Carl Lachat

38.9k total citations · 3 hit papers
191 papers, 6.2k citations indexed

About

Carl Lachat is a scholar working on Nutrition and Dietetics, Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health and General Health Professions. According to data from OpenAlex, Carl Lachat has authored 191 papers receiving a total of 6.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 73 papers in Nutrition and Dietetics, 66 papers in Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health and 36 papers in General Health Professions. Recurrent topics in Carl Lachat's work include Child Nutrition and Water Access (63 papers), Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet (44 papers) and Nutritional Studies and Diet (38 papers). Carl Lachat is often cited by papers focused on Child Nutrition and Water Access (63 papers), Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet (44 papers) and Nutritional Studies and Diet (38 papers). Carl Lachat collaborates with scholars based in Belgium, United States and Ethiopia. Carl Lachat's co-authors include Patrick Kolsteren, Dominique Roberfroid, John Van Camp, Eunice Nago, Bruno De Meulenaer, Lieven Huybregts, Roos Verstraeten, Tefera Belachew, Roosmarijn Verstraeten and Patrick Van Damme and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Nature Communications and SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología.

In The Last Decade

Carl Lachat

180 papers receiving 6.0k citations

Hit Papers

align trajectories

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.

Eating out of home and its association with dietary intake: a systematic review of the evidence

2011 557 citations Carl Lachat, Dominique Roberfroid et al. profile →
Strengthening the Reporting of Observational Studies in Epidemiology – nutritional epidemiology (STROBE‐nut): An extension of the STROBE statement

2016 342 citations Carl Lachat, Dana Hawwash et al. profile →
Strengthening the Reporting of Observational Studies in Epidemiology—Nutritional Epidemiology (STROBE-nut): An Extension of the STROBE Statement

2016 323 citations Carl Lachat, Dana Hawwash et al. PLoS Medicine profile →

Peers

Countries citing papers authored by Carl Lachat

Since Specialization

Citations

This map shows the geographic impact of Carl Lachat's research. It shows the number of citations coming from papers published by authors working in each country. You can also color the map by specialization and compare the number of citations received by Carl Lachat with the expected number of citations based on a country's size and research output (numbers larger than one mean the country cites Carl Lachat more than expected).

Fields of papers citing papers by Carl Lachat

Since Specialization

Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

This network shows the impact of papers produced by Carl Lachat. 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 Carl Lachat. The network helps show where Carl Lachat may publish in the future.

Co-authorship network of co-authors of Carl Lachat

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Carl Lachat. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Carl Lachat 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 Carl Lachat. Carl Lachat is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

Sort: Min cites: Since: Top N: Style:

20 of 20 papers shown

#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Maternal balanced energy-protein supplementation reshapes the maternal gut microbiome and enhances carbohydrate metabolism in infants: a randomized controlled trial 2025 ·Nature Communications ·(unknown), (unknown), Matthew R. Olm, Laéticia Céline Toe, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Alemayehu Argaw, Kokeb Tesfamariam, Erica D. Sonnenburg, Giles Hanley‐Cook, Moctar Ouédraogo, Rasmané Ganaba, Wim Van Criekinge, Lieven Huybregts, Michiel Stock, Patrick Kolsteren, Justin L. Sonnenburg, Carl Lachat, (unknown)	2
2	Incidence and mortality of acute aflatoxicosis: A systematic review 2025 ·Environment International ·(unknown), Kokeb Tesfamariam, Patrick Berka Njobeh, Limbikani Matumba, (unknown), Yun Yun Gong, Zdenko Herceg, Chibundu N. Ezekiel, Sarah De Saeger, Carl Lachat, Marthe De Boevre	3
3	Prenatal ochratoxin A exposure, birth outcomes and infant growth in rural Burkina Faso: A human biomonitoring sub-study from the MISAME-III trial 2024 ·Emerging contaminants ·(unknown), Alemayehu Argaw, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Laéticia Céline Toe, Sarah De Saeger, Carl Lachat, Marthe De Boevre	3
4	Clinical and biochemical responses to treatment of uncomplicated severe acute malnutrition: a multicenter observational cohort from the OptiDiag study 2024 ·American Journal of Clinical Nutrition ·(unknown), Alemayehu Argaw, Benjamin Guesdon, Michael Freemark, Dominique Roberfroid, (unknown), (unknown), Md. Abdul Alim, (unknown), Michael J. Muehlbauer, (unknown), Luke Bawo, (unknown), (unknown), Hélène Fouillet, Jean‐François Huneau, Carl Lachat, Patrick Kolsteren, (unknown)	1
5	Risk ranking of mycotoxins in plant-based meat and dairy alternatives under protein transition scenarios 2024 ·Food Research International ·(unknown), Christian Jung, (unknown), Sarah De Saeger, Carl Lachat, Liesbeth Jacxsens	4
6	Completeness of Reporting in Diet- and Nutrition-Related Randomized Controlled Trials and Systematic Reviews With Meta-Analysis: Protocol for 2 Independent Meta-Research Studies 2023 ·JMIR Research Protocols ·Flávia Moraes Silva, Amanda Rodrigues Amorim Adegboye, Carl Lachat, Cíntia Chaves Curioni, Fábio da Silva Gomes, Gary S. Collins, Gilberto Kac, Jennifer Anne de Beyer, (unknown), Leila Cheikh Ismail, Matthew J. Page, Neha Khandpur, Sarah E Lamb, Sally Hopewell, Shona Kirtley, Solange Durão, Colby J. Vorland, Michael Maia Schlüssel	3
7	Fortified balanced energy–protein supplementation during pregnancy and lactation and infant growth in rural Burkina Faso: A 2 × 2 factorial individually randomized controlled trial 2023 ·PLoS Medicine ·Alemayehu Argaw, Brenda de Kok, Laéticia Céline Toe, Giles Hanley‐Cook, (unknown), Moctar Ouédraogo, (unknown), (unknown), Rasmané Ganaba, Patrick Kolsteren, Carl Lachat, Lieven Huybregts	8
8	Effect of prenatal micronutrient-fortified balanced energy-protein supplementation on maternal and newborn body composition: A sub-study from the MISAME-III randomized controlled efficacy trial in rural Burkina Faso 2023 ·PLoS Medicine ·Alemayehu Argaw, Laéticia Céline Toe, Giles Hanley‐Cook, (unknown), Brenda de Kok, (unknown), (unknown), Moctar Ouédraogo, (unknown), Rasmané Ganaba, (unknown), Patrick Kolsteren, Carl Lachat, Lieven Huybregts	1
9	Seasonality and Day-to-Day Variability of Dietary Diversity: Longitudinal Study of Pregnant Women Enrolled in a Randomized Controlled Efficacy Trial in Rural Burkina Faso 2022 ·Journal of Nutrition ·Giles Hanley‐Cook, Alemayehu Argaw, Brenda de Kok, Laéticia Céline Toe, (unknown), Moctar Ouédraogo, Patrick Kolsteren, Lieven Huybregts, Carl Lachat	14
10	Prenatal fortified balanced energy-protein supplementation and birth outcomes in rural Burkina Faso: A randomized controlled efficacy trial 2022 ·PLoS Medicine ·Brenda de Kok, Laéticia Céline Toe, Giles Hanley‐Cook, Alemayehu Argaw, Moctar Ouédraogo, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Rasmané Ganaba, Patrick Kolsteren, Lieven Huybregts, Carl Lachat	19
11	Food biodiversity: Quantifying the unquantifiable in human diets 2022 ·Critical Reviews in Food Science and Nutrition ·Giles Hanley‐Cook, Aisling J. Daly, Roseline Remans, Andrew D. Jones, Kris A. Murray, Inge Huybrechts, Bernard De Baets, Carl Lachat	14
12	Effect of balanced energy-protein supplementation during pregnancy and lactation on birth outcomes and infant growth in rural Burkina Faso: study protocol for a randomised controlled trial 2021 ·BMJ Open ·(unknown), Brenda de Kok, Laéticia Céline Toe, Nathalie De Cock, Moctar Ouédraogo, (unknown), Giles Hanley‐Cook, Rasmané Ganaba, Carl Lachat, Lieven Huybregts, Patrick Kolsteren	16
13	Reverse thinking: taking a healthy diet perspective towards food systems transformations 2021 ·Food Security ·Inge D. Brouwer, Marti van Liere, Alan de Brauw, Paula Domínguez-Salas, Anna Herforth, Gina Kennedy, Carl Lachat, (unknown), Elise F. Talsma, Stefanie Vandevijvere, Jessica Fanzo, Marie T. Ruel	53
14	Multiple mycotoxin exposure during pregnancy and risks of adverse birth outcomes: a prospective cohort study in rural Ethiopia 2021 ·Environment International ·Kokeb Tesfamariam, Alemayehu Argaw, Giles Hanley‐Cook, Seifu Hagos Gebreyesus, Patrick Kolsteren, Tefera Belachew, Mario Van De Velde, Sarah De Saeger, Marthe De Boevre, Carl Lachat	31
15	Minimum Dietary Diversity for Women of Reproductive Age (MDD-W) Data Collection: Validity of the List-Based and Open Recall Methods as Compared to Weighed Food Record 2020 ·Nutrients ·Giles Hanley‐Cook, (unknown), Isabela Fleury Sattamini, Pamela Marinda, (unknown), Dilnesaw Zerfu, Patrick Kolsteren, (unknown), Carl Lachat	44
16	Drivers of Under-Five Stunting Trend in 14 Low- and Middle-Income Countries since the Turn of the Millennium: A Multilevel Pooled Analysis of 50 Demographic and Health Surveys 2019 ·Nutrients ·Alemayehu Argaw, Giles Hanley‐Cook, Nathalie De Cock, Patrick Kolsteren, Lieven Huybregts, Carl Lachat	28
17	An Ontology to Standardize Research Output of Nutritional Epidemiology: From Paper-Based Standards to Linked Content 2019 ·Nutrients ·(unknown), (unknown), Bernard De Baets, Patrick Kolsteren, (unknown), Dana Hawwash, Jildau Bouwman, Antoon Bronselaer, Filip Pattyn, Carl Lachat	20
18	Validity and Reproducibility of a Food Frequency Questionnaire for Dietary Factors Related to Colorectal Cancer 2017 ·Nutrients ·Daniel Nigusse Tollosa, John Van Camp, Inge Huybrechts, Lieven Huybregts, Joris Van Loco, Stefaan De Smet, (unknown), (unknown), Thomas Van Hecke, Lynn Vanhaecke, Els Vossen, Marc Peeters, Carl Lachat	16
19	Health, nutrition and agriculture : can the prevention of NCDs be an entry point for policy alignment in low- and middle- income countries? 2014 ·Ghent University Academic Bibliography (Ghent University) ·Vanessa Candeias, Carl Lachat	1
20	Het Hector project: buitenshuis eten, een gezonde gewoonte? 2010 ·Ghent University Academic Bibliography (Ghent University) ·Carl Lachat, (unknown), Patrick Kolsteren	1

Rankless uses publication and citation data sourced from OpenAlex, an open and comprehensive bibliographic database. While OpenAlex provides broad and valuable coverage of the global research landscape, it—like all bibliographic datasets—has inherent limitations. These include incomplete records, variations in author disambiguation, differences in journal indexing, and delays in data updates. As a result, some metrics and network relationships displayed in Rankless may not fully capture the entirety of a scholar's output or impact.

Explore authors with similar magnitude of impact