J. Michael Gurney

777 total citations · 1 hit paper
15 papers, 595 citations indexed

About

J. Michael Gurney is a scholar working on Nutrition and Dietetics, Physiology and Molecular Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, J. Michael Gurney has authored 15 papers receiving a total of 595 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 4 papers in Nutrition and Dietetics, 2 papers in Physiology and 1 paper in Molecular Biology. Recurrent topics in J. Michael Gurney's work include Child Nutrition and Water Access (4 papers), Body Composition Measurement Techniques (2 papers) and Bacterial Identification and Susceptibility Testing (1 paper). J. Michael Gurney is often cited by papers focused on Child Nutrition and Water Access (4 papers), Body Composition Measurement Techniques (2 papers) and Bacterial Identification and Susceptibility Testing (1 paper). J. Michael Gurney collaborates with scholars based in Nigeria, Jamaica and United States. J. Michael Gurney's co-authors include Derrick B. Jelliffe, S. Reddy, H. McFarlane, Pierce Gardner, A. R. Cooke, Robert C. Moellering, G O Taylor, W. Kyle Simmons and Helen Fox and has published in prestigious journals such as The Lancet, American Journal of Clinical Nutrition and Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene.

In The Last Decade

J. Michael Gurney

13 papers receiving 517 citations

Hit Papers

Arm anthropometry in nutritional assessment: nomogram for... 1973 2026 1990 2008 1973 100 200 300
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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.

  1. Arm anthropometry in nutritional assessment: nomogram for rapid calculation of muscle circumference and cross-sectional muscle and fat areas
    1973 362 citations J. Michael Gurney, Derrick B. Jelliffe American Journal of Clinical Nutrition profile →

Peers

J. Michael Gurney
Scrimshaw Ns United States
A V Kurpad India
Olga Maria Silvério Amâncio Brazil
Christelle Cristini France
Derrick B. Jelliffe United States
Ieda T. Verreschi Brazil
Jane B. Morgan United Kingdom
Maike Rahn United States
EJ Peters Nigeria
Ellen Klein United States
Scrimshaw Ns United States
J. Michael Gurney
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All Works

15 of 15 papers shown
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Gurney, J. Michael, et al.. (1986). Hotels and tourism. 12–31. 1 indexed citations
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Simmons, W. Kyle, et al.. (1984). An evaluation of methods of screening for anaemia.. PubMed. 62(1). 115–20. 26 indexed citations
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Gurney, J. Michael, et al.. (1981). Nutrient-cost nomogram: an appropriate technology. American Journal of Clinical Nutrition. 34(12). 2615–2618.
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Gurney, J. Michael, et al.. (1980). The Gomez classification. Time for a change?. PubMed. 58(5). 773–7. 14 indexed citations
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Gurney, J. Michael, et al.. (1975). Available Data on the State of food and Nutrition of the Peoples of the Commonwealth Caribbean. AgEcon Search (University of Minnesota, USA). 4 indexed citations
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Gurney, J. Michael. (1975). Nutritional considerations concerning the staple foods of the English‐speaking Caribbean†. Ecology of Food and Nutrition. 4(3). 171–175. 3 indexed citations
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Gurney, J. Michael & Derrick B. Jelliffe. (1973). Arm anthropometry in nutritional assessment: nomogram for rapid calculation of muscle circumference and cross-sectional muscle and fat areas. American Journal of Clinical Nutrition. 26(9). 912–915. 362 indexed citations breakdown →
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Gurney, J. Michael, et al.. (1972). A rapid survey to assess the nutrition of Jamaican infants and young children in 1970. Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene. 66(4). 653–662. 12 indexed citations
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Gurney, J. Michael, et al.. (1972). PROTEIN-CALORIE MALNUTRITION. The Lancet. 299(7757). 953–953.
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Gurney, J. Michael, et al.. (1971). A Nutritional Survey in South-Western Nigeria: The Anthropometric and Clinical Findings. Journal of Tropical Pediatrics. 17(2). 50–61. 5 indexed citations
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Gurney, J. Michael. (1971). Mortality rates of South African Bantu and Caucasian children. Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene. 65(3). 404–405. 1 indexed citations
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Gurney, J. Michael, et al.. (1970). RECOVERY OF RESISTANCE FACTORS FROM A DRUG-FREE COMMUNITY. The Lancet. 295(7641). 300–301. 51 indexed citations
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McFarlane, H., et al.. (1969). BIOCHEMICAL ASSESSMENT OF PROTEIN-CALORIE MALNUTRITION. The Lancet. 293(7591). 392–395. 88 indexed citations
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Gurney, J. Michael. (1969). (XIII) FIELD EXPERIENCE IN ABEOKUTA, NIGERIA (WITH SPECIAL REFERENCE TO DIFFERENTIATING PROTEIN AND CALORIE RESERVES). Journal of Tropical Pediatrics. 15(4). 225–232. 22 indexed citations
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Gurney, J. Michael. (1969). (XVI) RAPID ASSESSMENT IN A REFUGEE CAMP IN NIGERIA. Journal of Tropical Pediatrics. 15(4). 241–242. 6 indexed citations

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