Stephen Rollnick

37.0k total citations · 12 hit papers
102 papers, 26.4k citations indexed

About

Stephen Rollnick is a scholar working on General Health Professions, Epidemiology and Clinical Psychology. According to data from OpenAlex, Stephen Rollnick has authored 102 papers receiving a total of 26.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 49 papers in General Health Professions, 31 papers in Epidemiology and 18 papers in Clinical Psychology. Recurrent topics in Stephen Rollnick's work include Substance Abuse Treatment and Outcomes (23 papers), Health Policy Implementation Science (14 papers) and Patient-Provider Communication in Healthcare (10 papers). Stephen Rollnick is often cited by papers focused on Substance Abuse Treatment and Outcomes (23 papers), Health Policy Implementation Science (14 papers) and Patient-Provider Communication in Healthcare (10 papers). Stephen Rollnick collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, United States and Canada. Stephen Rollnick's co-authors include William R. Miller, William J. Miller, Christopher Butler, Nick Heather, Paul Kinnersley, Glyn Elwyn, Dominick L. Frosch, Alison Bell, Claire Lane and N.C.H. Stott and has published in prestigious journals such as The Lancet, SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología and Diabetes Care.

In The Last Decade

Stephen Rollnick

96 papers receiving 24.6k citations

Hit Papers

Motivational interviewing: preparing people for change. 1991 2026 2002 2014 2002 1991 2012 2003 2013 1000 2.0k 3.0k 4.0k 5.0k
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. Motivational interviewing: preparing people for change.
    2002 5.1k citations William R. Miller, Stephen Rollnick Guilford Press eBooks profile →
  2. Motivational Interviewing: Preparing People to Change Addictive Behavior
    1991 3.4k citations William R. Miller, Stephen Rollnick profile →
  3. Shared Decision Making: A Model for Clinical Practice
    2012 2.6k citations Paul Kinnersley, Stephen Rollnick et al. profile →
  4. Motivational Interviewing: Preparing People for Change, 2nd ed.
    2003 2.0k citations Stephen Rollnick et al. profile →
  5. Motivational interviewing: helping people change
    2013 1.9k citations William R. Miller, Stephen Rollnick profile →
  6. What is Motivational Interviewing?
    1995 1.2k citations Stephen Rollnick, William R. Miller profile →
  7. Ten Things that Motivational Interviewing Is Not
    2009 882 citations William R. Miller, Stephen Rollnick profile →
  8. Development of a short ‘readiness to change’ questionnaire for use in brief, opportunistic interventions among excessive drinkers
    1992 643 citations Stephen Rollnick, Nick Heather et al. profile →
  9. Motivational Interviewing in Health Care: Helping Patients Change Behavior
    2008 613 citations Stephen Rollnick, Christopher Butler et al. profile →
  10. Motivational interviewing in medical care settings: A systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials
    2013 565 citations Christopher Butler, Stephen Rollnick et al. profile →
  11. Understanding the culture of prescribing: qualitative study of general practitioners' and patients' perceptions of antibiotics for sore throats
    1998 563 citations Christopher Butler, Stephen Rollnick et al. BMJ profile →
  12. Health Behavior Change: A Guide for Practitioners
    1999 533 citations Stephen Rollnick, Christopher Butler 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
Stephen Rollnick United Kingdom 49 10.0k 7.2k 6.6k 4.7k 4.2k 102 26.4k
William R. Miller United States 75 11.1k 1.1× 12.0k 1.6× 12.2k 1.9× 3.7k 0.8× 5.9k 1.4× 234 34.0k
Thomas F. Babor United States 70 11.3k 1.1× 9.2k 1.3× 19.9k 3.0× 3.9k 0.8× 3.6k 0.9× 295 37.2k
Irwin Nazareth United Kingdom 66 8.7k 0.9× 4.6k 0.6× 3.4k 0.5× 5.2k 1.1× 1.7k 0.4× 315 27.3k
Anita L. Stewart United States 73 11.2k 1.1× 6.0k 0.8× 4.8k 0.7× 5.0k 1.1× 1.3k 0.3× 222 35.8k
Peter Bower United Kingdom 82 12.2k 1.2× 4.3k 0.6× 4.0k 0.6× 4.6k 1.0× 2.1k 0.5× 450 24.3k
Kate B. Carey United States 85 10.1k 1.0× 6.7k 0.9× 11.9k 1.8× 1.5k 0.3× 6.5k 1.6× 478 25.8k
Patrick M. O’Malley United States 97 6.9k 0.7× 6.3k 0.9× 10.5k 1.6× 4.7k 1.0× 3.0k 0.7× 332 28.6k
Russell E. Glasgow United States 119 24.5k 2.4× 4.8k 0.7× 9.8k 1.5× 9.4k 2.0× 5.9k 1.4× 539 51.7k
John Weinman United Kingdom 79 6.5k 0.6× 4.1k 0.6× 2.4k 0.4× 2.7k 0.6× 2.5k 0.6× 365 30.5k
Carlo C. DiClemente United States 68 11.1k 1.1× 9.2k 1.3× 7.6k 1.2× 7.4k 1.6× 11.2k 2.7× 187 38.9k

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Rollnick, Stephen, et al.. (2023). Counselling Problem Drinkers.
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Donos, Nikolaos, Jeanie Suvan, Elena Calciolari, Luigi Nibali, & Stephen Rollnick. (2020). The effect of a behavioural management tool in adults with mild to moderate periodontitis. A single‐blind, randomized controlled trial. Journal of Periodontal Research. 56(1). 46–57. 7 indexed citations
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Butler, Christopher, Sharon Simpson, Kerenza Hood, et al.. (2013). Training practitioners to deliver opportunistic multiple behaviour change counselling in primary care: a cluster randomised trial. BMJ. 346(mar19 3). f1191–f1191. 99 indexed citations
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Butler, Christopher, Sharon Simpson, Frank Dunstan, et al.. (2012). Effectiveness of multifaceted educational programme to reduce antibiotic dispensing in primary care: practice based randomised controlled trial. BMJ. 344(feb02 1). d8173–d8173. 211 indexed citations
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Mash, Robert, Naomi Levitt, Krisela Steyn, Merrick Zwarenstein, & Stephen Rollnick. (2012). Effectiveness of a group diabetes education programme in underserved communities in South Africa: pragmatic cluster randomized control trial. BMC Family Practice. 13(1). 126–126. 92 indexed citations
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Robling, Michael, Kristina Bennert, Sue Channon, et al.. (2011). Development and evaluation by a cluster randomised trial of a psychosocial intervention in children and teenagers experiencing diabetes: the DEPICTED study. Health Technology Assessment. 15(29). 1–202. 22 indexed citations
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Simpson, Sharon, Christopher Butler, Kerenza Hood, et al.. (2009). Stemming the Tide of Antibiotic Resistance (STAR): A protocol for a trial of a complex intervention addressing the 'why' and 'how' of appropriate antibiotic prescribing in general practice. BMC Family Practice. 10(1). 20–20. 28 indexed citations
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Hood, Kerry, et al.. (2009). PreEmpt: Preventing disease through opportunistic, rapid engagement by primary care teams using behaviour change counselling. Psychology and Health. 24. 372–373. 1 indexed citations
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Aylward, Mansel, et al.. (2009). Inside the fitness for work consultation: a qualitative study. Occupational Medicine. 59(5). 347–352. 28 indexed citations
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Arkowitz, Hal, Henny A. Westra, William R. Miller, & Stephen Rollnick. (2008). Motivational interviewing in the treatment of psychological problems. Guilford Press eBooks. 193 indexed citations
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Ernst, Denise, William R. Miller, & Stephen Rollnick. (2007). Treating substance abuse in primary care: a demonstration project. International Journal of Integrated Care. 7(4). e36–e36. 17 indexed citations
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Cohen, Debbie L., et al.. (2005). Communication, stress and distress: evolution of an individual support programme for medical students and doctors. Medical Education. 39(5). 476–481. 24 indexed citations
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Markland, David, et al.. (2005). Motivational Interviewing and Self–Determination Theory. Journal of Social and Clinical Psychology. 24(6). 811–831. 476 indexed citations
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Miller, William R. & Stephen Rollnick. (2002). Motivational interviewing: preparing people for change.. Guilford Press eBooks. 5098 indexed citations breakdown →
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Butler, Christopher, Stephen Rollnick, David Cohen, et al.. (1999). Motivational consulting versus brief advice for smokers in general practice: a randomized trial. British Journal of General Practice. 49(445). 611–616. 173 indexed citations
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Butler, Christopher, Stephen Rollnick, Roisin Pill, Frances Rapport, & N.C.H. Stott. (1998). Understanding the culture of prescribing: qualitative study of general practitioners' and patients' perceptions of antibiotics for sore throats. BMJ. 317(7159). 637–642. 563 indexed citations breakdown →
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Rollnick, Stephen, et al.. (1996). Qué es la entrevista motivacional. 3–7. 1 indexed citations
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Heather, Nick, Stephen Rollnick, Alison Bell, & Robyn Richmond. (1996). Effects of brief counselling among male heavy drinkers identified on general hospital wards*. Drug and Alcohol Review. 15(1). 29–38. 179 indexed citations
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Heather, Nick, Stephen Rollnick, & Alison Bell. (1993). Predictive validity of the Readiness to Change Questionnaire. Addiction. 88(12). 1667–1677. 245 indexed citations

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