Dylan Walters

1.2k total citations · 1 hit paper
20 papers, 699 citations indexed

About

Dylan Walters is a scholar working on Nutrition and Dietetics, Epidemiology and Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health. According to data from OpenAlex, Dylan Walters has authored 20 papers receiving a total of 699 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 10 papers in Nutrition and Dietetics, 7 papers in Epidemiology and 6 papers in Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health. Recurrent topics in Dylan Walters's work include Child Nutrition and Water Access (10 papers), Breastfeeding Practices and Influences (7 papers) and Global Maternal and Child Health (4 papers). Dylan Walters is often cited by papers focused on Child Nutrition and Water Access (10 papers), Breastfeeding Practices and Influences (7 papers) and Global Maternal and Child Health (4 papers). Dylan Walters collaborates with scholars based in Canada, Indonesia and United States. Dylan Walters's co-authors include Linh Thi Hong Phan, Roger Mathisen, Julia Dayton Eberwein, Meera Shekar, Jakub Kakietek, Adiatma Y. M. Siregar, Susan Horton, Caron Pyne, T. D. Kennedy and B. G. Lane and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Biological Chemistry, Nutrients and Veterinary Record.

In The Last Decade

Dylan Walters

19 papers receiving 665 citations

Hit Papers

The cost of not breastfeeding: global results from a new ... 2019 2026 2021 2023 2019 50 100 150 200 250
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.

  1. The cost of not breastfeeding: global results from a new tool
    2019 251 citations Dylan Walters, Linh Thi Hong Phan et al. Health Policy and Planning profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Dylan Walters Canada 12 364 325 172 166 118 20 699
Alemayehu Argaw Belgium 15 91 0.3× 384 1.2× 142 0.8× 111 0.7× 139 1.2× 49 580
Gloria E. Otoo Ghana 12 169 0.5× 301 0.9× 81 0.5× 118 0.7× 71 0.6× 24 445
Chiza Kumwenda United States 10 98 0.3× 279 0.9× 77 0.4× 108 0.7× 54 0.5× 20 402
Mandana Arabi United States 13 117 0.3× 294 0.9× 112 0.7× 86 0.5× 214 1.8× 34 638
K G Dewey United States 4 233 0.6× 602 1.9× 104 0.6× 190 1.1× 179 1.5× 10 728
Terefe Derso Ethiopia 17 116 0.3× 452 1.4× 275 1.6× 107 0.6× 168 1.4× 36 771
Archana Sarkar India 12 57 0.2× 302 0.9× 134 0.8× 53 0.3× 135 1.1× 22 600
Shikha Sinha India 9 66 0.2× 144 0.4× 242 1.4× 19 0.1× 119 1.0× 18 627
Md. Ahshanul Haque Bangladesh 15 56 0.2× 398 1.2× 139 0.8× 65 0.4× 175 1.5× 65 668
João Aprígio Guerra de Almeida Brazil 13 457 1.3× 244 0.8× 60 0.3× 216 1.3× 180 1.5× 47 614

Countries citing papers authored by Dylan Walters

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Fields of papers citing papers by Dylan Walters

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Dylan Walters

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Walters, Dylan, et al.. (2024). The cost of inaction: a global tool to inform nutrition policy and investment decisions on global nutrition targets. Health Policy and Planning. 39(8). 819–830. 6 indexed citations
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Walters, Dylan, et al.. (2023). Multiple micronutrient supplementation cost–benefit tool for informing maternal nutrition policy and investment decisions. Maternal and Child Nutrition. 19(4). e13523–e13523. 6 indexed citations
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Walters, Dylan, et al.. (2019). Cost‐effectiveness of sunflower oil fortification with vitamin A in Tanzania by scale. Maternal and Child Nutrition. 15(S3). e12720–e12720. 10 indexed citations
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Siregar, Adiatma Y. M., et al.. (2019). The financing need for expanded maternity protection in Indonesia. International Breastfeeding Journal. 14(1). 27–27. 17 indexed citations
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Walters, Dylan, Linh Thi Hong Phan, & Roger Mathisen. (2019). The cost of not breastfeeding: global results from a new tool. Health Policy and Planning. 34(6). 407–417. 251 indexed citations breakdown →
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Walters, Dylan, et al.. (2018). An Investment Framework for Nutrition in Afghanistan. World Bank, Washington, DC eBooks. 1 indexed citations
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Plamondon, Katrina, Dylan Walters, Sandra Campbell, & Jennifer Hatfield. (2017). Promoting equitable global health research: a policy analysis of the Canadian funding landscape. Health Research Policy and Systems. 15(1). 72–72. 11 indexed citations
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Walters, Dylan, Jakub Kakietek, Julia Dayton Eberwein, & Meera Shekar. (2017). An investment framework for meeting the global nutrition target for stunting. 1–4. 4 indexed citations
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Shekar, Meera, Jakub Kakietek, Julia Dayton Eberwein, & Dylan Walters. (2017). An Investment Framework for Nutrition: Reaching the Global Targets for Stunting, Anemia, Breastfeeding, and Wasting. Washington, DC: World Bank eBooks. 99 indexed citations
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Walters, Dylan, et al.. (2017). An investment framework for meeting global nutrition target for breastfeeding. 1–8. 5 indexed citations
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Walters, Dylan, Susan Horton, Adiatma Y. M. Siregar, et al.. (2016). The cost of not breastfeeding in Southeast Asia. Health Policy and Planning. 31(8). 1107–1116. 77 indexed citations
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Walters, Dylan, et al.. (2016). Reaching the Global Target to Increase Exclusive Breastfeeding: How Much Will It Cost and How Can We Pay for It?. Breastfeeding Medicine. 11(8). 413–415. 12 indexed citations
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Shekar, Meera, Jakub Kakietek, Julia Dayton Eberwein, & Dylan Walters. (2016). An Investment Framework for Nutrition. World Bank eBooks. 24 indexed citations
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Walters, Dylan, et al.. (2015). A Cost-Effectiveness Analysis of Low Risk Deliveries: A Comparison of Midwives, Family Physicians and Obstetricians. Healthcare policy. 11(1). 61–75. 11 indexed citations
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Stevens, Bonnie, Ernestina Donkor, Isaac Odame, et al.. (2014). Impact and sustainability of an accredited paediatric nursing training programme in Ghana. Journal of Nursing Education and Practice. 4(12). 4 indexed citations
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Lane, B. G., François P. Bernier, T. D. Kennedy, et al.. (1991). Homologies between members of the germin gene family in hexaploid wheat and similarities between these wheat germins and certain Physarum spherulins. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 266(16). 10461–10469. 101 indexed citations
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Gadsby, John E., R. B. Heap, Danielle Powell, & Dylan Walters. (1972). Diagnosis of pregnancy and of the number of foetuses in sheep from plasma progesterone concentrations. Veterinary Record. 90(12). 339–342. 16 indexed citations

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