Rafael Flores‐Ayala

3.1k total citations · 1 hit paper
57 papers, 2.0k citations indexed

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Rafael Flores‐Ayala is a scholar working on Nutrition and Dietetics, Hematology and Genetics. According to data from OpenAlex, Rafael Flores‐Ayala has authored 57 papers receiving a total of 2.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 44 papers in Nutrition and Dietetics, 34 papers in Hematology and 13 papers in Genetics. Recurrent topics in Rafael Flores‐Ayala's work include Child Nutrition and Water Access (35 papers), Iron Metabolism and Disorders (34 papers) and Hemoglobinopathies and Related Disorders (13 papers). Rafael Flores‐Ayala is often cited by papers focused on Child Nutrition and Water Access (35 papers), Iron Metabolism and Disorders (34 papers) and Hemoglobinopathies and Related Disorders (13 papers). Rafael Flores‐Ayala collaborates with scholars based in United States, Guatemala and Switzerland. Rafael Flores‐Ayala's co-authors include Parminder S. Suchdev, Zuguo Mei, Sorrel Namasté, Daniel J. Raiten, O. Yaw Addo, Anne M Williams, Maria Elena Jefferds, Reynaldo Martorell, Usha Ramakrishnan and Fabian Rohner and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, PLoS ONE and American Journal of Clinical Nutrition.

In The Last Decade

Rafael Flores‐Ayala

56 papers receiving 1.9k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Prevalence thresholds for wasting, overweight and stunting in children under 5 years

2018 259 citations Luz María De‐Regil, Rafael Flores‐Ayala et al. Public Health Nutrition profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Rafael Flores‐Ayala United States	24	1.3k	1.0k	437	345	291	57	2.0k
O. Yaw Addo United States	24	920 0.7×	630 0.6×	254 0.6×	461 1.3×	235 0.8×	75	1.8k
Anne M Williams United States	21	843 0.6×	761 0.7×	321 0.7×	227 0.7×	151 0.5×	55	1.5k
Armando García‐Guerra Mexico	20	852 0.6×	373 0.4×	102 0.2×	194 0.6×	378 1.3×	71	1.4k
Md. Shafiur Rahman Japan	21	511 0.4×	321 0.3×	154 0.4×	635 1.8×	361 1.2×	76	1.6k
Suying Chang China	19	521 0.4×	281 0.3×	89 0.2×	261 0.8×	121 0.4×	51	1.1k
Brietta M. Oaks United States	15	435 0.3×	321 0.3×	138 0.3×	286 0.8×	75 0.3×	63	856
Lisa Tussing‐Humphreys United States	26	458 0.3×	714 0.7×	394 0.9×	157 0.5×	321 1.1×	126	2.8k
Esther Casanueva Mexico	22	348 0.3×	280 0.3×	121 0.3×	332 1.0×	168 0.6×	90	1.5k
Yip R United States	11	251 0.2×	303 0.3×	172 0.4×	292 0.8×	95 0.3×	15	912
Inés González-Casanova United States	23	539 0.4×	149 0.1×	33 0.1×	392 1.1×	225 0.8×	60	1.2k

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Addo, O. Yaw, Zuguo Mei, Maria Elena Jefferds, et al.. (2025). Physiologically based serum ferritin thresholds for iron deficiency among women and children from Africa, Asia, Europe, and central America: a multinational comparative study. The Lancet Global Health. 13(5). e831–e842. 1 indexed citations

Mei, Zuguo, O. Yaw Addo, Maria Elena Jefferds, Rafael Flores‐Ayala, & Gary M. Brittenham. (2024). Physiologically based trimester-specific serum ferritin thresholds for iron deficiency in US pregnant women. Blood Advances. 8(14). 3745–3753. 5 indexed citations

Gosdin, Lucas, et al.. (2023). Trends in Micronutrient Interventions, Anemia, and Iron Deficiency among Women and Children in Guatemala, 2009–2019. Current Developments in Nutrition. 7(8). 101970–101970. 3 indexed citations

Mei, Zuguo, O. Yaw Addo, Maria Elena Jefferds, et al.. (2023). Comparison of Current World Health Organization Guidelines with Physiologically Based Serum Ferritin Thresholds for Iron Deficiency in Healthy Young Children and Nonpregnant Women Using Data from the Third National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey. Journal of Nutrition. 153(3). 771–780. 6 indexed citations

Addo, O. Yaw, Zuguo Mei, Eldad A. Hod, et al.. (2022). Physiologically based serum ferritin thresholds for iron deficiency in women of reproductive age who are blood donors. Blood Advances. 6(12). 3661–3665. 17 indexed citations

Drewnowski, Adam, Greg Garrett, Roland Kupka, et al.. (2020). Key Considerations for Policymakers—Iodized Salt as a Vehicle for Iron Fortification: Current Evidence, Challenges, and Knowledge Gaps. Journal of Nutrition. 151(Suppl 1). 64S–73S. 10 indexed citations

Ford, Nicole D., Nira Joshi, Ralph D. Whitehead, et al.. (2019). Age, Ethnicity, Glucose-6-Phosphate Dehydrogenase Deficiency, Micronutrient Powder Intake, and Biomarkers of Micronutrient Status, Infection, and Inflammation Are Associated with Anemia Among Children 6–59 Months in Nepal. Journal of Nutrition. 150(4). 929–937. 4 indexed citations

Williams, Anne M, Chandresh N. Ladva, Juan S. León, et al.. (2019). Changes in micronutrient and inflammation serum biomarker concentrations after a norovirus human challenge. American Journal of Clinical Nutrition. 110(6). 1456–1464. 29 indexed citations

Mei, Zuguo, Maria Elena Jefferds, Sorrel Namasté, Parminder S. Suchdev, & Rafael Flores‐Ayala. (2017). Monitoring and surveillance for multiple micronutrient supplements in pregnancy. Maternal and Child Nutrition. 14(S5). e12501–e12501. 9 indexed citations

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Namasté, Sorrel, Fabian Rohner, Jin Huang, et al.. (2017). Adjusting ferritin concentrations for inflammation: Biomarkers Reflecting Inflammation and Nutritional Determinants of Anemia (BRINDA) project. American Journal of Clinical Nutrition. 106(Suppl 1). 359S–371S. 263 indexed citations

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Suchdev, Parminder S., Sorrel Namasté, Grant J Aaron, et al.. (2016). Overview of the Biomarkers Reflecting Inflammation and Nutritional Determinants of Anemia (BRINDA) Project. Advances in Nutrition. 7(2). 349–356. 164 indexed citations

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Mei, Zuguo, Mary K. Serdula, Jianmeng Liu, et al.. (2014). Iron-Containing Micronutrient Supplementation of Chinese Women with No or Mild Anemia during Pregnancy Improved Iron Status but Did Not Affect Perinatal Anemia. Journal of Nutrition. 144(6). 943–948. 22 indexed citations

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Martorell, Reynaldo, et al.. (2014). Effectiveness evaluation of the food fortification program of Costa Rica: impact on anemia prevalence and hemoglobin concentrations in women and children. American Journal of Clinical Nutrition. 101(1). 210–217. 73 indexed citations

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De‐Regil, Luz María, Juan Pablo Peña‐Rosas, Rafael Flores‐Ayala, & Maria Elena Jefferds. (2013). Development and use of the generic WHO/CDC logic model for vitamin and mineral interventions in public health programmes. Public Health Nutrition. 17(3). 634–639. 30 indexed citations

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Bui, Vinh, Aryeh D. Stein, Ann DiGirolamo, et al.. (2012). Associations between Serum C-reactive Protein and Serum Zinc, Ferritin, and Copper in Guatemalan School Children. Biological Trace Element Research. 148(2). 154–160. 26 indexed citations

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Grant, Frederick, Reynaldo Martorell, Rafael Flores‐Ayala, et al.. (2012). Comparison of indicators of iron deficiency in Kenyan children. American Journal of Clinical Nutrition. 95(5). 1231–1237. 37 indexed citations

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Mei, Zuguo, Christine M Pfeiffer, Anne C. Looker, et al.. (2012). Serum soluble transferrin receptor concentrations in US preschool children and non-pregnant women of childbearing age from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey 2003–2010. Clinica Chimica Acta. 413(19-20). 1479–1484. 31 indexed citations

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Grant, Frederick, Parminder S. Suchdev, Rafael Flores‐Ayala, et al.. (2011). Correcting for Inflammation Changes Estimates =of Iron Deficiency among Rural Kenyan Preschool Children3. Journal of Nutrition. 142(1). 105–111. 60 indexed citations

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DiGirolamo, Ann, Manuel Ramírez‐Zea, Meng Wang, et al.. (2010). Randomized trial of the effect of zinc supplementation on the mental health of school-age children in Guatemala. American Journal of Clinical Nutrition. 92(5). 1241–1250. 54 indexed citations

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Aburto, Nancy, Manuel Ramírez‐Zea, Lynnette M. Neufeld, & Rafael Flores‐Ayala. (2010). The effect of nutritional supplementation on physical activity and exploratory behavior of Mexican infants aged 8–12 months. European Journal of Clinical Nutrition. 64(6). 644–651. 28 indexed citations

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