Avula Laxmaiah

33.3k total citations · 1 hit paper
59 papers, 1.9k citations indexed

About

Avula Laxmaiah is a scholar working on Nutrition and Dietetics, Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health and General Health Professions. According to data from OpenAlex, Avula Laxmaiah has authored 59 papers receiving a total of 1.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 40 papers in Nutrition and Dietetics, 17 papers in Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health and 14 papers in General Health Professions. Recurrent topics in Avula Laxmaiah's work include Child Nutrition and Water Access (34 papers), Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet (14 papers) and Food Security and Health in Diverse Populations (11 papers). Avula Laxmaiah is often cited by papers focused on Child Nutrition and Water Access (34 papers), Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet (14 papers) and Food Security and Health in Diverse Populations (11 papers). Avula Laxmaiah collaborates with scholars based in India, Vietnam and United States. Avula Laxmaiah's co-authors include Nagalla Balakrishna, Nimmathota Arlappa, G. N. V. Brahmam, Maroje Sorić, Zulfiqar A Bhutta, Gretchen A Stevens, Mariachiara Di Cesare, André Pascal Kengne, J. Jaime Miranda and James Bentham and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, American Journal of Clinical Nutrition and Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences.

In The Last Decade

Avula Laxmaiah

57 papers receiving 1.8k 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.

The epidemiological burden of obesity in childhood: a worldwide epidemic requiring urgent action

2019 717 citations Mariachiara Di Cesare, Maroje Sorić et al. BMC Medicine profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Avula Laxmaiah India	23	815	804	414	338	224	59	1.9k
Geok Lin Khor Malaysia	28	888 1.1×	788 1.0×	490 1.2×	327 1.0×	297 1.3×	99	2.4k
Bernard Maire France	27	891 1.1×	637 0.8×	410 1.0×	190 0.6×	255 1.1×	63	1.8k
Chizuru Nishida Switzerland	15	957 1.2×	714 0.9×	306 0.7×	196 0.6×	572 2.6×	36	2.5k
Herculina S. Kruger South Africa	29	1.3k 1.6×	934 1.2×	440 1.1×	376 1.1×	485 2.2×	155	2.8k
Odilia I. Bermúdez United States	31	1.2k 1.5×	949 1.2×	672 1.6×	225 0.7×	480 2.1×	81	2.8k
Douglas Taren United States	30	811 1.0×	474 0.6×	399 1.0×	190 0.6×	365 1.6×	93	2.8k
Philip James United Kingdom	15	788 1.0×	462 0.6×	360 0.9×	282 0.8×	687 3.1×	47	2.6k
Sameera A. Talegawkar United States	28	1.2k 1.5×	735 0.9×	278 0.7×	223 0.7×	761 3.4×	102	2.6k
Elizabeth Yakes Jimenez United States	24	432 0.5×	781 1.0×	375 0.9×	301 0.9×	197 0.9×	107	1.6k
Ai Zhao China	26	638 0.8×	741 0.9×	197 0.5×	247 0.7×	301 1.3×	143	2.2k

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Meshram, Indrapal I., et al.. (2025). Cultivating nutrition: exploring participants’ perspectives on nutrition gardens and nutrition education program in rural Tamil Nadu and Odisha, India. Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems. 9. 1 indexed citations

Balakrishna, Nagalla, et al.. (2022). Socio-demographic factors, overweight/obesity and nutrients associated with hypertension among rural adults (≥18 years): Findings from National Nutrition Monitoring Bureau survey. Indian Heart Journal. 74(5). 382–390. 7 indexed citations

Reddy, G. Bhanuprakash, Santu Ghosh, Raghu Pullakhandam, et al.. (2021). Prevalence of vitamin A deficiency and dietary inadequacy in Indian school-age children and adolescents. European Journal of Nutrition. 61(1). 197–209. 8 indexed citations

Reddy, G. Bhanuprakash, Raghu Pullakhandam, Santu Ghosh, et al.. (2021). Reply to A Hasman et al.. American Journal of Clinical Nutrition. 114(1). 391–392. 1 indexed citations

Reddy, G. Bhanuprakash, Raghu Pullakhandam, Santu Ghosh, et al.. (2020). Vitamin A deficiency among children younger than 5 y in India: an analysis of national data sets to reflect on the need for vitamin A supplementation. American Journal of Clinical Nutrition. 113(4). 939–947. 14 indexed citations

Cesare, Mariachiara Di, Maroje Sorić, Pascal Bovet, et al.. (2019). The epidemiological burden of obesity in childhood: a worldwide epidemic requiring urgent action. BMC Medicine. 17(1). 212–212. 717 indexed citations breakdown →

Meshram, Indrapal I., et al.. (2018). Infant and young child feeding practices, sociodemographic factors and their association with nutritional status of children aged <3 years in India: findings of the National Nutrition Monitoring Bureau survey, 2011–2012. Public Health Nutrition. 22(1). 104–114. 31 indexed citations

Radhika, M.S., et al.. (2018). Dietary and nondietary determinants of nutritional status among adolescent girls and adult women in India. Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences. 1416(1). 5–17. 23 indexed citations

Meshram, Indrapal I, et al.. (2016). Regional variation in the prevalence of overweight/obesity, hypertension and diabetes and their correlates among the adult rural population in India. British Journal Of Nutrition. 115(7). 1265–1272. 42 indexed citations

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Meshram, Indrapal I., Nagalla Balakrishna, Rachakulla Hari Kumar, et al.. (2015). Trends in nutritional status and nutrient intakes and correlates of overweight/obesity among rural adult women (≥18–60 years) in India: National Nutrition Monitoring Bureau (NNMB) national surveys. Public Health Nutrition. 19(5). 767–776. 21 indexed citations

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Rao, K. Mallikharjuna, et al.. (2015). Diet & nutrition profile of Chenchu population - a vulnerable tribe in Telangana & Andhra Pradesh, India. The Indian Journal of Medical Research. 141(5). 688–696. 14 indexed citations

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Laxmaiah, Avula, et al.. (2014). Trends in consumption of fats and oils among Indian tribal population over a period of 30 years: Findings of National Nutrition Monitoring Bureau surveys. Indian Journal of Community Health. 26(5). 75–78. 1 indexed citations

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Augustine, Little Flower, K. Madhavan Nair, Sylvia Fernandez Rao, et al.. (2014). Adolescent Life-Event Stress in Boys Is Associated with Elevated IL-6 and Hepcidin but Not Hypoferremia. Journal of the American College of Nutrition. 33(5). 354–362. 9 indexed citations

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Laxmaiah, Avula, et al.. (2013). Prevalence and Determinants of Micronutrient Deficiencies among Rural Children of Eight States in India. Annals of Nutrition and Metabolism. 62(3). 231–241. 24 indexed citations

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Gavaravarapu, SubbaRao M., et al.. (2013). Use of food label information by urban consumers in India – a study among supermarket shoppers. Public Health Nutrition. 17(9). 2104–2114. 54 indexed citations

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Arlappa, Nimmathota, Nagalla Balakrishna, Avula Laxmaiah, & G. N. V. Brahmam. (2012). PREVALENCE OF ANAEMIA AMONG RURAL PRE-SCHOOL CHILDREN OF MAHARASHTRA, INDIA. Indian Journal of Community Health. 24(1). 4–8. 8 indexed citations

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Arlappa, Nimmathota, et al.. (2012). Prevalence of hypertension, its correlates and awareness among adult tribal population of Kerala state, India. Journal of Postgraduate Medicine. 58(4). 255–261. 49 indexed citations

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Rao, K. Mallikharjuna, Nimmathota Arlappa, M.S. Radhika, et al.. (2011). Correlation of Fat Mass Index and Fat-Free Mass Index with percentage body fat and their association with hypertension among urban South Indian adult men and women. Annals of Human Biology. 39(1). 54–58. 18 indexed citations

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Arlappa, Nimmathota, Nagalla Balakrishna, Avula Laxmaiah, et al.. (2010). Prevalence of vitamin A deficiency and its determinants among the rural pre-school children of Madhya Pradesh, India. Annals of Human Biology. 38(2). 131–136. 27 indexed citations

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Arlappa, Nimmathota, Nagalla Balakrishna, Avula Laxmaiah, K. Madhavan Nair, & G. N. V. Brahmam. (2010). Prevalence of clinical and sub-clinical vitamin a deficiency among rural preschool children of West Bengal, India. Indian Pediatrics. 48(1). 47–49. 16 indexed citations

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