France Bégin

2.1k total citations · 1 hit paper
33 papers, 1.1k citations indexed

About

France Bégin is a scholar working on Nutrition and Dietetics, Epidemiology and General Health Professions. According to data from OpenAlex, France Bégin has authored 33 papers receiving a total of 1.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 27 papers in Nutrition and Dietetics, 18 papers in Epidemiology and 11 papers in General Health Professions. Recurrent topics in France Bégin's work include Child Nutrition and Water Access (25 papers), Breastfeeding Practices and Influences (16 papers) and Child Nutrition and Feeding Issues (9 papers). France Bégin is often cited by papers focused on Child Nutrition and Water Access (25 papers), Breastfeeding Practices and Influences (16 papers) and Child Nutrition and Feeding Issues (9 papers). France Bégin collaborates with scholars based in United States, Canada and Switzerland. France Bégin's co-authors include Edward A. Frongillo, Richard Kumapley, Julia Krasevec, Laurence M. Grummer‐Strawn, Colleen Crittenden Murray, Jessica M. White, Hélène Delisle, Ellen Piwoz, Víctor M. Aguayo and Kim F. Michaelsen and has published in prestigious journals such as The Lancet, American Journal of Public Health and Journal of Nutrition.

In The Last Decade

France Bégin

32 papers receiving 1.1k 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.

Breastfeeding: crucially important, but increasingly challenged in a market-driven world

2023 270 citations Rafael Pérez‐Escamilla, Cecília Tomori et al. The Lancet profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
France Bégin United States	17	777	469	348	272	253	33	1.1k
Tina Sanghvi United States	18	788 1.0×	319 0.7×	239 0.7×	353 1.3×	326 1.3×	31	975
Sunny S. Kim United States	19	855 1.1×	249 0.5×	217 0.6×	400 1.5×	374 1.5×	55	1.2k
Giovanna Gatica‐Domínguez Brazil	14	693 0.9×	250 0.5×	186 0.5×	301 1.1×	327 1.3×	29	963
Kuntal Kumar Saha United States	16	909 1.2×	169 0.4×	196 0.6×	460 1.7×	353 1.4×	34	1.1k
John Phuka Malawi	22	1.2k 1.5×	158 0.3×	528 1.5×	336 1.2×	393 1.6×	70	1.5k
Richard Kumapley United States	10	725 0.9×	136 0.3×	199 0.6×	307 1.1×	374 1.5×	10	972
Milka Wanjohi Kenya	18	478 0.6×	286 0.6×	168 0.5×	197 0.7×	190 0.8×	46	828
Scott Ickes United States	15	555 0.7×	168 0.4×	217 0.6×	327 1.2×	182 0.7×	42	969
Elizabeth Zehner United States	18	605 0.8×	401 0.9×	150 0.4×	134 0.5×	224 0.9×	28	818
Paulo Augusto Ribeiro Neves Brazil	18	649 0.8×	769 1.6×	388 1.1×	234 0.9×	297 1.2×	54	1.3k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of France Bégin

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Kamadjeu, Raoul, et al.. (2025). Characterising household transmission dynamics of clade Ib mpox in Burundi: a prospective cohort study. The Lancet Infectious Diseases. 26(2). 182–189.

Kamadjeu, Raoul, et al.. (2025). Characterization of mpox transmission in the household, the role of children, the impact on pregnancy, and the association with lactation. Pan African Medical Journal. 50(Suppl 1). 9–9. 1 indexed citations

Pérez‐Escamilla, Rafael, Cecília Tomori, Sonia Hernández‐Cordero, et al.. (2023). Breastfeeding: crucially important, but increasingly challenged in a market-driven world. The Lancet. 401(10375). 472–485. 270 indexed citations breakdown →

Rudert, Christiane, et al.. (2023). Development of the generic Community Infant and Young Child Feeding Counselling Package. Maternal and Child Nutrition. 20(2). e12946–e12946. 4 indexed citations

Hromi‐Fiedler, Amber, Rafael Pérez‐Escamilla, Sofía Segura‐Pérez, Aashima Garg, & France Bégin. (2022). Assessing the Nurturing Care Content of UNICEF’s Community Infant and Young Child Feeding Counselling Package: Gaps, Best Practices, and Lessons Learned. Current Developments in Nutrition. 6(3). nzac018–nzac018. 6 indexed citations

Kimani‐Murage, Elizabeth, Calistus Wilunda, Hermann Pythagore Pierre Donfouet, et al.. (2021). Effect of a baby‐friendly workplace support intervention on exclusive breastfeeding in Kenya. Maternal and Child Nutrition. 17(4). e13191–e13191. 13 indexed citations

Garner, Christine D., et al.. (2021). Building Capacity of Health Professionals in Low- and Middle-Income Countries Through Online Continuing Professional Development in Nutrition. Journal of Continuing Education in the Health Professions. 41(1). 63–69. 7 indexed citations

Kimani‐Murage, Elizabeth, Hermann Pythagore Pierre Donfouet, Sam Watson, et al.. (2021). Assessment of the feasibility and potential effectiveness of a baby-friendly workplace support initiative in rural Kenya: a study protocol. International Journal of Clinical Trials. 8(1). 22–22. 1 indexed citations

Bégin, France, et al.. (2019). Promoting Child Growth and Development in the Sustainable Development Goals Era: Is It Time for New Thinking?. Journal of Nutrition. 150(2). 192–194. 18 indexed citations

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Michaelsen, Kim F., Laurence M. Grummer‐Strawn, & France Bégin. (2017). Emerging issues in complementary feeding: Global aspects. Maternal and Child Nutrition. 13(S2). 58 indexed citations

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Bégin, France, et al.. (2017). Improving the Early Initiation of Breastfeeding: The WHO-UNICEF Breastfeeding Advocacy Initiative. Breastfeeding Medicine. 12(6). 326–327. 22 indexed citations

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Rudert, Christiane, et al.. (2017). The legislative framework for salt iodization in Asia and the Pacific and its impact on programme implementation. Public Health Nutrition. 20(16). 3008–3018. 19 indexed citations

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McFadden, Alison, Jean Baker, France Bégin, et al.. (2016). Spotlight on infant formula: coordinated global action needed. The Lancet. 387(10017). 413–415. 45 indexed citations

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Huo, Junsheng, Zheng Fang, Suying Chang, et al.. (2015). Effect of Home-Based Complementary Food Fortification on Prevalence of Anemia Among Infants and Young Children Aged 6 to 23 Months in Poor Rural Regions of China. Food and Nutrition Bulletin. 36(4). 405–414. 28 indexed citations

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Bégin, France, et al.. (2013). Regulatory Monitoring Systems of Fortified Salt and Wheat Flour in Selected Asean Countries. Food and Nutrition Bulletin. 34(2_suppl1). S102–S111. 23 indexed citations

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Bégin, France, et al.. (2007). Effects of bovine serum concentrate, with or without supplemental micronutrients, on the growth, morbidity, and micronutrient status of young children in a low-income, peri-urban Guatemalan community. European Journal of Clinical Nutrition. 62(1). 39–50. 33 indexed citations

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Bégin, France, Edward A. Frongillo, & Hélène Delisle. (1999). Caregiver Behaviors and Resources Influence Child Height-for-Age in Rural Chad. Journal of Nutrition. 129(3). 680–686. 70 indexed citations

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Parker, Megan, Dirk G. Schroeder, France Bégin, & Elena Hurtado. (1998). Maternal Preferences for Consistency of Complementary Foods in Guatemala. Food and Nutrition Bulletin. 19(1). 6–12. 8 indexed citations

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Bégin, France, Jean‐Pierre Habicht, EA Frongillo, & Hélène Delisle. (1997). The deterioration in children's nutritional status in rural Chad: the effect of mothers' influence on feeding.. American Journal of Public Health. 87(8). 1356–1359. 18 indexed citations

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Frongillo, Edward A. & France Bégin. (1993). Gender Bias in Food Intake Favors Male Preschool Guatemalan Children. Journal of Nutrition. 123(2). 189–196. 24 indexed citations

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