Mary K. Serdula

19.3k total citations · 4 hit papers
139 papers, 15.0k citations indexed

About

Mary K. Serdula is a scholar working on Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, Pharmacy and Physiology. According to data from OpenAlex, Mary K. Serdula has authored 139 papers receiving a total of 15.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 70 papers in Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, 30 papers in Pharmacy and 30 papers in Physiology. Recurrent topics in Mary K. Serdula's work include Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet (59 papers), Nutritional Studies and Diet (30 papers) and Obesity and Health Practices (30 papers). Mary K. Serdula is often cited by papers focused on Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet (59 papers), Nutritional Studies and Diet (30 papers) and Obesity and Health Practices (30 papers). Mary K. Serdula collaborates with scholars based in United States, China and Switzerland. Mary K. Serdula's co-authors include Laura Kettel Khan, David S. Freedman, Heidi M. Blanck, Gerald S. Berenson, Sathanur R. Srinivasan, Ali H. Mokdad, William H. Dietz, Deborah A. Galuska, David F. Williamson and Ralph J. Coates and has published in prestigious journals such as JAMA, SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología and Annals of Internal Medicine.

In The Last Decade

Mary K. Serdula

139 papers receiving 14.1k citations

Hit Papers

Do Obese Children Become Obese Adults? A Review of the Li... 1993 2026 2004 2015 1993 2003 2005 1999 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. Do Obese Children Become Obese Adults? A Review of the Literature
    1993 1.4k citations Mary K. Serdula, Ralph J. Coates et al. Preventive Medicine profile →
  2. Binge Drinking Among US Adults
    2003 814 citations Ali H. Mokdad, Clark H. Denny et al. profile →
  3. The Relation of Childhood BMI to Adult Adiposity: The Bogalusa Heart Study
    2005 773 citations David S. Freedman, Laura Kettel Khan et al. profile →
  4. Relation of circumferences and skinfold thicknesses to lipid and insulin concentrations in children and adolescents: the Bogalusa Heart Study
    1999 541 citations David S. Freedman, Mary K. Serdula et al. American Journal of Clinical Nutrition profile →

Peers

Mary K. Serdula
Lester R. Curtin United States
Youfa Wang United States
Tim Lobstein United Kingdom
Clifford L. Johnson United States
Lauren Lissner Sweden
Brian K. Kit United States
Carolyn Summerbell United Kingdom
Sheila Williams New Zealand
Margaret McDowell United States
Thorkild I. A. Sørensen Denmark
Lester R. Curtin United States
Mary K. Serdula
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All Works

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Larson, Leila M, Sorrel Namasté, Anne M Williams, et al.. (2017). Adjusting retinol-binding protein concentrations for inflammation: Biomarkers Reflecting Inflammation and Nutritional Determinants of Anemia (BRINDA) project. American Journal of Clinical Nutrition. 106(Suppl 1). 390S–401S. 68 indexed citations
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Mei, Zuguo, Mary K. Serdula, Jianmeng Liu, et al.. (2014). Iron-Containing Micronutrient Supplementation of Chinese Women with No or Mild Anemia during Pregnancy Improved Iron Status but Did Not Affect Perinatal Anemia. Journal of Nutrition. 144(6). 943–948. 22 indexed citations
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Nichols, Erin, Nancy Aburto, Mary K. Serdula, et al.. (2014). Vitamin D status and associated factors of deficiency among Jordanian children of preschool age. European Journal of Clinical Nutrition. 69(1). 90–95. 16 indexed citations
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Serdula, Mary K.. (2010). The Opportunity of Flour Fortification: Building on the Evidence to Move Forward. Food and Nutrition Bulletin. 31(1_suppl1). S3–S6. 15 indexed citations
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Perrine, Cria G., Kirsten Herrick, Mary K. Serdula, & Kevin M. Sullivan. (2010). Some Subgroups of Reproductive Age Women in the United States May Be at Risk for Iodine Deficiency. Journal of Nutrition. 140(8). 1489–1494. 75 indexed citations
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Kimmons, Joel, Cathleen Gillespie, Jennifer Seymour, Mary K. Serdula, & Heidi M. Blanck. (2009). Fruit and vegetable intake among adolescents and adults in the United States: percentage meeting individualized recommendations.. PubMed. 11(1). 26–26. 265 indexed citations
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Blanck, Heidi M., Cathleen Gillespie, Joel Kimmons, Jennifer Seymour, & Mary K. Serdula. (2008). Trends in fruit and vegetable consumption among U.S. men and women, 1994-2005.. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 5(2). A35–A35. 208 indexed citations
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Bish, Connie L., Heidi M. Blanck, L. Michele Maynard, et al.. (2007). Activity/participation limitation and weight loss among overweight and obese US adults: 1999 to 2002 NHANES.. PubMed. 9(3). 63–63. 10 indexed citations
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Freedman, David S., Laura Kettel Khan, Mary K. Serdula, Cynthia L. Ogden, & William H. Dietz. (2006). Racial and Ethnic Differences in Secular Trends for Childhood BMI, Weight, and Height. Obesity. 14(2). 301–308. 294 indexed citations
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Galuska, Deborah A., et al.. (2005). Are healthcare professionals advising obese patients to lose weight? A trend analysis.. PubMed. 7(4). 10–10. 71 indexed citations
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Ledikwe, Jenny H., Heidi M. Blanck, Laura Kettel Khan, et al.. (2005). Dietary Energy Density Determined by Eight Calculation Methods in a Nationally Representative United States Population. Journal of Nutrition. 135(2). 273–278. 262 indexed citations
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Tohill, Beth Carlton, Jennifer Seymour, Mary K. Serdula, Laura Kettel-Khan, & Barbara J. Rolls. (2004). What Epidemiologic Studies Tell Us about the Relationship between Fruit and Vegetable Consumption and Body Weight. Nutrition Reviews. 62(10). 365–374. 16 indexed citations
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Blanck, Heidi M., Laura Kettel Khan, & Mary K. Serdula. (2004). Prescription weight loss pill use among Americans: patterns of pill use and lessons learned from the fen-phen market withdrawal. Preventive Medicine. 39(6). 1243–1248. 18 indexed citations
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Serdula, Mary K., Deborah A. Galuska, Cathleen Gillespie, et al.. (2003). Walking trends among U.S. adults. American Journal of Preventive Medicine. 25(2). 95–100. 199 indexed citations
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Denny, Clark H., Mary K. Serdula, Deborah Holtzman, & David E. Nelson. (2003). Physician advice about smoking and drinking. American Journal of Preventive Medicine. 24(1). 71–74. 83 indexed citations
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Coates, Ralph J., Mary K. Serdula, Tim Byers, et al.. (1995). A Brief, Telephone-Administered Food Frequency Questionnaire Can Be Useful for Surveillance of Dietary Fat Intakes. Journal of Nutrition. 125(6). 1473–1483. 38 indexed citations
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Byers, T., Elaine W. Gunter, Ralph J. Coates, et al.. (1993). The accuracy of parental reports of their children's intake of fruits and vegetables: validation of a food frequency questionnaire with serum levels of carotenoids and vitamins C, A, and E.. PubMed. 4(4). 350–5. 78 indexed citations
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Serdula, Mary K., Ralph J. Coates, Ali H. Mokdad, et al.. (1993). Evaluation of a Brief Telephone Questionnaire to Estimate Fruit and Vegetable Consumption in Diverse Study Populations. Epidemiology. 4(5). 455–463. 205 indexed citations
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Serdula, Mary K., et al.. (1986). Premarital rubella screening program: from identification to vaccination of susceptible women in the state of Hawaii.. Europe PMC (PubMed Central). 1 indexed citations

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