Henrik Friis

12.4k total citations · 1 hit paper
332 papers, 8.6k citations indexed

About

Henrik Friis is a scholar working on Nutrition and Dietetics, Infectious Diseases and Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health. According to data from OpenAlex, Henrik Friis has authored 332 papers receiving a total of 8.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 152 papers in Nutrition and Dietetics, 60 papers in Infectious Diseases and 55 papers in Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health. Recurrent topics in Henrik Friis's work include Child Nutrition and Water Access (140 papers), Child Nutrition and Feeding Issues (50 papers) and HIV-related health complications and treatments (37 papers). Henrik Friis is often cited by papers focused on Child Nutrition and Water Access (140 papers), Child Nutrition and Feeding Issues (50 papers) and HIV-related health complications and treatments (37 papers). Henrik Friis collaborates with scholars based in Denmark, United Kingdom and Tanzania. Henrik Friis's co-authors include Kim F. Michaelsen, Pernille Kæstel, Patricia D. Ndhlovu, Pascal Magnussen, Exnevia Gomo, David L. Mwaniki, André Briend, Henrik Krarup, Åse Bengård Andersen and Vibeke Brix Christensen and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, Blood and PLoS ONE.

In The Last Decade

Henrik Friis

327 papers receiving 8.2k citations

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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.

The Immune System in Children with Malnutrition—A Systematic Review

2014 436 citations André Briend, Henrik Friis et al. profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Henrik Friis Denmark	50	3.1k	1.7k	1.6k	1.3k	1.3k	332	8.6k
Paul Kelly United Kingdom	50	2.0k 0.6×	658 0.4×	2.5k 1.5×	992 0.8×	2.0k 1.6×	377	10.4k
James Tumwine Uganda	45	2.6k 0.8×	1.8k 1.1×	1.7k 1.0×	967 0.7×	1.6k 1.2×	251	7.0k
Andrew Tomkins United Kingdom	49	3.1k 1.0×	1.1k 0.7×	1.2k 0.7×	372 0.3×	1.1k 0.8×	185	6.8k
James A. Berkley Kenya	50	3.1k 1.0×	2.0k 1.2×	1.9k 1.2×	406 0.3×	2.1k 1.7×	237	9.2k
Aldo Â. M. Lima Brazil	53	3.8k 1.2×	960 0.6×	4.2k 2.6×	1.8k 1.3×	865 0.7×	255	9.8k
Alison M. Elliott United Kingdom	48	651 0.2×	1.5k 0.9×	2.4k 1.5×	1.6k 1.2×	2.0k 1.6×	229	8.5k
Seth Owusu‐Agyei Ghana	49	1.9k 0.6×	3.1k 1.9×	630 0.4×	658 0.5×	1.3k 1.0×	244	8.1k
Per Ashorn Finland	46	4.2k 1.4×	2.1k 1.3×	956 0.6×	179 0.1×	1.0k 0.8×	276	7.9k
Rashidul Haque Bangladesh	63	3.1k 1.0×	1.0k 0.6×	6.8k 4.2×	4.1k 3.1×	912 0.7×	343	13.9k
Rebecca J. Stoltzfus United States	52	5.8k 1.9×	1.9k 1.2×	451 0.3×	680 0.5×	503 0.4×	158	9.6k

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Fabiansen, Christian, Ruth Frikke‐Schmidt, Suzanne Filteau, et al.. (2025). Liver function tests among children with moderate acute malnutrition: A secondary analysis of a randomized trial from Burkina Faso. Journal of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition. 81(5). 1280–1286.

McCray, Gareth, Christian Ritz, Suzanne Filteau, et al.. (2024). Predictors of change in early child development among children with stunting: Secondary analysis of a randomized trial in Uganda. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 4(8). e0003456–e0003456. 1 indexed citations

Konyole, Silvenus, John Kinyuru, Bethwell Owuor, et al.. (2023). Associations between Stunting, Wasting and Body Composition: A Longitudinal Study in 6- to 15-Month-Old Kenyan Children. Journal of Nutrition. 153(4). 970–978. 4 indexed citations

Girma, Tsinuel, Mubarek Abera, Bitiya Admassu, et al.. (2023). The Associations of Breastfeeding Status at 6 Months with Anthropometry, Body Composition, and Cardiometabolic Markers at 5 Years in the Ethiopian Infant Anthropometry and Body Composition Birth Cohort. Nutrients. 15(21). 4595–4595. 3 indexed citations

Rehman, Andrea M., Mette Frahm Olsen, Filbert Francis, et al.. (2023). Dietary patterns and diabetes mellitus among people living with and without HIV: a cross-sectional study in Tanzania. Frontiers in Nutrition. 10. 1105254–1105254. 4 indexed citations

Lewis, Jack Windsor, Henrik Friis, Ezekiel Mupere, Jonathan C. K. Wells, & Benedikte Grenov. (2022). Calibration of Bioelectrical Impedance Analysis Against Deuterium Dilution for Body Composition Assessment in Stunted Ugandan Children. Journal of Nutrition. 153(2). 426–434. 3 indexed citations

Fabiansen, Christian, Bernardette Cichon, Charles W. Yaméogo, et al.. (2020). Association between admission criteria and body composition among young children with moderate acute malnutrition, a cross-sectional study from Burkina Faso. Scientific Reports. 10(1). 13266–13266. 4 indexed citations

Grenov, Benedikte, Nicolette Nabukeera‐Barungi, Hanifa Namusoke, et al.. (2019). Diarrhea, Dehydration, and the Associated Mortality in Children with Complicated Severe Acute Malnutrition: A Prospective Cohort Study in Uganda. The Journal of Pediatrics. 210. 26–33.e3. 17 indexed citations

Wibæk, Rasmus, Dorte Vistisen, Tsinuel Girma, et al.. (2019). Associations of fat mass and fat-free mass accretion in infancy with body composition and cardiometabolic risk markers at 5 years: The Ethiopian iABC birth cohort study. PLoS Medicine. 16(8). e1002888–e1002888. 19 indexed citations

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Roos, Nanna, Frank T. Wieringa, Henrik Friis, et al.. (2018). Effect of complementary food with small amounts of freshwater fish on whole blood n-3 fatty acids in Cambodian infants age 6–15 months. Prostaglandins Leukotrienes and Essential Fatty Acids. 135. 92–101. 8 indexed citations

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Namusoke, Hanifa, Nicolette Nabukeera‐Barungi, Benedikte Grenov, et al.. (2017). Transition from F-75 to ready-to-use therapeutic food in children with severe acute malnutrition, an observational study in Uganda. Nutrition Journal. 16(1). 52–52. 12 indexed citations

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PrayGod, George, Meridith Blevins, Susannah Woodd, et al.. (2016). A longitudinal study of systemic inflammation and recovery of lean body mass among malnourished HIV-infected adults starting antiretroviral therapy in Tanzania and Zambia. European Journal of Clinical Nutrition. 70(4). 499–504. 14 indexed citations

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PrayGod, George, Nyagosya Range, Daniel Faurholt‐Jepsen, et al.. (2015). Predictors of body composition changes during tuberculosis treatment in Mwanza, Tanzania. European Journal of Clinical Nutrition. 69(10). 1125–1132. 8 indexed citations

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Kuong, Khov, Chhoun Chamnan, Frank T. Wieringa, et al.. (2013). Development of local processed complementary food products - 'WinFoods' - in Cambodia, for food aid programmes for prevention of child malnutrition. Tropical Medicine & International Health. 18. 194–195. 1 indexed citations

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Faurholt‐Jepsen, Daniel, Nyagosya Range, George PrayGod, et al.. (2013). Diabetes is a strong predictor of mortality during tuberculosis treatment: a prospective cohort study among tuberculosis patients from M wanza, T anzania. Tropical Medicine & International Health. 18(7). 822–829. 84 indexed citations

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Estambale, Benson, et al.. (2008). Predictors of serum ferritin and haemoglobin during pregnancy, in a malaria-endemic area of western Kenya. Annals of Tropical Medicine and Parasitology. 102(4). 297–308. 5 indexed citations

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Nchito, Mbiko, Henrik Friis, Kim F. Michaelsen, Likezo Mubila, & Annette Olsen. (2006). Iron supplementation increases small intestine permeability in primary schoolchildren in Lusaka, Zambia. Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene. 100(8). 791–794. 24 indexed citations

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Søborg, Christian, Åse Bengård Andersen, Nyagosya Range, et al.. (2006). Influence of candidate susceptibility genes on tuberculosis in a high endemic region. Molecular Immunology. 44(9). 2213–2220. 73 indexed citations

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Friis, Henrik. (2002). Micronutrients & HIV infection. CRC Press eBooks. 3 indexed citations

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Ndhlovu, Patricia, Svein Gunnar Gundersen, Birgitte J. Vennervald, et al.. (1995). Optimization of the magnetic bead antigen capture enzyme immuno assay for the detection of circulating anodic antigens in mixed Schistosoma infections. Acta Tropica. 59(3). 223–235. 5 indexed citations

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