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Robert J. Wellman

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h-index: 28
Works: 82
Citations: 3,121

Most-cited papers

Symptoms of tobacco dependence after brief intermittent use: the Development and Assessment of Nicotine Dependence in Youth-2 study.
J. Difranza, J. Savageau, K. Fletcher, J. O'Loughlin +8 more
2007Archives of Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine362 citations
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Tobacco Promotion and the Initiation of Tobacco Use: Assessing the Evidence for Causality
J. Difranza, Robert J. Wellman, J. Sargent, M. Weitzman +2 more
2006Pediatrics273 citations
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Predictors of the Onset of Cigarette Smoking: A Systematic Review of Longitudinal Population-Based Studies in Youth.
Robert J. Wellman, E. Dugas, Hartley Dutczak, E. O’Loughlin +3 more
2016American Journal of Preventive Medicine225 citations Open access
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A sensitization-homeostasis model of nicotine craving, withdrawal, and tolerance: integrating the clinical and basic science literature.
J. Difranza, Robert J. Wellman
2005Nicotine & Tobacco Research192 citations
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The extent to which tobacco marketing and tobacco use in films contribute to children's use of tobacco: a meta-analysis.
Robert J. Wellman, D. Sugarman, J. Difranza, J. Winickoff
2006Archives of Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine191 citations
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Susceptibility to Nicotine Dependence: The Development and Assessment of Nicotine Dependence in Youth 2 Study
J. Difranza, J. Savageau, K. Fletcher, L. Pbert +8 more
2007Pediatrics144 citations
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Diminished autonomy over tobacco can appear with the first cigarettes.
R. Scragg, Robert J. Wellman, M. Laugesen, J. Difranza
2008Addictive Behaviours118 citations
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Measuring adults' loss of autonomy over nicotine use: the Hooked on Nicotine Checklist.
Robert J. Wellman, J. Difranza, J. Savageau, Sameer Godiwala +2 more
2005Nicotine & Tobacco Research107 citations
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Screening adolescents for nicotine dependence: the Hooked On Nicotine Checklist.
K. Wheeler, K. Fletcher, Robert J. Wellman, J. Difranza
2004Journal of Adolescent Health106 citations Open access
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Sensitization to nicotine: how the animal literature might inform future human research.
J. Difranza, Robert J. Wellman
2007Nicotine & Tobacco Research97 citations
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Short term patterns of early smoking acquisition
Robert J. Wellman, J. Difranza, J. Savageau, G. Dussault
2004Tobacco Control89 citations Open access
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State-of-the-Art Office-Based Interventions to Eliminate Youth Tobacco Use: The Past Decade
L. Pbert, H. Farber, K. Horn, H. Lando +6 more
2015Pediatrics79 citations
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A comparison of the Hooked on Nicotine Checklist and the Fagerström Test for Nicotine Dependence in adult smokers.
Robert J. Wellman, J. Savageau, Sameer Godiwala, Noelle Savageau +3 more
2006Nicotine & Tobacco Research78 citations
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The Autonomy Over Smoking Scale.
J. Difranza, Robert J. Wellman, W. Ursprung, C. Sabiston
2009Psychology of Addictive Behaviors76 citations
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A comparison of the psychometric properties of the hooked on nicotine checklist and the modified Fagerström tolerance questionnaire.
Robert J. Wellman, J. Difranza, L. Pbert, K. Fletcher +3 more
2006Addictive Behaviours70 citations
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Predictors of Cigarette Smoking Initiation in Early, Middle, and Late Adolescence.
J. O'Loughlin, E. O’Loughlin, Robert J. Wellman, M. Sylvestre +5 more
2017Journal of Adolescent Health61 citations Open access
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A 2015 Update on The Natural History and Diagnosis of Nicotine Addiction.
J. Difranza, Robert J. Wellman, R. Mermelstein, L. Pbert +12 more
2011Current pediatric reviews59 citations
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Determinants of sustained binge drinking in young adults.
Robert J. Wellman, Gisèle Contreras, E. Dugas, E. O’Loughlin +1 more
2014Alcoholism: Clinical and Experimental Research49 citations
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Sex differences in peer responsiveness to suicide ideation.
Mary M. Wellman, Robert J. Wellman
1986Suicide and Life-Threatening Behaviour49 citations
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A systematic review of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual diagnostic criteria for nicotine dependence.
J. Difranza, W. Ursprung, B. Lauzon, C. Bancej +10 more
2010Addictive Behaviours45 citations
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The relationship between level of cigarette consumption and latency to the onset of retrospectively reported withdrawal symptoms
W. Fernando, Robert J. Wellman, J. Difranza
2006Psychopharmacology44 citations
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Imaging brain activation in nicotine-sensitized rats.
Zhixin Li, J. Difranza, Robert J. Wellman, P. Kulkarni +1 more
2008Brain Research43 citations
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Socioeconomic status is associated with the prevalence and co-occurrence of risk factors for cigarette smoking initiation during adolescence
Robert J. Wellman, M. Sylvestre, E. O’Loughlin, Hartley Dutczak +3 more
2017International Journal of Public Health38 citations Open access
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Does progression through the stages of physical addiction indicate increasing overall addiction to tobacco?
J. Difranza, Robert J. Wellman, J. Savageau
2011Psychopharmacology37 citations
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Tobacco chippers report diminished autonomy over smoking.
Robert J. Wellman, J. Difranza, C. Wood
2006Addictive Behaviours35 citations
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What Aspect of Dependence Does the Fagerström Test for Nicotine Dependence Measure?
J. Difranza, Robert J. Wellman, Judith A. Savageau, A. Beccia +2 more
2012ISRN Addiction33 citations Open access
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Relationships Between Current and Past Binge Drinking and Systolic Blood Pressure in Young Adults.
Robert J. Wellman, John A. Vaughn, M. Sylvestre, E. O’Loughlin +2 more
2016Journal of Adolescent Health32 citations Open access
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R-rated film viewing and adolescent smoking.
M. Laugesen, R. Scragg, Robert J. Wellman, J. Difranza
2007Preventive Medicine31 citations
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Intensity and frequency of physical activity and high blood pressure in adolescents: A longitudinal study
Robert J. Wellman, M. Sylvestre, Patrick Abi Nader, A. Chiolero +4 more
2020The Journal of Clinical Hypertension28 citations Open access
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Parental Cannabis Use Is Associated with Cannabis Initiation and Use in Offspring
J. O'Loughlin, E. Dugas, E. O’Loughlin, J. Winickoff +4 more
2019Jornal de Pediatria28 citations
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A comparison of the autonomy over tobacco scale and the Fagerström test for nicotine dependence.
J. Difranza, J. Savageau, Robert J. Wellman
2012Addictive Behaviours27 citations
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Reasons for quitting smoking in young adult cigarette smokers.
Robert J. Wellman, E. O’Loughlin, E. Dugas, Annie Montreuil +2 more
2018Addictive Behaviours20 citations
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A systematic review of randomized controlled trials of youth smoking cessation interventions
A. Gervais, J. O'Loughlin, E. Dugas, M. Eisenberg +2 more
200720 citations
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Factors associated with cannabis use in early adolescence.
Robert J. Wellman, E. O’Loughlin, M. Sylvestre, E. Dugas +1 more
2023Health Promotion and Chronic Disease Prevention in Canada18 citations Open access
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Secondhand smoke exposure and depressive symptoms in children: a longitudinal study.
Robert J. Wellman, K. Wilson, E. O’Loughlin, E. Dugas +2 more
2018Nicotine & Tobacco Research16 citations
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Measures of nicotine dependence in adolescents: An update of the evidence 2000–2010
Gisèle Contreras, J. O'Loughlin, D. Rodriguez, Robert J. Wellman +1 more
2010Journal of Pediatric Biochemistry14 citations
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Gender differences in risk factors for cigarette smoking initiation in childhood.
M. Sylvestre, Robert J. Wellman, E. O’Loughlin, E. Dugas +1 more
2017Addictive Behaviours13 citations
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Relationship between early symptoms of alcohol craving and binge drinking 2.5 years later.
M. Morgenstern, J. Difranza, Robert J. Wellman, J. Sargent +1 more
2016Drug and Alcohol Dependence13 citations
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Psychometric Properties of the Autonomy over Tobacco Scale in German
Robert J. Wellman, J. Difranza, M. Morgenstern, R. Hanewinkel +2 more
2011European Addiction Research12 citations
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Factor structure and measurement invariance of the GAD-7 across time, sex, and language in young adults.
Teodora Riglea, Robert J. Wellman, M. Sylvestre, Catherine M. Sabiston +1 more
2025Journal of Affective Disorders11 citations Open access
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Sustained waterpipe use among young adults.
E. Dugas, E. O’Loughlin, N. Low, Robert J. Wellman +1 more
2014Nicotine & Tobacco Research11 citations
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Correlates of suicide ideation in a college population
Robert J. Wellman, Mary M. Wellman
1988Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology11 citations
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Who mixes tobacco with cannabis and does mixing relate to nicotine dependence?
E. Dugas, Robert J. Wellman, M. Sylvestre, Richard E. Bélanger +1 more
2022Addictive Behaviours10 citations
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Sex Differences in Attaining Cigarette Smoking and Nicotine Dependence Milestones Among Novice Smokers
M. Sylvestre, M. Chagnon, Robert J. Wellman, E. Dugas +1 more
2018American Journal of Epidemiology10 citations
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Recalled first reactions to inhaling nicotine predict the level of physical dependence.
Robert J. Wellman, J. Difranza, J. O'Loughlin
2014Drug and Alcohol Dependence8 citations
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The effect of abstinence on cigarette consumption upon the resumption of smoking.
Robert J. Wellman, J. Difranza, J. Savageau, Sameer Godiwala +3 more
2006Addictive Behaviours8 citations
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Depressive Symptoms, Alcohol Beliefs and Heavy Episodic Drinking in Adolescents
Robert J. Wellman, C. Sabiston, M. Morgenstern
2022Children7 citations Open access
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Item Response Theory analysis of the Autonomy over Tobacco Scale (AUTOS).
Robert J. Wellman, M. Edelen, J. Difranza
2015Addictive Behaviours7 citations
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Preventing cancer by controlling youth tobacco use.
J. Difranza, Robert J. Wellman
2003Seminars in Oncology Nursing7 citations
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Natural course of co-use of alcohol and cannabis in adolescents and young adults in Montréal, Canada.
Robert J. Wellman, E. Dugas, E. O’Loughlin, M. Sylvestre +2 more
2021Psychology of Addictive Behaviors6 citations
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