Steven Cummins

24.3k total citations · 10 hit papers
223 papers, 14.8k citations indexed

About

Steven Cummins is a scholar working on Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, Health and Transportation. According to data from OpenAlex, Steven Cummins has authored 223 papers receiving a total of 14.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 114 papers in Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, 63 papers in Health and 54 papers in Transportation. Recurrent topics in Steven Cummins's work include Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet (103 papers), Health disparities and outcomes (63 papers) and Urban Transport and Accessibility (54 papers). Steven Cummins is often cited by papers focused on Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet (103 papers), Health disparities and outcomes (63 papers) and Urban Transport and Accessibility (54 papers). Steven Cummins collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, Canada and Australia. Steven Cummins's co-authors include Sally MacIntyre, Antonio Gasparrini, Jamie Lopez Bernal, Anne Ellaway, Sarah Curtis, Ana V. Diez–Roux, Mark Petticrew, Ellen Flint, Elizabeth Kristjansson and Julie Beaulac and has published in prestigious journals such as The Lancet, Nature Communications and SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología.

In The Last Decade

Steven Cummins

212 papers receiving 14.2k citations

Hit Papers

Interrupted time series regression ... 2002 2026 2010 2018 2016 2002 2007 2017 2005 500 1000 1.5k 2.0k
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. Interrupted time series regression for the evaluation of public health interventions: a tutorial
    2016 2.1k citations Steven Cummins et al. profile →
  2. Place effects on health: how can we conceptualise, operationalise and measure them?
    2002 1.5k citations Steven Cummins et al. Social Science & Medicine profile →
  3. Understanding and representing ‘place’ in health research: A relational approach
    2007 912 citations Steven Cummins et al. Social Science & Medicine profile →
  4. The need for a complex systems model of evidence for public health
    2017 711 citations Harry Rutter, Steven Cummins et al. profile →
  5. Food environments and obesity—neighbourhood or nation?
    2005 507 citations Steven Cummins et al. profile →
  6. A systematic review of food deserts, 1966-2007.
    2009 393 citations Julie Beaulac, Elizabeth Kristjansson et al. PubMed profile →
  7. Crime, fear of crime, environment, and mental health and wellbeing: Mapping review of theories and causal pathways
    2012 358 citations Mark Petticrew, Steven Cummins et al. profile →
  8. New Neighborhood Grocery Store Increased Awareness Of Food Access But Did Not Alter Dietary Habits Or Obesity
    2014 356 citations Steven Cummins et al. profile →
  9. The use of controls in interrupted time series studies of public health interventions
    2018 338 citations Steven Cummins et al. profile →
  10. Evaluation of public health interventions from a complex systems perspective: A research methods review
    2021 131 citations Vanessa Er, Matt Egan et al. Social Science & Medicine profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Steven Cummins United Kingdom 53 5.2k 4.7k 3.4k 3.0k 1.8k 223 14.8k
Deborah A. Cohen United States 63 4.2k 0.8× 3.2k 0.7× 1.6k 0.5× 5.1k 1.7× 2.0k 1.1× 206 14.5k
Amy J. Schulz United States 49 2.9k 0.6× 7.8k 1.7× 2.9k 0.8× 1.3k 0.4× 3.5k 1.9× 157 14.8k
Karen Glanz United States 56 6.8k 1.3× 5.3k 1.1× 1.3k 0.4× 2.5k 0.8× 1.2k 0.7× 211 15.7k
Tony Blakely New Zealand 60 3.0k 0.6× 4.2k 0.9× 3.5k 1.0× 1.0k 0.3× 1.1k 0.6× 339 12.5k
Karen Glanz United States 63 7.6k 1.5× 5.4k 1.2× 1.1k 0.3× 994 0.3× 1.5k 0.8× 223 18.7k
Sharon Friel Australia 52 3.9k 0.8× 6.1k 1.3× 3.1k 0.9× 421 0.1× 1.3k 0.7× 254 15.3k
Ana V. Diez Roux United States 80 6.5k 1.2× 7.1k 1.5× 10.1k 3.0× 5.9k 2.0× 3.7k 2.1× 365 26.1k
Gavin Turrell Australia 53 3.0k 0.6× 2.0k 0.4× 1.9k 0.6× 2.9k 1.0× 754 0.4× 232 9.3k
S. V. Subramanian United States 92 5.8k 1.1× 11.6k 2.5× 10.3k 3.0× 1.9k 0.6× 5.4k 3.0× 649 32.3k
Shannon N. Zenk United States 42 3.3k 0.6× 1.9k 0.4× 1.1k 0.3× 1.5k 0.5× 714 0.4× 137 6.4k

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Steven Cummins

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Cornelsen, Laura, et al.. (2025). Calorie labelling and other drivers of takeaway food choices. BMJ Nutrition Prevention & Health. 8(2). 447–456. 1 indexed citations
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Sawyer, Alexia, Kelly Parsons, Jean Adams, et al.. (2025). Towards a collaborative interdisciplinary systems approach to urban food system transformation: a case study from the Mandala research consortium. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences. 380(1935). 20240155–20240155. 1 indexed citations
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Rogers, Nina, Steven Cummins, Catrin Jones, et al.. (2024). Estimated changes in free sugar consumption one year after the UK soft drinks industry levy came into force: controlled interrupted time series analysis of the National Diet and Nutrition Survey (2011–2019). Journal of Epidemiology & Community Health. 78(9). 578–584. 8 indexed citations
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Mytton, Oliver, Nina Rogers, Tom Bishop, et al.. (2024). Development of an approach to forecast future takeaway outlet growth around schools and population exposure to takeaways in England. International Journal of Health Geographics. 23(1). 24–24. 1 indexed citations
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Cummins, Steven, Laura Cornelsen, Jean Adams, et al.. (2024). Social inequalities in the use of online food delivery services and associations with weight status: cross-sectional analysis of survey and consumer data. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 2(2). e000487–e000487. 1 indexed citations
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Hassan, Shahizan, Claire Thompson, Jean Adams, et al.. (2024). The adoption and implementation of local government planning policy to manage hot food takeaways near schools in England: A qualitative process evaluation. Social Science & Medicine. 362. 117431–117431. 1 indexed citations
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Chang, Michael, Steven Cummins, Yuru Huang, et al.. (2024). Changes in the number of new takeaway food outlets associated with adoption of management zones around schools: A natural experimental evaluation in England. SSM - Population Health. 26. 101646–101646. 7 indexed citations
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Hajna, Samantha & Steven Cummins. (2023). Effects of the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic restrictions on park crime in London, England: An interrupted time series analysis. Urban forestry & urban greening. 84. 127934–127934. 3 indexed citations
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Scott, Lauren J, Zoi Toumpakari, James Nobles, et al.. (2023). Assessing exposure to outdoor advertisement for products high in fat, salt and sugar (HFSS); is self-reported exposure a useful exposure metric?. BMC Public Health. 23(1). 668–668. 4 indexed citations
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White, Martin, Mark Petticrew, Carolyn Summerbell, et al.. (2023). Typology of how ‘harmful commodity industries’ interact with local governments in England: a critical interpretive synthesis. BMJ Global Health. 8(1). e010216–e010216. 5 indexed citations
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Foley, Louise, et al.. (2023). Feasibility of a randomised controlled trial of financial incentives to promote alternative travel modes to the car. Journal of Transport & Health. 32. 101673–101673. 6 indexed citations
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Yau, Amy, Cherry Law, Laura Cornelsen, et al.. (2023). Association Between Household Online Grocery Delivery Service Use and Food and Drink Purchase Behavior in England: Cross-Sectional Analysis. JMIR Public Health and Surveillance. 9. e41540–e41540. 3 indexed citations
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Yau, Amy, Jean Adams, E. Boyland, et al.. (2021). Sociodemographic differences in self-reported exposure to high fat, salt and sugar food and drink advertising: a cross-sectional analysis of 2019 UK panel data. BMJ Open. 11(4). e048139–e048139. 17 indexed citations
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Jago, Russell, Zoi Toumpakari, Matt Egan, et al.. (2021). Conceptualizing the commercial determinants of dietary behaviors associated with obesity: A systematic review using principles from critical interpretative synthesis. Obesity Science & Practice. 7(4). 473–486. 25 indexed citations
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Mason, Kate, Luigi Palla, Neil Pearce, Jody Phelan, & Steven Cummins. (2020). Genetic risk of obesity as a modifier of associations between neighbourhood environment and body mass index: an observational study of 335 046 UK Biobank participants. BMJ Nutrition Prevention & Health. 3(2). 247–255. 17 indexed citations
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Berger, Nicolas, et al.. (2020). Patterns of beverage purchases amongst British households: A latent class analysis. PLoS Medicine. 17(9). e1003245–e1003245. 12 indexed citations
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Bairros, Fernanda Souza de, Steven Cummins, Martine Shareck, et al.. (2019). Food environment, income and obesity: a multilevel analysis of a reality of women in Southern Brazil. Cadernos de Saúde Pública. 35(8). e00144618–e00144618. 7 indexed citations
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Panter, Jenna, Oliver Mytton, Stephen J. Sharp, et al.. (2018). Using alternatives to the car and risk of all-cause, cardiovascular and cancer mortality. Heart. 104(21). 1749–1755. 30 indexed citations
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Beaulac, Julie, Elizabeth Kristjansson, & Steven Cummins. (2009). A systematic review of food deserts, 1966-2007.. PubMed. 6(3). A105–A105. 393 indexed citations breakdown →

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