Juan Á. Rivera

74.9k total citations · 7 hit papers
386 papers, 22.6k citations indexed

About

Juan Á. Rivera is a scholar working on Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, General Health Professions and Nutrition and Dietetics. According to data from OpenAlex, Juan Á. Rivera has authored 386 papers receiving a total of 22.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 172 papers in Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, 162 papers in General Health Professions and 151 papers in Nutrition and Dietetics. Recurrent topics in Juan Á. Rivera's work include Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet (151 papers), Child Nutrition and Water Access (125 papers) and Health and Lifestyle Studies (93 papers). Juan Á. Rivera is often cited by papers focused on Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet (151 papers), Child Nutrition and Water Access (125 papers) and Health and Lifestyle Studies (93 papers). Juan Á. Rivera collaborates with scholars based in Mexico, United States and Slovenia. Juan Á. Rivera's co-authors include Lindsay H. Allen, Zulfiqar A Bhutta, Sı́món Barquera, Laura E. Caulfield, Robert E. Black, Majid Ezzati, Mercedes de Onís, Colin Mathers, Reynaldo Martorell and Barry M. Popkin and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, The Lancet and JAMA.

In The Last Decade

Juan Á. Rivera

371 papers receiving 21.3k citations

Hit Papers

Maternal and child undernutrition: global and regional ex... 2002 2026 2010 2018 2008 2004 2002 2016 2017 1000 2.0k 3.0k 4.0k
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. Maternal and child undernutrition: global and regional exposures and health consequences
    2008 4.6k citations Juan Á. Rivera et al. profile →
  2. International Zinc Nutrition Consultative Group (IZiNCG) technical document #1. Assessment of the risk of zinc deficiency in populations and options for its control.
    2004 926 citations Juan Á. Rivera et al. PubMed profile →
  3. Effect of supplemental zinc on the growth and serum zinc concentrations of prepubertal children: a meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials
    2002 530 citations Juan Á. Rivera et al. profile →
  4. Beverage purchases from stores in Mexico under the excise tax on sugar sweetened beverages: observational study
    2016 520 citations M. Arantxa Colchero, Barry M. Popkin et al. profile →
  5. In Mexico, Evidence Of Sustained Consumer Response Two Years After Implementing A Sugar-Sweetened Beverage Tax
    2017 417 citations M. Arantxa Colchero, Juan Á. Rivera et al. profile →
  6. Childhood and adolescent overweight and obesity in Latin America: a systematic review
    2013 380 citations Juan Á. Rivera et al. profile →
  7. Role of government policy in nutrition—barriers to and opportunities for healthier eating
    2018 310 citations Juan Á. Rivera 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
Juan Á. Rivera Mexico 71 10.8k 8.2k 6.2k 3.9k 2.0k 386 22.6k
S. V. Subramanian United States 92 5.3k 0.5× 5.8k 0.7× 11.6k 1.9× 5.0k 1.3× 2.0k 1.0× 649 32.3k
Wafaie Fawzi United States 69 8.0k 0.7× 3.5k 0.4× 3.0k 0.5× 5.1k 1.3× 1.4k 0.7× 571 20.5k
Ricardo Uauy Chile 76 14.1k 1.3× 4.6k 0.6× 2.6k 0.4× 5.8k 1.5× 1.7k 0.8× 328 25.3k
Edward A. Frongillo United States 84 10.9k 1.0× 7.5k 0.9× 13.7k 2.2× 3.4k 0.9× 3.0k 1.5× 527 28.1k
Reynaldo Martorell United States 77 20.1k 1.9× 8.0k 1.0× 6.8k 1.1× 12.5k 3.2× 5.7k 2.8× 453 33.5k
Linda S. Adair United States 68 7.5k 0.7× 8.5k 1.0× 3.9k 0.6× 6.3k 1.6× 1.9k 0.9× 318 20.5k
Parul Christian United States 54 10.3k 1.0× 2.8k 0.3× 3.4k 0.5× 6.9k 1.8× 1.9k 0.9× 273 17.4k
Marie T. Ruel United States 67 11.7k 1.1× 2.9k 0.4× 5.4k 0.9× 2.8k 0.7× 3.9k 1.9× 222 16.8k
Harshpal Singh Sachdev India 50 8.3k 0.8× 2.7k 0.3× 2.5k 0.4× 5.6k 1.4× 1.9k 0.9× 294 13.0k
Mercedes de Onís Switzerland 66 23.1k 2.1× 12.1k 1.5× 8.8k 1.4× 13.7k 3.5× 5.8k 2.9× 131 39.4k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Juan Á. Rivera

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Rivera, Juan Á. & Teresa Shamah. (2025). Dr. Salvador Villalpando Hernández (1943–2024): A Tribute to his Scientific Legacy. Advances in Nutrition. 16(2). 100352–100352.
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Connelly, C. Roxanne, et al.. (2025). A scoping review to determine if adverse human health effects are associated with use of pyrethroids for mosquito control. Journal of Medical Entomology. 62(2). 277–288. 2 indexed citations
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Rivera, Juan Á., et al.. (2024). Addressing Infant and Young Child Feeding Recommendations From a Planetary Health Perspective. Advances in Nutrition. 15(11). 100303–100303.
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Tai, Zixue, et al.. (2024). A scoping review to determine if adverse human health effects are associated with use of organophosphates for mosquito control. Journal of Medical Entomology. 62(1). 8–18. 3 indexed citations
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Basto‐Abreu, Ana, Martha Carnalla, Michelle M. Haby, et al.. (2024). Predicted impact of banning nonessential, energy-dense food and beverages in schools in Mexico: A microsimulation study. PLoS Medicine. 21(5). e1004394–e1004394. 3 indexed citations
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Ramírez‐Silva, Ivonne, Ana Carolina Ariza, M.M. Jimenez, et al.. (2023). Longitudinal patterns of breastfeeding and its association with adiposity and subjective indicators of satiety/appetite in the first 2 years of life. Appetite. 190. 107030–107030.
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Rodríguez‐Ramírez, Sonia, et al.. (2023). Short Stature Modifies the Waist-to-height Ratio cut-off Points as an Indicator of Cardiovascular Risk in Mexican Adult Women and Men. Archives of Medical Research. 54(5). 102839–102839. 2 indexed citations
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Denova‐Gutiérrez, Edgar, Lucía Méndez-Sánchez, Lizbeth Tolentino‐Mayo, et al.. (2023). Overview of Systematic Reviews of Health Interventions for the Prevention and Treatment of Overweight and Obesity in Children. Nutrients. 15(3). 773–773. 9 indexed citations
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Basto‐Abreu, Ana, Martha Carnalla, Boyd Swinburn, et al.. (2023). Caloric reductions needed to achieve obesity goals in Mexico for 2030 and 2040: A modeling study. PLoS Medicine. 20(6). e1004248–e1004248. 3 indexed citations
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Cruz‐Góngora, Vanessa De la, et al.. (2021). A decreasing trend in zinc deficiency in Mexican children aged 1-4: analysis of three national health and nutrition surveys in 1999, 2006 and 2018-19. Salud Pública de México. 63(3 May-Jun). 371–381. 2 indexed citations
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Basto‐Abreu, Ana, Francisco Canto‐Osorio, M. Arantxa Colchero, et al.. (2020). Predicting obesity reduction after implementing warning labels in Mexico: A modeling study. PLoS Medicine. 17(7). e1003221–e1003221. 53 indexed citations
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Pérez‐Ferrer, Carolina, Tonatiuh Barrientos‐Gutiérrez, Juan Á. Rivera, et al.. (2018). Compliance with nutrition standards in Mexican schools and their effectiveness: a repeated cross-sectional study. BMC Public Health. 18(1). 1411–1411. 20 indexed citations
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Basto‐Abreu, Ana, Ariela Braverman‐Bronstein, Barry M. Popkin, et al.. (2018). Expected changes in obesity after reformulation to reduce added sugars in beverages: A modeling study. PLoS Medicine. 15(10). e1002664–e1002664. 28 indexed citations
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Stein, Aryeh D., Usha Ramakrishnan, Albino Barraza‐Villarreal, et al.. (2016). Prenatal Docosahexaenoic Acid Supplementation Does Not Affect Nonfasting Serum Lipid and Glucose Concentrations of Offspring at 4 Years of Age in a Follow-Up of a Randomized Controlled Clinical Trial in Mexico. Journal of Nutrition. 147(2). 242–247. 10 indexed citations
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Méndez, Ignacio, et al.. (2003). Methods of the National Nutrition Survey 1999. LA Referencia (Red Federada de Repositorios Institucionales de Publicaciones Científicas). 2 indexed citations
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Shamah, Teresa, et al.. (2003). Anemia in Mexican women: A public health problem. LA Referencia (Red Federada de Repositorios Institucionales de Publicaciones Científicas). 1 indexed citations
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Rivera, Juan Á. & Jean‐Pierre Habicht. (2002). Effect of supplementary feeding on the prevention of mild-to-moderate wasting in conditions of endemic malnutrition in Guatemala.. PubMed. 80(12). 926–32. 30 indexed citations
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Flores, Mario, et al.. (1998). Consumo de energía y nutrimentos en mujeres mexicanas en edad reproductiva. Salud Pública de México. 40(2). 161–171. 15 indexed citations

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