Lindsay H. Allen

27.1k total citations · 5 hit papers
243 papers, 19.5k citations indexed

About

Lindsay H. Allen is a scholar working on Nutrition and Dietetics, Rheumatology and Hematology. According to data from OpenAlex, Lindsay H. Allen has authored 243 papers receiving a total of 19.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 118 papers in Nutrition and Dietetics, 117 papers in Rheumatology and 55 papers in Hematology. Recurrent topics in Lindsay H. Allen's work include Folate and B Vitamins Research (116 papers), Child Nutrition and Water Access (80 papers) and Iron Metabolism and Disorders (55 papers). Lindsay H. Allen is often cited by papers focused on Folate and B Vitamins Research (116 papers), Child Nutrition and Water Access (80 papers) and Iron Metabolism and Disorders (55 papers). Lindsay H. Allen collaborates with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and Mexico. Lindsay H. Allen's co-authors include Juan Á. Rivera, Daphna K Dror, Robert E. Black, Mercedes de Onís, Zulfiqar A Bhutta, Laura E. Caulfield, Colin Mathers, Majid Ezzati, Suzanne P. Murphy and Janet M Peerson and has published in prestigious journals such as New England Journal of Medicine, The Lancet and Blood.

In The Last Decade

Lindsay H. Allen

237 papers receiving 18.4k citations

Hit Papers

5 papers align trajectories

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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.

Maternal and child undernutrition: global and regional exposures and health consequences

2008 4.6k citations Robert E. Black, Lindsay H. Allen et al. The Lancet profile →
Guidelines on food fortification with micronutrients

2006 1.1k citations Lindsay H. Allen profile →
Anemia and iron deficiency: effects on pregnancy outcome

2000 825 citations Lindsay H. Allen American Journal of Clinical Nutrition profile →
Vitamin B12 deficiency

2017 606 citations Ralph Green, Lindsay H. Allen et al. profile →
Effect of supplemental zinc on the growth and serum zinc concentrations of prepubertal children: a meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials

2002 530 citations Kenneth H. Brown, Juan Á. Rivera et al. American Journal of Clinical Nutrition profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Lindsay H. Allen United States	62	10.7k	4.3k	4.3k	3.6k	2.9k	243	19.5k
Wafaie Fawzi United States	69	8.0k 0.8×	1.1k 0.3×	5.1k 1.2×	2.0k 0.6×	3.5k 1.2×	571	20.5k
Parul Christian United States	54	10.3k 1.0×	1.1k 0.2×	6.9k 1.6×	2.1k 0.6×	2.8k 1.0×	273	17.4k
Andrew M. Prentice United Kingdom	73	6.4k 0.6×	711 0.2×	4.5k 1.1×	2.3k 0.7×	6.8k 2.3×	404	23.1k
Ricardo Uauy Chile	76	14.1k 1.3×	670 0.2×	5.8k 1.4×	1.0k 0.3×	4.6k 1.6×	328	25.3k
Keith P. West United States	56	6.1k 0.6×	928 0.2×	3.1k 0.7×	2.0k 0.6×	1.7k 0.6×	299	12.2k
Kenneth H. Brown United States	69	13.2k 1.2×	709 0.2×	2.4k 0.6×	3.6k 1.0×	2.0k 0.7×	313	18.5k
Richard D. Semba United States	73	4.9k 0.5×	1.1k 0.2×	1.5k 0.4×	1.5k 0.4×	2.1k 0.7×	341	18.7k
Laura E. Caulfield United States	52	8.9k 0.8×	385 0.1×	4.1k 1.0×	1.3k 0.4×	2.9k 1.0×	207	14.8k
Juan Á. Rivera Mexico	71	10.8k 1.0×	429 0.1×	3.9k 0.9×	1.9k 0.5×	8.2k 2.8×	386	22.6k
Kathryn G. Dewey United States	81	15.7k 1.5×	484 0.1×	7.0k 1.6×	2.6k 0.7×	4.7k 1.6×	416	24.5k

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Fehr, Kelsey, Laéticia Céline Toe, Lindsay H. Allen, et al.. (2025). Time-specific bidirectional links between the maternal microbiome, milk composition, and infant gut microbiota. Cell Host & Microbe. 34(1). 149–166.e5.

Siddiqua, Towfida Jahan, Evana Akhtar, Md. Ahsanul Haq, et al.. (2024). Effects of vitamin B12 supplementation on oxidative stress markers and pro-inflammatory cytokines during pregnancy and postpartum among Bangladeshi mother–child pairs. BMC Nutrition. 10(1). 3–3. 3 indexed citations

Hampel, Daniela, M Munirul Islam, Setareh Shahab‐Ferdows, & Lindsay H. Allen. (2024). Human milk macro- and trace-elements: Simultaneous analysis in sub-milliliter amounts by ICP-MS and application to assessing acute supplementation effects. Heliyon. 10(16). e34709–e34709. 5 indexed citations

Brockway, Meredith, Joann M. McDermid, Deborah Chan, et al.. (2023). Human Milk Micronutrients and Child Growth and Body Composition in the First 2 years: A Systematic Review. Advances in Nutrition. 15(1). 100082–100082. 19 indexed citations

Chan, Kathleen L., Tim Green, Frank T. Wieringa, et al.. (2021). Low-dose thiamine supplementation of lactating Cambodian mothers improves human milk thiamine concentrations: a randomized controlled trial. American Journal of Clinical Nutrition. 114(1). 90–100. 13 indexed citations

Measelle, Jeffrey R., Dare A. Baldwin, Kathleen L. Chan, et al.. (2021). Thiamine supplementation holds neurocognitive benefits for breastfed infants during the first year of life. Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences. 1498(1). 116–132. 11 indexed citations

Whitfield, Kyly C., Setareh Shahab‐Ferdows, Hou Kroeun, et al.. (2020). Macro- and Micronutrients in Milk from Healthy Cambodian Mothers: Status and Interrelations. Journal of Nutrition. 150(6). 1461–1469. 10 indexed citations

Garrod, Marjorie G, H.A. Rossow, Christopher C. Calvert, et al.. (2019). 14C-Cobalamin Absorption from Endogenously Labeled Chicken Eggs Assessed in Humans Using Accelerator Mass Spectrometry. Nutrients. 11(9). 2148–2148. 10 indexed citations

Daniels, Lisa, Rosalind S. Gibson, Aly Diana, et al.. (2019). Micronutrient intakes of lactating mothers and their association with breast milk concentrations and micronutrient adequacy of exclusively breastfed Indonesian infants. American Journal of Clinical Nutrition. 110(2). 391–400. 63 indexed citations

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Brito, Alex, et al.. (2019). Breast milk provides inadequate amounts of vitamin B12 for predominantly breastfed Guatemalan infants. International Journal for Vitamin and Nutrition Research. 90(5-6). 395–402. 4 indexed citations

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Brito, Alex, et al.. (2019). Prevalence of low serum vitamin B12 in Mexican children and women: results from the first National Nutrition Survey (1999) as a basis for interventions and progress. International Journal for Vitamin and Nutrition Research. 90(3-4). 325–332. 4 indexed citations

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Prado, Elizabeth L., Ulla Ashorn, John Phuka, et al.. (2017). Associations of maternal nutrition during pregnancy and post‐partum with maternal cognition and caregiving. Maternal and Child Nutrition. 14(2). e12546–e12546. 17 indexed citations

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Hampel, Daniela, et al.. (2012). Ultra-performance liquid chromatography tandem mass-spectrometry (UPLC–MS/MS) for the rapid, simultaneous analysis of thiamin, riboflavin, flavin adenine dinucleotide, nicotinamide and pyridoxal in human milk. Journal of Chromatography B. 903. 7–13. 81 indexed citations

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Olney, Deanna K., Patricia Kariger, Rebecca J. Stoltzfus, et al.. (2009). Development of Nutritionally At-Risk Young Children Is Predicted by Malaria, Anemia, and Stunting in Pemba, Zanzibar. Journal of Nutrition. 139(4). 763–772. 49 indexed citations

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Heikens, Geert Tom, Beatrice Amadi, Mark Manary, et al.. (2008). Maternal and child undernutrition : global and regional exposures and health consequences. Commentary. The Lancet. 371(9608). 1 indexed citations

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Allen, Lindsay H.. (2008). How common is vitamin B-12 deficiency?. American Journal of Clinical Nutrition. 89(2). 693S–696S. 438 indexed citations

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Olney, Deanna K., Ernesto Pollitt, Patricia Kariger, et al.. (2007). Young Zanzibari Children with Iron Deficiency, Iron Deficiency Anemia, Stunting, or Malaria Have Lower Motor Activity Scores and Spend Less Time in Locomotion , ,3. Journal of Nutrition. 137(12). 2756–2762. 60 indexed citations

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Campbell, Anthony K., William J. Jagust, Dan Mungas, et al.. (2005). Low erythrocyte folate, but not plasma vitamin B-12 or homocysteine,is associated with dementia in elderly Latinos.. PubMed. 9(1). 39–43. 17 indexed citations

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Allen, Lindsay H., et al.. (2003). Plasma Vitamin B-12 Concentrations in an Elderly Latino Population Are Predicted by Serum Gastrin Concentrations and Crystalline Vitamin B-12 Intake. Journal of Nutrition. 133(9). 2770–2776. 36 indexed citations

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Allen, Lindsay H. & Stuart Gillespie. (2001). What works? A review of the efficacy and effectiveness of nutrition interventions.. Asian Development Bank eBooks. 297 indexed citations

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