Ann DiGirolamo

6.6k total citations · 1 hit paper
72 papers, 4.5k citations indexed

About

Ann DiGirolamo is a scholar working on Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health, Nutrition and Dietetics and Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health. According to data from OpenAlex, Ann DiGirolamo has authored 72 papers receiving a total of 4.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 29 papers in Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health, 28 papers in Nutrition and Dietetics and 21 papers in Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health. Recurrent topics in Ann DiGirolamo's work include Child Nutrition and Water Access (18 papers), Birth, Development, and Health (13 papers) and Maternal Mental Health During Pregnancy and Postpartum (10 papers). Ann DiGirolamo is often cited by papers focused on Child Nutrition and Water Access (18 papers), Birth, Development, and Health (13 papers) and Maternal Mental Health During Pregnancy and Postpartum (10 papers). Ann DiGirolamo collaborates with scholars based in United States, Guatemala and Mexico. Ann DiGirolamo's co-authors include Sara B. Fein, Laurence M. Grummer‐Strawn, Maureen M. Black, Lia C. H. Fernald, Usha Ramakrishnan, Susan Walker, Amanda Epstein Devercelli, Quentin Wodon, Yusra Ribhi Shawar and Chunling Lu and has published in prestigious journals such as The Lancet, SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología and PLoS ONE.

In The Last Decade

Ann DiGirolamo

69 papers receiving 4.2k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Early childhood development coming of age: science through the life course

2016 1.8k citations Maureen M. Black, Susan Walker et al. The Lancet profile →

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Ann DiGirolamo United States	29	1.6k	1.4k	979	940	930	72	4.5k
Yvonne Kelly United Kingdom	42	559 0.3×	1.3k 0.9×	1.0k 1.0×	615 0.7×	1.1k 1.2×	115	5.7k
Yusra Ribhi Shawar United States	15	928 0.6×	948 0.7×	548 0.6×	302 0.3×	457 0.5×	51	2.5k
Lise Dubois Canada	38	676 0.4×	717 0.5×	806 0.8×	653 0.7×	2.3k 2.4×	139	4.5k
Susan Woolfenden Australia	31	214 0.1×	637 0.4×	920 0.9×	522 0.6×	310 0.3×	167	3.2k
Estela M. L. Aquino Brazil	35	394 0.2×	1.1k 0.8×	2.2k 2.3×	140 0.1×	1.6k 1.7×	151	5.2k
Hélène Ouellette‐Kuntz Canada	35	169 0.1×	377 0.3×	569 0.6×	416 0.4×	1.3k 1.4×	116	3.7k
Rima Afifi Lebanon	28	226 0.1×	415 0.3×	1.3k 1.3×	171 0.2×	987 1.1×	117	4.7k
Jerica M. Berge United States	47	426 0.3×	343 0.2×	1.6k 1.7×	1.1k 1.2×	4.2k 4.5×	238	6.4k
Antti Uutela Finland	48	329 0.2×	601 0.4×	2.5k 2.5×	429 0.5×	1.4k 1.5×	160	7.2k
Jessica M. Perkins United States	27	575 0.3×	474 0.3×	739 0.8×	112 0.1×	547 0.6×	95	2.7k

Countries citing papers authored by Ann DiGirolamo

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Ann DiGirolamo

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Snyder, Susan M., et al.. (2025). Childhood maltreatment and adult opioid use: A systematic review of the literature.. Traumatology An International Journal.

Sterpetti, Antonio V., et al.. (2025). Inflammation, abdominal aortic aneurysm enlargement and rupture. Lessons learned from the Covid19 pandemic. Current Problems in Cardiology. 50(10). 103151–103151.

Thi, Hoai Phuong Nguyen, Phuong Hong Nguyen, Lan Mai Tran, et al.. (2024). The Relationship of Preterm and Small for Gestational Age with Child Cognition During School-Age Years. Journal of Nutrition. 154(8). 2590–2598. 1 indexed citations

DiGirolamo, Ann, et al.. (2023). Evidence‐based complementary feeding recipe book for Kenyan caregivers: A novel approach. Maternal and Child Nutrition. 20(S3). e13475–e13475. 3 indexed citations

Barrett, Patricia, Betty S. Pace, Morgan L. McLemore, et al.. (2023). Characteristics of Emergency Department Visits Made by Individuals With Sickle Cell Disease in the U.S., 1999–2020. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 3(1). 100158–100158. 8 indexed citations

Varghese, Jithin Sam, et al.. (2021). Socioeconomic position over the life-course and subjective social status in relation to nutritional status and mental health among Guatemalan adults. SSM - Population Health. 15. 100880–100880. 6 indexed citations

González-Casanova, Inés, Ann DiGirolamo, María F Kroker-Lobos, et al.. (2021). Association between early child development trajectories and adult cognitive function in a 50-year longitudinal study in Guatemala. BMJ Open. 11(6). e044966–e044966. 3 indexed citations

Nguyen, Phuong Hong, Lan Mai Tran, Khương Quỳnh Long, et al.. (2021). Child Linear Growth During and After the First 1000 Days Is Positively Associated with Intellectual Functioning and Mental Health in School-Age Children in Vietnam. Journal of Nutrition. 151(9). 2816–2824. 8 indexed citations

Nguyen, Phuong Hong, Melissa Young, Lan Mai Tran, et al.. (2020). Preconception micronutrient supplementation positively affects child intellectual functioning at 6 y of age: A randomized controlled trial in Vietnam. American Journal of Clinical Nutrition. 113(5). 1199–1208. 16 indexed citations

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Black, Maureen M., Susan Walker, Lia C. H. Fernald, et al.. (2016). Early childhood development coming of age: science through the life course. The Lancet. 389(10064). 77–90. 1757 indexed citations breakdown →

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Ramakrishnan, Usha, Inés González-Casanova, Lourdes Schnaas, et al.. (2016). Prenatal supplementation with DHA improves attention at 5 y of age: a randomized controlled trial. American Journal of Clinical Nutrition. 104(4). 1075–1082. 66 indexed citations

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Marcinkevage, Jessica, et al.. (2015). Relative Validity of Three Food Frequency Questionnaires for Assessing Dietary Intakes of Guatemalan Schoolchildren. PLoS ONE. 10(10). e0139125–e0139125. 11 indexed citations

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DiGirolamo, Ann, et al.. (2012). Community‐Based Participatory Research Skills and Training Needs in a Sample of Academic Researchers from a Clinical and Translational Science Center in the Northeast. Clinical and Translational Science. 5(3). 301–305. 23 indexed citations

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Bui, Vinh, Aryeh D. Stein, Ann DiGirolamo, et al.. (2012). Associations between Serum C-reactive Protein and Serum Zinc, Ferritin, and Copper in Guatemalan School Children. Biological Trace Element Research. 148(2). 154–160. 26 indexed citations

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DiGirolamo, Ann, Manuel Ramírez‐Zea, Meng Wang, et al.. (2010). Randomized trial of the effect of zinc supplementation on the mental health of school-age children in Guatemala. American Journal of Clinical Nutrition. 92(5). 1241–1250. 54 indexed citations

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Ramakrishnan, Usha, Beth Imhoff‐Kunsch, & Ann DiGirolamo. (2009). Role of docosahexaenoic acid in maternal and child mental health. American Journal of Clinical Nutrition. 89(3). 958S–962S. 41 indexed citations

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DiGirolamo, Ann & Nelly Salgado de Snyder. (2008). Women as primary caregivers in Mexico: challenges to well-being. Salud Pública de México. 50(6). 516–522. 30 indexed citations

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Stein, Aryeh D., Ann DiGirolamo, John Hoddinott, et al.. (2008). Height for Age Increased While Body Mass Index for Age Remained Stable between 1968 and 2007 among Guatemalan Children. Journal of Nutrition. 139(2). 365–369. 16 indexed citations

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Rochat, Roger, et al.. (2008). EVALUATING COMPLETENESS OF MATERNAL MORTALITY REPORTING IN A RURAL HEALTH AND SOCIAL AFFAIRS UNIT IN VELLORE, INDIA, 2004. Journal of Biosocial Science. 41(2). 195–205. 8 indexed citations

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DiGirolamo, Ann, Geraldine S. Perry, Benjamin D. Gold, et al.. (2007). Helicobacter pylori, Anemia, and Iron Deficiency. The Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal. 26(10). 927–934. 27 indexed citations

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