Gladys Block

34.8k total citations · 10 hit papers
193 papers, 27.4k citations indexed

About

Gladys Block is a scholar working on Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, Nutrition and Dietetics and Physiology. According to data from OpenAlex, Gladys Block has authored 193 papers receiving a total of 27.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 97 papers in Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, 50 papers in Nutrition and Dietetics and 45 papers in Physiology. Recurrent topics in Gladys Block's work include Nutritional Studies and Diet (78 papers), Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet (42 papers) and Antioxidant Activity and Oxidative Stress (29 papers). Gladys Block is often cited by papers focused on Nutritional Studies and Diet (78 papers), Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet (42 papers) and Antioxidant Activity and Oxidative Stress (29 papers). Gladys Block collaborates with scholars based in United States, Malaysia and Canada. Gladys Block's co-authors include Amy F. Subar, Kamyar Kalantar‐Zadeh, Anne M. Hartman, Joel D. Kopple, Blossom H. Patterson, Michael H. Humphreys, Margaret D. Carroll, Connie Dresser, Janet G. Gannon and Lilly B. Gardner and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, Gastroenterology and Journal of the American College of Cardiology.

In The Last Decade

Gladys Block

188 papers receiving 26.0k citations

Hit Papers

Fruit, vegetables, and cancer prevention: A review of the... 1982 2026 1996 2011 1992 1986 1990 2003 2003 500 1000 1.5k 2.0k 2.5k
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. Fruit, vegetables, and cancer prevention: A review of the epidemiological evidence
    1992 2.5k citations Gladys Block, Amy F. Subar et al. Nutrition and Cancer profile →
  2. A DATA-BASED APPROACH TO DIET QUESTIONNAIRE DESIGN AND TESTING
    1986 1.9k citations Gladys Block et al. profile →
  3. Validation of a self-administered diet history questionnaire using multiple diet records
    1990 1.1k citations Gladys Block et al. profile →
  4. Reverse epidemiology of cardiovascular risk factors in maintenance dialysis patients
    2003 928 citations Kamyar Kalantar‐Zadeh, Gladys Block et al. profile →
  5. Malnutrition-inflammation complex syndrome in dialysis patients: causes and consequences
    2003 782 citations Kamyar Kalantar‐Zadeh, Gladys Block et al. profile →
  6. A Malnutrition-Inflammation Score is correlated with morbidity and mortality in maintenance hemodialysis patients
    2001 767 citations Kamyar Kalantar‐Zadeh, Joel D. Kopple et al. profile →
  7. A REVIEW OF VALIDATIONS OF DIETARY ASSESSMENT METHODS
    1982 682 citations Gladys Block profile →
  8. A Reduced Dietary Questionnaire: Development and Validation
    1990 634 citations Gladys Block et al. Epidemiology profile →
  9. Reverse epidemiology of conventional cardiovascular risk factors in patients with chronic heart failure
    2004 510 citations Kamyar Kalantar‐Zadeh, Gladys Block et al. Journal of the American College of Cardiology profile →
  10. NUTRIENT SOURCES IN THE AMERICAN DIET: QUANTITATIVE DATA FROM THE NHANES II SURVEY
    1985 432 citations Gladys Block et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Gladys Block United States 81 9.9k 5.8k 5.1k 3.5k 3.2k 193 27.4k
Johanna Dwyer United States 89 8.7k 0.9× 5.0k 0.9× 5.0k 1.0× 3.2k 0.9× 2.4k 0.8× 643 28.1k
Edgar R. Miller United States 59 7.9k 0.8× 5.2k 0.9× 6.1k 1.2× 2.9k 0.8× 1.1k 0.4× 216 20.4k
Lawrence J. Beilin Australia 92 7.3k 0.7× 6.6k 1.1× 7.4k 1.5× 869 0.2× 2.2k 0.7× 721 34.0k
Katherine L. Tucker United States 94 11.9k 1.2× 8.2k 1.4× 6.7k 1.3× 972 0.3× 1.1k 0.3× 581 30.1k
Jukka T. Salonen Finland 99 4.6k 0.5× 4.0k 0.7× 4.6k 0.9× 785 0.2× 3.4k 1.1× 340 31.9k
Paul F. Jacques United States 100 9.4k 0.9× 9.1k 1.6× 6.3k 1.2× 1.3k 0.4× 1.8k 0.6× 431 39.1k
Nancy R. Cook United States 107 9.0k 0.9× 6.6k 1.1× 6.9k 1.4× 1.4k 0.4× 3.0k 0.9× 440 51.2k
Paul K. Whelton United States 94 11.8k 1.2× 5.6k 1.0× 10.7k 2.1× 4.5k 1.3× 927 0.3× 418 48.6k
Christodoulos Stefanadis Greece 96 6.8k 0.7× 7.6k 1.3× 3.1k 0.6× 1.4k 0.4× 1.5k 0.5× 1.3k 46.4k
Hiroyasu Iso Japan 82 6.9k 0.7× 4.5k 0.8× 3.9k 0.8× 920 0.3× 1.1k 0.3× 853 26.7k

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All Works

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Carr, Anitra C., Gladys Block, & Jens Lykkesfeldt. (2022). Estimation of Vitamin C Intake Requirements Based on Body Weight: Implications for Obesity. Nutrients. 14(7). 1460–1460. 23 indexed citations
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Paxton, Raheem J., Richard A. Hajek, Patricia Newcomb, et al.. (2017). A Lifestyle Intervention via Email in Minority Breast Cancer Survivors: Randomized Parallel-Group Feasibility Study. JMIR Cancer. 3(2). e13–e13. 18 indexed citations
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Block, Gladys, Kristen MJ Azar, Robert J. Romanelli, et al.. (2016). Improving diet, activity and wellness in adults at risk of diabetes: randomized controlled trial. Nutrition and Diabetes. 6(9). e231–e231. 26 indexed citations
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Block, Gladys, Kristen MJ Azar, Robert J. Romanelli, et al.. (2015). Diabetes Prevention and Weight Loss with a Fully Automated Behavioral Intervention by Email, Web, and Mobile Phone: A Randomized Controlled Trial Among Persons with Prediabetes. Journal of Medical Internet Research. 17(10). e240–e240. 192 indexed citations
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Velie, Ellen M., Gary M. Shaw, Lorraine Halinka Malcoe, et al.. (2006). Understanding the increased risk of neural tube defect‐affected pregnancies among Mexico‐born women in California: immigration and anthropometric factors. Paediatric and Perinatal Epidemiology. 20(3). 219–230. 27 indexed citations
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Block, Gladys, et al.. (2006). Peer Reviewed: Validation of a Food Frequency Questionnaire for Hispanics. Preventing Chronic Disease. 3(3). 1 indexed citations
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Wakimoto, Patricia, Gladys Block, S P H Mandel, & Norma Medina. (2006). Peer Reviewed: Development and Reliability of Brief Dietary Assessment Tools for Hispanics. Preventing Chronic Disease. 3(3).
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Block, Gladys, Torin Block, Patricia Wakimoto, & Clifford Block. (2004). PEER REVIEWED: Demonstration of an E-mailed Worksite Nutrition Intervention Program. Preventing Chronic Disease. 1(4). 3721–3722.
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Kalantar‐Zadeh, Kamyar, Gladys Block, Tamara B. Horwich, & Gregg C. Fonarow. (2004). Reverse epidemiology of conventional cardiovascular risk factors in patients with chronic heart failure. Journal of the American College of Cardiology. 43(8). 1439–1444. 510 indexed citations breakdown →
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Kalantar‐Zadeh, Kamyar, et al.. (2002). Food intake characteristics of hemodialysis patients as obtained by food frequency questionnaire. Journal of Renal Nutrition. 12(1). 17–31. 145 indexed citations
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Smith, Scott M., et al.. (2001). Nutritional Status Assessment in Semiclosed Environments: Ground-Based and Space Flight Studies in Humans. Journal of Nutrition. 131(7). 2053–2061. 69 indexed citations
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Harnack, Lisa, Gladys Block, Amy F. Subar, & Sylvia Lane. (1998). Cancer prevention-related nutrition knowledge, beliefs, and attitudes of U.S. adults. Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior. 30(3). 131–138. 7 indexed citations
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Reinli, K. & Gladys Block. (1996). Phytoestrogen content of foods—a compendium of literature values. Nutrition and Cancer. 26(2). 123–148. 380 indexed citations
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Coates, Ralph J., Mary K. Serdula, Tim Byers, et al.. (1995). A Brief, Telephone-Administered Food Frequency Questionnaire Can Be Useful for Surveillance of Dietary Fat Intakes. Journal of Nutrition. 125(6). 1473–1483. 38 indexed citations
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Block, Gladys & L. Langseth. (1994). Antioxidant vitamins and disease prevention. Food technology. 48(7). 80–84. 123 indexed citations
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Serdula, Mary K., Ralph J. Coates, Ali H. Mokdad, et al.. (1993). Evaluation of a Brief Telephone Questionnaire to Estimate Fruit and Vegetable Consumption in Diverse Study Populations. Epidemiology. 4(5). 455–463. 205 indexed citations
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Block, Gladys, Raymond S. Greenberg, Abby G. Ershow, et al.. (1993). Estrogen Receptor Status and Dietary Intakes in Breast Cancer Patients. Epidemiology. 4(1). 25–31. 41 indexed citations
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Block, Gladys. (1991). Epidemiologic evidence regarding vitamin C and cancer. American Journal of Clinical Nutrition. 54(6). 1310S–1314S. 116 indexed citations
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Block, Gladys. (1991). Dietary guidelines and the results of food consumption surveys. American Journal of Clinical Nutrition. 53(1). 356S–357S. 66 indexed citations

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