NP Steyn

1.7k total citations · 1 hit paper
13 papers, 1.2k citations indexed

About

NP Steyn is a scholar working on Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, General Health Professions and Forestry. According to data from OpenAlex, NP Steyn has authored 13 papers receiving a total of 1.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 6 papers in Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, 2 papers in General Health Professions and 2 papers in Forestry. Recurrent topics in NP Steyn's work include Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet (5 papers), Seed and Plant Biochemistry (2 papers) and Child Nutrition and Water Access (2 papers). NP Steyn is often cited by papers focused on Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet (5 papers), Seed and Plant Biochemistry (2 papers) and Child Nutrition and Water Access (2 papers). NP Steyn collaborates with scholars based in South Africa, Australia and Belgium. NP Steyn's co-authors include Demetre Labadarios, Johanna H. Nel, Guy Nantel, Gina Kennedy, Cebisa Noxolo Nesamvuni, Jim Mann, Jaakko Tuomilehto, Anne Louheranta, Paul Zimmet and Norman J. Temple and has published in prestigious journals such as Public Health Nutrition, South African Journal of Science and South African Journal of Clinical Nutrition.

In The Last Decade

NP Steyn

13 papers receiving 1.1k 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.

Food variety and dietary diversity scores in children: are they good indicators of dietary adequacy?

2006 534 citations NP Steyn, Johanna H. Nel et al. Public Health Nutrition profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
NP Steyn South Africa	8	590	425	327	169	153	13	1.2k
Wilna Oldewage‐Theron South Africa	20	501 0.8×	410 1.0×	366 1.1×	157 0.9×	192 1.3×	115	1.3k
Guy Nantel Italy	10	1.1k 1.8×	492 1.2×	456 1.4×	125 0.7×	260 1.7×	15	1.7k
Francis Zotor Ghana	19	385 0.7×	371 0.9×	271 0.8×	81 0.5×	72 0.5×	64	1.2k
H H Vorster South Africa	19	783 1.3×	692 1.6×	243 0.7×	148 0.9×	103 0.7×	37	1.8k
Hester H. Vorster South Africa	24	603 1.0×	756 1.8×	244 0.7×	88 0.5×	84 0.5×	65	1.7k
Joyce Kinabo Tanzania	23	688 1.2×	249 0.6×	294 0.9×	176 1.0×	402 2.6×	68	1.5k
Rozanne Kruger New Zealand	20	523 0.9×	580 1.4×	187 0.6×	154 0.9×	133 0.9×	71	1.5k
HH Vorster South Africa	17	407 0.7×	446 1.0×	163 0.5×	103 0.6×	75 0.5×	53	1.3k
Sonia Rodríguez‐Ramírez Mexico	23	469 0.8×	1.1k 2.5×	408 1.2×	80 0.5×	63 0.4×	82	1.6k
Wan Abdul Manan Wan Muda Malaysia	18	269 0.5×	250 0.6×	178 0.5×	83 0.5×	62 0.4×	55	883

Countries citing papers authored by NP Steyn

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Fields of papers citing papers by NP Steyn

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of NP Steyn

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of NP Steyn. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of NP Steyn 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 NP Steyn. NP Steyn is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

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13 of 13 papers shown

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Harris, Tess, et al.. (2019). How well are adolescents in the Gouda district of Western Cape meeting the South African food-based dietary guidelines for fat, sugar and sodium?. 1 indexed citations

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Villiers, Anniza de, et al.. (2017). Food choices, physical activity levels and other factors associated with weight gain in primary school educators. 1 indexed citations

3.

Steyn, NP, et al.. (2010). Characteristics and factors influencing fast food intake of young adult consumers in Johannesburg, South Africa. South African Journal of Clinical Nutrition. 23(3). 124–130. 44 indexed citations

4.

Kruger, Salomé H., Demetre Labadarios, Rina Swart, et al.. (2008). National food consumption survey - fortification baselin (NFCS-FB-I). Boloka Institutional Repository (North-west University). 7 indexed citations

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Steyn, NP, Johanna H. Nel, Guy Nantel, Gina Kennedy, & Demetre Labadarios. (2006). Food variety and dietary diversity scores in children: are they good indicators of dietary adequacy?. Public Health Nutrition. 9(5). 644–650. 534 indexed citations breakdown →

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Grobbelaar, Antoinette A., et al.. (2004). Evaluation of usual dietary intake of women working on farms in The Koue Bokkeveld District and the potential benefits of maize and wheat fortification. 19(1). 12–17. 3 indexed citations

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Steyn, NP, Jim Mann, Norman J. Temple, et al.. (2004). Diet, nutrition and the prevention of type 2 diabetes. Public Health Nutrition. 7(1a). 147–165. 260 indexed citations

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Labadarios, Demetre, E. M. W. Maunder, NP Steyn, et al.. (2003). National food consumption survey in children aged 1-9 years: South Africa 1999.. PubMed. 56. 106–9. 148 indexed citations

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Steyn, NP & Debbi Marais. (2002). Children have a right to meals of good nutritional quality and quantity at state-subsidised creches!. 15(2). 5–6. 1 indexed citations

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Nesamvuni, Cebisa Noxolo, et al.. (2001). Nutritional value of wild, leafy plants consumed by the Vhavenda : research letter. South African Journal of Science. 97(10). 51–54. 47 indexed citations

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Steyn, NP, et al.. (2001). A survey of wild, green, leafy vegetables and their potential in combating micronutrient deficiencies in rural populations : research in action. South African Journal of Science. 97. 276–278. 43 indexed citations

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Steyn, NP, J.J. Olivier, & Cebisa Noxolo Nesamvuni. (2001). A survey of wild, green, leafy vegetables and their potential in combating micronutrient deficiencies in rural populations. 64 indexed citations

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Nesamvuni, Cebisa Noxolo, NP Steyn, & M.J. Potgieter. (2001). Nutritional value of wild, leafy plants consumed by the Vhavenda. 67 indexed citations

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