Seth M. Noar

19.2k total citations · 7 hit papers
249 papers, 13.9k citations indexed

About

Seth M. Noar is a scholar working on Applied Psychology, Physiology and Literature and Literary Theory. According to data from OpenAlex, Seth M. Noar has authored 249 papers receiving a total of 13.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 112 papers in Applied Psychology, 95 papers in Physiology and 68 papers in Literature and Literary Theory. Recurrent topics in Seth M. Noar's work include Behavioral Health and Interventions (109 papers), Smoking Behavior and Cessation (93 papers) and Media Influence and Health (68 papers). Seth M. Noar is often cited by papers focused on Behavioral Health and Interventions (109 papers), Smoking Behavior and Cessation (93 papers) and Media Influence and Health (68 papers). Seth M. Noar collaborates with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and Australia. Seth M. Noar's co-authors include Melissa S. Harris, Rick S. Zimmerman, Noel T. Brewer, Kurt M. Ribisl, Marissa G. Hall, Nancy Grant Harrington, Mia Liza A. Lustria, Diane B. Francis, Robert L. Glueckauf and Juliann Cortese and has published in prestigious journals such as Psychological Bulletin, PLoS ONE and American Journal of Public Health.

In The Last Decade

Seth M. Noar

235 papers receiving 13.3k citations

Hit Papers

Does tailoring matter? Meta-analytic review of tailored p... 2005 2026 2012 2019 2007 2006 2005 2013 2015 500 1000 1.5k
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. Does tailoring matter? Meta-analytic review of tailored print health behavior change interventions.
    2007 1.5k citations Seth M. Noar et al. profile →
  2. A 10-Year Retrospective of Research in Health Mass Media Campaigns: Where Do We Go From Here?
    2006 596 citations Seth M. Noar Journal of Health Communication profile →
  3. Health Behavior Theory and cumulative knowledge regarding health behaviors: are we moving in the right direction?
    2005 535 citations Seth M. Noar, Rick S. Zimmerman profile →
  4. Efficacy of text messaging-based interventions for health promotion: A meta-analysis
    2013 500 citations Seth M. Noar et al. profile →
  5. Pictorial cigarette pack warnings: a meta-analysis of experimental studies
    2015 490 citations Seth M. Noar, Marissa G. Hall et al. Tobacco Control profile →
  6. A Meta-Analysis of Web-Delivered Tailored Health Behavior Change Interventions
    2013 478 citations Seth M. Noar et al. Journal of Health Communication profile →
  7. Parent-Adolescent Sexual Communication and Adolescent Safer Sex Behavior
    2015 337 citations Seth M. Noar et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Seth M. Noar United States 55 5.1k 4.3k 3.2k 3.2k 2.0k 249 13.9k
Gerjo Kok Netherlands 59 4.7k 0.9× 2.9k 0.7× 2.9k 0.9× 1.3k 0.4× 2.1k 1.1× 355 14.3k
Victor J. Strecher United States 59 5.7k 1.1× 4.2k 1.0× 2.2k 0.7× 2.7k 0.9× 2.8k 1.4× 137 15.6k
Matthew W. Kreuter United States 60 7.1k 1.4× 3.1k 0.7× 3.5k 1.1× 2.6k 0.8× 3.7k 1.9× 198 18.5k
Alexander J. Rothman United States 57 2.8k 0.6× 6.0k 1.4× 3.8k 1.2× 1.8k 0.6× 1.9k 1.0× 201 14.8k
Hein de Vries Netherlands 65 5.3k 1.0× 6.1k 1.4× 2.4k 0.8× 6.3k 2.0× 3.5k 1.7× 559 17.2k
Noel T. Brewer United States 70 2.1k 0.4× 3.3k 0.8× 3.2k 1.0× 3.6k 1.1× 2.3k 1.1× 381 19.6k
Gaston Godin Canada 56 4.1k 0.8× 6.3k 1.5× 2.6k 0.8× 3.9k 1.2× 4.6k 2.3× 260 19.2k
Meg Gerrard United States 72 3.0k 0.6× 4.8k 1.1× 5.2k 1.6× 1.6k 0.5× 1.2k 0.6× 202 16.1k
Kasisomayajula Viswanath United States 55 4.7k 0.9× 1.3k 0.3× 3.6k 1.1× 1.2k 0.4× 1.9k 0.9× 253 12.7k
Joseph S. Rossi United States 62 5.0k 1.0× 6.5k 1.5× 1.3k 0.4× 7.6k 2.4× 4.8k 2.4× 243 20.2k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Seth M. Noar

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Noar, Seth M., et al.. (2025). Perceived risks, reasons for use, and barriers to cessation among youth who use multiple tobacco products. PLoS ONE. 20(11). e0335019–e0335019.
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Brewer, Noel T., et al.. (2025). Do Perceived Message Effectiveness Ratings Change in Response to Repeated Message Exposures?. Health Communication. 40(12). 2547–2555. 1 indexed citations
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Kowitt, Sarah D., et al.. (2025). Identifying Promising Message Themes for Youth Who Use Multiple Tobacco Products. Journal of Adolescent Health. 76(6). 1069–1076.
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Walter, Nathan, et al.. (2025). Is time of the essence? A temporal meta-synthesis of seven media effects theories. Journal of Communication. 76(1). 8–19.
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Ma, Haijing, Jacob A. Rohde, Nisha C. Gottfredson, et al.. (2024). Understanding Potential Mechanisms of Vaping Prevention Messages: A Mediation Analysis of the Real Cost Campaign Advertisements. Health Education & Behavior. 52(1). 102–112. 1 indexed citations
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Myrick, Jessica Gall, Jessica Fitts Willoughby, Diane B. Francis, & Seth M. Noar. (2024). The Impact of Celebrity and Influencer Illness Disclosures. Health Communication. 39(14). 3577–3580. 3 indexed citations
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Asfar, Taghrid, et al.. (2023). Youth Exposure and Response to the FDA Health Warning Label on Electronic Cigarettes Packaging: Policy Implications. Nicotine & Tobacco Research. 26(2). 151–160. 4 indexed citations
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Kresovich, Alex, Hannah Prentice-Dunn, Marcella H. Boynton, et al.. (2021). What’s in the message? An analysis of themes and features used in vaping prevention messages. Addictive Behaviors Reports. 15. 100404–100404. 12 indexed citations
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Grummon, Anna H., Marissa G. Hall, Jennifer Mendel Sheldon, et al.. (2020). Reactions to messages about smoking, vaping and COVID-19: two national experiments. Tobacco Control. 31(3). 402–410. 37 indexed citations
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Huang, Li‐Ling, Allison J. Lazard, Jessica K. Pepper, et al.. (2017). Impact of The Real Cost Campaign on Adolescents’ Recall, Attitudes, and Risk Perceptions about Tobacco Use: A National Study. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 14(1). 42–42. 43 indexed citations
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Tripicchio, Gina L., Moonseong Heo, Lisa K. Diewald, et al.. (2016). Restricting Advertisements for High-Fat, High-Sugar Foods during Children's Television Programs: Attitudes in a US Population-Based Sample. Childhood Obesity. 12(2). 113–118. 7 indexed citations
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Peebles, Kathryn, Marissa G. Hall, Jessica K. Pepper, et al.. (2016). Adolescents' Responses to Pictorial Warnings on Their Parents' Cigarette Packs. Journal of Adolescent Health. 59(6). 635–641. 22 indexed citations
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Xiao, Zhiwen, Philip Palmgreen, Rick S. Zimmerman, & Seth M. Noar. (2010). Adapting and applying a multiple domain model of condom use to Chinese college students. AIDS Care. 22(3). 332–338. 32 indexed citations
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Noar, Seth M. & May G. Kennedy. (2009). HIV/AIDS Prevention Messages. The AMA Journal of Ethic. 11(12). 980–987. 6 indexed citations
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Noar, Seth M., et al.. (2009). Demographic and Personality Factors as Predictors of HIV/STD Partner-Specific Risk Perceptions: Implications for Interventions. AIDS Education and Prevention. 21(1). 39–54. 39 indexed citations
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Noar, Seth M.. (2008). Corcoran N. (Ed.). (2007).Communicating Health: Strategies for Health Promotion. Journal of Health Communication. 13(3). 303–305. 3 indexed citations
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Zimmerman, Rick S., et al.. (2007). Longitudinal Test of a Multiple Domain Model of Adolescent Condom Use. The Journal of Sex Research. 44(4). 380–394. 42 indexed citations
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Noar, Seth M.. (2006). A 10-Year Retrospective of Research in Health Mass Media Campaigns: Where Do We Go From Here?. Journal of Health Communication. 11(1). 21–42. 596 indexed citations breakdown →

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