Alida Melse‐Boonstra

4.5k total citations · 1 hit paper
105 papers, 3.1k citations indexed

About

Alida Melse‐Boonstra is a scholar working on Nutrition and Dietetics, Hematology and Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health. According to data from OpenAlex, Alida Melse‐Boonstra has authored 105 papers receiving a total of 3.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 50 papers in Nutrition and Dietetics, 26 papers in Hematology and 20 papers in Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health. Recurrent topics in Alida Melse‐Boonstra's work include Child Nutrition and Water Access (31 papers), Iron Metabolism and Disorders (26 papers) and Folate and B Vitamins Research (19 papers). Alida Melse‐Boonstra is often cited by papers focused on Child Nutrition and Water Access (31 papers), Iron Metabolism and Disorders (26 papers) and Folate and B Vitamins Research (19 papers). Alida Melse‐Boonstra collaborates with scholars based in Netherlands, Switzerland and United States. Alida Melse‐Boonstra's co-authors include Michael Zimmermann, Nidhi Jaiswal, Petra Verhoef, Clive E. West, Ana C Cepeda-Lopez, Dorine W. Swinkels, Isabelle Herter‐Aeberli, Edith J. M. Feskens, Diego Moretti and Elise F. Talsma and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature Communications, SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología and Blood.

In The Last Decade

Alida Melse‐Boonstra

97 papers receiving 3.0k citations

Hit Papers

Oral iron supplements increase hepcidin and decrease iron... 2015 2026 2018 2022 2015 100 200 300
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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. Oral iron supplements increase hepcidin and decrease iron absorption from daily or twice-daily doses in iron-depleted young women
    2015 363 citations Diego Moretti, Christophe Zeder et al. profile →

Peers

Alida Melse‐Boonstra
Daniel J. Raiten United States
Harry J McArdle United Kingdom
Sonja Y. Hess United States
Paul Preziosi France
Cornelius M. Smuts South Africa
Pattanee Winichagoon Thailand
Christophe Zeder Switzerland
Barbara J. Stoecker United States
Diego Moretti Switzerland
M. Pilar Vaquero Spain
Daniel J. Raiten United States
Alida Melse‐Boonstra
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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Alida Melse‐Boonstra

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Alida Melse‐Boonstra. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Alida Melse‐Boonstra 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 Alida Melse‐Boonstra. Alida Melse‐Boonstra 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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Weaver, Connie M., Seth Armah, Richard S. Bruno, et al.. (2025). Perspective: Framework for Developing Prediction Equations for Estimating the Absorption and Bioavailability of Nutrients from Foods. Advances in Nutrition. 16(9). 100481–100481.
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Gerdessen, J.C., et al.. (2025). Within-food-group optimization improves nutritional adequacy, sustainability, and acceptability of modeled diets. Frontiers in Nutrition. 12. 1648055–1648055.
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Andang’o, Pauline, Christophe Zeder, Martin N. Mwangi, et al.. (2025). Zinc absorption from maize-based meals enriched with edible house crickets: a randomized crossover stable-isotope study in Kenyan pre-school children. Nature Communications. 16(1). 1003–1003. 2 indexed citations
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Bird, Julia K., Edith J. M. Feskens, & Alida Melse‐Boonstra. (2024). Effect of Obesity Prevalence on Vitamin C Intake Requirements. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 438–438.
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Bird, Julia K., Edith J. M. Feskens, & Alida Melse‐Boonstra. (2024). A Systematized Review of the Relationship Between Obesity and Vitamin C Requirements. Current Developments in Nutrition. 8(5). 102152–102152. 5 indexed citations
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Bindraban, P.S., Christian O. Dimkpa, Jason C. White, et al.. (2020). Safeguarding human and planetary health demands a fertilizer sector transformation. Plants People Planet. 2(4). 302–309. 53 indexed citations
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Jakobsen, Jette, Alida Melse‐Boonstra, & Michael Rychlik. (2019). Challenges to Quantify Total Vitamin Activity: How to Combine the Contribution of Diverse Vitamers?. Current Developments in Nutrition. 3(10). nzz086–nzz086. 27 indexed citations
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Cepeda-Lopez, Ana C, Alida Melse‐Boonstra, Saskia Osendarp, et al.. (2016). The effects of fat loss after bariatric surgery on inflammation, serum hepcidin, and iron absorption: a prospective 6-mo iron stable isotope study. American Journal of Clinical Nutrition. 104(4). 1030–1038. 38 indexed citations
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Wegmüller, Rita, Alida Melse‐Boonstra, T.J. Stomph, et al.. (2015). Zinc Absorption by Adults Is Similar from Intrinsically Labeled Zinc-Biofortified Rice and from Rice Fortified with Labeled Zinc Sulfate. Journal of Nutrition. 146(1). 76–80. 19 indexed citations
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Jaiswal, Nidhi, et al.. (2014). High Prevalence of Maternal Hypothyroidism Despite Adequate Iodine Status in Indian Pregnant Women in the First Trimester. Thyroid. 24(9). 1419–1429. 12 indexed citations
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Qin, Yu, Alida Melse‐Boonstra, Jinkou Zhao, et al.. (2009). Stunting and zinc deficiency among primary school children in rural areas with low soil zinc concentrations in Jiangsu Province, China.. PubMed. 18(1). 15–21. 20 indexed citations
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Hogenkamp, P.S., Johann C. Jerling, Trynke Hoekstra, Alida Melse‐Boonstra, & Una E. MacIntyre. (2008). Association between consumption of black tea and iron status in adult Africans in the North West Province: the THUSA study. British Journal Of Nutrition. 100(2). 430–437. 16 indexed citations
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Rest, Ondine van de, Jane Durga, Petra Verhoef, Alida Melse‐Boonstra, & H.A.M. Brants. (2007). Validation of a food frequency questionnaire to assess folate intake of Dutch elderly people. British Journal Of Nutrition. 98(5). 1014–1020. 20 indexed citations
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Melse‐Boonstra, Alida, Petra Verhoef, Clive E. West, et al.. (2006). A dual-isotope-labeling method of studying the bioavailability of hexaglutamyl folic acid relative to that of monoglutamyl folic acid in humans by using multiple orally administered low doses. American Journal of Clinical Nutrition. 84(5). 1128–1133. 17 indexed citations
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Melse‐Boonstra, Alida, Clive E. West, Mira Katan, Frans J. Kok, & Petra Verhoef. (2004). Bioavailability of heptaglutamyl relative to monoglutamyl folic acid in healthy adults. American Journal of Clinical Nutrition. 79(3). 424–429. 35 indexed citations
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Melse‐Boonstra, Alida, Angelika de Bree, Petra Verhoef, Anne Lise Bjørke‐Monsen, & W. M. Monique Verschuren. (2002). Dietary Monoglutamate and Polyglutamate Folate Are Associated with Plasma Folate Concentrations in Dutch Men and Women Aged 20–65 Years. Journal of Nutrition. 132(6). 1307–1312. 40 indexed citations

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