Michael Nelson

5.4k total citations · 1 hit paper
83 papers, 3.7k citations indexed

About

Michael Nelson is a scholar working on Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, Physiology and Nutrition and Dietetics. According to data from OpenAlex, Michael Nelson has authored 83 papers receiving a total of 3.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 63 papers in Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, 17 papers in Physiology and 12 papers in Nutrition and Dietetics. Recurrent topics in Michael Nelson's work include Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet (46 papers), Nutritional Studies and Diet (41 papers) and Consumer Attitudes and Food Labeling (18 papers). Michael Nelson is often cited by papers focused on Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet (46 papers), Nutritional Studies and Diet (41 papers) and Consumer Attitudes and Food Labeling (18 papers). Michael Nelson collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, Greece and United States. Michael Nelson's co-authors include Ann Ralph, W. P. T. James, Mary Atkinson, A. Black, Tim Cole, Lesley Wood, Jóhanna Haraldsdóttir, Renata Micha, Peter J. Rogers and Bridget Holmes and has published in prestigious journals such as American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, Cancer and International Journal of Epidemiology.

In The Last Decade

Michael Nelson

83 papers receiving 3.5k 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.

Socioeconomic determinants of health: The contribution of nutrition to inequalities in health

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Michael Nelson United Kingdom	35	2.6k	811	713	624	215	83	3.7k
Teresa A. Marshall United States	33	2.1k 0.8×	852 1.1×	731 1.0×	672 1.1×	127 0.6×	111	4.5k
Pamela S. Haines United States	26	2.3k 0.9×	631 0.8×	898 1.3×	727 1.2×	119 0.6×	49	3.4k
Linda Cleveland United States	15	2.1k 0.8×	657 0.8×	673 0.9×	389 0.6×	131 0.6×	33	2.8k
Charlotte Evans United Kingdom	31	2.5k 1.0×	819 1.0×	884 1.2×	566 0.9×	253 1.2×	99	3.7k
Ana M. López‐Sobaler Spain	37	2.2k 0.8×	1.1k 1.3×	1.2k 1.7×	612 1.0×	115 0.5×	202	4.4k
Margaret L. Bogle United States	27	1.7k 0.6×	904 1.1×	456 0.6×	1.4k 2.3×	200 0.9×	64	3.2k
Karen Webb Australia	35	1.7k 0.7×	977 1.2×	937 1.3×	795 1.3×	112 0.5×	89	3.7k
Gösta Samuelson Sweden	19	2.0k 0.8×	553 0.7×	1.0k 1.4×	695 1.1×	147 0.7×	57	4.1k
Anna Rangan Australia	37	2.9k 1.1×	674 0.8×	884 1.2×	485 0.8×	270 1.3×	162	4.1k
Joy Ngo Spain	25	2.1k 0.8×	560 0.7×	752 1.1×	525 0.8×	153 0.7×	47	3.1k

Countries citing papers authored by Michael Nelson

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Michael Nelson

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Warren, Janet M., Isabelle Guelinckx, M. Barbara E. Livingstone, et al.. (2018). Challenges in the assessment of total fluid intake in children and adolescents: a discussion paper. European Journal of Nutrition. 57(S3). 43–51. 15 indexed citations

Graaff, B de, Michael Nelson, & Amanda L. Neil. (2017). Up, up and away: The growth of after-hours MBS claims.. PubMed. 46(6). 407–411. 5 indexed citations

Stevens, Louis‐Mathieu & Michael Nelson. (2011). The contribution of school meals and packed lunch to food consumption and nutrient intakes in UK primary school children from a low income population. Journal of Human Nutrition and Dietetics. 24(3). 223–232. 39 indexed citations

Haroun, Dalia, Lesley Wood, C. L. Harper, & Michael Nelson. (2011). Nutrient-based standards for school lunches complement food-based standards and improve pupils' nutrient intake profile. British Journal Of Nutrition. 106(4). 472–474. 17 indexed citations

Micha, Renata, Peter J. Rogers, & Michael Nelson. (2010). The glycaemic potency of breakfast and cognitive function in school children. European Journal of Clinical Nutrition. 64(9). 948–957. 46 indexed citations

Pearce, Jo, et al.. (2010). A randomized controlled trial of the effect of school food and dining room modifications on classroom behaviour in secondary school children. European Journal of Clinical Nutrition. 65(1). 32–38. 36 indexed citations

McNeill, Geraldine, L. F. Masson, L. C. A. Craig, et al.. (2009). Sugar and fat intake among children in Scotland: what is needed to reach the dietary targets?. Public Health Nutrition. 13(8). 1286–1294. 10 indexed citations

Nelson, Michael & B. M. Stephenson. (2006). Adult groin hernias: acute and elective. Surgery (Oxford). 24(7). 239–245. 1 indexed citations

Nelson, Michael, et al.. (2005). The National School Fruit Scheme produces short-term but not longer-term increases in fruit consumption in primary school children. British Journal Of Nutrition. 93(4). 537–542. 50 indexed citations

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Naska, Androniki, Dimitris Fouskakis, Eleni Oikonomou, et al.. (2005). Dietary patterns and their socio-demographic determinants in 10 European countries: data from the DAFNE databank. European Journal of Clinical Nutrition. 60(2). 181–190. 129 indexed citations

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Gleason, Kelly, et al.. (2005). Influence of tea drinking on manganese intake, manganese status and leucocyte expression of MnSOD and cytosolic aminopeptidase P. European Journal of Clinical Nutrition. 60(1). 1–8. 43 indexed citations

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Cooper, S. & Michael Nelson. (2003). ‘Economy’ line foods from four supermarkets and brand name equivalents: a comparison of their nutrient contents and costs. Journal of Human Nutrition and Dietetics. 16(5). 339–347. 50 indexed citations

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Pufulete, Maria, Peter W. Emery, Michael Nelson, & T. A. B. Sanders. (2002). Validation of a short food frequency questionnaire to assess folate intake. British Journal Of Nutrition. 87(4). 383–390. 65 indexed citations

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Pufulete, Maria, et al.. (2002). Validation of a short food frequency questionnaire to assess folate intake. British Journal Of Nutrition. 87(4). 383–390. 74 indexed citations

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Nelson, Michael. (2000). Childhood nutrition and poverty. Proceedings of The Nutrition Society. 59(2). 307–315. 71 indexed citations

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Lagiou, P., A. Trichopoulou, Cecily Kelleher, et al.. (1999). Household budget survey nutritional data in relation to mortality from coronary heart disease, colorectal cancer and female breast cancer in European countries. European Journal of Clinical Nutrition. 53(4). 328–332. 22 indexed citations

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Nelson, Michael. (1997). Developments in the UK: Work of the low income project team. Proceedings of The Nutrition Society. 56(1A). 91–100. 7 indexed citations

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Nelson, Michael. (1995). Records in the Modern Workplace: Management Concerns. Archivaria. 39(39). 2 indexed citations

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Margetts, Barrie, Rachel Thompson, Timothy J. Key, et al.. (1995). Development of a scoring system to judge the scientific quality of information from case‐control and cohort studies of nutrition and disease. Nutrition and Cancer. 24(3). 231–239. 38 indexed citations

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Nelson, Michael, et al.. (1989). Between- and within-subject variation in nutrient intake from infancy to old age: estimating the number of days required to rank dietary intakes with desired precision. American Journal of Clinical Nutrition. 50(1). 155–167. 412 indexed citations

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