Debbi Marais

1.6k total citations
64 papers, 1.0k citations indexed

About

Debbi Marais is a scholar working on General Health Professions, Nutrition and Dietetics and Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health. According to data from OpenAlex, Debbi Marais has authored 64 papers receiving a total of 1.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 27 papers in General Health Professions, 23 papers in Nutrition and Dietetics and 18 papers in Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health. Recurrent topics in Debbi Marais's work include Child Nutrition and Water Access (22 papers), Breastfeeding Practices and Influences (17 papers) and Child Nutrition and Feeding Issues (11 papers). Debbi Marais is often cited by papers focused on Child Nutrition and Water Access (22 papers), Breastfeeding Practices and Influences (17 papers) and Child Nutrition and Feeding Issues (11 papers). Debbi Marais collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, South Africa and Saudi Arabia. Debbi Marais's co-authors include Amudha Poobalan, Jacqueline Bell, Yagya Prasad Subedi, Geraldine McNeill, David Newlands, Abdulrahman S. Al‐Khalifa, Lorna Aucott, Demetre Labadarios, Friday Okonofua and Arjuna Sathiaseelan and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, PLoS ONE and PLoS Medicine.

In The Last Decade

Debbi Marais

59 papers receiving 965 citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Debbi Marais United Kingdom 18 352 344 290 189 155 64 1.0k
Jakub Kakietek United States 16 403 1.1× 231 0.7× 512 1.8× 101 0.5× 130 0.8× 35 1.1k
Mireya Vilar‐Compte Mexico 20 504 1.4× 402 1.2× 247 0.9× 382 2.0× 148 1.0× 70 1.3k
Crystal L. Patil United States 23 697 2.0× 532 1.5× 292 1.0× 243 1.3× 352 2.3× 118 1.9k
Paschal Kum Awah Cameroon 18 369 1.0× 278 0.8× 386 1.3× 209 1.1× 286 1.8× 41 1.4k
Márcia Maria Tavares Machado Brazil 22 444 1.3× 244 0.7× 389 1.3× 320 1.7× 219 1.4× 118 1.2k
Gillian Hewitt United Kingdom 20 551 1.6× 196 0.6× 281 1.0× 72 0.4× 168 1.1× 51 1.4k
Ratana Somrongthong Thailand 20 280 0.8× 170 0.5× 294 1.0× 131 0.7× 207 1.3× 88 1.1k
Jorge Umberto Béria Brazil 23 748 2.1× 137 0.4× 301 1.0× 396 2.1× 272 1.8× 64 1.8k
Lauren M. Dinour United States 12 640 1.8× 255 0.7× 439 1.5× 195 1.0× 38 0.2× 30 977
Tran Thu Ha United States 17 183 0.5× 325 0.9× 108 0.4× 94 0.5× 176 1.1× 43 845

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Debbi Marais

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All Works

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Marais, Debbi, et al.. (2023). The experience of intergenerational interactions and their influence on the mental health of older people living in residential care. PLoS ONE. 18(7). e0287369–e0287369. 5 indexed citations
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Marais, Debbi, et al.. (2023). Impact of COVID-19 Pandemic on Mental Health among the Population in Jordan. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 20(14). 6382–6382. 4 indexed citations
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Marais, Debbi, et al.. (2021). Q-methodology identifies distinctive viewpoints of the facilitators and barriers to six-month exclusive breastfeeding in Northeast Thailand. Nutrition and Health. 28(2). 219–227. 4 indexed citations
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Marais, Debbi, et al.. (2019). Concept mapping to reach consensus on a 6‐month exclusive breastfeeding strategy model to improve the rate in Northeast Thailand. Maternal and Child Nutrition. 15(4). e12823–e12823. 4 indexed citations
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Kyle, J., et al.. (2019). The Twazon Arabic Weight Loss App: App-Based Intervention for Saudi Women With Obesity. JMIR mhealth and uhealth. 7(5). e10923–e10923. 17 indexed citations
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Marais, Debbi, et al.. (2018). Perceptions of northeast Thai breastfeeding mothers regarding facilitators and barriers to six-month exclusive breastfeeding: focus group discussions. International Breastfeeding Journal. 13(1). 14–14. 33 indexed citations
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Subedi, Yagya Prasad, Debbi Marais, & David Newlands. (2017). Where is Nepal in the nutrition transition?. PubMed. 26(2). 358–367. 61 indexed citations
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Marais, Debbi, et al.. (2015). Maternal obesity in Africa: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Journal of Public Health. 38(3). e218–e231. 71 indexed citations
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Marais, Debbi, et al.. (2013). The influence of socio-demographic factors on the nutritional status of children in the Stellenbosch area, Western Cape. South African Journal of Clinical Nutrition. 26(3). 124–131. 7 indexed citations
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Mackenzie, Ann, et al.. (2012). Job satisfaction of South African registered dietitians. South African Journal of Clinical Nutrition. 25(3). 112–119. 15 indexed citations
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Iversen, Per Ole, et al.. (2011). Nutritional health of young children in South Africa over the first 16 years of democracy. South African Journal of Child Health. 5(3). 72–77. 12 indexed citations
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Marais, Debbi, et al.. (2010). Breastfeeding policies and practices in health care facilities in the Western Cape Province, South Africa. South African Journal of Clinical Nutrition. 23(1). 40–45. 6 indexed citations
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Marais, Debbi, et al.. (2009). Factors influencing high socio-economic class mothers’ decision regarding formula-feeding practices in the Cape Metropole. South African Journal of Clinical Nutrition. 22(1). 37–44. 11 indexed citations
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Labadarios, Demetre, et al.. (2009). Computer-based learning for the enhancement of breastfeeding training. South African Journal of Clinical Nutrition. 22(3). 137–144. 4 indexed citations
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Grobbelaar, Antoinette A., et al.. (2004). Evaluation of usual dietary intake of women working on farms in The Koue Bokkeveld District and the potential benefits of maize and wheat fortification. 19(1). 12–17. 3 indexed citations
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Steyn, NP & Debbi Marais. (2002). Children have a right to meals of good nutritional quality and quantity at state-subsidised creches!. 15(2). 5–6. 1 indexed citations

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