Francesco Branca

38.0k total citations · 5 hit papers
96 papers, 6.6k citations indexed

About

Francesco Branca is a scholar working on Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, Nutrition and Dietetics and Pathology and Forensic Medicine. According to data from OpenAlex, Francesco Branca has authored 96 papers receiving a total of 6.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 29 papers in Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, 25 papers in Nutrition and Dietetics and 17 papers in Pathology and Forensic Medicine. Recurrent topics in Francesco Branca's work include Child Nutrition and Water Access (20 papers), Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet (17 papers) and Nutritional Studies and Diet (16 papers). Francesco Branca is often cited by papers focused on Child Nutrition and Water Access (20 papers), Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet (17 papers) and Nutritional Studies and Diet (16 papers). Francesco Branca collaborates with scholars based in Italy, Switzerland and United Kingdom. Francesco Branca's co-authors include Mercedes de Onís, Tim Lobstein, Haik Nikogosian, Zulfiqar A Bhutta, Juan Pablo Peña‐Rosas, Mariel M. Finucane, Gretchen A Stevens, Christopher Paciorek, Luz María De‐Regil and Majid Ezzati and has published in prestigious journals such as The Lancet, JAMA and SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología.

In The Last Decade

Francesco Branca

90 papers receiving 6.3k 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.

Global, regional, and national trends in haemoglobin concentration and prevalence of total and severe anaemia in children and pregnant and non-pregnant women for 1995–2011: a systematic analysis of population-representative data

2013 1.3k citations Francesco Branca, Juan Pablo Peña‐Rosas et al. profile →
Childhood stunting: a global perspective

2016 1.0k citations Mercedes de Onís, Francesco Branca profile →
The Challenge of Obesity in the WHO European Region and the Strategies for Response: Summary

2007 519 citations Francesco Branca et al. profile →
Double-duty actions: seizing programme and policy opportunities to address malnutrition in all its forms

2019 272 citations Francesco Branca et al. profile →
Transforming the food system to fight non-communicable diseases

2019 203 citations Francesco Branca et al. profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Francesco Branca Italy	37	3.0k	1.6k	1.5k	1.1k	917	96	6.6k
Lynnette M. Neufeld United States	39	3.2k 1.1×	1.7k 1.1×	1.4k 0.9×	834 0.8×	1.3k 1.4×	186	5.9k
Anura V. Kurpad India	48	2.8k 0.9×	1.7k 1.1×	2.2k 1.5×	978 0.9×	819 0.9×	415	8.3k
Keith P. West United States	56	6.1k 2.0×	3.1k 1.9×	1.7k 1.2×	2.0k 1.9×	1.4k 1.5×	299	12.2k
Salvador Villalpando Mexico	42	2.2k 0.7×	665 0.4×	1.1k 0.7×	869 0.8×	997 1.1×	183	5.0k
Noel W. Solomons United States	44	3.7k 1.2×	774 0.5×	1.4k 1.0×	1.1k 1.1×	590 0.6×	359	8.0k
Luz María De‐Regil Switzerland	27	3.1k 1.0×	1.4k 0.8×	770 0.5×	2.3k 2.2×	749 0.8×	52	5.6k
Tim Green Canada	43	1.9k 0.6×	707 0.4×	1.3k 0.8×	659 0.6×	459 0.5×	259	6.5k
Juan Pablo Peña‐Rosas Switzerland	38	3.1k 1.0×	1.8k 1.1×	1.1k 0.8×	2.9k 2.7×	707 0.8×	93	7.8k
Usha Ramakrishnan United States	47	4.6k 1.5×	3.2k 1.9×	1.5k 1.0×	1.8k 1.7×	1.1k 1.2×	280	8.4k
Elaine Ferguson United Kingdom	45	3.4k 1.1×	710 0.4×	1.7k 1.2×	728 0.7×	1.2k 1.4×	163	5.8k

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Pardo‐Hernández, Héctor, et al.. (2025). Obesity in children and adolescents: Scoping exercise and prioritization for World Health Organization clinical guidelines. Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences. 1551(1). 210–223. 1 indexed citations

Mendis, Shanthi, et al.. (2025). Alarming Rise of Obesity: The 4th United Nations High-Level Meeting on Noncommunicable Diseases and Mental Health Should Advance Action to Tackle Obesity. Global Heart. 20(1). 70–70.

Branca, Francesco. (2025). Alternatives to animal-source foods for sustainable, equitable, and healthy food systems. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 3.

Bhutta, Zulfiqar A, Emily C Keats, Aatekah Owais, et al.. (2025). What works for anemia reduction among women of reproductive age? Synthesized findings from the exemplars in anemia project. American Journal of Clinical Nutrition. 121. S68–S77. 1 indexed citations

Sun, Xiaomin, Dong Keon Yon, Tuan T. Nguyen, et al.. (2023). Dietary and other lifestyle factors and their influence on non-communicable diseases in the Western Pacific region. The Lancet Regional Health - Western Pacific. 43. 100842–100842. 17 indexed citations

Costanza, Alessandra, Andrea Amerio, Andrea Aguglia, et al.. (2021). From “the interpersonal theory of suicide” to “the interpersonal trust”: An unexpected and effective resource to mitigate economic crisis-related suicide risk in times of covid-19?. CINECA IRIS Institutial Research Information System (University of Genoa). 38 indexed citations

Costanza, Alessandra, Andrea Amerio, Andrea Aguglia, et al.. (2021). Chloroquine/Hydroxychloroquine Use and Suicide Risk: Hypotheses for Confluent Etiopathogenetic Mechanisms?. Behavioral Sciences. 11(11). 154–154. 9 indexed citations

Demaio, Sandro & Francesco Branca. (2017). Decade of action on nutrition: our window to act on the double burden of malnutrition. BMJ Global Health. 3(Suppl 1). e000492–e000492. 28 indexed citations

Branca, Francesco, Laurence M. Grummer‐Strawn, Elaine Borghi, Monika Blössner, & Mercedes de Onís. (2015). Extension of the WHO maternal, infant and young child nutrition targets to 2030.. 55–58. 11 indexed citations

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Tabacchi, Garden, Trudy Wijnhoven, Francesco Branca, et al.. (2009). How is the adequacy of micronutrient intake assessed across Europe? A systematic literature review. British Journal Of Nutrition. 101(S2). S29–S36. 37 indexed citations

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Scalfi, Luca, Roberto Berni Canani, F. Garbagnati, et al.. (2004). Nutritional management of stroke patients. IRIS Research product catalog (Sapienza University of Rome). 22(4). 205–226. 4 indexed citations

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Rossi, Laura & Francesco Branca. (2003). Salt iodisation and public health campaigns to eradicate iodine deficiency disorders in Armenia. Public Health Nutrition. 6(5). 463–469. 14 indexed citations

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Prentice, Ann, Jean‐Philippe Bonjour, Francesco Branca, et al.. (2003). PASSCLAIM - Bone health and osteoporosis. European Journal of Nutrition. 42(0). 1–1. 36 indexed citations

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Branca, Francesco & Marika Ferrari. (2002). Impact of Micronutrient Deficiencies on Growth: The Stunting Syndrome. Annals of Nutrition and Metabolism. 46(Suppl. 1). 8–17. 179 indexed citations

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Branca, Francesco & Laura Rossi. (2002). The role of fermented milk in complementary feeding of young children: lessons from transition countries. European Journal of Clinical Nutrition. 56(S4). S16–S20. 22 indexed citations

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Valtueña, Silvia, Stefania Sette, & Francesco Branca. (2001). Influence of Mediterranean Diet and Mediterranean Lifestyle on Calcium and Bone Metabolism. International Journal for Vitamin and Nutrition Research. 71(3). 189–202. 5 indexed citations

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Branca, Francesco, A. Bryan Hanley, B.L. Pool-Zobel, & Hans Verhagen. (2001). Biomarkers in disease and health. British Journal Of Nutrition. 86(S1). S55–S92. 42 indexed citations

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Branca, Francesco, Michael Golden, Simon P. Robins, & A Ferro-Luzzi. (1994). Urinary Output of Collagen Cross-Links as a Growth Marker in Children. Forum of nutrition/Bibliotheca Nutritio et dieta. 113–115.

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Branca, Francesco, Gianni Pastore, Tsegaye Demissie, & A Ferro-Luzzi. (1993). The nutritional impact of seasonality in children and adults of rural Ethiopia.. PubMed. 47(12). 840–50. 48 indexed citations

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Branca, Francesco, et al.. (1990). Accelerated fatigue tests of wire ropes. IRIS Research product catalog (Sapienza University of Rome). 57(681). 654–658. 1 indexed citations

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