Jill L. Kaar

2.1k total citations · 1 hit paper
60 papers, 1.5k citations indexed

About

Jill L. Kaar is a scholar working on Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, Clinical Psychology and Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health. According to data from OpenAlex, Jill L. Kaar has authored 60 papers receiving a total of 1.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 26 papers in Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, 17 papers in Clinical Psychology and 16 papers in Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health. Recurrent topics in Jill L. Kaar's work include Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet (20 papers), Birth, Development, and Health (12 papers) and Gestational Diabetes Research and Management (10 papers). Jill L. Kaar is often cited by papers focused on Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet (20 papers), Birth, Development, and Health (12 papers) and Gestational Diabetes Research and Management (10 papers). Jill L. Kaar collaborates with scholars based in United States, Canada and United Kingdom. Jill L. Kaar's co-authors include Dana Dabelea, Allison Shapiro, Jean A. Welsh, Tessa Crume, Rachel K. Johnson, Stavra A. Xanthakos, Miriam B. Vos, Linda Van Horn, Mahesh J. Patel and Nancy F. Krebs and has published in prestigious journals such as Circulation, SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología and The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism.

In The Last Decade

Jill L. Kaar

57 papers receiving 1.4k citations

Hit Papers

Added Sugars and Cardiovascular Disease Risk in Children:... 2016 2026 2019 2022 2016 100 200 300 400
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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. Added Sugars and Cardiovascular Disease Risk in Children: A Scientific Statement From the American Heart Association
    2016 414 citations Jill L. Kaar, Jean A. Welsh et al. Circulation profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Jill L. Kaar United States 18 750 389 241 224 214 60 1.5k
Miaobing Zheng Australia 21 938 1.3× 338 0.9× 131 0.5× 241 1.1× 300 1.4× 82 1.5k
Annhild Mosdøl Norway 21 520 0.7× 149 0.4× 342 1.4× 249 1.1× 256 1.2× 46 1.5k
Birit F. P. Broekman Netherlands 15 530 0.7× 521 1.3× 361 1.5× 210 0.9× 110 0.5× 38 1.4k
Monica Hunsberger Sweden 21 896 1.2× 220 0.6× 111 0.5× 265 1.2× 162 0.8× 71 1.4k
Jonathan Y. Bernard France 29 881 1.2× 711 1.8× 256 1.1× 256 1.1× 416 1.9× 98 2.1k
Sharleen O’Reilly Ireland 24 723 1.0× 274 0.7× 730 3.0× 348 1.6× 207 1.0× 115 2.3k
Katerina Sarri Greece 26 955 1.3× 530 1.4× 323 1.3× 622 2.8× 182 0.9× 44 2.2k
Miriam Garrido‐Miguel Spain 19 768 1.0× 202 0.5× 84 0.3× 343 1.5× 140 0.7× 85 1.5k
Kara M. Whitaker United States 25 815 1.1× 295 0.8× 559 2.3× 506 2.3× 219 1.0× 108 1.8k
Estela Blanco Chile 24 546 0.7× 318 0.8× 58 0.2× 214 1.0× 166 0.8× 92 1.4k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Jill L. Kaar

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Jill L. Kaar

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All Works

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Graff, Kelly, Lori Silveira, Christiana Smith, et al.. (2025). Lessons learned for preventing health disparities in future pandemics: the role of social vulnerabilities among children diagnosed with severe COVID-19 early in the pandemic. AIMS Public Health. 12(1). 124–136. 1 indexed citations
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Pangelinan, Melissa M., et al.. (2024). A Universal Program to Improve Mental Health among Youth from Low-Income Predominantly Minority Communities: Implementation of Advocates 4 ALL Youth (ALLY). Community Mental Health Journal. 60(7). 1364–1371. 1 indexed citations
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Reppucci, Marina L., et al.. (2022). Factors associated with new mental health diagnoses and resource utilization among pediatric patients following trauma admission. Journal of Pediatric Surgery. 58(1). 118–124. 2 indexed citations
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Meier, Maxene, et al.. (2022). Longitudinal assessment of anxiety and depression symptoms in U.S. adolescents across six months of the coronavirus pandemic. BMC Psychology. 10(1). 322–322. 5 indexed citations
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Simon, Stacey L., et al.. (2022). Evidence-Based Behavioral Strategies in Smartphone Apps for Children’s Sleep: Content Analysis. JMIR Pediatrics and Parenting. 5(1). e32129–e32129. 4 indexed citations
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Lee, Joey A., et al.. (2021). Study protocol for a school-based single group pragmatic trial to promote resilience in youth: Building Resilience for Healthy Kids. Contemporary Clinical Trials Communications. 21. 100721–100721. 7 indexed citations
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Studts, Christina R., et al.. (2021). The Impact of a Universal Mental Health Intervention on Youth with Elevated Negative Affectivity: Building Resilience for Healthy Kids. Contemporary School Psychology. 27(1). 53–60. 5 indexed citations
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Kaar, Jill L., Sarah J. Schmiege, Heidi J. Kalkwarf, et al.. (2019). Longitudinal Assessment of Sleep Trajectories during Early Childhood and Their Association with Obesity. Childhood Obesity. 16(3). 211–217. 6 indexed citations
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Tovar, Alison, Jill L. Kaar, Karen McCurdy, et al.. (2019). Maternal vegetable intake during and after pregnancy. BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth. 19(1). 267–267. 14 indexed citations
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Kaar, Jill L., Sarah J. Schmiege, Kimberly L. Drews, et al.. (2019). Evaluation of the longitudinal change in health behavior profiles across treatment groups in the TODAY clinical trial. Pediatric Diabetes. 21(2). 224–232. 8 indexed citations
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McCurdy, Karen, Alison Tovar, Jill L. Kaar, & Maya Vadiveloo. (2018). Pathways between maternal depression, the family environment, and child BMI z scores. Appetite. 134. 148–154. 14 indexed citations
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Kaar, Jill L., Sarah J. Schmiege, Maya Vadiveloo, Stacey L. Simon, & Alison Tovar. (2018). Sleep duration mediates the relationship between health behavior patterns and obesity. Sleep Health. 4(5). 442–447. 15 indexed citations
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Tigges, Beth Baldwin, et al.. (2017). Effectiveness of community outreach and engagement in recruitment success for a prebirth cohort. Journal of Clinical and Translational Science. 1(3). 184–191. 4 indexed citations
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Starling, Anne, Katherine A. Sauder, Jill L. Kaar, et al.. (2017). Maternal Dietary Patterns during Pregnancy Are Associated with Newborn Body Composition. Journal of Nutrition. 147(7). 1334–1339. 50 indexed citations
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Kaar, Jill L., Stacey L. Simon, Sarah J. Schmiege, Kristen J. Nadeau, & Megan M. Kelsey. (2017). Adolescent’s Health Behaviors and Risk for Insulin Resistance: A Review of the Literature. Current Diabetes Reports. 17(7). 49–49. 7 indexed citations
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Kaar, Jill L.. (1999). The RN First Assistant's Role in a Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy. AORN Journal. 70(3). 454–460.

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