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James D. Sargent

James D. Sargent

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Medicine

D-Index
90
Citations
24539
World Ranking
12366
National Ranking
6332

Overview

James D. Sargent is affiliated with Dartmouth College in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on medicine, with particular attention to subfields including physiology, public health, environmental and occupational health, pulmonary and respiratory medicine, general health professions, and health, toxicology and mutagenesis.

The scientist's work covers a range of topics, with a strong emphasis on smoking behavior and cessation. Other notable areas of research include obesity, physical activity, diet, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) research, air quality and health impacts, asthma and respiratory diseases, substance abuse treatment and outcomes, and behavioral health and interventions.

Key publication venues where James D. Sargent has frequently published include:

  • Nicotine & Tobacco Research
  • Respiratory Research
  • Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Diseases Journal of the COPD Foundation
  • Tobacco Induced Diseases
  • Journal of Studies on Alcohol and Drugs Supplement

Prominent coauthors who have collaborated extensively with James D. Sargent are:

  • Andrew Hyland
  • Laura M. Paulin
  • Heather L. Kimmel
  • Cassandra A. Stanton
  • Kristie Taylor

Selected recent papers authored or coauthored by James D. Sargent demonstrate the scope and focus of their research:

  • "Trends in the Age of Cigarette Smoking Initiation Among Young Adults in the US From 2002 to 2018," 2020, JAMA Network Open
  • "The Relationship Between Exposure to Alcohol Marketing and Underage Drinking Is Causal," 2020, Journal of Studies on Alcohol and Drugs Supplement
  • "Tobacco Use and Respiratory Symptoms Among Adults: Findings From the Longitudinal Population Assessment of Tobacco and Health (PATH) Study 2014-2016," 2022, Nicotine & Tobacco Research
  • "Association of tobacco product use with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) prevalence and incidence in Waves 1 through 5 (2013-2019) of the Population Assessment of Tobacco and Health (PATH) Study," 2022, Respiratory Research
  • "First E-Cigarette Flavor and Device Type Used: Associations With Vaping Persistence, Frequency, and Dependence in Young Adults," 2021, Nicotine & Tobacco Research

Best Publications

  • Association Between Initial Use of e-Cigarettes and Subsequent Cigarette Smoking Among Adolescents and Young Adults: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.

    Samir Soneji;Samir Soneji;Jessica L. Barrington-Trimis;Thomas A. Wills;Adam M. Leventhal

  • Design and methods of the Population Assessment of Tobacco and Health (PATH) Study.

    Andrew Hyland;Bridget K. Ambrose;Kevin P. Conway;Nicolette Borek

  • Effect of viewing smoking in movies on adolescent smoking initiation: a cohort study

    Madeline A Dalton;James D Sargent;Michael L Beach;Linda Titus-Ernstoff

  • Progression to Traditional Cigarette Smoking After Electronic Cigarette Use Among US Adolescents and Young Adults

    Brian A. Primack;Samir Soneji;Michael Stoolmiller;Michael J. Fine

  • Obesity and Stature in Adolescence and Earnings in Young Adulthood: Analysis of a British Birth Cohort

    James D. Sargent;David G. Blanchflower

  • Risk Factors for Exclusive E-Cigarette Use and Dual E-Cigarette Use and Tobacco Use in Adolescents

    Thomas A. Wills;Rebecca Knight;Rebecca J. Williams;Ian Pagano

  • Effect of seeing tobacco use in films on trying smoking among adolescents: Cross sectional study.

    James D Sargent;Michael L Beach;Madeline A Dalton;Leila A Mott

  • Exposure to Movie Smoking: Its Relation to Smoking Initiation Among US Adolescents

    James D. Sargent;Michael L. Beach;Anna M. Adachi-Mejia;Jennifer J. Gibson

  • Association Between Television, Movie, and Video Game Exposure and School Performance

    Iman Sharif;James D. Sargent

  • Longitudinal study of e-cigarette use and onset of cigarette smoking among high school students in Hawaii

    Thomas A Wills;Rebecca Knight;James D Sargent;Frederick X Gibbons

  • Tobacco promotion and the initiation of tobacco use: assessing the evidence for causality

    Joseph R. DiFranza;Robert J. Wellman;Robert J. Wellman;James D. Sargent;Michael L. Weitzman

  • Does parental disapproval of smoking prevent adolescents from becoming established smokers

    James D. Sargent;Madeline Dalton

  • Alcohol use in motion pictures and its relation with early-onset teen drinking.

    James D Sargent;Thomas A Wills;Thomas A Wills;Mike Stoolmiller;Mike Stoolmiller;Jennifer J Gibson

  • Characteristics associated with low self-esteem among US adolescents.

    Auden C. McClure;Susanne E. Tanski;John Kingsbury;Meg Gerrard

  • Viewing tobacco use in movies: does it shape attitudes that mediate adolescent smoking?

    James D Sargent;Madeline A Dalton;Michael L Beach;Leila A Mott

  • Smoking, vaping, eating: Is legalization impacting the way people use cannabis?

    Jacob T. Borodovsky;Benjamin S. Crosier;Dustin C. Lee;James D. Sargent

  • Normal values for random urinary calcium to creatinine ratios in infancy

    James D. Sargent;Therese A. Stukel;James Kresel;Robert Z. Klein

  • Predictors of smoking cessation in adolescents.

    James D. Sargent;Leila A. Mott;Marguerite Stevens

  • Using sensation seeking to target adolescents for substance use interventions

    James D. Sargent;Susanne Tanski;Mike Stoolmiller;Reiner Hanewinkel

  • DO MOVIE STARS ENCOURAGE ADOLESCENTS TO START SMOKING? EVIDENCE FROM CALIFORNIA

    Janet M. Distefan;Elizabeth A. Gilpin;James D. Sargent;John P. Pierce

Frequent Co-Authors

Reiner Hanewinkel
Reiner Hanewinkel Institute for Therapy and Health Research
Todd F. Heatherton
Todd F. Heatherton Dartmouth College
James F. Thrasher
James F. Thrasher University of South Carolina
Mike Stoolmiller
Mike Stoolmiller University of Oregon
Frederick X. Gibbons
Frederick X. Gibbons University of Connecticut
Meg Gerrard
Meg Gerrard University of Connecticut
Cassandra A. Stanton
Cassandra A. Stanton Westat (United States)
Kate Hunt
Kate Hunt University of Stirling
Rutger C. M. E. Engels
Rutger C. M. E. Engels Erasmus University Rotterdam
John P. Pierce
John P. Pierce University of California, San Diego

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