Margaret Lawson

4.6k total citations · 1 hit paper
45 papers, 3.3k citations indexed

About

Margaret Lawson is a scholar working on Nutrition and Dietetics, Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health and Physiology. According to data from OpenAlex, Margaret Lawson has authored 45 papers receiving a total of 3.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 21 papers in Nutrition and Dietetics, 11 papers in Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health and 9 papers in Physiology. Recurrent topics in Margaret Lawson's work include Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet (9 papers), Child Nutrition and Water Access (8 papers) and Breastfeeding Practices and Influences (7 papers). Margaret Lawson is often cited by papers focused on Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet (9 papers), Child Nutrition and Water Access (8 papers) and Breastfeeding Practices and Influences (7 papers). Margaret Lawson collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, India and Australia. Margaret Lawson's co-authors include Elizabeth Neal, Ruby H. Schwartz, Nicole Edwards, J. Helen Cross, Andrea Whitney, Aubrey Sheiham, Jane Wardle, E. Leigh Gibson, Lucy Cooke and Tim Cole and has published in prestigious journals such as The Lancet, Circulation Research and American Journal of Clinical Nutrition.

In The Last Decade

Margaret Lawson

44 papers receiving 3.1k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

The ketogenic diet for the treatment of childhood epilepsy: a randomised controlled trial

2008 810 citations Elizabeth Neal, Ruby H. Schwartz et al. The Lancet Neurology profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Margaret Lawson United Kingdom	24	1.3k	1.2k	768	696	656	45	3.3k
Nancy G. Sebring United States	34	1.5k 1.2×	1.4k 1.1×	152 0.2×	147 0.2×	558 0.9×	48	4.5k
Dorota B Pawlak United States	13	1.4k 1.1×	2.2k 1.8×	196 0.3×	103 0.1×	722 1.1×	16	3.9k
Luciano Tatò Italy	34	656 0.5×	1.2k 1.0×	153 0.2×	105 0.2×	289 0.4×	113	3.6k
Sarah C. Couch United States	22	592 0.5×	1.3k 1.1×	197 0.3×	88 0.1×	500 0.8×	79	2.4k
Sheela N. Magge United States	27	540 0.4×	1.3k 1.1×	381 0.5×	51 0.1×	675 1.0×	60	3.9k
Yasumichi Arai Japan	34	1.5k 1.2×	344 0.3×	289 0.4×	130 0.2×	221 0.3×	188	4.1k
Antônio Herbert Lancha Brazil	45	2.4k 1.9×	692 0.6×	165 0.2×	69 0.1×	278 0.4×	191	5.6k
José R. Fernández United States	34	1.2k 0.9×	1.7k 1.4×	189 0.2×	41 0.1×	360 0.5×	114	4.3k
Melinda M. Manore United States	35	2.7k 2.1×	2.0k 1.7×	243 0.3×	41 0.1×	341 0.5×	121	6.2k
K. Eileen Allen United States	20	1.2k 0.9×	2.4k 2.0×	316 0.4×	37 0.1×	352 0.5×	56	5.9k

Countries citing papers authored by Margaret Lawson

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Fields of papers citing papers by Margaret Lawson

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Margaret Lawson

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Flavin, Richard, Eoin F. Gaffney, Sharon A. Glynn, et al.. (2016). Can a biobank network and supporting infrastructure enhance Ireland's ability to attract pharmaceutical research and development and clinical trial opportunities? A pilot survey. 1–1. 1 indexed citations

Sacher, Paul, Maria Kolotourou, Paul Chadwick, et al.. (2010). Randomized Controlled Trial of the MEND Program: A Family‐based Community Intervention for Childhood Obesity. Obesity. 18(S1). S62–8. 256 indexed citations

Neal, Elizabeth, Ruby H. Schwartz, Margaret Lawson, et al.. (2008). The ketogenic diet for the treatment of childhood epilepsy: a randomised controlled trial. The Lancet Neurology. 7(6). 500–506. 810 indexed citations breakdown →

Neal, Elizabeth, Ruby H. Schwartz, Margaret Lawson, et al.. (2008). A randomized trial of classical and medium‐chain triglyceride ketogenic diets in the treatment of childhood epilepsy. Epilepsia. 50(5). 1109–1117. 306 indexed citations

Townsend, Jennifer, Gillian Craig, Margaret Lawson, Sheena Reilly, & Lewis Spitz. (2008). Cost-effectiveness of gastrostomy placement for children with neurodevelopmental disability. Archives of Disease in Childhood. 93(10). 873–877. 13 indexed citations

Cass, Hilary, Richard P. Hastings, Margaret Lawson, et al.. (2006). Medical, surgical, and health outcomes of gastrostomy feeding. Developmental Medicine & Child Neurology. 48(5). 353–360. 60 indexed citations

Wells, Jonathan C. K., Mary Fewtrell, Jane Williams, et al.. (2006). Body composition in normal weight, overweight and obese children: matched case–control analyses of total and regional tissue masses, and body composition trends in relation to relative weight. International Journal of Obesity. 30(10). 1506–1513. 110 indexed citations

Haroun, Dalia, et al.. (2006). Assessment of obesity status in outpatients from three disease states. Acta Paediatrica. 95(8). 970–974. 5 indexed citations

Sacher, Paul, Paul Chadwick, Jonathan C. K. Wells, et al.. (2005). Assessing the acceptability and feasibility of the MEND Programme in a small group of obese 7–11‐year‐old children. Journal of Human Nutrition and Dietetics. 18(1). 3–5. 45 indexed citations

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Lawson, Margaret, et al.. (2004). A randomised controlled trial of the ketogenic diet as a treatment for children with drug resistant epilepsy. 180(6). 1671–4. 1 indexed citations

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Wardle, Jane, et al.. (2003). Increasing children's acceptance of vegetables; a randomized trial of parent-led exposure. Appetite. 40(2). 155–162. 363 indexed citations

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Beighton, D., et al.. (2002). Relationships between dietary behaviours, oral hygiene and mutans streptococci in dental plaque of a group of infants in southern England. Archives of Oral Biology. 47(6). 491–498. 43 indexed citations

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Lawson, Margaret, et al.. (1999). Dietary and lifestyle factors affecting plasma vitamin D levels in Asian children living in England. European Journal of Clinical Nutrition. 53(4). 268–272. 28 indexed citations

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Lawson, Margaret. (1998). Recent trends in infant nutrition. Nutrition. 14(10). 755–757. 7 indexed citations

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Lawson, Margaret, et al.. (1997). The impact of prematurity and neonatal illness on the decision to breast‐feed. Journal of Advanced Nursing. 25(4). 729–737. 43 indexed citations

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Lawson, Margaret, et al.. (1994). Potential Aluminium Toxicity in Infants Fed Special Infant Formula. Journal of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition. 19(4). 377–381. 30 indexed citations

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Lawson, Margaret, et al.. (1993). Clinical trial of a paediatric enteral feed. Journal of Human Nutrition and Dietetics. 6(5). 399–409. 1 indexed citations

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Lawson, Margaret, et al.. (1991). Clinical Nutrition in Paediatric Disorders. Journal of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition. 12(1). 144–144. 2 indexed citations

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Bunker, Valda W., et al.. (1988). Selenium balance studies in apparently healthy and housebound elderly people eating self-selected diets. British Journal Of Nutrition. 59(2). 171–180. 27 indexed citations

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Lawson, Margaret, et al.. (1982). Abstracts of Communications. Proceedings of The Nutrition Society. 41(3). 89A–125A. 1 indexed citations

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