David W.L.

8.4k total citations · 1 hit paper
208 papers, 6.3k citations indexed

About

David W.L. is a scholar working on Nutrition and Dietetics, Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health and Physiology. According to data from OpenAlex, David W.L. has authored 208 papers receiving a total of 6.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 103 papers in Nutrition and Dietetics, 55 papers in Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health and 40 papers in Physiology. Recurrent topics in David W.L.'s work include Fatty Acid Research and Health (91 papers), Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet (39 papers) and Nutritional Studies and Diet (26 papers). David W.L. is often cited by papers focused on Fatty Acid Research and Health (91 papers), Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet (39 papers) and Nutritional Studies and Diet (26 papers). David W.L. collaborates with scholars based in Canada, United States and Brazil. David W.L.'s co-authors include Jess Haines, David M. Mutch, Lindsay E. Robinson, Jing X. Kang, Johane P. Allard, Bianca M. Arendt, Ahmed El‐Sohemy, Salma A. Abdelmagid, Daiva E. Nielsen and Shannon Clarke and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Genes & Development and Journal of the American College of Cardiology.

In The Last Decade

David W.L.

200 papers receiving 6.2k citations

Hit Papers

The Impact of COVID-19 on Health Behavior, Stress, Financ... 2020 2026 2022 2024 2020 100 200 300 400
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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.

  1. The Impact of COVID-19 on Health Behavior, Stress, Financial and Food Security among Middle to High Income Canadian Families with Young Children
    2020 412 citations Nicholas Carroll, Amar Laila et al. Nutrients profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
David W.L. Canada 41 2.4k 1.7k 1.1k 1.1k 868 208 6.3k
Bruce A. Watkins United States 56 3.4k 1.4× 1.9k 1.2× 1.7k 1.5× 561 0.5× 668 0.8× 205 9.8k
Guixiang Zhao United States 26 1.7k 0.7× 1.5k 0.9× 812 0.7× 543 0.5× 453 0.5× 39 5.0k
Ahmed El‐Sohemy Canada 45 1.6k 0.7× 1.4k 0.9× 1.0k 0.9× 497 0.5× 290 0.3× 191 6.4k
Anne Marie Minihane United Kingdom 57 3.1k 1.3× 2.0k 1.2× 2.4k 2.2× 926 0.8× 1.0k 1.2× 192 9.9k
H. Hendriks Netherlands 55 1.2k 0.5× 2.7k 1.6× 1.7k 1.5× 1.9k 1.8× 587 0.7× 196 9.7k
Naïma Moustaïd‐Moussa United States 47 1.4k 0.6× 2.0k 1.2× 2.9k 2.6× 2.1k 1.9× 403 0.5× 189 8.2k
Beverly S. Mühlhäusler Australia 44 1.8k 0.7× 1.7k 1.0× 1.7k 1.5× 600 0.5× 224 0.3× 162 6.8k
Ronald R. Watson United States 52 1.4k 0.6× 1.9k 1.1× 919 0.8× 831 0.8× 206 0.2× 363 8.9k
Shinkan Tokudome Japan 49 1.1k 0.4× 1.3k 0.8× 980 0.9× 847 0.8× 197 0.2× 226 7.7k
Julie A. Lovegrove United Kingdom 56 2.7k 1.1× 2.1k 1.2× 2.9k 2.5× 872 0.8× 376 0.4× 323 9.7k

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of David W.L.

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All Works

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Laila, Amar, Kate Parizeau, Mike von Massow, et al.. (2025). Feasibility, acceptability, and preliminary impact of “Supper Heroes”, a family-based sustainable diet intervention. Appetite. 206. 107849–107849. 1 indexed citations
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Duncan, Alison M., et al.. (2025). Associations between Saturated Fat from Single Dairy Foods and Body Composition in Young Canadian Children. Canadian Journal of Dietetic Practice and Research. 86(4). 159–165.
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Laila, Amar, Monica Gallant, Mike von Massow, et al.. (2024). Household Food Waste Intervention Is Feasible, Acceptable, and Effective. Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior. 56(2). 110–117. 6 indexed citations
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W.L., David, et al.. (2024). Dietary inclusion of black soldier fly, cricket and superworm in rainbow trout aquaculture: impacts on growth and nutrient profiles. Journal of Insects as Food and Feed. 11(7). 1305–1321. 5 indexed citations
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Gunn, Elizabeth, Katherine M. Morrison, Alison L. Miller, et al.. (2024). Testing a Biobehavioral Model of Chronic Stress and Weight Gain in Young Children (Family Stress Study): Protocol and Baseline Demographics for a Prospective Observational Study. JMIR Research Protocols. 13. e48549–e48549. 1 indexed citations
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Yu, Jessica, Gerarda Darlington, Andrea C. Buchholz, et al.. (2023). Free sugar intake from snacks and beverages in Canadian preschool- and toddler-aged children: a cross-sectional study. BMC Nutrition. 9(1). 44–44. 3 indexed citations
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Haines, Jess, et al.. (2023). Plant-Based Dietary Indices in Relation to Nutrient and Food Group Intakes in Preschool-Aged Children. Nutrients. 15(21). 4617–4617. 2 indexed citations
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Duncan, Alison M., et al.. (2022). The degree of food processing is associated with anthropometric measures of obesity in Canadian families with preschool-aged children. Frontiers in Nutrition. 9. 1005227–1005227. 6 indexed citations
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Monk, Jennifer M., Danyelle M. Liddle, William J. Muller, et al.. (2021). Fish oil supplementation increases expression of mammary tumor apoptosis mediators and reduces inflammation in an obesity-associated HER-2 breast cancer model. The Journal of Nutritional Biochemistry. 95. 108763–108763. 9 indexed citations
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Carroll, Nicholas, Maude Perreault, David W.L., & Jess Haines. (2021). Assessing food and nutrition literacy in children and adolescents: a systematic review of existing tools. Public Health Nutrition. 25(4). 850–865. 31 indexed citations
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Bellissimo, Nick, David D. Kitts, Huguette Turgeon O’Brien, et al.. (2020). Knowledge and Perceptions of Carbohydrates among Nutrition-Major and Nutrition-Elective Undergraduate Students in Canada. Journal of the American College of Nutrition. 40(2). 164–171. 2 indexed citations
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Davison, Kirsten K., et al.. (2019). Meeting Report on the Conference on Fathers’ Role in Children’s Weight‐Related Behaviors and Outcomes. Obesity. 27(4). 523–524. 4 indexed citations
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Chamoun, Elie, David G. Mutch, Emma Allen‐Vercoe, et al.. (2016). A review of the associations between single nucleotide polymorphisms in taste receptors, eating behaviors, and health. Critical Reviews in Food Science and Nutrition. 58(2). 194–207. 120 indexed citations
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Le, Khuong, et al.. (2012). Carcinogenesis alters fatty acid profile in breast tissue. Molecular and Cellular Biochemistry. 374(1-2). 223–232. 44 indexed citations
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W.L., David, et al.. (2011). The anticancer effects of Vitamin D and omega-3 PUFAs in combination via cod-liver oil: One plus one may equal more than two. Medical Hypotheses. 77(3). 326–332. 24 indexed citations
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W.L., David. (2009). Babies should sleep on their backs, play on stomachs. AAP News. 30(9). 30–30. 1 indexed citations
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W.L., David. (2009). Keep curious kids safe by poison-proofing your home. AAP News. 30(11). 2–2. 1 indexed citations
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Kim, Wooki, Robert S. Chapkin, Rola Barhoumi, & David W.L.. (2009). A Novel Role for Nutrition in the Alteration of Functional Microdomains on the Cell Surface. Methods in molecular biology. 579. 261–270. 4 indexed citations

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