Michelle A. Méndez

13.6k total citations · 2 hit papers
128 papers, 8.4k citations indexed

About

Michelle A. Méndez is a scholar working on Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis and Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health. According to data from OpenAlex, Michelle A. Méndez has authored 128 papers receiving a total of 8.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 63 papers in Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, 37 papers in Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis and 28 papers in Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health. Recurrent topics in Michelle A. Méndez's work include Nutritional Studies and Diet (48 papers), Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet (37 papers) and Birth, Development, and Health (26 papers). Michelle A. Méndez is often cited by papers focused on Nutritional Studies and Diet (48 papers), Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet (37 papers) and Birth, Development, and Health (26 papers). Michelle A. Méndez collaborates with scholars based in United States, Spain and Mexico. Michelle A. Méndez's co-authors include Barry M. Popkin, Linda S. Adair, Jordi Sunyer, Carlos Augusto Monteiro, Jennifer M. Poti, Shu Wen Ng, Martine Vrijheid, Raquel García‐Esteban, Mark Nieuwenhuijsen and Mònica Guxens and has published in prestigious journals such as PLoS ONE, American Journal of Clinical Nutrition and The Science of The Total Environment.

In The Last Decade

Michelle A. Méndez

124 papers receiving 8.1k 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.

Metabolism disrupting chemicals and metabolic disorders

2016 769 citations Michelle A. Méndez et al. profile →
Is the degree of food processing and convenience linked with the nutritional quality of foods purchased by US households?

2015 359 citations Jennifer M. Poti, Michelle A. Méndez et al. American Journal of Clinical Nutrition profile →

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Michelle A. Méndez United States	54	2.9k	2.7k	1.6k	1.5k	1.2k	128	8.4k
Jesús Vioqué Spain	51	2.6k 0.9×	1.8k 0.7×	1.0k 0.6×	1.4k 0.9×	1.1k 0.9×	241	8.1k
Helle Margrete Meltzer Norway	58	3.1k 1.1×	2.8k 1.1×	1.8k 1.2×	2.4k 1.6×	877 0.7×	222	10.7k
Anne Lise Brantsæter Norway	52	2.5k 0.9×	2.0k 0.7×	1.3k 0.8×	2.2k 1.5×	500 0.4×	214	8.1k
Mònica Guxens Spain	48	1.3k 0.4×	4.0k 1.5×	769 0.5×	1.5k 1.0×	600 0.5×	224	7.9k
Martha María Téllez‐Rojo Mexico	53	1.2k 0.4×	6.7k 2.5×	2.0k 1.3×	1.7k 1.2×	570 0.5×	385	10.5k
Margaretha Haugen Norway	59	3.3k 1.2×	2.0k 0.8×	1.3k 0.9×	3.1k 2.1×	825 0.7×	212	11.5k
Amy H. Herring United States	65	3.8k 1.3×	2.9k 1.1×	588 0.4×	2.4k 1.6×	1.2k 1.0×	312	12.0k
Agneta Åkesson Sweden	49	2.2k 0.8×	6.4k 2.4×	2.8k 1.8×	438 0.3×	939 0.8×	192	11.7k
Martine Vrijheid Spain	68	1.8k 0.6×	7.8k 2.9×	665 0.4×	2.3k 1.6×	665 0.5×	290	12.8k
Þórhallur I. Halldórsson Iceland	41	1.6k 0.6×	1.3k 0.5×	872 0.6×	1.6k 1.1×	600 0.5×	182	5.3k

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Thompson, Amanda L., et al.. (2019). The association between urbanization and reduced renal function: findings from the China Health and Nutrition Survey. UNC Libraries. 1 indexed citations

Bommarito, Paige A., Xiaofan Xu, Carmen González‐Horta, et al.. (2018). One-carbon metabolism nutrient intake and the association between body mass index and urinary arsenic metabolites in adults in the Chihuahua cohort. Environment International. 123. 292–300. 14 indexed citations

Buckley, Jessie P., Stephanie M. Engel, Joseph M. Braun, et al.. (2016). Prenatal Phthalate Exposures and Body Mass Index Among 4- to 7-Year-old Children. Epidemiology. 27(3). 449–458. 107 indexed citations

Méndez, Michelle A., et al.. (2016). Breastfeeding and Protein Intake Influence Body Mass Index from 2 Months to 22 Years in the Cebu Longitudinal Health and Nutrition Survey. Journal of Nutrition. 146(10). 2085–2092. 3 indexed citations

Poti, Jennifer M., Michelle A. Méndez, Shu Wen Ng, & Barry M. Popkin. (2016). Highly Processed and Ready-to-Eat Packaged Food and Beverage Purchases Differ by Race/Ethnicity among US Households. Journal of Nutrition. 146(9). 1722–1730. 41 indexed citations

Jaacks, Lindsay M., Shufa Du, Michelle A. Méndez, et al.. (2015). Comparison of the dietary intakes of individuals with and without type 1 diabetes in China.. PubMed. 24(4). 639–49. 7 indexed citations

Qin, Bo, Linda S. Adair, Brenda L. Plassman, et al.. (2015). Dietary Patterns and Cognitive Decline Among Chinese Older Adults. Epidemiology. 26(5). 758–768. 74 indexed citations

Poti, Jennifer M., Michelle A. Méndez, Shu Wen Ng, & Barry M. Popkin. (2015). Is the degree of food processing and convenience linked with the nutritional quality of foods purchased by US households?. American Journal of Clinical Nutrition. 101(6). 1251–1262. 359 indexed citations breakdown →

Botton, Jérémie, Manolis Kogevinas, Esther Gràcia‐Lavedan, et al.. (2014). Postnatal weight growth and trihalomethane exposure during pregnancy. Environmental Research. 136. 280–288. 8 indexed citations

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Valvi, Damaskini, Maribel Casas, Michelle A. Méndez, et al.. (2013). Prenatal Bisphenol A Urine Concentrations and Early Rapid Growth and Overweight Risk in the Offspring. Epidemiology. 24(6). 791–799. 117 indexed citations

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Casas, Maribel, Damaskini Valvi, Noelia Luque, et al.. (2013). Dietary and sociodemographic determinants of bisphenol A urine concentrations in pregnant women and children. Environment International. 56. 10–18. 116 indexed citations

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Casas, Maribel, Leda Chatzi, Anne‐Elie Carsin, et al.. (2013). Maternal pre-pregnancy overweight and obesity, and child neuropsychological development: two Southern European birth cohort studies. International Journal of Epidemiology. 42(2). 506–517. 92 indexed citations

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Chatzi, Leda, Michelle A. Méndez, Raquel García‐Esteban, et al.. (2011). Mediterranean diet adherence during pregnancy and fetal growth: INMA (Spain) and RHEA (Greece) mother–child cohort studies. British Journal Of Nutrition. 107(1). 135–145. 90 indexed citations

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Batlle, Jordi de, Jaume Sauleda, Eva Balcells, et al.. (2011). Association between Ω3 and Ω6 fatty acid intakes and serum inflammatory markers in COPD. The Journal of Nutritional Biochemistry. 23(7). 817–821. 76 indexed citations

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Morales, Eva, Mariona Bustamante, Juan R. González, et al.. (2011). Genetic Variants of the FADS Gene Cluster and ELOVL Gene Family, Colostrums LC-PUFA Levels, Breastfeeding, and Child Cognition. PLoS ONE. 6(2). e17181–e17181. 99 indexed citations

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Román‐Viñas, Blanca, Adriana Ortiz‐Andrellucchi, Michelle A. Méndez, et al.. (2010). Is the food frequency questionnaire suitable to assess micronutrient intake adequacy for infants, children and adolescents?. Maternal and Child Nutrition. 6(s2). 112–121. 25 indexed citations

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Duarte‐Salles, Talita, Michelle A. Méndez, Mònica Guxens, et al.. (2010). Smoking during pregnancy is associated with higher dietary intake of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons and poor diet quality. Public Health Nutrition. 13(12). 2034–2043. 26 indexed citations

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Ortiz‐Andrellucchi, Adriana, Patricia Henríquez-Sánchez, Almudena Sánchez‐Villegas, et al.. (2009). Dietary assessment methods for micronutrient intake in infants, children and adolescents: a systematic review. British Journal Of Nutrition. 102(S1). S87–S117. 71 indexed citations

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Batlle, Jordi de, Isabelle Romieu, Josep M. Antó, et al.. (2009). Dietary habits of firstly admitted Spanish COPD patients. Respiratory Medicine. 103(12). 1904–1910. 27 indexed citations

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Méndez, Michelle A., Maties Torrent, Jordi Júlvez, et al.. (2008). Maternal fish and other seafood intakes during pregnancy and child neurodevelopment at age 4 years. Public Health Nutrition. 12(10). 1702–1710. 73 indexed citations

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