Alexandra Brewis

7.5k total citations · 1 hit paper
194 papers, 4.9k citations indexed

About

Alexandra Brewis is a scholar working on Pharmacy, Nutrition and Dietetics and Clinical Psychology. According to data from OpenAlex, Alexandra Brewis has authored 194 papers receiving a total of 4.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 48 papers in Pharmacy, 46 papers in Nutrition and Dietetics and 37 papers in Clinical Psychology. Recurrent topics in Alexandra Brewis's work include Obesity and Health Practices (48 papers), Child Nutrition and Water Access (45 papers) and Eating Disorders and Behaviors (30 papers). Alexandra Brewis is often cited by papers focused on Obesity and Health Practices (48 papers), Child Nutrition and Water Access (45 papers) and Eating Disorders and Behaviors (30 papers). Alexandra Brewis collaborates with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and Canada. Alexandra Brewis's co-authors include Amber Wutich, Cindi SturtzSreetharan, Daniel J. Hruschka, Christopher G. Boone, A. Janet Tomiyama, Bethany B. Cutts, Kate J. Darby, Sera L. Young, SeungYong Han and Brenda Major and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología and PLoS ONE.

In The Last Decade

Alexandra Brewis

185 papers receiving 4.7k citations

Hit Papers

How and why weight stigma drives the obesity ‘epidemic’ a... 2018 2026 2020 2023 2018 100 200 300 400
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Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if it has ≥500 total citations, achieves ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (this is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it), or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

  1. How and why weight stigma drives the obesity ‘epidemic’ and harms health
    2018 436 citations Alexandra Brewis et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Alexandra Brewis United States 37 1.3k 1.1k 1.1k 1.0k 872 194 4.9k
Amber Wutich United States 44 546 0.4× 2.1k 1.9× 564 0.5× 515 0.5× 1.1k 1.2× 192 6.6k
Susan J. Elliott Canada 45 108 0.1× 628 0.6× 1.3k 1.1× 499 0.5× 1.5k 1.8× 265 6.6k
André M. N. Renzaho Australia 49 397 0.3× 2.0k 1.7× 1.9k 1.7× 2.1k 2.0× 2.8k 3.2× 290 8.4k
Lisa Gibbs Australia 41 190 0.1× 224 0.2× 1.5k 1.3× 1.6k 1.5× 1.7k 1.9× 161 5.8k
Hugo Melgar‐Quiñonez Canada 28 105 0.1× 1.4k 1.3× 1.4k 1.3× 699 0.7× 2.6k 3.0× 109 5.7k
Godfred O. Boateng United States 26 51 0.0× 892 0.8× 549 0.5× 822 0.8× 1.2k 1.4× 74 4.9k
Craig Hadley United States 39 70 0.1× 1.7k 1.5× 693 0.6× 539 0.5× 2.6k 3.0× 105 4.5k
Hilary Graham United Kingdom 48 314 0.2× 157 0.1× 1.6k 1.5× 818 0.8× 2.4k 2.7× 138 6.8k
Barbara Laraia United States 49 531 0.4× 1.5k 1.3× 4.1k 3.7× 1.6k 1.5× 4.6k 5.3× 165 10.0k
Kenneth F. Ferraro United States 55 481 0.4× 89 0.1× 1.0k 0.9× 2.0k 1.9× 4.0k 4.6× 174 12.0k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Alexandra Brewis

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Alexandra Brewis

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Alexandra Brewis. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Alexandra Brewis based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with Alexandra Brewis. Alexandra Brewis is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Ulian, Mariana Dimitrov, et al.. (2025). What is the felt experience of weight stigma in Latin America and the Caribbean? A systematic narrative review. The Lancet Regional Health - Americas. 101353–101353.
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Nelson, Robin, et al.. (2024). Facilitating Exchanges Between Applied & Academic Anthropologists: Working Together on Methods Innovations. Practicing Anthropology. 46(2). 131–133. 1 indexed citations
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Dengah, H.J. François, Alexandra Brewis, Jeffrey C. Johnson, et al.. (2024). The Benefits of Using Cultural Domain Analysis in Applied Anthropology. Practicing Anthropology. 46(2). 97–99. 1 indexed citations
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DuBois, L. Zachary, et al.. (2024). From Gender and Sex to Gender/Sex: Reconceptualizing Critical Research Categories. Practicing Anthropology. 46(2). 108–111. 1 indexed citations
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Wutich, Amber, H. Russell Bernard, Krista Harper, et al.. (2024). New Teaching in Participatory Methods for Practicing Anthropology. Practicing Anthropology. 46(2). 104–107. 1 indexed citations
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Stoler, Justin, Wendy Jepson, Alexandra Brewis, & Amber Wutich. (2023). Frontiers of household water insecurity metrics: severity, adaptation and resilience. BMJ Global Health. 8(5). e011756–e011756. 11 indexed citations
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Shah, Sameer H., Leila M. Harris, Justin Stoler, et al.. (2023). Variations in household water affordability and water insecurity: An intersectional perspective from 18 low- and middle-income countries. PubMed. 2(3). 369–398. 19 indexed citations
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Stoler, Justin, Amber L. Pearson, Asher Y. Rosinger, et al.. (2022). The role of water in environmental migration. Wiley Interdisciplinary Reviews Water. 9(3). 9 indexed citations
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Brewis, Alexandra, et al.. (2022). Water, economic systems, and mental health: A review of theorized relationships. CABI Reviews. 1 indexed citations
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Schuster, Roseanne C., et al.. (2021). Household Water Insecurity Affects Child Nutrition Through Alternative Pathways to WASH: Evidence From India. Food and Nutrition Bulletin. 42(2). 170–187. 24 indexed citations
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Young, Sera L., Shalean M. Collins, Godfred O. Boateng, et al.. (2019). Development and validation protocol for an instrument to measure household water insecurity across cultures and ecologies: the Household Water InSecurity Experiences (HWISE) Scale. BMJ Open. 9(1). e023558–e023558. 75 indexed citations
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Brewis, Alexandra. (2019). Lazy, Crazy, and Disgusting. Johns Hopkins University Press eBooks. 46 indexed citations
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Brewis, Alexandra, et al.. (2019). Household water insecurity may influence common mental disorders directly and indirectly through multiple pathways: Evidence from Haiti. Social Science & Medicine. 238. 112520–112520. 67 indexed citations
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Stoler, Justin, Alexandra Brewis, Leila M. Harris, et al.. (2018). Household water sharing: a missing link in international health. International Health. 11(3). 163–165. 38 indexed citations
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Wutich, Amber, Jessica Budds, Wendy Jepson, et al.. (2018). Household water sharing: A review of water gifts, exchanges, and transfers across cultures. Wiley Interdisciplinary Reviews Water. 5(6). 67 indexed citations
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Wutich, Amber, et al.. (2017). Emotion, Coping, and Climate Change in Island Nations: Implications for Environmental Justice. Environmental Justice. 10(4). 102–107. 12 indexed citations
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Hadley, Craig, Alexandra Brewis, & Ivy L. Pike. (2009). Does less autonomy erode women's health? Yes. No. Maybe. American Journal of Human Biology. 22(1). 103–110. 25 indexed citations
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Brewis, Alexandra & Mary C. Meyer. (2005). Demographic Evidence That Human Ovulation Is Undetectable (At Least in Pair Bonds). Current Anthropology. 46(3). 465–471. 17 indexed citations
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Brewis, Alexandra. (1996). Lives on the line : women and ecology on a Pacific atoll. 4 indexed citations
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Brewis, Alexandra. (1995). Fertility and analogy in Pacific palaeodemography. Asian perspectives. 34(1). 1–20. 1 indexed citations

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