Nancy Aburto

3.4k total citations · 2 hit papers
32 papers, 2.1k citations indexed

About

Nancy Aburto is a scholar working on Nutrition and Dietetics, General Health Professions and Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health. According to data from OpenAlex, Nancy Aburto has authored 32 papers receiving a total of 2.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 23 papers in Nutrition and Dietetics, 12 papers in General Health Professions and 11 papers in Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health. Recurrent topics in Nancy Aburto's work include Child Nutrition and Water Access (19 papers), Food Security and Health in Diverse Populations (8 papers) and Child Nutrition and Feeding Issues (7 papers). Nancy Aburto is often cited by papers focused on Child Nutrition and Water Access (19 papers), Food Security and Health in Diverse Populations (8 papers) and Child Nutrition and Feeding Issues (7 papers). Nancy Aburto collaborates with scholars based in United States, Italy and Switzerland. Nancy Aburto's co-authors include Lee Hooper, Francesco P. Cappuccio, Paul Elliott, Joerg J Meerpohl, H. Gutiérrez, Sarah Hanson, Reynaldo Martorell, Usha Ramakrishnan, George P. McCabe and Rafael Flores‐Ayala and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, The FASEB Journal and Journal of Nutrition.

In The Last Decade

Nancy Aburto

31 papers receiving 2.0k 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.

Effect of lower sodium intake on health: systematic review and meta-analyses

2013 924 citations Nancy Aburto, Lee Hooper et al. BMJ profile →
Effect of increased potassium intake on cardiovascular risk factors and disease: systematic review and meta-analyses

2013 637 citations Nancy Aburto, Sarah Hanson et al. BMJ profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Nancy Aburto United States	16	1.4k	1.1k	511	288	188	32	2.1k
Donna Rhodes United States	20	972 0.7×	2.3k 2.1×	231 0.5×	853 3.0×	111 0.6×	47	3.1k
Firoozeh Hosseini‐Esfahani Iran	27	755 0.5×	2.2k 2.1×	218 0.4×	1.2k 4.1×	114 0.6×	122	3.8k
Gangqiang Ding China	22	458 0.3×	802 0.8×	208 0.4×	471 1.6×	80 0.4×	110	2.1k
Sameera A. Talegawkar United States	28	735 0.5×	1.2k 1.1×	329 0.6×	761 2.6×	27 0.1×	102	2.6k
Rachael McLean New Zealand	25	1.1k 0.7×	1.2k 1.1×	396 0.8×	279 1.0×	166 0.9×	82	1.9k
Seema Gulati India	22	474 0.3×	905 0.8×	269 0.5×	575 2.0×	29 0.2×	37	2.5k
Chun Zhou China	22	245 0.2×	470 0.4×	232 0.5×	398 1.4×	122 0.6×	127	1.6k
B. M. Margetts United Kingdom	23	565 0.4×	1.2k 1.1×	172 0.3×	608 2.1×	20 0.1×	62	2.2k
Leila Nikniaz Iran	22	356 0.2×	421 0.4×	126 0.2×	284 1.0×	72 0.4×	105	1.5k
Arash Ghanbarian Iran	24	242 0.2×	1.2k 1.1×	606 1.2×	537 1.9×	123 0.7×	63	2.9k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Nancy Aburto

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Jefferds, Maria Elena, Nancy Aburto, Usha Ramakrishnan, et al.. (2024). Development of a Population-Level Dichotomous Indicator of Minimum Dietary Diversity as a Proxy for Micronutrient Adequacy in Adolescents Aged 10–19 Y in the United States. Journal of Nutrition. 154(9). 2795–2806. 2 indexed citations

Jefferds, Maria Elena, et al.. (2023). What Do United States Adolescents Eat? Food Group Consumption Patterns and Dietary Diversity from a Decade of Nationally Representative Data. Current Developments in Nutrition. 7(8). 101968–101968. 5 indexed citations

Iannotti, Lora, Shirley A. Tarawali, Isabelle Baltenweck, et al.. (2021). Livestock-derived foods and sustainable healthy diets. CGSPace A Repository of Agricultural Research Outputs (Consultative Group for International Agricultural Research). 3 indexed citations

Hurley, Kristen M., et al.. (2019). Process Evaluation of a Large-Scale Community-Based Nutrition Program in Malawi. Current Developments in Nutrition. 4(1). nzz131–nzz131. 5 indexed citations

Aburto, Nancy, et al.. (2019). National Wheat and Maize Flour Fortification Standards and Their Comparison with International Guidelines in Countries with Mandatory Fortification (P22-001-19). Current Developments in Nutrition. 3. nzz042.P22–1. 1 indexed citations

Lundeen, Elizabeth A., Jennifer N. Lind, Kristie E.N. Clarke, et al.. (2018). Four years after implementation of a national micronutrient powder program in Kyrgyzstan, prevalence of iron deficiency and iron deficiency anemia is lower, but prevalence of vitamin A deficiency is higher. European Journal of Clinical Nutrition. 73(3). 416–423. 13 indexed citations

Hurley, Kristen M., Yunhee Kang, Nancy Aburto, et al.. (2018). Monitoring and evaluation design of Malawi’s Right Foods at the Right Time nutrition program. Evaluation and Program Planning. 73. 1–9. 21 indexed citations

Nichols, Erin, Nancy Aburto, Mary K. Serdula, et al.. (2014). Vitamin D status and associated factors of deficiency among Jordanian children of preschool age. European Journal of Clinical Nutrition. 69(1). 90–95. 16 indexed citations

Serdula, Mary K., Erin Nichols, Nancy Aburto, et al.. (2014). Micronutrient status in Jordan: 2002 and 2010. European Journal of Clinical Nutrition. 68(10). 1124–1128. 19 indexed citations

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Aburto, Nancy, et al.. (2013). Effect of lower sodium intake on health: systematic review and meta-analyses. BMJ. 346(apr03 3). f1326–f1326. 924 indexed citations breakdown →

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Aburto, Nancy, Sarah Hanson, H. Gutiérrez, et al.. (2013). Effect of increased potassium intake on cardiovascular risk factors and disease: systematic review and meta-analyses. BMJ. 346(apr03 3). f1378–f1378. 637 indexed citations breakdown →

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Serdula, Mary K., Elizabeth A. Lundeen, Erin Nichols, et al.. (2013). Effects of a large-scale micronutrient powder and young child feeding education program on the micronutrient status of children 6–24 months of age in the Kyrgyz Republic. European Journal of Clinical Nutrition. 67(7). 703–707. 25 indexed citations

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Nichols, Erin, et al.. (2012). Performance of Iron Spot Test with Arabic Bread Made from Fortified White Wheat Flour. Food and Nutrition Bulletin. 33(3). 202–206. 3 indexed citations

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Nichols, Erin, Nancy Aburto, Kevin M. Sullivan, et al.. (2012). Vitamin D status and determinants of deficiency among non-pregnant Jordanian women of reproductive age. European Journal of Clinical Nutrition. 66(6). 751–756. 45 indexed citations

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Aburto, Nancy, et al.. (2011). Effect of a School-Based Intervention on Physical Activity. Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise. 43(10). 1898–1906. 28 indexed citations

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Aburto, Nancy, Eric Pevzner, Ruy López‐Ridaura, et al.. (2010). Knowledge and Adoption of Community Mitigation Efforts in Mexico During the 2009 H1N1 Pandemic. American Journal of Preventive Medicine. 39(5). 395–402. 47 indexed citations

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Aburto, Nancy, Manuel Ramírez‐Zea, Lynnette M. Neufeld, & Rafael Flores‐Ayala. (2010). The effect of nutritional supplementation on physical activity and exploratory behavior of Mexican infants aged 8–12 months. European Journal of Clinical Nutrition. 64(6). 644–651. 28 indexed citations

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Aburto, Nancy, Manuel Ramírez‐Zea, Lynnette M. Neufeld, & Rafael Flores‐Ayala. (2009). Some Indicators of Nutritional Status Are Associated with Activity and Exploration in Infants at Risk for Vitamin and Mineral Deficiencies. Journal of Nutrition. 139(9). 1751–1757. 22 indexed citations

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Hernández‐Cordero, Sonia, Lynnette M. Neufeld, Armando García‐Guerra, & Nancy Aburto. (2008). Physical activity during pregnancy and early postpartum in Mexican women. The FASEB Journal. 22(S1). 1 indexed citations

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Ramakrishnan, Usha, Nancy Aburto, George P. McCabe, & Reynaldo Martorell. (2004). Multimicronutrient Interventions but Not Vitamin A or Iron Interventions Alone Improve Child Growth: Results of 3 Meta-Analyses. Journal of Nutrition. 134(10). 2592–2602. 114 indexed citations

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