Ellen Piwoz

9.6k total citations · 4 hit papers
71 papers, 5.1k citations indexed

About

Ellen Piwoz is a scholar working on Nutrition and Dietetics, Epidemiology and General Health Professions. According to data from OpenAlex, Ellen Piwoz has authored 71 papers receiving a total of 5.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 44 papers in Nutrition and Dietetics, 39 papers in Epidemiology and 27 papers in General Health Professions. Recurrent topics in Ellen Piwoz's work include Child Nutrition and Water Access (42 papers), Breastfeeding Practices and Influences (37 papers) and HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions (22 papers). Ellen Piwoz is often cited by papers focused on Child Nutrition and Water Access (42 papers), Breastfeeding Practices and Influences (37 papers) and HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions (22 papers). Ellen Piwoz collaborates with scholars based in United States, Brazil and Switzerland. Ellen Piwoz's co-authors include César G. Victora, Nigel Rollins, Linda Richter, Susan Horton, Sandra L. Huffman, Nemat Hajeebhoy, José Carlos Martines, Chessa Lutter, Nita Bhandari and Peter Iliff and has published in prestigious journals such as The Lancet, American Journal of Clinical Nutrition and PEDIATRICS.

In The Last Decade

Ellen Piwoz

70 papers receiving 4.9k 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.

Why invest, and what it will take to improve breastfeeding practices?

2016 1.5k citations Nigel Rollins, Nita Bhandari et al. The Lancet profile →
Breastfeeding: crucially important, but increasingly challenged in a market-driven world

2023 270 citations Rafael Pérez‐Escamilla, Cecília Tomori et al. The Lancet profile →
Mobilising evidence, data, and resources to achieve global maternal and child undernutrition targets and the Sustainable Development Goals: an agenda for action

2021 143 citations Rebecca Heidkamp, Ellen Piwoz et al. The Lancet profile →
Marketing of commercial milk formula: a system to capture parents, communities, science, and policy

2023 132 citations Nigel Rollins, Ellen Piwoz et al. The Lancet profile →

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Ellen Piwoz

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Ellen Piwoz. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Ellen Piwoz based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with Ellen Piwoz. Ellen Piwoz is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

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#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Breastfeeding: crucially important, but increasingly challenged in a market-driven world breakdown → 2023 ·The Lancet ·Rafael Pérez‐Escamilla, Cecília Tomori, Sonia Hernández‐Cordero, Phillip Baker, Aluísio J. D. Barros, France Bégin, Donna J. Chapman, Laurence M. Grummer‐Strawn, David McCoy, Purnima Menon, Paulo Augusto Ribeiro Neves, Ellen Piwoz, Nigel Rollins, César G. Victora, Linda Richter	270
2	More is not enough: High quantity and high quality antenatal care are both needed to prevent low birthweight in South Asia 2023 ·PLOS Global Public Health ·Sumanta Neupane, Samuel Scott, Ellen Piwoz, Sunny S. Kim, Purnima Menon, Phuong Hong Nguyen	8
3	Marketing of commercial milk formula: a system to capture parents, communities, science, and policy breakdown → 2023 ·The Lancet ·Nigel Rollins, Ellen Piwoz, Phillip Baker, Gillian Kingston, (unknown), David McCoy, Paulo Augusto Ribeiro Neves, Rafael Pérez‐Escamilla, Linda Richter, K. Russ, Gita Sen, Cecília Tomori, César G. Victora, Paul Zambrano, Gerard Hastings	132
4	Rates and time trends in the consumption of breastmilk, formula, and animal milk by children younger than 2 years from 2000 to 2019: analysis of 113 countries 2021 ·The Lancet Child & Adolescent Health ·Paulo Augusto Ribeiro Neves, Juliana dos Santos Vaz, Maria de Fátima Santos Maia, (unknown), Giovanna Gatica‐Domínguez, Ellen Piwoz, Nigel Rollins, César G. Victora	91
5	Mobilising evidence, data, and resources to achieve global maternal and child undernutrition targets and the Sustainable Development Goals: an agenda for action breakdown → 2021 ·The Lancet ·Rebecca Heidkamp, Ellen Piwoz, Stuart Gillespie, Emily C Keats, (unknown), Purnima Menon, Jai K Das, Augustin Flory, (unknown), Marie T. Ruel, Stephen A. Vosti, Jonathan Kweku Akuoku, Zulfiqar A Bhutta	143
6	Effective coverage of nutrition interventions across the continuum of care in Bangladesh: insights from nationwide cross-sectional household and health facility surveys 2021 ·BMJ Open ·Phuong Hong Nguyen, Khương Quỳnh Long, (unknown), Sk Masum Billah, Purnima Menon, Ellen Piwoz, Hannah H. Leslie	14
7	Consumption of breast milk, formula and other non-human milk by children aged under 2 years: analysis of eighty-six low- and middle-income countries 2020 ·Public Health Nutrition ·Paulo Augusto Ribeiro Neves, Aluísio J. D. Barros, Phillip Baker, Ellen Piwoz, Thiago M. Santos, Giovanna Gatica‐Domínguez, Juliana dos Santos Vaz, Nigel Rollins, César G. Victora	22
8	Examining coverage, content, and impact of maternal nutrition interventions: the case for quality-adjusted coverage measurement 2020 ·Journal of Global Health ·Naima T. Joseph, Ellen Piwoz, Dennis Lee, Address Malata, Hannah H. Leslie	16
9	Promoting Child Growth and Development in the Sustainable Development Goals Era: Is It Time for New Thinking? 2019 ·Journal of Nutrition ·France Bégin, Leslie Kennedy Elder, (unknown), (unknown), Ellen Piwoz, (unknown), Meera Shekar	18
10	Infant Formula Consumption Is Positively Correlated with Wealth, Within and Between Countries: A Multi-Country Study 2019 ·Journal of Nutrition ·Paulo Augusto Ribeiro Neves, Giovanna Gatica‐Domínguez, Nigel Rollins, Ellen Piwoz, Phillip Baker, Aluísio J. D. Barros, César G. Victora	33
11	Perspective: Should Exclusive Breastfeeding Still Be Recommended for 6 Months? 2019 ·Advances in Nutrition ·Rafael Pérez‐Escamilla, Gabriela Buccini, Sofía Segura‐Pérez, Ellen Piwoz	74
12	Comparison of Methods Used to Estimate the Global Burden of Disease Related to Undernutrition and Suboptimal Breastfeeding 2018 ·Advances in Nutrition ·Alexander C. McLain, Edward A. Frongillo, Sonja Y. Hess, Ellen Piwoz	12
13	Why invest, and what it will take to improve breastfeeding practices? breakdown → 2016 ·The Lancet ·Nigel Rollins, Nita Bhandari, Nemat Hajeebhoy, Susan Horton, Chessa Lutter, José Carlos Martines, Ellen Piwoz, Linda Richter, César G. Victora	1488
14	A lipid-based nutrient supplement mitigates weight loss among HIV-infected women in a factorial randomized trial to prevent mother-to-child transmission during exclusive breastfeeding 2012 ·American Journal of Clinical Nutrition ·Dumbani Kayira, Margaret E. Bentley, Jeffrey Wiener, (unknown), Caroline C. King, (unknown), Maggie Chigwenembe, Sascha Ellington, Mina C. Hosseinipour, Athena P. Kourtis, Charles Chasela, (unknown), Beth Carlton Tohill, Ellen Piwoz, Denise J. Jamieson, Charles van der Horst, Linda S. Adair	27
15	Promoting Healthy Growth: What Are the Priorities for Research and Action? 2012 ·Advances in Nutrition ·Ellen Piwoz, (unknown), Jenny E. Rooke	31
16	Use of Population-Specific Infant Mortality Rates to Inform Policy Decisions Regarding HIV and Infant Feeding 2005 ·Journal of Nutrition ·Ellen Piwoz, Jay Ross	23
17	Perceptions of the Role of Maternal Nutrition in HIV-Positive Breast-Feeding Women in Malawi, 2005 ·Journal of Nutrition ·Margaret E. Bentley, Amy Corneli, Ellen Piwoz, Agnes Moses, (unknown), Beth Carlton Tohill, Yusuf Ahmed, Linda S. Adair, Denise J. Jamieson	41
18	Women's Voices, Women's Choices: The Challenge of Nutrition and HIV/AIDS, 2005 ·Journal of Nutrition ·Ellen Piwoz, Margaret E. Bentley	31
19	Early exclusive breastfeeding reduces the risk of postnatal HIV-1 transmission and increases HIV-free survival 2005 ·AIDS ·Peter Iliff, Ellen Piwoz, Naume V. Tavengwa, Clare Zunguza, Edmore Marinda, Kusum Nathoo, Lawrence H. Moulton, Brian J. Ward, Jean H. Humphrey	416
20	Feeding Practices and Growth among Low-Income Peruvian Infants: A Comparison of Internationally-Recommended Definitions 1996 ·International Journal of Epidemiology ·Ellen Piwoz, Hilary Creed‐Kanashiro, Guillermo López de Romaña, Robert E. Black, Kenneth H. Brown	33

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