Branka Legetić

1.6k total citations · 1 hit paper
33 papers, 1.1k citations indexed

About

Branka Legetić is a scholar working on Nutrition and Dietetics, Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health and Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management. According to data from OpenAlex, Branka Legetić has authored 33 papers receiving a total of 1.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 16 papers in Nutrition and Dietetics, 15 papers in Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health and 8 papers in Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management. Recurrent topics in Branka Legetić's work include Sodium Intake and Health (15 papers), Nutritional Studies and Diet (12 papers) and Global Public Health Policies and Epidemiology (8 papers). Branka Legetić is often cited by papers focused on Sodium Intake and Health (15 papers), Nutritional Studies and Diet (12 papers) and Global Public Health Policies and Epidemiology (8 papers). Branka Legetić collaborates with scholars based in United States, Canada and Serbia. Branka Legetić's co-authors include Norm R.C. Campbell, Jacqui Webster, Elizabeth Dunford, Kathy Trieu, Rodrigo Rodríguez-Fernández, Amanda M. Barberio, Corinna Hawkes, Lindsay McLaren, Bruce Neal and Francesco P. Cappuccio and has published in prestigious journals such as The Lancet, PLoS ONE and American Journal of Preventive Medicine.

In The Last Decade

Branka Legetić

33 papers receiving 1.1k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Salt Reduction Initiatives around the World – A Systematic Review of Progress towards the Global Target

2015 327 citations Kathy Trieu, Bruce Neal et al. PLoS ONE profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Branka Legetić United States	16	789	636	183	169	167	33	1.1k
Vanessa Candeias Switzerland	5	727 0.9×	748 1.2×	225 1.2×	184 1.1×	95 0.6×	6	1.2k
Laura K. Cobb United States	25	1.3k 1.6×	945 1.5×	419 2.3×	210 1.2×	229 1.4×	54	2.0k
Debra A. Krummel United States	16	643 0.8×	196 0.3×	142 0.8×	264 1.6×	227 1.4×	36	1.2k
Andrea Neiman United States	10	306 0.4×	189 0.3×	113 0.6×	107 0.6×	118 0.7×	16	581
María del Carmen Bisi Molina Brazil	17	512 0.6×	138 0.2×	101 0.6×	159 0.9×	150 0.9×	87	902
Rosanne P. Farris United States	21	960 1.2×	167 0.3×	84 0.5×	244 1.4×	481 2.9×	52	1.5k
Yamin Bai China	10	234 0.3×	151 0.2×	145 0.8×	88 0.5×	125 0.7×	31	647
Lilia S Pedraza Mexico	14	848 1.1×	319 0.5×	28 0.2×	107 0.6×	446 2.7×	21	1.1k
Pedro Graça Portugal	18	614 0.8×	245 0.4×	36 0.2×	192 1.1×	229 1.4×	74	1.0k
D. Dunbar Australia	13	679 0.9×	145 0.2×	92 0.5×	244 1.4×	245 1.5×	18	962

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Branka Legetić

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Legetić, Branka, et al.. (2022). CONTINUING PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT FOR PHARMACISTS: PREFERENCES, INTERESTS AND EXPERIENCE. Acta Medica Medianae. 61(2). 36–45. 1 indexed citations

Legetić, Branka, André C. Medici, Mauricio Hernández‐Ávila, George A.O. Alleyne, & Anselm Hennis. (2017). Las dimensiones económicas de las enfermedades no transmisibles en América Latina y el Caribe. 6 indexed citations

Blanco‐Metzler, Adriana, et al.. (2017). Baseline and Estimated Trends of Sodium Availability and Food Sources in the Costa Rican Population during 2004–2005 and 2012–2013. Nutrients. 9(9). 1020–1020. 20 indexed citations

Rose, Angela, Ian Hambleton, Rhea Harewood, et al.. (2016). Establishing national noncommunicable disease surveillance in a developing country: a model for small island nations.. PubMed. 39(2). 76–85. 11 indexed citations

Legetić, Branka, André C. Medici, Mauricio Hernández‐Ávila, George A.O. Alleyne, & Anselm Hennis. (2016). Economic Dimensions of Non-Communicable Disease in Latin America and the Caribbean. Disease Control Priorities. 3. ed. Companion Volume. 2 indexed citations

Ordúñez, Pedro, et al.. (2015). A Rapid Assessment Study on the Implementation of a Core Set of Interventions to Improve Cardiovascular Health in Latin America and the Caribbean. Global Heart. 10(4). 235–235. 4 indexed citations

Trieu, Kathy, Bruce Neal, Corinna Hawkes, et al.. (2015). Salt Reduction Initiatives around the World – A Systematic Review of Progress towards the Global Target. PLoS ONE. 10(7). e0130247–e0130247. 327 indexed citations breakdown →

Ji, Chen, et al.. (2015). Systematic review of studies evaluating urinary iodine concentration as a predictor of 24-hour urinary iodine excretion for estimating population iodine intake.. PubMed. 38(1). 73–81. 15 indexed citations

Downs, Shauna, Anthea Christoforou, Wendy Snowdon, et al.. (2015). Setting targets for salt levels in foods: A five-step approach for low- and middle-income countries. Food Policy. 55. 101–108. 17 indexed citations

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Chen, Gang, Lindsay Sykes, Omar Dary, et al.. (2012). Systematic review of studies comparing 24-hour and spot urine collections for estimating population salt intake. Revista Panamericana de Salud Pública. 32(4). 307–315. 120 indexed citations

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Claro, Rafael Moreira, et al.. (2012). Consumer attitudes, knowledge, and behavior related to salt consumption in sentinel countries of the Americas. Revista Panamericana de Salud Pública. 32(4). 265–273. 54 indexed citations

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Samuels, T. Alafia, Cornelia Guell, Branka Legetić, & Nigel Unwin. (2012). Policy initiatives, culture and the prevention and control of chronic non-communicable diseases (NCDs) in the Caribbean. Ethnicity and Health. 17(6). 631–649. 24 indexed citations

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Barceló, Alberto, et al.. (2012). NCD Prevention and Control in Latin America and the Caribbean: A Regional Approach to Policy and Program Development. Global Heart. 7(1). 73–73. 26 indexed citations

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Legetić, Branka & Norm R.C. Campbell. (2011). Reducing Salt Intake in the Americas: Pan American Health Organization Actions. Journal of Health Communication. 16(sup2). 37–48. 53 indexed citations

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Legetić, Branka, et al.. (2011). How three countries in the Americas are fortifying dietary salt reduction: A north and south perspective. Health Policy. 102(1). 26–33. 14 indexed citations

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Campbell, Norm R.C., et al.. (2010). Mobilising the Americas for dietary salt reduction. The Lancet. 377(9768). 793–795. 21 indexed citations

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Campbell, Norm R.C., et al.. (2009). A new initiative to prevent cardiovascular disease in the Americas by reducing dietary salt. Global Heart. 4(4). 185–185. 1 indexed citations

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Hoehner, Christine M., Jesus Soares, Diana C. Parra, et al.. (2008). Physical Activity Interventions in Latin America. American Journal of Preventive Medicine. 34(3). 224–233.e4. 156 indexed citations

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Legetić, Branka, et al.. (2004). Training Chilean primary health care professionals in nutrition for noncommunicable disease prevention. Revista Panamericana de Salud Pública. 16(4). 242–249. 6 indexed citations

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Legetić, Branka, et al.. (1996). Health Care Delivery and the Status of the Population's Health in the Current Crises in Former Yugoslavia Using EPI-Design Methodology. International Journal of Epidemiology. 25(2). 341–348. 5 indexed citations

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