Professor John Holmes

PhD, MA, BA (Hons) (York)

School of Medicine and Population Health

Professor of Alcohol Policy

Director of the Sheffield Addictions Research Group

Lead Director of the Wellcome Doctoral Training Centre in Public Health Economics and Decision Science

Co-Director of the NIHR Policy Research Unit in Addictions.

John Holmes
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john.holmes@sheffield.ac.uk
+44 114 222 6384
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G033b, Regent Court (ScHARR)

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Professor John Holmes
School of Medicine and Population Health
G033b
Regent Court (ScHARR)
30 Regent Street
Sheffield
S1 4DA
Profile

I am a Professor of Alcohol Policy and Director of the . SARG is a multidisciplinary team of around 25 researchers and doctoral students who do public health, health economic and health psychology research on alcohol, tobacco and nicotine, gambling, and addiction more generally. As Director, I lead a wide range of research projects, and particularly focus on epidemiological and policy research related to alcohol and public health.

I am also the Lead Director of the Wellcome Doctoral Training Centre in Public Health Economics and Decisions Science (PHEDS) and co-Director of the NIHR Policy Research Unit in Addictions.

My background is in social policy and applied social science. I completed by Bachelors, Masters and PhD at the University of York. My doctoral thesis explored inequalities, risks and opportunities associated with young people's use of the internet in the mid-2000s, with a particular focus on online communication. During and after my PhD, I also undertook research on the determinants of child poverty and development. I joined ScHARR in 2010 as a Research Fellow within SARG and I took over as Director of the group in 2020.

Qualifications

BA (hons) in Applied Social Science, University of York
MA in Social Policy, University of York
PhD in Social Policy, University of York

Research interests

My research focuses on patterns, trends and inequalities in alcohol consumption and alcohol-related harm, as well as using evaluation methods and mathematical modelling to analyse and appraise alcohol policies. I also contribute to qualitative research studies in related areas.

My recent studies focus on the rise of alcohol-free and low-alcohol drinks, the sharp decline in youth drinking across high-income countries, event-level analysis of drinking practices and contexts, and the evaluation of major alcohol policies including minimum unit pricing in Scotland and reforms to UK alcohol taxation. Much of my past work focuses on the development of the Sheffield Alcohol Policy Model and its use to inform alcohol policy debate in the UK and internationally, particularly around alcohol taxation and minimum unit pricing. I am also interested in analyses of the clustering of health-related behaviours within individuals, analyses of alcohol-related health risks, critical perspective on alcohol and public health, and processes of alcohol policy-making.

Publications

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Journal articles

  • Oldham M, Callinan S, Whitaker V, Fairbrother H, Curtis P, Meier P, Livingston M & Holmes J (2020) . Addiction, 115(2), 230-238.
  • Holmes J, Ally AK, Meier PS & Pryce R (2019) . Addiction, 114(11), 1970-1980.
  • Holmes J, Angus C, Meier PS, Buykx P & Brennan A (2019) . Addiction, 114(4), 590-600.
  • Pennay A, Holmes J, Törrönen J, Livingston M, Kraus L & Room R (2018) . Drug and Alcohol Review, 37(S1), S115-S119.
  • Ally AK, Lovatt M, Meier PS, Brennan A & Holmes J (2016) . Addiction, 111(9), 1568-1579.
  • Meier PS, Holmes J, Angus C, Ally AK, Meng Y & Brennan A (2016) . PLoS Medicine, 13(2).
  • Lovatt M, Eadie D, Meier PS, Li J, Bauld L, Hastings G & Holmes J (2015) . Addiction, 110(12), 1912-1919.
  • Holmes J, Guo Y, Maheswaran R, Nicholls J, Meier PS & Brennan A (2014) . Drug and Alcohol Review, 33(5), 515-525.
  • Holmes J, Meng Y, Meier PS, Brennan A, Angus C, Campbell-Burton A, Guo Y, Hill-McManus D & Purshouse RC (2014) . Lancet, 383(9929), 1655-1664.
  • Meier PS, Warde A & Holmes J () . Addiction.
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Books

  • Pennay A, Caluzzi G, Fenton L, Holmes J, Livingston M, Raninen J & Törrönen J () . Routledge.
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Edited books

  • Gell L, Buehringer G, McLeod J, Forberger S, Holmes J, Lingford-Hughes A & Meier P (Eds.) (2016) What Determines Harm from Addictive Substances and Behaviours?. Oxford: Oxford University Press.
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Journal articles

  • Kersbergen I, Oldham M, Brown J, Perman-Howe P & Holmes J (2025) . International Journal of Drug Policy, 145, 105030-105030.
  • Sasso A, Schelleman-Offermans K, Hernández Alava M, Holmes J, Meier PS & Field M (2025) . Addiction Research and Theory.
  • Moolla A, Holmes J, Wilson L, Brown J, Kersbergen I & Stevely A (2025) . International Journal of Drug Policy, 145.
  • Bright S, Buckley C, Holman D, Squires H, Greene N, Mulia N, Kilian C, Probst C, Angus C, Holmes J , Constante HM et al (2025) . Addiction.
  • Wilson LB, Pryce R, Leeming G, Holmes J & Angus C (2025) . Journal of Public Health.
  • Peeters M, Ter Braak J, Hagemeijer F, Voogt C, Kersbergen I, Holmes J, Fenton L, Kurten S, Groefsema M & de Looze M (2025) . International Journal of Mental Health and Addiction.
  • Gillespie D, Morris D, Angus C, Wilson LB, Chen RKL, Leeming G, Holmes J & Brennan A (2025) . Tobacco Control.
  • Critchlow N, Morgan A, Angus K, Howell R, Fitzgerald N, Kersbergen I & Holmes J (2025) . Drug and Alcohol Review.
  • Oldham M, Jackson S, Brown J, Buss V, Mehta G, Dowd JB, Holmes J & Angus C (2025) . The Lancet Public Health, 10(5), e371-e379.
  • Butters A, Field M, Holmes J & Kersbergen I (2025) . Addiction Research and Theory.
  • Wilson L, Stevely AK, Kersbergen I, McGrane E, Moore EC, Pryce RE, Brown J & Holmes J (2025) . Addiction, 120(8), 1655-1665.
  • Vieira E, Taylor N, Stevely A, Pennay A, Raninen J, Holmes J, Vashishtha R & Livingston M (2025) . Addiction, 120(8), 1551-1570.
  • McNamara S, Tsuchiya A & Holmes J (2025) . Social Science & Medicine, 370, 117248-117248.
  • Fitzgerald N, Angus K, Howell R, Labhart H, Morris J, Fenton L, Woodrow N, Castellina M, Oldham M, Garnett C , Holmes J et al (2025) . Addiction, 120(4), 655-668.
  • Jackson SE, Cox S, Holmes J, Angus C, Robson D, Brose L & Brown J (2025) . Social Science & Medicine, 364.
  • Meier PS, Holmes J, Stevely A, Boyd JE, Alava MH, Hardie I, Warde A & Sasso A (2025) . Drug and Alcohol Review, 44(1), 144-156.
  • Buykx P, Perkins A, Hughes J, Livingston W, Boyd J, Perman‐Howe P, Johnston A, McCarthy T, McLean A, Wright A , Little S et al (2025) . Drug and Alcohol Review, 44(1), 90-103.
  • Wilson LB, Bain M, Hernandez-Alava M, Holmes J, Pryce R, Sasso A, Stevely AK, Warde A & Meier PS (2025) . Journal of Studies on Alcohol and Drugs, 86(1), 39-47.
  • Dunphy J, Vieira E, Stevely AK, Livingston M, Vashishtha R, Rivelin K & Holmes J (2025) . Drugs: Education, Prevention and Policy, 32(1), 15-28.
  • Critchlow N, Holmes J & Fitzgerald N (2025) . Addiction, 120(1), 4-6.
  • Stevely A, Garnett C, Holmes J, Jones A, Dinu L & Oldham M (2024) . JMIR Formative Research, 8.
  • Jackson S, Oldham M, Angus C, Garnett C, Wilson L, Holmes J & Brown J (2024) . International Journal of Drug Policy, 133.
  • Morris D, Angus C, Gillespie D, Stevely A, Pryce R, Wilson L, Henney M, Meier P, Holmes J & Brennan A (2024) . The Lancet Public Health, 9(10), e719-e728.
  • Oldham M, Okpako T, Leppin C, Garnett C, Dina L-M, Stevely A, Jones A & Holmes J (2024) . PLOS Digital Health, 3(8).
  • Perman‐Howe PR, Holmes J, Brown J & Kersbergen I (2024) . Drug and Alcohol Review, 43(7), 1686-1697.
  • Opazo Breton M, Henney M, Kersbergen I, Brennan A & Holmes J (2024) . Addiction, 119(10), 1726-1736.
  • Stevely AK, Gray LA, Fairbrother H, Fenton L, Henney M, Kersbergen I & Holmes J (2024) . PLoS ONE, 19(6).
  • Boyd J, Holmes J, Gibbs N, Buckley C, Purshouse R & Meier P (2024) . Drug and Alcohol Review, 43(7), 1657-1661.
  • Torney A, Room R, Jiang H, Huckle T, Holmes J & Callinan S (2024) . Drug and Alcohol Review, 43(5), 1172-1177.
  • Holmes J, Sasso A, Hernández Alava M, Borges Neves R, Stevely AK, Warde A & Meier PS (2024) . International Journal of Drug Policy, 127.
  • Jackson SE, Oldham M, Angus C, Holmes J & Brown J (2024) . Drug and Alcohol Review, 43(5), 1160-1171.
  • Suhag A, Webb TL & Holmes J (2024) . PLoS ONE, 19(1).
  • Holmes J & Angus CR (2024) . Addiction, 119(1), 24-25.
  • Livingston W, Holmes J, Hughes J, Buykx P, Perkins A, Wright A, Gardiner K, Yannoulis Y, Johnston A & Maclean A (2024) . Drugs: Education, Prevention and Policy, 31(4), 453-462.
  • Fenton L, Fairbrother H, Whitaker V, Henney M, Stevely AK & Holmes J (2024) . Drug and Alcohol Review, 43(3), 675-684.
  • Caluzzi G, Fenton L, Holmes J, MacLean S, Pennay A, Fairbrother H & Törrönen J (2024) . New Media & Society, 26(10), 6120-6140.
  • Holmes J, Sasso A, Hernández Alava M, Stevely AK, Warde A, Angus C & Meier PS (2023) . SSM - Population Health, 24.
  • (2023) Longitudinal clustering of risk behaviours and their association with multimorbidity in older adults. European journal of public health, 33(Suppl 2).
  • Stevely AK, Gray LA, Fairbrother H, Fenton L, Henney M & Holmes J (2023) . Preventive Medicine Reports, 36.
  • Holmes J (2023) . Addiction, 118(9), 1622-1623.
  • Hughes J, Livingston W, Buykx P, Johnston A, Little S, McCarthy T, McLean A, Perkins A, Wright A & Holmes J (2023) . Drug and Alcohol Review, 42(6), 1338-1348.
  • Boyd J, Hayes K, Green D, Angus C & Holmes J (2023) . SSM - Population Health, 23.
  • Stevely AK, Mackay D, Alava MH, Brennan A, Meier PS, Sasso A & Holmes J (2023) . Public Health, 220, 43-49.
  • Fenton L, Fairbrother H, Whitaker V, Henney M, Stevely A & Holmes J (2023) . Journal of Youth Studies, 27(7), 1006-1022.
  • Sherk A, Stockwell T, Sorge J, Churchill S, Angus C, Chikritzhs T, Holmes J, Meier P, Naimi TS, Norström T , Ramstedt M et al (2023) . Nordic Studies on Alcohol and Drugs, 40(3), 218-232.
  • Whitaker V, Curtis P, Fairbrother H, Oldham M & Holmes J (2023) . BMC Public Health, 23.
  • Warde A, Sasso A, Holmes J, Hernandez Alava M, Stevely A & Meier P (2023) . Nordic Studies on Alcohol and Drugs, 40(3), 301-318.
  • Butters A, Kersbergen I, Holmes J & Field M (2023) . Drug and Alcohol Review, 42(5), 1087-1091.
  • Jackson SE, Guo X, Holmes J & Brown J (2023) . Alcohol and Alcoholism, 58(4), 415-425.
  • Brennan A, Angus C, Pryce R, Buykx P, Henney M, Gillespie D, Holmes J & Meier PS (2022) . Addiction, 118(5), 819-833.
  • Holmes J, Sasso A, Alava MH, Neves RB, Stevely AK, Warde A & Meier PS (2022) . Lancet, 400 Suppl 1, S50.
  • Hardie I, Sasso A, Holmes J & Meier PS (2022) . Drug and Alcohol Review.
  • Marsden J, Brown J, Clark L, Cousijn J, Hall W, Hickman M, Holmes J, Humphreys K, Jackson SE, Peacock A & Tucker J (2022) . Addiction, 117(11), 2762-2766.
  • Pennay A, Törrönen J, Herold MD, Fenton L, MacLean S, Caluzzi G, Fairbrother H, Frank VA, Samuelsson E & Holmes J (2022) . International Journal of Drug Policy, 108.
  • Sasso A, Hernández-Alava M, Holmes J, Field M, Angus C & Meier P (2022) . Social Science & Medicine, 310.
  • Stevely A, Vashishtha R, Fairbrother H, Fenton L, Henney M, Livingston M & Holmes J (2022) . European Journal of Public Health, 32(3), 354-359.
  • Kersbergen I, Buykx P, Brennan A, Brown J, Michie S & Holmes J (2022) . Drug and Alcohol Review, 41(5), 1161-1173.
  • Caluzzi G, Livingston M, Holmes J, MacLean S, Lubman DI, Dietze P, Vashishtha R, Herring R & Pennay A (2022) . Addiction, 117(5), 1217-1219.
  • Holmes J, Fairbrother H, Livingston M, Meier PS, Oldham M, Pennay A & Whitaker V (2022) . International Journal of Drug Policy, 102.
  • Hardie I, Stevely AK, Sasso A, Meier PS & Holmes J (2022) . Addiction, 117(6), 1622-1639.
  • Vashishtha R, Holmes J, Pennay A, Dietze PM & Livingston M (2022) . International Journal of Drug Policy, 100.
  • Raninen J, Livingston M, Holmes J, Svensson J & Larm P (2022) . Drug and Alcohol Review, 41(4), 721-723.
  • David G, Cooper R, Dixon S & Holmes J (2022) . Addiction, 117(4), 1163-1172.
  • Dutey‐Magni P, Brown J, Holmes J & Sinclair J (2022) . Addiction, 117(3), 580-589.
  • Caluzzi G, Livingston M, Holmes J, MacLean S, Lubman D, Dietze P, Vashishtha R, Herring R & Pennay A (2022) . Addiction, 117(5), 1204-1212.
  • Case P, Angus C, De Vocht F, Holmes J, Michie S & Brown J (2021) . Drug and Alcohol Dependence, 227.
  • Holmes J, Angus C, Sasso A, Stevely A & Meier P (2021) . Journal of Studies on Alcohol and Drugs, 82(5), 602-609.
  • Purshouse RC, Buckley C, Brennan A & Holmes J (2021) . Addiction, 116(10), 2709-2711.
  • Boyd J, Bambra C, Purshouse RC & Holmes J (2021) . International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 18(11).
  • Boyd J, Sexton O, Angus C, Meier P, Purshouse RC & Holmes J (2021) . Addiction, 117(1), 33-56.
  • Meier PS, Holmes J, Brennan A & Angus C (2021) . Addiction, 116(9), 2372-2384.
  • Stevely A, Holmes J & Meier P (2021) . Alcoholism: Clinical and Experimental Research, 45(3), 630-637.
  • Holmes J & Angus C (2021) . British Medical Journal, 372.
  • Brennan A, Angus C, Pryce R, Buykx P, Henney M, Gillespie D, Holmes J & Meier PS (2021) . Public Health Research, 9(4).
  • Stevely AK, Vocht F, Neves Lic RB, Holmes J & Meier PS (2021) . Addiction, 116(9), 2348-2359.
  • Wilson LB, Angus C, Pryce R, Holmes J, Brennan A & Gillespie D (2021) . Addiction, 116(9), 2538-2547.
  • Whitaker V, Oldham M, Boyd J, Fairbrother H, Curtis P, Meier P & Holmes J (2021) . BMC Public Health, 21(1).
  • McNamara S, Tsuchiya A & Holmes J (2021) . Social Science & Medicine, 269.
  • Oldham M, Livingston M, Whitaker V, Callinan S, Fairbrother H, Curtis P, Meier P & Holmes J (2021) . Drug and Alcohol Review, 40(4), 597-606.
  • Angus C, Pryce R, Holmes J, de Vocht F, Hickman M, Meier P, Brennan A & Gillespie D (2020) . Addiction, 115(12), 2268-2279.
  • Whitaker V, Oldham M, Angus C, Fairbrother H & Holmes J (2020) . Addiction, 115(11), 1987-1988.
  • Holmes J, Beard E, Brown J, Brennan A, Meier PS, Michie S, Stevely AK, Webster L & Buykx PF (2020) . Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health, 74(11), 942-949.
  • Holmes J, Beard E, Brown J, Brennan A, Kersbergen I, Meier PS, Michie S, Stevely AK & Buykx P (2020) . Public Health Research, 8(14).
  • Marsden J, Darke S, Hall W, Hickman M, Holmes J, Humphreys K, Neale J, Tucker J & West R (2020) . Addiction, 115(6), 1007-1010.
  • Stevely AK, Holmes J, McNamara S & Meier PS (2020) . Drug and Alcohol Review, 39(4), 309-320.
  • Winstock AR, Holmes J, Ferris JA & Davies EL (2020) . Alcohol and Alcoholism, 55(3), 315-322.
  • McNamara S, Holmes J, Stevely AK & Tsuchiya A (2020) . The European Journal of Health Economics, 21(2), 275-285.
  • Livingston M, Holmes J, Oldham M, Vashishtha R & Pennay A (2020) . Drug and Alcohol Dependence, 207.
  • Field M, Puddephatt J-A, Goodwin L, Owens L, Reaves D & Holmes J (2020) . Pilot and Feasibility Studies, 6.
  • Oldham M, Callinan S, Whitaker V, Fairbrother H, Curtis P, Meier P, Livingston M & Holmes J (2020) . Addiction, 115(2), 230-238.
  • Stevely AK, Holmes J & Meier PS (2020) . Addiction, 115(2), 218-229.
  • Pryce R, Angus C, Holmes J, Gillespie D, Buykx P, Meier P, Hickman M, de Vocht F & Brennan A (2020) . Population Health Metrics, 18(1).
  • Holmes J, Beard E, Brennan A, Brown J, Gillespie D, Meier PS, Michie S, Stevely AK, Webster L & Buykx P (2019) . The Lancet, 394, S54-S54.
  • Room R, Greenfield TK, Holmes J, Kraus L, Livingston M, Pennay A & Törrönen J (2019) . Addiction Research & Theory, 28(6), 467-473.
  • Meier P, Purshouse R, Bain M, Bambra C, Bentall R, Birkin M, Brazier J, Brennan A, Bryan M, Cox J , Fell G et al (2019) . Wellcome Open Research, 4.
  • Holmes J, Ally AK, Meier PS & Pryce R (2019) . Addiction, 114(11), 1970-1980.
  • Vashishtha R, Livingston M, Pennay A, Dietze P, MacLean S, Holmes J, Herring R, Caluzzi G & Lubman DI (2019) . Addiction Research & Theory, 28(4), 275-288.
  • Angus C, Holmes J & Meier P (2019) . Addiction, 114(8), 1489-1494.
  • Holmes J, Angus C, Meier PS, Buykx P & Brennan A (2019) . Addiction, 114(4), 607-608.
  • Angus C & Holmes J (2019) . Drug and Alcohol Review, 38(1), 11-12.
  • Pennay A, Callinan S, Livingston M, Lubman DI, Holmes J, MacLean S, Herring R & Dietze P (2019) . Alcohol and Alcoholism, 54(1), 79-86.
  • Holmes J, Angus C, Meier PS, Buykx P & Brennan A (2019) . Addiction, 114(4), 590-600.
  • Stockwell T, Sherk A, Norström T, Angus C, Ramstedt M, Andréasson S, Chikritzhs T, Gripenberg J, Holder H, Holmes J & Mäkelä P (2018) . BMC Public Health, 18(1).
  • Bates S, Holmes J, Gavens L, de Matos EG, Li J, Ward B, Hooper L, Dixon S & Buykx P (2018) . BMC Public Health, 18.
  • Stevely AK, Buykx P, Brown J, Beard E, Michie S, Meier PS & Holmes J (2018) . BMC Public Health, 18.
  • Bhattacharya A, Angus C, Pryce R, Holmes J, Brennan A & Meier PS (2018) . Addiction, 113(12), 2225-2232.
  • Maheswaran R, Green MA, Strong M, Brindley P, Angus C & Holmes J (2018) . Addiction, 113(11), 2051-2059.
  • Huckle T, Romeo JS, Wall M, Callinan S, Holmes J, Meier P, Mackintosh A-M, Piazza M, Chaiyasong S, Cuong PV & Casswell S (2018) . Drug and Alcohol Review, 37(S2), S63-S71.
  • Huckle T, Casswell S, Mackintosh A-M, Chaiyasong S, Viet Cuong P, Morojele N, Parry C, Meier P, Holmes J, Callinan S , Piazza M et al (2018) . Drug and Alcohol Review, 37(S2), S10-S17.
  • Holmes J (2018) . Addiction, 113(8), 1381.
  • Buykx P, Li J, Gavens L, Hooper L, Gomes de Matos E & Holmes J (2018) . Alcohol and Alcoholism, 53(4), 453-460.
  • Pennay A, Holmes J, Törrönen J, Livingston M, Kraus L & Room R (2018) . Drug and Alcohol Review, 37(S1), S115-S119.
  • Angus C, Meier P & Holmes J (2018) . The Lancet, 391(10127), 1258-1259.
  • Meier P, Holmes J & Warde A (2018) . Addiction, 113(2), 217-219.
  • Holmes J, Meier PS, Angus C & Brennan A (2018) . Addiction, 113(2), 203-204.
  • Purshouse RC, Brennan A, Holmes J & Meier PS (2018) . Addiction, 113(2), 372-373.
  • Sherk A, Stockwell T, Chikritzhs T, Andréasson S, Angus C, Gripenberg J, Holder H, Holmes J, Mäkelä P, Mills M , Norström T et al (2018) . Journal of Studies on Alcohol and Drugs, 79(1), 58-67.
  • Holmes J & Meier P (2017) A welcome measure. New Scientist, 236(3153), 24-24.
  • Meier P, Brennan A, Angus C & Holmes J (2017) . BMJ, 359.
  • Rosenberg G, Bauld L, Hooper L, Buykx P, Holmes J & Vohra J (2017) . Journal of Public Health, 1-8.
  • Holmes J & Sumnall H (2017) . Addiction.
  • Gavens L, Holmes J, Buykx P, de Vocht F, Egan M, Grace D, Lock K, Mooney JD & Brennan A (2017) . Health & Place.
  • Lovatt M & Holmes J (2017) . Addiction, 112(7), 1286-1289.
  • Angus CR, Holmes J, Maheswaran R, Green M, Meier P & Brennan A (2017) . International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 14(4).
  • Sadler S, Angus C, Gavens L, Gillespie D, Holmes J, Hamilton J, Brennan A & Meier P (2017) . Addiction, 112(5), 808-817.
  • Gavens L, Holmes J, Bühringer G, McLeod J, Neumann M, Lingford-Hughes A, Hock ES & Meier PS (2017) . Journal of Public Health.
  • Li J, Lovatt M, Eadie D, Dobbie F, Meier P, Holmes J, Hastings G & MacKintosh AM (2017) . Social Science & Medicine, 177, 177-189.
  • Holmes J & Angus C (2017) . Alcohol And Alcoholism, 52(2), 264-265.
  • Maheswaran R, Holmes J, Green M, Strong M, Pearson T & Meier P (2016) . JMIR Research Protocols, 5(4).
  • Holmes J, Brown J, Meier P, Beard E, Michie S & Buykx P (2016) . BMJ Open, 6(12).
  • Buykx P, Li J, Gavens L, Hooper L, Lovatt M, Gomes de Matos E, Meier P & Holmes J (2016) . BMC Public Health, 16.
  • Beard E, Brown J, West R, Angus C, Brennan A, Holmes J, Kaner E, Meier P & Michie S (2016) . PLoS One, 11(9).
  • Ally AK, Lovatt M, Meier PS, Brennan A & Holmes J (2016) . Addiction, 111(9), 1568-1579.
  • Brown J, West R, Beard E, Brennan A, Drummond C, Gillespie D, Hickman M, Holmes J, Kaner E & Michie S (2016) . BMC Public Health, 16.
  • Meier PS, Holmes J, Angus C, Ally AK, Meng Y & Brennan A (2016) . PLoS Medicine, 13(2).
  • Gmel G, Holmes J & Studer J (2016) . Drug and Alcohol Review, 35(1), 40-54.
  • Brown J, West R, Angus C, Beard E, Brennan A, Drummond C, Hickman M, Holmes J, Kaner E & Michie S (2016) . British Journal of General Practice , 66(642), e1-e9.
  • Gmel G, Holmes J & Studer J (2016) . Drug and Alcohol Review, 35(1), 58-60.
  • Lovatt M, Eadie D, Meier PS, Li J, Bauld L, Hastings G & Holmes J (2015) . Addiction, 110(12), 1912-1919.
  • Holmes J & Meier PS (2015) . Addiction, 110(12), 1910-1911.
  • Brennan A, Meier P, Purshouse R, Rafia R, Meng Y, Hill-Macmanus D, Angus C & Holmes J (2015) . Health Economics, 24(10), 1368-1388.
  • Belvin C, Britton J, Holmes J & Langley T (2015) . Children and Young People Now, 2015(13), 28-28.
  • Belvin C, Britton J, Holmes J & Langley T (2015) . BMC Public Health, 15.
  • Holmes J, Angus C & Meier PS (2015) . British Medical Journal , 350.
  • Beard E, Brown J, West R, Acton C, Brennan A, Drummond C, Hickman M, Holmes J, Kaner E, Lock K , Walmsley M et al (2015) . BMC Public Health, 15.
  • Ally AK, Meng Y, Chakraborty R, Dobson PW, Seaton JS, Holmes J, Angus C, Guo Y, Hill-McManus D, Brennan A & Meier PS (2014) . Addiction, 109(12), 1994-2002.
  • Mooney JD, Holmes J, Brennan A, Meier PS, Hickman M & Lock K (2014) . The Lancet, 384, S52-S52.
  • Holmes J, Meier PS, Booth A & Brennan A (2014) . Drug and Alcohol Review, 33(6), 596-603.
  • Brennan A, Meng Y, Holmes J, Hill-McManus D & Meier PS (2014) . British Medical Journal, 349.
  • Holmes J, Guo Y, Maheswaran R, Nicholls J, Meier PS & Brennan A (2014) . Drug and Alcohol Review, 33(5), 515-525.
  • Ludbrook A, Holmes J & Stockwell T (2014) . Health Economics, 23(10), 1281-1283.
  • Holmes J, Meng Y, Meier PS, Brennan A, Angus C, Campbell-Burton A, Guo Y, Hill-McManus D & Purshouse RC (2014) . Lancet, 383(9929), 1655-1664.
  • Purshouse RC, Holmes J & Meier PS (2014) . Addiction, 109(4), 568-569.
  • Meng Y, Brennan A, Purshouse R, Hill-McManus D, Angus C, Holmes J & Meier PS (2014) . J Health Econ, 34(100), 96-103.
  • Meng Y, Holmes J, Hill-McManus D, Brennan A & Meier PS (2014) . Addiction, 109(2), 206-215.
  • Holmes J, Meng Y & Meier PS (2014) Effects of minimum unit pricing for alcohol on different income and socioeconomic groups: a modelling study (vol 383, pg 1655, 2014). LANCET, 383(9929), 1636-1636.
  • Holmes J, Meng Y & Meier PS (2014) Erratum: Effects of minimum unit pricing for alcohol on different income and socioeconomic groups: A modelling study (The Lancet (2014) 383 (1655-1664)). Lancet, 383(9929), 1636.
  • Hill-McManus D, Angus C, Meng Y, Holmes J, Brennan A & Sylvia Meier P (2014) . Drug Alcohol Depend, 134, 136-143.
  • Purshouse RC, Angus CR & Holmes J (2013) . NORDIC STUDIES ON ALCOHOL AND DRUGS, 30(5), 445-447.
  • Meier PS, Meng Y, Holmes J, Baumberg B, Purshouse R, Hill-McManus D & Brennan A (2013) . Alcohol Alcohol, 48(2), 241-249.
  • Holmes J & Kiernan K (2013) . Policy and Politics, 41(1), 19-42.
  • Bradshaw J & Holmes J (2013) . Journal of Social Policy, 42(1), 39-56.
  • Barron EA & Holmes J (2013) . Emergency Medicine Journal, 30(4), 263-268.
  • Charlesworth M, Elliott MW & Holmes JD (2012) . Lung, 190(6), 597-603.
  • Charlesworth M, Kanapathyraja A, Waddingham S & Holmes JD (2012) . Journal of Acute Disease, 1(2), 144-145.
  • Holmes J, Meier PS, Booth A, Guo Y & Brennan A (2012) . Drug and Alcohol Dependence, 123(1-3), 7-14.
  • Holmes J (2011) . New Media and Society, 13(7), 1104-1122.
  • Dickinson R, Knapp P, House AO, Dimri V, Zermansky A, Petty D, Holmes J & Raynor DK (2010) . British Journal of General Practice, 60(573), e144-e155.
  • Holmes J (2010) . Information, Communication and Society, 12(8), 1174-1196.
  • Holmes J (2009) . International Review of Psychiatry, 21(1), 4-7.
  • Harding R, Martin C & Holmes J (2008) . International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry, 23(9), 984-986.
  • Siddiqi N, House AO & Holmes JD (2006) . Age and Ageing, 35(4), 350-364.
  • Winrow AM & Holmes JD (2005) . Irish Journal of Psychological Medicine, 22(4), 124-127.
  • Holmes J, Bentley K & Cameron I (2003) . International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry, 18(8), 716-721.
  • Holmes J, Millard J & Waddingham S (2002) . Psychiatric Bulletin, 26(11), 433-435.
  • Holmes JD (2000) . Age and Ageing, 29(6), 537-546.
  • HOLMES J & HOUSE A (2000) . Psychological Medicine, 30(4), 921-929.
  • Holmes J () . Addiction.
  • Kraus L, Room R, Livingston M, Pennay A, Holmes J & Torronen J () . Addiction Research and Theory.
  • Meier PS, Warde A & Holmes J () . Addiction.
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Book chapters

  • Kiernan K, McLanahan S, Holmes J & Wright M (2020) , Handbook on Demographic Change and the Lifecourse Edward Elgar Publishing
  • Gell L, Holmes J, Bühringer G, Allamani A, Bjerge B, Forberger S, Frank V, Lingford-Hughes A, McLeod J, Meier P , Neumann M et al (2016) , What Determines Harm from Addictive Substances and Behaviours? (pp. 19-34). Oxford University Press
  • Gell L, Holmes J, Forberger S & Bühringer G (2016) , What Determines Harm from Addictive Substances and Behaviours? (pp. 1-18). Oxford University Press
  • Gell L, Bühringer G, Room R, Allamani A, Eiroa-Orosa FJ, Forberger S, Holmes J, Lingford-Hughes A, McLeod J, Meier P & Stead M (2016) , What Determines Harm from Addictive Substances and Behaviours? (pp. 157-186). Oxford University Press
  • McLeod J, Gell L, Holmes J, Allamani A, Baumberg B, Bjerge B, Bühringer G, Eiroa-Orosa FJ, Forberger S, Frank V , Lingford-Hughes A et al (2016) , What Determines Harm from Addictive Substances and Behaviours? (pp. 113-156). Oxford University Press
  • Gell L, McLeod J, Holmes J, Allamani A, Baumberg B, Bjerge B, Bühringer G, Eiroa-Orosa FJ, Forberger S, Frank V , Lingford-Hughes A et al (2016) , What Determines Harm from Addictive Substances and Behaviours? (pp. 77-112). Oxford University Press
  • McLeod J, Gell L, Holmes J, Allamani A, Bjerge B, Bühringer G, Forberger S, Frank V, Lingford-Hughes A, Meier P , Neumann M et al (2016) , What Determines Harm from Addictive Substances and Behaviours? (pp. 35-76). Oxford University Press
  • Bühringer G, Forberger S, Gell L, Holmes J, Lingford-Hughes A, McLeod J & Meier P (2016) , What Determines Harm from Addictive Substances and Behaviours? (pp. 187-196). Oxford University Press
  • Bradshaw J & Holmes J (2010) , Children of the 21st century (Volume 2)The first five years (pp. 12-28). Policy Press
  • Bradshaw J & Holmes J (2010) Child poverty in the first five years of life In Hansen K, Joshi H & Dex S (Ed.), Children of the 21st Century: First Five Years v. 2 (pp. 13-32). Bristol: Policy Press.
  • Bradshaw J & Holmes J (2010) Child Poverty and Social Exclusion in South Africa In Roberts B, Kivilu MW & Davids YD (Ed.), South African Social Attitudes: 2nd Report: Reflections on the Age of Hope HSRC Press
  • Campbell Burton CA, Knapp P, Holmes J, Murray J, Gillespie D, Lightbody CE & Watkins CL () In Campbell Burton CA (Ed.) John Wiley & Sons, Ltd
  • Siddiqi N, Holt R, Britton AM & Holmes J () In Siddiqi N (Ed.) John Wiley & Sons, Ltd
  • Siddiqi N, Stockdale R, Holmes J & Britton AM () In Siddiqi N (Ed.) John Wiley & Sons, Ltd
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Conference proceedings

  • Stevely A, Holmes J, Sasso A, Alava MH, Warde A, Angus C & Meier P (2023) . SSM Annual Scientific Meeting (pp A27.2-A27)
  • Suhag A, Holmes J & Webb T (2023) . Population Medicine, Vol. 5(Supplement) (pp 54-54). Rome, Italy, 2 May 2023 - 2 May 2023.
  • Butters AL, Field M, Kersbergen I & Holmes J (2023) . Addiction Science & Clinical Practice, Vol. 18(Suppl 1) (pp 9-9). Edinburgh, United Kingdom, 21 September 2022 - 21 September 2022.
  • Davies EL, Ferris J, Winstock A, Holmes J, Maier L & Barratt M (2019) THE IMPACT OF ALCOHOL HEALTH WARNING LABELS ON DRINKING BEHAVIOURS: AN INTERNATIONAL SURVEY. DRUG AND ALCOHOL REVIEW, Vol. 38 (pp S39-S40)
  • Holmes J (2018) . Drug and Alcohol Review, Vol. 37(S3) (pp S4-S4). Auckland, New Zealand, 4 November 2018 - 4 November 2018.
  • Mooney JD, Holmes J, Gavens L, de Vocht F, Hickman M, Lock K & Brennan A (2017) . BMC Public Health, Vol. 17(825)
  • Holloway AS, Ferguson J, Landale S, Cariola L, Newbury-Birch D, Flynn A, Knight JR, Sherritt L, Harris SK, O’Donnell AJ , Kaner E et al (2017) . Addiction science & clinical practice, Vol. 12(Suppl 1)
  • Buykx P, Li J, de Matos EG, Gavens L, Hooper L, Ward B & Holmes J (2016) . The Lancet, Vol. 388 (pp S31-S31)
  • Beard E, Brown J, West R, Holmes J, Kaner E, Meier P & Michie S (2015) . The Lancet, Vol. 386 (pp S23-S23)
  • Gell L, McLeod J, Holmes J, Everson-Hock E, Buehringer G, Lingford-Hughes A, Neumann M & Meier P (2014) . The Lancet, Vol. 384 (pp S13-S13)
  • Lovatt M, Eadie D, Meier P, Li J, Bauld L, Hastings G & Holmes J (2014) . The Lancet, Vol. 384 (pp S17-S17)
  • Li J, Holmes J, Meier P & MacKintosh AM (2014) . The Lancet, Vol. 384 (pp S44-S44)
  • Meier PS, Holmes J, Meng Y & Brennan A (2014) . The Lancet, Vol. 384 (pp S51-S51)
  • Holmes J, Meng Y, Meier PS, Brennan A, Angus C, Campbell-Burton A, Guo Y, Hill-McManus D & Purshouse RC (2013) Minimum unit pricing for alcohol: policy appraisal modelling of income and socioeconomic group-specific effects on consumption, spending, and health harms. LANCET, Vol. 382 (pp 47-47)
  • Mooney JD, Brenan A, Hickman M, Lock K, Holmes J & Meier P (2013) Development of a comparative cost-effectiveness appraisal instrument for local alcohol policies: a modelling study. LANCET, Vol. 382 (pp 75-75)
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Reports

  • Wilson L, McGrane E, Angus C, Kersbergen I, Pryce R, Stevely A & Holmes J (2025)
  • Stevely AK, Sasso A, Alava MH & Holmes J (2021) Changes in alcohol consumption in Scotland during the early stages of the COVID-19 pandemic: Descriptive analysis of repeat cross-sectional survey data
  • Oldham M, Holmes J, Whitaker V, Fairbrother H & Curtis P (2018) Youth Drinking in Decline
  • Pryce RE, Angus C, Holmes J, Meier P & Brennan A (2016) Model-based appraisal of the comparative impact of Minimum Unit Pricing and taxation policies in Scotland. An adaptation of the Sheffield Alcohol Policy Model version 3,
  • Holmes J, Angus C, Buykx P, Ally A, Stone A, Meier P & Brennan A (2016) Mortality and morbidity risks from alcohol consumption in the UK: Analyses using the Sheffield Alcohol Policy Model (v.2.7) to inform the UK Chief Medical Officers’ review of the UK lower risk drinking guidelines
  • Webster L, Angus C, Holmes J, Brennan A & Gillespie D ()
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Scholarly editions

  • Kiernan K, McLanahan S, Holmes J & Wright M Fragile Families in the US and UK.
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Posters

  • Sadler S, Angus C, Gell L, Gillespie D, Holmes J, Brennan A & Meier P Comparing socioeconomic gradients in alcohol-related harm between the four UK countries (PHE Applied Epidemiology Scientific Meeting 18-19 March 2015).
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Preprints

  • Butters A, Field M, Holmes J & Kersbergen I (2025) , Center for Open Science.
  • Holmes J, Sasso A, Alava MH, Neves RB, Stevely AK, Warde A & Meier PS (2023) , Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory.
  • Stevely AK, Garnett C, Holmes J, Jones A, Dinu L & Oldham M (2023) , JMIR Publications Inc..
  • Morgan H, Lipka-Lloyd M, Warren AJ, Hughes N, Holmes J, Burton NP, Mahenthiralingam E & Bax BD (2022) , Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory.
  • Butters A, Kersbergen I, Holmes J & Field M (2022) , Center for Open Science.
  • Angus C, Holmes J, Purshouse R, Meier P & Brennan A (2022) , Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory.
  • Dutey-Magni PF, Brown J, Holmes J & Sinclair JMA (2020) , Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory.
  • Holmes J, Fairbrother H, Livingston M, Meier PS, Oldham M, Pennay A & Whitaker V () .
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Research group

Sheffield Addictions Research Group

Grants

2024-2028: Policy Research Unit in Addictions. NIHR Policy Research Programme (£5.0m). Co-Director with Ann McNeill (King's College London).

2024-2027: Reducing alcohol harms during a cost-of-living crisis: Evaluating the impact of alcohol duty reforms across Great Britain. NIHR Public Health Research (£2.0m). Joint Principal Investigator with Colin Angus (Sheffield).

2022-2026: Evaluating and responding to the public health impact of no and low alcohol drinks: A multi-method study of a complex intervention in a complex system. NIHR Public Health Research (£2.2m). Principal Investigator.

2018-2023: Why is youth alcohol consumption falling? A mixed methods investigation of changing drinking cultures across recent generations. Wellcome Investigator Award (£0.6m). Principal Investigator

2018-2021: Understanding stability and change in British drinking: A multilevel investigation of consumer panel data. ESRC (£0.5m). Co-Investigator.

2018-2021: Integrated evidence synthesis for joint appraisal of tobacco and alcohol tax interventions for harm reduction in England (SYNTAX). NIHR Public Health Research (£0.8m). Co-Investigator

2017-2021: Evaluating the impact of minimum unit pricing in Scotland on harmful drinkers. NHS Health Scotland (£0.6m). Principal Investigator.

2015-2018: The effectiveness of promotional campaigns associated with revised UK drinking guidelines: A prospective evaluation. NIHR Public Health Research (£0.6m). Principal Investigator.

Professional activities and memberships

Senior Editor and Strategy Advisory Group member for Addiction

Links

Addictions Research Group