Tom Baranowski

39.2k total citations · 6 hit papers
482 papers, 29.6k citations indexed

About

Tom Baranowski is a scholar working on Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, General Health Professions and Education. According to data from OpenAlex, Tom Baranowski has authored 482 papers receiving a total of 29.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 311 papers in Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, 121 papers in General Health Professions and 90 papers in Education. Recurrent topics in Tom Baranowski's work include Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet (273 papers), Behavioral Health and Interventions (75 papers) and Nutritional Studies and Diet (68 papers). Tom Baranowski is often cited by papers focused on Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet (273 papers), Behavioral Health and Interventions (75 papers) and Nutritional Studies and Diet (68 papers). Tom Baranowski collaborates with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and Canada. Tom Baranowski's co-authors include Janice Baranowski, Karen Cullen, Debbe Thompson, Theresa A. Nicklas, Russell Jago, Ken Resnicow, Guy S. Parcel, Richard Buday, Teresia M. O’Connor and Cheryl L. Perry and has published in prestigious journals such as Circulation, SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología and PLoS ONE.

In The Last Decade

Tom Baranowski

476 papers receiving 27.7k citations

Hit Papers

5 papers align trajectories

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.

Cultural sensitivity in public health: defined and demystified.

1999 899 citations Tom Baranowski et al. profile →
How individuals, environments, and health behaviors interact: Social cognitive theory.

1990 849 citations Tom Baranowski et al. profile →
Mediating variable framework in physical activity interventions

1998 708 citations Tom Baranowski et al. profile →
Playing for Real

2008 671 citations Tom Baranowski, Richard Buday et al. profile →
The Automated Self-Administered 24-Hour Dietary Recall (ASA24): A Resource for Researchers, Clinicians, and Educators from the National Cancer Institute

2012 653 citations Tom Baranowski et al. profile →
Are Current Health Behavioral Change Models Helpful in Guiding Prevention of Weight Gain Efforts?

2003 550 citations Tom Baranowski, Debbe Thompson et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Tom Baranowski United States	92	18.6k	8.0k	6.3k	4.3k	4.3k	482	29.6k
Ilse De Bourdeaudhuij Belgium	98	16.0k 0.9×	7.6k 1.0×	9.4k 1.5×	4.4k 1.0×	3.9k 0.9×	613	34.3k
Jo Salmon Australia	97	19.6k 1.1×	6.4k 0.8×	15.0k 2.4×	6.9k 1.6×	3.2k 0.7×	541	34.9k
Ian Janssen Canada	95	19.7k 1.1×	5.8k 0.7×	21.7k 3.4×	6.4k 1.5×	3.3k 0.8×	356	44.5k
Leonard H. Epstein United States	93	15.2k 0.8×	4.3k 0.5×	6.8k 1.1×	2.9k 0.7×	10.3k 2.4×	540	30.0k
Peter T. Katzmarzyk United States	104	25.3k 1.4×	9.1k 1.1×	24.0k 3.8×	5.8k 1.4×	3.8k 0.9×	621	49.8k
Stuart Biddle United Kingdom	92	13.6k 0.7×	6.0k 0.8×	12.9k 2.0×	7.1k 1.6×	5.0k 1.2×	460	34.5k
Cheryl L. Perry United States	85	12.0k 0.6×	7.4k 0.9×	6.7k 1.1×	1.0k 0.2×	6.7k 1.6×	365	24.8k
Mark S. Tremblay Canada	103	27.2k 1.5×	8.8k 1.1×	19.7k 3.1×	11.3k 2.6×	5.2k 1.2×	597	47.4k
Luís A. Moreno Spain	96	23.1k 1.2×	7.0k 0.9×	11.6k 1.8×	4.2k 1.0×	3.4k 0.8×	987	38.9k
Russell R. Pate United States	92	25.7k 1.4×	8.4k 1.1×	23.5k 3.7×	11.1k 2.6×	3.7k 0.9×	531	50.4k

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Beltran, Alicia, Salma Musaad, Tom Baranowski, et al.. (2022). The Family Level Assessment of Screen Use–Mobile Approach: Development of an Approach to Measure Children’s Mobile Device Use. JMIR Formative Research. 6(10). e40452–e40452. 1 indexed citations

Radhakrishnan, Kavita, et al.. (2020). Personalizing Sensor-Controlled Digital Gaming to Self-Management Needs of Older Adults with Heart Failure: A Qualitative Study. Games for Health Journal. 9(4). 304–310. 7 indexed citations

O’Connor, Teresia M., Alicia Beltran, Salma Musaad, et al.. (2020). Feasibility of Targeting Hispanic Fathers and Children in an Obesity Intervention: Papás Saludables Niños Saludables. Childhood Obesity. 16(6). 379–392. 20 indexed citations

Baranowski, Tom, Janice Baranowski, Richard Buday, et al.. (2019). Videogames That Encourage Healthy Behavior Did Not Alter Fasting Insulin or Other Diabetes Risks in Children: Randomized Clinical Trial. Games for Health Journal. 8(4). 257–264. 17 indexed citations

Dadabhoy, Hafza, et al.. (2018). Participant Outcomes from Methods of Recruitment for Videogame Research. Games for Health Journal. 7(1). 16–23. 6 indexed citations

Wang, Jingjing, et al.. (2015). Acceptability and Applicability of an American Health Videogame with Story for Childhood Obesity Prevention Among Hong Kong Chinese Children. Games for Health Journal. 4(6). 513–519. 10 indexed citations

Baranowski, Tom, et al.. (2014). Using What's Learned in the Game for Use in Real Life. Games for Health Journal. 3(1). 6–9. 8 indexed citations

Baranowski, Tom. (2014). Measurement Method Bias in Games for Health Research. Games for Health Journal. 3(4). 193–194. 1 indexed citations

Baranowski, Tom. (2014). Lying (or Maybe Just Misleading) With (or Without) Statistics. Games for Health Journal. 3(1). 1–2. 1 indexed citations

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Baranowski, Tom. (2014). Descriptions for Articles Introducing a New Game for Health. Games for Health Journal. 3(2). 55–56. 11 indexed citations

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Baranowski, Tom, et al.. (2014). Building a Better Mousetrap (Exergame) to Increase Youth Physical Activity. Games for Health Journal. 3(2). 72–78. 41 indexed citations

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Baranowski, Tom, et al.. (2013). Business Models for Successfully Maintaining Games for Health. Games for Health Journal. 2(2). 64–69. 5 indexed citations

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Baranowski, Tom, Richard Buday, Wei Peng, et al.. (2013). Videogame Mechanics in Games for Health. Games for Health Journal. 2(4). 194–204. 15 indexed citations

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Mellecker, Robin R., Elizabeth Lyons, & Tom Baranowski. (2013). Disentangling Fun and Enjoyment in Exergames Using an Expanded Design, Play, Experience Framework: A Narrative Review. Games for Health Journal. 2(3). 142–149. 79 indexed citations

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Baranowski, Tom, Kristi B. Adamo, Melanie Hingle, et al.. (2013). Gaming, Adiposity, and Obesogenic Behaviors Among Children. Games for Health Journal. 2(3). 119–126. 2 indexed citations

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Simons, Monique, et al.. (2013). Child Goal Setting of Dietary and Physical Activity in a Serious Videogame. Games for Health Journal. 2(3). 150–157. 13 indexed citations

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Baranowski, Tom, Alicia Beltran, Tzu-An Chen, et al.. (2013). Structure of Corrective Feedback for Selection of Ineffective Vegetable Parenting Practices for Use in a Simulation Videogame. Games for Health Journal. 2(1). 29–33. 9 indexed citations

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DuRant, Robert H., Tom Baranowski, Maribeth Johnson, & William O. Thompson. (1994). The Relationship Among Television Watching, Physical Activity, and Body Composition of Young Children. PEDIATRICS. 94(4). 449–455. 241 indexed citations

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Rassin, David K., Kyriakos S. Markides, Tom Baranowski, et al.. (1993). Acculturation and Breastfeeding on the United States–Mexico Border. The American Journal of the Medical Sciences. 306(1). 28–34. 32 indexed citations

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Simons‐Morton, Bruce G., G. S. Parcel, Tom Baranowski, Ronald N. Forthofer, & Nancy M. OʼHara. (1991). Promoting physical activity and a healthful diet among children: results of a school-based intervention study.. American Journal of Public Health. 81(8). 986–991. 178 indexed citations

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