R. Beaglehole

Most-cited papers

1. Trends in adult body-mass index in 200 countries from 1975 to 2014: a pooled analysis of 1698 population-based measurement studies with 19·2 million participants

   Mariachiara James Gretchen A Bin Goodarz Yuan Honor Melanie J Di Cesare Bentham Stevens Zhou Danaei Lu Bixby Cow, M. di Cesare, J. Bentham, G. Stevens +496 more

   2016The Lancet4,631 citations Open access

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2. Worldwide trends in underweight and obesity from 1990 to 2022: a pooled analysis of 3663 population-representative studies with 222 million children, adolescents, and adults

   Nowell H Rosie K Bin Rachel A Anu James E Christopher J V Phelps Singleton Zhou Heap Mishra Bennett Paciorek, Nowell H Rosie K Bin Rachel A Anu James E Christopher J V Phelps Singleton Zhou Heap Mishra Bennett Paciorek, N. H. Phelps, Rosie K. Singleton +496 more

   2024The Lancet1,934 citations Open access

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3. Priority actions for the non-communicable disease crisis.

   R. Beaglehole, R. Bonita, R. Horton, Cary Adams +40 more

   2011The Lancet1,540 citations Open access

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4. A century of trends in adult human height

   J. Bentham, M. Cesare, M. Cesare, G. Stevens +496 more

   2016eLife1,188 citations Open access

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5. NCD Countdown 2030: worldwide trends in non-communicable disease mortality and progress towards Sustainable Development Goal target 3.4.

   J. Bennett, G. Stevens, C. Mathers, R. Bonita +14 more

   2018The Lancet1,013 citations Open access

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6. UN High-Level Meeting on Non-Communicable Diseases: addressing four questions.

   R. Beaglehole, R. Bonita, G. Alleyne, R. Horton +9 more

   2011The Lancet422 citations

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7. Contribution of six risk factors to achieving the 25×25 non-communicable disease mortality reduction target: a modelling study.

   Vasilis Kontis, C. Mathers, J. Rehm, G. Stevens +6 more

   2014The Lancet404 citations Open access

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8. NCD Countdown 2030: pathways to achieving Sustainable Development Goal target 3.4

   J. Bennett, Vasilis Kontis, C. Mathers, Michel Guillot +12 more

   2020The Lancet345 citations Open access

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9. From public to planetary health: a manifesto.

   R. Horton, R. Beaglehole, R. Bonita, J. Raeburn +2 more

   2014The Lancet330 citations

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10. Investing in non-communicable disease prevention and management to advance the Sustainable Development Goals.

    R. Nugent, M. Bertram, S. Jan, L. Niessen +4 more

    2018The Lancet324 citations Open access

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11. Country actions to meet UN commitments on non-communicable diseases: a stepwise approach.

    R. Bonita, R. Magnusson, P. Bovet, Dong Zhao +9 more

    2013The Lancet211 citations Open access

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12. Causation and Causal Inference

    K. Hoggatt, S. Greenland, R. Detels, R. Beaglehole +2 more

    2021International Encyclopedia of Statistical Science208 citations

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13. Regional contributions of six preventable risk factors to achieving the 25 × 25 non-communicable disease mortality reduction target: a modelling study.

    Vasilis Kontis, C. Mathers, R. Bonita, G. Stevens +10 more

    2015Lancet Global Health137 citations Open access

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14. Measuring progress on NCDs: one goal and five targets.

    R. Beaglehole, R. Bonita, R. Horton, M. Ezzati +4 more

    2012The Lancet100 citations

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15. Chronic diseases: global action must match global evidence.

    R. Beaglehole, Richard Horton

    2010The Lancet90 citations

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16. A tobacco-free world: a call to action to phase out the sale of tobacco products by 2040.

    R. Beaglehole, R. Bonita, D. Yach, J. Mackay +1 more

    2015The Lancet85 citations

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17. Global cancer prevention: an important pathway to global health and development.

    R. Beaglehole, R. Bonita, R. Magnusson

    2011Public Health79 citations

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18. Heterogeneous contributions of change in population distribution of body mass index to change in obesity and underweight

    Maria LC Bin James E Rodrigo M Marisa K Andrea Honor Bet Iurilli Zhou Bennett Carrillo-Larco Sophiea Rodrig, M. L. Iurilli, Bin Zhou, J. Bennett +496 more

    2021eLife76 citations Open access

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19. Use of e-cigarettes and smoked tobacco in youth aged 14-15 years in New Zealand: findings from repeated cross-sectional studies (2014-19).

    Natalie Walker, V. Parag, S. Wong, B. Youdan +3 more

    2020Lancet Public Health72 citations Open access

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20. Alcohol: a global health priority.

    R. Beaglehole, R. Bonita

    2009The Lancet72 citations

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21. Nicotine without smoke: fighting the tobacco epidemic with harm reduction.

    R. Beaglehole, C. Bates, B. Youdan, R. Bonita

    2019The Lancet62 citations

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22. National trends in total cholesterol obscure heterogeneous changes in HDL and non-HDL cholesterol and total-to-HDL cholesterol ratio: a pooled analysis of 458 population-based studies in Asian and Western countries

    Cristina Rod Bin Honor Goodarz Mariachiara Kari Kaveh James Taddei Jackson Zhou Bixby Danaei Di Cesare Kuulasm, C. Taddei, R. Jackson, Bin Zhou +358 more

    2019International Journal of Epidemiology58 citations Open access

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23. NCD Countdown 2025: accountability for the 25 × 25 NCD mortality reduction target.

    R. Beaglehole, R. Bonita, M. Ezzati, G. Alleyne +3 more

    2014The Lancet57 citations

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24. Women and NCDs: Overcoming the neglect

    R. Bonita, R. Beaglehole

    2014Global Health Action55 citations Open access

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25. Independent global accountability for NCDs.

    R. Beaglehole, R. Bonita, R. Horton

    2013The Lancet36 citations

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26. Benchmarking progress in non-communicable diseases: a global analysis of cause-specific mortality from 2001 to 2019

    James E. Bennett, Olivia O'Driscoll, Gretchen A. Stevens, Nestor Aldea-Ramos +18 more

    2025The Lancet31 citations Open access

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27. Tobacco control in China: small steps towards a giant leap.

    Chen Zhu, Young-soo Shin, R. Beaglehole

    2012The Lancet30 citations

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28. NCDs: celebrating success, moving forward.

    R. Beaglehole, R. Bonita, G. Alleyne, R. Horton

    2011The Lancet29 citations

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29. Acting on the Pacific crisis in non-communicable diseases.

    Leao Talalelei Tuitama, Young-soo Shin, H. Clark, C. Tukuitonga +1 more

    2014The Lancet28 citations

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30. UN high-level meeting on non-communicable diseases: Addressing four questions (Lancet (2011) DOI: 10.1016/S0140-6736(11)60879-9)

    R. Beaglehole, R. Bonita, G. Alleyne

    201125 citations Open access

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31. Obesity rise plateaus in developed nations and accelerates in developing nations

    Bin Nowell H. Agnese Olivia N. James E. Lakshya Ysé An Zhou Phelps Galeazzi O’Driscoll Bennett Jain D’Ail, Bin Zhou, N. H. Phelps, Agnese Galeazzi +496 more

    2026Nature24 citations Open access

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32. Noncommunicable diseases and human rights: a promising synergy.

    S. Gruskin, L. Ferguson, D. Tarantola, R. Beaglehole

    2014American Journal of Public Health22 citations Open access

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33. Leadership for health: developing a canny nanny state.

    P. Crampton, J. Hoek, R. Beaglehole

    2011The New Zealand medical journal21 citations

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34. Priority actions for the non-communicable disease crisis – Authors' reply

    R. Beaglehole, R. Bonita

    201120 citations

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35. Health promotion: can it redress the health effects of social disadvantage?

    J. Raeburn, R. Beaglehole

    2010Community Health Studies18 citations

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36. Quantifying targets for the SDG health goal.

    G. Alleyne, R. Beaglehole, R. Bonita

    2015The Lancet16 citations Open access

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37. Sugar sweetened beverages, obesity, diabetes and oral health: a preventable crisis.

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    2014Pacific Health Dialog16 citations

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38. Women and NCDs: Overcoming the neglect.

    R. Bonita, R. Beaglehole

    2014Global Health Action15 citations Open access

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39. Health status and epidemiological capacity and prospects: WHO Western Pacific Region.

    T. Blakely, F. Pega, Yosikazu Nakamura, R. Beaglehole +2 more

    2011International Journal of Epidemiology14 citations

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40. Dental public health.

    Zoe Marshman, P. Robinson, R. Detels, R. Beaglehole +2 more

    200914 citations

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41. Promoting radical action for global oral health: integration or independence?

    R. Beaglehole, R. Beaglehole

    2019The Lancet12 citations

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42. The how: a message for the UN high-level meeting on NCDs.

    K. Buse, R. Marten, S. Hawkes, G. Alleyne +48 more

    2018The Lancet11 citations Open access

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43. Development with values: lessons from Bhutan.

    R. Beaglehole, R. Bonita

    2015The Lancet11 citations Open access

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44. New Zealand leads the way in banning smoking in prisons

    R. Bonita, R. Beaglehole

    2013British medical journal11 citations

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45. Economists, universal health coverage, and non-communicable diseases.

    R. Beaglehole, R. Bonita

    2016The Lancet10 citations Open access

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46. Implementation Research to Address the United States Health Disadvantage

    M. Engelgau, K. M. Venkat Narayan, M. Ezzati, L. A. Salicrup +39 more

    2018Global Heart9 citations Open access

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47. New Zealand's growing thirst for a sugar-sweetened beverage tax.

    G. Sundborn, S. Thornley, Bodo Lang, R. Beaglehole

    2015The New Zealand medical journal9 citations

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48. Principles of infectious disease control.

    R. Kim-farley, R. Detels, R. Beaglehole, M. Lansang +1 more

    20098 citations

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49. Tobacco control: getting to the finish line.

    R. Beaglehole, R. Bonita

    2022The Lancet7 citations Open access

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50. Dietary guidelines on trial: the charges are not evidence based.

    J. Mann, L. T. Morenga, R. McLean, B. Swinburn +4 more

    2016The Lancet7 citations Open access

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