Nancy F. Krebs

24.1k total citations · 6 hit papers
326 papers, 13.1k citations indexed

About

Nancy F. Krebs is a scholar working on Nutrition and Dietetics, Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health and Hematology. According to data from OpenAlex, Nancy F. Krebs has authored 326 papers receiving a total of 13.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 214 papers in Nutrition and Dietetics, 79 papers in Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health and 71 papers in Hematology. Recurrent topics in Nancy F. Krebs's work include Child Nutrition and Water Access (117 papers), Trace Elements in Health (102 papers) and Iron Metabolism and Disorders (70 papers). Nancy F. Krebs is often cited by papers focused on Child Nutrition and Water Access (117 papers), Trace Elements in Health (102 papers) and Iron Metabolism and Disorders (70 papers). Nancy F. Krebs collaborates with scholars based in United States, Guatemala and Pakistan. Nancy F. Krebs's co-authors include K. Michael Hambidge, Leland V. Miller, Jamie Westcott, Bridget E. Young, Frank R. Greer, John H. Himes, Dawn Jacobson, Dennis M. Styne, Theresa A. Nicklas and Kenneth H. Brown and has published in prestigious journals such as New England Journal of Medicine, Circulation and Nature Communications.

In The Last Decade

Nancy F. Krebs

307 papers receiving 12.5k citations

Hit Papers

Assessment of Child and Adolescent Overweight and Obesity 2007 2026 2013 2019 2007 2010 2016 2016 2021 200 400 600
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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.

  1. Assessment of Child and Adolescent Overweight and Obesity
    2007 703 citations Nancy F. Krebs et al. PEDIATRICS profile →
  2. Use of World Health Organization and CDC growth charts for children aged 0-59 months in the United States.
    2010 428 citations Nancy F. Krebs et al. profile →
  3. Added Sugars and Cardiovascular Disease Risk in Children: A Scientific Statement From the American Heart Association
    2016 414 citations Nancy F. Krebs et al. profile →
  4. Biomarkers of Nutrition for Development (BOND)—Zinc Review
    2016 390 citations Janet C. King, Kenneth H. Brown et al. Journal of Nutrition profile →
  5. The importance of nutrition in pregnancy and lactation: lifelong consequences
    2021 309 citations Linda A. Barbour, Jacob E. Friedman et al. profile →
  6. Factors Associated with Breastfeeding Initiation and Continuation: A Meta-Analysis
    2018 275 citations Nancy F. Krebs, Bridget E. Young et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Nancy F. Krebs United States 60 6.4k 3.3k 2.6k 2.0k 1.9k 326 13.1k
Steven A. Abrams United States 68 8.9k 1.4× 3.4k 1.0× 2.1k 0.8× 2.7k 1.4× 1.6k 0.8× 367 20.0k
Lindsay H. Allen United States 62 10.7k 1.7× 2.9k 0.9× 4.3k 1.7× 2.1k 1.1× 3.6k 1.8× 243 19.5k
Laura E. Caulfield United States 52 8.9k 1.4× 2.9k 0.9× 4.1k 1.6× 2.2k 1.1× 1.3k 0.7× 207 14.8k
Kenneth H. Brown United States 69 13.2k 2.1× 2.0k 0.6× 2.4k 0.9× 2.0k 1.0× 3.6k 1.9× 313 18.5k
Richard D. Semba United States 73 4.9k 0.8× 2.1k 0.6× 1.5k 0.6× 1.9k 1.0× 1.5k 0.8× 341 18.7k
Parul Christian United States 54 10.3k 1.6× 2.8k 0.8× 6.9k 2.7× 1.8k 0.9× 2.1k 1.1× 273 17.4k
Frans J. Kok Netherlands 66 5.0k 0.8× 4.5k 1.4× 793 0.3× 893 0.5× 1.1k 0.6× 235 16.4k
Connie M. Weaver United States 70 7.1k 1.1× 5.4k 1.6× 1.6k 0.6× 1.4k 0.7× 499 0.3× 479 26.1k
Janet C. King United States 58 6.3k 1.0× 2.8k 0.8× 2.2k 0.8× 684 0.3× 2.1k 1.1× 265 13.3k
Rosalind S. Gibson New Zealand 51 5.5k 0.9× 1.8k 0.5× 965 0.4× 518 0.3× 2.2k 1.1× 178 9.4k

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Arnold, Charles D., Janet M Peerson, Julie M. Long, et al.. (2025). Predictors of Anaemia Among Young Children Receiving Daily Micronutrient Powders (MNPs) for 24 Weeks in Bangladesh: A Secondary Analysis of the Zinc in Powders Trial. Maternal and Child Nutrition. 21(3). e13806–e13806. 1 indexed citations
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Suchdev, Parminder S., Nancy F. Krebs, & Sherry A. Tanumihardjo. (2025). Reevaluating vitamin A for measles management in high-income settings. The Lancet Regional Health - Americas. 48. 101168–101168.
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Krebs, Nancy F., et al.. (2024). Rethinking Zinc—Do We Need Catch-Up Evidence or Just Catch-Up Care?. Advances in Nutrition. 15(12). 100320–100320.
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McDonald, Christine M., Reena Das, Manu Jamwal, et al.. (2024). Associations Between Selected Micronutrient Deficiencies and Cognitive Function and Symptoms of Depression Among Non-pregnant Women of Reproductive Age in Punjab, India. Current Developments in Nutrition. 8. 103185–103185. 1 indexed citations
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Krebs, Nancy F., et al.. (2024). Current Evidence on Nutrient Intakes and Infant Growth: A Narrative Review of Baby-Led Weaning vs. Conventional Weaning. Nutrients. 16(17). 2828–2828. 1 indexed citations
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Das, Reena, Mona Duggal, Manu Jamwal, et al.. (2024). Sociodemographic Factors Associated With Anemia Among Non-pregnant Women of Reproductive Age in Punjab, India. Current Developments in Nutrition. 8. 102946–102946.
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Harrall, Kylie K., Chloe Friedman, Deborah H. Glueck, et al.. (2023). Association of Maternal BMI and Rapid Infant Weight Gain With Childhood Body Size and Composition. PEDIATRICS. 151(5). 9 indexed citations
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Namazzi, Ruth, Andrea L. Conroy, Dibyadyuti Datta, et al.. (2023). Zinc for infection prevention in children with sickle cell anemia: a randomized double-blind placebo-controlled trial. Blood Advances. 7(13). 3023–3031. 7 indexed citations
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Armstrong, Michael, Kevin Quinn, Minghua Tang, et al.. (2023). P03-080-23 What's in a Mushroom? Dietary Mushroom Metabolomics Profiling Using Untargeted Metabolomics and Targeted Amino Acid Analysis. Current Developments in Nutrition. 7. 100591–100591. 1 indexed citations
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Hayman, Thomas J., Peter F. Hickey, Daniela Amann‐Zalcenstein, et al.. (2021). Zinc Supplementation with or without Additional Micronutrients Does Not Affect Peripheral Blood Gene Expression or Serum Cytokine Level in Bangladeshi Children. Nutrients. 13(10). 3516–3516. 3 indexed citations
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Harrison, Margo S., Ana Garcés, Lester Figueroa, et al.. (2020). Caesarean birth by maternal request: a poorly understood phenomenon in low- and middle-income countries. International Health. 13(1). 63–69. 3 indexed citations
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English, Laural, Julie Obbagy, Yat Ping Wong, et al.. (2018). Complementary feeding and developmental milestones: a systematic review. American Journal of Clinical Nutrition. 109(Suppl_7). 879S–889S. 15 indexed citations
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Hambidge, K. Michael, Leland V. Miller, Manolo Mazariegos, et al.. (2017). Upregulation of Zinc Absorption Matches Increases in Physiologic Requirements for Zinc in Women Consuming High- or Moderate-Phytate Diets during Late Pregnancy and Early Lactation. Journal of Nutrition. 147(6). 1079–1085. 21 indexed citations
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Rudolph, Michael C., Bridget E. Young, Dominick J. Lemas, et al.. (2016). Early infant adipose deposition is positively associated with the n-6 to n-3 fatty acid ratio in human milk independent of maternal BMI. International Journal of Obesity. 41(4). 510–517. 79 indexed citations
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Schanler, Richard J., et al.. (2013). Breastfeeding handbook for physicians. American Academy of Pediatrics eBooks. 24 indexed citations
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Hambidge, K. Michael, Manolo Mazariegos, Mark Kindem, et al.. (2011). Infant Stunting Is Associated With Short Maternal Stature. Journal of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition. 54(1). 117–119. 23 indexed citations
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Bunik, Maya, Nancy F. Krebs, Brenda L. Beaty, Maureen W. McClatchey, & David L. Olds. (2009). Breastfeeding and WIC Enrollment in the Nurse Family Partnership Program. Breastfeeding Medicine. 4(3). 145–149. 15 indexed citations
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Hambidge, K. Michael, Yewelsew Abebe, Rosalind S. Gibson, et al.. (2006). Zinc absorption during late pregnancy in rural southern Ethiopia. American Journal of Clinical Nutrition. 84(5). 1102–1106. 25 indexed citations
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Krebs, Nancy F., et al.. (1991). The effect of zinc (Zn) supplementation during lactation on maternal Zn status and milk Zn concentrations. 1 indexed citations

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