Manuel Ramírez‐Zea

8.4k total citations · 2 hit papers
145 papers, 3.4k citations indexed

About

Manuel Ramírez‐Zea is a scholar working on Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, Nutrition and Dietetics and Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health. According to data from OpenAlex, Manuel Ramírez‐Zea has authored 145 papers receiving a total of 3.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 68 papers in Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, 52 papers in Nutrition and Dietetics and 37 papers in Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health. Recurrent topics in Manuel Ramírez‐Zea's work include Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet (55 papers), Child Nutrition and Water Access (41 papers) and Birth, Development, and Health (31 papers). Manuel Ramírez‐Zea is often cited by papers focused on Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet (55 papers), Child Nutrition and Water Access (41 papers) and Birth, Development, and Health (31 papers). Manuel Ramírez‐Zea collaborates with scholars based in Guatemala, United States and Mexico. Manuel Ramírez‐Zea's co-authors include Aryeh D. Stein, Reynaldo Martorell, Ann DiGirolamo, John Hoddinott, Shane A. Norris, Paúl Melgar, Linda S. Adair, Clive Osmond, Caroline Fall and Pedro C. Hallal and has published in prestigious journals such as The Lancet, SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología and PLoS ONE.

In The Last Decade

Manuel Ramírez‐Zea

140 papers receiving 3.2k citations

Hit Papers

Associations of linear growth and relative weight gain du... 2013 2026 2017 2021 2013 2013 200 400 600
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. Associations of linear growth and relative weight gain during early life with adult health and human capital in countries of low and middle income: findings from five birth cohort studies
    2013 600 citations Linda S. Adair, Aryeh D. Stein et al. profile →
  2. Adult consequences of growth failure in early childhood
    2013 312 citations Manuel Ramírez‐Zea, Aryeh D. Stein 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
Manuel Ramírez‐Zea Guatemala 27 1.6k 1.1k 1.0k 766 366 145 3.4k
Francis Delpeuch France 31 1.6k 1.0× 1.3k 1.1× 400 0.4× 870 1.1× 288 0.8× 136 3.1k
Daniel J. Corsi Canada 32 817 0.5× 812 0.7× 1.4k 1.3× 908 1.2× 300 0.8× 121 3.8k
Salvador Villalpando Mexico 42 2.2k 1.4× 1.1k 1.0× 665 0.6× 997 1.3× 176 0.5× 183 5.0k
Barrie Margetts United Kingdom 34 1.2k 0.7× 1.6k 1.4× 782 0.7× 930 1.2× 136 0.4× 87 4.2k
John Hall Australia 32 1.3k 0.9× 709 0.6× 1.1k 1.1× 765 1.0× 372 1.0× 90 3.9k
Parminder S. Suchdev United States 40 3.1k 2.0× 747 0.7× 868 0.8× 804 1.0× 193 0.5× 129 5.4k
Nelia P. Steyn South Africa 41 1.7k 1.0× 2.5k 2.2× 374 0.4× 1.1k 1.4× 186 0.5× 119 4.5k
Wolney Lisbôa Conde Brazil 24 1.3k 0.8× 2.1k 1.9× 569 0.5× 1.4k 1.8× 123 0.3× 78 3.6k
Lisa K. Micklesfield South Africa 28 764 0.5× 1.4k 1.3× 667 0.6× 461 0.6× 187 0.5× 173 3.7k
Pierre Traissac France 30 1.2k 0.8× 801 0.7× 318 0.3× 597 0.8× 189 0.5× 77 2.4k

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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All Works

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Polman, Katja, et al.. (2024). Quantifying Overlapping Forms of Malnutrition Across Latin America: A Systematic Literature Review and Meta-Analysis of Prevalence Estimates. Advances in Nutrition. 15(5). 100212–100212. 4 indexed citations
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Ramírez‐Zea, Manuel, et al.. (2024). Plasma Copper and Metabolic Syndrome in Mesoamerican Children and Their Parents. Biological Trace Element Research. 202(11). 4903–4908. 2 indexed citations
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Hartwig, Fernando Pires, Anushka Ataullahjan, Linda S. Adair, et al.. (2024). Women’s health and well-being in five birth cohorts from low- and middle-income countries: Domains and their associations with early-life conditions. Journal of Global Health. 14. 4137–4137. 1 indexed citations
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Paniagua-Ávila, Alejandra, Rachel C. Shelton, Laura Gutiérrez, et al.. (2024). Assessing the implementation of a multi-component hypertension program in a Guatemalan under-resourced dynamic context: an application of the RE-AIM/PRISM extension for sustainability and health equity. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 5(1). 23–23. 5 indexed citations
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Adair, Linda S., Reynaldo Martorell, Shivani A. Patel, et al.. (2023). Growth patterns in childhood and adolescence and adult body composition: a pooled analysis of birth cohort studies from five low and middle-income countries (COHORTS collaboration). BMJ Open. 13(3). e068427–e068427. 4 indexed citations
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Adair, Linda S., et al.. (2023). Early life predictors of body composition trajectories from adolescence to mid‐adulthood. American Journal of Human Biology. 35(11). e23952–e23952. 1 indexed citations
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Ramírez‐Zea, Manuel, et al.. (2023). Quantifying the Coexistence of Multiple Forms of Malnutrition: A Systematic Literature Review and Meta-Analysis of Prevalence Estimates across Latin America. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 88–88. 1 indexed citations
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Weber, Mary Beth, Ana A. Baumann, Mina C. Hosseinipour, et al.. (2023). Global implementation research capacity building to address cardiovascular disease: An assessment of efforts in eight countries. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 3(9). e0002237–e0002237. 2 indexed citations
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Smith, Joshua W., Derek K. Ng, Christian S. Álvarez, et al.. (2022). Assessing the Validity of Normalizing Aflatoxin B1-Lysine Albumin Adduct Biomarker Measurements to Total Serum Albumin Concentration across Multiple Human Population Studies. Toxins. 14(3). 162–162. 10 indexed citations
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Varghese, Jithin Sam, Linda S. Adair, Shivani A. Patel, et al.. (2022). Subjective social status is associated with happiness but not weight status or psychological distress: An analysis of three prospective birth cohorts from low- and middle-income countries. Wellbeing Space and Society. 3. 100115–100115. 2 indexed citations
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He, Siran, Ngoc‐Anh Le, Manuel Ramírez‐Zea, et al.. (2021). Metabolic flexibility differs by body composition in adults. Clinical Nutrition ESPEN. 46. 372–379. 3 indexed citations
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Yu, Elaine A., Siran He, Dean P. Jones, et al.. (2021). Metabolomic Profiling Demonstrates Postprandial Changes in Fatty Acids and Glycerophospholipids Are Associated with Fasting Inflammation in Guatemalan Adults. Journal of Nutrition. 151(9). 2564–2573. 11 indexed citations
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Varghese, Jithin Sam, Linda S. Adair, Shivani A. Patel, et al.. (2021). Changes in asset-based wealth across the life course in birth cohorts from five low- and middle-income countries. SSM - Population Health. 16. 100976–100976. 9 indexed citations
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Varghese, Jithin Sam, et al.. (2021). Socioeconomic position over the life-course and subjective social status in relation to nutritional status and mental health among Guatemalan adults. SSM - Population Health. 15. 100880–100880. 6 indexed citations
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González-Casanova, Inés, Ann DiGirolamo, María F Kroker-Lobos, et al.. (2021). Association between early child development trajectories and adult cognitive function in a 50-year longitudinal study in Guatemala. BMJ Open. 11(6). e044966–e044966. 3 indexed citations
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He, Siran, Ngoc‐Anh Le, Manuel Ramírez‐Zea, et al.. (2020). Postprandial glycemic response differed by early life nutritional exposure in a longitudinal cohort: a single- and multi-biomarker approach. European Journal of Nutrition. 60(4). 1973–1984. 2 indexed citations
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Vandevijvere, Stefanie, et al.. (2020). Lack of nutrient declarations and low nutritional quality of pre-packaged foods sold in Guatemalan supermarkets. Public Health Nutrition. 23(13). 2280–2289. 5 indexed citations
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Barceló, Alberto, et al.. (2015). Total adult cardiovascular risk in Central America.. PubMed. 38(6). 464–71. 2 indexed citations

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