Nitin Shivappa

24.7k total citations · 8 hit papers
433 papers, 17.9k citations indexed

About

Nitin Shivappa is a scholar working on Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, Physiology and Oncology. According to data from OpenAlex, Nitin Shivappa has authored 433 papers receiving a total of 17.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 365 papers in Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, 207 papers in Physiology and 70 papers in Oncology. Recurrent topics in Nitin Shivappa's work include Nutritional Studies and Diet (352 papers), Diet and metabolism studies (136 papers) and Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet (102 papers). Nitin Shivappa is often cited by papers focused on Nutritional Studies and Diet (352 papers), Diet and metabolism studies (136 papers) and Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet (102 papers). Nitin Shivappa collaborates with scholars based in United States, Iran and Australia. Nitin Shivappa's co-authors include James R. Hébert, Thomas G. Hurley, Susan E. Steck, Michael D. Wirth, James R. Hussey, Yunsheng Ma, Fred K. Tabung, Carlo La Vecchia, Diego Serraino and Catherine M. Phillips and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Clinical Oncology, SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología and PLoS ONE.

In The Last Decade

Nitin Shivappa

428 papers receiving 17.6k citations

Hit Papers

Designing and developing a literature-derived, population... 2013 2026 2017 2021 2013 2013 2016 2015 2018 500 1000 1.5k
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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. Designing and developing a literature-derived, population-based dietary inflammatory index
    2013 1.9k citations Nitin Shivappa, Susan E. Steck et al. profile →
  2. A population-based dietary inflammatory index predicts levels of C-reactive protein in the Seasonal Variation of Blood Cholesterol Study (SEASONS)
    2013 571 citations Nitin Shivappa, Susan E. Steck et al. profile →
  3. Association between dietary inflammatory index and inflammatory markers in the HELENA study
    2016 442 citations Nitin Shivappa, James R. Hébert et al. profile →
  4. Associations between dietary inflammatory index and inflammatory markers in the Asklepios Study
    2015 359 citations Nitin Shivappa, James R. Hébert et al. profile →
  5. Perspective: The Dietary Inflammatory Index (DII)—Lessons Learned, Improvements Made, and Future Directions
    2018 356 citations James R. Hébert, Nitin Shivappa et al. profile →
  6. Construct validation of the dietary inflammatory index among postmenopausal women
    2015 302 citations Susan E. Steck, Nitin Shivappa et al. profile →
  7. Dietary Inflammatory Index and Non-Communicable Disease Risk: A Narrative Review
    2019 230 citations Catherine M. Phillips, Nitin Shivappa et al. Nutrients profile →
  8. The dietary inflammatory index, obesity, type 2 diabetes, and cardiovascular risk factors and diseases
    2021 199 citations Nitin Shivappa, James R. Hébert 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
Nitin Shivappa United States 65 13.5k 8.2k 2.5k 2.4k 2.3k 433 17.9k
Teresa T. Fung United States 63 12.2k 0.9× 7.2k 0.9× 1.6k 0.6× 2.9k 1.2× 1.4k 0.6× 190 18.4k
James M. Shikany United States 62 4.5k 0.3× 3.5k 0.4× 888 0.4× 2.0k 0.9× 1.2k 0.5× 308 11.5k
Susan E. Steck United States 49 5.5k 0.4× 3.4k 0.4× 1.0k 0.4× 1.3k 0.5× 1.8k 0.8× 188 10.0k
Lesley F. Tinker United States 52 5.1k 0.4× 4.1k 0.5× 872 0.3× 1.8k 0.7× 1.1k 0.5× 244 11.2k
Ahmad Esmaillzadeh Iran 74 9.3k 0.7× 6.5k 0.8× 1.7k 0.7× 3.8k 1.6× 396 0.2× 466 18.5k
Ailsa Welch United Kingdom 62 4.6k 0.3× 3.7k 0.4× 1.2k 0.5× 2.2k 0.9× 692 0.3× 177 13.1k
Thomas G. Hurley United States 45 5.4k 0.4× 3.2k 0.4× 1.2k 0.5× 1.1k 0.5× 1.2k 0.5× 112 9.0k
Yiqing Song United States 60 2.7k 0.2× 3.2k 0.4× 1.6k 0.6× 2.4k 1.0× 665 0.3× 210 14.4k
Lyn M. Steffen United States 65 7.7k 0.6× 4.9k 0.6× 1.6k 0.6× 3.9k 1.6× 231 0.1× 275 15.1k
Allison Hodge Australia 55 3.9k 0.3× 2.8k 0.3× 1.2k 0.5× 1.6k 0.7× 626 0.3× 240 9.4k

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Vahlberg, Tero, Ella Koivuniemi, Noora Houttu, et al.. (2025). Maternal diet and gestational diabetes mellitus modestly influence children's growth during their first 24 months. Journal of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition. 81(2). 355–366. 1 indexed citations
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Su, Zhuo T., Mufaddal Mamawala, Patricia K. Landis, et al.. (2024). ASSOCIATION BETWEEN DIETARY NUTRIENTS AND INFLAMMATORY POTENTIAL AND BIOPSY UPGRADING IN MEN WITH PROSTATE CANCER ON ACTIVE SURVEILLANCE. Urologic Oncology Seminars and Original Investigations. 42. S96–S96. 1 indexed citations
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Gao, Zhiwei, et al.. (2024). The association between dietary inflammatory index with risk rheumatoid arthritis: A case-control study. Prostaglandins & Other Lipid Mediators. 175. 106916–106916. 2 indexed citations
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Su, Zhuo T., Mufaddal Mamawala, Patricia K. Landis, et al.. (2024). PD26-06 ASSOCIATION BETWEEN DIET AND NUTRIENT INTAKE AND UPGRADING IN MEN WITH PROSTATE CANCER ON ACTIVE SURVEILLANCE. The Journal of Urology. 211(5S). 1 indexed citations
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Harvey, Danielle, Lauren E. Au, Aladdin H. Shadyab, et al.. (2023). Energy-Adjusted Dietary Inflammatory Index and Diabetes Risk in Postmenopausal Hispanic Women. Journal of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics. 124(11). 1431–1439. 6 indexed citations
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Wirth, Michael D., Gabrielle Turner‐McGrievy, Nitin Shivappa, Elizabeth A. Murphy, & James R. Hébert. (2023). Interaction Between Meal-timing and Dietary Inflammatory Potential: Association with Cardiometabolic End Points in a 3-Month Prospective Analysis. Journal of Nutrition. 153(12). 3555–3564. 2 indexed citations
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Costa, Bruno Gonçalves Galdino da, Kelly Samara da Silva, Nitin Shivappa, et al.. (2022). A higher energy‐adjusted Dietary Inflammatory Index is positively associated with total and visceral body fat in young male adults. Journal of Human Nutrition and Dietetics. 35(6). 1136–1150. 6 indexed citations
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Shin, Dayeon, et al.. (2022). Pro-inflammatory diet associated with low back pain in adults aged 50 and older. Applied Nursing Research. 66. 151589–151589. 5 indexed citations
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Shivappa, Nitin, et al.. (2022). Dietary Inflammatory Index and Mortality from All Causes, Cardiovascular Disease, and Cancer: A Prospective Study. Cancers. 14(19). 4609–4609. 15 indexed citations
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Kranz, Sibylle, Erin Kennedy, Jamie Zoellner, et al.. (2022). Diet Quality and Dietary Inflammatory Index Score among Women’s Cancer Survivors. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 19(4). 1916–1916. 2 indexed citations
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Killeen, Sarah Louise, Catherine M. Phillips, Nitin Shivappa, et al.. (2021). Effect of an Antenatal Lifestyle Intervention on Dietary Inflammatory Index and Its Associations with Maternal and Fetal Outcomes: A Secondary Analysis of the PEARS Trial. Nutrients. 13(8). 2798–2798. 12 indexed citations
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Duggan, Catherine, Jean de Dieu Tapsoba, Nitin Shivappa, et al.. (2020). Changes in Dietary Inflammatory Index Patterns with Weight Loss in Women: A Randomized Controlled Trial. Cancer Prevention Research. 14(1). 85–94. 18 indexed citations
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Bondonno, Nicola P., Lauren C. Blekkenhorst, Joshua R. Lewis, et al.. (2019). Dietary inflammatory index and the aging kidney in older women: a 10-year prospective cohort study. European Journal of Nutrition. 59(7). 3201–3211. 16 indexed citations
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Mtintsilana, Asanda, Lisa K. Micklesfield, Elin Chorell, et al.. (2019). Adiposity Mediates the Association between the Dietary Inflammatory Index and Markers of Type 2 Diabetes Risk in Middle-Aged Black South African Women. Nutrients. 11(6). 1246–1246. 38 indexed citations
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Accardi, Giulia, Nitin Shivappa, Matteo Di Maso, et al.. (2019). Dietary inflammatory index and cancer risk in the elderly: A pooled-analysis of Italian case-control studies. Nutrition. 63-64. 205–210. 27 indexed citations
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Shivappa, Nitin, et al.. (2018). Dietary Inflammatory Index and Odds of Colorectal Cancer in a Case- Control Study from Iran. PubMed. 19(7). 1999–2006. 15 indexed citations
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Shivappa, Nitin, James R. Hébert, Yahya Jalilpiran‬, & Shiva Faghih. (2018). Association between Dietary Inflammatory Index and ProstateCancer in Shiraz Province of Iran. PubMed. 19(2). 415–420. 8 indexed citations
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Meyer, Tim De, Sofie Bekaert, Marc De Buyzere, et al.. (2018). Leukocyte telomere length and diet in the apparently healthy, middle-aged Asklepios population. Scientific Reports. 8(1). 6540–6540. 20 indexed citations
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Ryu, Seungho, Nitin Shivappa, Nicola Veronese, et al.. (2018). Secular trends in Dietary Inflammatory Index among adults in the United States, 1999–2014. European Journal of Clinical Nutrition. 73(10). 1343–1351. 10 indexed citations

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