Luz María De‐Regil

8.2k total citations · 7 hit papers
52 papers, 5.6k citations indexed

About

Luz María De‐Regil is a scholar working on Nutrition and Dietetics, Hematology and General Health Professions. According to data from OpenAlex, Luz María De‐Regil has authored 52 papers receiving a total of 5.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 36 papers in Nutrition and Dietetics, 25 papers in Hematology and 16 papers in General Health Professions. Recurrent topics in Luz María De‐Regil's work include Child Nutrition and Water Access (33 papers), Iron Metabolism and Disorders (25 papers) and Food Security and Health in Diverse Populations (14 papers). Luz María De‐Regil is often cited by papers focused on Child Nutrition and Water Access (33 papers), Iron Metabolism and Disorders (25 papers) and Food Security and Health in Diverse Populations (14 papers). Luz María De‐Regil collaborates with scholars based in Switzerland, Canada and United States. Luz María De‐Regil's co-authors include Juan Pablo Peña‐Rosas, Therese Dowswell, Zulfiqar A Bhutta, Mariel M. Finucane, Majid Ezzati, Seth Flaxman, Gretchen A Stevens, Christopher Paciorek, Francesco Branca and Fernando E. Viteri and has published in prestigious journals such as The Lancet, SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología and The FASEB Journal.

In The Last Decade

Luz María De‐Regil

51 papers receiving 5.4k citations

Hit Papers

Global, regional, and national trends in haemoglobin conc... 2012 2026 2016 2021 2013 2012 2015 2015 2018 400 800 1.2k
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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. Global, regional, and national trends in haemoglobin concentration and prevalence of total and severe anaemia in children and pregnant and non-pregnant women for 1995–2011: a systematic analysis of population-representative data
    2013 1.3k citations Gretchen A Stevens, Mariel M. Finucane et al. The Lancet Global Health profile →
  2. Daily oral iron supplementation during pregnancy
    2012 500 citations Juan Pablo Peña‐Rosas, Luz María De‐Regil et al. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews profile →
  3. Effects and safety of periconceptional oral folate supplementation for preventing birth defects
    2015 485 citations Luz María De‐Regil, Juan Pablo Peña‐Rosas et al. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews profile →
  4. Trends and mortality effects of vitamin A deficiency in children in 138 low-income and middle-income countries between 1991 and 2013: a pooled analysis of population-based surveys
    2015 390 citations Gretchen A Stevens, James E. Bennett et al. The Lancet Global Health profile →
  5. Global prevalence and disease burden of vitamin D deficiency: a roadmap for action in low‐ and middle‐income countries
    2018 363 citations Luz María De‐Regil, Maria Elena Jefferds et al. Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences profile →
  6. Daily oral iron supplementation during pregnancy
    2015 352 citations Juan Pablo Peña‐Rosas, Luz María De‐Regil et al. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews profile →
  7. Prevalence thresholds for wasting, overweight and stunting in children under 5 years
    2018 259 citations Mercedes de Onís, Elaine Borghi et al. Public Health 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
Luz María De‐Regil Switzerland 27 3.1k 2.3k 1.4k 937 855 52 5.6k
Daniel J. Raiten United States 30 2.3k 0.8× 1.3k 0.5× 625 0.5× 416 0.4× 317 0.4× 80 4.7k
Parminder S. Suchdev United States 40 3.1k 1.0× 2.7k 1.2× 868 0.6× 1.1k 1.1× 225 0.3× 129 5.4k
Erin McLean United States 8 1.6k 0.5× 2.1k 0.9× 614 0.4× 973 1.0× 262 0.3× 11 3.9k
Sant‐Rayn Pasricha Australia 36 2.0k 0.6× 3.1k 1.3× 438 0.3× 1.9k 2.0× 298 0.3× 119 5.1k
Janet M Peerson United States 41 4.5k 1.4× 1.2k 0.5× 1.2k 0.8× 141 0.2× 330 0.4× 99 6.9k
Frank T. Wieringa France 33 2.8k 0.9× 1.3k 0.6× 645 0.5× 314 0.3× 134 0.2× 141 3.8k
Nelly Zavaleta Peru 35 1.8k 0.6× 1.0k 0.4× 2.2k 1.6× 244 0.3× 2.0k 2.4× 80 4.6k
Theresa O. Scholl United States 46 1.1k 0.3× 794 0.3× 2.7k 1.9× 396 0.4× 2.7k 3.2× 122 6.5k
Salvador Villalpando Mexico 42 2.2k 0.7× 869 0.4× 665 0.5× 223 0.2× 149 0.2× 183 5.0k
Stanley Zlotkin Canada 34 2.5k 0.8× 1.5k 0.6× 709 0.5× 363 0.4× 113 0.1× 153 4.2k

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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De‐Regil, Luz María, et al.. (2025). Global action on ultra-processed foods: a health, equity, and sustainability imperative. The Lancet. 406(10520). 2608–2610. 1 indexed citations
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Wazny, Kerri, Celia Laur, Kathy Martin, et al.. (2022). 3 Developing competencies and capacity for effective communication and implementation of nutrition research. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. A2–A2. 1 indexed citations
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Suchdev, Parminder S., Maria Elena Jefferds, Erika Ota, Katharina da Silva Lopes, & Luz María De‐Regil. (2020). Home fortification of foods with multiple micronutrient powders for health and nutrition in children under two years of age. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews. 2020(2). 71 indexed citations
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De‐Regil, Luz María, et al.. (2019). Multiple Micronutrient Supplements Are More Cost-effective Than Iron and Folic Acid: Modeling Results from 3 High-Burden Asian Countries. Journal of Nutrition. 149(7). 1222–1229. 24 indexed citations
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Marks, Kristin J., Laird J. Ruth, Laura A. Rowe, et al.. (2018). Review of Grain Fortification Legislation, Standards, and Monitoring Documents. Global Health Science and Practice. 6(2). 356–371. 14 indexed citations
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Onís, Mercedes de, Elaine Borghi, Mary Arimond, et al.. (2018). Prevalence thresholds for wasting, overweight and stunting in children under 5 years. Public Health Nutrition. 22(1). 175–179. 259 indexed citations breakdown →
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Romaña, Daniel López de, et al.. (2016). Tackling malnutrition in Latin America and the Caribbean: challenges and opportunities.. PubMed. 40(2). 138–146. 26 indexed citations
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De‐Regil, Luz María, et al.. (2016). Fortification of wheat and maize flour with folic acid for population health outcomes. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews. 6 indexed citations
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Jalal, Chowdhury, Sara Wuehler, Saskia Osendarp, & Luz María De‐Regil. (2016). Estimating nutrient fortification levels in condiments and seasonings for public health programs: considerations and adaptations. Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences. 1379(1). 28–37. 3 indexed citations
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Stevens, Gretchen A, James E. Bennett, Quentin Hennocq, et al.. (2015). Trends and mortality effects of vitamin A deficiency in children in 138 low-income and middle-income countries between 1991 and 2013: a pooled analysis of population-based surveys. The Lancet Global Health. 3(9). e528–e536. 390 indexed citations breakdown →
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Peña‐Rosas, Juan Pablo, et al.. (2015). Intermittent oral iron supplementation during pregnancy. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews. 2015(10). CD009997–CD009997. 170 indexed citations
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De‐Regil, Luz María, et al.. (2015). [Considerations on the development of nutrition-related guidelines by the World Health Organization and their implementation].. PubMed. 65(1). 1–11. 3 indexed citations
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De‐Regil, Luz María, Juan Pablo Peña‐Rosas, Rafael Flores‐Ayala, & Maria Elena Jefferds. (2013). Development and use of the generic WHO/CDC logic model for vitamin and mineral interventions in public health programmes. Public Health Nutrition. 17(3). 634–639. 30 indexed citations
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De‐Regil, Luz María, et al.. (2013). Equity in access to fortified maize flour and corn meal. Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences. 1312(1). 40–53. 12 indexed citations
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Stevens, Gretchen A, Mariel M. Finucane, Luz María De‐Regil, et al.. (2013). Global, regional, and national trends in haemoglobin concentration and prevalence of total and severe anaemia in children and pregnant and non-pregnant women for 1995–2011: a systematic analysis of population-representative data. The Lancet Global Health. 1(1). e16–e25. 1345 indexed citations breakdown →
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Muthayya, Sumithra, Luz María De‐Regil, Arnaud Laillou, et al.. (2012). Fortification of rice with vitamins and minerals for addressing micronutrient malnutrition. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews. 12 indexed citations
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De‐Regil, Luz María, Maria Elena Jefferds, & Juan Pablo Peña‐Rosas. (2012). Point-of-use fortification of foods with micronutrient powders containing iron in children of preschool and school age. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews. 9 indexed citations
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Sæterdal, Ingvil, José O. Mora, & Luz María De‐Regil. (2012). Fortification of staple foods with vitamin A for preventing vitamin A deficiency. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews. 12 indexed citations
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Peña‐Rosas, Juan Pablo, et al.. (2011). Translating Research into Action: WHO Evidence-Informed Guidelines for Safe and Effective Micronutrient Interventions,. Journal of Nutrition. 142(1). 197S–204S. 33 indexed citations
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De‐Regil, Luz María, Parminder S. Suchdev, Gunn Elisabeth Vist, Silke Walleser, & Juan Pablo Peña‐Rosas. (2011). Home fortification of foods with multiple micronutrient powders for health and nutrition in children under two years of age. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews. 2(9). CD008959–CD008959. 326 indexed citations

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