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Darren Mays

Medicine · The Ohio State University

OpenAlex ORCID
Mid career · publishing since 2006
Smoking Behavior and CessationBehavioral Health and InterventionsSkin Protection and AgingSubstance Abuse Treatment and OutcomesObesity, Physical Activity, Diet

Publications

194

Citations

4,760

Est. group size

~20

Recurring co-author estimate

Active years

21

Publishing since 2006

Research summary
AI-generated

Darren Mays studies tobacco and nicotine product use (cigarettes, e-cigarettes, waterpipes, nicotine pouches) and skin cancer risk behaviors like indoor tanning, focusing on how marketing, warnings, and messaging influence people's beliefs and behaviors. Much of the work involves designing and testing interventions—such as text-message and mobile programs, warning labels, and clinic-based counseling—aimed at preventing or reducing these risky behaviors, especially among young adults and adolescents.

Tobacco and nicotine product useHealth communication and messaging interventionsIndoor tanning and skin cancer prevention behaviorsE-cigarette and vaping researchBehavioral prevention trials in young adults and adolescents

Publication output has remained fairly steady over the last decade, fluctuating between about 8 and 17 papers per year without a clear long-term upward or downward trend.

Generated by claude-sonnet-5 from public bibliographic data · Jul 20, 2026

Publication cadence
Publications per year over the last 10 years — averaging 10.8/year recently
2017: 13 publications172018: 9 publications182019: 10 publications192020: 13 publications202021: 12 publications212022: 10 publications222023: 17 publications17232024: 8 publications242025: 13 publications252026: 6 publications26
Recent publications
Publishes in
  • Tobacco Control×15
  • Nicotine & Tobacco Research×9
  • Addictive Behaviors×8
  • Translational Behavioral Medicine×7
  • American Journal of Preventive Medicine×6
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Last updated Jul 19, 2026.

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