Ralph D. Whitehead

3.1k total citations · 1 hit paper
51 papers, 2.5k citations indexed

About

Ralph D. Whitehead is a scholar working on Nutrition and Dietetics, Hematology and Plant Science. According to data from OpenAlex, Ralph D. Whitehead has authored 51 papers receiving a total of 2.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 23 papers in Nutrition and Dietetics, 15 papers in Hematology and 13 papers in Plant Science. Recurrent topics in Ralph D. Whitehead's work include Child Nutrition and Water Access (22 papers), Iron Metabolism and Disorders (15 papers) and Pesticide Exposure and Toxicity (13 papers). Ralph D. Whitehead is often cited by papers focused on Child Nutrition and Water Access (22 papers), Iron Metabolism and Disorders (15 papers) and Pesticide Exposure and Toxicity (13 papers). Ralph D. Whitehead collaborates with scholars based in United States, Nepal and India. Ralph D. Whitehead's co-authors include Dana Boyd Barr, Larry L. Needham, Roberto Bravo, Anders Olsson, Gayanga Weerasekera, Deliang Tang, Robin Garfinkel, Frederica P. Perera, Howard Andrews and Virginia Rauh and has published in prestigious journals such as American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, PEDIATRICS and The FASEB Journal.

In The Last Decade

Ralph D. Whitehead

50 papers receiving 2.4k 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.

Impact of Prenatal Chlorpyrifos Exposure on Neurodevelopment in the First 3 Years of Life Among Inner-City Children

2006 558 citations Virginia Rauh, Robin Garfinkel et al. PEDIATRICS profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Ralph D. Whitehead United States	20	1.4k	971	508	338	305	51	2.5k
Rafat Ahmed India	28	665 0.5×	595 0.6×	132 0.3×	291 0.9×	155 0.5×	98	2.4k
Alica Pizent Croatia	23	373 0.3×	1.1k 1.1×	374 0.7×	176 0.5×	450 1.5×	71	2.0k
Jiří Ruprich Czechia	24	720 0.5×	441 0.5×	78 0.2×	118 0.3×	682 2.2×	91	2.6k
Chiara Costa Italy	30	572 0.4×	576 0.6×	152 0.3×	322 1.0×	177 0.6×	82	2.9k
Corinne Charlier Belgium	35	304 0.2×	1.2k 1.2×	455 0.9×	337 1.0×	137 0.4×	151	3.6k
Armando Meyer Brazil	25	932 0.7×	579 0.6×	273 0.5×	193 0.6×	64 0.2×	88	1.8k
Tianyu Dong China	25	208 0.2×	619 0.6×	172 0.3×	133 0.4×	216 0.7×	77	1.9k
J.L. Greger United States	34	1.1k 0.8×	815 0.8×	153 0.3×	53 0.2×	1.6k 5.2×	113	3.4k
Katarzyna Socha Poland	27	247 0.2×	408 0.4×	164 0.3×	47 0.1×	459 1.5×	135	2.2k
Karen Huen United States	30	461 0.3×	1000 1.0×	146 0.3×	266 0.8×	131 0.4×	52	2.4k

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Locks, Lindsey M., et al.. (2023). The Prevalence of Anemia in Children Aged 6–23 Months and its Correlates Differ by District in Kapilvastu and Achham Districts in Nepal. Current Developments in Nutrition. 7(5). 100063–100063. 1 indexed citations

Flores‐Ayala, Rafael, Carolina Martínez, Ralph D. Whitehead, et al.. (2022). Experiences and Lessons Learned in Developing and Implementing a Population-Based Nutrition and Health Surveillance System in Guatemala 2011–2021. Current Developments in Nutrition. 6(4). nzac027–nzac027. 7 indexed citations

Fischer, Christina, Maya Sternberg, Maria Elena Jefferds, et al.. (2021). The VitMin Lab Sandwich-ELISA Assays for Iron and Inflammation Markers Compared Well with Clinical Analyzer Reference-Type Assays in Subsamples of the Nepal National Micronutrient Status Survey. Journal of Nutrition. 152(1). 350–359. 2 indexed citations

Rappaport, Aviva I, Crystal D Karakochuk, Sonja Y. Hess, et al.. (2020). Variability in haemoglobin concentration by measurement tool and blood source: an analysis from seven countries. Journal of Clinical Pathology. 74(10). 657–663. 19 indexed citations

Addo, O. Yaw, Lindsey M. Locks, Maria Elena Jefferds, et al.. (2020). Combined infant and young child feeding with small-quantity lipid-based nutrient supplementation is associated with a reduction in anemia but no changes in anthropometric status of young children from Katanga Province of the Democratic Republic of Congo: a quasi-experimental effectiveness study. American Journal of Clinical Nutrition. 112(3). 683–694. 5 indexed citations

Gosdin, Lucas, Abraham Bangamsi Mahama, Deepika Sharma, et al.. (2020). Predictors of anaemia among adolescent schoolchildren of Ghana. Journal of Nutritional Science. 9. e43–e43. 15 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

Locks, Lindsey M., Nira Joshi, Ralph D. Whitehead, et al.. (2018). Infant and Young Child Feeding (IYCF) Practices Improved in 2 Districts in Nepal during the Scale-Up of an Integrated IYCF and Micronutrient Powder Program. Current Developments in Nutrition. 2(6). nzy019–nzy019. 15 indexed citations

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Lundeen, Elizabeth A., Jennifer N. Lind, Kristie E.N. Clarke, et al.. (2018). Four years after implementation of a national micronutrient powder program in Kyrgyzstan, prevalence of iron deficiency and iron deficiency anemia is lower, but prevalence of vitamin A deficiency is higher. European Journal of Clinical Nutrition. 73(3). 416–423. 13 indexed citations

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Fazili, Zia, et al.. (2014). The Loss of 5-Methyltetrahydrofolate in Human Serum under Suboptimal Preanalytical Conditions Can Only Partially Be Recovered by an Oxidation Product. Journal of Nutrition. 144(11). 1873–1879. 7 indexed citations

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Montesano, M. Angela, Ralph D. Whitehead, Nayana K. Jayatilaka, et al.. (2010). Measurement of ethyl methanesulfonate in human plasma and breast milk samples using high-performance liquid chromatography–atmospheric pressure chemical ionization-tandem mass spectrometry. Journal of Pharmaceutical and Biomedical Analysis. 52(2). 260–264. 4 indexed citations

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Barr, Dana Boyd, Anders Olsson, Lee-Yang Wong, et al.. (2010). Urinary Concentrations of Metabolites of Pyrethroid Insecticides in the General U.S. Population: National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey 1999–2002. Environmental Health Perspectives. 118(6). 742–748. 306 indexed citations

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Montesano, M. Angela, et al.. (2010). Quantification of dialkylphosphate metabolites of organophosphorus insecticides in human urine using 96-well plate sample preparation and high-performance liquid chromatography–electrospray ionization-tandem mass spectrometry. Journal of Chromatography B. 878(27). 2567–2574. 44 indexed citations

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Whitehead, Ralph D., M. Angela Montesano, Nayana K. Jayatilaka, et al.. (2009). Method for measurement of the quaternary amine compounds paraquat and diquat in human urine using high-performance liquid chromatography–tandem mass spectrometry. Journal of Chromatography B. 878(27). 2548–2553. 64 indexed citations

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Montesano, M. Angela, Peter Kuklenyik, Ralph D. Whitehead, et al.. (2008). Quantification of Glyphosate and Aminomethylphosphonic Acid in Human Urine Using High-Performance Liquid Chromatography-Tandem Mass Spectrometry. Epidemiology. 19(6). 1 indexed citations

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Rauh, Virginia, Robin Garfinkel, Frederica P. Perera, et al.. (2006). Impact of Prenatal Chlorpyrifos Exposure on Neurodevelopment in the First 3 Years of Life Among Inner-City Children. PEDIATRICS. 118(6). e1845–e1859. 558 indexed citations breakdown →

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Williams, Megan, Dana Boyd Barr, David Camann, et al.. (2006). An Intervention to Reduce Residential Insecticide Exposure during Pregnancy among an Inner-City Cohort. Environmental Health Perspectives. 114(11). 1684–1689. 29 indexed citations

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Boyer, Anne E., Dana Boyd Barr, William J. Driskell, et al.. (2004). Quantitation of the Sulfur Mustard Metabolites 1,1′-Sulfonylbis[2-(methylthio)ethane] and Thiodiglycol in Urine Using Isotope-Dilution Gas Chromatography-Tandem Mass Spectrometry. Journal of Analytical Toxicology. 28(5). 327–332. 39 indexed citations

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Barr, Dana Boyd, Roberto Bravo, Gayanga Weerasekera, et al.. (2003). Concentrations of dialkyl phosphate metabolites of organophosphorus pesticides in the U.S. population.. Environmental Health Perspectives. 112(2). 186–200. 240 indexed citations

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