David C. Hilmers

1.4k total citations · 1 hit paper
26 papers, 966 citations indexed

About

David C. Hilmers is a scholar working on Hematology, Nutrition and Dietetics and Physiology. According to data from OpenAlex, David C. Hilmers has authored 26 papers receiving a total of 966 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 9 papers in Hematology, 9 papers in Nutrition and Dietetics and 8 papers in Physiology. Recurrent topics in David C. Hilmers's work include Spaceflight effects on biology (8 papers), Iron Metabolism and Disorders (8 papers) and Child Nutrition and Water Access (6 papers). David C. Hilmers is often cited by papers focused on Spaceflight effects on biology (8 papers), Iron Metabolism and Disorders (8 papers) and Child Nutrition and Water Access (6 papers). David C. Hilmers collaborates with scholars based in United States, Sri Lanka and Australia. David C. Hilmers's co-authors include Angela Hilmers, Jayna M. Dave, Steven A. Abrams, Manjula Hettiarachchi, Chandrani Liyanage, Jin Kyung Park, Theresa A. Nicklas, Jason A. Mendoza, Ian J. Griffin and Rajitha Wickremasinghe and has published in prestigious journals such as PLoS ONE, American Journal of Public Health and Journal of Nutrition.

In The Last Decade

David C. Hilmers

20 papers receiving 929 citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Neighborhood Disparities in Access to Healthy Foods and Their Effects on Environmental Justice

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
David C. Hilmers United States	11	336	295	190	180	126	26	966
Wilma B. Freire Ecuador	18	278 0.8×	372 1.3×	241 1.3×	194 1.1×	59 0.5×	51	1.0k
Rahat Qureshi Pakistan	22	212 0.6×	254 0.9×	224 1.2×	162 0.9×	141 1.1×	75	1.4k
Ariani Impieri de Souza Brazil	21	468 1.4×	134 0.5×	406 2.1×	176 1.0×	91 0.7×	85	1.2k
David L. Mwaniki Kenya	26	239 0.7×	579 2.0×	145 0.8×	314 1.7×	117 0.9×	52	1.7k
José María Pacheco de Souza Brazil	16	283 0.8×	234 0.8×	292 1.5×	76 0.4×	34 0.3×	92	911
Eric Monterrubio‐Flores Mexico	17	522 1.6×	434 1.5×	369 1.9×	180 1.0×	27 0.2×	56	1.1k
Suresh Kumar Kapoor India	16	138 0.4×	219 0.7×	103 0.5×	68 0.4×	61 0.5×	27	878
Pooja Dewan India	17	187 0.6×	118 0.4×	60 0.3×	70 0.4×	104 0.8×	90	975
Kedir Teji Roba Ethiopia	18	109 0.3×	444 1.5×	223 1.2×	145 0.8×	57 0.5×	96	917
Hong Tang China	24	473 1.4×	145 0.5×	136 0.7×	69 0.4×	229 1.8×	156	1.6k

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20 of 20 papers shown

Hilmers, David C., et al.. (2025). Developing artificially intelligent agents to support earth independent medical capabilities during human exploration-class space missions. npj Microgravity. 11(1). 51–51.

Nelson, Ariana M., et al.. (2025). Development of Progressively Earth-Independent Medical Operations to Enable NASA Exploration Missions. Wilderness and Environmental Medicine. 36(1_suppl). 95S–103S.

Hilmers, David C., et al.. (2024). Clearing New Frontiers: Sinonasal Health and the Future of Spaceflight. Ear Nose & Throat Journal.

Hilmers, David C., et al.. (2024). Quantifying the risk of medical evacuation in spaceflight. Acta Astronautica. 224. 458–464.

Lee, Alice, David C. Hilmers, & Thomas P. Russell. (2024). A new hepatitis B elimination strategy for remote populations is needed. The Lancet Regional Health - Western Pacific. 48. 101129–101129.

Burian, Barbara K., et al.. (2023). The value of a spaceflight clinical decision support system for earth-independent medical operations. npj Microgravity. 9(1). 46–46. 5 indexed citations

Lemery, Jay, et al.. (2023). Enabling Human Space Exploration Missions Through Progressively Earth Independent Medical Operations (EIMO). IEEE Open Journal of Engineering in Medicine and Biology. 4. 162–167. 7 indexed citations

Vogel, Tiphanie P., Karina A. Top, Christos Karatzios, et al.. (2021). Multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children and adults (MIS-C/A): Case definition & guidelines for data collection, analysis, and presentation of immunization safety data. Vaccine. 39(22). 3037–3049. 132 indexed citations

Lee, Alice, et al.. (2020). A programme to treat chronic hepatitis B in Kiribati: progress and challenges. Western Pacific surveillance response journal. 11(3). 21–25. 3 indexed citations

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Mair, Luke, et al.. (2020). Prevalence of chronic hepatitis B in Oro Province, Papua New Guinea. Western Pacific surveillance response journal. 11(4). 6–9.

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Hilmers, David C., et al.. (2018). A Program to Treat Hepatitis B in North Korea: A Model of Antiviral Therapy in a Resource-Poor Setting. Gut and Liver. 12(6). 615–622. 5 indexed citations

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Fink, Wolfgang, David C. Hilmers, & Mark A. Tarbell. (2014). Portable system to monitor astronaut ocular health and the development of the VIIP Syndrome. 31. 1–9. 1 indexed citations

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Park, Jin Kyung, David C. Hilmers, Jason A. Mendoza, et al.. (2009). Prevalence of Metabolic Syndrome and Obesity in Adolescents Aged 12 to 19 Years: Comparison between the United States and Korea. Journal of Korean Medical Science. 25(1). 75–75. 76 indexed citations

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Hettiarachchi, Manjula, Chandrani Liyanage, David C. Hilmers, Ian J. Griffin, & Steven A. Abrams. (2009). Changing the zinc:iron ratio in a cereal-based nutritional supplement has no effect on percent absorption of iron and zinc in Sri Lankan children. British Journal Of Nutrition. 103(7). 1015–1022. 11 indexed citations

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Park, Jin Kyung, Jason A. Mendoza, Carol E. O’Neil, et al.. (2008). A comparison of the prevalence of the metabolic syndrome in the United States (US) and Korea in young adults aged 20 to 39 years.. PubMed. 17(3). 471–82. 24 indexed citations

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Doherty, Conor, Sharon E. Cox, Steve Austin, et al.. (2008). Iron Incorporation and Post-Malaria Anaemia. PLoS ONE. 3(5). e2133–e2133. 45 indexed citations

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Hettiarachchi, Manjula, et al.. (2007). The efficacy of micronutrient supplementation in reducing the prevalence of anaemia and deficiencies of zinc and iron among adolescents in Sri Lanka. European Journal of Clinical Nutrition. 62(7). 856–865. 40 indexed citations

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Hettiarachchi, Manjula, Chandrani Liyanage, David C. Hilmers, & Steven A. Abrams. (2004). Na2EDTA Enhances the Absorption of Iron and Zinc from Fortified Rice Flour in Sri Lankan Children. Journal of Nutrition. 134(11). 3031–3036. 51 indexed citations

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Zavaleta, Nelly, et al.. (2004). Bioavailability of iron and zinc from a multiple micronutrient-fortified beverage. The Journal of Pediatrics. 145(1). 26–31. 13 indexed citations

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Abrams, Steven A., et al.. (2003). A Multinutrient-Fortified Beverage Enhances the Nutritional Status of Children in Botswana. Journal of Nutrition. 133(6). 1834–1840. 68 indexed citations

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