B. Caballero

3.3k total citations · 1 hit paper
30 papers, 2.3k citations indexed

About

B. Caballero is a scholar working on Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, Physiology and Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health. According to data from OpenAlex, B. Caballero has authored 30 papers receiving a total of 2.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 10 papers in Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, 9 papers in Physiology and 4 papers in Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health. Recurrent topics in B. Caballero's work include Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet (7 papers), Diet and metabolism studies (6 papers) and Nutritional Studies and Diet (5 papers). B. Caballero is often cited by papers focused on Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet (7 papers), Diet and metabolism studies (6 papers) and Nutritional Studies and Diet (5 papers). B. Caballero collaborates with scholars based in United States, Chile and Italy. B. Caballero's co-authors include Lawrence J. Cheskin, Youfa Wang, X. Chen, Yiqing Song, Andrés Couve, René L. Vidal, Claudio Hetz, R E Gleason, Wurtman Rj and Manuel Franco and has published in prestigious journals such as American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, American Journal of Epidemiology and American Journal of Public Health.

In The Last Decade

B. Caballero

30 papers receiving 2.2k citations

Hit Papers

The Global Epidemic of Obesity: An Overview 2007 2026 2013 2019 2007 250 500 750
What are hit papers?

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. The Global Epidemic of Obesity: An Overview
    2007 875 citations B. Caballero Epidemiologic Reviews profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
B. Caballero United States 20 739 593 328 263 263 30 2.3k
Shamima Akter Japan 27 706 1.0× 743 1.3× 362 1.1× 239 0.9× 154 0.6× 78 2.3k
Marie Fanelli Kuczmarski United States 29 1.5k 2.0× 878 1.5× 446 1.4× 186 0.7× 463 1.8× 102 3.1k
Deyu Pan United States 24 411 0.6× 249 0.4× 403 1.2× 187 0.7× 149 0.6× 90 2.4k
Yoke Mun Chan Malaysia 22 384 0.5× 486 0.8× 236 0.7× 166 0.6× 203 0.8× 112 2.0k
Kathryn Hart United Kingdom 30 1.0k 1.4× 492 0.8× 581 1.8× 98 0.4× 197 0.7× 123 3.0k
John J.B. Anderson United States 32 419 0.6× 447 0.8× 503 1.5× 136 0.5× 81 0.3× 97 2.7k
Nobuo Yoshiike Japan 33 1.4k 1.8× 695 1.2× 704 2.1× 104 0.4× 296 1.1× 127 3.6k
Yinkun Yan China 24 898 1.2× 529 0.9× 239 0.7× 88 0.3× 158 0.6× 108 2.2k
Jia-Yi Dong China 24 776 1.1× 701 1.2× 425 1.3× 123 0.5× 93 0.4× 78 2.8k
Vanina Bongard France 33 771 1.0× 769 1.3× 482 1.5× 172 0.7× 203 0.8× 160 4.2k

Countries citing papers authored by B. Caballero

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Fields of papers citing papers by B. Caballero

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

This network shows the impact of papers produced by B. Caballero. Nodes represent research fields, and links connect fields that are likely to share authors. Colored nodes show fields that tend to cite the papers produced by B. Caballero. The network helps show where B. Caballero may publish in the future.

Co-authorship network of co-authors of B. Caballero

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of B. Caballero. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of B. Caballero 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 B. Caballero. B. Caballero 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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Vidal, René L., B. Caballero, Andrés Couve, & Claudio Hetz. (2011). Converging Pathways in the Occurrence of Endoplasmic Reticulum (ER) Stress in Huntingtons Disease. Current Molecular Medicine. 11(1). 1–12. 90 indexed citations
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Caballero, B.. (2007). The Global Epidemic of Obesity: An Overview. Epidemiologic Reviews. 29(1). 1–5. 875 indexed citations breakdown →
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Wang, Youfa, X. Chen, Yiqing Song, B. Caballero, & Lawrence J. Cheskin. (2007). Association between obesity and kidney disease: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Kidney International. 73(1). 19–33. 482 indexed citations
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Franco, Manuel, Pedro Ordúñez, B. Caballero, et al.. (2007). Impact of Energy Intake, Physical Activity, and Population-wide Weight Loss on Cardiovascular Disease and Diabetes Mortality in Cuba, 1980 2005. American Journal of Epidemiology. 166(12). 1374–1380. 113 indexed citations
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Weng, Xisheng, et al.. (2006). Use of body mass index to identify obesity-related metabolic disorders in the Chinese population. European Journal of Clinical Nutrition. 60(8). 931–937. 40 indexed citations
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Gittelsohn, Joel, et al.. (2005). A food store intervention to reduce obesity in two American Indian communities: Impact on food choices and psychosocial indicators. The FASEB Journal. 19(5). 7 indexed citations
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Caballero, B.. (2004). Obesity prevention in children: opportunities and challenges. International Journal of Obesity. 28(S3). S90–S95. 76 indexed citations
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Gittelsohn, Joel, et al.. (2003). The Marshall Islands Healthy Stores program: Impact on customer psychosocial factors and food purchasing. The FASEB Journal. 17(4). 1 indexed citations
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Caballero, B.. (2003). Fortification, supplementation, and nutrient balance. European Journal of Clinical Nutrition. 57(S1). S76–S78. 16 indexed citations
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Caballero, B., Luiz C. Trugo, & Paul Finglas. (2003). Encyclopedia of food sciences and nutrition: Volumes 1-10.. 25 indexed citations
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Lohman, T. G., B. Caballero, Donn Stewart, et al.. (2000). Estimation of body fat from anthropometry and bioelectrical impedance in Native American children. International Journal of Obesity. 24(8). 982–988. 59 indexed citations
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Schraer, Cynthia D., et al.. (2000). Overweight and obesity among Alaskan Eskimos of the Bering Straits region: the Alaska Siberia Project. International Journal of Obesity. 24(8). 939–944. 33 indexed citations
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He, Jia, Michael J. Klag, B. Caballero, et al.. (1999). Plasma Insulin Levels and Incidence of Hypertension in African Americans and Whites. Archives of Internal Medicine. 159(5). 498–498. 47 indexed citations
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Caballero, B., et al.. (1995). Accurate energy compensation for intragastric and oral nutrients in lean males. American Journal of Clinical Nutrition. 61(4). 754–764. 63 indexed citations
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Caballero, B., R E Gleason, & Wurtman Rj. (1991). Plasma amino acid concentrations in healthy elderly men and women. American Journal of Clinical Nutrition. 53(5). 1249–1252. 63 indexed citations
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Conlay, Lydia A., R. J. Wurtman, J. K. Blusztajn, et al.. (1989). Effects of running the Boston marathon on plasma concentrations of large neutral amino acids. Journal of Neural Transmission. 76(1). 65–71. 12 indexed citations
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Caballero, B.. (1988). [Interactions among the components of the diet].. PubMed. 38(3). 656–84. 1 indexed citations
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Caballero, B., Nick Finer, & Wurtman Rj. (1986). PLASMA AMINO-ACID RESPONSES TO CARBOHYDRATE INGESTION IN OBESITY. UCL Discovery (University College London). 1 indexed citations
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Solomons, Noel W., et al.. (1984). The effect of dietary lactose on the early recovery from protein-energy malnutrition. I. Clinical and anthropometric indices. American Journal of Clinical Nutrition. 40(3). 591–600. 25 indexed citations
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Yokogoshi, Hidehiko, et al.. (1984). Effects of aspartame and glucose administration on brain and plasma levels of large neutral amino acids and brain 5-hydroxyindoles. American Journal of Clinical Nutrition. 40(1). 1–7. 73 indexed citations

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