Peter Willatts

5.2k total citations · 1 hit paper
35 papers, 2.2k citations indexed

About

Peter Willatts is a scholar working on Nutrition and Dietetics, Developmental and Educational Psychology and Education. According to data from OpenAlex, Peter Willatts has authored 35 papers receiving a total of 2.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 12 papers in Nutrition and Dietetics, 12 papers in Developmental and Educational Psychology and 7 papers in Education. Recurrent topics in Peter Willatts's work include Fatty Acid Research and Health (11 papers), Child and Animal Learning Development (9 papers) and Infant Nutrition and Health (6 papers). Peter Willatts is often cited by papers focused on Fatty Acid Research and Health (11 papers), Child and Animal Learning Development (9 papers) and Infant Nutrition and Health (6 papers). Peter Willatts collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, Netherlands and United States. Peter Willatts's co-authors include Sangeeta Varma, M Colvin, Sheila Douglas, Carlo Agostoni, J. S. Forsyth, Ricardo Uauy, Stewart Forsyth, Bruce Hood, Wolfgang Holzgreve and Hansjosef Böhles and has published in prestigious journals such as The Lancet, American Journal of Clinical Nutrition and The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism.

In The Last Decade

Peter Willatts

34 papers receiving 2.0k citations

Hit Papers

The roles of long-chain polyunsaturated fatty acids in pr... 2008 2026 2014 2020 2008 100 200 300 400 500
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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. The roles of long-chain polyunsaturated fatty acids in pregnancy, lactation and infancy: review of current knowledge and consensus recommendations
    2008 508 citations Berthold Koletzko, Eric L. Lien et al. Journal of Perinatal Medicine profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Peter Willatts United Kingdom 20 1.1k 624 468 290 243 35 2.2k
D. Jill Shaddy United States 19 768 0.7× 536 0.9× 226 0.5× 266 0.9× 155 0.6× 22 1.5k
Carol L. Cheatham United States 20 456 0.4× 369 0.6× 166 0.4× 162 0.6× 94 0.4× 34 1.4k
Raul Manhães‐de‐Castro Brazil 26 300 0.3× 895 1.4× 86 0.2× 63 0.2× 92 0.4× 139 2.1k
Ariane Paoloni‐Giacobino Switzerland 29 257 0.2× 852 1.4× 51 0.1× 104 0.4× 304 1.3× 87 3.8k
Nora Schneider Germany 23 377 0.4× 241 0.4× 27 0.1× 152 0.5× 179 0.7× 72 1.8k
Joanne Voisey Australia 24 223 0.2× 137 0.2× 57 0.1× 128 0.4× 106 0.4× 81 1.7k
Daniel A. Rossignol United States 27 263 0.2× 227 0.4× 37 0.1× 2.2k 7.7× 174 0.7× 49 3.8k
Dianne McCarthy New Zealand 19 57 0.1× 378 0.6× 551 1.2× 269 0.9× 115 0.5× 37 1.3k
Seyed‐Ali Mostafavi Iran 24 161 0.2× 76 0.1× 52 0.1× 231 0.8× 85 0.3× 83 1.4k
Xiaoying Cui Australia 26 260 0.2× 285 0.5× 19 0.0× 190 0.7× 115 0.5× 63 2.4k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Peter Willatts

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Peter Willatts

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Latulippe, Marie E., Linda Snetselaar, Peter Willatts, et al.. (2023). Perspective: Advancing Dietary Guidance for Cognitive Health—Focus On Solutions to Harmonize Test Selection, Implementation, and Evaluation. Advances in Nutrition. 14(3). 366–378. 5 indexed citations
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Williams, Fiona, Simon Ogston, Robert Hume, et al.. (2017). Supplemental Iodide for Preterm Infants and Developmental Outcomes at 2 Years: An RCT. PEDIATRICS. 139(5). e20163703–e20163703. 47 indexed citations
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Willatts, Peter, et al.. (2015). Do research studies in the UK reporting child neurodevelopment adjust for the variability of assessors: a systematic review. Developmental Medicine & Child Neurology. 58(2). 131–137. 2 indexed citations
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Willatts, Peter, Stewart Forsyth, Carlo Agostoni, et al.. (2013). Effects of long-chain PUFA supplementation in infant formula on cognitive function in later childhood. American Journal of Clinical Nutrition. 98(2). 536S–542S. 73 indexed citations
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Williams, Fiona, Jennifer Watson, Simon Ogston, et al.. (2013). Maternal and Umbilical Cord Levels of T4, FT4, TSH, TPOAb, and TgAb in Term Infants and Neurodevelopmental Outcome at 5.5 Years. The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism. 98(2). 829–838. 49 indexed citations
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Williams, Fiona, Jennifer Watson, Simon Ogston, et al.. (2012). Mild Maternal Thyroid Dysfunction at Delivery of Infants Born ≤34 Weeks and Neurodevelopmental Outcome at 5.5 Years. The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism. 97(6). 1977–1985. 43 indexed citations
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Koletzko, Berthold, Eric L. Lien, Carlo Agostoni, et al.. (2008). The roles of long-chain polyunsaturated fatty acids in pregnancy, lactation and infancy: review of current knowledge and consensus recommendations. Journal of Perinatal Medicine. 36(1). 5–14. 508 indexed citations breakdown →
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Willatts, Peter. (2002). Long chain polyunsaturated fatty acids improve cognitive development.. PubMed. 12(6 Suppl). 5–5. 25 indexed citations
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Koletzko, B., Carlo Agostoni, SE Carlson, et al.. (2001). Long chain polyunsaturated fatty acids (LC‐PUFA) and perinatal development. Acta Paediatrica. 90(4). 460–464. 202 indexed citations
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Carlson, SE, et al.. (2001). Long chain polyunsaturated fatty acids (LC-PUFA) and perinatal development. Acta Paediatrica. 90(4). 460–464. 19 indexed citations
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Willatts, Peter & J. S. Forsyth. (2000). The role of long-chain polyunsaturated fatty acids in infant cognitive development. Prostaglandins Leukotrienes and Essential Fatty Acids. 63(1-2). 95–100. 71 indexed citations
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Willatts, Peter. (1999). Development of means-end behavior in young infants: Pulling a support to retrieve a distant object.. Developmental Psychology. 35(3). 651–667. 122 indexed citations
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Willatts, Peter, et al.. (1998). Effect of long-chain polyunsaturated fatty acids in infant formula on problem solving at 10 months of age. The Lancet. 352(9129). 688–691. 336 indexed citations
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Forsyth, J. S., et al.. (1998). Do long-chain polyunsaturated fatty acids influence infant cognitive behaviour?. Biochemical Society Transactions. 26(2). 252–256. 15 indexed citations
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Willatts, Peter, et al.. (1998). Influence of long‐chain polyunsaturated fatty acids on infant cognitive function. Lipids. 33(10). 973–980. 82 indexed citations
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Willatts, Peter, et al.. (1989). Planning by 12-Month-Old Infants.. 34 indexed citations
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Willatts, Peter. (1989). How Two-Year-Olds Use Forward Search Strategy To Solve Problems.. 2 indexed citations
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Willatts, Peter. (1989). Development of problem-solving in infancy.. 27 indexed citations
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Willatts, Peter. (1979). Adjustment of Reaching to Change in Object Position by Young Infants. Child Development. 50(3). 911–911. 3 indexed citations
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Willatts, Peter. (1979). Adjustment of Reaching to Change in Object Position by Young Infants. Child Development. 50(3). 911–913. 7 indexed citations

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