Zewditu Demissie

3.7k total citations · 3 hit papers
53 papers, 2.7k citations indexed

About

Zewditu Demissie is a scholar working on General Health Professions, Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health and Clinical Psychology. According to data from OpenAlex, Zewditu Demissie has authored 53 papers receiving a total of 2.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 27 papers in General Health Professions, 18 papers in Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health and 13 papers in Clinical Psychology. Recurrent topics in Zewditu Demissie's work include Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet (13 papers), Food Security and Health in Diverse Populations (12 papers) and School Health and Nursing Education (11 papers). Zewditu Demissie is often cited by papers focused on Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet (13 papers), Food Security and Health in Diverse Populations (12 papers) and School Health and Nursing Education (11 papers). Zewditu Demissie collaborates with scholars based in United States, South Africa and Kenya. Zewditu Demissie's co-authors include Richard Lowry, J. Michael Underwood, Nancy D. Brener, Heather B. Clayton, Catherine N. Rasberry, Leah Robin, Lisa C. Barrios, Michelle M. Johns, Timothy McManus and Jack Andrzejewski and has published in prestigious journals such as PEDIATRICS, American Journal of Public Health and American Journal of Preventive Medicine.

In The Last Decade

Zewditu Demissie

52 papers receiving 2.6k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Transgender Identity and Experiences of Violence Victimization, Substance Use, Suicide Risk, and Sexual Risk Behaviors Among High School Students — 19 States and Large Urban School Districts, 2017

2019 526 citations Richard Lowry, Lisa C. Barrios et al. MMWR Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report profile →
Suicidal Ideation and Behaviors Among High School Students—Youth Risk Behavior Survey, United States, 2019

2020 345 citations Asha Z. Ivey-Stephenson, Zewditu Demissie et al. PubMed profile →
Overview and Methods for the Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance System — United States, 2019

2020 302 citations J. Michael Underwood, Nancy D. Brener et al. PubMed profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Zewditu Demissie United States	23	1.1k	813	692	674	389	53	2.7k
Jemekia Thornton United States	9	1.3k 1.1×	874 1.1×	468 0.7×	831 1.2×	494 1.3×	11	2.9k
Barbara Queen United States	9	957 0.9×	748 0.9×	408 0.6×	694 1.0×	415 1.1×	11	2.4k
Catherine N. Rasberry United States	23	771 0.7×	967 1.2×	528 0.8×	622 0.9×	373 1.0×	66	2.5k
Leah Robin United States	24	801 0.7×	1.1k 1.4×	547 0.8×	1.2k 1.8×	517 1.3×	65	3.0k
Katherine H. Flint United States	8	1.5k 1.4×	942 1.2×	838 1.2×	1.2k 1.8×	693 1.8×	9	4.0k
Michelle Leon United States	8	697 0.6×	380 0.5×	337 0.5×	512 0.8×	293 0.8×	14	1.8k
Emily O’Malley Olsen United States	18	580 0.5×	757 0.9×	405 0.6×	567 0.8×	374 1.0×	33	2.1k
Lisa C. Barrios United States	27	1.2k 1.1×	1.0k 1.2×	237 0.3×	631 0.9×	402 1.0×	71	2.6k
Joseph A. Dake United States	25	634 0.6×	486 0.6×	366 0.5×	533 0.8×	444 1.1×	98	2.3k
Steven A. Kinchen United States	8	1.0k 0.9×	337 0.4×	605 0.9×	992 1.5×	346 0.9×	10	2.6k

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Sliwa, Sarah, et al.. (2022). Adolescent Health Risk Behaviors, Adverse Experiences, and Self-reported Hunger: Analysis of 10 States from the 2019 Youth Risk Behavior Surveys. Journal of Hunger & Environmental Nutrition. 19(4). 523–539. 1 indexed citations

Demissie, Zewditu, et al.. (2022). Racial-ethnic disparities in adolescent sexual behaviours: the cross-sectional Youth Risk Behavior Survey, 2009–19. Sexual Health. 19(5). 456–463. 3 indexed citations

Young, Emily, et al.. (2022). Trends in Teaching Sexual and Reproductive Health Skills in US Secondary Schools in 35 States, 2008 to 2018. Journal of School Health. 92(7). 711–719. 2 indexed citations

Underwood, J. Michael, Sanjana Pampati, Sherry Everett Jones, et al.. (2021). School-Level Poverty and Rurality Associated With Differences in Sexual Risk Behaviors Among U.S. Public High School Students. Journal of Adolescent Health. 69(6). 964–969. 4 indexed citations

Deputy, Nicholas P., Richard Lowry, Heather B. Clayton, et al.. (2021). Initiation of Nonmedical use of Prescription Opioids among High School Students. Substance Abuse. 42(4). 460–465. 2 indexed citations

Bautista, Greg, et al.. (2020). Factors Associated With HIV Testing Among Atlanta's Homeless Youth. AIDS Education and Prevention. 32(4). 325–336. 5 indexed citations

Jones, Sherry Everett, J. Michael Underwood, Sanjana Pampati, et al.. (2020). School-Level Poverty and Persistent Feelings of Sadness or Hopelessness, Suicidality, and Experiences with Violence Victimization among Public High School Students. Journal of Health Care for the Poor and Underserved. 31(3). 1248–1263. 13 indexed citations

Ivey-Stephenson, Asha Z., Zewditu Demissie, Alexander E. Crosby, et al.. (2020). Suicidal Ideation and Behaviors Among High School Students—Youth Risk Behavior Survey, United States, 2019. PubMed. 69(1). 47–55. 345 indexed citations breakdown →

Demissie, Zewditu, Heather B. Clayton, & Richard Dunville. (2018). Association between receipt of school-based HIV education and contraceptive use among sexually active high school students — United States, 2011–2013. Sex Education. 19(2). 237–246. 7 indexed citations

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Clennin, Morgan N., Zewditu Demissie, Shannon L. Michael, et al.. (2018). Secular Changes in Physical Education Attendance Among U.S. High School Students, 1991–2015. Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport. 89(4). 403–410. 17 indexed citations

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Brener, Nancy D. & Zewditu Demissie. (2018). Counseling, Psychological, and Social Services Staffing: Policies in U.S. School Districts. American Journal of Preventive Medicine. 54(6). S215–S219. 12 indexed citations

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Demissie, Zewditu, Sherry Everett Jones, Heather B. Clayton, & Brian A. King. (2017). Adolescent Risk Behaviors and Use of Electronic Vapor Products and Cigarettes. PEDIATRICS. 139(2). 102 indexed citations

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Esser, Marissa B., Heather B. Clayton, Zewditu Demissie, Dafna Kanny, & Robert D. Brewer. (2017). Current and Binge Drinking Among High School Students — United States, 1991–2015. MMWR Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report. 66(18). 474–478. 54 indexed citations

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Clayton, Heather B., Zewditu Demissie, Richard Lowry, et al.. (2016). Unhealthy Weight Management Practices and Non-medical Use of Prescription Drugs. American Journal of Preventive Medicine. 52(2). 215–219. 8 indexed citations

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Demissie, Zewditu. (2015). Results from the School Health Policies and Practices Study 2014. 2015 APHA Annual Meeting & Expo (Oct. 31 - Nov. 4, 2015). 136 indexed citations

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Demissie, Zewditu, Richard Lowry, Danice K. Eaton, Marci Hertz, & Sarah M. Lee. (2014). Associations of School Violence With Physical Activity Among U.S. High School Students. Journal of Physical Activity and Health. 11(4). 705–711. 26 indexed citations

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Demissie, Zewditu, Richard Lowry, Danice K. Eaton, & Allison J. Nihiser. (2014). Trends in Weight Management Goals and Behaviors Among 9th–12th Grade Students: United States, 1999–2009. Maternal and Child Health Journal. 19(1). 74–83. 13 indexed citations

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Demissie, Zewditu, Anna Maria Siega‐Riz, Kelly R. Evenson, et al.. (2012). Physical activity during pregnancy and postpartum depressive symptoms. Midwifery. 29(2). 139–147. 16 indexed citations

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Charles, Luenda E., Dana Loomis, & Zewditu Demissie. (2009). Occupational hazards experienced by cleaning workers and janitors: A review of the epidemiologic literature. Work. 34(1). 105–116. 58 indexed citations

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Marshall, Stephen W., et al.. (2006). Deaths from violence in North Carolina, 2004: how deaths differ in females and males. Injury Prevention. 12(suppl 2). ii10–ii16. 24 indexed citations

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