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D-Index
80
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25951
World Ranking
377
National Ranking
25

Brian Oldenburg publication distribution in Social Sciences and Humanities in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Social Sciences and Humanities in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Brian Oldenburg sits on this spectrum.

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44 publications 570+

This scientist: 526 publications — 98th percentile

98% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 570 publications or more.

Brian Oldenburg D-index placement in Social Sciences and Humanities in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Social Sciences and Humanities scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Brian Oldenburg sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 80 D-Index — 95th percentile

95% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 100 D-Index or more.

Overview

Brian Oldenburg is affiliated with the University of Melbourne in Australia and has an extensive record of research primarily in the field of medicine. Their work encompasses 205 publications, with a focus on specific subfields including endocrinology, diabetes and metabolism; general health professions; public health, environmental and occupational health; cardiology and cardiovascular medicine; and epidemiology.

Their research topics include:

  • Diabetes Management and Education
  • Diabetes, Cardiovascular Risks, and Lipoproteins
  • Mobile Health and mHealth Applications
  • Chronic Disease Management Strategies
  • Global Public Health Policies and Epidemiology
  • Healthcare Systems and Reforms
  • Digital Mental Health Interventions

Brian Oldenburg has contributed to various publication venues with multiple articles appearing in:

  • BMC Public Health (7 publications)
  • JMIR Research Protocols (6 publications)
  • SSRN Electronic Journal (6 publications)
  • PLoS ONE (5 publications)
  • JMIR mhealth and uhealth (5 publications)

Frequent collaborators include Tilahun Haregu, Thirunavukkarasu Sathish, Kavumpurathu Raman Thankappan, Yingting Cao, and Enying Gong, indicating ongoing collaborative research efforts.

Notable recent publications by Brian Oldenburg include:

  • Physical multimorbidity, health service use, and catastrophic health expenditure by socioeconomic groups in China: an analysis of population-based panel data (2020, The Lancet Global Health)
  • My Diabetes Coach, a Mobile App-Based Interactive Conversational Agent to Support Type 2 Diabetes Self-Management: Randomized Effectiveness-Implementation Trial (2020, Journal of Medical Internet Research)
  • Benefit of lifestyle-based T2DM prevention is influenced by prediabetes phenotype (2020, Nature Reviews Endocrinology)
  • Effectiveness, reach, uptake, and feasibility of digital health interventions for adults with type 2 diabetes: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials (2023, The Lancet Digital Health)
  • Prevalence of normal weight obesity and its associated cardio-metabolic risk factors - Results from the baseline data of the Kerala Diabetes Prevention Program (KDPP) (2020, PLoS ONE)

Best Publications

  • European guidelines on cardiovascular disease prevention in clinical practice. Third Joint Task Force of European and Other Societies on Cardiovascular Disease Prevention in Clinical Practice.

    Guy De Backer;Ettore Ambrosioni;Knut Borch-Johnsen;Carlos Brotons

  • Work related stress, burnout, job satisfaction and general health of nurses

    Natasha Khamisa;Brian Federick Oldenburg;Karl Peltzer;Dragan Ilic

  • "Stress" and coronary heart disease: psychosocial risk factors.

    Stephen J Bunker;David M Colquhoun;Murray D Esler;Ian B Hickie

  • The Lancet Commission on diabetes: using data to transform diabetes care and patient lives

    Juliana C N Chan;Lee-Ling Lim;Nicholas J Wareham;Jonathan E Shaw

  • Worksite physical activity interventions

    Rod K. Dishman;Brian Oldenburg;Heather O’Neal;Roy J. Shephard

  • Burnout in relation to specific contributing factors and health outcomes among nurses: a systematic review.

    Natasha Khamisa;Karl Peltzer;Brian Federick Oldenburg

  • Diffusion of innovations

    Brian Federick Oldenburg;Karen Glanz

  • Socioeconomic differences in food purchasing behaviour and suggested implications for diet-related health promotion.

    Gavin Turrell;Belinda Hewitt;Carla Patterson;Brian Frederick Oldenburg

  • Measuring socio-economic position in dietary research: is choice of socio-economic indicator important?

    Gavin Turrell;Belinda Hewitt;Carla Patterson;Brian Frederick Oldenburg

  • Physical multimorbidity, health service use, and catastrophic health expenditure by socioeconomic groups in China: an analysis of population-based panel data.

    Yang Zhao;Yang Zhao;Rifat Atun;Brian Oldenburg;Barbara McPake

  • Mediators of change in physical activity following an intervention in primary care: PACE.

    Karen J. Calfas;James F. Sallis;Brian Oldenburg;Margot Ffrench

  • A systematic review of real-world diabetes prevention programs: learnings from the last 15 years.

    Zahra Aziz;Pilvikki Absetz;John Oldroyd;Nicolaas P. Pronk

  • Type 2 diabetes prevention in the real world: three-year results of the GOAL lifestyle implementation trial

    Pilvikki Absetz;Brian Federick Oldenburg;Nelli Hankonen;Raisa Valve

  • Work related stress, burnout, job satisfaction and general health of nurses: A follow-up study.

    Natasha Khamisa;Natasha Khamisa;Karl Peltzer;Karl Peltzer;Karl Peltzer;Dragan Ilic;Brian Oldenburg

  • Which presenteeism measures are more sensitive to depression and anxiety

    Kristy Sanderson;Elizabeth J. Tilse;Jan Nicholson;Brian Oldenburg

  • Process Evaluation in Occupational Stress Management Programs: A Systematic Review:

    Sheila Giardini Murta;Kristy Sanderson;Brian Oldenburg

  • Web-based interventions for the management of type 2 diabetes mellitus: A systematic review of recent evidence

    Amutha Ramadas;Kia Fatt Quek;Carina Chan;Brian Oldenburg

  • The design of a valid and reliable questionnaire to measure osteoporosis knowledge in women: the Osteoporosis Knowledge Assessment Tool (OKAT)

    Tania M Winzenberg;Brian Frederick Oldenburg;Sue Frendin;Graeme Jones

  • Health promotion research and the diffusion and institutionalization of interventions

    B. F. Oldenburg;J. F. Sallis;M. L. Ffrench;N. Owen

  • Effects of interventions in health care settings on physical activity or cardiorespiratory fitness

    Denise G Simons-Morton;Karen J Calfas;Brian Oldenburg;Nicola W Burton

  • Effect of personal and work stress on burnout, job satisfaction and general health of hospital nurses in South Africa

    Natasha Khamisa;Natasha Khamisa;Karl Peltzer;Karl Peltzer;Karl Peltzer;Dragan Ilic;Brian Oldenburg

  • Work-site cardiovascular risk reduction: a randomized trial of health risk assessment, education, counseling, and incentives.

    M Gomel;B Oldenburg;J M Simpson;N Owen

Frequent Co-Authors

Gavin Turrell
Gavin Turrell RMIT University
John Atherton
John Atherton Royal Brisbane and Women's Hospital
Neville Owen
Neville Owen Swinburne University of Technology
Kristy Sanderson
Kristy Sanderson University of East Anglia
C. Barr Taylor
C. Barr Taylor Stanford University
Shilu Tong
Shilu Tong Shanghai Jiao Tong University
Ajay Mahal
Ajay Mahal University of Melbourne
Jonathan E. Shaw
Jonathan E. Shaw Baker IDI Heart and Diabetes Institute
Nicholas Graves
Nicholas Graves Queensland University of Technology
Rory Wolfe
Rory Wolfe Monash University

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