Christopher N. Ford

2.1k total citations · 1 hit paper
26 papers, 1.5k citations indexed

About

Christopher N. Ford is a scholar working on Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism and General Health Professions. According to data from OpenAlex, Christopher N. Ford has authored 26 papers receiving a total of 1.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 15 papers in Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, 8 papers in Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism and 7 papers in General Health Professions. Recurrent topics in Christopher N. Ford's work include Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet (11 papers), Nutritional Studies and Diet (8 papers) and Food Security and Health in Diverse Populations (5 papers). Christopher N. Ford is often cited by papers focused on Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet (11 papers), Nutritional Studies and Diet (8 papers) and Food Security and Health in Diverse Populations (5 papers). Christopher N. Ford collaborates with scholars based in United States, India and Canada. Christopher N. Ford's co-authors include Bretta Maloff, Mary Flynn, Suzanne Tough, Margaret Wu, Deborah McNeil, Donatus Mutasingwa, Abigail English, Garry Sigman, Barry M. Popkin and Paul Brodish and has published in prestigious journals such as PLoS ONE, Diabetes and The FASEB Journal.

In The Last Decade

Christopher N. Ford

25 papers receiving 1.4k citations

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Reducing obesity and related chronic disease risk in children and youth: a synthesis of evidence with ‘best practice’ recommendations

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Christopher N. Ford United States	14	818	558	262	216	186	26	1.5k
Elizabeth R. Pulgarón United States	13	619 0.8×	323 0.6×	245 0.9×	173 0.8×	202 1.1×	35	1.3k
Eliana M. Perrin United States	12	865 1.1×	376 0.7×	329 1.3×	233 1.1×	253 1.4×	34	1.5k
Sujata Dixit India	9	1.2k 1.5×	551 1.0×	238 0.9×	324 1.5×	120 0.6×	24	1.5k
Bishnupriya Sahoo India	4	849 1.0×	341 0.6×	222 0.8×	190 0.9×	216 1.2×	8	1.3k
Belinda Burford Australia	10	1.1k 1.3×	707 1.3×	197 0.8×	225 1.0×	141 0.8×	13	1.6k
Sophie N. Ravanbakht United States	8	733 0.9×	323 0.6×	203 0.8×	189 0.9×	196 1.1×	11	1.2k
Lauren Prosser Australia	6	1.2k 1.4×	623 1.1×	196 0.7×	263 1.2×	134 0.7×	14	1.4k
Karen E. Schetzina United States	12	769 0.9×	395 0.7×	290 1.1×	159 0.7×	107 0.6×	26	1.0k
Susan J. Woolford United States	20	807 1.0×	688 1.2×	310 1.2×	218 1.0×	159 0.9×	68	1.6k

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Agarwal, Puja, Christopher N. Ford, Sue E. Leurgans, et al.. (2023). Dietary Sugar Intake Associated with a Higher Risk of Dementia in Community-Dwelling Older Adults. Journal of Alzheimer s Disease. 95(4). 1417–1425. 7 indexed citations

Dhana, Klodian, Oscar H. Franco, Ethan Ritz, et al.. (2022). Healthy lifestyle and life expectancy with and without Alzheimer’s dementia: population based cohort study. BMJ. 377. e068390–e068390. 90 indexed citations

Ford, Christopher N., et al.. (2021). Moderate-to-vigorous physical activity changes in a diabetes prevention intervention randomized trial among South Asians with prediabetes – The D-CLIP trial. Diabetes Research and Clinical Practice. 174. 108727–108727. 4 indexed citations

Ford, Christopher N., Kumar B. Rajan, & David A. Bennett. (2021). One in five community‐dwelling older adults will develop Alzheimer's dementia in five years. Alzheimer s & Dementia. 17(S10). 1 indexed citations

Ford, Christopher N., Puja Agarwal, Todd Beck, Denis A. Evans, & David A. Bennett. (2021). Total sugar intake and cognition in community‐dwelling older adults. Alzheimer s & Dementia. 17(S10). 1 indexed citations

Rhee, Mary K., Yuk‐Lam Ho, Sridharan Raghavan, et al.. (2019). Random plasma glucose predicts the diagnosis of diabetes. PLoS ONE. 14(7). e0219964–e0219964. 38 indexed citations

Deng, Yi, Andrew N. Lane, David Benkeser, et al.. (2019). Impact of mismatches in HbA_1c vs glucose values on the diagnostic classification of diabetes and prediabetes. Diabetic Medicine. 37(4). 689–696. 30 indexed citations

Ford, Christopher N., Mary Beth Weber, Lisa R. Staimez, et al.. (2018). Dietary changes in a diabetes prevention intervention among people with prediabetes: the Diabetes Community Lifestyle Improvement Program trial. Acta Diabetologica. 56(2). 197–209. 13 indexed citations

Rhee, Mary K., Katherine E. Kurgansky, Yuk‐Lam Ho, et al.. (2018). Hypoglycemia Contributes to Increased CVD Mortality with HbA1c <6.0%. Diabetes. 67(Supplement_1).

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Ford, Christopher N., Shine Chang, Mara Z. Vitolins, et al.. (2017). Evaluation of diet pattern and weight gain in postmenopausal women enrolled in the Women’s Health Initiative Observational Study. British Journal Of Nutrition. 117(8). 1189–1197. 23 indexed citations

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Nguyen, Binh T., Christopher N. Ford, Amy L. Yaroch, Kerem Shuval, & Jeffrey Drope. (2017). Food Security and Weight Status in Children: Interactions With Food Assistance Programs. American Journal of Preventive Medicine. 52(2). S138–S144. 29 indexed citations

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Ford, Christopher N., Shu Wen Ng, & Barry M. Popkin. (2015). Targeted Beverage Taxes Influence Food and Beverage Purchases among Households with Preschool Children. Journal of Nutrition. 145(8). 1835–1843. 10 indexed citations

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Ford, Christopher N., Shu Wen Ng, & Barry M. Popkin. (2015). 10‐year beverage intake trends among U.S. preschool children: Rapid declines between 2003 and 2010, but stagnancy in recent years. The FASEB Journal. 29(S1). 1 indexed citations

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Ford, Christopher N., Shu Wen Ng, & Barry M. Popkin. (2014). Are Food and Beverage Purchases in Households with Preschoolers Changing?. American Journal of Preventive Medicine. 47(3). 275–282. 6 indexed citations

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Laroche, Helena H., Christopher N. Ford, Xueya Cai, et al.. (2014). Concession stand makeovers: a pilot study of offering healthy foods at high school concession stands. Journal of Public Health. 37(1). 116–124. 14 indexed citations

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Ford, Christopher N., Meghan M. Slining, & Barry M. Popkin. (2012). Trends in Dietary Intake among US 2- to 6-Year-Old Children, 1989-2008. Journal of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics. 113(1). 35–42.e6. 73 indexed citations

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Sarmiento, Olga L., William C. Miller, Christopher N. Ford, et al.. (2004). Disparities in routine physical examinations among in-school adolescents of differing Latino origins. Journal of Adolescent Health. 35(4). 310–320. 10 indexed citations

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Ford, Christopher N., James Jaccard, Susan G. Millstein, et al.. (2004). Young adults' attitudes, beliefs, and feelings about testing for curable STDs outside of clinic settings. Journal of Adolescent Health. 34(4). 266–269. 15 indexed citations

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Ford, Christopher N., Abigail English, & Garry Sigman. (2004). Confidential health care for adolescents: position paper of the Society for Adolescent Medicine. Journal of Adolescent Health. 35(2). 160–167. 215 indexed citations

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Kennedy, Sidney H., G. Brown, Christopher N. Ford, & Elizabeth Ralevski. (1993). The acute effects of starvation on 6-sulphatoxy-melatonin output in subgroups of patients with anorexia nervosa. Psychoneuroendocrinology. 18(2). 131–139. 9 indexed citations

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