Benjamín Torún

1.2k total citations
28 papers, 838 citations indexed

About

Benjamín Torún is a scholar working on Nutrition and Dietetics, Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health and Psychiatry and Mental health. According to data from OpenAlex, Benjamín Torún has authored 28 papers receiving a total of 838 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 17 papers in Nutrition and Dietetics, 8 papers in Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health and 6 papers in Psychiatry and Mental health. Recurrent topics in Benjamín Torún's work include Child Nutrition and Water Access (13 papers), Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet (7 papers) and Child Nutrition and Feeding Issues (6 papers). Benjamín Torún is often cited by papers focused on Child Nutrition and Water Access (13 papers), Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet (7 papers) and Child Nutrition and Feeding Issues (6 papers). Benjamín Torún collaborates with scholars based in Guatemala, United States and Canada. Benjamín Torún's co-authors include Aryeh D. Stein, Dirk G. Schroeder, Reynaldo Martorell, Humberto Reyna Méndez, Rubén Grajeda, Claude Bouchard, Éric Ravussin, Arline D. Salbe, Kelly D. Brownell and John P. Foreyt and has published in prestigious journals such as American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, Journal of Nutrition and Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise.

In The Last Decade

Benjamín Torún

28 papers receiving 771 citations

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Benjamín Torún Guatemala 13 417 272 192 123 104 28 838
Una E. MacIntyre South Africa 17 472 1.1× 435 1.6× 92 0.5× 93 0.8× 207 2.0× 44 966
B. Maire France 17 521 1.2× 482 1.8× 164 0.9× 217 1.8× 230 2.2× 40 1.1k
A. E. Dugdale Australia 18 216 0.5× 172 0.6× 170 0.9× 181 1.5× 96 0.9× 76 943
Dirce Maria Sigulem Brazil 19 318 0.8× 423 1.6× 209 1.1× 226 1.8× 221 2.1× 65 1.1k
Pujitha Wickramasinghe Sri Lanka 16 357 0.9× 236 0.9× 223 1.2× 153 1.2× 87 0.8× 105 763
Alessandra Prioreschi South Africa 18 306 0.7× 119 0.4× 106 0.6× 169 1.4× 178 1.7× 58 781
Vânia Matos Fonseca Brazil 20 327 0.8× 190 0.7× 135 0.7× 174 1.4× 292 2.8× 65 827
Lauren Carpenter Australia 14 458 1.1× 104 0.4× 85 0.4× 69 0.6× 268 2.6× 31 944
Patrick Kolsteren Belgium 15 330 0.8× 317 1.2× 116 0.6× 70 0.6× 179 1.7× 46 843
Mushtaq Ahmad Shad Pakistan 11 302 0.7× 244 0.9× 64 0.3× 185 1.5× 191 1.8× 12 673

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Benjamín Torún

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Ramírez‐Zea, Manuel, Benjamín Torún, Reynaldo Martorell, & Aryeh D. Stein. (2006). Anthropometric predictors of body fat as measured by hydrostatic weighing in Guatemalan adults. American Journal of Clinical Nutrition. 83(4). 795–802. 29 indexed citations
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Torún, Benjamín. (2005). Energy requirements of children and adolescents. Public Health Nutrition. 8(7a). 968–993. 142 indexed citations
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Stein, Aryeh D., et al.. (2002). Cardiovascular Disease Risk Factors Are Related to Adult Adiposity but Not Birth Weight in Young Guatemalan Adults. Journal of Nutrition. 132(8). 2208–2214. 41 indexed citations
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Méndez, Humberto Reyna, et al.. (2002). Validation of a semi-quantitative food-frequency questionnaire for use among adults in Guatemala. Public Health Nutrition. 5(5). 691–698. 69 indexed citations
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Torún, Benjamín, Aryeh D. Stein, Dirk G. Schroeder, et al.. (2002). Rural-to-urban migration and cardiovascular disease risk factors in young Guatemalan adults. International Journal of Epidemiology. 31(1). 218–226. 104 indexed citations
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Goto, Keiko, et al.. (1999). Epidemiology of Altered Intestinal Permeability to Lactulose and Mannitol in Guatemalan Infants. Journal of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition. 28(3). 282–290. 68 indexed citations
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Goto, Keiko, et al.. (1999). Epidemiology of Altered Intestinal Permeability to Lactulose and Mannitol in Guatemalan Infants. Journal of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition. 28(3). 282–290. 5 indexed citations
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Bar‐Or, Oded, John P. Foreyt, Claude Bouchard, et al.. (1998). Physical activity, genetic, and nutritional considerations in childhood weight management. Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise. 30(1). 2–10. 158 indexed citations
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Bartlett, Alfred V., et al.. (1992). Oral gentamicin is not effective treatment for persistent diarrhea. Acta Paediatrica. 81(s383). 149–154. 15 indexed citations
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Torún, Benjamín, et al.. (1991). 3. Practical approaches towards dietary management of acute diarrhoea in developing communities. Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene. 85(1). 12–17. 20 indexed citations
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Lifschitz, Carlos H., et al.. (1991). Absorption of carbon 13-labeled rice in milk by infants during acute gastroenteritis. The Journal of Pediatrics. 118(4). 526–530. 12 indexed citations
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Torún, Benjamín, et al.. (1989). Nutritional Goals for Health in Latin America. Food and Nutrition Bulletin. 11(1). 1–18. 9 indexed citations
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Torún, Benjamín. (1988). [Proteins and amino acids: features and fulfillment of requirements with Latin American diets].. PubMed. 38(3). 483–505. 4 indexed citations
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Cruz, José Ramiro, et al.. (1987). Effects of Nutritional Recuperation on E-Rosetting Lymphocytes and in Vitro Response to Thymosin in Malnourished Children. Journal of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition. 6(3). 387–391. 7 indexed citations
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Keusch, Gerald T., et al.. (1987). Immature Circulating Lymphocytes In Severely Malnourished Guatemalan Children. Journal of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition. 6(2). 265–270. 12 indexed citations
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Caballero, Benjamı́n, Noel W. Solomons, Benjamín Torún, & Oscar Pineda. (1986). Calcium Metabolism in Children Recovering from Severe Protein-Energy Malnutrition. Journal of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition. 5(5). 740–745. 5 indexed citations
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Keusch, Gerald T., Benjamín Torún, Richard B. Johnston, & Juan J. Urrutia. (1984). Impairment of hemolytic complement activation by both classical and alternative pathways in serum from patients with kwashiorkor. The Journal of Pediatrics. 105(3). 434–436. 11 indexed citations
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Caballero, Benjamı́n, Noel W. Solomons, & Benjamín Torún. (1983). Fecal Reducing Substances and Breath Hydrogen Excretion as Indicators of Carbohydrate Malabsorption. Journal of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition. 2(3). 487–490. 12 indexed citations
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Solomons, Noel W. & Benjamín Torún. (1982). Infantile Malnutrition in the Tropics. Pediatric Annals. 11(12). 991–997. 7 indexed citations
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Viteri, Fernando E., et al.. (1971). Determining energy costs of agricultural activities by respirometer and energy balance techniques. American Journal of Clinical Nutrition. 24(12). 1418–1430. 33 indexed citations

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