William Pickett

17.1k total citations · 6 hit papers
299 papers, 12.6k citations indexed

About

William Pickett is a scholar working on Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, Plant Science and Health. According to data from OpenAlex, William Pickett has authored 299 papers receiving a total of 12.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 127 papers in Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, 83 papers in Plant Science and 49 papers in Health. Recurrent topics in William Pickett's work include Injury Epidemiology and Prevention (88 papers), Agriculture and Farm Safety (82 papers) and Traffic and Road Safety (44 papers). William Pickett is often cited by papers focused on Injury Epidemiology and Prevention (88 papers), Agriculture and Farm Safety (82 papers) and Traffic and Road Safety (44 papers). William Pickett collaborates with scholars based in Canada, United States and United Kingdom. William Pickett's co-authors include Ian Janssen, William F. Boyce, Wendy Craig, Robert J. Brison, Michal Molcho, K. M. Simpson, Peter T. Katzmarzyk, Lisa Hartling, Barbara Marlenga and Mary D. Overpeck and has published in prestigious journals such as Circulation, PLoS ONE and American Journal of Clinical Nutrition.

In The Last Decade

William Pickett

291 papers receiving 11.9k 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.

Comparison of overweight and obesity prevalence in school‐aged youth from 34 countries and their relationships with physical activity and dietary patterns

2005 909 citations William Pickett et al. profile →
A cross-national profile of bullying and victimization among adolescents in 40 countries

2009 826 citations Wendy Craig, Yossi Harel‐Fisch et al. International Journal of Public Health profile →
Associations Between Overweight and Obesity With Bullying Behaviors in School-Aged Children

2004 663 citations Wendy Craig, William Pickett et al. profile →
What is the Relationship between Risky Outdoor Play and Health in Children? A Systematic Review

2015 339 citations William Pickett et al. profile →
What Is the Relationship between Outdoor Time and Physical Activity, Sedentary Behaviour, and Physical Fitness in Children? A Systematic Review

2015 325 citations William Pickett et al. profile →
Social Media Use and Cyber-Bullying: A Cross-National Analysis of Young People in 42 Countries

2020 231 citations Wendy Craig, Meyran Boniel‐Nissim et al. Journal of Adolescent Health profile →

Peers

Countries citing papers authored by William Pickett

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Citations

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Fields of papers citing papers by William Pickett

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of William Pickett

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of William Pickett. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of William Pickett based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with William Pickett. William Pickett is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

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20 of 20 papers shown

#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Enhancing dementia risk prediction with heart rate and machine learning in the Canadian Longitudinal Study on Aging 2025 ·Journal of Alzheimer s Disease ·(unknown), (unknown), Rebecca E. K. MacPherson, William Pickett, Christopher Chen, (unknown)	0
2	Corporal punishment bans and adolescent suicide rates: An international ecological study 2023 ·Child Abuse & Neglect ·(unknown), Frank J. Elgar, William Pickett	3
3	Changes in sleep and the prevalence of probable insomnia in undergraduate university students over the course of the COVID-19 pandemic: findings from the U-Flourish cohort study 2023 ·BJPsych Open ·Nathan King, William Pickett, Charles Keown‐Stoneman, Christopher B. Miller, (unknown), Anne Duffy	11
4	Access to medical care and its association with physical injury in adolescents: a cross-national analysis 2022 ·Injury Prevention ·(unknown), Nathan King, Peter Donnelly, Wendy Thompson, Sophie D. Walsh, Michal Molcho, Kwok Ng, Marta Malinowska-Cieślik, William Pickett	1
5	The Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on the Mental Health of First-Year Undergraduate Students Studying at a Major Canadian University: A Successive Cohort Study 2022 ·The Canadian Journal of Psychiatry ·Nathan King, William Pickett, Daniel Rivera, Jin Byun, (unknown), Simone Cunningham, Anne Duffy	37
6	Item response theory and differential test functioning analysis of the HBSC-Symptom-Checklist across 46 countries 2022 ·BMC Medical Research Methodology ·(unknown), Philipp Sischka, Carolina Catunda, Alina Cosma, Irene García‐Moya, Nelli Lyyra, Anne Kaman, Ulrike Ravens‐Sieberer, William Pickett	28
7	Mental health and cannabis use among Canadian youth: Integrated findings from cross-sectional and longitudinal analyses 2022 ·International Journal of Drug Policy ·Alexandra Butler, Nathan King, Kate Battista, William Pickett, Karen A. Patte, Frank J. Elgar, Wendy Craig, Scott T. Leatherdale	8
8	Mental health need of students at entry to university: Baseline findings from the U‐Flourish Student Well‐Being and Academic Success Study 2020 ·Early Intervention in Psychiatry ·Nathan King, William Pickett, (unknown), (unknown), Daniel Rivera, (unknown), Kate L. Harkness, Simone Cunningham, Melissa Milanovic, Kate Saunders, Sarah Goodday, Anne Duffy	40
9	Social Media Use and Cyber-Bullying: A Cross-National Analysis of Young People in 42 Countries breakdown → 2020 ·Journal of Adolescent Health ·Wendy Craig, Meyran Boniel‐Nissim, Nathan King, Sophie D. Walsh, Maartje Boer, Peter Donnelly, Yossi Harel‐Fisch, Marta Malinowska-Cieślik, Margarida Gaspar de Matos, Alina Cosma, Regina J. J. M. van den Eijnden, Alessio Vieno, Frank J. Elgar, Michal Molcho, Ylva Bjereld, William Pickett	231
10	Predictors of mental health and academic outcomes in first-year university students: Identifying prevention and early-intervention targets 2020 ·BJPsych Open ·Anne Duffy, Charles Keown‐Stoneman, Sarah Goodday, Julie Horrocks, (unknown), Nathan King, William Pickett, (unknown), Simone Cunningham, Daniel Rivera, Lampros Bisdounis, Christopher R. Bowie, Kate L. Harkness, Kate Saunders	117
11	The role of family and computer-mediated communication in adolescent loneliness 2019 ·PLoS ONE ·Lindsay Favotto, Valerie Michaelson, William Pickett, Colleen Davison	21
12	U-Flourish university students well-being and academic success longitudinal study: a study protocol 2019 ·BMJ Open ·Sarah Goodday, Daniel Rivera, Heather M. Foran, Nathan King, Melissa Milanovic, Charles Keown‐Stoneman, Julie Horrocks, (unknown), Christopher R. Bowie, William Pickett, Kate L. Harkness, Kate Saunders, Simone Cunningham, (unknown), Anne Duffy	32
13	Distance to Specialist Medical Care and Diagnosis of Obstructive Sleep Apnea in Rural Saskatchewan 2019 ·Canadian Respiratory Journal ·(unknown), Michael A. McIsaac, James A. Dosman, Chandima Karunanayake, Punam Pahwa, William Pickett	12
14	Spirituality as a protective health asset for young people: an international comparative analysis from three countries 2018 ·International Journal of Public Health ·Fiona Brooks, Valerie Michaelson, Nathan King, Jo Inchley, William Pickett	26
15	Youth injury prevention in Canada: use of the Delphi method to develop recommendations 2015 ·BMC Public Health ·Ian Pike, (unknown), Colleen Davison, Kelly Russell, Alison Macpherson, William Pickett	6
16	Physical and Emotional Health Problems Experienced by Youth Engaged in Physical Fighting and Weapon Carrying 2013 ·PLoS ONE ·Sophie D. Walsh, Michal Molcho, Wendy Craig, Yossi Harel‐Fisch, (unknown), (unknown), Katrin Aasvee, (unknown), Veronika Ottová, Ulrike Ravens‐Sieberer, William Pickett	43
17	Youth Smoking in Ontario 1981–1997: A Cause for Concern 1999 ·Canadian Journal of Public Health ·(unknown), William Pickett, Roberta Ferrence, Karen Brown, (unknown), Edward M. Adlaf	5
18	Injury in Canadian Youth: A Secondary Analysis of the 1993–94 Health Behaviour in School-Aged Children Survey 1998 ·Canadian Journal of Public Health ·Matthew King, William Pickett, Alan J. King	43
19	Cluster of Unintentional Carbon Monoxide Poisonings Presenting to the Emergency Departments in Kingston, Ontario during ‘Ice Storm 98’ 1998 ·Canadian Journal of Public Health ·Lisa Hartling, Robert J. Brison, William Pickett	9
20	Playground equipment hazards and associated injuries in Kingston and area. 1996 ·PubMed ·William Pickett, (unknown), David L. Mowat, (unknown)	13

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