Melissa N. Laska

9.2k total citations · 1 hit paper
173 papers, 6.9k citations indexed

About

Melissa N. Laska is a scholar working on Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, General Health Professions and Clinical Psychology. According to data from OpenAlex, Melissa N. Laska has authored 173 papers receiving a total of 6.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 115 papers in Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, 68 papers in General Health Professions and 43 papers in Clinical Psychology. Recurrent topics in Melissa N. Laska's work include Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet (109 papers), Food Security and Health in Diverse Populations (44 papers) and Eating Disorders and Behaviors (36 papers). Melissa N. Laska is often cited by papers focused on Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet (109 papers), Food Security and Health in Diverse Populations (44 papers) and Eating Disorders and Behaviors (36 papers). Melissa N. Laska collaborates with scholars based in United States, South Africa and Belgium. Melissa N. Laska's co-authors include Nicole Larson, Dianne Neumark‐Sztainer, Mary Story, Jenny Pelletier, Meg Bruening, Katherine Lust, Keryn E. Pasch, Darin J. Erickson, Dan J. Graham and Lisa Harnack and has published in prestigious journals such as Circulation, SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología and PLoS ONE.

In The Last Decade

Melissa N. Laska

163 papers receiving 6.6k citations

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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 Struggle Is Real: A Systematic Review of Food Insecurity on Postsecondary Education Campuses

2017 291 citations Meg Bruening, Melissa N. Laska et al. profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Melissa N. Laska United States	47	4.0k	2.6k	1.4k	864	705	173	6.9k
Anthony Worsley Australia	52	5.3k 1.3×	1.4k 0.5×	1.2k 0.9×	1.1k 1.2×	1.5k 2.1×	326	9.8k
Melissa C. Nelson United States	31	5.2k 1.3×	2.3k 0.9×	1.3k 0.9×	374 0.4×	482 0.7×	42	8.0k
Amy L. Yaroch United States	44	3.5k 0.9×	2.5k 1.0×	843 0.6×	420 0.5×	771 1.1×	219	6.4k
Leslie A. Lytle United States	53	5.5k 1.4×	2.4k 0.9×	1.4k 1.0×	253 0.3×	712 1.0×	105	8.4k
Sandrine Péneau France	51	4.1k 1.0×	588 0.2×	1.2k 0.9×	642 0.7×	919 1.3×	173	6.7k
Marlene B. Schwartz United States	51	6.9k 1.8×	2.9k 1.1×	3.1k 2.2×	488 0.6×	1.2k 1.7×	187	11.3k
Janice Baranowski United States	50	5.6k 1.4×	2.3k 0.9×	1.4k 1.0×	209 0.2×	690 1.0×	141	8.5k
Kim D. Reynolds United States	40	2.8k 0.7×	1.6k 0.6×	1.2k 0.9×	186 0.2×	369 0.5×	104	6.3k
Karen Cullen United States	47	6.1k 1.5×	2.8k 1.1×	1.5k 1.1×	223 0.3×	984 1.4×	165	8.1k
Deanna M. Hoelscher United States	43	5.1k 1.3×	2.5k 1.0×	735 0.5×	221 0.3×	815 1.2×	244	7.2k

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Laska, Melissa N., et al.. (2025). Construct Validity of Nutrition Security and Perceived Healthfulness Choice Measures. Journal of Hunger & Environmental Nutrition. 20(6). 967–977.

Weeks, Heidi M., Kira S. Birditt, Melissa N. Laska, et al.. (2025). A formative study of grandparent caregivers' grandchild feeding responsibilities and practices. Eating Behaviors. 57. 101982–101982.

Laska, Melissa N., et al.. (2024). Conducting industry informant interviews to advance healthy food retail initiatives: challenges, opportunities, and lessons. Health Promotion International. 39(6). 1 indexed citations

Winkler, Megan R., et al.. (2024). “Games being played”: a US exploration of market strategies used by the beverage industry as experienced by food retailers. Globalization and Health. 20(1). 79–79.

Erickson, Darin J., et al.. (2024). Effect of Delaying High School Start Time on Teen Physical Activity, Screen Use, and Sports and Extracurricular Activity Participation: Results From START. Journal of School Health. 95(1). 70–77.

Laska, Melissa N., Megan R. Winkler, & Nicole Larson. (2024). The Role of Food and Beverage Environments in Child Health and Weight-Related Behaviors. Pediatric Clinics of North America. 71(5). 845–858.

Widome, Rachel, Darin J. Erickson, Melissa N. Laska, et al.. (2023). Impact of delaying high school start times on weight and related behaviors - the START study. Preventive Medicine. 172. 107548–107548. 3 indexed citations

Wolfson, Julia A., et al.. (2023). High Prevalence of Food Insecurity and Related Disparities Among US College and University Students From 2015–2019. Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior. 56(1). 27–34. 4 indexed citations

Pitts, Stephanie Jilcott, Nancy E. Moran, Melissa N. Laska, et al.. (2023). Reflection Spectroscopy-Assessed Skin Carotenoids Are Sensitive to Change in Carotenoid Intake in a 6-Week Randomized Controlled Feeding Trial in a Racially/Ethnically Diverse Sample. Journal of Nutrition. 153(4). 1133–1142. 13 indexed citations

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Winkler, Megan R., Kathleen M. Lenk, Darin J. Erickson, & Melissa N. Laska. (2022). Secular trends and customer characteristics of sweetened beverage and water purchasing at US convenience and other small food stores, 2014–2017. International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity. 19(1). 37–37. 2 indexed citations

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Pitts, Stephanie Jilcott, Qiang Wu, Kimberly P. Truesdale, et al.. (2021). A four-year observational study to examine the dietary impact of the North Carolina Healthy Food Small Retailer Program, 2017–2020. International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity. 18(1). 44–44. 9 indexed citations

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Pitts, Stephanie Jilcott, Nancy E. Moran, Qiang Wu, et al.. (2021). Pressure-Mediated Reflection Spectroscopy Criterion Validity as a Biomarker of Fruit and Vegetable Intake: A 2-Site Cross-Sectional Study of 4 Racial or Ethnic Groups. Journal of Nutrition. 152(1). 107–116. 22 indexed citations

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Winkler, Megan R., Yeeli Mui, Shanda Hunt, et al.. (2021). Applications of Complex Systems Models to Improve Retail Food Environments for Population Health: A Scoping Review. Advances in Nutrition. 13(4). 1028–1043. 9 indexed citations

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Winkler, Megan R., Kathleen M. Lenk, Darin J. Erickson, Caitlin E. Caspi, & Melissa N. Laska. (2020). Longitudinal Fruit and Vegetable Sales in Small Food Retailers: Response to a Novel Local Food Policy and Variation by Neighborhood Socioeconomic Status. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 17(15). 5480–5480. 2 indexed citations

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Widome, Rachel, Kathleen M. Lenk, Melissa N. Laska, et al.. (2019). Sleep Duration and Weight-Related Behaviors among Adolescents. Childhood Obesity. 15(7). 434–442. 15 indexed citations

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Bruening, Meg, Irene van Woerden, Michael Todd, & Melissa N. Laska. (2018). Hungry to learn: the prevalence and effects of food insecurity on health behaviors and outcomes over time among a diverse sample of university freshmen. International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity. 15(1). 9–9. 142 indexed citations

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Meyer, Katie A., Melanie M. Wall, Nicole Larson, Melissa N. Laska, & Dianne Neumark‐Sztainer. (2012). Sleep Duration and BMI in a Sample of Young Adults. Obesity. 20(6). 1279–1287. 88 indexed citations

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Berge, Jerica M., Rich MacLehose, Marla E. Eisenberg, Melissa N. Laska, & Dianne Neumark‐Sztainer. (2012). How significant is the ‘significant other’? Associations between significant others’ health behaviors and attitudes and young adults’ health outcomes. International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity. 9(1). 35–35. 31 indexed citations

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Slater, Megan E., John R. Sirard, Melissa N. Laska, Mark A. Pereira, & Leslie A. Lytle. (2011). Relationships between Energy Balance Knowledge and the Home Environment. Journal of the American Dietetic Association. 111(4). 556–560. 18 indexed citations

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Bauer, Katherine W., Melissa N. Laska, Jayne A. Fulkerson, & Dianne Neumark‐Sztainer. (2011). Longitudinal and Secular Trends in Parental Encouragement for Healthy Eating, Physical Activity, and Dieting Throughout the Adolescent Years. Journal of Adolescent Health. 49(3). 306–311. 40 indexed citations

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