Kevin Welding

Research output

Research output per year 2016 2021 2022 2023 2025

• 60 Article
• 2 Comment/debate
• 2 Letter
• 1 Editorial
• 2 More
  • 1 Short survey
  • 1 Review article

Research output per year

Research output per year

Search results

• 2025

  Cigarette butts to estimate the illicit cigarette consumption proportion in a major Brazilian city

  Ribeiro, V. V., Szklo, A. S., Grilo, G., Welding, K., Pinho, M., Andreis, M. & Castro, Í. B., Feb 2025, In: International Journal of Drug Policy. 136, 104692.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Regulatory Agency 100%
  • Tax Revenue 100%
  • Illicit Trade 100%
  • Cigarette Consumption 100%
  • Cigarette Filter 100%
• 2024

  Another day, another tobacco company's devious behaviour: Cutout health warning labels on Indonesian cigarette packs

  Amalia, B., Nguyen, N., Welding, K., Clegg Smith, K. & Cohen, J. E., Nov 10 2024, In: Tobacco control. 33, e2, p. e278-e280

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  Open Access

• Is Maintenance or Switching Between Freebase and Nicotine Salt Liquid Associated with Electronic Nicotine Delivery Systems Dependence?

  Nian, Q., Hardesty, J. J., Crespi, E., Sinamo, J., Kennedy, R. D., Welding, K. & Cohen, J. E., 2024, In: Substance Use and Misuse. 59, 11, p. 1613-1619 7 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  Open Access

  • United States of America 100%
  • Electronic Cigarette 100%
  • Analysis of Covariance 100%
  • E-Cigarette 100%
  • Liquid System 100%

• Marlboro Man goes artisanal?

  Amalia, B., Smith, K. C., Welding, K. & Cohen, J. E., 2024, (Accepted/In press) In: Tobacco control.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  Open Access

• The Use of Packaging Descriptors in a Rapidly Growing Market for Capsule Cigarettes: Evidence From Mexico

  Tseng, T. Y., Welding, K., Saenz-De-Miera, B., Grilo, G. & Cohen, J. E., Aug 1 2024, In: Nicotine and Tobacco Research. 26, 8, p. 1014-1021 8 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  Open Access

  • Cigarette Filter 100%
  • Microcapsule 100%
  • Flavor 100%
  • Public Health 16%
  • Sensation 16%

• Tobacco industry pricing strategies during recent tax adjustments in Mexico: evidence from sales data

  Saenz-De-Miera, B., Welding, K., Tseng, T.-Y., Grilo, G. & Cohen, J., 2024, (Accepted/In press) In: Tobacco control.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  Open Access

  • Taxation 100%
  • Tobacco Industry 100%
  • Pricing Strategy 100%
  • Price 100%
  • Tax Increase 55%

• Tobacco industry’s use of outer packaging in Mexico increases product marketing space

  Hartmuller, R., Grilo, G., Cohen, J. E., Welding, K., Reynales-Shigematsu, L. M. & Smith, K. C., 2024, In: Tobacco Prevention and Cessation. 10, February, 6.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  Open Access

• Tobacco product litter as a form of postconsumption marketing: an observational study in India

  Grilo, G., Kaplan, B., Cohen, J. E., Bhattacharya, P., Mukherjee, N., Welding, K. & Kennedy, R. D., 2024, (Accepted/In press) In: Tobacco control. tc-2023-058407.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  Open Access

  • Cigarettes 100%
  • Observational Studies 100%
  • Collectors 20%
  • Chewing Tobacco 20%
  • Patna 16%
• 2023

  An overview of national-level excise taxes on e-cigarettes across the world

  Nian, Q., Welding, K. & Dai, Z., 2023, In: Tobacco Induced Diseases. 21, October, 129.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  Open Access

• Cultural appropriation on Marlboro packs in Mexico: Ofrenda symbolism a cruel irony

  Grilo, G., Cohen, J. E., Reynales-Shigematsu, L. M., Welding, K., Flores Escartin, M. G., Madar, A. & Clegg Smith, K., Nov 1 2023, In: Tobacco control. 32, 6, p. 806-808 3 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  Open Access

• Device and liquid characteristics used with sweet, menthol/mint, and tobacco ENDS liquid flavors: The population-based VAPER study

  Crespi, E., Hardesty, J. J., Nian, Q., Sinamo, J., Welding, K., Cohen, J. E. & David Kennedy, R., Sep 2023, In: Addictive Behaviors. 144, 107727.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  Open Access

  • Population-based 100%
  • Tobacco 100%
  • Sweet 100%
  • Electronic Nicotine Delivery Systems 100%
  • Menthol Mint 100%

• Effects of cigarette price and packaging on hypothetical quit-smoking behaviour: a discrete choice experiment among Vietnamese adults who smoke

  Czaplicki, L., Barker, H. E., Welding, K., Islam, F., Dao, S., Ba Chan Nhu, H. & Cohen, J. E., 2023, (Accepted/In press) In: Tobacco control. tc-2023-058062.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  Open Access

  • Relative Risk 100%
  • Smoking Behavior 100%
  • Quit Smoking 100%
  • Cigarette Packs 100%
  • Discrete Choice Experiment 100%

• Electronic nicotine delivery system advertising in business-to-business publications, United States, 2015–2020

  Marynak, K., Welding, K., Kelley, D., Trigger, S., Moran, M. B. & Kennedy, R. D., Feb 2023, In: Drug and Alcohol Review. 42, 2, p. 262-267 6 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • United States 100%
  • Electronic Nicotine Delivery Systems 100%
  • Business-to-business 100%
  • Print Advertising 100%
  • Advertising 100%

• Electronic Nicotine Delivery System flavor use over time by age group in the US: A longitudinal analysis

  Kaplan, B., Hardesty, J. J., Welding, K., Breland, A. B., Eissenberg, T. & Cohen, J. E., 2023, In: Tobacco Induced Diseases. 21, May, 67.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  Open Access

  • Age Groups 100%
  • Longitudinal Analysis 100%
  • Electronic Nicotine Delivery Systems 100%
  • Menthol Mint 100%
  • Dessert 100%

• Exploring Different Incentive Structures Among US Adults Who Use e-Cigarettes to Optimize Retention in Longitudinal Web-Based Surveys: Case Study

  Crespi, E., Heller, J., Hardesty, J. J., Nian, Q., Sinamo, J. K., Welding, K., Kennedy, R. D. & Cohen, J. E., 2023, In: Journal of medical Internet research. 25, 1, e49354.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  Open Access

  • Incentive 100%
  • Case Study 100%
  • USA 100%
  • Longitudinal Study 100%
  • Conditionals 100%

• Flavored electronic nicotine delivery systems ads (2019–2020) on traditional U.S. Media by audience demographics

  Czaplicki, L., Duren, M., Kelley, D., Moran, M. B., Welding, K. & Kennedy, R. D., Oct 2023, In: Preventive Medicine Reports. 35, 102346.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  Open Access

  • Cable Television 100%
  • Confidence Interval 100%
  • Audience Demographics 100%
  • Gender Identity 100%
  • Tobacco Industry 50%

• Innovations that harm: tobacco product and packaging in low-income and middle-income countries

  Brown, J. L., Smith, K. C., Welding, K., Barnoya, J. & Cohen, J. E., Jan 2023, In: BMJ Innovations. 9, 1, p. 23-26 4 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Editorial › peer-review

  Open Access

• Nicotine pouches: a summary of regulatory approaches across 67 countries

  Duren, M., Atella, L., Welding, K. & Kennedy, R. D., Feb 7 2023, In: Tobacco control. 33, e1, p. 32-40 9 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Pouches 100%
  • Synthetic Nicotine 23%
  • Tobacco-derived Nicotine 15%

• Nicotine-related content in English language ENDS advertisements in the US: 2018–2020

  Kennedy, R. D., Moran, M., Czaplicki, L., Handy, J., Welding, K. & Kelley, D., Jun 2023, In: Preventive Medicine. 171, 107513.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • USA 100%
  • Advertising 100%
  • Consumer 100%
  • English (Language) 100%
  • Consumer Magazine 7%

• Presence of flavoured electronic nicotine delivery system (ENDS) products in US ENDS advertisements, 2015-2020: A content analysis

  Moran, M. B., Czaplicki, L., Tadesse, L., Handy, J., Welding, K., Kelley, D. & Kennedy, R. D., Jun 29 2023, In: BMJ open. 13, 6, e070212.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  Open Access

  • Product System 100%
  • Dessert 100%
  • Retailer Brand 10%
  • Internet Radio 10%
  • Radio Studies 10%

• Straw cigarette branding: misleading descriptors and a new Marlboro man

  Grilo, G., Welding, K., Szklo, A. S., Cohen, J. E. & Smith, K. C., Jul 2023, In: Tobacco control. 32, 4, p. 513-516 4 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  Open Access

  • Masculinity 100%
  • Epileptic Absence 50%
  • Consumer 50%
  • Flavor 50%
  • Corn Straw 14%

• The problematic use of cultural symbols on Chinese cigarette packs

  Xing, E., Dai, Z., Madar, A., Welding, K., Smith, K. C. & Cohen, J. E., 2023, In: Tobacco Induced Diseases. 21, May, 65.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  Open Access

  • Problematic Use 100%
  • Cigarette Packs 100%
  • Cultural Symbols 100%
  • Prevalence 100%
  • Consumer 100%

• The Vaping and Patterns of e-Cigarette Use Research Study: Protocol for a Web-Based Cohort Study

  Hardesty, J. J., Crespi, E., Nian, Q., Sinamo, J. K., Breland, A. B., Eissenberg, T., Welding, K., Kennedy, R. D. & Cohen, J. E., 2023, In: JMIR Research Protocols. 12, e38732.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  Open Access

  • Cohort Analysis 100%
  • Vaping 100%
  • Relevant Data 100%
  • Poststratification 100%
  • E-Cigarette 100%

• Tobacco companies' creation of additional communication space: A content analysis of cigarette pack inserts and onserts

  Spillane, T. E., Madar, A., Cohen, J. E., Welding, K. & Clegg Smith, K., 2023, (Accepted/In press) In: Tobacco control. tc-2023-057982.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Consumer 100%
  • Cigarettes 100%
  • English (Language) 50%
  • Surveillance System 50%
  • Low and Middle Income Countries 50%

• Transitions in device and liquid characteristic groupings among US adults frequently using electronic nicotine delivery systems (ENDS) over three timepoints, 2020–2021

  Nian, Q., Hardesty, J. J., Crespi, E., Sinamo, J. K., Kennedy, R. D., Welding, K. & Cohen, J. E., 2023, In: Tobacco Induced Diseases. 21, October, 134.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  Open Access

  • US Adults 100%
  • Electronic Nicotine Delivery Systems 100%
  • Sodium Chloride 100%
  • Pod 80%
  • Base-free 66%
• 2022

  Agreement Between Self-reports and Photos to Assess e-Cigarette Device and Liquid Characteristics in Wave 1 of the Vaping and Patterns of e-Cigarette Use Research Study: Web-Based Longitudinal Cohort Study

  Crespi, E., Hardesty, J. J., Nian, Q., Sinamo, J., Welding, K., Kennedy, R. D. & Cohen, J. E., Apr 2022, In: Journal of medical Internet research. 24, 4, e33656.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  Open Access

  • Continuous Variable 100%
  • Categorical Variable 100%
  • Inaccurate Information 100%
  • Incomplete Information 100%
  • User Behavior 100%

• Beyond Gutka: Evidence of Illegal Smokeless Tobacco in Rural and Semi-urban Areas in India

  Welding, K., Saraf, S., Iacobelli, M., Smith, K. C., Puntambekar, N., Gupta, P. C. & Cohen, J. E., Jun 1 2022, In: Nicotine and Tobacco Research. 24, 6, p. 929-932 4 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  Open Access

  • Smokeless Tobacco 100%
  • Tobacco Consumption 37%
  • Single Packet 20%
  • Packaging Information 10%

• Claims of Reduced Odor on Tobacco Packs in Low-and Middle-Income Countries

  Erinoso, O., Welding, K., Smith, K. C. & Cohen, J. E., Feb 1 2022, In: Nicotine and Tobacco Research. 24, 2, p. 275-279 5 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  Open Access

  • Tobacco 100%
  • Low-middle Income Countries 100%
  • Low and Middle Income Countries 100%
  • Smoke 100%
  • Odor 100%

• Combinations of electronic nicotine delivery system device and liquid characteristics among U.S. adults

  Cohen, J. E., Hardesty, J. J., Nian, Q., Crespi, E., Sinamo, J. K., Kennedy, R. D., Welding, K., Kaplan, B., Soule, E., Eissenberg, T. & Breland, A. B., Dec 2022, In: Addictive Behaviors. 135, 107441.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  Open Access

  • Electronic Nicotine Delivery Systems 100%
  • Base 16%
  • Sodium Chloride 16%
  • Nicotine Salt 16%

• Cross-validation of four different survey methods used to estimate illicit cigarette consumption in Brazil

  Szklo, A. S., Iglesias, R. M., Stoklosa, M., Figueiredo, V. C., Welding, K., De Souza Junior, P. R. B., MacHado, A. T., Martins, L. F. L., Nascimento, H. & Drope, J., Jan 1 2022, In: Tobacco control. 31, 1, p. 73-80 8 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  Open Access

  • Brazil 100%
  • Cigarette Consumption 100%
  • Illicit Cigarettes 100%
  • Consumers 100%
  • Survey Method 100%

• Culturally specific health-related features on cigarette packs sold in China

  Cui, Y., Dai, Z., Cohen, J. E., Rosas, S., Smith, K. C., Welding, K. & Czaplicki, L., Aug 25 2022, In: Tobacco control. 33, 2, p. 232-239 8 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  Open Access

  • Concept Mapping 100%
  • Consumer 66%
  • Disease 33%
  • Chinese Consumers 16%
  • Animal Imagery 16%

• ENDS advertising expenditures in English language media in the USA, 2015-2020

  Welding, K., Marynak, K. L., Trigger, S., Kelley, D., Jewler, L. & Kennedy, R. D., Aug 16 2022, In: Tobacco control. 33, 1, p. 122-125 4 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  Open Access

  • Epileptic Absence 100%
  • English (Language) 100%
  • Social Media 100%
  • Electronic Cigarette 100%
  • Vaping 100%

• 'Green Zing' and a selection of color concept descriptors on IQOS HEETS in Mexico

  Grilo, G., Cohen, J. E., Welding, K., Reynales-Shigematsu, L. M., Escartin, M. G. F., Madar, A. & Smith, K. C., Nov 2022, In: Tobacco Induced Diseases. 20, November, 102.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Letter › peer-review

  Open Access

• Headshots on bidi and smokeless tobacco packs in India and Bangladesh: A curious branding element

  Smith, K. C., Welding, K., Iacobelli, M., Saraf, S. & Cohen, J. E., Jan 1 2022, In: Tobacco control. 31, 1, p. 117-118 2 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  Open Access

• Industry manipulation of pictorial health warning labels in Pakistan

  Crespi, E., Iacobelli, M., Welding, K., Saraf, S., Clegg Smith, K. & Cohen, J. E., Sep 1 2022, In: Tobacco control. 31, 5, p. 687-688 2 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  Open Access

  • Cigarettes 100%
  • Foot 100%
  • Mouth 100%
  • Foot Image 33%

• Leyes y regulaciones que rigen la rotación de las etiquetas con advertencias sanitarias en los paquetes de cigarrillos en la Región de las Américas

  Translated title of the contribution: Laws and regulations governing rotation of health warning labels on cigarette packs in the Region of the AmericasAlonso, F., Welding, K. & Cohen, J. E., 2022, In: Revista Panamericana de Salud Publica/Pan American Journal of Public Health. 46, e123.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  Open Access

  • Law 100%
  • Cigarette Packs 100%
  • Health Warning Labels 100%
  • Americas Region 100%
  • Warning Labels 60%

• Low-income and middle-income countries leading the way with tobacco control policies

  Cohen, J. E., Grilo, G., Czaplicki, L., Brown, J. L., Welding, K., Hefler, M., Kennedy, R. D. & Perucic, A. M., 2022, In: BMJ Innovations. 8, 1, p. 4-8 5 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Comment/debate › peer-review

  Open Access

• Monday-focused tailored rapid interactive mobile messaging for weight management 2 (MTRIMM2): results from a randomized controlled trial

  Kharmats, A. Y., Wang, C., Fuentes, L., Hu, L., Kline, T., Welding, K. & Cheskin, L. J., Jan 2022, In: mHealth. 8, 1.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  Open Access

  • Controlled Trial 100%
  • Messaging Service 100%
  • Short Messaging 100%
  • Body Mass Index 100%
  • Regression Analysis 50%

• Moving forward in the Americas: tobacco control fosters sustainable development

  Marquizo, A. B., Bianco, E., Paraje, G., Gouda, H. N., Birckmayer, J., Welding, K., Reynales-Shigematsu, L. M., Foster, N. D., Roa, R., Sandoval, R. C. & Bialous, S. A., 2022, In: Revista Panamericana de Salud Publica/Pan American Journal of Public Health. 46, e139.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review

  Open Access

• Seguir avanzando en las Américas: el control del tabaco fomenta el desarrollo sostenible

  Translated title of the contribution: Moving forward in the Americas: Tobacco control fosters sustainable developmentMarquizo, A. B., Bianco, E., Paraje, G., Gouda, H. N., Birckmayer, J., Welding, K., Reynales-Shigematsu, L. M., Foster, N. D., Roa, R., Sandoval, R. C. & Bialous, S. A., 2022, In: Revista Panamericana de Salud Publica/Pan American Journal of Public Health. 46, e159.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  Open Access
• 2021

  Analysis of wedding appeals on cigarette packs in China

  Trimble, D. G., Yu, L., Welding, K., Clegg Smith, K. & Cohen, J. E., Apr 9 2021, In: Tobacco control. 31, 6, p. 770-772 3 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  Open Access

  • Common Practice 100%
  • Full Advantage 100%
  • Attractiveness 100%
  • Independent Coder 100%
  • Real Estate 100%

• Cigarette pack structure elements in low-and middle-income countries

  Erinoso, O., Welding, K., Cohen, J. E. & Smith, K. C., Jan 2021, In: Tobacco Regulatory Science. 7, 1, p. 76-86 11 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  Open Access

  • Smoking 100%
  • Consumer 100%
  • Low and Middle Income Countries 100%
  • Packing Structure 100%
  • Cigarettes 100%

• Feminine Appeals on Cigarette Packs Sold in 14 Countries

  Czaplicki, L., Welding, K., Cohen, J. E. & Smith, K. C., Jun 14 2021, In: International Journal of Public Health. 66, 1604027.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  Open Access

  • Cigarettes 100%
  • Femininity 100%
  • Traditional Femininity 25%
  • Lipstick 25%

• Global review of tobacco product flavour policies

  Erinoso, O., Clegg Smith, K., Iacobelli, M., Saraf, S., Welding, K. & Cohen, J. E., Jul 1 2021, In: Tobacco control. 30, 4, p. 373-379 7 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  Open Access

  • Europeans 100%
  • Flavour Descriptors 14%
  • Policy Rationale 14%
  3 Scopus citations

• Health Warning Label Compliance for Smokeless Tobacco Products and Bidis in Five Indian States

  Saraf, S., Welding, K., Iacobelli, M., Cohen, J. E., Gupta, P. C. & Smith, K. C., 2021, In: Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention. 22, Supplement 2, p. 59-64 6 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  Open Access

  • Health Warning Labels 100%
  • Bidis 100%
  • Indian States 100%
  • Smokeless Tobacco Products 100%
  • Labelling Compliance 100%

• Machine-assessed tar yield marketing on cigarette packages from two cities in South Korea

  Iacobelli, M., Cho, J., Welding, K., Smith, K. & Cohen, J. E., Jul 2021, In: Tobacco Induced Diseases. 19, 136421.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  Open Access

  • Consumer 100%
  • Cigarettes 100%
  • Smoking 50%
  • Smoke 50%
  • Haemophilus Influenzae Type B Vaccine 50%

• Measuring the illicit cigarette market in Mexico: A cross validation of two methodologies

  Saenz De Miera Juarez, B., Reynales-Shigematsu, L. M., Stoklosa, M., Welding, K. & Drope, J., Mar 1 2021, In: Tobacco control. 30, 2, p. 125-131 7 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  Open Access

  • Mexico 100%
  • Illicit Cigarettes 100%
  • Tobacco Industry 100%
  • Cross-Validation 100%
  • Cigarettes 100%

• Spatial, temporal, and demographic patterns in prevalence of chewing tobacco use in 204 countries and territories, 1990-2019: A systematic analysis from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019

  GBD 2019 Chewing Tobacco Collaborators, Jul 2021, In: The Lancet Public Health. 6, 7, p. e482-e499

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  Open Access

  • Tobacco Use 100%
  • Demographic Patterns 100%
  • Spatiotemporal Pattern 100%
  • Chewing Tobacco 100%
  • Global Burden of Disease 2019 100%

• 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

  GBD 2019 Tobacco Collaborators, Jun 19 2021, In: The Lancet. 397, 10292, p. 2337-2360 24 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  Open Access

  • Tobacco Use 100%
  • Smoking Tobacco 100%
  • Smoking Prevalence 100%
  • Demographic Patterns 100%
  • Spatiotemporal Pattern 100%

• The FlavorTrain:The Nature and Extent of Flavored Cigarettes in Low- and Middle-Income Countries

  Cohen, J. E., Welding, K., Erinoso, O., Saraf, S., Iacobelli, M. & Smith, K. C., Nov 1 2021, In: Nicotine and Tobacco Research. 23, 11, p. 1936-1941 6 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  Open Access

  • Cigarettes 100%
  • World Health Organization 14%
  • Mints 14%
  • Citrus 14%
  • Crosstab 14%