Stephen Sutton

22.8k total citations · 3 hit papers
322 papers, 15.3k citations indexed

About

Stephen Sutton is a scholar working on Physiology, Applied Psychology and General Health Professions. According to data from OpenAlex, Stephen Sutton has authored 322 papers receiving a total of 15.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 129 papers in Physiology, 128 papers in Applied Psychology and 105 papers in General Health Professions. Recurrent topics in Stephen Sutton's work include Behavioral Health and Interventions (116 papers), Smoking Behavior and Cessation (93 papers) and Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet (37 papers). Stephen Sutton is often cited by papers focused on Behavioral Health and Interventions (116 papers), Smoking Behavior and Cessation (93 papers) and Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet (37 papers). Stephen Sutton collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, United States and Qatar. Stephen Sutton's co-authors include Ann Louise Kinmonth, Simon J. Griffin, A Toby Prevost, David French, Jon Emery, Wendy Hardeman, Alexander J. Rothman, Theresa M. Marteau, Hazel Gilbert and Neil D. Weinstein and has published in prestigious journals such as The Lancet, SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología and PLoS ONE.

In The Last Decade

Stephen Sutton

319 papers receiving 14.5k citations

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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.

Predicting and Explaining Intentions and Behavior: How Well Are We Doing?

1998 799 citations Stephen Sutton profile →
Effectiveness of physical activity promotion based in primary care: systematic review and meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials

2012 469 citations Ann Louise Kinmonth, Stephen Sutton et al. profile →
The impact of communicating genetic risks of disease on risk-reducing health behaviour: systematic review with meta-analysis

2016 338 citations Gareth J Hollands, David French et al. profile →

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#	Work	Indexed citations
1	A smoking cessation smartphone app that delivers real-time ‘context aware’ behavioural support: the Quit Sense feasibility RCT 2024 ·SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología ·Felix Naughton, (unknown), Chloë Brown, Kelly Grant, Caitlin Notley, (unknown), (unknown), Cecilia Mascolo, Tim Coleman, Garry Barton, Lee Shepstone, A Toby Prevost, Stephen Sutton, David Crane, Felix Greaves, Juliet High	2
2	A systematic review and meta-analysis of studies of reactivity to digital in-the-moment measurement of health behaviour 2022 ·Health Psychology Review ·Laura M König, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Stephen Sutton	38
3	Behavioural interventions to promote physical activity in a multiethnic population at high risk of diabetes: PROPELS three-arm RCT 2021 ·Health Technology Assessment ·Kamlesh Khunti, Simon J. Griffin, Alan Brennan, Helen Dallosso, Melanie J. Davies, Helen Eborall, Charlotte L. Edwardson, Laura J. Gray, Wendy Hardeman, (unknown), Joseph Henson, Katie Morton, Daniel Pollard, Stephen J. Sharp, Stephen Sutton, Jacqui Troughton, Thomas Yates	13
4	Reducing bias in trials from reactions to measurement: the MERIT study including developmental work and expert workshop 2021 ·Health Technology Assessment ·David French, Lisa M Miles, Diana Elbourne, Andrew Farmer, Martin Gulliford, Louise Locock, Stephen Sutton, Jim McCambridge, (unknown)	13
5	Modelling the Reallocation of Time Spent Sitting into Physical Activity: Isotemporal Substitution vs. Compositional Isotemporal Substitution 2021 ·International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health ·(unknown), Joseph Henson, Stuart Biddle, Melanie J. Davies, Kamlesh Khunti, Alex V. Rowlands, Stephen Sutton, Thomas Yates, Charlotte L. Edwardson	9
6	Effectiveness of offering tailored text message, self‐help smoking cessation support to pregnant women who want information on stopping smoking: MiQuit3 randomised controlled trial and meta‐analysis 2021 ·Addiction ·Tim Coleman, Elizabeth Clark, (unknown), Rachel Whitemore, Jo Leonardi‐Bee, Sue Cooper, Catherine Hewitt, Matthew Jones, Stephen Sutton, Judith Watson, (unknown), Michael Ussher, Steve Parrott, Felix Naughton	13
7	A Highly Tailored Text and Voice Messaging Intervention to Improve Medication Adherence in Patients With Either or Both Hypertension and Type 2 Diabetes in a UK Primary Care Setting: Feasibility Randomized Controlled Trial of Clinical Effectiveness 2020 ·Journal of Medical Internet Research ·Aikaterini Kassavou, (unknown), James Brimicombe, Simon Edwards, Efthalia Massou, A Toby Prevost, Simon J. Griffin, Stephen Sutton	32
8	Assessment of the Effectiveness and Cost-Effectiveness of Tailored Web- and Text-Based Smoking Cessation Support in Primary Care (iQuit in Practice II): Protocol for a Randomized Controlled Trial 2020 ·JMIR Research Protocols ·(unknown), Felix Naughton, Melanie Sloan, (unknown), James Brimicombe, A Toby Prevost, Ed Wilson, Tim Coleman, Stephen Sutton	3
9	‘But you don’t look sick’: a qualitative analysis of the LUPUS UK online forum 2020 ·Rheumatology International ·Melanie Sloan, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), David D’Cruz, (unknown), Felix Naughton, Paul Howard, Stephen Sutton, Caroline Gordon	21
10	Behavioural analysis of postnatal physical activity in the UK according to the COM-B model: a multi-methods study 2019 ·SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología ·Stephen Sutton, Katie Ellis, Sally Pears	38
11	Behavioural analysis of postnatal physical activity in the UK according to the COM-B model: a multi-methods study 2019 ·BMJ Open ·Katie Ellis, Sally Pears, Stephen Sutton	2
12	Online stroke forum as source of data for qualitative research: insights from a comparison with patients’ interviews 2018 ·BMJ Open ·James Jamison, Stephen Sutton, Jonathan Mant, Anna De Simoni	32
13	Smoking and quit attempts during pregnancy and postpartum: a longitudinal UK cohort 2017 ·BMJ Open ·Sue Cooper, Sophie Orton, Jo Leonardi‐Bee, (unknown), (unknown), Katharine Bowker, Felix Naughton, Michael Ussher, Kate E. Pickett, Stephen Sutton, Tim Coleman	57
14	A Context-Sensing Mobile Phone App (Q Sense) for Smoking Cessation: A Mixed-Methods Study 2016 ·JMIR mhealth and uhealth ·Felix Naughton, (unknown), Neal Lathia, (unknown), Chloë Brown, Cecilia Mascolo, Andy McEwen, Stephen Sutton	91
15	Impact of self-funding on patient experience of oral anticoagulation self-monitoring: a qualitative study 2016 ·BMJ Open ·Alice Tompson, Carl Heneghan, Stephen Sutton, David Fitzmaurice, Alison Ward	2
16	Longitudinal cohort survey of women's smoking behaviour and attitudes in pregnancy: study methods and baseline data 2014 ·BMJ Open ·Sophie Orton, Katharine Bowker, Sue Cooper, Felix Naughton, Michael Ussher, Kate E. Pickett, Jo Leonardi‐Bee, Stephen Sutton, Nafeesa Dhalwani, Tim Coleman	23
17	Socio-demographic and behavioural correlates of physical activity perception in individuals with recently diagnosed diabetes: results from a cross-sectional study 2013 ·BMC Public Health ·Gráinne H. Long, Søren Brage, Nicholas J. Wareham, Esther van Sluijs, Stephen Sutton, Simon J. Griffin, Rebecca K. Simmons	9
18	Effects of communicating DNA-based disease risk estimates on risk-reducing behaviours 2010 ·Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews ·Theresa M. Marteau, David French, Simon J. Griffin, A Toby Prevost, Stephen Sutton, Clare Watkinson, Sophie Attwood, Gareth J Hollands	202
19	Testing the convergent and discriminant validity of the Decisional Balance Scale of the Transtheoretical Model using the Multi-Trait Multi-Method approach. 2008 ·Psychology of Addictive Behaviors ·Boliang Guo, Paul Aveyard, Antony Fielding, Stephen Sutton	42
20	Understanding why theory-based health behaviour interventions work (or not): A causal modelling approach 2004 ·UEA Digital Repository (University of East Anglia) ·Wendy Hardeman, Stephen Sutton, Susan Michie, Ann Louise Kinmonth	1

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