veterans. Preventing Chronic Disease. 14. E111–E111. 3 indexed citations

Chriqui, Jamie F., et al.. (2016). Communities on the Move: Pedestrian-Oriented Zoning as a Facilitator of Adult Active Travel to Work in the United States. Frontiers in Public Health. 4. 71–71. 30 indexed citations

Slater, Sandy, et al.. (2016). If You Build It Will They Come? Does Involving Community Groups in Playground Renovations Affect Park Utilization and Physical Activity?. Environment and Behavior. 48(1). 246–265. 42 indexed citations

Slater, Sandy, et al.. (2015). Test-Retest Reliability and Validity Results of the Youth Physical Activity Supports Questionnaire. SAGE Open. 5(2). 1 indexed citations

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Slater, Sandy & Natalie Colabianchi. (2014). What influences park use and physical activity?. Translational Behavioral Medicine. 4(2). 130–130. 1 indexed citations

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Slater, Sandy, Jamie F. Chriqui, Frank J. Chaloupka, & Lloyd D. Johnston. (2014). Joint use policies: Are they related to adolescent behavior?. Preventive Medicine. 69. S37–S43. 7 indexed citations

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Chriqui, Jamie F., et al.. (2013). State and District Policy Influences on District-Wide Elementary and Middle School Physical Education Practices. Journal of Public Health Management and Practice. 19(Supplement 1). S41–S48. 33 indexed citations

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Slater, Sandy, Marian Fitzgibbon, & Myron F. Floyd. (2013). Urban Adolescents’ Perceptions of their Neighborhood Physical Activity Environments. Leisure Sciences. 35(2). 167–183. 25 indexed citations

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Han, Euna, Lisa M. Powell, Sandy Slater, & Christopher M. Quinn. (2012). Validation of Secondary Commercial Data Sources for Physical Activity Facilities in Urban and Nonurban Settings. Journal of Physical Activity and Health. 9(8). 1080–1088. 6 indexed citations

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Slater, Sandy, Gary A. Giovino, & Frank J. Chaloupka. (2008). Surveillance of tobacco industry retail marketing activities of reduced harm products. Nicotine & Tobacco Research. 10(1). 187–193. 8 indexed citations

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Powell, Lisa M., et al.. (2006). Food store availability and neighborhood characteristics in the United States. Preventive Medicine. 44(3). 189–195. 767 indexed citations breakdown →

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Powell, Lisa M., et al.. (2006). Availability of Physical Activity–Related Facilities and Neighborhood Demographic and Socioeconomic Characteristics: A National Study. American Journal of Public Health. 96(9). 1676–1680. 408 indexed citations

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Powell, Lisa M., Sandy Slater, & Frank J. Chaloupka. (2004). The relationship between community physical activity settings and race, ethnicity and socioeconomic status. 152 indexed citations

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Slater, Sandy, Frank J. Chaloupka, & Melanie Wakefield. (2001). State variation in retail promotions and advertising for Marlboro cigarettes. Tobacco Control. 10(4). 337–339. 32 indexed citations

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Levy, David T., Frank J. Chaloupka, & Sandy Slater. (2000). Expert Opinions on Optimal Enforcement of Minimum Purchase Age Laws for Tobacco. Journal of Public Health Management and Practice. 6(3). 107–114. 11 indexed citations

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