| Applying complexity theory: A review to inform evaluation design M Walton Evaluation and program planning 45, 119-126, 2014 | 98 | 2014 |
| Young people's food practices and social relationships. A thematic synthesis E Neely, M Walton, C Stephens Appetite 82, 50-60, 2014 | 83 | 2014 |
| Tackling ‘wicked’health promotion problems: a New Zealand case study LN Signal, MD Walton, C Ni Mhurchu, R Maddison, SG Bowers, KN Carter, ... Health promotion international 28 (1), 84-94, 2013 | 78 | 2013 |
| Examining the interaction between food outlets and outdoor food advertisements with primary school food environments M Walton, J Pearce, P Day Health & Place 15 (3), 841-848, 2009 | 62 | 2009 |
| Applying Complexity Theory to New Zealand Public Policy: Principles for Practice E Eppel, A Matheson, M Walton Policy Quarterly 7 (1), 48-55, 2011 | 43 | 2011 |
| Identifying barriers to promoting healthy nutrition in New Zealand primary schools M Walton, J Waiti, L Signal, G Thomson Health Education Journal 69 (1), 84-94, 2010 | 39 | 2010 |
| Enhancing food security and physical activity for Maori, Pacific and low-income peoples S Bowers, K Carter, D Gorton, C Heta, T Lanumata, R Maddison, ... Clinical Trials Research Unit, University of Auckland, 2009 | 37* | 2009 |
| Expert views on applying complexity theory in evaluation: opportunities and barriers M Walton Evaluation 22 (4), 410-423, 2016 | 34 | 2016 |
| Household economic resources as a determinant of childhood nutrition: policy responses for New Zealand M Walton, L Signal, G Thomson Social Policy Journal of New Zealand 36, 194-207, 2009 | 22 | 2009 |
| Setting the context for using complexity theory in evaluation: boundaries, governance and utilisation M Walton Evidence and Policy, 2015 | 21 | 2015 |
| Building school connectedness through shared lunches E Neely, M Walton, C Stephens Health Education, 2015 | 19 | 2015 |
| Public policy to promote healthy nutrition in schools: Views of policymakers M Walton, L Signal, G Thomson Health Education Journal 72 (3), 283-291, 2013 | 19 | 2013 |
| ‘Show me what health means to you!’–Exploring children’s perspectives of health E Mengwasser, M Walton Pastoral Care in Education: An International Journal of Personal, Social and …, 2013 | 14 | 2013 |
| Evaluating a community-based public health intervention using a complex systems approach A Matheson, M Walton, R Gray, K Lindberg, M Shanthakumar, C Fyfe, ... Journal of Public Health 40 (3), 606-613, 2018 | 13 | 2018 |
| An ethical evaluation of evidence: a stewardship approach to public health policy M Walton, E Mengwasser Public Health Ethics 5 (1), 16-21, 2012 | 10 | 2012 |
| Food practices and school connectedness: a whole-school approach E Neely, M Walton, C Stephens Health Education, 2016 | 8 | 2016 |
| New Zealand's shocking diabetes rates can be reduced--9 urgently needed actions L Signal, R Firestone, J Mann, CN Mhurchu, R Lawrenson, R Murphy, ... NZ Med J 124 (1340), 89-92, 2011 | 6 | 2011 |
| Childhood obesity and the food environment M Walton, L Signal Geographies of Obesity: Environmental Understandings of the Obesity Epidemic …, 2010 | 6 | 2010 |
| Summative evaluation report: Healthy families NZ A Matheson, M Walton, R Gray, K Lindberg, M Shanthakumar, ... Massey University Evaluation Team, Ministry of Health, Wellington, 2018 | 5 | 2018 |
| Fostering social relationships through food rituals in a New Zealand school E Neely, M Walton, C Stephens Health Education, 2016 | 5 | 2016 |
