Simon Russell

6.1k total citations · 3 hit papers
46 papers, 3.4k citations indexed

About

Simon Russell is a scholar working on Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, Clinical Psychology and Cancer Research. According to data from OpenAlex, Simon Russell has authored 46 papers receiving a total of 3.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 18 papers in Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, 11 papers in Clinical Psychology and 6 papers in Cancer Research. Recurrent topics in Simon Russell's work include Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet (14 papers), Consumer Attitudes and Food Labeling (6 papers) and COVID-19 and Mental Health (5 papers). Simon Russell is often cited by papers focused on Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet (14 papers), Consumer Attitudes and Food Labeling (6 papers) and COVID-19 and Mental Health (5 papers). Simon Russell collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, Australia and United States. Simon Russell's co-authors include Russell Viner, Helen Croker, Jessica Packer, Joseph Ward, Chris Bonell, Claire Stansfield, Oliver Mytton, Robert Booy, Lee Hudson and Claire S. Waddington and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Clinical Oncology, PLoS ONE and PEDIATRICS.

In The Last Decade

Simon Russell

45 papers receiving 3.2k 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 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.

School closure and management practices during coronavirus outbreaks including COVID-19: a rapid systematic review

2020 1.5k citations Russell Viner, Simon Russell et al. The Lancet Child & Adolescent Health profile →
Susceptibility to SARS-CoV-2 Infection Among Children and Adolescents Compared With Adults

2020 517 citations Russell Viner, Oliver Mytton et al. JAMA Pediatrics profile →
School Closures During Social Lockdown and Mental Health, Health Behaviors, and Well-being Among Children and Adolescents During the First COVID-19 Wave

2022 377 citations Russell Viner, Simon Russell et al. JAMA Pediatrics profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Simon Russell United Kingdom	18	1.4k	667	658	544	473	46	3.4k
Claire Stansfield United Kingdom	21	1.3k 0.9×	375 0.6×	262 0.4×	651 1.2×	409 0.9×	69	3.3k
Jessica Packer United Kingdom	10	1.1k 0.8×	384 0.6×	249 0.4×	507 0.9×	315 0.7×	20	2.3k
Sean Sylvia United States	24	559 0.4×	366 0.5×	812 1.2×	317 0.6×	254 0.5×	106	3.3k
Huan Zhou China	23	630 0.5×	367 0.6×	782 1.2×	192 0.4×	216 0.5×	109	2.9k
The Lancet South Africa	22	893 0.7×	513 0.8×	698 1.1×	73 0.1×	359 0.8×	155	3.1k
Helen Croker United Kingdom	39	2.4k 1.7×	386 0.6×	260 0.4×	664 1.2×	2.9k 6.2×	121	6.7k
Md. Saiful Islam Bangladesh	23	1.4k 1.0×	344 0.5×	259 0.4×	159 0.3×	163 0.3×	97	2.4k
Yong Cai China	28	515 0.4×	305 0.5×	694 1.1×	208 0.4×	229 0.5×	179	3.1k
Pradeep Kumar Sahu Trinidad and Tobago	14	1.0k 0.8×	118 0.2×	239 0.4×	558 1.0×	183 0.4×	27	2.4k
Juliet Bedford United Kingdom	14	464 0.3×	537 0.8×	633 1.0×	57 0.1×	202 0.4×	37	2.1k

Countries citing papers authored by Simon Russell

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Fields of papers citing papers by Simon Russell

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Simon Russell

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Simon Russell. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Simon Russell based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with Simon Russell. Simon Russell is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

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García-Murillas, Isaac, Charles W. Abbott, Rosalind Cutts, et al.. (2025). Whole genome sequencing-powered ctDNA sequencing for breast cancer detection. Annals of Oncology. 36(6). 673–681. 10 indexed citations

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Dhar, Dipok Kumar, Jessica Packer, Joana Cruz, et al.. (2024). Assessing the evidence for health benefits of low-level weight loss: a systematic review. International Journal of Obesity. 49(2). 254–268. 11 indexed citations

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Packer, Jessica, Joana Cruz, Dipok Kumar Dhar, et al.. (2024). The Impact of Non-Fiscal Mandatory and Voluntary Policies and Interventions on the Reformulation of Food and Beverage Products: A Systematic Review. Nutrients. 16(20). 3484–3484. 1 indexed citations

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Sifaki, Maria, Jessica Packer, Julie Lanigan, et al.. (2024). Assessing the impact of obesity interventions in the early years: a systematic review of UK-based studies. BMJ Open. 14(5). e076479–e076479. 1 indexed citations

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García-Murillas, Isaac, Ros Cutts, Charles W. Abbott, et al.. (2024). Ultra-sensitive ctDNA mutation tracking to identify molecular residual disease and predict relapse in patients with early breast cancer.. Journal of Clinical Oncology. 42(16_suppl). 1010–1010. 8 indexed citations

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Russell, Simon, Oliver Mytton, & Russell Viner. (2023). Estimating the effects of preventive and weight-management interventions on the prevalence of childhood obesity in England: a modelling study. The Lancet Public Health. 8(11). e878–e888. 6 indexed citations

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Viner, Russell, Simon Russell, Rosella Saulle, et al.. (2022). School Closures During Social Lockdown and Mental Health, Health Behaviors, and Well-being Among Children and Adolescents During the First COVID-19 Wave. JAMA Pediatrics. 176(4). 400–400. 377 indexed citations breakdown →

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Packer, Jessica, Helen Croker, Anne‐Lise Goddings, et al.. (2022). Advertising and Young People’s Critical Reasoning Abilities: Systematic Review and Meta-analysis. PEDIATRICS. 150(6). 25 indexed citations

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Russell, Simon, Steven Hope, Helen Croker, Jessica Packer, & Russell Viner. (2022). Is it possible to model the impact of calorie-reduction interventions on childhood obesity at a population level and across the range of deprivation: Evidence from the Avon Longitudinal Study of Parents and Children (ALSPAC). PLoS ONE. 17(1). e0263043–e0263043. 1 indexed citations

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Walsh, Sebastian, Vickie Braithwaite, Simon Russell, et al.. (2021). Do school closures and school reopenings affect community transmission of COVID-19? A systematic review of observational studies. medRxiv. 24 indexed citations

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Walsh, Sebastian, Vickie Braithwaite, Simon Russell, et al.. (2021). Do school closures and school reopenings affect community transmission of COVID-19? A systematic review of observational studies. BMJ Open. 11(8). e053371–e053371. 83 indexed citations

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Croker, Helen, Simon Russell, Aswathikutty Gireesh, et al.. (2020). Obesity prevention in the early years: A mapping study of national policies in England from a behavioural science perspective. PLoS ONE. 15(9). e0239402–e0239402. 5 indexed citations

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Viner, Russell, Simon Russell, Helen Croker, et al.. (2020). School closure and management practices during coronavirus outbreaks including COVID-19: a rapid systematic review. The Lancet Child & Adolescent Health. 4(5). 397–404. 1497 indexed citations breakdown →

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Mytton, Oliver, E. Boyland, Jean Adams, et al.. (2020). The potential health impact of restricting less-healthy food and beverage advertising on UK television between 05.30 and 21.00 hours: A modelling study. PLoS Medicine. 17(10). e1003212–e1003212. 46 indexed citations

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Quigg, Zara, C McGee, Karen Hughes, Simon Russell, & Mark A Bellis. (2017). Violence-related ambulance call-outs in the North West of England: a cross-sectional analysis of nature, extent and relationships to temporal, celebratory and sporting events. Emergency Medicine Journal. 34(6). 364–369. 11 indexed citations

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Russell, Simon, Karen Hughes, & Mark A Bellis. (2016). Impact of childhood experience and adult well-being on eating preferences and behaviours. BMJ Open. 6(1). e007770–e007770. 25 indexed citations

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Grove, Bob, et al.. (2014). Training distress and performance readiness: Laboratory and field validation of a brief self‐report measure. Scandinavian Journal of Medicine and Science in Sports. 24(6). e483–490. 32 indexed citations

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Watson, Eila, Peter W. Rose, Freddie C. Hamdy, et al.. (2014). PROSPECTIV—a pilot trial of a nurse-led psychoeducational intervention delivered in primary care to prostate cancer survivors: study protocol for a randomised controlled trial. BMJ Open. 4(5). e005186–e005186. 10 indexed citations

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Russell, Simon & Jim McVeigh. (2011). Next generation challenges: An overview of harm reduction 2010, IHRA's 21st conference. International Journal of Drug Policy. 22(1). 82–86. 1 indexed citations

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Tan, Li Tee, Simon Russell, & Laura Burgess. (2004). Acute Toxicity of Chemo-radiotherapy for Cervical Cancer: The Addenbrooke’s Experience. Clinical Oncology. 16(4). 255–260. 25 indexed citations

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