Steven L. Gortmaker

47.9k total citations · 16 hit papers
276 papers, 28.6k citations indexed

About

Steven L. Gortmaker is a scholar working on Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, General Health Professions and Pharmacy. According to data from OpenAlex, Steven L. Gortmaker has authored 276 papers receiving a total of 28.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 170 papers in Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, 95 papers in General Health Professions and 40 papers in Pharmacy. Recurrent topics in Steven L. Gortmaker's work include Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet (156 papers), Obesity and Health Practices (40 papers) and Nutritional Studies and Diet (27 papers). Steven L. Gortmaker is often cited by papers focused on Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet (156 papers), Obesity and Health Practices (40 papers) and Nutritional Studies and Diet (27 papers). Steven L. Gortmaker collaborates with scholars based in United States, Australia and Mexico. Steven L. Gortmaker's co-authors include William H. Dietz, Arthur M. Sobol, Karen E. Peterson, David S. Ludwig, Angie L. Cradock, James M. Perrin, Michael W. Long, Sara N. Bleich, Zachary J. Ward and Jean L. Wiecha and has published in prestigious journals such as New England Journal of Medicine, The Lancet and JAMA.

In The Last Decade

Steven L. Gortmaker

272 papers receiving 26.6k citations

Hit Papers

Relation between consumption of sugar-sweetened drin... 1985 2026 1998 2012 2001 2019 1993 1999 1985 500 1000 1.5k
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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.

  1. Relation between consumption of sugar-sweetened drinks and childhood obesity: a prospective, observational analysis
    2001 1.8k citations Karen E. Peterson, Steven L. Gortmaker et al. profile →
  2. Projected U.S. State-Level Prevalence of Adult Obesity and Severe Obesity
    2019 1.3k citations Zachary J. Ward, Sara N. Bleich et al. New England Journal of Medicine profile →
  3. Social and Economic Consequences of Overweight in Adolescence and Young Adulthood
    1993 1.2k citations Steven L. Gortmaker, James M. Perrin et al. New England Journal of Medicine profile →
  4. Reducing obesity via a school-based interdisciplinary intervention among youth: Planet Health.
    1999 1.0k citations Steven L. Gortmaker, Karen E. Peterson et al. profile →
  5. Do We Fatten Our Children at the Television Set? Obesity and Television Viewing in Children and Adolescents
    1985 982 citations Steven L. Gortmaker et al. profile →
  6. Child and adolescent obesity: part of a bigger picture
    2015 851 citations Steven L. Gortmaker et al. profile →
  7. Television Viewing as a Cause of Increasing Obesity Among Children in the United States, 1986-1990
    1996 836 citations Steven L. Gortmaker Archives of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine profile →
  8. Effects of Fast-Food Consumption on Energy Intake and Diet Quality Among Children in a National Household Survey
    2004 824 citations Steven L. Gortmaker et al. profile →
  9. Measuring Sexual Relationship Power in HIV/STD Research
    2000 580 citations Steven L. Gortmaker et al. profile →
  10. Increasing Caloric Contribution From Sugar-Sweetened Beverages and 100% Fruit Juices Among US Children and Adolescents, 1988–2004
    2008 540 citations Sara N. Bleich, Steven L. Gortmaker et al. profile →
  11. Simulation of Growth Trajectories of Childhood Obesity into Adulthood
    2017 514 citations Zachary J. Ward, Michael W. Long et al. New England Journal of Medicine profile →
  12. A Randomized Trial of Sugar-Sweetened Beverages and Adolescent Body Weight
    2012 503 citations Steven L. Gortmaker et al. New England Journal of Medicine profile →
  13. Increasing Pediatric Obesity in the United States
    1987 454 citations Steven L. Gortmaker Archives of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine profile →
  14. Validation of Walk Score® for Estimating Neighborhood Walkability: An Analysis of Four US Metropolitan Areas
    2011 400 citations Steven L. Gortmaker et al. profile →
  15. United States Adolescents' Television, Computer, Videogame, Smartphone, and Tablet Use: Associations with Sugary Drinks, Sleep, Physical Activity, and Obesity
    2016 220 citations Erica L. Kenney, Steven L. Gortmaker profile →
  16. Association of body mass index with health care expenditures in the United States by age and sex
    2021 212 citations Zachary J. Ward, Sara N. Bleich 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
Steven L. Gortmaker United States 80 15.4k 8.2k 4.8k 4.6k 3.3k 276 28.6k
Louise A. Baur Australia 77 13.8k 0.9× 4.7k 0.6× 6.0k 1.2× 3.2k 0.7× 3.4k 1.0× 506 24.0k
Tom Baranowski United States 92 18.6k 1.2× 8.0k 1.0× 6.3k 1.3× 4.3k 0.9× 1.3k 0.4× 482 29.6k
Ali H. Mokdad United States 104 13.7k 0.9× 9.3k 1.1× 9.4k 1.9× 5.1k 1.1× 2.9k 0.9× 490 52.4k
Clare E. Collins Australia 73 10.9k 0.7× 5.6k 0.7× 4.4k 0.9× 4.3k 0.9× 1.8k 0.5× 666 21.0k
Shiriki Kumanyika United States 72 12.5k 0.8× 5.8k 0.7× 4.0k 0.8× 2.8k 0.6× 1.9k 0.6× 274 22.4k
Luís A. Moreno Spain 96 23.1k 1.5× 7.0k 0.9× 11.6k 2.4× 3.4k 0.7× 4.4k 1.3× 987 38.9k
Margaret D. Carroll United States 61 21.5k 1.4× 7.0k 0.9× 9.9k 2.0× 5.5k 1.2× 4.7k 1.4× 124 46.6k
David F. Williamson United States 63 8.0k 0.5× 8.1k 1.0× 4.8k 1.0× 15.6k 3.4× 3.7k 1.1× 124 34.6k
Jane Wardle United Kingdom 126 24.0k 1.6× 10.5k 1.3× 5.7k 1.2× 15.9k 3.5× 3.7k 1.1× 656 61.5k
Thomas N. Robinson United States 75 9.1k 0.6× 4.2k 0.5× 4.1k 0.9× 3.6k 0.8× 1.1k 0.3× 325 21.6k

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Kenney, Erica L., et al.. (2024). School-based nutrition education programs alone are not cost effective for preventing childhood obesity: a microsimulation study. American Journal of Clinical Nutrition. 121(1). 167–173. 1 indexed citations
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Sharifi, Mona, Lauren Fiechtner, Jessica L. Barrett, et al.. (2024). Cost‐effectiveness of a primary care‐based Healthy Weight Clinic compared with usual care. Obesity. 32(9). 1734–1744.
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Gortmaker, Steven L., Jessica L. Barrett, Eric B. Rimm, et al.. (2023). The societal costs and health impacts on obesity of BMI report cards in US schools. Obesity. 31(8). 2110–2118.
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Lee, Matthew M., Jessica L. Barrett, Erica L. Kenney, et al.. (2023). A Sugar-Sweetened Beverage Excise Tax in California: Projected Benefits for Population Obesity and Health Equity. American Journal of Preventive Medicine. 66(1). 94–103. 8 indexed citations
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Petimar, Joshua, Anna H. Grummon, Fang Zhang, et al.. (2022). Assessment of Calories Purchased After Calorie Labeling of Prepared Foods in a Large Supermarket Chain. JAMA Internal Medicine. 182(9). 965–965. 13 indexed citations
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Kenney, Erica L., Rebecca S. Mozaffarian, Michael W. Long, et al.. (2021). Limiting Television to Reduce Childhood Obesity: Cost-Effectiveness of Five Population Strategies. Childhood Obesity. 17(7). 442–448. 8 indexed citations
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Fiechtner, Lauren, Jeanne Lindros, Meghan Perkins, et al.. (2021). Design and Approach of the Healthy Weight Clinic Pediatric Weight Management Intervention Package and Implementation: Massachusetts-CORD 3.0. Childhood Obesity. 17(S1). S–48. 10 indexed citations
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Ward, Zachary J., Sara N. Bleich, Angie L. Cradock, et al.. (2019). Projected U.S. State-Level Prevalence of Adult Obesity and Severe Obesity. New England Journal of Medicine. 381(25). 2440–2450. 1282 indexed citations breakdown →
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Petimar, Joshua, Fang Zhang, Lauren P. Cleveland, et al.. (2019). Estimating the effect of calorie menu labeling on calories purchased in a large restaurant franchise in the southern United States: quasi-experimental study. BMJ. 367. l5837–l5837. 46 indexed citations
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Gortmaker, Steven L., Michele Polacsek, Lisa R. Letourneau, et al.. (2015). Evaluation of a Primary Care Intervention on Body Mass Index: The Maine Youth Overweight Collaborative. Childhood Obesity. 11(2). 187–193. 9 indexed citations
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Kenney, Erica L., Steven L. Gortmaker, Kirsten K. Davison, & S. Bryn Austin. (2015). The academic penalty for gaining weight: a longitudinal, change-in-change analysis of BMI and perceived academic ability in middle school students. International Journal of Obesity. 39(9). 1408–1413. 35 indexed citations
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Polacsek, Michele, et al.. (2014). Sustainability of Key Maine Youth Overweight Collaborative Improvements: A Follow-Up Study. Childhood Obesity. 10(4). 326–333. 13 indexed citations
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Barrett, Jessica L., et al.. (2011). Peer Reviewed: Playground Renovations and Quality at Public Parks in Boston, Massachusetts, 1996-2007. Preventing Chronic Disease. 8(4). 293–4. 3 indexed citations
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Firestone, Rebecca, Sureeporn Punpuing, Karen E. Peterson, Dolores Acevedo‐García, & Steven L. Gortmaker. (2011). Child overweight and undernutrition in Thailand: Is there an urban effect?. Social Science & Medicine. 72(9). 1420–1428. 35 indexed citations
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Taveras, Elsie M., et al.. (2008). Parental Perceptions of Overweight Counseling in Primary Care: The Roles of Race/ethnicity and Parent Overweight. Obesity. 16(8). 1794–1801. 24 indexed citations
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Franks, Adele L., Steven H. Kelder, Geri Dino, et al.. (2007). Peer Reviewed: School-based Programs: Lessons Learned from CATCH, Planet Health, and Not-On-Tobacco. Preventing Chronic Disease. 4(2). 4 indexed citations
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Cheung, Lilian, Steven L. Gortmaker, & Hank Dart. (2001). Eat well & keep moving : an interdisciplinary curriculum for teaching upper elementary school nutrition and physical activity. Human Kinetics eBooks. 4 indexed citations
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Perrin, James M., Karen Kuhlthau, Thomas McLaughlin, Susan L. Ettner, & Steven L. Gortmaker. (1999). Changing Patterns of Conditions Among Children Receiving Supplemental Security Income Disability Benefits. Archives of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine. 153(1). 80–4. 49 indexed citations
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Perrin, James M., et al.. (1998). State variations in supplemental security income enrollment for children and adolescents.. American Journal of Public Health. 88(6). 928–931. 14 indexed citations
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Gortmaker, Steven L., et al.. (1996). Organ donor potential and performance. Critical Care Medicine. 24(3). 432–439. 161 indexed citations

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