2026 Jane Wardle: Medicine Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

D-Index & Metrics

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Best Female Scientists	174	54	4	910	110775
Best Scientists	174	746	80	910	110775
Medicine	177	405	48	889	116904

Discipline name

D-Index

World Ranking

National Ranking

Publications

Citations

Best Female Scientists

174

910

110775

Best Scientists

174

746

910

110775

Medicine

177

405

889

116904

Best Female Scientists

D-Index

174

Citations

110775

World Ranking

National Ranking

Best Scientists

D-Index

174

Citations

110775

World Ranking

746

National Ranking

Medicine

D-Index

177

Citations

116904

World Ranking

405

National Ranking

Research.com Recognitions

2025 - Research.com Best Female Scientists Award
2025 - Research.com Best Scientists Award
2023 - Research.com Medicine in United Kingdom Leader Award

Overview

Jane Wardle was affiliated with University College London in the United Kingdom. Their research predominantly spanned several areas within medicine and related disciplines.

Their fields of study included:

Medicine
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology

Within these main fields, their subfields of research covered:

Genetics
Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine
Obstetrics and Gynecology
Endocrine and Autonomic Systems
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health

Wardle's research topics included:

BRCA gene mutations in cancer
Nutrition, Genetics, and Disease
Neonatal Respiratory Health Research
Respiratory Support and Mechanisms
Neuroscience of respiration and sleep
Consumer Attitudes and Food Labeling
LGBTQ Health, Identity, and Policy

The scientist published studies in a variety of journals, with frequent appearances in:

BJOG An International Journal of Obstetrics & Gynaecology
International Journal of Obesity
The Journal of Pediatrics
International Journal of Gynecological Cancer

Selected recent papers include:

"Predicting Nasal High-Flow Treatment Success in Newborn Infants with Respiratory Distress Cared for in Nontertiary Hospitals" (2020), published in The Journal of Pediatrics
"Randomised trial of population-based BRCA testing in Ashkenazi Jews: long-term secondary lifestyle behavioural outcomes" (2022), published in BJOG An International Journal of Obstetrics & Gynaecology
"Jewish cultural and religious factors and uptake of population-based BRCA testing across denominations: a cohort study" (2021), published in BJOG An International Journal of Obstetrics & Gynaecology
"Do lower antenatal blood pressure cut-offs in pregnant women with obesity identify those at greater risk of adverse maternal and perinatal outcomes? A secondary analysis of data from the UK Pregnancies Better Eating and Activity Trial (UPBEAT)" (2025), published in International Journal of Obesity
"Correction to: A brief intervention for weight control based on habit-formation theory delivered through primary care: results from a randomised controlled trial" (2021), published in International Journal of Obesity

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Wardle were:

Matthew Burnell
Saskia C. Sanderson
K Loggenberg
Sue Gessler
Lucy Side

Best Publications

Development of a Measure of the Motives Underlying the Selection of Food: the Food Choice Questionnaire

Andrew Steptoe;Tessa M. Pollard;Jane Wardle

2781
Citations
Social isolation, loneliness, and all-cause mortality in older men and women

Andrew Steptoe;Aparna Shankar;Panayotes Demakakos;Jane Wardle

2753
Citations
How are habits formed: Modelling habit formation in the real world

Phillippa Lally;Cornelia H. M. van Jaarsveld;Henry W. W. Potts;Jane Wardle

2632
Citations
Once-only flexible sigmoidoscopy screening in prevention of colorectal cancer: a multicentre randomised controlled trial

Wendy S. Atkin;Rob Edwards;Ines Kralj-Hans;Kate Wooldrage

2032
Citations
Development of the Children's Eating Behaviour Questionnaire

Jane Wardle;Carol Ann Guthrie;Saskia Sanderson;Lorna Rapoport

1830
Citations
Gender Differences in Food Choice: The Contribution of Health Beliefs and Dieting

Jane Wardle;Anne M. Haase;Andrew Steptoe;Maream Nillapun

1697
Citations
Do stress-related psychosocial factors contribute to cancer incidence and survival?

Yoichi Chida;Mark Hamer;Jane Wardle;Andrew Steptoe

1332
Citations
Nutrition knowledge and food intake

J. Wardle;K. Parmenter;J. Waller

1298
Citations
Stress and food choice: A laboratory study

Georgina Oliver;Jane Wardle;E. Gibson

1233
Citations
Socioeconomic status and adiposity in childhood: a systematic review of cross-sectional studies 1990-2005.

Vanessa Shrewsbury;Jane Wardle

1161
Citations
Positive affect and health-related neuroendocrine, cardiovascular, and inflammatory processes

Andrew Steptoe;Jane Wardle;Michael Marmot

1114
Citations
Smart food policies for obesity prevention

Corinna Hawkes;Trenton G Smith;Jo Jewell;Jane Wardle

1035
Citations
Evidence for a strong genetic influence on childhood adiposity despite the force of the obesogenic environment

Jane Wardle;Susan Carnell;Claire M. A. Haworth;Robert Plomin

1007
Citations
Fruit and Vegetable Consumption, Nutritional Knowledge and Beliefs in Mothers and Children

E. L. Gibson;Jane Wardle;Carolyn J. Watts

942
Citations
Dietary restraint, body dissatisfaction, and psychological distress: a prospective analysis.

Fiona Johnson;Jane Wardle

880
Citations
Perceived Effects of Stress on Food Choice

Georgina Oliver;Jane Wardle

878
Citations
Socioeconomic differences in attitudes and beliefs about healthy lifestyles

Jane Wardle;Andrew Steptoe

852
Citations
Demographic, familial and trait predictors of fruit and vegetable consumption by pre-school children.

L J Cooke;J Wardle;EL Gibson;M Sapochnik

808
Citations
Modifying children's food preferences: the effects of exposure and reward on acceptance of an unfamiliar vegetable

J. Wardle;M.-L. Herrera;L. Cooke;E.L. Gibson

793
Citations
Development of a general nutrition knowledge questionnaire for adults

K Parmenter;J Wardle

776
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

Andrew Steptoe University College London

Jo Waller King's College London

Susan Carnell Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine

Laura A.V. Marlow King's College London

Robert Plomin King's College London

Kirsten McCaffery University of Sydney

Steve Halligan University College London

Martin J. Jarvis University College London

Richard J. Lilford University of Birmingham

Claire M. A. Haworth University of Bristol

External Links

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