Feon W. Cheng

1.4k total citations · 1 hit paper
33 papers, 969 citations indexed

About

Feon W. Cheng is a scholar working on Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, Physiology and Nutrition and Dietetics. According to data from OpenAlex, Feon W. Cheng has authored 33 papers receiving a total of 969 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 10 papers in Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, 10 papers in Physiology and 7 papers in Nutrition and Dietetics. Recurrent topics in Feon W. Cheng's work include Nutrition and Health in Aging (9 papers), Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet (7 papers) and Plant Physiology and Cultivation Studies (6 papers). Feon W. Cheng is often cited by papers focused on Nutrition and Health in Aging (9 papers), Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet (7 papers) and Plant Physiology and Cultivation Studies (6 papers). Feon W. Cheng collaborates with scholars based in United States, China and Finland. Feon W. Cheng's co-authors include Gordon L. Jensen, Deepa Handu, Xiang Gao, Mary Rozga, Simin Nikbin Meydani, Amy R. Beaudreault, Heather Keller, Dayong Wu, Roger A. Fielding and Katherine L. Tucker and has published in prestigious journals such as American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, The FASEB Journal and Nutrients.

In The Last Decade

Feon W. Cheng

32 papers receiving 939 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.

Nutritional Considerations for Healthy Aging and Reduction in Age-Related Chronic Disease

2017 301 citations Julie Shlisky, David E. Bloom et al. Advances in Nutrition profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Feon W. Cheng United States	14	434	266	203	105	99	33	969
Ilaria Goitre Italy	16	393 0.9×	240 0.9×	93 0.5×	94 0.9×	120 1.2×	31	1.4k
Maria Mantzorou Greece	16	319 0.7×	287 1.1×	83 0.4×	92 0.9×	48 0.5×	33	1.0k
Deepa Handu United States	18	528 1.2×	336 1.3×	280 1.4×	157 1.5×	55 0.6×	67	1.4k
Christopher R. D’Adamo United States	20	289 0.7×	257 1.0×	139 0.7×	140 1.3×	116 1.2×	92	1.5k
Marta Cuervo Spain	20	572 1.3×	360 1.4×	161 0.8×	73 0.7×	81 0.8×	50	1.0k
Valentina Ponzo Italy	23	636 1.5×	356 1.3×	260 1.3×	108 1.0×	154 1.6×	56	2.0k
Eleni Pavlidou Greece	17	266 0.6×	319 1.2×	99 0.5×	93 0.9×	31 0.3×	51	1.0k
C. R. Hankey United Kingdom	18	375 0.9×	567 2.1×	146 0.7×	105 1.0×	48 0.5×	39	1.2k
Karina Pfrimer Brazil	18	558 1.3×	563 2.1×	242 1.2×	47 0.4×	42 0.4×	76	1.2k
Angela Madden United Kingdom	23	662 1.5×	242 0.9×	389 1.9×	134 1.3×	65 0.7×	71	1.6k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Feon W. Cheng

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Cheng, Feon W., E Bauer, Nikki A. Ford, et al.. (2025). Avocado consumption during pregnancy linked to lower child food allergy risk: prospective KuBiCo study. Pediatric Research. 99(1). 119–125. 1 indexed citations

Cheng, Feon W., et al.. (2024). Association Between Avocado Consumption and Diabetes in Mexican Adults: Results From the 2012, 2016, and 2018 Mexican National Health and Nutrition Surveys. Journal of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics. 125(1). 69–77. 2 indexed citations

Cheng, Feon W., Song‐Yi Park, Christopher A. Haiman, et al.. (2024). Avocado and Guacamole Consumption and Colorectal Cancer Risk: The Multiethnic Cohort Study. Nutrition and Cancer. 76(4). 372–378. 1 indexed citations

Cheng, Feon W., Nikki A. Ford, Alexis C. Wood, & Russell P. Tracy. (2023). Avocado consumption and markers of inflammation: results from the Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis (MESA). European Journal of Nutrition. 62(5). 2105–2113. 4 indexed citations

Skipper, Annalynn, Jennifer Tomesko, Pamela Charney, et al.. (2022). Reprint of: Position of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics: Malnutrition (Undernutrition) Screening Tools for All Adults. Journal of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics. 122(10). S50–S54. 3 indexed citations

Skipper, Annalynn, Jennifer Tomesko, Pamela Charney, et al.. (2021). Position of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics: Malnutrition (Undernutrition) Screening Tools for All Adults. 1(2). 38–40. 2 indexed citations

Handu, Deepa, Lisa Moloney, Mary Rozga, & Feon W. Cheng. (2020). Malnutrition Care During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Considerations for Registered Dietitian Nutritionists. Journal of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics. 121(5). 979–987. 70 indexed citations

Gallo, Sina, et al.. (2020). Maternal and Infant Health Outcomes Associated with Medical Nutrition Therapy by Registered Dietitian Nutritionists in Pregnant Women with Malnutrition: An Evidence Analysis Center Systematic Review. Journal of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics. 120(10). 1730–1744. 7 indexed citations

Gao, Yun, Junjuan Li, Feon W. Cheng, et al.. (2020). Poor Sleep Quality Is Associated with Altered Taste Perception in Chinese Adults. Journal of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics. 121(3). 435–445. 10 indexed citations

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Rozga, Mary, Feon W. Cheng, & Deepa Handu. (2020). Effects of Probiotics in Conditions or Infections Similar to COVID-19 on Health Outcomes: An Evidence Analysis Center Scoping Review. Journal of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics. 121(9). 1841–1854. 16 indexed citations

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Rozga, Mary, Feon W. Cheng, Lisa Moloney, & Deepa Handu. (2020). Effects of Micronutrients or Conditional Amino Acids on COVID-19-Related Outcomes: An Evidence Analysis Center Scoping Review. Journal of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics. 121(7). 1354–1363. 23 indexed citations

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Skipper, Annalynn, Jennifer Tomesko, Pamela Charney, et al.. (2019). Position of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics: Malnutrition (Undernutrition) Screening Tools for All Adults. Journal of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics. 120(4). 709–713. 72 indexed citations

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Gallo, Sina, Joann M. McDermid, Rubina Hakeem, et al.. (2019). Vitamin D Supplementation during Pregnancy: An Evidence Analysis Center Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. Journal of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics. 120(5). 898–924.e4. 69 indexed citations

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Skipper, Annalynn, et al.. (2019). Adult Malnutrition (Undernutrition) Screening: An Evidence Analysis Center Systematic Review. Journal of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics. 120(4). 669–708. 46 indexed citations

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Handu, Deepa, et al.. (2018). Evolving the Academy Position Paper Process: Commitment to Evidence-Based Practice. Journal of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics. 118(9). 1743–1746. 10 indexed citations

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Cheng, Feon W., Xiang Gao, Le Bao, et al.. (2017). Obesity as a risk factor for developing functional limitation among older adults: A conditional inference tree analysis. Obesity. 25(7). 1263–1269. 17 indexed citations

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Shlisky, Julie, David E. Bloom, Amy R. Beaudreault, et al.. (2017). Nutritional Considerations for Healthy Aging and Reduction in Age-Related Chronic Disease. Advances in Nutrition. 8(1). 17–26. 301 indexed citations breakdown →

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Cheng, Feon W., Yanping Li, John W. Winkelman, et al.. (2016). Probable insomnia is associated with future total energy intake and diet quality in men. American Journal of Clinical Nutrition. 104(2). 462–469. 42 indexed citations

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Cheng, Feon W., Xiang Gao, Diane C. Mitchell, et al.. (2016). Metabolic Health Status and the Obesity Paradox in Older Adults. Journal of Nutrition in Gerontology and Geriatrics. 35(3). 161–176. 32 indexed citations

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Cheng, Feon W., et al.. (2014). Everyone Needs Folic Acid is a digital program with face and content validity for low‐income diverse audiences (807.4). The FASEB Journal. 28(S1).

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