Kremlin Wickramasinghe

11.1k total citations · 8 hit papers
97 papers, 5.4k citations indexed

About

Kremlin Wickramasinghe is a scholar working on Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management and General Health Professions. According to data from OpenAlex, Kremlin Wickramasinghe has authored 97 papers receiving a total of 5.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 50 papers in Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, 37 papers in Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management and 22 papers in General Health Professions. Recurrent topics in Kremlin Wickramasinghe's work include Global Public Health Policies and Epidemiology (36 papers), Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet (33 papers) and Nutritional Studies and Diet (16 papers). Kremlin Wickramasinghe is often cited by papers focused on Global Public Health Policies and Epidemiology (36 papers), Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet (33 papers) and Nutritional Studies and Diet (16 papers). Kremlin Wickramasinghe collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, Denmark and Switzerland. Kremlin Wickramasinghe's co-authors include Nick Townsend, Mike Rayner, Prachi Bhatnagar, Julianne Williams, Melanie Nichols, João Breda, Charlie Foster, Nia Roberts, Luke Allen and Steven Allender and has published in prestigious journals such as The Lancet, Nature Medicine and PLoS ONE.

In The Last Decade

Kremlin Wickramasinghe

89 papers receiving 5.3k citations

Hit Papers

Cardiovascular disease in Europe: epidemiological update ... 2011 2026 2016 2021 2016 2017 2017 2011 2015 250 500 750 1000
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. Cardiovascular disease in Europe: epidemiological update 2016
    2016 1.1k citations Nick Townsend, Kremlin Wickramasinghe et al. profile →
  2. Socioeconomic status and non-communicable disease behavioural risk factors in low-income and lower-middle-income countries: a systematic review
    2017 449 citations Luke Allen, Julianne Williams et al. The Lancet Global Health profile →
  3. European Cardiovascular Disease Statistics 2017
    2017 415 citations Kremlin Wickramasinghe, Mike Rayner et al. profile →
  4. The economic burden of ill health due to diet, physical inactivity, smoking, alcohol and obesity in the UK: an update to 2006-07 NHS costs
    2011 384 citations Peter Scarborough, Kremlin Wickramasinghe et al. profile →
  5. The epidemiology of cardiovascular disease in the UK 2014
    2015 293 citations Kremlin Wickramasinghe, Julianne Williams et al. profile →
  6. Intake and adequacy of the vegan diet. A systematic review of the evidence
    2020 280 citations Afton Halloran, Holly Rippin et al. Clinical Nutrition profile →
  7. Prevention and control of non-communicable diseases in the COVID-19 response
    2020 234 citations Hans Kluge, Kremlin Wickramasinghe et al. The Lancet profile →
  8. Impact of the first COVID-19 lockdown on body weight: A combined systematic review and a meta-analysis
    2021 181 citations Rocco Barazzoni, João Breda et al. Clinical Nutrition profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Kremlin Wickramasinghe United Kingdom 30 1.5k 1.2k 857 651 603 97 5.4k
Mariachiara Di Cesare United Kingdom 21 2.1k 1.4× 682 0.6× 1.0k 1.2× 1.3k 2.1× 415 0.7× 47 6.9k
Sanjay Kinra United Kingdom 39 2.7k 1.8× 596 0.5× 959 1.1× 923 1.4× 520 0.9× 228 6.1k
Martín O’Flaherty United Kingdom 46 2.5k 1.7× 1.6k 1.3× 1.7k 2.0× 491 0.8× 843 1.4× 235 6.8k
Majid Ezzati United States 21 2.1k 1.4× 1.3k 1.1× 1.1k 1.3× 892 1.4× 589 1.0× 25 7.0k
Lennert Veerman Australia 41 2.6k 1.8× 420 0.4× 1.2k 1.4× 1.1k 1.7× 837 1.4× 151 6.0k
Nick Townsend United Kingdom 36 1.8k 1.2× 3.0k 2.5× 1.3k 1.5× 868 1.3× 592 1.0× 111 8.9k
Ashkan Afshin United States 27 3.2k 2.2× 466 0.4× 935 1.1× 1.3k 1.9× 437 0.7× 47 5.7k
Stephen Vander Hoorn New Zealand 25 2.3k 1.5× 2.4k 2.0× 1.3k 1.5× 917 1.4× 623 1.0× 33 8.8k
Hendriek C. Boshuizen Netherlands 47 1.8k 1.2× 767 0.6× 1.3k 1.5× 1.1k 1.6× 188 0.3× 196 8.7k
Jennifer S. Mindell United Kingdom 46 1.8k 1.2× 676 0.6× 1.3k 1.5× 1.3k 2.0× 446 0.7× 222 7.6k

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Kremlin Wickramasinghe

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Cederholm, Tommy, Rocco Barazzoni, Elisabet Rothenberg, et al.. (2025). A new diagnosis code in ICD-11 for Undernutrition in Adults – A historic achievement for the clinical nutrition community. Clinical Nutrition. 55. 219–221.
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Sonke, Jill, Virginia Pesata, Tasha L. Golden, et al.. (2025). The arts for disease prevention and health promotion: a systematic review. Nature Medicine. 31(11). 3907–3916.
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Wickramasinghe, Kremlin, et al.. (2025). Prevention of noncommunicable diseases: Where we are and what’s next in the WHO European region?. Scandinavian Journal of Public Health. 53(3_suppl). 3–5. 1 indexed citations
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Alonge, Olakunle, et al.. (2024). Implementation of School Nutrition Policies to Address Noncommunicable Diseases in Uzbekistan and Kyrgyzstan. Global Health Science and Practice. 12(4). e2300442–e2300442.
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Alonge, Olakunle, et al.. (2024). Design and Implementation of Brief Interventions to Address Noncommunicable Diseases in Uzbekistan. Global Health Science and Practice. 12(4). e2300443–e2300443. 1 indexed citations
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Rippin, Holly, Kremlin Wickramasinghe, Birdem Amoutzopoulos, et al.. (2024). Assessing Performance of Contemporary Plant-Based Diets against the UK Dietary Guidelines: Findings from the Feeding the Future (FEED) Study. Nutrients. 16(9). 1336–1336. 2 indexed citations
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Hunter, Ruth F., Leandro García, Andy Haines, et al.. (2024). The emerging syndemic of climate change and non-communicable diseases. The Lancet Planetary Health. 8(7). e430–e431. 4 indexed citations
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Mino, Eriselda, Klaus Pfeifer, Coral L Hanson, et al.. (2024). Are physical activity referral scheme components associated with increased physical activity, scheme uptake, and adherence rate? A meta-analysis and meta-regression. International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity. 21(1). 82–82. 3 indexed citations
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Gonzales, Gerard Bryan, et al.. (2024). Nutrition remains a top priority in Ukraine despite the ongoing war: the fight against trans fats. BMJ Global Health. 9(9). e016301–e016301.
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Mino, Eriselda, Coral L Hanson, Anja Weißenfels, et al.. (2023). A systematic review and narrative synthesis of physical activity referral schemes’ components. International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity. 20(1). 140–140. 4 indexed citations
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Rippin, Holly, et al.. (2023). The Development and Potential of a Digital out of Home Food Environment Monitoring Platform. Nutrients. 15(18). 3887–3887. 3 indexed citations
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Ockenga, Johann, Susmita Chatterjee, Holly Rippin, et al.. (2023). Tuberculosis and malnutrition: The European perspective. Clinical Nutrition. 42(4). 486–492. 34 indexed citations
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Halloran, Afton, Holly Rippin, Roberto Flore, et al.. (2021). The cost of convenience: potential linkages between noncommunicable diseases and meal delivery apps. The Lancet Regional Health - Europe. 12. 100293–100293. 13 indexed citations
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Goiana-da-Silva, Francisco, Mílton Severo, Maria João Gregório, et al.. (2020). Projected impact of the Portuguese sugar-sweetened beverage tax on obesity incidence across different age groups: A modelling study. PLoS Medicine. 17(3). e1003036–e1003036. 30 indexed citations
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Fernando, Sirimali, Nick Townsend, Mike Rayner, et al.. (2020). Relative validity of a brief dietary survey to assess food intake and adherence to national dietary guidelines among Sri Lankan adults. BMC Nutrition. 6(1). 68–68. 3 indexed citations
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Hunter, Ruth F., Kremlin Wickramasinghe, Toker Ergüder, et al.. (2019). National action plans to tackle NCDs: role of stakeholder network analysis. BMJ. 365. l1871–l1871. 15 indexed citations
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Liyanage, Isurujith Kongala, Kremlin Wickramasinghe, Prasad Katulanda, et al.. (2019). Integrating the development agenda with noncommunicable disease prevention in developing countries: a quasi-experimental study on inter-sectoral action and its impact on self-reported salt consumption—the INPARD study. Cardiovascular Diagnosis and Therapy. 9(2). 120–128. 5 indexed citations
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Wickramasinghe, Kremlin, Mike Rayner, Michael J Goldacre, Nick Townsend, & Peter Scarborough. (2017). Environmental and nutrition impact of achieving new School Food Plan recommendations in the primary school meals sector in England. BMJ Open. 7(4). e013840–e013840. 15 indexed citations
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Allen, Luke, Julianne Williams, Nick Townsend, et al.. (2017). Socioeconomic status and non-communicable disease behavioural risk factors in low-income and lower-middle-income countries: a systematic review. The Lancet Global Health. 5(3). e277–e289. 449 indexed citations breakdown →
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Wickramasinghe, Kremlin, Peter Scarborough, Michael J Goldacre, & Mike Rayner. (2013). Defining sustainable diets by comparing greenhouse gas emissions from different food groups: a systematic review. The Lancet. 382. S104–S104. 5 indexed citations

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