Melissa D. Olfert

3.8k total citations · 2 hit papers
183 papers, 2.5k citations indexed

About

Melissa D. Olfert is a scholar working on Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, General Health Professions and Clinical Psychology. According to data from OpenAlex, Melissa D. Olfert has authored 183 papers receiving a total of 2.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 88 papers in Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, 74 papers in General Health Professions and 29 papers in Clinical Psychology. Recurrent topics in Melissa D. Olfert's work include Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet (79 papers), Food Security and Health in Diverse Populations (30 papers) and Health and Lifestyle Studies (25 papers). Melissa D. Olfert is often cited by papers focused on Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet (79 papers), Food Security and Health in Diverse Populations (30 papers) and Health and Lifestyle Studies (25 papers). Melissa D. Olfert collaborates with scholars based in United States, Netherlands and Japan. Melissa D. Olfert's co-authors include Rachel A. Wattick, Rebecca L. Hagedorn, Sarah Colby, Wenjun Zhou, Karla P. Shelnutt, Kendra Kattelmann, Carol Byrd‐Bredbenner, Anne Mathews, Geoffrey Greene and Jesse Stabile Morrell and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, The FASEB Journal and Journal of Nutrition.

In The Last Decade

Melissa D. Olfert

170 papers receiving 2.4k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Geographical Prevalence of Polycystic Ovary Syndrome as Determined by Region and Race/Ethnicity

2018 272 citations Rachel A. Wattick, Melissa D. Olfert et al. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health profile →
Prevalence and correlates of food insecurity among U.S. college students: a multi-institutional study

2019 193 citations Aseel El Zein, Karla P. Shelnutt et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Melissa D. Olfert United States	26	1.1k	965	446	305	263	183	2.5k
Holly C. Gooding United States	32	1.0k 1.0×	773 0.8×	460 1.0×	225 0.7×	87 0.3×	123	3.1k
Jennifer R. Powers Australia	26	529 0.5×	581 0.6×	303 0.7×	215 0.7×	62 0.2×	68	2.7k
Katerina Maximova Canada	25	1.1k 1.0×	634 0.7×	484 1.1×	402 1.3×	24 0.1×	106	2.1k
Rebecca A. Seguin‐Fowler United States	32	1.4k 1.3×	809 0.8×	244 0.5×	906 3.0×	25 0.1×	160	3.2k
Stephanie R. Partridge Australia	26	1.0k 1.0×	945 1.0×	331 0.7×	400 1.3×	64 0.2×	107	2.3k
Sarah A. Rydell United States	25	1.3k 1.2×	440 0.5×	690 1.5×	217 0.7×	23 0.1×	43	2.2k
Paola Gualtieri Italy	25	714 0.7×	360 0.4×	1.1k 2.5×	853 2.8×	29 0.1×	87	3.5k
Jamie Stang United States	23	1.6k 1.5×	494 0.5×	363 0.8×	281 0.9×	19 0.1×	62	2.6k
Wendy Wrieden United Kingdom	22	1.3k 1.3×	340 0.4×	372 0.8×	231 0.8×	18 0.1×	45	1.9k
Blandine de Lauzon‐Guillain France	35	2.0k 1.8×	275 0.3×	1.0k 2.3×	452 1.5×	19 0.1×	134	3.9k

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Colby, Sarah, et al.. (2023). A World of Difference: Effects of a World Foods College Course on Diet Quality. Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior. 55(7). 59–60.

Ash, Sarah L., Isobel R. Contento, Melissa D. Olfert, & Pamela Koch. (2022). Position of the Society for Nutrition Education and Behavior: Nutrition Educator Competencies for Promoting Healthy Individuals, Communities, and Food Systems: Rationale and Application. Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior. 55(1). 3–15. 6 indexed citations

Byrd‐Bredbenner, Carol, et al.. (2022). HomeStyles-2 for SNAP-Ed families with children in middle childhood: Cluster randomized trial protocol. Contemporary Clinical Trials. 117. 106771–106771. 3 indexed citations

Hagedorn, Rebecca L., Rachel A. Wattick, & Melissa D. Olfert. (2021). “My Entire World Stopped”: College Students’ Psychosocial and Academic Frustrations during the COVID-19 Pandemic. Applied Research in Quality of Life. 17(2). 1069–1090. 65 indexed citations

Colby, Sarah, Melissa D. Olfert, Tracey E. Barnett, et al.. (2021). Examining gender and the longitudinal effect of weight conscious drinking dimensions on body mass index among a college freshman cohort. Journal of American College Health. 71(5). 1575–1583. 1 indexed citations

Barr, Makenzie L., et al.. (2020). Psychological Diagnoses and Weight Loss among Appalachian Bariatric Surgery Patients. Journal of Obesity. 2020. 1–7.

Famodu, Oluremi A., Makenzie L. Barr, Rebecca L. Hagedorn, et al.. (2019). Monetary Cost of the MyPlate Diet in Young Adults: Higher Expenses Associated with Increased Fruit and Vegetable Consumption. Journal of Nutrition and Metabolism. 2019. 1–7. 6 indexed citations

Olfert, Melissa D., Makenzie L. Barr, Rebecca L. Hagedorn, et al.. (2019). Feasibility of a mHealth Approach to Nutrition Counseling in an Appalachian State. Journal of Personalized Medicine. 9(4). 50–50. 9 indexed citations

Olfert, Melissa D., et al.. (2019). Sex Differences in Lifestyle Behaviors among U.S. College Freshmen. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 16(3). 482–482. 29 indexed citations

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Colby, Sarah, Tracey E. Barnett, Melissa D. Olfert, et al.. (2019). Examining the effect of weight conscious drinking on binge drinking frequency among college freshmen. Journal of American College Health. 68(8). 906–913. 9 indexed citations

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Colby, Sarah, Melissa D. Olfert, Kendra Kattelmann, et al.. (2019). Incorporating Technology Into the iCook 4-H Program, a Cooking Intervention for Adults and Children: Randomized Controlled Trial. JMIR Pediatrics and Parenting. 2(2). e11235–e11235. 2 indexed citations

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Olfert, Melissa D., Makenzie L. Barr, Oluremi A. Famodu, et al.. (2018). Self-Reported vs. Measured Height, Weight, and BMI in Young Adults. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 15(10). 2216–2216. 124 indexed citations

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Barr, Makenzie L., et al.. (2018). Correlations of Self-Reported Androgen Deficiency in Ageing Males (ADAM) with Stress and Sleep among Young Adult Males. Healthcare. 6(4). 121–121. 4 indexed citations

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Olfert, Melissa D., Makenzie L. Barr, Kristin Riggsbee, et al.. (2018). A Community Based Participatory Approach to Training Young Adults to Design and Implement a Social Marketing Framed Lifestyle Intervention on Their College Campus. Education Sciences. 8(3). 150–150. 8 indexed citations

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Barr, Makenzie L., Guodong Guo, Sarah Colby, & Melissa D. Olfert. (2018). Detecting Body Mass Index from a Facial Photograph in Lifestyle Intervention. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 6(3). 83–83. 14 indexed citations

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Olfert, Melissa D., Makenzie L. Barr, Rebecca L. Hagedorn, et al.. (2018). Health Disparities Score Composite of Youth and Parent Dyads from an Obesity Prevention Intervention: iCook 4-H. Healthcare. 6(2). 51–51. 2 indexed citations

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Olfert, Melissa D., et al.. (2018). eB4CAST: An Evidence-Based Tool to Promote Dissemination and Implementation in Community-Based, Public Health Research. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 15(10). 2142–2142. 7 indexed citations

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Hagedorn, Rebecca L., Nicole L. Waterland, Makenzie L. Barr, et al.. (2018). Development of iGrow: A Curriculum for Youth/Adult Dyads to Increase Gardening Skills, Culinary Competence, and Family Meal Time for Youths and Their Adult Caregivers. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 15(7). 1401–1401. 6 indexed citations

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Famodu, Oluremi A., Makenzie L. Barr, Sarah Colby, et al.. (2018). Neck Circumference Positively Relates to Cardiovascular Risk Factors in College Students. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 15(7). 1480–1480. 10 indexed citations

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Kattelmann, Kendra, Jessica R. Meendering, Melissa D. Olfert, et al.. (2018). Quality of Life Associated with Physical Activity but not Sedentary Time in Youth. 3. 3 indexed citations

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