Rachel Loopstra

3.8k total citations · 1 hit paper
49 papers, 2.4k citations indexed

About

Rachel Loopstra is a scholar working on General Health Professions, Nutrition and Dietetics and Plant Science. According to data from OpenAlex, Rachel Loopstra has authored 49 papers receiving a total of 2.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 44 papers in General Health Professions, 12 papers in Nutrition and Dietetics and 8 papers in Plant Science. Recurrent topics in Rachel Loopstra's work include Food Security and Health in Diverse Populations (36 papers), Homelessness and Social Issues (19 papers) and Child Nutrition and Water Access (12 papers). Rachel Loopstra is often cited by papers focused on Food Security and Health in Diverse Populations (36 papers), Homelessness and Social Issues (19 papers) and Child Nutrition and Water Access (12 papers). Rachel Loopstra collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, Canada and United States. Rachel Loopstra's co-authors include Valerie Tarasuk, Aaron Reeves, David Stückler, Martin McKee, David Taylor‐Robinson, Ben Barr, Naomi Dachner, Marina Karanikolos, Jasmine Fledderjohann and Lynne E. Wagenknecht and has published in prestigious journals such as American Journal of Public Health, Social Science & Medicine and Journal of Nutrition.

In The Last Decade

Rachel Loopstra

47 papers receiving 2.3k 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.

Austerity and health: the impact in the UK and Europe

2017 252 citations David Stückler, Aaron Reeves et al. European Journal of Public Health profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Rachel Loopstra United Kingdom	26	1.8k	424	371	325	297	49	2.4k
Lynn McIntyre Canada	30	2.3k 1.2×	743 1.8×	542 1.5×	286 0.9×	667 2.2×	110	3.0k
Colleen Heflin United States	25	2.0k 1.1×	341 0.8×	202 0.5×	448 1.4×	385 1.3×	91	2.9k
Mariana Chilton United States	32	3.8k 2.1×	1.1k 2.5×	426 1.1×	533 1.6×	1.2k 4.1×	67	4.9k
Helen Walls United Kingdom	27	694 0.4×	488 1.2×	190 0.5×	192 0.6×	979 3.3×	93	2.7k
Beatrice Lorge Rogers United States	25	1.6k 0.9×	1.2k 2.8×	444 1.2×	104 0.3×	760 2.6×	111	3.0k
Mark Nord United States	34	3.0k 1.6×	1.2k 2.8×	565 1.5×	195 0.6×	981 3.3×	99	3.9k
Fiona H. McKay Australia	19	1.0k 0.5×	286 0.7×	166 0.4×	65 0.2×	294 1.0×	91	1.9k
James Leo Garrett United States	21	713 0.4×	902 2.1×	299 0.8×	44 0.1×	378 1.3×	58	2.1k
Joceline Pomerleau United Kingdom	28	856 0.5×	362 0.9×	126 0.3×	284 0.9×	1.6k 5.3×	50	3.0k
Cathy Banwell Australia	30	686 0.4×	248 0.6×	132 0.4×	206 0.6×	832 2.8×	147	2.5k

Countries citing papers authored by Rachel Loopstra

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Fields of papers citing papers by Rachel Loopstra

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Rachel Loopstra

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20 of 20 papers shown

Loopstra, Rachel, Ben Baumberg Geiger, & Aaron Reeves. (2025). Did increasing the UK’s Universal Credit and working tax credits by £20 per week in 2020–2021 reduce food insecurity?. Journal of Social Policy. 55(2). 405–422.

Avendaño, Mauricio, et al.. (2024). Food insecurity and disability among working-age and older adults. Public Health Nutrition. 27(1). e84–e84. 2 indexed citations

Loopstra, Rachel & Hannah Lambie‐Mumford. (2023). Food banks: Understanding their role in the food insecure population in the UK. Proceedings of The Nutrition Society. 82(3). 253–263. 15 indexed citations

Loopstra, Rachel, et al.. (2023). Food Insecurity, Disability and Age. European Journal of Public Health. 33(Supplement_2). 1 indexed citations

Reeves, Aaron, Rachel Loopstra, & Valerie Tarasuk. (2021). Family policy and food insecurity: an observational analysis in 142 countries. The Lancet Planetary Health. 5(8). e506–e513. 20 indexed citations

Reeves, Aaron & Rachel Loopstra. (2020). The Continuing Effects of Welfare Reform on Food Bank use in the UK: The Roll-out of Universal Credit. Journal of Social Policy. 50(4). 788–808. 33 indexed citations

Loopstra, Rachel. (2020). An overview of food insecurity in Europe and what works and what doesn’t work to tackle food insecurity. European Journal of Public Health. 30(Supplement_5). 7 indexed citations

Tarasuk, Valerie, et al.. (2019). The Relationship Between Food Banks and Food Insecurity: Insights from Canada. VOLUNTAS International Journal of Voluntary and Nonprofit Organizations. 31(5). 841–852. 57 indexed citations

Loopstra, Rachel, Hannah Lambie‐Mumford, & Jasmine Fledderjohann. (2019). Food bank operational characteristics and rates of food bank use across Britain. BMC Public Health. 19(1). 561–561. 23 indexed citations

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Loopstra, Rachel, Jasmine Fledderjohann, Aaron Reeves, & David Stückler. (2018). Impact of Welfare Benefit Sanctioning on Food Insecurity: a Dynamic Cross-Area Study of Food Bank Usage in the UK. Journal of Social Policy. 47(3). 437–457. 80 indexed citations

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Loopstra, Rachel. (2018). Interventions to address household food insecurity in high-income countries. Proceedings of The Nutrition Society. 77(3). 270–281. 158 indexed citations

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Clair, Amy, Rachel Loopstra, Aaron Reeves, et al.. (2016). The impact of housing payment problems on health status during economic recession: A comparative analysis of longitudinal EU SILC data of 27 European states, 2008–2010. SSM - Population Health. 2. 306–316. 13 indexed citations

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Loopstra, Rachel, et al.. (2016). Is trade liberalisation a vector for the spread of sugar-sweetened beverages? A cross-national longitudinal analysis of 44 low- and middle-income countries. Social Science & Medicine. 172. 21–27. 38 indexed citations

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Loopstra, Rachel, Aaron Reeves, Martin McKee, & David Stückler. (2016). Food insecurity and social protection in Europe: Quasi-natural experiment of Europe's great recessions 2004–2012. Preventive Medicine. 89. 44–50. 88 indexed citations

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Barr, Ben, David Taylor‐Robinson, David Stückler, et al.. (2015). Fit-for-work or fit-for-unemployment? Does the reassessment of disability benefit claimants using a tougher work capability assessment help people into work?. Journal of Epidemiology & Community Health. 70(5). 452–458. 25 indexed citations

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Siddiqi, Arjumand, et al.. (2015). Cross-national comparison of socioeconomic inequalities in obesity in the United States and Canada. International Journal for Equity in Health. 14(1). 116–116. 18 indexed citations

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Loopstra, Rachel, Aaron Reeves, David Taylor‐Robinson, et al.. (2015). Austerity, sanctions, and the rise of food banks in the UK. BMJ. 350(apr08 9). h1775–h1775. 161 indexed citations

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Loopstra, Rachel, Aaron Reeves, Ben Barr, David Taylor‐Robinson, & David Stückler. (2014). Are austerity measures in England driving rises in homelessness? Evidence from 324 Local Authorities 2004-2012. European Journal of Public Health. 24(suppl_2). 5 indexed citations

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Loopstra, Rachel & Valerie Tarasuk. (2013). Severity of Household Food Insecurity Is Sensitive to Change in Household Income and Employment Status among Low-Income Families1–3. Journal of Nutrition. 143(8). 1316–1323. 155 indexed citations

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Loopstra, Rachel, Angela D. Liese, Steven M. Haffner, Lynne E. Wagenknecht, & Anthony J. Hanley. (2010). Associations between the intake of caffeinated and decaffeinated coffee and measures of insulin sensitivity and beta cell function. Diabetologia. 54(2). 320–328. 60 indexed citations

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