Monika Blössner

11.6k total citations · 9 hit papers
20 papers, 8.4k citations indexed

About

Monika Blössner is a scholar working on Nutrition and Dietetics, Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health and Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health. According to data from OpenAlex, Monika Blössner has authored 20 papers receiving a total of 8.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 18 papers in Nutrition and Dietetics, 12 papers in Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health and 7 papers in Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health. Recurrent topics in Monika Blössner's work include Child Nutrition and Water Access (18 papers), Birth, Development, and Health (9 papers) and Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet (7 papers). Monika Blössner is often cited by papers focused on Child Nutrition and Water Access (18 papers), Birth, Development, and Health (9 papers) and Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet (7 papers). Monika Blössner collaborates with scholars based in Switzerland, United States and Pakistan. Monika Blössner's co-authors include Mercedes de Onís, Elaine Borghi, César G. Victora, Roger Shrimpton, Pedro Curi Hallal, Laura E. Caulfield, Robert E. Black, Edward A. Frongillo, José Villar and Adelheid W. Onyango and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, American Journal of Clinical Nutrition and PEDIATRICS.

In The Last Decade

Monika Blössner

20 papers receiving 7.7k citations

Hit Papers

Global prevalence and trends of overweight and ... 1997 2026 2006 2016 2010 2010 2004 2001 2003 500 1000 1.5k
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.

  1. Global prevalence and trends of overweight and obesity among preschool children
    2010 1.6k citations Mercedes de Onís, Monika Blössner et al. American Journal of Clinical Nutrition profile →
  2. Worldwide Timing of Growth Faltering: Revisiting Implications for Interventions
    2010 1.1k citations César G. Victora, Mercedes de Onís et al. PEDIATRICS profile →
  3. Undernutrition as an underlying cause of child deaths associated with diarrhea, pneumonia, malaria, and measles
    2004 752 citations Laura E. Caulfield, Mercedes de Onís et al. American Journal of Clinical Nutrition profile →
  4. Worldwide Timing of Growth Faltering: Implications for Nutritional Interventions
    2001 538 citations Roger Shrimpton, César G. Victora et al. PEDIATRICS profile →
  5. The World Health Organization Global Database on Child Growth and Malnutrition: methodology and applications
    2003 533 citations Mercedes de Onís, Monika Blössner International Journal of Epidemiology profile →
  6. Prevalence and trends of overweight among preschool children in developing countries
    2000 515 citations Mercedes de Onís, Monika Blössner American Journal of Clinical Nutrition profile →
  7. WHO global database on child growth and malnutrition
    1997 514 citations Mercedes de Onís, Monika Blössner World Health Organization eBooks profile →
  8. Levels and trends in child malnutrition. UNICEF/ WHO / World Bank Group joint child malnutrition estimates: key findings of the 2017 edition.
    2017 501 citations Chika Hayashi, Julia Krasevec et al. profile →
  9. Prevalence and trends of stunting among pre-school children, 1990–2020
    2011 447 citations Mercedes de Onís, Monika Blössner et al. Public Health Nutrition profile →

Peers

Monika Blössner
Elaine Borghi Switzerland
Susan Walker Jamaica
Pedro C. Hallal Brazil
Adelheid W. Onyango Switzerland
Harshpal Singh Sachdev India
Patrick Kolsteren Belgium
Margaret E. Bentley United States
André Briend Finland
Laura E. Caulfield United States
Anna Lartey Ghana
Elaine Borghi Switzerland
Monika Blössner
Citations per year, relative to Monika Blössner Monika Blössner (= 1×) peers Elaine Borghi

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Monika Blössner

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Monika Blössner. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Monika Blössner based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with Monika Blössner. Monika Blössner is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

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Branca, Francesco, Laurence M. Grummer‐Strawn, Elaine Borghi, Monika Blössner, & Mercedes de Onís. (2015). Extension of the WHO maternal, infant and young child nutrition targets to 2030.. 55–58. 11 indexed citations
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Onís, Mercedes de, Kathryn G. Dewey, Elaine Borghi, et al.. (2013). TheWorldHealthOrganization's global target for reducing childhood stunting by 2025: rationale and proposed actions. Maternal and Child Nutrition. 9(S2). 6–26. 300 indexed citations
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Onís, Mercedes de, Adelheid W. Onyango, Elaine Borghi, et al.. (2012). Worldwide implementation of the WHO Child Growth Standards. Public Health Nutrition. 15(9). 1603–1610. 334 indexed citations
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Brown, Denise Scott, et al.. (2012). Levels and trends in child malnutrition. UNICEF-WHO-The World Bank joint child malnutrition estimates.. 237 indexed citations
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Onís, Mercedes de, Monika Blössner, & Elaine Borghi. (2011). Prevalence and trends of stunting among pre-school children, 1990–2020. Public Health Nutrition. 15(1). 142–148. 447 indexed citations breakdown →
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Bovet, Pascal, Nathalie Kizirian, George Madeleine, Monika Blössner, & Arnaud Chioléro. (2011). Prevalence of thinness in children and adolescents in the Seychelles: comparison of two international growth references. Nutrition Journal. 10(1). 65–65. 39 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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Onís, Mercedes de, Monika Blössner, & Elaine Borghi. (2010). Global prevalence and trends of overweight and obesity among preschool children. American Journal of Clinical Nutrition. 92(5). 1257–1264. 1619 indexed citations breakdown →
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Victora, César G., Mercedes de Onís, Pedro Curi Hallal, Monika Blössner, & Roger Shrimpton. (2010). Worldwide Timing of Growth Faltering: Revisiting Implications for Interventions. PEDIATRICS. 125(3). e473–e480. 1078 indexed citations breakdown →
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Blössner, Monika. (2009). School health, nutrition and education for all: levelling the playing field. Bulletin of the World Health Organization. 87(1). 75–75. 20 indexed citations
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Blössner, Monika, Mercedes de Onís, & Ricardo Uauy. (2006). Estimating Stunting from Underweight Survey Data. 7 indexed citations
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Caulfield, Laura E., Mercedes de Onís, Monika Blössner, & Robert E. Black. (2004). Undernutrition as an underlying cause of child deaths associated with diarrhea, pneumonia, malaria, and measles. American Journal of Clinical Nutrition. 80(1). 193–198. 752 indexed citations breakdown →
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Onís, Mercedes de & Monika Blössner. (2003). The World Health Organization Global Database on Child Growth and Malnutrition: methodology and applications. International Journal of Epidemiology. 32(4). 518–526. 533 indexed citations breakdown →
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Onís, Mercedes de, et al.. (2001). The National Center for Health Statistics reference and the growth of Indian adolescent boys. American Journal of Clinical Nutrition. 74(2). 248–253. 63 indexed citations
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Shrimpton, Roger, César G. Victora, Mercedes de Onís, et al.. (2001). Worldwide Timing of Growth Faltering: Implications for Nutritional Interventions. PEDIATRICS. 107(5). e75–e75. 538 indexed citations breakdown →
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Onís, Mercedes de & Monika Blössner. (2000). Prevalence and trends of overweight among preschool children in developing countries. American Journal of Clinical Nutrition. 72(4). 1032–1039. 515 indexed citations breakdown →
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Onís, Mercedes de, Edward A. Frongillo, & Monika Blössner. (2000). Is malnutrition declining? An analysis of changes in levels of child malnutrition since 1980.. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 78(10). 1222–33. 383 indexed citations
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Onís, Mercedes de, Monika Blössner, & José Villar. (1998). Levels and patterns of intrauterine growth retardation in developing countries.. PubMed. 52 Suppl 1. S5–15. 304 indexed citations
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Onís, Mercedes de & Monika Blössner. (1997). WHO global database on child growth and malnutrition. World Health Organization eBooks. 514 indexed citations breakdown →

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