Megan Deitchler

2.6k total citations · 1 hit paper
50 papers, 1.8k citations indexed

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Megan Deitchler is a scholar working on Nutrition and Dietetics, Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health and General Health Professions. According to data from OpenAlex, Megan Deitchler has authored 50 papers receiving a total of 1.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 26 papers in Nutrition and Dietetics, 25 papers in Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health and 11 papers in General Health Professions. Recurrent topics in Megan Deitchler's work include Child Nutrition and Water Access (25 papers), Nutritional Studies and Diet (23 papers) and Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet (19 papers). Megan Deitchler is often cited by papers focused on Child Nutrition and Water Access (25 papers), Nutritional Studies and Diet (23 papers) and Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet (19 papers). Megan Deitchler collaborates with scholars based in United States, Slovenia and United Kingdom. Megan Deitchler's co-authors include Mary Arimond, Gina Kennedy, Doris Wiesmann, Yves Martin‐Prével, Anne Swindale, Jennifer Coates, Elodie Becquey, Liv Elin Torheim, Alicia L. Carriquiry and Melissa C. Daniels and has published in prestigious journals such as PEDIATRICS, Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences and Journal of Nutrition.

In The Last Decade

Megan Deitchler

49 papers receiving 1.7k 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.

Simple Food Group Diversity Indicators Predict Micronutrient Adequacy of Women’s Diets in 5 Diverse, Resource-Poor Settings

2010 460 citations Mary Arimond, Doris Wiesmann et al. Journal of Nutrition profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Megan Deitchler United States	21	1.2k	644	630	308	240	50	1.8k
Lieven Huybregts Belgium	29	1.4k 1.2×	769 1.2×	671 1.1×	776 2.5×	276 1.1×	83	2.5k
Anne Hatløy Norway	16	927 0.8×	539 0.8×	453 0.7×	194 0.6×	213 0.9×	34	1.7k
Mourad Moursi United States	22	1.2k 1.0×	482 0.7×	445 0.7×	190 0.6×	165 0.7×	40	1.7k
Ana Marlúcia Oliveira Assis Brazil	22	843 0.7×	348 0.5×	436 0.7×	304 1.0×	104 0.4×	54	1.7k
Yves Martin‐Prével France	32	2.0k 1.7×	1.2k 1.8×	1.1k 1.7×	598 1.9×	386 1.6×	98	3.2k
Grace S. Marquis Canada	28	1.1k 1.0×	446 0.7×	502 0.8×	428 1.4×	214 0.9×	106	2.2k
Elodie Becquey United States	18	950 0.8×	438 0.7×	512 0.8×	213 0.7×	209 0.9×	47	1.3k
Carmel Dolan United Kingdom	16	1.4k 1.2×	331 0.5×	547 0.9×	551 1.8×	404 1.7×	41	1.7k
Mathilde Savy France	13	687 0.6×	372 0.6×	330 0.5×	179 0.6×	143 0.6×	34	1.1k
Christine M. McDonald United States	21	1.4k 1.2×	300 0.5×	463 0.7×	436 1.4×	318 1.3×	69	1.8k

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Arsenault, Joanne E, Nazia Binte Ali, Carolina Batis, et al.. (2025). Development and Validation of the Global Diet Quality Score (GDQS) for Children 5 to 9 Years of Age. Nutrition Reviews. 83(Supplement_1). 37–49. 6 indexed citations

Ramírez‐Silva, Ivonne, Martha María Téllez‐Rojo, Damaskini Valvi, et al.. (2025). Association Between Change in the Global Diet Quality Score (GDQS) and Adiposity Change From 2 to 7 Years of Age Among Mexicans. Nutrition Reviews. 83(Supplement_1). 61–71. 5 indexed citations

Bell, Winnie, et al.. (2025). The Global Diet Quality Score (GDQS)–Meal and GDQS-Menu Metrics: How to Measure Meal and Menu Quality in Institutional Feeding Programs. Nutrition Reviews. 83(Supplement_1). 81–92. 1 indexed citations

Batis, Carolina, Analí Castellanos-Gutiérrez, Nazia Binte Ali, et al.. (2025). Validation of the Global Diet Quality Score (GDQS) Among Children 10 to 14 Years of Age. Nutrition Reviews. 83(Supplement_1). 50–60. 4 indexed citations

Gelli, Aulo, Lieven Huybregts, Joanne E Arsenault, et al.. (2024). The Minimum Dietary Diversity For Women Indicator Can Be Extended To Children And Adolescents aged 4-15 Years As A Proxy Population Indicator For Good Micronutrient Adequacy Of Diets In Low- and Middle-Income Countries. Current Developments in Nutrition. 9(1). 104508–104508. 1 indexed citations

Bromage, Sabri, Tippawan Pongcharoen, Megan Deitchler, et al.. (2023). Performance of the Global Diet Quality Score (GDQS) App in Predicting Nutrient Adequacy and Metabolic Risk Factors among Thai Adults. Journal of Nutrition. 153(12). 3576–3594. 10 indexed citations

Bell, Winnie, et al.. (2023). P17-006-23 Measuring and Improving the Quality of School Meals: The Global Diet Quality Score (GDQS)-Meal and Menu Metrics. Current Developments in Nutrition. 7. 100902–100902. 1 indexed citations

Allemand, Pauline, et al.. (2022). Global Trends in the Availability of Dietary Data in Low and Middle-Income Countries. Nutrients. 14(14). 2987–2987. 9 indexed citations

Birk, Nick, Mika Matsuzaki, Teresa T. Fung, et al.. (2021). Exploration of Machine Learning and Statistical Techniques in Development of a Low-Cost Screening Method Featuring the Global Diet Quality Score for Detecting Prediabetes in Rural India. Journal of Nutrition. 151(12 Suppl 2). 110S–118S. 14 indexed citations

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Stern, Dalia, Analí Castellanos-Gutiérrez, Adriana Monge, et al.. (2021). Changes in the Global Diet Quality Score, Weight, and Waist Circumference in Mexican Women. Journal of Nutrition. 151(12 Suppl 2). 152S–161S. 21 indexed citations

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Fung, Teresa T., Yanping Li, Sabri Bromage, et al.. (2021). Higher Global Diet Quality Score Is Associated with Less 4-Year Weight Gain in US Women. Journal of Nutrition. 151(12 Suppl 2). 162S–167S. 24 indexed citations

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Castellanos-Gutiérrez, Analí, Sonia Rodríguez‐Ramírez, Sabri Bromage, et al.. (2021). Performance of the Global Diet Quality Score with Nutrition and Health Outcomes in Mexico with 24-h Recall and FFQ Data. Journal of Nutrition. 151(12 Suppl 2). 143S–151S. 28 indexed citations

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Bromage, Sabri, Christopher T Andersen, Amare Worku Tadesse, et al.. (2021). The Global Diet Quality Score is Associated with Higher Nutrient Adequacy, Midupper Arm Circumference, Venous Hemoglobin, and Serum Folate Among Urban and Rural Ethiopian Adults. Journal of Nutrition. 151(12 Suppl 2). 130S–142S. 22 indexed citations

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Tang, Alice, Mei Chung, Kimberly R. Dong, et al.. (2020). Determining a global mid-upper arm circumference cut-off to assess underweight in adults (men and non-pregnant women). Public Health Nutrition. 23(17). 3104–3113. 55 indexed citations

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Martin‐Prével, Yves, Mary Arimond, Pauline Allemand, et al.. (2017). Development of a Dichotomous Indicator for Population-Level Assessment of Dietary Diversity in Women of Reproductive Age. Current Developments in Nutrition. 1(12). cdn.117.001701–cdn.117.001701. 112 indexed citations

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Chang, Cindy Y., Indi Trehan, Richard J. Wang, et al.. (2012). Children Successfully Treated for Moderate Acute Malnutrition Remain at Risk for Malnutrition and Death in the Subsequent Year after Recovery. Journal of Nutrition. 143(2). 215–220. 91 indexed citations

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Mason, John B., et al.. (2011). Effects on Vitamin A Deficiency in Children of Periodic High-Dose Supplements and of Fortified Oil Promotion in a Deficient Area of the Philippines. International Journal for Vitamin and Nutrition Research. 81(5). 295–305. 16 indexed citations

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Lutter, Chessa, Bernadette Daelmans, Mercedes de Onís, et al.. (2011). Undernutrition, Poor Feeding Practices, and Low Coverage of Key Nutrition Interventions. PEDIATRICS. 128(6). e1418–e1427. 169 indexed citations

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Ruel, Marie T., Megan Deitchler, & Mary Arimond. (2010). Developing Simple Measures of Women’s Diet Quality in Developing Countries: Overview ,. Journal of Nutrition. 140(11). 2048S–2050S. 41 indexed citations

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Deitchler, Megan, et al.. (2007). A field test of three LQAS designs to assess the prevalence of acute malnutrition. International Journal of Epidemiology. 36(4). 858–864. 29 indexed citations

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