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Smoking Behavior and Cessation

Last updated July 15, 2026

Rising Stars

Fresh ink, massive impact

Researchers

1
Xiaochen Dai
University of Washington
2
Jan Birdsey
AID Atlanta
3
Fatma Romeh M. Ali
CDC Foundation
4
David Azzopardi
British American Tobacco (United Kingdom)
5
Esther E. Omaiye
University of California, Riverside
6
Tamer A. Addissouky
University of Babylon
7
Qinghua Nian
Johns Hopkins University
8
Nadja Mallock
Federal Institute for Risk Assessment
9
Eo Rin Cho
Centre for Global Health Research
10
Yichen Li
Central South University

Papers

1
Publication in Bulletin of the National Research Centre/Bulletin of the National Research Center (2024) [91 citations, W4391068193]
Bulletin of the National Research Centre/Bulletin of the National Research Center|2024
91 cit.
2
Publication in Egyptian Liver Journal (2024) [80 citations, W4390500385]
Egyptian Liver Journal|2024
80 cit.
3
Publication in NEJM Evidence (2024) [66 citations, W4391656702]
NEJM Evidence|2024
66 cit.
4
Publication in Bulletin of the National Research Centre/Bulletin of the National Research Center (2024) [37 citations, W4394961439]
Bulletin of the National Research Centre/Bulletin of the National Research Center|2024
37 cit.
5
Publication in Journal of Clinical Cardiology (2024) [36 citations, W4390616573]
Journal of Clinical Cardiology|2024
36 cit.
6
Publication in The Egyptian Journal of Internal Medicine (2024) [26 citations, W4391744369]
The Egyptian Journal of Internal Medicine|2024
26 cit.
7
Publication in Journal of Biomed Research (2024) [21 citations, W4396223807]
Journal of Biomed Research|2024
21 cit.
8
Publication in Archives of Pharmacology and Therapeutics (2024) [21 citations, W4396752996]
Archives of Pharmacology and Therapeutics|2024
21 cit.
9
Publication in Advances in Clinical Toxicology (2024) [19 citations, W4393239830]
Advances in Clinical Toxicology|2024
19 cit.
10
Publication in The Indonesian Journal of Gastroenterology Hepatology and Digestive Endoscopy (2024) [17 citations, W4396973640]
The Indonesian Journal of Gastroenterology Hepatology and Digestive Endoscopy|2024
17 cit.

Emerging Leaders

Drafting the new consensus

Researchers

1
Corinne Graffunder
Cégep de Lévis
2
Jessica L. Barrington‐Trimis
University of Southern California
3
Teresa W. Wang
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
4
Jonathan Meiman
Wisconsin Department of Health Services
5
Melissa B. Harrell
The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston
6
Leonie S. Brose
King's College London
7
David Bareham
Lincolnshire Community Health Services NHS Trust
8
Serge Maeder
Philip Morris International (Switzerland)
9
Aurélie Berthet
Centre universitaire de médecine générale et santé publique, Lausanne
10
Tanvir Walele
Imperial Brands (United Kingdom)

Papers

1
Electronic Nicotine-Delivery Systems for Smoking Cessation
New England Journal of Medicine|2024
120 cit.
2
Adolescent Use of Flavored Non-Tobacco Oral Nicotine Products
PEDIATRICS|2022
73 cit.
3
Polychlorinated dibenzo-p-dioxins (PCDDs) and dibenzofurans (PCDFs) soil contamination in Lausanne, Switzerland: Combining pollution mapping and human exposure assessment for targeted risk management
Environmental Pollution|2022
39 cit.
4
Medium- and longer-term cardiovascular effects of e-cigarettes in adults making a stop-smoking attempt: a randomized controlled trial
BMC Medicine|2022
36 cit.
5
Closing the Loophole on Hemp-Derived Cannabis Products
JAMA|2022
32 cit.
6
The Association Between Tobacco and Cannabis Use and the Age of Onset of Depression and Anxiety Symptoms: Among Adolescents and Young Adults
Nicotine & Tobacco Research|2023
31 cit.
7
Perceived stress and E-cigarette use during emerging adulthood: A longitudinal examination of initiation, progression, and continuation
Preventive Medicine|2022
25 cit.
8
Patterns in Mental Health Symptomatology and Cigarette, E-cigarette, and Marijuana Use Among Texas Youth and Young Adults Amid the Coronavirus Disease 2019 Pandemic
Nicotine & Tobacco Research|2022
24 cit.
9
Prevalence of Nicotine Pouch Use Among Youth and Adults in Great Britain—Analysis of Cross-Sectional, Nationally Representative Surveys
Nicotine & Tobacco Research|2024
24 cit.
10
Association of psychological distress with smoking cessation, duration of abstinence from smoking, and use of non-combustible nicotine-containing products: A cross-sectional population survey in Great Britain
Addictive Behaviors|2022
21 cit.

Current Senior Leaders

Wrote the book, still writing it

Researchers

1
Abderrahim Nemmar
Gulf Medical University
2
Brian A. King
United States Food and Drug Administration
3
Stanton A. Glantz
University of California, San Francisco
4
Timothy B. Baker
University of Wisconsin–Madison
5
Robert West
The Behaviouralist (United Kingdom)
6
Neal L. Benowitz
University of California, San Francisco
7
John P. Pierce
UC San Diego Health System
8
Thomas Eissenberg
Virginia Commonwealth University
9
Emmanuela Gakidou
Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation
10
Linda J. Neff
Northwestern University

Papers

1
Short-Term Effects of Nose-Only Cigarette Smoke Exposure on Glutathione Redox Homeostasis, Cytochrome P450 1A1/2 and Respiratory Enzyme Activities in Mice Tissues
Cellular Physiology and Biochemistry|2013
47.3k cit.
2
Global, regional, and national prevalence of overweight and obesity in children and adults during 1980–2013: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2013
The Lancet|2014
12.1k cit.
3
Current Cigarette Smoking Among Adults — United States, 2005–2014
MMWR Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report|2015
2.6k cit.
4
Global burden and strength of evidence for 88 risk factors in 204 countries and 811 subnational locations, 1990–2021: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2021
The Lancet|2024
2.5k cit.
5
Global, regional, and national comparative risk assessment of 84 behavioural, environmental and occupational, and metabolic risks or clusters of risks, 1990–2016: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2016
The Lancet|2017
2.4k cit.
6
Smoking prevalence and attributable disease burden in 195 countries and territories, 1990–2015: a systematic analysis from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2015
The Lancet|2017
2.1k cit.
7
Biochemical verification of tobacco use and cessation
Nicotine & Tobacco Research|2002
1.8k cit.
8
Levels of selected carcinogens and toxicants in vapour from electronic cigarettes
Tobacco Control|2013
1.7k cit.
9
Passage of Inhaled Particles Into the Blood Circulation in Humans
Circulation|2002
1.7k cit.
10
Spatial, temporal, and demographic patterns in prevalence of smoking tobacco use and attributable disease burden in 204 countries and territories, 1990–2019: a systematic analysis from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019
The Lancet|2021
1.7k cit.

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